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They lost because yesterday was a showcase of their offensive weaknesses and why they're likely a far better regular-season team than they are a postseason team. You're going to struggle if Julius Randle is your best playmaker. Their offense is going to be a grind. They needed to address the PG situation but they didn't and now Rose is going to play 35 mpg a game because Payton is utterly useless and everyone has known it all season.

Randle was bad, but ATL deserves a lot of credit for how they defended him. They did a great job.

And one can't forget that it's a make or miss league. Both teams were cold, but the Knicks aren't even in that game if Burks didn't go off.
 
Mr. French said:
I’m not a Knicks fan or a hater, but this is true. Randle was brutal and he was definitely forcing things. Knicks fans complaining about 1 call when it was reviewed and gets called constantly is true homerism.

Not saying I’d be happy as a fan, but that’s not why they lost. The game was theirs multiple times and they didn’t make plays, the Hawks did.
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Randle sucked ass, game really shouldn’t have been close to be honest. What fan base doesn’t complain about the refs the second after a playoff loss. Knicks choked and Hawks were clutch.
 
Young, Capela, and Bogdanovicgh are match up nightmares, McMillan is a solid coach he outcoached Thibs.
 
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Scoe said:
Young, Capela, and Bogdanovicgh are match up nightmares, McMillan is a solid coach who he outcoached Thibs.
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He outcoached Thibs? Did you even watch the game?
 
superjohn said:
They lost because Randle was forcing things and had a brutal game. Play of the game was when Barrett should've had a steal and instead Bogdanovich drilled the three.
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Yeah, that was huge. As a Knicks fan, Bogdanovic is the guy that scares me the most on the Hawks. Incredible shot-maker, always seems to come up clutch. It's a tough backcourt to guard with him and Trae Young.

I thought Trae got some pretty weak calls down the stretch, with the drive on Barrett at the end being the most aggravating. Knicks challenged, but no way that was gonna get overturned.

Randle was tough to watch. Last play with .9 seconds was horrific.

Also, can't believe we wasted that Alec Burks game. He was going nuts.
 
superjohn said:
They lost because Randle was forcing things and had a brutal game. Play of the game was when Barrett should've had a steal and instead Bogdanovich drilled the three.
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Yep, agreed.
 
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Psolo12 said:
He outcoached Thibs? Did you even watch the game?
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Yes I did, and yes he outcoached Thibs. He started Frank McMillan constantly drew up better plays game planed to make Payton have to beat them, trapped Julius Randle, he is the main reason the Knicks lost btw.
 
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rough start for the Cs, they had their chance to make noise game 1, now I'm not sure they can avoid getting swept. But who knows.
 
Wonder if the Mavericks can win game 2. Sorta doubt LAC has the testicular fortitude to come back from 0-2.
 
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Drummond is literally pulling down every rebound. Looks like an absolute animal.
 
Great, in addition to having to endure Kyrie's frontrunning and the false narrative that the Net won the KG trade b/c they'll probably make the finals due to free agent signings 7yrs later whilst the Celtics have been competitive throughout (tho never title contender like the Nets are), now Kyrie has to play the victim card and drop a racist stink-bomb narrative. We will get 2-3 days of people trying to dig up stories, re-hashing incidents.

Yes there are plenty of racists everywhere & Boston is a highly segregated city, liberal while avoiding any consequence. But this has nothing to do with basketball, or what happens on basketball courts. The fact is that Kyrie failed in Boston b/c he shrunk from the moment & wasn't capable of a leadership role. Now he's simultaneously throwing red meat to the media, making himself a victim and setting fans that boo him up as the bad guys. It BS, but in his defense it is smart spin if it works.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Great, in addition to having to endure Kyrie's frontrunning and the false narrative that the Net won the KG trade b/c they'll probably make the finals due to free agent signings 7yrs later whilst the Celtics have been competitive throughout (tho never title contender like the Nets are), now Kyrie has to play the victim card and drop a racist stink-bomb narrative. We will get 2-3 days of people trying to dig up stories, re-hashing incidents.

Yes there are plenty of racists everywhere & Boston is a highly segregated city, liberal while avoiding any consequence. But this has nothing to do with basketball, or what happens on basketball courts. The fact is that Kyrie failed in Boston b/c he shrunk from the moment & wasn't capable of a leadership role. Now he's simultaneously throwing red meat to the media, making himself a victim and setting fans that boo him up as the bad guys. It BS, but in his defense it is smart spin if it works.
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What a bunch of nonsense. If a Black athlete experiences racism from Boston fans or anywhere else they should be free to talk about it without a white dude getting in their feelings. The only one playing the victim here is you.
 
The 2018 Draft class is having a hell of a first round. Doncic/Trae are stars, Aston & JPJ look well on their way, and then there’s other players out there looking like solid role players that contribute to winning.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Great, in addition to having to endure Kyrie's frontrunning and the false narrative that the Net won the KG trade b/c they'll probably make the finals due to free agent signings 7yrs later whilst the Celtics have been competitive throughout (tho never title contender like the Nets are), now Kyrie has to play the victim card and drop a racist stink-bomb narrative. We will get 2-3 days of people trying to dig up stories, re-hashing incidents.

