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Post by sfvega on May 9, 2024 20:50:47 GMT -5
Cleveland has a way of boring me out of a series. Haven't watched a minute of this match-up.
As I mentioned earlier in the playoffs, the layoff between games is too much. The Wolves and Anthony Edwards had so much buzz after going up 2-0 on the reigning MVP and champs, and we go from Monday night to no game until Friday. 2 games in 7 days is awful.
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Post by sfvega on May 9, 2024 20:23:46 GMT -5
Carolina has SO much talent. And the only thing they have more of than talent is turnovers.
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Post by sfvega on May 9, 2024 20:08:09 GMT -5
That Nashville catfish playoffs commercial is perfect. The NHL has long needed to market the game better, and this is a step in the right direction.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 21:10:04 GMT -5
This Panthers/Bruins game is an ass whooping and a wild mess at the same time. Nothing but chaos all 3rd period. Tkachuk, who I dislike, just beat Pastrnak's ass. Marchand, who I loathe, got into it and secured one of like 10 game misconducts handed out. I had to work for Game 1, but after this, Game 3 will be must-watch.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 20:11:56 GMT -5
Liz’s mental and emotional unraveling is absolutely sending me. Blame everything on your allergies, queen 🙂 At this point I want to see her win and throw the check in the fire. Give me progressively more unhinged Liz every week.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 20:02:26 GMT -5
Liz is losing her mind.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 19:47:17 GMT -5
Q has gotten on my nerves quite a few times this season, but that rock paper scissors win was so clutch for the comedy. That was hilarious.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 13:09:10 GMT -5
Gobert is one of the best defenders of the last 20 years. And as an all-around defender is better than Wemby today. Having said that, I think Victor should have won. Just seeing the impact he has in the paint. I've never seen anything like it. It's not just the blocks, it's the affected shots. It's deterring shots. Guys will drive and pass off to the weak side, and Wemby will take one step, flat-footed and with his wingspan will already be in position to block the first player and then the second, and they'll pass out to the perimeter. His blocks are just the tip of the iceberg, and his blocks are AMAZING. They're elite, but then you have him blocking a Chet fadeaway, and it's insanity. He's not a better man defender than Gobert or Ben Wallace or whoever, but his help impact and the amount of space he takes away is off the charts. Nobody is Russell, Hakeem, Dikembe-like day one and he is. It's a damn good thing the modern game has so much spacing because if people were forced to work the paint with him lurking, he'd average 6 blocks a game. He'll get DPOYs down the line, but I think his impact isn't yet properly quantified. I hope everyone's ready for the conversation about Rudy Gobert's Hall of Fame candidacy, because if Ben Wallace is the baseline, then Gobert is already worthy of induction. Gobert is a three-time All-Star, 4-time Defensive Player of the Year, 6-time All-Defense first team, 1-time All-NBA second team, 3-time All-NBA third team. Wallace is a four-time All-Star, 4-time Defensive Player of the Year, 5-time All-Defense first team, 3-time All-NBA second team, 2-time All-NBA third team. Considering Gobert is only 31 years old, he probably has another few solid years left in him, so he can only lap Ben Wallace from here. Basketball hall is so weird. In baseball it's about your career numbers. In football, it's whose on the short list of players. In basketball, it's a weird bar considering college and international. They kinda just let whoever in.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 11:25:35 GMT -5
So you're saying that making it a two-possession game instead of a one-possession game is what decided the game. But you admit the refs obviously took one possession from them.... It's also a 1-point lead after the two bad calls. Yes with that many seconds left that definitely decided the game. Are you saying that it didn't decide it? First of all, it was a dumb mistake to foul before the inbound. 100% agree. But I'm saying that the Knicks took the lead on a three after the no call on the kicked ball. Also on that play, DiVincenzo sets a much worse moving screen which was not called, but Turner's is at probably the most critical poss3ssion of the game. So I feel like if you take away that 3 points from what you say is obviously a blown call that was seen by a lot of people in real time and not one of those "slow-mo replay shows after the fact that X was the right call" calls, then the Pacers still have the lead and don't have to foul at all at the juncture. What you're saying is these three points in the Brunson play is the difference in the game, but DiVincenzo's three points like a minute prior aren't the difference. They're not in a vacuum, they're in concert. The lead they had is from the call.
