2022 NBA Finals | (3) GSW VS. (2) BOS (TIED 1-1)

UNCBlue012 · Post #261 » by **UNCBlue012** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 2:14 pm

Mods, please lock this thread. There’s too much love for Boston. It makes me nervous

Fencer reregistered · Post #262 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 2:38 pm

AgentGreen wrote:That experience take about GSW is so weak. If you look deeper into this than you have to realise that the main rotation of the Warriors that have to support Steph and a slower Klay are Poole, Porter and Wiggins who dont have any finals experience at all.

Plus if you look at the Celtics three opponents they faced this postseason, The Nets, Bucks and Heat. You could conclude that the unexperienced Celtics already played 3 finals, especially the last 2 rounds. All of the 3 teams are finals material and have players who haven been there and also won a chip. So the Celtics already know how to play against finals experienced players in the postseason.

In football, the Super Bowl really is different from other postseason games -- media frenzy in which the players are obligated to participate, neutral venue which unaffiliated fans make a big deal of visiting, double the prep time, etc. But I don't see the same gap in basketball.

Joshyjess · Post #263 » by **Joshyjess** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 3:47 pm

I said it earlier in this thread, and I'll say it again - GS still scares the crap out of me!!!! This series is so far from being "over". Game 1 was was great, now let's forget about it, and focus on what GS is going to do in game 2.
Let's save all this trash talking for after the Finals are over. If Boston can somehow manage to pull this off, let the good times roll, and trash talk as much as you want - until then, let's wait and see what happens first.

BK_2020 · Post #264 » by **BK_2020** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 3:50 pm

Dray in the parking lot calling KD right now to get him on the team ASAP.

bb22 · Post #265 » by **bb22** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 4:07 pm

BK_2020 wrote:Dray in the parking lot calling KD right now to get him on the team ASAP.

He’s calling Luka this time

bb22 · Post #266 » by **bb22** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 4:08 pm

Joshyjess wrote:I said it earlier in this thread, and I'll say it again - GS still scares the crap out of me!!!! This series is so far from being "over". Game 1 was was great, now let's forget about it, and focus on what GS is going to do in game 2.
Let's save all this trash talking for after the Finals are over. If Boston can somehow manage to pull this off, let the good times roll, and trash talk as much as you want - until then, let's wait and see what happens first.

Definitely not over, but also not a fluke game 1 win like Philly va LA in 2001. Boston has what it takes. This looks like a good series.

Ill News · Post #267 » by **Ill News** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 4:19 pm

QingJames wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:
Yinwest wrote:Giannis? Absolutely.
Embiid? Come on now.

I watch w very Boston game. Embiid going to be a problem going forward. Luckily they traded away Simmons. Lol.

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Philly are mega frauds. No real contender is afraid of them. Hell, they barely beat my crippled Raptors this year.

For this year, sure. But I believe they're a contender waiting to be awakened. Morey simply has to surround Embiid with the right supporting cast and coach; once that happens, they'll be a real contender. There's a reason they still won 50 games this season even though Embiid was playing with no other star for 2/3 of the season; he is just that dominant.

Brad Stevens was able to surround the Jays with the perfect supporting cast in his very first year. Morey is presumably way better as a GM than Brad, so you have to think he'll be able to do the same thing with Embiid. If he can't, well...

Curmudgeon · Post #268 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 4:37 pm

Ill News wrote:
Brad Stevens was able to surround the Jays with the perfect supporting cast in his very first year. Morey is presumably way better as a GM than Brad, so you have to think he'll be able to do the same thing with Embiid. If he can't, well...

I don't think Morey is better than Brad. In fact it's the opposite. Brad's first year as a GM was perfect given what he had to work with. Morey has never been to the finals after 16 years of trying.

Ill News · Post #269 » by **Ill News** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 4:44 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
Ill News wrote:
Brad Stevens was able to surround the Jays with the perfect supporting cast in his very first year. Morey is presumably way better as a GM than Brad, so you have to think he'll be able to do the same thing with Embiid. If he can't, well...

I don't think Morey is better than Brad. In fact it's the opposite. Brad's first year as a GM was perfect given what he had to work with. Morey has never been to the finals after 16 years of trying.

