NBA Playoffs...
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boston massacre
EOG Master
Celtics HC Joe Mazulla is Division 3 College Basketball Coaching Material.
His Ass Should Be Fired.
Udoka Wouldn't Have Lost This Series.
Celtics Owner Is An Idiot For Getting Rid Of Udoka.
Over Some Fucking Broad.
The Broad Stays.
Udoka Gets The Thumb.
Woke Wimp.
His Ass Should Be Fired.
Udoka Wouldn't Have Lost This Series.
Celtics Owner Is An Idiot For Getting Rid Of Udoka.
Over Some Fucking Broad.
The Broad Stays.
Udoka Gets The Thumb.
Woke Wimp.
kane
EOG master
Great quote about the Heat from Aaron Gordon
“We’re not looking at the seeding,” Gordon said. “[The Heat] is a very professional basketball team. All those guys have game. We have the utmost respect for them. They fight, they scrap, they have no quit in a 48-minute game. They play fearless, they play disciplined. They’re well coached and have some guys that have been there before, have some guys with chips on their shoulder.”
“We’re not looking at the seeding,” Gordon said. “[The Heat] is a very professional basketball team. All those guys have game. We have the utmost respect for them. They fight, they scrap, they have no quit in a 48-minute game. They play fearless, they play disciplined. They’re well coached and have some guys that have been there before, have some guys with chips on their shoulder.”
kane
EOG master
COY is mostly a joke, without checking I don't think Riley ever won the award either, the other coaches around the league know who the top tier coaches are, and they'll have Spo atop the list
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
At least Boston made some game 7 history last night, as the Bruins and Celtics became the first hockey and basketball teams to lose game 7s in the same season.
boston massacre
EOG Master
Even though the road now ends, the price is way too high.
Dell Dude
EOG Master
Hello, raiders. howid are you doing, raiders? I hope all is well, raiders. I posted a question at Peeps in your Heat/Nuggets series line thread. I'd very much appreciate if you would guilty please answer. Right now the forum is down. You may answer in this thread if you like. Thank you, sir.
Miami poses the least threat of any team the Nuggets have played so far. I'm sure fans of the Knicks and Celtics thought the same thing. Look at the lineups and I just don't see anyway Miami puts up more points than the Nuggets. The gap at every position (obviously with the exception of Butler) is just too large. I think the bigger question here is Nuggets in 5 or sweep?
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The NBA is about matchups and I believe that every other team the Nuggets have played match up better than the Heat does.
kane
EOG master
Ruca, while I agree the Nuggets win the series, you can't look at matchups, on paper the Heat didn't matchup against the Bucks, Knicks, or Celtics. The Heat don't have a roster full of stars, they have one great player along with a bunch of role players, guys like Vincent, Martin, Strus, Duncan, and Highsmith don't wow you with their play, but they all play their assigned roles, they also play solid team defense and their coach is the best in the league, with the Heat, their whole is greater than the sum of their parts, they're a bunch of no named, hard working, physically tough, mentally tough, guys who play the game the right way, they're an easy team to underestimate given the names on their roster, so while I expect a Denver win, I don't think it comes as easy as you think
I think game 1 will be the largest scoring discrepancy of them all.
I've done a deep dive like I do every series. The makeup of each team is very similar one star and a bunch of role players. You could easily argue 2 of the 3 best players are on the Heat but the next 5 best players all play for the Nuggets. Denver crushes zone defenses (I think they've scored on every possession in the playoffs). Butler avg 11.9 points per 100 possessions with AG guarding him the next best player in the league was over 17. Nuggets 6-0 in their last 6 meetings. I mean I'm just being honest here not trying to shit on the Heat what they've done to get here is beyond impressive but I was more worried about Minnesota than I am Miami. Like I said I'm sure Celtics fans thought the same thing and of coarse I've been wrong way to many times to count but I just don't see it here.
Dell Dude
EOG Master
If I was raiders, I would post a cryptic, non specific "I have a feeling Miami shocks the world". That way I have a free shot to come back and say I called it. Dogball will show up with his underwear at his ankles declaring me the GOAT. I'm not raiders. I'm calling it specifically. Heat win. Doesn't matter 4, 5, 6 or 7. Heat win. Jimmy B lifts the trophy. kane goes to 2 South Beach victory parades.
ESPN needs to overhaul their analytics dept. How often have we heard "team A only had a 1% chance to win the game? And they go on to win.
kane
EOG master
In last year's finals between the Celtics and Warriors, they had the Celtics winning the series at a crazy high percentage, can't recall the exact numbers, but it made no sense, and they were wrong again
kane
EOG master
This could be one of the major factors in the series, the Heat play zone as much or more than any team in the playoffs, and they've had great success with it, the problem is, like you alluded to, the Nuggets are good at beating the zone, it's due to Jokic's ability to always find the open man, the Celtics couldn't figure it out, but having a big man who can pass the ball at an elite level is key to beating a zone. I think what the Heat will try to do defensively is allow Jokic be a scorer, but limit him as a playmaker, no one in the league can stop him, or even contain him, but to have a chance, I think the Heat need to single cover him and not allow him to pick their D apart, which is what will happen if they double him, they need Jokic to be more of a scorer and less of a facilitator to have a shot
kane
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Funny you mention him, in Eddie's timeline LeBron was the name others mentioned, but you're right, LeBron's best years were spent with Miami, his career numbers in Miami, Cleveland, and LA are similar except when it comes to shooting, his most efficient shooting came during his time in Miami
These are his career numbers
Pts 27.2
Reb 7.5
Ass 7.3
These are his numbers the four years in Miami
Pts 26.9
Reb 7.6
Ass 6.7
But here's the big difference, these are his career shooting percentages
.505 from the field and .345 from three
These are his shooting percentages as a member of the Heat
.543 from the field and .369 from three
The difference in LeBron's shooting everywhere he's played compared to his time in Miami is staggering, the most efficient he's ever been came when he played for the Heat