GT: The Evil Empire (BKN) vs Bahstan Saltics: NBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 1 (5/22/2021 8pm EST ABC)

MrDollarBills · Post #321 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:48 am

GTR11 wrote:This thing will be over in four

I think we beat the brakes off of them Tuesday. Game 3 will be a war.

Post #322 » by **CalamityX12** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:49 am

Yea gm 2 should be a damn sonic boom like attack

Sharcm1 · Post #323 » by **Sharcm1** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:51 am

Ok turned it around. I think Irving changed things. Got the big three going. If they hit their shots they will be fine. First half the nets just missed everything they normally make. Second half they actually ran some plays to get players open. I thought they went one on one too much in this game. Ball movement and depth got the nets here. Gonna need it in the next series

spre8well · Post #324 » by **spre8well** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:51 am

Still amazed that KD is able to walk away from that fall like nothing happened

Lamak · Post #325 » by **Lamak** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:52 am

scary hours are here

MrDollarBills · Post #326 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:53 am

THE EVIL EMPIRE WINS AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!

DarkXaero · Post #327 » by **DarkXaero** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:54 am

NyCeEvO wrote:I honestly don’t care that we won. I’m not happy. Just like the Chicago game I saw in person that we won. The foundation of the offense is mainly ISO. You cannot win this way in the latter stages of the playoffs against better defenses.

There’s no excuse for a team with this collection of offensive talent to not blow out this Boston team by 30pts (especially without Jaylen Brown). It wasn’t a blowout because we don’t run through good, quality offensive sets not let the others do the heavy leg lifting for most of the game and make way for the stars to close out.

I actually do not agree with this at all. It's actually the opposite, ISO offense becomes more valuable as teams go deeper into playoffs.

Post #328 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:54 am

DarkXaero wrote:As great as KD has been over his career, I do not trust him in the clutch for us. He has let us down almost every time.

KD is uber-elite off the ball and when he makes quick decisions as soon as he gets the ball.

I haven’t looked it up, but I have the feeling that the longer he holds the ball and operates as a primary ball handler, the worse off he is as a player and we are as a team. I don’t trust his decision making. I don’t understand why KD operates as a PG sometimes despite being on the floor with Harden and Kyrie. It doesn’t make sense to me.

Post #329 » by **Rich Rane** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:56 am

Lamak wrote:scary hours are here

Not quite. Played far from their best, but still got the W. Hopefully Brooklyn gets it together soon and the fear of God is put in the rest of the league.

Sharcm1 · Post #330 » by **Sharcm1** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:57 am

Everyone was a plus on the team except Shamet. Lol. He was minus 14. He had a good month the whole season and now he’s back to sucking. Awesome

GTR11 · Post #331 » by **GTR11** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:57 am

NyCeEvO wrote:I honestly don’t care that we won. I’m not happy. Just like the Chicago game I saw in person that we won. The foundation of the offense is mainly ISO. You cannot win this way in the latter stages of the playoffs against better defenses.

There’s no excuse for a team with this collection of offensive talent to not blow out this Boston team by 30pts (especially without Jaylen Brown). It wasn’t a blowout because we don’t run through good, quality offensive sets not let the others do the heavy leg lifting for most of the game and make way for the stars to close out.

It's mind boggling why we dial up iso sets for KD so much. When he plays within the flow It's much more easier and allows rest of the team keep big 3 fresh. I'm really dumbfounded to be honest.

Sharcm1 · Post #332 » by **Sharcm1** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:58 am

spre8well wrote:Still amazed that KD is able to walk away from that fall like nothing happened

Omg I thought he broke his arm the way he fell on it. I was shocked he had nothing wrong with him

Karate Diop · Post #333 » by **Karate Diop** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:59 am

It was like they ran an entirely different offense then they did in the regular season...

Whiskey Slick · Post #334 » by **Whiskey Slick** » Sun May 23, 2021 2:59 am

Let the loud mouths in the media tell us again how the Nets can't win a championship because of their defense, after we literally held Tatum to ZERO FG's in the entire second half and Kemba Walker barely more than ZERO.

The only time Kemba hit two meaningless 3's was in garbage time.

