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Post by sfvega on May 2, 2024 11:58:58 GMT -5
Standing ovation for Mike Gorman as he finishes his final game. What a way to send him off. It was the way he deserved to end his career - calling a blowout Celtics playoff win in Boston. I know the name Mike Gorman probably means little to fans outside of New England, but he's a basketball institution. He was the voice of The Big East in the 1980s, his resume includes the NCAA Tournament and multiple Olympics, and he's been calling Celtics basketball since 1981. For generations of Celtics fans, he's the voice they recognize when they think of Celtics basketball, neck-and-neck with - if not entirely supplanting - Johnny Most. As for the series itself, there's really not a lot to say - Boston was far and away the better team even before Miami lost Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. Those three might have combined for one more win, but the Heat were never pushing this to seven games. Also, for all the plaudits and praise he receives, Erik Spoelstra really got pantsed in this series by Joe Mazzulla. Sure, the talent gap alone was going to be too wide for an undermanned Heat team to overcome, but I'm astonished that Spoelstra took nothing away from Miami's lone victory in Game 2. In that game, the Heat shot 43 three-pointers and hit 23 of them. With the talent disparity, that was the only way they had a chance against Boston - stand behind the arc and let it fly. And they completely abandoned that gameplan for the remainder of the series, shooting 28 threes in Game 3, 33 in Game 4, and 29 last night. Now, some of that might have just been that Miami was really lucky in Game 2, considering they went 3-for-29 from downtown last night, but they did nothing to try to replicate the success of their lone victory. Mazzulla and the Celtics' defense baited Miami into dumping the ball into the post and giving Bam Adebayo every shot he wanted, and the Heat gladly went along with it. The Heat, who were mostly an alsoran this season, without their 2nd and 4th best scorers on a team (also their 2nd and 6th best 3 point % players) who were already thin on scoring, lose to the most talented team in the East by a mile and it's because Mazzula pantsed Spo? In what world? A team with the best record in the league vs. a team in a 3-way tie for the 17th best record down 2 starters? The Heat shot 30% from 3 most games. In their lone win they shot 54%. If your gameplan is to replicate shooting over 50% from 3 on high volume, you are f***ed to begin with. The last 2 games the Heat shot 12/62 from 3, and you think it's a coaching failure to not shoot MORE threes and that they got baited into throwing the ball into their only All Star left against a team that has great perimeter defense with Jrue, Brown, and White? This hurts my brain it's such a bad take. If anyone got pantsed, it's the other GMs for giving away a great fit in Jrue and Porzingis for damaged goods and Marcus Smart, which is why Brad Stevens is the exec of the year. This is, AGAIN, my issue with the NBA. This culture of throwing the coach under the bus when you have so many factors going against you. What does Spo do to take two games off Boston? What does Vogel do when the team is built top-heavy with almost no defense and the Suns are prone checking out when things get tough? Where does it end? We're gonna pin a result that was a given on a guy on the bench.
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Post by sfvega on May 2, 2024 11:05:12 GMT -5
In watching this, I agree with the umpires Oh, absolutely. The Brewers were starting shit the whole sequence, all over a pause after a HR. Jomboy is doing the lord's work by making the minutia of baseball entertaining. A HBP and a bunch of badly missed punches, and he's funny throughout.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 21:09:22 GMT -5
I'm noticing something about the 3 pt %. It was just a dream, Spo. There's no such thing as 2.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 21:01:26 GMT -5
I'm noticing something about the 3 pt %.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 20:57:38 GMT -5
May didn't need that much offense in the match. Should have been a clinic put on by Deeb, because I think she deserves a belt at some point.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 20:49:11 GMT -5
Miami/Boston series was a travesty Eastern series in general besides Knicks/Philly have been horrendous SO bad. I'm ready for round 2. Round 1 has been ass except for a few games.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 20:04:13 GMT -5
With the crushing weight of actually living up to the hype, you would hope that Auston Matthews' illness is something serious like malaria because man he's been questioned to be soft and sitting out an elimination game in hockey is a cardinal sin. Guys have gutted it out with separated shoulders, torn ligaments, broken ribs, broken hands, Chara had that broken jaw. And then they go out and win. Phew, that's a tough look. Good for Tavares though. He really pushed the defense and made something happen. Knies in the right place at the right time. It’s the playoffs. Unless you can’t physically stand, you haul your ass out there. Gutless team with gutless leaders. Yeah, it's different than football where guys are too macho and think they're athletic god incapable of being stopped. NHL players know they're just dudes, but they can't look around the room and quit. They could have a leg falling off and still say they're good to go. Worse case scenario they try to gut it out and get told by the team they can't go. Auston being out so far in advance tells me he didn't try too much to get out there, if at all.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 19:40:15 GMT -5
I liked Yam Yam, but I feel like he and Shan both got so much screen time that I could go a very long time without seeing them play again. I just couldn’t stand his “If you’re not actively trying to help me win the game, you’re a garbage person and must be destroyed” attitude. Yeah, it's a thin line between being entertaining and being an asshole. Or just being Colton.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 19:32:46 GMT -5
Idk how much this will hit if it's too new era heavy. There really isn't a lot from 41 plus I really want to see again. Hell even the one I'd consider to be the best player of the 40's (Jesse from 43) wasn't really a great character. Sure there's great players, but is anyone really asking for more Yam Yam and Shan? I despise Yam Yam, so not me. Now, I could go for a round 2 of Gabler. I liked Yam Yam, but I feel like he and Shan both got so much screen time that I could go a very long time without seeing them play again.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 19:24:53 GMT -5
I feel like they starve the contestants more so they get more emotion out of the modern day gamebot casts.
