NBA Cup, Group Stage – Celtics @ Bulls – Fri. 8:00PM, Nov. 29, 2024

Fierce1 · Post #141 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:11 am

Bar Fight wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:JB has been flatout selfish this season lol. Dude isn't even thinking about passing most of the time he touches the ball

That's fine.

He's making the right plays now.

A little selfish won't hurt.

The right play is never to dribble the entire clock out in one spot and chuck up some bull

Take the good with the bad.

JB didn't win ECF MVP and Finals MVP if the judges thought he's chucking up some bull.

tfribs45 · Post #142 » by **tfribs45** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:12 am

doogie_hauser wrote:BTW looks like Orlando will crush Brooklyn so we are out/eliminated from The NBA Cup

Should be the top 2 from every group then a wildcard. The setup is ridiculous if you go 3-1 and don’t advance?! Lame

Bar Fight · Post #143 » by **Bar Fight** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:13 am

Fierce1 wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:That's fine.

He's making the right plays now.

A little selfish won't hurt.

The right play is never to dribble the entire clock out in one spot and chuck up some bull

Take the good with the bad.

JB didn't win ECF MVP and Finals MVP if the judges thought he's chucking up some bull.

He was great the second half of last season through the Playoffs. Speaking only on this season so far

Fierce1 · Post #144 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:13 am

tfribs45 wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:BTW looks like Orlando will crush Brooklyn so we are out/eliminated from The NBA Cup

Should be the top 2 from every group then a wildcard. The setup is ridiculous if you go 3-1 and don’t advance?! Lame

That's what makes it interesting.

It gives weaker teams a chance.

Post #145 » by **Shak_Celts** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:13 am

NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Can someone tell this team to play defense? They think their explosive offense can overcome lousy defensive play. 67 points by the bulls lol. Are the bulls an explosive offensive team?

They said on broadcast that they have been the best offense in the cup, so probably. They also the said the have the highest pace on top of that.

I’m not checking what they said, but if it’s true, that partly explains what they are doing tonight.

The Corey's · Post #146 » by **The Corey's** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:14 am

Does this team play defense anymore?

Fierce1 · Post #147 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:15 am

Bar Fight wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:The right play is never to dribble the entire clock out in one spot and chuck up some bull

Take the good with the bad.

JB didn't win ECF MVP and Finals MVP if the judges thought he's chucking up some bull.

He was great the second half of last season through the Playoffs. Speaking only on this season so far

He's trying to get to another level and that's totally fine.

The pressure is off on the Jays, so some experimenting during the regular season is a good thing.

Fierce1 · Post #148 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:16 am

The Corey's wrote:Does this team play defense anymore?

It's not the playoffs yet, so why play defense? :lol:

Post #149 » by **Shak_Celts** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:16 am

The Corey's wrote:Does this team play defense anymore?

Stats aren’t my thing because I’m not going to remember what they say if I do check up on them, I just go by what constable or zoya post. We have been a good defensive team, one of the best, from the things they have posted on here. I think it was constable.

It doesn’t look like it but we gotta be doing something right.

The Corey's · Post #150 » by **The Corey's** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:16 am

Fierce1 wrote:
The Corey's wrote:Does this team play defense anymore?

It's not the playoffs yet, so why play defense?

They're not good enough to snap out a bad habits so we don't need them reverting back to 2022 version.

The Corey's · Post #151 » by **The Corey's** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:18 am

Shak_Celts wrote:
The Corey's wrote:Does this team play defense anymore?

Stats aren’t my thing because I’m not going to remember what they say if I do check up on them, I just go by what constable or zoya post. We have been a good defensive team, one of the best, from the things they have posted on here. I think it was constable.

It doesn’t look like it but we gotta be doing something right.

I'm not one of those nerds that rely on math to tell the story.

This team hasn't been very good defensively and have been bad both with rebounding and bench points all year.

KP is supposed to change that but 67 points at the half and getting outscored bad by the bulls bench speaks for it self.

lon3lytoaster · Post #152 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:18 am

More Pritchard in the 2ns over holiday would be great

doogie_hauser · Post #153 » by **doogie_hauser** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:19 am

Fierce1 wrote:
tfribs45 wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:BTW looks like Orlando will crush Brooklyn so we are out/eliminated from The NBA Cup

Should be the top 2 from every group then a wildcard. The setup is ridiculous if you go 3-1 and don’t advance?! Lame

That's what makes it interesting.

It gives weaker teams a chance.

Yeah, it would be nice if fairly success starved/trophy less smaller city franchises like say Atlanta etc actually had a legit chance of winning the NBA Cup.

Last season the LOL Lakers went hell to leather to win it and were totally gassed by the time the play off's started.

It's an interesting trinket to win, but not essential for a team like us with bigger fish to fry.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #154 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:21 am

- Blech, time to pull some of the starters and insert PP and Queta, maybe Walsh...

kane0801 · Post #155 » by **kane0801** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:21 am

No one can guard Vucevic

PierceFan4ever · Post #156 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:21 am

Bigs have scored way too easily against us. Poetl, Zubac, Mobley, vuc tonight

King Of The 4th · Post #157 » by **King Of The 4th** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:22 am

Team has had 4 days off and are playing like its the second night of a back-to-back. Wake up

PierceFan4ever · Post #158 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:22 am

Each time Giddey drives we have 3 people going for a block when he has zero interest shooting

bucknersrevenge · Post #159 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:22 am

We can cook inside whenever we want. We just don't seem to want to do it. And Scal is right. No pressure on ballhandlers at al;l tonight.

kivancb · Post #160 » by **kivancb** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 2:22 am

we have come out of the locker room like bums