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Post by puddin on Apr 24, 2024 20:50:22 GMT -5
On the bright side.... it looks like we have a competitive series!
The Heat are missing Jimmy-Who?
Pud
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Post by petey62 on Apr 24, 2024 20:51:34 GMT -5
Mazzulla is an idiot.
He's totally clueless!
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 24, 2024 20:58:26 GMT -5
This was against miamis bench. Ahead is NY, cavs bucks indy and the west. Just saying
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Post by puddin on Apr 24, 2024 21:11:40 GMT -5
To be fair... the Heat played inspired ball w/o the services of superstar JimmyBee!
The next in line simply stepped between the lines and filled the gap.
The Cs played w/o the services of super-sub Luke "SkyWalker" Kornet...
So who stepped up to fill that gap?
Pud
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2024 21:17:44 GMT -5
Miami hit 22 of 42 3's, and most were wide open
Not according to Mazz ... we were closing and most threes were "moderately to heavily" contested according to his presser.
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2024 21:23:50 GMT -5
So only the Bucks, Clippers & Celtics will have failed to go 2-0 in Round I if OKC holds on to win tonight (+20 or so now). The other five top seeds all took care of business. These extra games played have a way of coming back and costing you in the later rounds.
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Post by dfries13 on Apr 24, 2024 21:28:32 GMT -5
Miami hit 22 of 42 3's, and most were wide open
Not according to Mazz ... we were closing and contested quite a few of those according to his presser.
Mazz's future '''lies''' in Politics. Mayor of Providence is a good starting point..
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2024 21:42:05 GMT -5
Bam should be arrested for hit & run with all those moving screens he gets away with ... He nearly put Horford out for the playoffs (typical way to dislocate a shoulder) and keep the dirty physical play going from what Martin started in Game1.
KP had his wallet stolen multiple times as he was double-teamed off his spot or simply pushed or dropped to the court.
Jrue ... when he wasn't out-hustled he just missed open J's and didn't get to the rim as often as usual.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 24, 2024 21:43:45 GMT -5
Been processing what I wanted to say - Worst game of the year. We are taking them too lightly. We got nothing from Porzingas, nothing from Holiday, nothing from Pritchard, and nothing from Hauser. The Jays played well, but missed too many FT's. We are the more talented team, and should not lose a home game to these guys.
On the bright side, I highly doubt they shoot this well again from 3. AND, many, many, many of them were uncontested, rumors to the contrary.
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 24, 2024 21:44:19 GMT -5
To be fair... the Heat played inspired ball w/o the services of superstar JimmyBee!
The next in line simply stepped between the lines and filled the gap.
The Cs played w/o the services of super-sub Luke "SkyWalker" Kornet...
So who stepped up to fill that gap?
Pud
well. No team should play more inspired than our stacked Cs who have been the favorites to win it all for two years in a row.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 24, 2024 21:58:51 GMT -5
I'm really pissed that for three years now we continue to make our lives hard.
Defend the 3, make the bunnies, be consistent, and we win this game.
KP was just awful, I hope he's not hurt. Holiday seemed out of it from the beginning of the game!
Just pathetic....................now I have to wait 3 more days.....UGH!
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2024 22:42:21 GMT -5
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Post by cole on Apr 24, 2024 22:47:59 GMT -5
Thunder have it going though.
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2024 23:50:25 GMT -5
For those into politics and the preservation of democracy this came down tonight:
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump ‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.
The identities of seven other defendants, including Giuliani and Meadows, were not immediately released because they had not yet been served with the documents. They were readily identifiable based on descriptions of the defendants, however.
etc, etc, etc ...
This comes on the eve of a SCOTUS ruling regarding immunity for past & present POTUS's. Maybe SCOTUS will smell what's cooking and add this to the recipe historian scholars have provided them in making a decision that ignores their interest in leaning in too far for those that put them in their robes.
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 25, 2024 0:08:32 GMT -5
Tatum was on the bench for 7 minutes tonight, in those 7 minutes the Heat outscored the Celtics by 16 points!
