GT: The Evil Empire of Brooklyn vs. Boston (NBA Playoffs Rd 1 Game 2) Nets Lead 1-0!

[MrDollarBills]

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Kyrie just straight up said what we think about Boston.

And if history is an indicator, popular opinion will roast Kai for his honesty. In our beloved country, it is unfortunately more of a social misstep to call out racism, than to actually be racist.

You're right, but I say **** all of that.

I think we are well past the point in America of allowing white people to dictate what is and is not racist behavior towards people of color. If someone calls Kyrie the N word friday night, is he not allowed to call that out?

If Kyrie complained about someone booing him or saying "you suck Kyrie!!!", okay. That would be silly.

But if someone says "**** you Kyrie you **** ing N*****R!!" and gets caught doing so, this goes beyond basketball and if the NBA and Celtics organization actually believe in their social justice reform campaigns and that Black Lives Matter, they will mete out harsh punishment for any fans who engage in this behavior Friday.

[MrDollarBills]

There we go. KD went ISO on the mismatch, Boston doubled, he hits Brown for an easy deuce.

Stop complaining about ISOs.

Dear Lortttt, no one on this board said "never do ISO, superstars should only run Princeton offense with peach baskets". Straw man.

I've even stated in this undying faux argument that we NEED our superstars to ISO, in order to win at the highest level on the biggest stage. I'm saying identify the defense before you resort to ISO. I'm at work, so I can't watch the game live, but that was the tweak I recommended from Game 1 to 2. Too many times on Saturday, I felt we let Boston's defense off the hook by immediately going to the ISO.

We're talking shades of difference in opinion here, not some forum-splitting war.

I was just pointing out how ISOs actually open up things for other players. If they want to single cover any of the BIG 3, I have no issues with them taking those shots, but if the double comes, hit Joe, hit Jeff, hit Brown etc.

[MrDollarBills]

Role players showed up and played aggressive and look where we are, even though the big 3 are arguably off offensively, or definitely not firing on all cylinders. I said after the last game Shamet was playing scared, well he's been a dog tonight.

Btw Knicks fans on suicide watch.

Go look at what these clowns are talking about:

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They feel so inferior it's hilarious

The Gahden gonna be a whole lot quieter than Barclays in about a week!

bro they were calling Barclay's which was PACKED last night, a morgue. I was so tempted to respond and say "In about two weeks, MSG will literally be like a morgue, silent and empty" but I decided against it since the idiot saying it is a Site Admin

[MrDollarBills]

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Didn't really have a good game by any means. I agree with Matt here 100 percent though.

Having Harden run the 2nd unit is a backbreaker against most team. 2nd string players can't defend him and if they collapse, that's easy points for our 2nd unit guys.

[MrDollarBills]

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Kyrie has Boston fans TRIGGERED. Oh my god this thread is gold

[Prokorov]

So far the Nets have addressed everything I was critical of in the first game.

– ISOs: I don't have a problem with ISOs but we were taking way too many low quality ISOs in the first game. Tonight's game we're actually consistently forcing a mismatch before ISOing, and if a double comes passing out of that double to the open player. This is precisely what I meant by us at the very least using actions to get a good flowing offense.

I believe we actually had a significant amount more ISO's in game 2. the real difference was that Boston made an adjustment to double team. our ball movement wasnt any better, they just doubled this time. Look at the 1st quarter of game 1. It is almost all KD mid baseline post ups on Fournier/smart/kemba. and a bunch of pin down missed threes by KD/Kyrie... most of them open/wide open.

Boston cant play that without a double team... even when we miss our shots we draw a million fouls (27 FT, 33 PF drawn game 1) . if they dont double, their starters will all sit with fouls and they literally have no bench.

i mean, there were some eary walk up threes and overdribbling, but i think that was minimal.

[Prokorov]

Go look at what these clowns are talking about:

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2082644&start=1920

They feel so inferior it's hilarious

time for a visit to the Knicks board

I'll refrain for now since I'm on a short leash. They just banned me from the general board (thank the Lord) because they can't handle some truth. The general board is a zoo but I do like the nets board too much

The General board moderators coddle racists. I'm glad they banned me.

they banned me for saying its not ok for "good cops" to stay quiet while their fellow cops on the force knowingly hunt black men.

[Prokorov]

No to get too cocky, but shout out to the posters here who said I was overconfident and delusional for saying we would sweep.

LOL

I mean...we could easily lose one of the games in Boston. I've seen so many series that look like sweeps after the first two games that end up at least going 5 or 6 games.