Pablo Escobar · Post #335 » by **Pablo Escobar** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:01 am

DarkXaero wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:I honestly don’t care that we won. I’m not happy. Just like the Chicago game I saw in person that we won. The foundation of the offense is mainly ISO. You cannot win this way in the latter stages of the playoffs against better defenses.

There’s no excuse for a team with this collection of offensive talent to not blow out this Boston team by 30pts (especially without Jaylen Brown). It wasn’t a blowout because we don’t run through good, quality offensive sets not let the others do the heavy leg lifting for most of the game and make way for the stars to close out.
I actually do not agree with this at all. It's actually the opposite, ISO offense becomes more valuable as teams go deeper into playoffs.

This is why he was so valuable for the Warriors. And also why he and Kerr, butted heads quite a bit lol. Ball movement is cute, but when things slow down you need guys that can get you a bucket at will.

MrDollarBills · Post #336 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:01 am

Look how triggered some of these dudes are:

African Canadian Steve Nash thinks the NewyorkBA giving him a team and a championship will make people forget how his wife did more with the Phoenix Suns roster than he did?

New Jersey were putting in crowd noise over the speakers in the 1990s. Nothing has changed, just sold it to some foreign guys, moved to a stadium where the Beastie Boys live.

Irvine is so fake.

Shouldn't he be in Estonia solving the hunger problem.

Instead of playing the basketball, go take them some food.

Don't just talk big things, actually do it.

Take them some burritos, and steak sandwiches, and steak sandwiches.

Neither team has a real coach.

The Knicks do.

Nets' MVP for the game: Kemba!

John Carroll is watching the Celtics, thinking that he is a better coach than what they have.

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

Whiskey Slick · Post #337 » by **Whiskey Slick** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:02 am

Karate Diop wrote:
It was like they ran an entirely different offense then they did in the regular season...

Not trying to make excuses, but I think 8 days off had something to do with that.

I fully expect us to score our usual 120+ in Game 2, if not 130+

DarkXaero · Post #338 » by **DarkXaero** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:03 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
DarkXaero wrote:As great as KD has been over his career, I do not trust him in the clutch for us. He has let us down almost every time.

KD is uber-elite off the ball and when he makes quick decisions as soon as he gets the ball.

I haven’t looked it up, but I have the feeling that the longer he holds the ball and operates as a primary ball handler, the worse off he is as a player and we are as a team. I don’t trust his decision making. I don’t understand why KD operates as a PG sometimes despite being on the floor with Harden and Kyrie. It doesn’t make sense to me.

It's not so much that I don't trust his decision making, it's more that I don't trust his handles, his passing ability, and his ability to make shots as much. I know he has had an illustrious career full of clutch plays/shots, but we haven't really seen it here on the Nets. The only one that comes to mind is his 3pt shot against Denver early in the season.

MrDollarBills · Post #339 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:03 am

Whiskey Slick wrote:Let the loud mouths in the media tell us again how the Nets can't win a championship because of their defense, after we literally held Tatum to ZERO FG's in the entire second half and Kemba Walker barely more than ZERO.

The only time Kemba hit two meaningless 3's was in garbage time.

Yep. Tatum got shut down. The refs bailed him out on a BS flagrant foul call otherwise dude would have posted a donut in the 2nd half.

Meanwhile, Kyrie played at a God tier level.

MrDollarBills · Post #340 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun May 23, 2021 3:05 am

DarkXaero wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
DarkXaero wrote:As great as KD has been over his career, I do not trust him in the clutch for us. He has let us down almost every time.

KD is uber-elite off the ball and when he makes quick decisions as soon as he gets the ball.

I haven’t looked it up, but I have the feeling that the longer he holds the ball and operates as a primary ball handler, the worse off he is as a player and we are as a team. I don’t trust his decision making. I don’t understand why KD operates as a PG sometimes despite being on the floor with Harden and Kyrie. It doesn’t make sense to me.
It's not so much that I don't trust his decision making, it's more that I don't trust his handles, his passing ability, and his ability to make shots as much. I know he has had an illustrious career full of clutch plays/shots, but we haven't really seen it here on the Nets. The only one that comes to mind is his 3pt shot against Denver early in the season.

I would prefer Kyrie to take on more of the ISO load. I would like to see KD do more screening, catching, and shooting over the switched defender in the midrange or three point line.