ATL - Offseason - 72 Game Season Begins 12/22

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #721 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:33 am

Goran going from a 28 mpg after thought to 35 minutes of really good ball helps the Heat a ton.

midranger · Post #722 » by **midranger** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:33 am

When I watch other teams, I just assume they’re going to make everything. That bucks....

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #723 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:34 am

Kind of crazy. Herro made such a smart play to run the clock (dont care what JVG said)....OMG MJ is agreeing with me.... to only have Butler blow it

blazza18 · Post #724 » by **blazza18** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:35 am

Some fun shot making the last few minutes. Poor Brown can't make it b2b2b threes.

Post #725 » by **Prez** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:35 am

Feel like basketball fans were robbed that Dragic wasn't on a title contender for basically the entirety of his prime, and only now at age 34 is he on a great team. Honestly think there's a world where he gets drafted to a 2000s Spurs or current Raptors type situation early on in his career and has a slightly poor man's Tony Parker type career.

Post #726 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:39 am

Miami on the moneyline for the last three weeks has been unfortunately wonderful.

Plossum · Post #727 » by **Plossum** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:39 am

Tough one for Boston. Only lost one quarter but did so by 20. Miami is tough, resilient and skilled. Lot of respect for them.

AussieBuck · Post #728 » by **AussieBuck** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:40 am

Prez wrote:Feel like basketball fans were robbed that Dragic wasn't on a title contender for basically the entirety of his prime, and only now at age 34 is he on a great team. Honestly think there's a world where he gets drafted to a 2000s Spurs or current Raptors type situation early on in his career and has a slightly poor man's Tony Parker type career.

Granted I've always been on the Parker is wildly overrated train but Dragic is better IMO.

SupremeHustle · Post #729 » by **SupremeHustle** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:41 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Miami on the moneyline for the last three weeks has been unfortunately wonderful.

I just don't understand betting at all, but now I'm getting the XBOX and PS5 for free so whatever.

blazza18 · Post #730 » by **blazza18** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:43 am

I did not know this at all. Might mean something. Might not :dontknow:

Read on Twitter

mattg · Post #731 » by **mattg** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:44 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Kind of crazy. Herro made such a smart play to run the clock (dont care what JVG said)....OMG MJ is agreeing with me.... to only have Butler blow it

Yeah was a bit weird. Like why wouldn't you want to be running 10 seconds of clock when you're up 3 with 23 seconds left in the game. Obviously if you hit that, it's a dagger, but the smart play is to run the clock and still get a shot off.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #732 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:44 am

AussieBuck wrote:
Prez wrote:Feel like basketball fans were robbed that Dragic wasn't on a title contender for basically the entirety of his prime, and only now at age 34 is he on a great team. Honestly think there's a world where he gets drafted to a 2000s Spurs or current Raptors type situation early on in his career and has a slightly poor man's Tony Parker type career.

Granted I've always been on the Parker is wildly overrated train but Dragic is better IMO.

yeah that is where i am at. Parker maybe a better scorer but Goran on that team would've been beautiful. Brent Barry would've approved of this alternate universe.

Plossum · Post #733 » by **Plossum** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:51 am

blazza18 wrote:I did not know this at all. Might mean something. Might not

Read on Twitter

There’s really not much you can do about it though. I’ve heard some pundits say the home team should always start with ball each quarter but I don’t really like changing rules like that.

Some teams adjusted to bubble life better than others. Perhaps bubble is a good indication of how much home court matters though?

HurricaneKid · Post #734 » by **HurricaneKid** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:56 am

Miami gonna **** around and win a title.

Completely blown away that they turned that pile of $#!+ contracts into a championship team.

lvckv · Post #735 » by **lvckv** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:59 am

Man, I thought this was game 1. Only watched the end and the announcers were talking about 2-0... I even watched Denver the other night and don't remember hearing or seeing anything about game 1 in this series lol...

brettski · Post #736 » by **brettski** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:03 am

lvckv wrote:Man, I thought this was game 1. Only watched the end and the announcers were talking about 2-0... I even watched Denver the other night and don't remember hearing or seeing anything about game 1 in this series lol...

Then you missed an incredible OT block by Bam

Plossum · Post #737 » by **Plossum** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:07 am

The Giannis-less Bucks are the only team to beat Miami this post season. Who would’ve guessed?

Post #738 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:20 am

AussieBuck wrote:
Prez wrote:Feel like basketball fans were robbed that Dragic wasn't on a title contender for basically the entirety of his prime, and only now at age 34 is he on a great team. Honestly think there's a world where he gets drafted to a 2000s Spurs or current Raptors type situation early on in his career and has a slightly poor man's Tony Parker type career.

Granted I've always been on the Parker is wildly overrated train but Dragic is better IMO.

Eh, there’s a lot to be said for showing up night in and night out and giving great effort. Parker was a stud you could always count on.

Dragic? Crazy talented but not always reliable.

Starting a team would take young Parker over young Dragic ten times out of ten.

AussieBuck · Post #739 » by **AussieBuck** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:31 am

paulpressey25 wrote:
AussieBuck wrote:
Prez wrote:Feel like basketball fans were robbed that Dragic wasn't on a title contender for basically the entirety of his prime, and only now at age 34 is he on a great team. Honestly think there's a world where he gets drafted to a 2000s Spurs or current Raptors type situation early on in his career and has a slightly poor man's Tony Parker type career.

Granted I've always been on the Parker is wildly overrated train but Dragic is better IMO.

Eh, there’s a lot to be said for showing up night in and night out and giving great effort. Parker was a stud you could always count on.

Dragic? Crazy talented but not always reliable.

Starting a team would take young Parker over young Dragic ten times out of ten.

Parker was a wildly erratic third guy for the first half of his career. Couldn't disagree more. Certainly didn't defend any harder.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #740 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:35 am

dragics kiIIing me