Playoffs!?

Murray_17 · Post #101 » by **Murray_17** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:23 am

I don't get why Doris says that was a great look given the time in the clock, i don't care if you're steph curry. He got open but had to do a flare for god sake

Sixteen · Post #102 » by **Sixteen** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:24 am

Stanford wrote:
Phila Tough wrote:This would have been a good year to get the #1 seed. Bucks 2nd round opponent will be a tier or two below The Celtics.

Do you even need to say it?

I don't need to say 98% of my post. Most of the time I post when I'm bored @ work..this being one of those times

Negrodamus · Post #103 » by **Negrodamus** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:24 am

Love having Harden and have no complaints… but I would have been 100% fine with Ben for Fox like I was advocating for. He just needed a supporting cast and a running mate to finally break out.

mjkvol · Post #104 » by **mjkvol** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:25 am

Everything you could ask of an NBA playoff game. Fox and Monk were remarkable, Curry continues to make his case as one of the greatest to ever play, and you couldn't draw up a better atmosphere than Sacramento produced.

mjkvol · Post #105 » by **mjkvol** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:27 am

Murray_17 wrote:I don't get why Doris says that was a great look given the time in the clock, i don't care if you're steph curry. He got open but had to do a flare for god sake

Oh man, completely agree. Great look? On one leg with one arm from three? C'mon, Doris.

phillynative · Post #106 » by **phillynative** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:29 am

Watching
Brunson vs Mitchell Steph vs Fox battle

Shows you what elite shot creation on the perimeter looks like and the fact that we are missing that.

phillynative · Post #107 » by **phillynative** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:35 am

Jailblazers7 wrote:Draymond is trying so hard to get a tech tonight. He’s gets away with so much just because his baseline level of shenanigans is so high.

Yes he did the same thing embiid got a tech for . He knocked Barnes hand off him after the play concluded.

Post #108 » by **Stanford** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:23 pm

Phila Tough wrote:
Stanford wrote:
Phila Tough wrote:This would have been a good year to get the #1 seed. Bucks 2nd round opponent will be a tier or two below The Celtics.

Do you even need to say it?

I don't need to say 98% of my post. Most of the time I post when I'm bored @ work..this being one of those times

No no, I mean, do we need to bring up the time we did finish first, and how well that worked out for us?

phillynative · Post #109 » by **phillynative** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:47 pm

Seriously does the celtics have any weaknesses we may be able to tackle???

Jailblazers7 · Post #110 » by **Jailblazers7** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:03 pm

phillynative wrote:Seriously does the celtics have any weaknesses we may be able to tackle???

I think Embiid will eat up their front line & we actually have a decent set of defenders to throw at the Jays now between PJ/Tobi/McDaniels/Melton. As long as we don’t overhelp on defense, I think we can hold up reasonably well on defense.

We’d need a dominant Embiid series but the matchup is far less of a mismatch than it has been in prior years.

phillynative · Post #111 » by **phillynative** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:22 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:
phillynative wrote:Seriously does the celtics have any weaknesses we may be able to tackle???

I think Embiid will eat up their front line & we actually have a decent set of defenders to throw at the Jays now between PJ/Tobi/McDaniels/Melton. As long as we don’t overhelp on defense, I think we can hold up reasonably well on defense.

We’d need a dominant Embiid series but the matchup is far less of a mismatch than it has been in prior years.

My concern is Embiid being the anchor defensively Al horford is going to stretch him out of the paint. Tobi, Tucker and Niang offer no resistance down there . I think Doc will have to go with McDaniels more next round.

Jailblazers7 · Post #112 » by **Jailblazers7** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:37 pm

I could actually see us going to zone more frequently against Boston to prevent Embiid from getting pulled out of the paint. It’ll be interesting to see how each team approaches the matchup.

mjkvol · Post #113 » by **mjkvol** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:44 pm

phillynative wrote:
Jailblazers7 wrote:
phillynative wrote:Seriously does the celtics have any weaknesses we may be able to tackle???

I think Embiid will eat up their front line & we actually have a decent set of defenders to throw at the Jays now between PJ/Tobi/McDaniels/Melton. As long as we don’t overhelp on defense, I think we can hold up reasonably well on defense.

We’d need a dominant Embiid series but the matchup is far less of a mismatch than it has been in prior years.

My concern is Embiid being the anchor defensively Al horford is going to stretch him out of the paint. Tobi, Tucker and Niang offer no resistance down there . I think Doc will have to go with McDaniels more next round.

If his play yesterday was at all a harbinger, Tucker could very well be an x-factor this year, the type of intangible piece we've been missing in the playoffs as well as being the guy that does the dirty work inside. His presence might be the biggest difference in how we can go about defending the Celtics, like maybe guarding Horford to keep Embiid in rim protector mode.

76ciology · Post #114 » by **76ciology** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:16 pm

phillynative wrote:Seriously does the celtics have any weaknesses we may be able to tackle???

Al and Grant Williams are not good ISO defenders and are most targeted by teams, that Harden or Maxey can cook if they switch. Celts also does not have that scottie barnes-Tucker type tweener who can defend Harden and switch to Embiid. Simply, they don’t have an answer for our PnR. So yeah, they need to double Embiid at the elbow. Biid may get some good looks if they play drop defense.

We are a heavy Isolation offense team. Celts on the other hand..

Spoiler:

Celts concedes 2nd most short mid range and long mid range shots, Embiid and Harden are two of the league’s best mid range shooters.

Tatum is not a superstar alpha scorer that is close to Biid’s level (see my posts and national media talked about this like Windy’s podcast back in march), specially in crunch time.

Personally, I find us beating them the last 3 games.
1st game = we were trying to find our ground
2nd game = Celts started Blake and Blake made 5 3s

Spoiler:

3rd game = we controlled almost entire game; we left Al horford open for 3 repeatedly. Tatum made a low % 3 to win it (he’s just shooting 28% from top of the arc this season). Maxey still not starting

Spoiler:

4th game = we won this but Celts were hiding their cards with Jaylen not playing

Spoiler:

Bonus

Watch on YouTube

Negrodamus · Post #115 » by **Negrodamus** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:20 pm

I'm not worried about Embiid against the Celtics. I think we win that series if we can get 75% of what James Harden was in Houston. When Harden shows up, this team is unstoppable.

76ciology · Post #116 » by **76ciology** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:58 pm

Embiid is shooting 57.6FG% from the right elbow while only 43% on the elbow elbow. 54% from the FT line area where he do most of his damage.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #117 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:20 pm

And down goes Anthony Davis. That guy can't stay healthy for more than one half of basketball. Seriously frustrating to watch and I"m not even a Laker fan.

Jamel_Embiiden · Post #118 » by **Jamel_Embiiden** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:25 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:And down goes Anthony Davis. That guy can't stay healthy for more than one half of basketball. Seriously frustrating to watch and I"m not even a Laker fan.

Seems like it might just be a stinger

Jailblazers7 · Post #119 » by **Jailblazers7** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:25 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:And down goes Anthony Davis. That guy can't stay healthy for more than one half of basketball. Seriously frustrating to watch and I"m not even a Laker fan.

Yeah, it just sucks. This should be a great series but it feels decided after one half because he can’t stay on the court.

mjkvol · Post #120 » by **mjkvol** » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:34 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:And down goes Anthony Davis. That guy can't stay healthy for more than one half of basketball. Seriously frustrating to watch and I"m not even a Laker fan.

Yeah, it just sucks. This should be a great series but it feels decided after one half because he can’t stay on the court.

I wouldn't shed a single tear if we got a Memphis sweep.