Salacious Kitty May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 I got the Finals I wanted! It'll be hard watching one of those teams lose. I hope it goes 7. 3 2 Link to comment
Carey May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 Even if it goes 5, I hope it at least looks competitive Link to comment
Fukui San May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 Kind of expecting Denver to roll, but that’s what all of the Heat’s other opponents were thinking. These Celtics were baffling to the last. No idea what they should do now. Game 7 of the conference finals isn’t nothing, but the way they got there was so unsatisfying. It just feels like untapped potential and lapses of concentration. 2 Link to comment
Carey May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 Couldn't agree more. I mean, I guess this series was supposed to go 7 games. However, I figured that Miami would've been the one forcing it, after a back & forth series. The way this went down was just so bizarre Link to comment
twoods May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 Thanks for proving most of us wrong, Miami. Gutsy win by them. Now on to a rested and very good Denver team. 6 Link to comment
Fukui San May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 I mean last year losing to Golden State, you shrug and say “Well, that’s Steph for you.” This year you lose by not even showing up for Game 3 and Brown having unforced errors all Game 7. At least 1 or 2 games each series just fumbled through mental lapses. At some point that’s just what you are. 1 Link to comment
Carey May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 It was just a matter of time before someone picked them off for starting off slow Link to comment
baldryanr May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 The TD Garden - where 8 seeds go to win game 7s. I hope it was just typical bland spin, but Mazzulla's reply about how the Celts weren't too reliant on the 3 was crap. If your only game plan is to rain threes and hope they go in then your plan sucks. 2 Link to comment
Black Knight May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Fukui San said: I mean last year losing to Golden State, you shrug and say “Well, that’s Steph for you.” This year you lose by not even showing up for Game 3 and Brown having unforced errors all Game 7. At least 1 or 2 games each series just fumbled through mental lapses. At some point that’s just what you are. That doesn't take into account the ages of the Celtics' Js. They'll only just be entering their prime now. Look at the ages LeBron, Curry, MBJ were when they got their first rings. It's rare for even the greatest of NBA stars to win a ring before 27. The Celtics core has gained a lot of valuable playoff experience, and I suspect Boston will win a championship within the next couple of seasons as the Js move into their prime. Link to comment
Fukui San May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 I'd like to think so, but Jaylen needs resigning if that's the case and he's Max eligible. Will he ever improve his ballhandling? Our depth may take a hit. Horford is only going to get older. Windows aren't open forever. Tatum taking another step is a possibility. Can he be Game 7 Philly Series Tatum all of the time? Link to comment
AimingforYoko May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 3 hours ago, baldryanr said: The TD Garden - where 8 seeds go to win game 7s. Funny, Boston was thinking double parade a month ago. Now, it might happen for South Florida. 1 1 Link to comment
JTMacc99 May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 5 hours ago, baldryanr said: If your only game plan is to rain threes and hope they go in then your plan sucks. That was Barkley's take on it at halftime. If my numbers are correct, they say the Celtics were 4-21 from three at halftime in this clip. They finished 9-42, which means it sure sounds like that was the plan given that they did exactly the same thing in the second half with virtually no difference in the success of the plan. 2 Link to comment
Magog May 30, 2023 Share May 30, 2023 (edited) The architect of those scummy Warriors (Bob Myers) is stepping down today. Quote https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37760752/warriors-president-general-manager-bob-myers-steps-down Thanks for all the constant misery you brought me. Also, thanks for that 73 wins that amounted to nothing. At least, that brought me some absolute joy. Edited May 30, 2023 by Magog 1 2 1 Link to comment
LexieLily June 1, 2023 Share June 1, 2023 Monty Williams six-year/72M deal to coach Detroit Pistons Congrats to him for getting his money, but damn. To go from coaching KD/Book/CP3 in Phoenix to one of the perennial worst teams in the league. Link to comment
Magog June 1, 2023 Share June 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, LexieLily said: Monty Williams six-year/72M deal to coach Detroit Pistons Congrats to him for getting his money, but damn. To go from coaching KD/Book/CP3 in Phoenix to one of the perennial worst teams in the league. Maybe, he can somehow find a way to make Cade Cunningham a bona fide superstar & the Pistons relevant again. 1 Link to comment
Carey June 1, 2023 Share June 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Magog said: Maybe, he can somehow find a way to make Cade Cunningham a bona fide superstar & the Pistons relevant again. We'll see. On the NBA front, no surprise that Denver is favored. It's by nine over Miami for Game One, where the over/under is 219. For the series, the Heat's chances to win are about 3.5 to 1. Of course, that's subject to change as the series plays out Link to comment
