NBA 2021-22---- NBA LEGEND Bill Russell 1934-2022 RIP

[King Postwhore]

I think it's something they heard in every stadium honestly.   Is it right?  No.  Can we as fans heckle with some decorum?  You bet.

But he says it as his teammate swears in front of his child at the podium. Better to just say, the fans are excited.  It's playoff basketball.  Others he comes off like he did.

[bosk1]

Yeah, I don't disagree with any of that.  But I also think that, again, you have to take what Klay and Kerr said in context--which was, again, just a short response to reporters asking them about it.  They didn't go on some long rant.  Basically just gave a 3 second answer and moved on to the next thing.

Honestly, I think Draymond responded better.  He basically laughed it off and said, "That's playoff basketball.  I've heard worse."  (that was on his show, anyway; I didn't see any clips of him responding to the media asking about it, although I'm sure they must have if he talked about it on his show later last night)

Anyhow, this is a pretty good series.  I wouldn't have complained at all if the Warriors swept the Celtics and won by 40 points every night.  Other than Boston fans and advertisers, I think everyone in the country would have loved that.  But it's fan that they are trading haymakers with each other too.  Boston has definitely stepped it up from what I saw in the Miami series.  It'll be interesting to see what happens if the Warriors tie it up on Friday and come back to SF with it becoming a best of 3 series.

[King Postwhore]

I expect the Warriors to come out on fire Friday night.  I'm hoping not to be 2-2 heading to SF.

[TAC]

On a different topic (same topic as far as the NBA finals; but different in terms of the above two points), I am gaining a lot of respect for Derrick White and Marcus Smart.  They both seem like good dudes, players who give their all from opening tip to the 4th quarter buzzer, and have tremendous basketball IQ.  I really like both of those guys.

Derrick White has had a great series. Since he's gotten here, he's been an extremely inconsistent shooter, but he is capable of going off.  He's been key off the bench.

Bosk, the Marcus Smart experience is a hoot. I mean, he is all over the place. In the rugby scrum where Draymond fouled out, it was Smart who came out with the ball. On one hand, he makes winning plays all over the place, but he almost single handedly handed the Heat a Game 7 victory.

There are those that feel that Tatum will be unable to achieve the alpha status with Smart in the mix, but Tatum is not ready for it anyway.

But I watch Smart play and I lmao at some of the things he does. He's a dirt dog for sure. But he's a big time flopper too.

[King Postwhore]

And surprisingly,  he hasn't flopped much this series. 

[TAC]

there's been no need to. This series has been so nice to watch. The refs are letting them play. The Bucks and Heat series were fucking slogfests.

[Azyiu]

There are those that feel that Tatum will be unable to achieve the alpha status with Smart in the mix, but Tatum is not ready for it anyway.

But I watch Smart play and I lmao at some of the things he does. He's a dirt dog for sure. But he's a big time flopper too.

I think Tatum actually plays great in the series. He couldn't find ways to score in game 1, so he played as a facilitator. And then he seemed to have figured things out in game 2 and 3. The thing I like about him is, he is not afraid of taking tough shot when he has to. I don't watch the Celtics enough in the regular season to say much else, but based on what I have seen this spring, he has got what it take to become the alpha dog. He is just quiet by nature compared to Smart.

[KevShmev]

I didn't see the game (was watching the new Top Gun!, but I cracked up when I saw that Green had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 fouls. 

I agree with the take this morning that it might go down as the worst game in Finals history by a future Hall of Famer (which he unfortunately will be). 

Good.  Let the hate flow through you.   

