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Re: NBA Playoff Games 2025, Non-Celtics 

Post#1521 » by playa-hater » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:09 am

leper-con wrote:Both offences have so much movement and cutting


You absolutely cannot be pf sound mind if you think joe mazzulla ball is championship level ball. Yes, I know last year. Maybe boston did get lucky.

But one thing I see, besides the constant cutting involve movement and high basketball. I q is one team used eleven players the other used ten.

And no team used double bigs..

All season, long I complained about that, and now we are looking at the best two teams do exactly the opposite.

As far as Indiana goes whether they win this series or not. Any time you have a competitive high? IQ team with a extremely hi. I q coach, you have a **** chance.

Meanwhile joe's playing cornet and all together in the playoffs..

How anyone in a right mind can defend Joe is a mind **** boggling.
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Post#1522 » by meatball sub » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:09 am

24 turnovers vs only 6 for OKC and they still won. that's INSANE
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Post#1523 » by ConstableGeneva » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:09 am

Notice how their idea of a game-winning attempt doesn't need to be a stepback pullup three lol.
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Post#1524 » by tfmiii » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:11 am

Eff yeah!! I was sick of all the pundits picking OKC

One thing about OKC, they are used to playing 3/4 games due to so many blowouts - Pacers ground OKC down :) :)
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Post#1525 » by redslastlaugh » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:12 am

GO INDY!
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Post#1526 » by ConstableGeneva » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:12 am

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leper-con wrote:Both offences have so much movement and cutting


You absolutely cannot be pf sound mind if you think joe mazzulla ball is championship level ball. Yes, I know last year. Maybe boston did get lucky.

But one thing I see, besides the constant cutting involve movement and high basketball. I q is one team used eleven players the other used ten.

And no team used double bigs..

All season, long I complained about that, and now we are looking at the best two teams do exactly the opposite.

As far as Indiana goes whether they win this series or not. Any time you have a competitive high? IQ team with a extremely hi. I q coach, you have a **** chance.

Meanwhile joe's playing cornet and all together in the playoffs..

How anyone in a right mind can defend Joe is a mind **** boggling.

If you're still blaming the coach after our stars have had THREE coaches and still play the same way, you're missing the plot.
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Post#1527 » by bigfoot_cryptozoology » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:13 am

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Post#1528 » by Shak_Celts » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:13 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Notice how their idea of a game-winning attempt doesn't need to be a stepback pullup three lol.

Hali hit a step back 3 to win game 1 of the ECF.
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Post#1529 » by tfmiii » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:13 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
leper-con wrote:Both offences have so much movement and cutting


You absolutely cannot be pf sound mind if you think joe mazzulla ball is championship level ball. Yes, I know last year. Maybe boston did get lucky.

But one thing I see, besides the constant cutting involve movement and high basketball. I q is one team used eleven players the other used ten.

And no team used double bigs..

All season, long I complained about that, and now we are looking at the best two teams do exactly the opposite.

As far as Indiana goes whether they win this series or not. Any time you have a competitive high? IQ team with a extremely hi. I q coach, you have a **** chance.

Meanwhile joe's playing cornet and all together in the playoffs..

How anyone in a right mind can defend Joe is a mind **** boggling.

If you're still blaming the coach after our stars have had THREE coaches and still play the same way, you're missing the plot.

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Post#1530 » by SuperDeluxe » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:14 am

Brilliant comeback by the Pacers (again).

Hali --> unreal. Who are the clowns who voted him the most overrated player?

Nesmith is the one that got away. Happy for the kid though.
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Post#1531 » by ConstableGeneva » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Shak_Celts wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Notice how their idea of a game-winning attempt doesn't need to be a stepback pullup three lol.

Hali hit a step back 3 to win game 1 of the ECF.

You're not tired of the pullup three as his main weapon?
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Post#1532 » by fallguy » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Love this Pacers team.

Not sure we could have beaten them this year.
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Post#1533 » by tfmiii » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:15 am

Only lead was w 0.3 seconds left lolol
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Post#1534 » by Fierce1 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:16 am

Efficiency and bball IQ.

Pacer players know their role.
You don't see them try to do too much.

No heat checks.

No excessive dribbling or trying to dribble through a crowd.

The Jays have to change their ways.

And White needs to lessen some of the quick 3s.
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Post#1535 » by doogie_hauser » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:17 am

Knicks fans are salty at the result which makes it more satisfying
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Post#1536 » by Triple7 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:17 am

Wish carlisle was our coach instead of bubblegum joe.
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Post#1537 » by fallguy » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:18 am

Pacers D is so good and so underrated.

This could be an all-time finals.
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Post#1538 » by ConstableGeneva » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:19 am

tfmiii wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
You absolutely cannot be pf sound mind if you think joe mazzulla ball is championship level ball. Yes, I know last year. Maybe boston did get lucky.

But one thing I see, besides the constant cutting involve movement and high basketball. I q is one team used eleven players the other used ten.

And no team used double bigs..

All season, long I complained about that, and now we are looking at the best two teams do exactly the opposite.

As far as Indiana goes whether they win this series or not. Any time you have a competitive high? IQ team with a extremely hi. I q coach, you have a **** chance.

Meanwhile joe's playing cornet and all together in the playoffs..

How anyone in a right mind can defend Joe is a mind **** boggling.

If you're still blaming the coach after our stars have had THREE coaches and still play the same way, you're missing the plot.

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I think it's both but I dare you to find them a coach who can make them change their habits and style of play. Our offense is mainly dependent on what our stars are capable AND willing to do. I won't change my stance on that until they prove me wrong. Just happy we won against a really good matchup for us in Dallas, who had no POA defenders to bother either Jay.
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Post#1539 » by Fierce1 » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:21 am

Pacers proved that you don't need a number of max players to get to the finals.

Discipline on offense and playing the right way got them to where they are right now.

Celtics not beating these 2 teams if efficiency and bball IQ will remain an issue.

The Jays should let Joe coach them.

Brad tried coaching the Jays and the Jays rebelled.

This is on the star players of the Cs.
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Re: NBA Playoff Games 2025, Non-Celtics 

Post#1540 » by playa-hater » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:22 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
leper-con wrote:Both offences have so much movement and cutting


You absolutely cannot be pf sound mind if you think joe mazzulla ball is championship level ball. Yes, I know last year. Maybe boston did get lucky.

But one thing I see, besides the constant cutting involve movement and high basketball. I q is one team used eleven players the other used ten.

And no team used double bigs..

All season, long I complained about that, and now we are looking at the best two teams do exactly the opposite.

As far as Indiana goes whether they win this series or not. Any time you have a competitive high? IQ team with a extremely hi. I q coach, you have a **** chance.

Meanwhile joe's playing cornet and all together in the playoffs..

How anyone in a right mind can defend Joe is a mind **** boggling.

If you're still blaming the coach after our stars have had THREE coaches and still play the same way, you're missing the plot.


Obviously tatum and brown should get a huge share of blame but when you allow it, my favorite word will appear again.. And that word again is accountability.. Or in this case lack of.

And it certainly doesn't help when our coach Does things that have nothing to do with our stars, such as short rotations.. double big lineups, drop coverage, and let's not forget the all time best, chuck chuck. Chuck chuck chuck and hope they go in.

And God forbid we have. Some players cutting to the basket. Is that really such a hard thing to enforce??
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