GT: The Evil Empire of Brooklyn vs. Boston (NBA Playoffs Rd 1 Game 3) Nets Lead 2-0!

MrDollarBills · Post #121 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:00 am

Wtf!!!!!

Shark · Post #122 » by **Shark** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:00 am

Are you **** serious? Did they even take a full look at that?

LOUiS-D · Post #123 » by **LOUiS-D** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:01 am

"ruling on the floor is that we are clowns"

Post #124 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:01 am

Karate Diop wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
Karate Diop wrote:Nets not taking their opponent seriously... Gotta stop toying with your food or you're going to slip up eventually...

I don’t think they’re taking Boston lightly.

This happens pretty often to the team with HCA in the first road game. Now we’re the ones without fans and we need to rise to the occasion.

As others have said, we’re only down 4. Better teams would’ve really smacked us and we’d be down 15+. Given how badly we played in the first half, I’d take being down 4 any day.

This 2nd half needs to reveal what this team is made of. You have the opportunity to show your dominance and cut off all hope for the Celtics. Do it now. Milwaukee sent a message. Will we match the call?

Energy and effort against mediocre teams has been an issue all year. It's annoying / concerning but the Nets haven't adopted that traditional contender going to work take no plays off mentality that we've seen so many eventual champions have in the past...

There have been so many eventual champions that have been waxed in Game 3s against inferior competition.

While we’ve certainly played down to competition throughout the regular season, that’s not what I see here.

KD and Harden have largely come to play. Kyrie and the rest of the role players are struggling. This isn’t unusual in a playoff series at all.

gigantes · Post #125 » by **gigantes** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:01 am

Tristan, you've got a major Hollywood future in front of you!

MrDollarBills · Post #126 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:04 am

Yep. Call time out Brad.

Let's go!!!!

3pt_chucker · Post #127 » by **3pt_chucker** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:04 am

KD and Harden are carrying right now. Love it.

LOUiS-D · Post #128 » by **LOUiS-D** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:05 am

kd feels like his usage is 5%. he touches the ball and it's in the basket.

MrDollarBills · Post #129 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:05 am

I have to credit the Celtics though. Trapping Kyrie on every touch is a slick chess move. Patience will win out.

Post #130 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:05 am

MrDollarBills wrote:We need to feed Irving

He needs to want it. He’s very passive and he’s choosing to be so.

While I’d rather have Kyrie defer if he’s not feeling it, he could at least be a better decoy by playing harder. He looks like he’s going through the motions.

Post #131 » by **CalamityX12** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:06 am

Keep it up!

MrDollarBills · Post #132 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:06 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:We need to feed Irving

He needs to want it. He’s very passive and he’s choosing to do so.

While I’d rather have Kyrie defer if he’s not feeling it, he could at least be a better decoy by playing harder. He looks like he’s going through the motions.

I think we need to start forcing mismatches. However, if they are going to double him, I prefer that he makes the correct basketball play

Post #133 » by **CalamityX12** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:07 am

Yes 2 was fritzing out on me, made the switch n we came back!

DarkXaero · Post #134 » by **DarkXaero** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:07 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:We need to feed Irving

He needs to want it. He’s very passive and he’s choosing to do so.

While I’d rather have Kyrie defer if he’s not feeling it, he could at least be a better decoy by playing harder. He looks like he’s going through the motions.

I don't think his effort level is the problem, he's not looking to bad shots, he's just having a very off night. The shots he has taken are good shots for him, he just hasn't made them. They're trapping a lot as well, so that's a big factor.

MrDollarBills · Post #135 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:08 am

There we go Kyrie!!!

gigantes · Post #136 » by **gigantes** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:08 am

3pt_chucker wrote:KD and Harden are carrying right now. Love it.

This doesn't get said enough for whatever the heck reason, but man... the Beard is just... an off-the-charts intelligent BBIQ player.

Not quite the same package as J-Kidd, but if there's a real successor, he is be it IMO.

3pt_chucker · Post #137 » by **3pt_chucker** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:09 am

Defensive activity is WAYYY up. Good to see

MrDollarBills · Post #138 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:09 am

Shouldn't that be a flagrant foul on langford?

Shark · Post #139 » by **Shark** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:09 am

Second time someone has gone under KD like that this series.

Post #140 » by **NyCeEvO** » Sat May 29, 2021 2:10 am

DarkXaero wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:We need to feed Irving

He needs to want it. He’s very passive and he’s choosing to do so.

While I’d rather have Kyrie defer if he’s not feeling it, he could at least be a better decoy by playing harder. He looks like he’s going through the motions.
I don't think his effort level is the problem, he's not looking to bad shots, he's just having a very off night. The shots he has taken are good shots for him, he just hasn't made them. They're trapping a lot as well, so that's a big factor.

They’re not hard traps. He could split them if he wanted to. He’s certainly quick enough.