Whoa, hold your horses right there lol. I don't think it's fair to say a guy with just 1 year of GM experience is already better than a guy with nearly two decades' worth of stellar work as a GM. Re: the Finals thing, Morey's 2018 Rockets team would've gotten to the Finals if it weren't for untimely injuries and just plain bad luck, not to mention they had to get past the KD-Curry Warriors, one of the best teams of all time.

We haven't even seen any draft picks made during Brad's tenure yet. He might be terrible at evaluating talent, who knows :lol:

Curmudgeon · Post #270 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:11 pm

Well, there's sixteen years of experience and one year of experience sixteen times. Morey has accomplished nothing. His draft picks have been OK, but not great. His signature move was getting Harden from OKC, but then he failed to surround Harden with enough other talent to win. Now it's the same in Philly. His draft picks in Philadelphia haven been underwhelming so far. Maxey was an Elton Brand pick.

Post #271 » by **bisme37** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:29 pm

I'm tripping out at how many Warriors are podcasting in the middle of the Finals. They've won this thing 3 times so I guess they've earned the right to do what they do, but I'd be a little grumpy if my C's were focused on that stuff right now.

Post #272 » by **bisme37** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:39 pm

Something on my mind from G1: The Warriors really seemed to wear down and poop out over the course of the game.

Magic Johnson mentioned at halftime of G1 that the Dubs were already looking tired out there. I hadn't noticed it to that point but looked for it in the 2nd half and it was obvious.

I'm hoping the C's physical advantages will continue to be huge in this series. As far as youth, energy, size, physicality, athleticism etc.

In our previous rounds we wore the other team down over the course of the series. In G1 it seemed to happen very quickly over the course of that one game.

Do Dubs fans think that's an issue for their team? Or it was maybe they just weren't conditioned as well as usual after having a week off?

Jfh20 · Post #273 » by **Jfh20** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:40 pm

who even listens to podcasts? lol

Post #274 » by **bisme37** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:44 pm

Jfh20 wrote:who even listens to podcasts? lol

Lol I don't think I've ever listened to a full podcast in my life but I know they are popular. Just been seeing tweets etc with all the Dubs players' comments from their various podcasts and was thrown off a bit that they're doing it so much right now.

Jfh20 · Post #275 » by **Jfh20** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:46 pm

i dont think they tired, i think the warriors are just really missing KD right now... when they go cold from three, which happens when you are a 3 pt shooting team, you need a mid range guy who is like almost automatic... thats what KD was able to offer them... he could knock down that mid range shot and weather the storm... when the storm came warriors did not have anyone who could do what kd did. like lebron can bulldoze his way to the rim for an easy 2, KD can just knock down a midrange jumper... Warriors better hope there shooters start shooting lights out rest of series, because celtics have pretty figured out how to beat them at this point.

basketballRob · Post #276 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:49 pm

Wonder if the Nets reach the finals in the west?

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yoyoboy · Post #277 » by **yoyoboy** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:56 pm

basketballRob wrote:Wonder if the Nets reach the finals in the west?

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It’s honestly possible. I don’t think Brooklyn was nearly as bad as a first round sweep makes it seem. The average MOV in that series was just +4.5. And I don’t think any of the teams in the West are even close to as equipped to defend KD as Boston is. I think you’d be seeing normal Durant in any of those series as opposed to a guy having one of the worst series by a superstar ever.

yoyoboy · Post #278 » by **yoyoboy** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 5:58 pm

Also why is the game not tonight? The playoffs just move way too slowly.

WestGOAT · Post #279 » by **WestGOAT** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 6:02 pm

Finally got around watching a replay of the game... whenever Poole and Curry are on the court on the same time it is BBQ chicken for the Celtics:

GSW tried to make a comeback in the late 4th quarter by pairing Poole and Curry and they got exposed so badly on defense :lol:

GSW is pretty much in a lose-lose situation. They need Poole's shooting on offense so GSW can punish Boston focusing on Curry, but he's pretty much unplayable on defense with Curry.

sol537 · Post #280 » by **sol537** » Sat Jun 4, 2022 6:08 pm

GSW are like Rocky in the beginning of Rocky 3. Celtics are Mr T. GSW has been coddled and distracted. BOS in 5.

who will win