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 25, 2024 0:24:10 GMT -5
Tatum was on the bench for 7 minutes tonight, in those 7 minutes the Heat outscored the Celtics by 16 points! how bout when he was in? We still lost to a less talented team
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Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2024 0:24:38 GMT -5
Joe Mazzulla gives bizarre assessment of Celtics Game 2 defense vs. HeatBy Brian Robb | brobb@masslive.com
The Heat made history in Game 2 on Wednesday night, erupting for a postseason franchise record 23 3-point makes in a 111-101 upset win over the Celtics to even the series at 1-1. The bombardment came from a diverse cast for the undermanned Heat with six different players knocking down multiple 3s as the team shot a scorching-hot 53.5 percent from 3-point range. The move to fire away from deep should not come as a surprising choice. Without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, Miami lacks reliable creators and attackers at the rim outside of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. The team was going to need to roll the dice from beyond the arc to give themselves a chance. Their hot start put added pressure on a Celtics offense that struggled to keep pace and got little help all night beyond their two All-Stars. Yet the assessment of Miami’s stellar shooting after the game led to a bizarre evaluation by Mazzulla of his team’s role defensively in the outburst. “Defensively, obviously they made a conscious effort with free reign to shoot more,” Mazzulla said. “I thought most of those were moderately to heavily contested, so we’re going to have to make the adjustment on some of those.”That assessment stood in contrast to a couple of Celtics players after the defeat as Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday acknowledged the Celtics were willing to let most Heat shooters fire away.Holiday was more candid about Boston’s tactics right out of the gate. Miami’s hot shooting night should have had a familiar feel for the Celtics as Game 2 proved to be the fourth time in the last two postseasons that the Heat shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range. A video review of Miami’s made 3s indicates that Mazzulla’s assertions are dubious. There were maybe 10 total contests of those 23 3-point field goals by the Heat and that’s having a generous threshold for what this author considers to be a contested shot. Boston moderately or heavily contested perhaps a handful of those makes. The rest? The Celtics were inviting wide-open looks. A few came on defensive breakdowns via rotations (another area Boston had to clean up) but the Celtics gameplan here was clear and failed.Mazzulla’s late-game tactics were also questionable. The team threw an extra body at the Herro/Adebayo pick-and-roll and left wide-open hot shooters (Haywood Highsmith, Caleb Martin) with the game on the line with ugly results. Closing the game out with Kristaps Porzingis (-32) over Al Horford (+8) invites debate as well since Horford was the superior defender on this night.Ultimately, there is nothing here that the Celtics can’t clean up going into Game 3. Yet, Mazzulla’s gameplan opened the door for the Heat to fully lean into their high 3-point shooting volume. Miami’s drivers shouldn’t share the Celtics more than their ability to hit the 3-ball in this series. While Jaquez and Martin shot over their heads in Game 2, they did so on wide-open looks. Meanwhile, Boston did a horrific job respecting a host of 40 percent 3-point shooters (Herro, Highsmith, Jovic) and was punished accordingly. The pressure is on Mazzulla and the Celtics to respond on this front in Game 3 to retake command. “I think we’ve gotta be more creative,” Tatum said. “The playoffs are about making adjustments game to game, and they did that...They’re supposed to try to mess things a little up, and make it a little bit tougher. So it’s our job to react in real time, as well as make our adjustments going from game to game.”
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 25, 2024 0:51:25 GMT -5
Tatum was on the bench for 7 minutes tonight, in those 7 minutes the Heat outscored the Celtics by 16 points! how bout when he was in? We still lost to a less talented team when he was in we outscored the Heat by 6!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 5:02:32 GMT -5
For those into politics and the preservation of democracy this came down tonight:
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump ‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.
The identities of seven other defendants, including Giuliani and Meadows, were not immediately released because they had not yet been served with the documents. They were readily identifiable based on descriptions of the defendants, however.
etc, etc, etc ...
This comes on the eve of a SCOTUS ruling regarding immunity for past & present POTUS's. Maybe SCOTUS will smell what's cooking and add this to the recipe historian scholars have provided them in making a decision that ignores their interest in leaning in too far for those that put them in their robes.
SCOTUS better rule that no one is above the law, or we can expect anarchy...........which we may get anyway.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 7:04:49 GMT -5
SPO > Joe
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Post by petey62 on Apr 25, 2024 7:34:36 GMT -5
Joe Mazzulla gives bizarre assessment of Celtics Game 2 defense vs. HeatBy Brian Robb | brobb@masslive.com
