2024-2025 NBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 1: (7) Orlando Magic at (2) Boston Celtics - 3:30pm ET

outlawmarx · Post #261 » by **outlawmarx** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:38 pm

Boston players faces are like: Holly s***t

KillMonger · Post #262 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:38 pm

got to talk on defense, have to communicate with paolo that the double is coming

BlueBalls · Post #263 » by **BlueBalls** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:38 pm

They have to keep this game ugly

RichCollab · Post #264 » by **RichCollab** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:38 pm

We should be a 3 - 5 seed. Only 2 East teams are clearly better.

Post #265 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:39 pm

OnlyFranz22 wrote:
eyriq wrote:Got quiet here. odd

Don’t do that

Wouldn’t have to do it if there was some actual cheering for the team. Or do you want to tell us again how bad Black is?

pepe1991 · Post #266 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:39 pm

Can't play against elite team much better than this

penny_nz · Post #267 » by **penny_nz** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:39 pm

BlueBalls wrote:They have to keep this game ugly

Exactly this, 110% effort for every second, can't let up

KillMonger · Post #268 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:39 pm

i knew JI would step up, we needed him to do what he does best and that's disrupt

Post #269 » by **eyriq** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:39 pm

outlawmarx wrote:Boston players faces are like: Holly s***t

LOL

We took the Cavs to seven and our best players leveled up. We are unleashing a healthy JI and WCJ has his girl in the stands. LFG

ibraheim718 · Post #270 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:40 pm

Very very encouraging.

I liked some of the stuff they found in that half.. specifically the Wagner Isaac PnR and having Paolo attack the big on switches.

Mosley has to decide how bad he wants to steal this game.. if it's really bad he needs to play his veteran back court more probably and mix in Caleb like he did in the 2nd quarter.

Caleb gives him a little more versatility on defense out on the wing on switches.

pepe1991 · Post #271 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:40 pm

penny_nz wrote:
BlueBalls wrote:They have to keep this game ugly

Exactly this, 110% effort for every second, can't let up

Problem is that you have nothing on bench that is playable.

richi_v25 · Post #272 » by **richi_v25** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:40 pm

Wow we won the first half!!!

GelbeWand09 · Post #273 » by **GelbeWand09** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:40 pm

Fantastic defense & hustle. Paolo & Franz play very good. Isaac with a vintage performance. I just hate those Paolo turnovers against set defenses. You can see them coming 3 seconds before they happen.

outlawmarx · Post #274 » by **outlawmarx** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:41 pm

eyriq wrote:
outlawmarx wrote:Boston players faces are like: Holly s***t

LOL

We took the Cavs to seven and our best players leveled up. We are unleashing a healthy JI and WCJ has his girl in the stands. LFG

They forgot we live for the ugly game!

ibraheim718 · Post #275 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:41 pm

pepe1991 wrote:
penny_nz wrote:
BlueBalls wrote:They have to keep this game ugly

Exactly this, 110% effort for every second, can't let up

Problem is that you have nothing on bench that is playable.

That's why he's going to have to play the starters more and he should probably do it in this game if it's winnable in the 4th quarter.

KillMonger · Post #276 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:42 pm

Need more from the bench guards.....black specifically, you can't freeze up like this when the team needs you to contribute offensively....and cole.....would be nice if we got something from you.....defensively i don't know if there's anything that can be done, whenever you're on the court they hunt you rightfully so because you can't defend and you're too small

VFX · Post #277 » by **VFX** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:43 pm

GelbeWand09 wrote:Fantastic defense & hustle. Paolo & Franz play very good. Isaac with a vintage performance. I just hate those Paolo turnovers against set defenses. You can see them coming 3 seconds before they happen.

It’s maddening.

Whenever he loses the ball to a guard it’s annoying. They need to keep it moving and not spend 5 seconds trying to get space you won’t do anything with.

penny_nz · Post #278 » by **penny_nz** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:43 pm

I love watching these half time shows, like how TF did you realise you were good at this stuff lol

Edit - and how did you live long enough to learn??

richi_v25 · Post #279 » by **richi_v25** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:44 pm

outlawmarx wrote:
eyriq wrote:
outlawmarx wrote:Boston players faces are like: Holly s***t

LOL

We took the Cavs to seven and our best players leveled up. We are unleashing a healthy JI and WCJ has his girl in the stands. LFG
They forgot we live for the ugly game!

Ah the Celtics think ugly games is their ally? They were merely adopted by it we were born in it, molded by it. :lol:

Post #280 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:44 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:
penny_nz wrote:
Exactly this, 110% effort for every second, can't let up

Problem is that you have nothing on bench that is playable.

That's why he's going to have to play the starters more and he should probably do it in this game if it's winnable in the 4th quarter.

The first bench rotation did fine when it was Paolo with the 2nd unit. It was when Franz and then Cole subbed back in that the 2nd unit fell apart.