i understand why they would want to get him off the floor i just think that the bucks have a lot of line up flexibility and some decent role players -- mirotic, ilyasova, dj wilson, sterling brown, tony snell etc -- to throw at the problem
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
the first two guys in that list are basically in the same boat as lopez tho, another interesting aspect of this series is the bucks give up a ton of threes and the celtics take a ton cld easily just swing on shooting variance yay lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
mirotic is a better athlete but maybe big al would wanna take him into the post. im just saying that i think this is a series where two good/smart coaches have lots of line up flexibility and one adjustment -- playing brook lopez off the floor -- would beget another etc. i think the bucks roster is good enough that there isn't going to be a skeleton key to solving them.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
imo the bucks roster is pretty sus
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
i think they have a solid and intractable crunch time 4 and enough options for the fifth spot that they'll be able to find combos that give them good chances to win
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
the bucks are exploitable, doesn't mean their roster is bad
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
i guess brodgdon is a wild card
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
if Bledsoe has shaken his cowardly ways than that changes quite a bit. and they are supposed to get brogdan back here soon. they are deep and can try a lot of different lineup things.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
bledsoe and brogdan def key
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
also who will defend giannis, obvs horf will be primary but who after him last year semi got some burn theyll prob give baynes a shot at bodying him but idk man
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
not giving the bucks liveball turnovers is huge celtics were a low turnover team all season but then indy got a ton of steals off them as they do
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:44 (five years ago) link
feel like "making teams execute in the halfcourt" is so huge in the playoffs, but its even huger when they have a player whos unstoppable on the break
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:45 (five years ago) link
idk if u can really just let giannis get his and try to guard the rest of the team cause hell just foul yr whole team out if u dont try to take the ball out of his hands at least some of the time
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:47 (five years ago) link
gotta switch up yr looks try to keep him uncomfortable
Giannis' halfcourt scoring efficiency:vs. Man: 92nd percentilevs. Zone: 29th percentile— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) April 23, 2019
The Celtics played the Bucks 3 times this year:With Horford: 4-point home win, 1-point road lossWithout Horford: 13-point home loss— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) April 22, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
celtics r so bad w/o horf lol
Al Horford quietly had a monster impact against the Pacers (as his on/off splits confirm: +15.9 net rating on court, -16.6 off)Now, the Celtics are likely going to lean even heavier on him in Round 2.https://t.co/fhC7OAAvi6— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) April 23, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
didnt really seem like he played very well
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:18 (five years ago) link
yeah he didnt even really
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:19 (five years ago) link
the heat had defended giannis really well for a few seasons until one game recently he put up like 45 and that was the end of that
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:27 (five years ago) link
feel like Celts would've lost in 5 to Milwaukee last year if not for Horford. dude give 'em fits on both ends.
basically for Boston to win it's gonna come down to Big Al + lots of 3s. you can beat the Bucks that way, but you also have to be a little lucky. last year the home team won every game so not having that advantage could be big too.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
yeah celtics are gonna need to hit their threes bigtime
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:29 (five years ago) link
and is it gonna be kumbayakyrie when they lose game(s) or are they gonna get weirddadkyrie. we just dont know. the bucks seem mentally stable this season which is a + for sure
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:31 (five years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:29 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it’s like I always say u got to hoist
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
no hoisty no trophy nuff said
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:35 (five years ago) link
i do think there's lots of unpredictable mental and chemistry stuff that could come into play on both sides depending on how this series goes
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
it is generally best to pick the better teams in playoff matchups imo
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:40 (five years ago) link
which one of these teams is better
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
imo the one that led the conference wire to wire and has the best player in the series
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 23:24 (five years ago) link
lowry is ballin
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 23:27 (five years ago) link
the magic appear ready for summer to begin. vooch 0/4 and 3 fouls in the first q good job good effort. averaging 12/8/3 on 38/18 shooting for these playoffs.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 23:39 (five years ago) link
he's a FA and i have no idea what a fair value is for his contract
― be the 2 chainz you want 2 see in the world (m bison), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 23:48 (five years ago) link
~13m a/y supersub
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:05 (five years ago) link
That would be a great deal but probably closer to 3/50 is realistic. Teams might pause a bit after this playoff performance tho.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:10 (five years ago) link
he was an all-star this year, that's gotta be worth... something
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:20 (five years ago) link
centers who dont play D idk
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:28 (five years ago) link
yeah he had his best season this year, this was his first real playoff appearance though which didn't go so well
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:28 (five years ago) link
his defense was improved under clifford still not above average for a center though
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:31 (five years ago) link
put him on the lakers what could go wrong
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:32 (five years ago) link
guess the nets don't wanna play anymore either
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:33 (five years ago) link
they both missed their chance when they couldnt win a home game after stealing a road one
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:41 (five years ago) link
rip My Nets
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:54 (five years ago) link
spurs blowing game 2 really starting to look bad right now. they look lost af.
― be the 2 chainz you want 2 see in the world (m bison), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 02:41 (five years ago) link
lillard has 34 pts with 1:42 left in the 2nd
― sknybrg, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:36 (five years ago) link
it's really and very specifically nuts what hes doing
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:37 (five years ago) link
i can't tell if the thunder should be concerned they blew their lead or if blazers should be concerned that dame has scored 34 and they're only up 3
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:39 (five years ago) link
really good game so far
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:41 (five years ago) link
russ still taking early shot clock pull up 30 footers is just unbelievable
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:41 (five years ago) link
weird game for sure. george started off hot then foul trouble. dame on fire the entire half. nobody else seems effective so far.
― sknybrg, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:43 (five years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:39 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
last two blazer wins they came back from early to take the lead late in the half and then dominated the second half as russ came out way too emotional and made mistake after mistake so idk this is kinda becoming a pattern
― Clay, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:44 (five years ago) link
russ had to start shooting too much once PG sat but before that he was playing a good game
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 24 April 2019 03:45 (five years ago) link