Yes there are plenty of racists everywhere & Boston is a highly segregated city, liberal while avoiding any consequence. But this has nothing to do with basketball, or what happens on basketball courts. The fact is that Kyrie failed in Boston b/c he shrunk from the moment & wasn't capable of a leadership role. Now he's simultaneously throwing red meat to the media, making himself a victim and setting fans that boo him up as the bad guys. It BS, but in his defense it is smart spin if it works.
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aceboon said:
What a bunch of nonsense. If a Black athlete experiences racism from Boston fans or anywhere else they should be free to talk about it without a white dude getting in their feelings. The only one playing the victim here is you.
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Sure I agree with you. IF there is a racist incident. What is the incident he's talking about?
Generally I'm in favor of any conversation about racism that educates and its certainly possible that reiterating to Boston fans that there is a racist incident history helps improve. This doesn't seem like that, particularly given Kyrie's boston experiences & general histrionic nature, but certainly a positive is possible

For me this is simpler and just about basketball and Kyrie didn't succeed at basketball in Boston so he's trying to create a narrative to distract, trying to minimize how badly he gets boo-'d. With no incident how is it any different than asking fans if they've stopped beating their wives?
 
Psolo12 said:
His lack of experience with racism in Boston doesn't de-legitimize Kyrie's experience.
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It doesn’t but it doesn’t necessarily mean Kyrie experienced just because he’s saying it now before a game 3 in Boston, only he knows.

You know who experienced it Bill Russell. Boston does have a history of racism you can’t deny that it’s definitely gotten better for sure are there some racial overtones still existing there unfortunately yes.
 
Scoe said:
It doesn’t but it doesn’t necessarily mean Kyrie experienced just because he’s saying it now before a game 3 in Boston, only he knows.

You know who experienced it Bill Russell. Boston does have a history of racism you can’t deny that it’s definitely gotten better for sure are there some racial overtones still existing there unfortunately yes.
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I watched his presser & he only talked about fans saying stuff. This was not Colin Kaepernick speaking on a specific cause. Had he mentioned any real racial issues in the city (there are numerous historically & ongoing) it could be a more useful dialogue.

I think Kendrick Perkins captures the issue well.
“It’s always extra with [Kyrie]. I don’t even know why we’re surprised by this comment,” Perkins continued. “Just think about it, in New York the other night fans were chanting ‘F Trae Young.’ That don’t mean that they’re racist, that’s just, they’re ruthless. They’re just cheering on their team. But do we expect anything less than Kyrie to be extra about something?”
 
Psolo12 said:
His lack of experience with racism in Boston doesn't de-legitimize Kyrie's experience.
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I hate to even do this on here but everyone knows exactly why Kyrie brought up racism in Boston last night. He's trying to deflect, and maybe stop, the booing he's going to get in Boston for saying he was going to re-sign with the Celtics and then bolting to form his superteam with Durant in Brooklyn. And on top of it for being a world class weirdo. If someone credible said it I'd take it seriously. But he's a freaking kook so I don't take him seriously. But he is a very good basketball player when he's not being a weirdo.
 
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HooperScooper said:
I hate to even do this on here but everyone knows exactly why Kyrie brought up racism in Boston last night. He's trying to deflect, and maybe stop, the booing he's going to get in Boston for saying he was going to re-sign with the Celtics and then bolting to form his superteam with Durant in Brooklyn. And on top of it for being a world class weirdo. If someone credible said it I'd take it seriously. But he's a freaking kook so I don't take him seriously. But he is a very good basketball player when he's not being a weirdo.
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No, not everyone, maybe everyone from a certain background or ex-athletes who have to appear on TV and do the Celtics bidding so they remain in good favor, but certainly not "everyone".
 
Dogdeacon said:
Great, in addition to having to endure Kyrie's frontrunning and the false narrative that the Net won the KG trade b/c they'll probably make the finals due to free agent signings 7yrs later whilst the Celtics have been competitive throughout (tho never title contender like the Nets are), now Kyrie has to play the victim card and drop a racist stink-bomb narrative. We will get 2-3 days of people trying to dig up stories, re-hashing incidents.

Yes there are plenty of racists everywhere & Boston is a highly segregated city, liberal while avoiding any consequence. But this has nothing to do with basketball, or what happens on basketball courts. The fact is that Kyrie failed in Boston b/c he shrunk from the moment & wasn't capable of a leadership role. Now he's simultaneously throwing red meat to the media, making himself a victim and setting fans that boo him up as the bad guys. It BS, but in his defense it is smart spin if it works.
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It is funny now his ignorant ass says stick to sports.

He should’ve been doing that from day 1.

Dude is absolutely clueless
 
aceboon said:
No, not everyone, maybe everyone from a certain background or ex-athletes who have to appear on TV and do the Celtics bidding so they remain in good favor, but certainly not "everyone".
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O.K., then everyone with even a hint of a clue of what Kyrie is all about.

I'm not saying racism doesn't exist in Boston. I'm saying Kyrie brought that word into the discussion for a specific purpose. And it wasn't to point out racism in Boston.
 
auror said:
I hope nobody says racist things to Kyrie. I hope people do berate him for other reasons. Guy's a clown, and he did the Celtics dirty.
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And he tried to cover both and they the r word in there to try and cover up his thin skin for the latter
 
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