baldryanr June 1, 2023 Share June 1, 2023 8 hours ago, LexieLily said: Congrats to him for getting his money, but damn. To go from coaching KD/Book/CP3 in Phoenix to one of the perennial worst teams in the league. KD, the superstar who seems to have drama follow him everywhere? CP3, the 38 year old point guard who always wears down and (along with Booker) had one of the worst game 7 performances ever last year as a 1 seed? Oh, and toss in a new owner who has already shown some, ahem, questionable tendencies? Speaking of the new owner, there's also a chance his closest unofficial advisor is Isiah Thomas, yet another example of how awesome players make for mediocre executives. Detroit has many issues, but Phoenix is not going to be a goof place to be. 3 Link to comment
Carey June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 Well, I wasn't supposed to watch these NBA Finals due to my earlier decision to stop watching. Except I inadvertently saw the score from Monday's game, and that led to me changing my mind (obviously). That's a great thing. While I think Denver will win (in Six) anything can happen. It's great & refreshing to see a couple stars in Jokic & Butler where I don't have to root against either one. Really the only thing I'm rooting against is a quick/ugly series. Miami has come a long way & are capable of beating anyone. No way Denver loses both of their first 2 games, but I actually think the matchup here is not too much for Miami to handle 2 Link to comment
DoctorAtomic June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 18 minutes ago, Carey said: I don't have to root against either one. I said before I want it to be last one with the ball wins. I want up and down, good movement, and low whistles. 4 Link to comment
twoods June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 Clearly can tell who’s the better rested team. The Nuggets are a very deep team and are showing they don’t need their MVP to win games. Link to comment
Carey June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, twoods said: Clearly can tell who’s the better rested team. The Nuggets are a very deep team and are showing they don’t need their MVP to win games. I would hope not, especially after having nine days off which started before the East champs had a chance at 8 days. Instead they travelled 3 times back and forth to the same cities, and they're no longer undefeated in the opening game of the series. That being said, all things equal, I still think Denver would've won Game 1. It is also possible that the West Champs win each of the next 3 games, but I think it's too early to think it'll be a quick series. Especially with a couple home games on the other side of the country, and we'll see how Herro's return makes a difference Link to comment
baldryanr June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 So this is going to be a big suspension, isn't it? There's "additional information" and Silver is refusing to announce judgement before the finals are over. If it was a "minor" thing (say a 10 game suspension, fine, that sort of thing) no one would really care and there would be no reason to be this dramatic. Memphis fans, I hope you enjoyed watching Ja because it might be a while before you see him again. 2 Link to comment
AimingforYoko June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 I would say you probably won't see him on the court until '24. Link to comment
Carey June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 (edited) I wouldn't be surprised if they booted him for all of 2023-2024. I think I definitely agree that it's at least for the remainder of this calendar year; while 82-112 games might seem like it's a lot, it might take "a lot" for the guy to get the message & hold onto it Edited June 2, 2023 by Carey Link to comment
Carey June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 Looks like former Lakers HC Frank Vogel succeeding Monty Williams as Phoenix Suns HC Link to comment
grommit2 June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 Hmmm...tried to watch the Miami-Denver 1st Finals game. My local sports channel had a split screen. The game was shown on the left. And there were several talking heads on the right. Chattering, talking over the game. Very annoying presentation. I wanted to see the game, not have to ignore the chattering nabobs. I gave up...switched to the Boston-Cincy baseball game. Oh well. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 53 minutes ago, grommit2 said: Hmmm...tried to watch the Miami-Denver 1st Finals game. My local sports channel had a split screen. The game was shown on the left. And there were several talking heads on the right. Chattering, talking over the game. Very annoying presentation. I wanted to see the game, not have to ignore the chattering nabobs. I gave up...switched to the Boston-Cincy baseball game. Oh well. Sounds like you watched the Stephen A Smith broadcast on ESPN2. The actual game was on ABC. 2 Link to comment
grommit2 June 2, 2023 Share June 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said: Sounds like you watched the Stephen A Smith broadcast on ESPN2. The actual game was on ABC. Ah HA! Mystery solved. Thanks! 2 Link to comment
