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Post by Heart of fools gold on May 2, 2024 10:54:31 GMT -5
76ers ownership bought over 2k tickets from secondary markets to block Knicks fans from packing their arena. Gotta say that's some charmin ultra soft from the Philly side. What can't handle the adversity of other fans showing up.
I'll give yall at least one thing the owners are giving those tickets to first responders, and health care workers. Still makes yall look soft but at least they're not going to waste
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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 PCfromNYC on May 2, 2024 13:28:31 GMT -5
76ers ownership bought over 2k tickets from secondary markets to block Knicks fans from packing their arena. Gotta say that's some charmin ultra soft from the Philly side. What can't handle the adversity of other fans showing up. I'll give yall at least one thing the owners are giving those tickets to first responders, and health care workers. Still makes yall look soft but at least they're not going to waste It's soft, but it's the Knicks so I approve of this.
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Post by sfvega on May 2, 2024 15:41:05 GMT -5
76ers ownership bought over 2k tickets from secondary markets to block Knicks fans from packing their arena. Gotta say that's some charmin ultra soft from the Philly side. What can't handle the adversity of other fans showing up. I'll give yall at least one thing the owners are giving those tickets to first responders, and health care workers. Still makes yall look soft but at least they're not going to waste Isn't Philly supposed to be this hardcore fanbase? I know this is the best Knicks team in a while, but Philly shouldn't have to resort to ownership buying swaths of tickets.
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Post by BRV on May 2, 2024 19:13:14 GMT -5
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. I said it and I stand by it - Erik Spoelstra didn't adjust his gameplan and whatever minute hope Miami had of making it a competitive series went out the window with it. They had one game where they mixed it up, changed the pace, and put the Celtics on their heels by focusing on shooting from downtown, and instead of continuing to capitalize on that, they went back to the clogged toilet offense of dumping it in to Bam Adebayo on the post, letting him back down his man, and put up a shot with 6 or 7 seconds left on the shot clock. That's not the way to beat Boston and Joe Mazzulla knew it, and he was more than glad to oblige to the Heat's gameplan.
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Post by sfvega on May 2, 2024 19:46:58 GMT -5
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. I said it and I stand by it - Erik Spoelstra didn't adjust his gameplan and whatever minute hope Miami had of making it a competitive series went out the window with it. They had one game where they mixed it up, changed the pace, and put the Celtics on their heels by focusing on shooting from downtown, and instead of continuing to capitalize on that, they went back to the clogged toilet offense of dumping it in to Bam Adebayo on the post, letting him back down his man, and put up a shot with 6 or 7 seconds left on the shot clock. That's not the way to beat Boston and Joe Mazzulla knew it, and he was more than glad to oblige to the Heat's gameplan. Haha, baited into the ol "play a way better team and lose" trap. Seen it a hundred times. Nobody can beat a team raining 3s. That's why the 2003 Celtics won the NBA title.
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Post by chrom on May 2, 2024 20:05:29 GMT -5
The Pacers beat the Bucks like they were a red headed stepchild
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 2, 2024 20:07:43 GMT -5
76ers ownership bought over 2k tickets from secondary markets to block Knicks fans from packing their arena. Gotta say that's some charmin ultra soft from the Philly side. What can't handle the adversity of other fans showing up. I'll give yall at least one thing the owners are giving those tickets to first responders, and health care workers. Still makes yall look soft but at least they're not going to waste Isn't Philly supposed to be this hardcore fanbase? I know this is the best Knicks team in a while, but Philly shouldn't have to resort to ownership buying swaths of tickets. Tickets were overpriced as f*** too which didn't help
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Post by chrom on May 2, 2024 20:09:09 GMT -5
2nd year in a row The Bucks have been bounced in the first round.
First time time in a decade The Pacers won a series.
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Post by sfvega on May 2, 2024 20:18:10 GMT -5
Isn't Philly supposed to be this hardcore fanbase? I know this is the best Knicks team in a while, but Philly shouldn't have to resort to ownership buying swaths of tickets. Tickets were overpriced as f*** too which didn't help Yeah, that's resale market and playoffs for you. Knowing that NYC is traveling distance only ups that.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 2, 2024 20:21:48 GMT -5
Embiid already at 4 FTs
He going get close to 15 tonight
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Post by Cyno on May 2, 2024 20:30:50 GMT -5
Did Embiid leave the game?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 2, 2024 20:31:42 GMT -5
Did Embiid leave the game? Think he needed a rest
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 2, 2024 20:33:17 GMT -5
Embiid went to take a dookie
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 2, 2024 20:33:30 GMT -5
I think Doc getting the blame on Twitter is not fair?
He was missing his best player so he probably gets a pass.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 2, 2024 20:36:30 GMT -5
I think Doc getting the blame on Twitter is not fair? He was missing his best player so he probably gets a pass. 100 percent fair He took over a team that was flawed but still had one of the better records in the East and they looked worse under him
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 2, 2024 20:40:25 GMT -5
I think Doc getting the blame on Twitter is not fair? He was missing his best player so he probably gets a pass. 100 percent fair He took over a team that was flawed but still had one of the better records in the East and they looked worse under him Proceeds to look up his record as bucks coach. 17-19. Ouch. Yeah, seems they never got over Griffin getting fired it seems. 30-13 under Griffin to 17-19 under Doc. Something does stink.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on May 2, 2024 20:43:06 GMT -5
Did Embiid leave the game? I think Nurse probably realized that their previous strat this season of letting Embiid cook for the whole 1st Quarter and then sitting half of the 2nd wasn't rly feasible after the injury.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 2, 2024 21:07:06 GMT -5
Knicks blowing a 22 point lead before the half is CRAZY
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Post by mo on May 2, 2024 21:10:07 GMT -5
Anunoby 🤦♂️
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