Around the NBA (and other Sports) 2021-22, Part 3

Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #1841 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:06 am

Might be an unpopular opinion here but I'm loving watching Kyrie ball. He's so good to watch in terms of skill. It's even nicer to watch him not having to put up with his **** on my team, nor his score first PG mentality. It makes it even sweeter if he balls against the 76ers. Hard to root for the Nets, but smash Philly please.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1842 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:09 am

Nets carving up the Sixers "defense". It's basically Thybulle and Embiid when he's engaged. Joel doesn't even venture out of the paint so Kyrie, KD, and Curry can cook from three if you put him in PnR.

Otoh, Embiid is unguardable in single coverage.

Post #1843 » by **Feed Your Head** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:20 am

Embiid 13 FT’s in the quarter lol, and the Nets still up 40-23.

bucknersrevenge · Post #1844 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:24 am

I NEED this playoff matchup like I need air.

bucknersrevenge · Post #1845 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:33 am

KD's head be lookin like steel wool. He need to brush them naps like pronto!

Post #1846 » by **bisme37** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:40 am

I'd almost forgotten how bad Harden is in pressure games.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1847 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:53 am

Harden 0/9 from 2-pt area w/ just 2 FTs. Refs not giving him the calls lol.

Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #1848 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:55 am

bisme37 wrote:I'd almost forgotten how bad Harden is in pressure games.

Yes but he doesn't get nervous playing basketball.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1849 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:28 am

Overrated Doc and Sixers getting booed. We're still in the 3rd quarter.

Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #1850 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:28 am

The boos from the Philly crowd is some of the best music I've ever heard.

Post #1851 » by **Feed Your Head** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:32 am

God I wish the Nets would have Simmons suit up, and come in for garbage time.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1852 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:38 am

Embiid called the Celtics an iso-heavy team so it's easy to load up on them on defense. (We admittedly were esp when things weren't going well.)

They since added Harden who's maybe the most iso-heavy player in the league the past half decade. Oh the irony.

CelticFaninLBC · Post #1853 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:43 am

Am so glad Ainge never traded Jaylen Brown, multiple picks, and who knows what else for Harden.

PierceFan4ever · Post #1854 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:44 am

CelticFaninLBC wrote:Am so glad Ainge never traded Jaylen Brown, multiple picks, and who knows what else for Harden.

I was literally going to post this word for word :lol:

Fencer reregistered · Post #1855 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:58 am

Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:Might be an unpopular opinion here but I'm loving watching Kyrie ball. He's so good to watch in terms of skill. It's even nicer to watch him not having to put up with his **** on my team, nor his score first PG mentality. It makes it even sweeter if he balls against the 76ers. Hard to root for the Nets, but smash Philly please.

Nets gave us a tough game, and now are blowing out Philly. They could still turn out to be a problem ... all the more if they get some use out of Simmons.

PierceFan4ever · Post #1856 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:03 am

Jayson Tatum steps up in big games like last year against the Nets big three dropping 50 and 40 in back to back games. I have more faith in him than I do with either Embiid and Harden easily. Only KD and Giannis I can confidently expect more out of than JT in the east playoffs.

bucknersrevenge · Post #1857 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:18 am

Imagine blowing 4 racks or whatever the going rate was for a front row seat just to boo Ben Simmons a couple times and then watch your team get their back blown out.

Yikes.

CelticFaninLBC · Post #1858 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:22 am

Can't imagine Philly wants any part of Brooklyn in the first round, and I'm good with Boston getting a 3 or 4 seed, and letting Milwaukee or Philly take on Brooklyn in the first round.

Fencer reregistered · Post #1859 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:28 am

CelticFaninLBC wrote:Can't imagine Philly wants any part of Brooklyn in the first round, and I'm good with Boston getting a 3 or 4 seed, and letting Milwaukee or Philly take on Brooklyn in the first round.

That's the way to bet anyway. Miami, Philly, Milwaukee and Boston have all been pretty hot recently. Making it to 4th is straightforward. Making it to 3rd requires one of the other three to falter (not too unlikely). Making it even higher calls for multiple breakdowns ahead of us, or an even hotter streak of our own than the others enjoy.

CelticFaninLBC · Post #1860 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:36 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
CelticFaninLBC wrote:Can't imagine Philly wants any part of Brooklyn in the first round, and I'm good with Boston getting a 3 or 4 seed, and letting Milwaukee or Philly take on Brooklyn in the first round.

That's the way to bet anyway. Miami, Philly, Milwaukee and Boston have all been pretty hot recently. Making it to 4th is straightforward. Making it to 3rd requires one of the other three to falter (not too unlikely). Making it even higher calls for multiple breakdowns ahead of us, or an even hotter streak of our own than the others enjoy.

Yeah, they've passed several teams already and can't see them getting all the way to a 2 seed.

538 has them getting to 4th place and being 3 games up on the 5th place Bulls...

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-nba-predictions/