2023 East Semifinals | (2) Boston Celtics VS. (3) Philadelphia 76ers (PHI leads 3-2)

Eagle4 · Post #221 » by **Eagle4** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:47 pm

GrandTheftRondo wrote:Mark Jones is unbearable

21(Embiid) can you do something for me :lol:

okboomer · Post #222 » by **okboomer** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:47 pm

The 76ers should be up more. They will get blown off the court imo in the 2nd half.

toodles23 · Post #223 » by **toodles23** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:48 pm

eyeatoma wrote:Bro, Harden has 21 points, like what the actual ****. How is this the same player????!?!?!

His entire game is reliant on semi contested stepbacks and floaters going in, along with the refs calling his ticky tacky BS. That's inherently going to make you extremely inconsistent. I don't get why people think it's such a mystery.

FlatearthZorro · Post #224 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:49 pm

GrandTheftRondo wrote:Mark Jones is unbearable

Dorris is the worst NBA commentator, ever, easily, without a shadow of a doubt.

eyeatoma · Post #225 » by **eyeatoma** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:50 pm

toodles23 wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:Bro, Harden has 21 points, like what the actual ****. How is this the same player????!?!?!

His entire game is reliant on semi contested stepbacks and floaters going in, along with the refs calling his ticky tacky BS. That's inherently going to make you extremely inconsistent. I don't get why people think it's such a mystery.

I mean, the dude made a living doing that for most of his career. I get it's hard to keep up, but clearly he's able to do it, and rest is not the issue here. This **** is as mental as it gets.

NBA4Lyfe · Post #226 » by **NBA4Lyfe** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:50 pm

Wilbon and Jalen Rose are pissed that they can’t go in and drill James harden because he is playing well.

LeESPN has been trying to defame harden to prevent him from getting his max contract. Doesn’t matter if the sixers win this series if harden continues to play like this then espn will just have to deal with it

Also no criticism of maxey, guess being signed to leklutch sports plays dividends

Wolfgang630 · Post #227 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:53 pm

NBA4Lyfe wrote:Wilbon and Jalen Rose are pissed that they can’t go in and drill James harden because he is playing well.

LeESPN has been trying to defame harden to prevent him from getting his max contract. Doesn’t matter if the sixers win this series if harden continues to play like this then espn will just have to deal with it

Also no criticism of maxey, guess being signed to leklutch sports plays dividends

ESPN takes care of people with Klutch sports

Exp0sed · Post #228 » by **Exp0sed** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:53 pm

stellar half from Embiid, probably the best i've seen him play (def in the playoffs)
apart from his playstyle (flopping, falling etc.) my biggest criticism about him has been his decision making - tonight he has been really good, making good decisions and making them fast

Horford has been a complete non-factor when on him

Ice Trae · Post #229 » by **Ice Trae** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:54 pm

Tatum will take the next step when he stops wearing jerseys that are 3x too small for him

Jkam31 · Post #230 » by **Jkam31** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:57 pm

HumbleRen wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Tatum is like Anthony Davis. Just constant duds all over the place. The media doesn't talk about this with him.

He's protected by having the deepest team in the league by a large margin.

Any other superstar with that team would be on pace for a 3 peat.

We were told he’s better than Luka

NBA4Lyfe · Post #231 » by **NBA4Lyfe** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:57 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:
NBA4Lyfe wrote:Wilbon and Jalen Rose are pissed that they can’t go in and drill James harden because he is playing well.

LeESPN has been trying to defame harden to prevent him from getting his max contract. Doesn’t matter if the sixers win this series if harden continues to play like this then espn will just have to deal with it

Also no criticism of maxey, guess being signed to leklutch sports plays dividends

ESPN takes care of people with Klutch sports

It’s why espn sucks, I only wanted to watch this halftime show today to see if greeny, rose and Wilbon would go to the tv screen and show the differences between game 3 and today. I bet if harden was struggling they would have done it. ESPN is trash

Wolfgang630 · Post #232 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:57 pm

Mark Jones and Doris Burke, you can't name a worse duo.

JimmyPlopper · Post #233 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:58 pm

Kinda sucks that games 2, 3, and 4 so far have not been that close. Game 1 was very close. I hate watching a series go seven games with most of the games being decided in the first quarter

username_taken · Post #234 » by **username_taken** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:58 pm

___Rand___ wrote:
username_taken wrote:Joe Mazzulla is a really bad coach and that can't be concealed when you play legitimately good teams

Bruh super hot take.

I've been banging the drum all year. He is a mediocre to below average coach propped up by one of the deepest rosters assembled in recent NBA history

Exp0sed · Post #235 » by **Exp0sed** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:59 pm

NBA4Lyfe wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:
NBA4Lyfe wrote:Wilbon and Jalen Rose are pissed that they can’t go in and drill James harden because he is playing well.

LeESPN has been trying to defame harden to prevent him from getting his max contract. Doesn’t matter if the sixers win this series if harden continues to play like this then espn will just have to deal with it

Also no criticism of maxey, guess being signed to leklutch sports plays dividends

ESPN takes care of people with Klutch sports

It’s why espn sucks, I only wanted to watch this halftime show today to see if greeny, rose and Wilbon would go to the tv screen and show the differences between game 3 and today. I bet if harden was struggling they would have done it. ESPN is trash

ofc they're trash, just like any other mass media they appeal to the lowerst common denominator and what gives them clicks and views

praising ppl isn't as interesting as roasting them,you can blame human nature for that :\0

JimmyPlopper · Post #236 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Sun May 7, 2023 8:59 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:Mark Jones and Doris Burke, you can't name a worse duo.

Mark Jones uses sayings like he is from the deep south but has no southern accent whatsoever. "Hotter than fish grease... Took his corn bread..." but being said by someone who sounds like a corporate shill instead of a southern boy

Bum Adebayo · Post #237 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Sun May 7, 2023 9:00 pm

I'm happy to see that Embiid is not bad anymore against Celtics, I remember in 2018 how badly he struggled against Horford and against double teams overall, and while obviously we will lose the series, at least it won't be because of him. He still has the stamina issues which of course suck, but I expected him to play much worse with the nagging injuries.
His 3pt shot regressing so much this year is concerning though...

ForeverTFC · Post #238 » by **ForeverTFC** » Sun May 7, 2023 9:00 pm

Yeah this one’s going on mute.

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #239 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Sun May 7, 2023 9:01 pm

If Embiid flops a little more they should be able to hold on to this win. Need this to go 7

ForeverTFC · Post #240 » by **ForeverTFC** » Sun May 7, 2023 9:02 pm

JimmyPlopper wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Mark Jones and Doris Burke, you can't name a worse duo.

Mark Jones uses sayings like he is from the deep south but has no southern accent whatsoever. "Hotter than fish grease... Took his corn bread..." but being said by someone who sounds like a corporate shill instead of a southern boy

He’s a Canadian who tries REALLY hard to come across as American for some reason. We Canadians have been chuckling at his insecurity for years.

Who wins?