I'd be impressed with a sweep, because that means that we'd be locked in and mentally tough even on the road. I'm expecting more ISOs from our stars on the road since role players usually perform worse on the road during the playoffs.

Game 3 will be a pride game for Boston as they definitely will fight to avoid getting swept. I can absolutely see them going all out and their role players feeding off of the crowd's energy. Meanwhile, I expect our role players to struggle a little considering that most of them haven't played in meaningful playoff away games.

If we go more ISO heavy with our stars in a tough environment, things probably won't flow as smoothly on offense, and we'll struggle a bit. I could see us we losing Game 3.

If we lost Game 3, I expect adjustments in Game 4. Boston will still fight and it will come down to whether our adjustments beat out their momentum and home energy at home.

While you obviously want to play as few games as possible to reduce the chance of suffering injury, I'd just like to see us close it out in at most 5 games. A 5-game series means that we will have won one game in Boston. I think it's really important for us, but especially the role players to know what it takes to perform and win on the road in the playoffs when the crowd is against you. It would test their mettle and only make them better in the long run for having gone through that experience.

Boston's players dont want this to go past 4 games. you could smell it

[Prokorov]

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Kyrie just straight up said what we think about Boston.

I said that was part of why he left on the GB, and got another suspension for it.... so weak. I made a very non-emotional, thought out, referenced post and they werent having it....

-pointed out all the athletes who have said it (Adam jones, sabbathia, villenuave, etc...)
-pointed out the BOSTON GLOBE article that did a series on if boston is a racist sports town (spoiler: yup!)
-referenced quotes from dan shaungnessey and other boston media who have spoken to this

it isnt some secret.

[Keith Van Horn]

crazy start to the game last night and glad to see the team push it to the metal until the very end. I really hope this is a sweep, especially for all the reasons that have been mentioned here.

Love seeing the team come together like this... and what's crazy, none of our guys have gone nuclear with a crazy 40+ point outing yet. Just wait until that happens!

[MrDollarBills]

time for a visit to the Knicks board

I'll refrain for now since I'm on a short leash. They just banned me from the general board (thank the Lord) because they can't handle some truth. The general board is a zoo but I do like the nets board too much

The General board moderators coddle racists. I'm glad they banned me.

they banned me for saying its not ok for "good cops" to stay quiet while their fellow cops on the force knowingly hunt black men.

Of course they did. Meanwhile dudes rant about Jewish people and say that they need to be exterminated and they are still allowed to post on this website. I kinda get the feeling that there's an element on here that is sympathetic to extremist views.

[MrDollarBills]

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Kyrie just straight up said what we think about Boston.

I said that was part of why he left on the GB, and got another suspension for it.... so weak. I made a very non-emotional, thought out, referenced post and they werent having it....

-pointed out all the athletes who have said it (Adam jones, sabbathia, villenuave, etc...)
-pointed out the BOSTON GLOBE article that did a series on if boston is a racist sports town (spoiler: yup!)
-referenced quotes from dan shaungnessey and other boston media who have spoken to this

it isnt some secret.

And the issue is that you don't even have folks addressing his concerns, but attacking him for daring to mention it. Like as if it's some big secret. Are all Boston fans racist? Hell no. Does the city have a series of well documented incidents of individuals commiting acts of racism against Black athletes, going back to when someone took a **** in Bill Russell's bed? Yes. I don't know why some ppl don't want to acknowledge actual concerns, it doesn't make the situation any better, by being defensive about it means you're not trying to be apart of the solution.

You would think that the response would be, as echoed by a poster on the Celtics forum, "I hope fans give him hell on Friday, but any racism towards Kyrie shouldn't be tolerated or condoned." That right there is all that any decent person needs to say about the situation.

Nope. It's **** Kyrie for daring to even mention it

[MrDollarBills]

No to get too cocky, but shout out to the posters here who said I was overconfident and delusional for saying we would sweep.

LOL

I mean...we could easily lose one of the games in Boston. I've seen so many series that look like sweeps after the first two games that end up at least going 5 or 6 games.

I'd be impressed with a sweep, because that means that we'd be locked in and mentally tough even on the road. I'm expecting more ISOs from our stars on the road since role players usually perform worse on the road during the playoffs.

Game 3 will be a pride game for Boston as they definitely will fight to avoid getting swept. I can absolutely see them going all out and their role players feeding off of the crowd's energy. Meanwhile, I expect our role players to struggle a little considering that most of them haven't played in meaningful playoff away games.

If we go more ISO heavy with our stars in a tough environment, things probably won't flow as smoothly on offense, and we'll struggle a bit. I could see us we losing Game 3.