The Heat made history in Game 2 on Wednesday night, erupting for a postseason franchise record 23 3-point makes in a 111-101 upset win over the Celtics to even the series at 1-1. The bombardment came from a diverse cast for the undermanned Heat with six different players knocking down multiple 3s as the team shot a scorching-hot 53.5 percent from 3-point range. The move to fire away from deep should not come as a surprising choice. Without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, Miami lacks reliable creators and attackers at the rim outside of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. The team was going to need to roll the dice from beyond the arc to give themselves a chance. Their hot start put added pressure on a Celtics offense that struggled to keep pace and got little help all night beyond their two All-Stars. Yet the assessment of Miami’s stellar shooting after the game led to a bizarre evaluation by Mazzulla of his team’s role defensively in the outburst. “Defensively, obviously they made a conscious effort with free reign to shoot more,” Mazzulla said. “I thought most of those were moderately to heavily contested, so we’re going to have to make the adjustment on some of those.”That assessment stood in contrast to a couple of Celtics players after the defeat as Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday acknowledged the Celtics were willing to let most Heat shooters fire away.Holiday was more candid about Boston’s tactics right out of the gate. Miami’s hot shooting night should have had a familiar feel for the Celtics as Game 2 proved to be the fourth time in the last two postseasons that the Heat shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range. A video review of Miami’s made 3s indicates that Mazzulla’s assertions are dubious. There were maybe 10 total contests of those 23 3-point field goals by the Heat and that’s having a generous threshold for what this author considers to be a contested shot. Boston moderately or heavily contested perhaps a handful of those makes. The rest? The Celtics were inviting wide-open looks. A few came on defensive breakdowns via rotations (another area Boston had to clean up) but the Celtics gameplan here was clear and failed.Mazzulla’s late-game tactics were also questionable. The team threw an extra body at the Herro/Adebayo pick-and-roll and left wide-open hot shooters (Haywood Highsmith, Caleb Martin) with the game on the line with ugly results. Closing the game out with Kristaps Porzingis (-32) over Al Horford (+8) invites debate as well since Horford was the superior defender on this night.Ultimately, there is nothing here that the Celtics can’t clean up going into Game 3. Yet, Mazzulla’s gameplan opened the door for the Heat to fully lean into their high 3-point shooting volume. Miami’s drivers shouldn’t share the Celtics more than their ability to hit the 3-ball in this series. While Jaquez and Martin shot over their heads in Game 2, they did so on wide-open looks. Meanwhile, Boston did a horrific job respecting a host of 40 percent 3-point shooters (Herro, Highsmith, Jovic) and was punished accordingly. The pressure is on Mazzulla and the Celtics to respond on this front in Game 3 to retake command. “I think we’ve gotta be more creative,” Tatum said. “The playoffs are about making adjustments game to game, and they did that...They’re supposed to try to mess things a little up, and make it a little bit tougher. So it’s our job to react in real time, as well as make our adjustments going from game to game.”
He is a major reason why this team plays the way it does. He is mediocre at game planning and in-game adjustments. For him to say MIA's 3-point shots were "moderately or heavily contested" is absolutely insane, all while the players are admitting they purposely encouraged them to shoot by NOT closing out with hard contests. I don't understand why this guy is our coach.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 8:37:15 GMT -5
This also pisses me off:
Ira Winderman: Jayson Tatum, “Especially with that team, it’s never going to go how people expect it to go.” – viaTwitter IraHeatBeat Top Rumors, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
ClutchPoints: “You gotta give them credit … It wasn’t like we weren’t playing hard or connected.” Jayson Tatum discusses the Heat’s great shooting night against the Celtics in their Game 2 win 🗣 (via @danield1214) pic.twitter.com/w0FecENYt8
They did NOT play hard and were NOT connected. Scal mentioned it several times...............
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 8:39:37 GMT -5
ared Weiss: Jayson Tatum has a wrap on his middle finger on his left hand: “I jammed my shit the other day.” – viaTwitter JaredWeissNBA Injuries, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
ClutchPoints: “Sometimes that’s the playoffs… we are dealing with a very good basketball team and so are we.” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks about the difference in play between Game 2 and Game 1 of their playoff series against the Celtics 🗣 (Via @zachweinberger) pic.twitter.com/rfvq2OQmth
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 8:40:22 GMT -5
Wes Goldberg: Erik Spoelstra to Tyler Herro “That’s the best playmaking you’ve ever done.” pic.twitter.com/mtkEWqnz0z
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 25, 2024 8:41:25 GMT -5
StatMuse: Fun fact: Erik Spoelstra is 10-3 in Game 2s after losing Game 1. pic.twitter.com/uIpq3iPq15 – viaTwitter statmuse Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat
Bobby Manning: Bam Adebayo said the #Heat have never let doubt creep into their locker room and they’ve done so by limiting scheme and personnel talk and making things more about ‘basketball.’ – viaTwitter RealBobManning Bam Adebayo, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
Bobby Manning: Mazzulla on facing adversity: “To think you’re going to go through a series … it’s unfortunate that losing a game (is seen) as adversity.” – viaTwitter RealBobManning Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
Souichi Terada: Joe Mazzulla: “Two completely different games from Game 1 and Game 2 based on the scheme. More switching on their part and higher pickup points. Gotta fight for spacing.” – viaTwitter SouichiTerada Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
Bobby Manning: Mazzulla: “For it to be a two-possession game for the majority of the fourth quarter … you’re looking to be more efficient (on offense) … they switched and they didn’t double as much.” – viaTwitter RealBobManning Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
Jared Weiss: Jaylen Brown said the Celtics need to not look to the refs for calls and just embrace the physicality: “It’s a mindset. It’s a lifestyle. You just gotta embrace it and I don’t think we did. They embraced it.” – viaTwitter JaredWeissNBA Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
Jared Weiss: Jaylen Brown: “Guys that we want shooting the ball was hitting them and we couldn’t get them to miss. We thought they were decent closeouts.” – viaTwitter JaredWeissNBA Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
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