Magog June 4, 2023 Share June 4, 2023 Hopefully, Jimmy Butler will show up tonight & the Heat will find a way to win tonight. His 13 points in Game 1 will not get the job done. For the Heat's sake, this is probably a must win for them. Because there is a pretty good chance that it'll be a miracle if it gets to a Game 6 if the Heat lose tonight. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 4, 2023 Share June 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Magog said: Hopefully, Jimmy Butler will show up tonight & the Heat will find a way to win tonight. His 13 points in Game 1 will not get the job done. For the Heat's sake, this is probably a must win for them. Because there is a pretty good chance that it'll be a miracle if it gets to a Game 6 if the Heat lose tonight. Denver hasn't lost at home this entire post session. I haven't seen the spread, but I imagine they're a solid favorite. Hopefully Jimmy Buckets shows up and makes it interesting, or even pulls out a big upset. 1 Link to comment
Carey June 4, 2023 Share June 4, 2023 To be fair to Miami, they're pretty good at home. Not factoring in Scott Foster + 0.1 seconds, they're unbeatable at home too. Furthermore, Denver will be travelling East & playing in a different time zone. In addition, Games 3 & 4 is the only segment of the finals were there is only one day off between games. Maybe that helps the Heat; maybe not. Denver is undefeated at home, but not all of the games have been blowouts. I think it would help the Heat try to steal one on the road; while they'll be fine at home, Denver is more than capable of stealing one in South Beach to offset the possibility of Miami earning homecourt with a win tonight Link to comment
DoctorAtomic June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 After the 3rd quarter, I didn't think Miami would be able to come back. Bam was the mvp of this game for sure. I don't know why Denver just didn't play through on the pick and rolls on him. It will be interesting to see if they adjust. I would have called a time out at the end because you need the 3, and you want Murray to take it. If it was only 2, then you have more options. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 Well well well, we have a series. 😃 7 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 I didn't think miami would come back. Good for them. Still can't see them winning the series though. Murray in and out on the last shot 1/2 an inch short. Link to comment
Marley June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 I like both teams so as stupid as it sounds I am kind of rooting for both lol. Glad it’s tied now. Would be cool if it went to a very exciting game 7 that went to the very last seconds. 2 Link to comment
Carey June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 6 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said: I didn't think miami would come back. Good for them. Still can't see them winning the series though. Murray in and out on the last shot 1/2 an inch short. For me, it was no surprise that Miami would come back. They never gave up in Game 1 as the team that had played a game 3 days prior & 4 since Denver swept. Game 1 was too much to handle, and the Heat were down a lot more than 11. They've faced a lot of great teams in the East & persevered, plus the coaching & some of the experience is, IMO, slightly better. Not the talent, but people like Riley, Spoelstra, Butler, Love, Lowry, etc have been part of this highest level of play in the NBA. Helps to have a great culture especially with several undrafted people on the team. That being said, I don't think Miami will win the series. However, I can see it & believe it if the Heat do happen to knock off the Nuggets. Helps to have home court advantage now. Though really it helps that the Heat won Game 2 since Denver is more than capable of winning (at least) one game in South Beach. If there is a split in Miami, I'm not going to say that Miami is on life support again since I think 2-2 leads to Denver winning big in Game 5, Miami surviving in Game 6, and a true winner-take-all after that. Yep, I'm definitely not that guy saying must-win both games at home, but it does help to do so! I actually thought Murray's shot was going in. A 3 was needed to achieve a tie at best, but to be fair, they were fortunate to get to that point. From a 3 pointer to get to within 3, followed by a couple Heat clutch FF, then another Nuggets basket, before a stop to get one more chance. Good on Miami for not fouling up 3. That might've given Denver the chance at an outright regulation win. 1 hour ago, Marley said: I like both teams so as stupid as it sounds I am kind of rooting for both lol. Glad it’s tied now. Would be cool if it went to a very exciting game 7 that went to the very last seconds. If it sounds stupid, then that makes 2 of us. Though there are a lot of things that make me stupid. I'm glad it's tied since I hardly think either team is winning 3 straight (4 for Miami). I don't know if I'd love to see a buzzer beater to end Game 7. That would be great. Except I'm getting Breen on the call over Harlan. However, I don't know if I'd love to see it since one of these 2 teams would be the victim of a painful series loss. I imagine afterwards, cooler heads would prevail & you'll see post series respect from both sides. Sorta like the 2016 Tournament Final to cap off the Final Four 7 years ago. IMO, the best ending would be a competitive Game 7 but then the eventual winning pulls away at the end to win by 4 or 5 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 I hate the NBA spreading out the games so much. You need 3 days off for travel? Why is it a Friday Monday schedule and not Friday Sunday with two weekend games? Especially this time of year Sundays when baseball and nothing else is on? I could see it if it's us open weekend but that's the Sunday after. Link to comment