If we lost Game 3, I expect adjustments in Game 4. Boston will still fight and it will come down to whether our adjustments beat out their momentum and home energy at home.

While you obviously want to play as few games as possible to reduce the chance of suffering injury, I'd just like to see us close it out in at most 5 games. A 5-game series means that we will have won one game in Boston. I think it's really important for us, but especially the role players to know what it takes to perform and win on the road in the playoffs when the crowd is against you. It would test their mettle and only make them better in the long run for having gone through that experience.

Boston's players dont want this to go past 4 games. you could smell it

Tatum looked like a beaten man last night. i kind of felt bad for him tbh, he got hit in the eye and was just out of it after that.

[Whiskey Slick]

KING: Harris (Who got us off to a fast start by drilling 3 after 3, opening a big lead we never relinquished.)
KNIGHT: KD (Harris set the tone for a blowout, but KD was the best player on the floor all night.)
JESTER: Claxton (Seems to be suffering thru some first playoffs jitters. Not the same guy he's been all year.)

[MrDollarBills]

KING: Harris (Who got us off to a fast start by drilling 3 after 3, opening a big lead we never relinquished.)
KNIGHT: KD (Harris set the tone for a blowout, but KD was the best player on the floor all night.)
JESTER: Claxton (Seems to be suffering thru some first playoffs jitters. Not the same guy he's been all year.)

Claxton looked kind of winded by the end of the game. Could be possible lingering effects from Covid....it will be something to keep an eye on since it was only 18 mins of action.

[CalamityX12]

Hey guys, were the Nets on YES coverage for either gm 1 or 2? I naturally thought no...


Gimmie Eagle all day!

[Prokorov]

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Kyrie just straight up said what we think about Boston.

I said that was part of why he left on the GB, and got another suspension for it.... so weak. I made a very non-emotional, thought out, referenced post and they werent having it....

-pointed out all the athletes who have said it (Adam jones, sabbathia, villenuave, etc...)
-pointed out the BOSTON GLOBE article that did a series on if boston is a racist sports town (spoiler: yup!)
-referenced quotes from dan shaungnessey and other boston media who have spoken to this

it isnt some secret.

And the issue is that you don't even have folks addressing his concerns, but attacking him for daring to mention it. Like as if it's some big secret. Are all Boston fans racist? Hell no. Does the city have a series of well documented incidents of individuals commiting acts of racism against Black athletes, going back to when someone took a **** in Bill Russell's bed? Yes. I don't know why some ppl don't want to acknowledge actual concerns, it doesn't make the situation any better, by being defensive about it means you're not trying to be apart of the solution.

You would think that the response would be, as echoed by a poster on the Celtics forum, "I hope fans give him hell on Friday, but any racism towards Kyrie shouldn't be tolerated or condoned." That right there is all that any decent person needs to say about the situation.

Nope. It's **** Kyrie for daring to even mention it

The ones who wont say ""I hope fans give him hell on Friday, but any racism towards Kyrie shouldn't be tolerated or condoned." are the same ones who will be out there dropping N-bombs.

They are upset because they are being called out. we see it all the time.

[Prokorov]

KING: Harris (Who got us off to a fast start by drilling 3 after 3, opening a big lead we never relinquished.)
KNIGHT: KD (Harris set the tone for a blowout, but KD was the best player on the floor all night.)
JESTER: Claxton (Seems to be suffering thru some first playoffs jitters. Not the same guy he's been all year.)

I think Claxton is doing well. Offensively its not the same role and its smaller minutes. His real value as is a roll man/lob catcher but in the playoffs teams switch everything so you dont get many of those opportunities. and he we arent going to give him post ups on a mismatch because its better to give KD that instead.

Defensively i think he has been great.

He really needs more minutes with Harden on/KD off to see more. he plays almost 100% off harden

[MrDollarBills]

Hey guys, were the Nets on YES coverage for either gm 1 or 2? I naturally thought no...


Gimmie Eagle all day!

yeah I think so but I was watching TNT because i wanted to see Chuck and Shaq worship the Nets

[Prokorov]

You would think that the response would be, as echoed by a poster on the Celtics forum, "I hope fans give him hell on Friday, but any racism towards Kyrie shouldn't be tolerated or condoned." That right there is all that any decent person needs to say about the situation.

Nope. It's **** Kyrie for daring to even mention it

and now you have scumbag celtic fans wishing harm on kyrie...

Is it in bad form to hope the Nesmith gets extra reckless around Kyrie in game three?

finally, something worth reading!!