ATL -Fizdale Fizzles Out in NY

Chuck Diesel · Post #1221 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:31 pm

Plossum wrote:When did Horford become the Giannis stopper? All I remember is Giannis dunking all over him in the playoffs last year.

Yeah but most of the media has it in their minds that he’s a Giannis stopper so it’s gotta be real.

theFireBlanket · Post #1222 » by **theFireBlanket** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:57 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
Plossum wrote:When did Horford become the Giannis stopper? All I remember is Giannis dunking all over him in the playoffs last year.

Yeah but most of the media has it in their minds that he’s a Giannis stopper so it’s gotta be real.

He gave him trouble til that series, when Giannis started bodying him up & wearing him down.

Christmas Day Giannis health was the Giannis stopper. His back issue led to getting in his head & playing way off. Not Horford or Embiid.

blazza18 · Post #1223 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 1:01 am

Can't believe how often Harden still gets away with grabbing and/or locking the defenders arm. Trash basketball.

MFDooom · Post #1224 » by **MFDooom** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 1:05 am

Plossum wrote:When did Horford become the Giannis stopper? All I remember is Giannis dunking all over him in the playoffs last year.

Same reason Kawhi is a Giannis stopper even though he was triple teamed all series.

Mags FTW · Post #1225 » by **Mags FTW** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 1:22 am

Let that be a lesson, chumps. You shoot your wad to blow us out, you start a losing streak.

Antinomy · Post #1226 » by **Antinomy** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 1:57 am

Ron Swanson wrote:Our 2nd and 3rd best players are better than anyone on the Sixers roster not named Joel Embiid. Tell me where the lie is.

As I’ve been saying for a while now. I would easily take Middleton as a 2nd guy over any team not named Clippers or Lakers.

PG Graveyard · Post #1227 » by **PG Graveyard** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 2:04 am

BroncoBuck wrote:
PG Graveyard wrote:
BroncoBuck wrote:Remember when the national media was calling the Bucks dumb for not paying Brogdon and going with Hill and Matthews instead?

Don’t here a peep from them now.

Are you sure? I still hear it basically anytime a national person talks about the bucks

Eh the bigger guys Lowe, KOC, etc. have started to cool on the take while the jabronis continue to hammer it (Bill Simmons keeps saying Brogdon is an all star lol). I feel like two thirds of the NBA analysts don’t even watch the games anymore.

I think Lowe has Brogdon as an all star. At the very least he said on his latest podcast that he has him ahead of Middleton.

Ron Swanson · Post #1228 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 2:14 am

Which is weird because Middleton has clearly been the better player this season. At this point Sabonis is the more deserving All-Star for Indy. But Lowe is a guy who tends to cling to his early season narratives.

Pachinko_ · Post #1229 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 2:39 am

I reckon Celtics are probably the 2nd best team in the East and our most likely opponent in the ECF.
Miami is great but playing so many rookies and undrafted guys will eventually take its toll, Toronto is great but losing Kawhi kinda set their ceiling, Sixers are not what they're supposed to be (and in danger of making a panic move by the deadline) and the Pacers are already all they can be without a legit star and Oladipo will probably not have enough time to change that. And the Celtics themselves are not a massive standout, just a little better than the rest IMO, just a well coached team with capable but not outstanding players in every position.

It will be a massive disappointment if we don't make it out of the East IMHO. The conference is just not in great shape at the top end right now.

Plossum · Post #1230 » by **Plossum** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 3:09 am

MFDooom wrote:
Plossum wrote:When did Horford become the Giannis stopper? All I remember is Giannis dunking all over him in the playoffs last year.

Same reason Kawhi is a Giannis stopper even though he was triple teamed all series.

Kawhi does a much better job on Giannis than Horford from what I’ve seen.

blazza18 · Post #1231 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 3:26 am

Paul has been quite good down the stretch here. Gonna be great seeing him do this for the Bucks.

DrWood · Post #1232 » by **DrWood** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 3:28 am

I'd love for Philly to stay #6. Miami could get them out of the way for us.

blazza18 · Post #1233 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 3:28 am

And Gallinari just forces a turnover on Luka. 2020 gonna be lit.

drone3 · Post #1234 » by **drone3** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 5:57 am

Plossum wrote:
MFDooom wrote:
Plossum wrote:When did Horford become the Giannis stopper? All I remember is Giannis dunking all over him in the playoffs last year.

Same reason Kawhi is a Giannis stopper even though he was triple teamed all series.

Kawhi does a much better job on Giannis than Horford from what I’ve seen.

Nah, I'm pretty sure this is from the start of the Bucks - Celts playoff series from last season when Gianiss just couldn't get past Horford. I think after the 3rd match Horford was so worn out we just annihilated them.

Coach Carter · Post #1235 » by **Coach Carter** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 7:15 am

blazza18 wrote:Paul has been quite good down the stretch here. Gonna be great seeing him do this for the Bucks.

Paul would give phili the creation they need. They could offer horford + Zhaire. Hope Presti doesn't do it. That would be such an unlikable team.

drone3 · Post #1236 » by **drone3** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 8:02 am

Coach Carter wrote:
blazza18 wrote:Paul has been quite good down the stretch here. Gonna be great seeing him do this for the Bucks.

Paul would give phili the creation they need. They could offer horford + Zhaire. Hope Presti doesn't do it. That would be such an unlikable team.

But Simmons camp would go loco.

Bucksfan28 · Post #1237 » by **Bucksfan28** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 8:54 am

Ron Swanson wrote:But Lowe is a guy who tends to cling to his early season narratives.

Understatement of the decade.

Perseus1966 · Post #1238 » by **Perseus1966** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 9:48 am

damn i have a toothache ,i am going to 76ers board to read their comments.
I tihink i will feel better

TroyD92 · Post #1239 » by **TroyD92** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 9:54 am

Coach Carter wrote:
blazza18 wrote:Paul has been quite good down the stretch here. Gonna be great seeing him do this for the Bucks.

Paul would give phili the creation they need. They could offer horford + Zhaire. Hope Presti doesn't do it. That would be such an unlikable team.

Where does Simmons play? Trade makes no sense unless it’s a total shakeup that includes Simmons getting jettisoned

blazza18 · Post #1240 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 1, 2020 11:16 am

Love that me saying Paul to the Bucks turns into a Paul to the Sixers.