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Post by sfvega on May 8, 2024 11:15:31 GMT -5
NHL: don't elbow people. Trouba: Jacob Trouba splatting face-first into the glass after whiffing on an attempted flying elbow is proof that maybe karma is real after all. 100%. He gets tripped, but his elbow is already out and he gets tripped in the first place because the skater knows that Trouba is going to try and Trouba him.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 22:16:59 GMT -5
I like that we're making legitimate points and you're like "your crying". If anyone is coming at it from an emotional angle, it's you buddy. And throwing whataboutisms about the lead doesn't address the calls. I'm not being emotional I'm stating facts. The kickball was a bad call no doubt but it didn't cost them the game. They had other chances to capitalize and failed. Yall still didn't acknowledge the Pacer that fouled Brunson before an inbound. That's what killed their chances they were only down by one from that dumb foul. So you're saying that making it a two-possession game instead of a one-possession game is what decided the game. But you admit the refs obviously took one possession from them.... It's also a 1-point lead after the two bad calls.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 21:39:49 GMT -5
What does blowing a lead have to do with getting jobbed out of calls down the stretch? Teams can blow leads and still win close games. It happens all the time. So you're saying the Pacers should have blown out the Knicks to avoid having the refs gift the Knicks extra possessions/calls? If the roles were reversed, Knicks fans would definitely be going crazy. However, the fact that this is the 2nd game that the refs somehow blew calls at MSG to favor the Knicks (game 2 against Philly being the other), I'm guessing Knicks fans are fine with the officiating this post season. I would be too if I was a Knicks fan. Lol you guys are just like the dudes that complain about the Chiefs in the NFL topic. So you're gonna cry about the calls but you're not gonna cry about the Pacers doing dumb stuff during the last few seconds either? And don't use the 76ers as a counterpoint when they have the human foul baiter Joel Embid. I like that we're making legitimate points and you're like "your crying". If anyone is coming at it from an emotional angle, it's you buddy. And throwing whataboutisms about the lead doesn't address the calls.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 21:20:51 GMT -5
NHL: don't elbow people.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 19:19:24 GMT -5
And the least respected among players adds another feather to his cap. Gobert is one of the best defenders of the last 20 years. And as an all-around defender is better than Wemby today. Having said that, I think Victor should have won. Just seeing the impact he has in the paint. I've never seen anything like it. It's not just the blocks, it's the affected shots. It's deterring shots. Guys will drive and pass off to the weak side, and Wemby will take one step, flat-footed and with his wingspan will already be in position to block the first player and then the second, and they'll pass out to the perimeter. His blocks are just the tip of the iceberg, and his blocks are AMAZING. They're elite, but then you have him blocking a Chet fadeaway, and it's insanity. He's not a better man defender than Gobert or Ben Wallace or whoever, but his help impact and the amount of space he takes away is off the charts. Nobody is Russell, Hakeem, Dikembe-like day one and he is. It's a damn good thing the modern game has so much spacing because if people were forced to work the paint with him lurking, he'd average 6 blocks a game. He'll get DPOYs down the line, but I think his impact isn't yet properly quantified.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 15:02:09 GMT -5
Y'all? Am I a Pacers fan? Goofy. You trying to paint me as a homer is very ironic. Do you think if the Knicks were on the receiving end of these calls late that this thread wouldn't have complaints? Do you have to play a perfect game in order to not get f***ed by calls? A bad call is a bad call. And the refs are catching flack because they were some bad calls. I wouldn't cry because if they were on that side they deserve to lose, blowing a double digit lead, and making bone headed plays. Yeah they deserve it. Wait, you're a Knicks fan? Biased! Biased!
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 14:36:11 GMT -5
Likewise, I'm sure Knicks fans would be gracious about having two possessions taken away at the end of the game... Did the refs make the guy foul Brunson before the inbound with a 1 point deficit? Because they could've gotten possession but instead they did that. Or how about Hailburton disappearing in the fourth quarter? Didn't yall have a big lead too and you lost it? Listen you can cry all you want about fouls but the Pacers screwed the Pacers and didn't close it out. That's on them Y'all? Am I a Pacers fan? Goofy. You trying to paint me as a homer is very ironic. Do you think if the Knicks were on the receiving end of these calls late that this thread wouldn't have complaints? Do you have to play a perfect game in order to not get f***ed by calls? A bad call is a bad call. And the refs are catching flack because they were some bad calls.
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Post by sfvega on May 7, 2024 12:22:38 GMT -5
People crying about the Knicks, when the Pacers had a lead and they committed dumb fouls down the stretch. If the Pacers were getting those calls nobody would be complaining and crying and instead yall would be saying "I'd take it." Likewise, I'm sure Knicks fans would be gracious about having two possessions taken away at the end of the game...
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Post by sfvega on May 6, 2024 21:42:10 GMT -5
I'm gonna call it a night on the NBA. That questionable ending on the Knicks game really took the wind out of my sails. So few great games this playoffs and they're gonna sour the ending of one.
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Post by sfvega on May 6, 2024 21:20:55 GMT -5
The Knicks have chocked so many playoff games away to this team, that is about time we got one back. The Pacers had it and chocked it away. But I will take it. Game 2 is just as important, you can't lose home court to this team, they are tough to beat at their place. Can't believe the Pacers blew that lead, and by blew that lead I mean let the refs bone them out of two possessions.
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Post by sfvega on May 6, 2024 21:06:41 GMT -5
Pacers getting jobbed between the kicked ball and that screen call.
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