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 19:17:51 GMT -5
My least favorite part of the season is the Applebee's commercial. Bring back the Bula Burger Bar!
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 12:25:25 GMT -5
With the crushing weight of actually living up to the hype, you would hope that Auston Matthews' illness is something serious like malaria because man he's been questioned to be soft and sitting out an elimination game in hockey is a cardinal sin. Guys have gutted it out with separated shoulders, torn ligaments, broken ribs, broken hands, Chara had that broken jaw. And then they go out and win. Phew, that's a tough look. Good for Tavares though. He really pushed the defense and made something happen. Knies in the right place at the right time. As a Bruins fan, I feel like I'm already starting to get that same, awful pit in my stomach that comes with remembering last year's Florida series. Last year, the Bruins held a 3 games to 1 lead over Florida, coming home with a chance to close out the Panthers. The Panthers won an overtime game in Boston to send the series back to Florida after switching goalies mid-series, then won a close Game 6, then beat the Bruins in Boston in Game 7. It's hard not to feel like this could be history repeating itself, so Boston better close it out on Thursday night or there will be 17,000-plus antsy Bruins fans filing into the Garden on Saturday for a deciding seventh game. I think Boston's goaltending advantage will definitely give them one of the next 2 games, if not ending it next game. Woll played great last night, but how long can he play over his head?
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Post by sfvega on May 1, 2024 10:55:22 GMT -5
So LaMelo got this thing on his back: Not sure being a rare one is a good thing when he's always injured. Mf it's rare to see your ass on the court.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 21:04:57 GMT -5
With the crushing weight of actually living up to the hype, you would hope that Auston Matthews' illness is something serious like malaria because man he's been questioned to be soft and sitting out an elimination game in hockey is a cardinal sin. Guys have gutted it out with separated shoulders, torn ligaments, broken ribs, broken hands, Chara had that broken jaw.
And then they go out and win. Phew, that's a tough look. Good for Tavares though. He really pushed the defense and made something happen. Knies in the right place at the right time.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:51:26 GMT -5
Fun fact: Embiid has shot 4/22 from the field in the 4th quarter this series. Must be the ghost of Ben Simmons lol
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:49:11 GMT -5
A flagrant? Home cookin!
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:34:44 GMT -5
Elimination game and Embiid shrinks again, only going to OT because of Maxey.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:28:42 GMT -5
Embiid has 9 turnovers, the rest of the team has 5.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:25:45 GMT -5
Brunson in Dallas: Brunson in NYC: City that never sleeps indeed.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 30, 2024 20:20:59 GMT -5
Sixers are ass. Embiid not even looking where he's passing, Batum overthrows Maxey when he's 10 feet ahead of everyone on the court. It's like they want their season to be over too. NY doesn't look particularly good, but they look good enough. They might miss Bojan's shooting once the games get tougher. They've really filled in their depth gaps though with Donte, Hart, and OG. If only Randle were healthy. Really underrated roster-building though. Thibs just need to learn to call offensive plays. It is basically play defense, get a steal and try to run for a lay up Brunson, make something happen. Also, Brunson always look like he's about to cry or what? I don't recall that, but every time the camera shows him tonight he looks on the verge of tears.
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