DoctorAtomic June 5, 2023 Share June 5, 2023 I have to go to a conference on Saturday, so I'm glad they're spreading out the schedule. Is this 2-2-1-1-1 or 2-3-2? Link to comment
Carey June 6, 2023 Share June 6, 2023 16 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said: I hate the NBA spreading out the games so much. You need 3 days off for travel? Why is it a Friday Monday schedule and not Friday Sunday with two weekend games? Especially this time of year Sundays when baseball and nothing else is on? I could see it if it's us open weekend but that's the Sunday after. I don't have a problem with it. It's really 2 days off. One to travel/rest, and then one to rest/practice. Plus, you have to factor in the Stanley Cup Finals. While that gives the viewers 2 days of sports, and one day off before another 2 days (when necessary), I'm fine with it given the fact that we're heading into a 2-month period of no sports* before football gets going away. There used to be some structure with the NBA finals. No Monday or Saturday games, always Sundays, and everything else based on the network that had them. I believe it was Tuesday/Thursdays for ABC & CBS, and Wednesday/Friday for NBC. However, these were done with a 2-3-2 format. Now with 2-2-1-1-1 it's unique based on how many consecutive games & then travel. I guess the NBA Finals starting on Thursday instead of Friday didn't kill anyone, but I still do understand the frustration Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 June 6, 2023 Share June 6, 2023 13 minutes ago, Carey said: I don't have a problem with it. It's really 2 days off. One to travel/rest, and then one to rest/practice. Plus, you have to factor in the Stanley Cup Finals. While that gives the viewers 2 days of sports, and one day off before another 2 days (when necessary), I'm fine with it given the fact that we're heading into a 2-month period of no sports* before football gets going away. There used to be some structure with the NBA finals. No Monday or Saturday games, always Sundays, and everything else based on the network that had them. I believe it was Tuesday/Thursdays for ABC & CBS, and Wednesday/Friday for NBC. However, these were done with a 2-3-2 format. Now with 2-2-1-1-1 it's unique based on how many consecutive games & then travel. I guess the NBA Finals starting on Thursday instead of Friday didn't kill anyone, but I still do understand the frustration 'Travel' anymore is 2 or 3 hours on a chartered plane. You dont need a whole day for that. This always gives me a big eye roll for the nfl as well when they talk about travel miles. Nfl travels like two days before the game. Is another hour or two on a plane really that much of a difference two days prior. London and overseas sure but within the continental us, makes little difference. They have back to back games all the time during the season mostly to get prime tv schedule games and then in the playoffs they get 3 days off and do a Saturday Monday instead of Friday Sunday. Makes no sense to me. I'm not suggesting they need back to backs in the playoffs but two days rest is plenty for changing cities. Link to comment
Black Knight June 6, 2023 Share June 6, 2023 In football there's a whole lot of standing around and most times a team gets six days before playing again. It seems to me that giving the NBA Finals teams an extra day at a couple of points in the series is a good thing. Gives the players a little bit of extra time to heal up in between, making for better quality games. By this point basically everyone is hurting somewhat, and they have to run around a lot more than football players do on much less rest, even when there's one extra day inserted. Super Bowl teams get to have two weeks rest. Link to comment
Magog June 8, 2023 Share June 8, 2023 (edited) Nuggets 109 - Heat 94 DJ Khaled was at the game tonight so that's a good enough reason for wanting the Heat to lose tonight. As for the game, it was close at halftime. Then Denver got it going at the start of the 3rd Quarter & pretty much never looked back. Edited June 8, 2023 by Magog Link to comment
Carey June 8, 2023 Share June 8, 2023 Well, there's always Friday & Game 4. Might help for Miami to win or else, this goes back to not really being a series, honestly 1 Link to comment
DoctorAtomic June 8, 2023 Share June 8, 2023 I'm wondering if Murray and Jokic played a little too many minutes when they got up by 12+ to be fresh for Friday. Denver seemed to defend against the pick and roll better than on Sunday. Denver came out in the 3rd basically playing the same, but I think Miami had some bad shot selection and got a little tight throwing up some shots they didn't need to. Butler faded a little. That happened in game 2, and they came back though. I don't know if this time they got away from the shorter shots and drives or if Denver was a little better on defense. And it was still only a 10 point gap with about 2 minutes to go. I think Denver just made better adjustments. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty June 10, 2023 Share June 10, 2023 Mimic just went to the locker room. Denver is toast if he can't return. He's certainly getting taped up to at least try and get back out there. Link to comment
Magog June 10, 2023 Share June 10, 2023 Right now, its 86-73 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Its pretty much now or never for the Heat for the 4th Quarter. Link to comment
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