 

Acknowledging again that sports hate is different from real hate, Green isn't a relevant enough player for me to summon a lot of sports hate.  My sports hate is generally directed at players on teams that get in the way of my favorite teams (see: my sports hate for countless Red Wings from the later 90s ) or ones who go out of their way to injure players on my favorite teams (see: Nick Kypreos).  A largely irrelevant supporting cast guy like Green is easy to dislike because of what a dirty troll he is, but he doesn't rise to the level of sports hate for me.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

If the statistics go how they have been in the finals and playoffs so far, FMVP is going to be an interesting decision.  If the Warriors win it seems pretty clear it'll be Steph.  But if the Celtics win it'll be less clear.  Even though Tatum won the Bird trophy, some were making the case that Horford was more deserving.  He's harming his case in the small sample size of the finals though with his poor play in game 2.  But Brown is arguably outplaying Tatum in ways at the moment as well.  The next few games are going to be unusually important in deciding it, and we could have an ironic Iguadola situation depending upon the narrative. 

[TAC]

I don't watch the Celtics enough in the regular season to say much else, but based on what I have seen this spring, he has got what it take to become the alpha dog. He is just quiet by nature compared to Smart.

Tatum has had a pretty well rounded playoff, but he's not been a dominant force. It's really his personality. Plus, he's only 24. But he's maturing before our eyes.

[bosk1]

Speaking of Iguodala, I love the guy, but he really feels like he is a liability now when he is out there.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

He's more of an assistant coach than a player now. 

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Draymond seems to care more about his podcast and TNT appearance deal than playing at this point.  Kerr should probably just bench him for the rest of the game and let him get his podcast out early.

Is Robert Williams 8 feet tall?

[TAC]

Typical Celtics. Can't play from ahead in a series.

[King Postwhore]

Can I say that Curry is one tough superstar?!  Guts x infinity.

[TAC]

3rd quarter. Buckle up!

[TAC]

Curry is ridiculous.

[King Postwhore]

Never play him beer pong.

[TAC]

What's beer pong? Is that like Quarters?

[King Postwhore]

WWWWWWWW


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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TAC]

Best 3rd so far for the Celts. Only -6 

[King Postwhore]

 

Great game. I'm dying. Lol

[TAC]

They gotta get on Curry like a glove.

How many layups have the Celtics missed??

[King Postwhore]

It's a battle for sure. It's like a toe to toe 10th round battle in the ring right now.

Who can make stops?

[TAC]

It's like a toe to toe 10th round battle in the ring right now.

Toetally!

[King Postwhore]

Metatarsaly!

[King Postwhore]

7 game series. Going to be a bloodbath
  Blood from RJ & Chad.  Lol

[KevShmev]

The NBA is so bad to watch now more often than not.  Wanna get drunk?  Take a shot every time a guy throws up a random 3 with more than 10 seconds still on the shot clock. You'll be blackout drunk early in the 2nd quarter. 

[jingle.boy]

Impressive how the entire Celtics lineup became bricklayers in the last 5 minutes of the game.  And to Kev's point ... just keep heaving up 3s, instead of going for a better look - I think one of their shots was an airball  .  Spoiler alert .... 2>0.

[Azyiu]

That's called experience, I guess? The Dubs just kept playing calmer and cooler as the game progressed, vs the C's felt they always needed to make a big play or something. Damn! Now the Dubs got home court back, and it is hard to win another one in SF.

[KevShmev]

That's called experience, I guess? The Dubs just kept playing calmer and cooler as the game progressed, vs the C's felt they always needed to make a big play or something. Damn! Now the Dubs got home court back, and it is hard to win another one in SF.

Boston is 8-3 on the road in the playoffs, so I think they can absolutely win another in Golden St, or even two if that is what it takes.  When you are that good defensively, that travels well, but of course you always worry about home cooking when it comes to officiating, which has been a glaring issue with the NBA for as long as I've been watching.

[bosk1]

Boston is 8-3 on the road in the playoffs, so I think they can absolutely win another in Golden St, or even two if that is what it takes. 

Of course they can.  But I don't think they will.  I still think it is over in 6.

[King Postwhore]

It's going 7.  At least that's what I think.

[lonestar]

One more...

[King Postwhore]

SF D excellent and the C's turning over without real pressure is the downfall. You can't give a great defensive team easy turnovers when they are getting turnovers from pressure.

They lost their pose.