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REB1094 said:
It’s a little too late at this point. The Pelicans tripled down on Zion/BI/McCollum, knowing the risks that have stuck with them for years

It worked for a bit. But then Zion got injured again. BI has been unreliable. McCollum has been shooting <40% in the postseason. Same old same old

They tripled down, and they lost. They have the same decision this offseason. Stick with the same core that’s gotten you nowhere, or switch it up and change direction

They’ve shot 28%, 27%, and 28% from 3 in the playoffs so far. They drafted Hawkins to help fix that, then glued him to the bench. They have a choice next year
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I honestly don’t blame CJ that much. They’re playing him out of position.

They need a PG plain and simple. They have an execution problem the same way the Suns do.

You cannot win in the playoffs without a true PG and it was stupid of both of those teams to think they can make these natural scorers and 2Gs run an offense.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
I honestly don’t blame CJ that much. They’re playing him out of position.

They need a PG plain and simple. They have an execution problem the same way the Suns do.

You cannot win in the playoffs without a true PG and it was stupid of both of those teams to think they can make these natural scorers and 2Gs run an offense.
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I thought the same until today’s game. He must have shot at least 5 bad shots in the first 5 minutes. Pretty clear by that point they were going to lose big once OKC started hitting their shots

They definitely need a point guard. They have amazing movement shooters in Trey Murphy and Jordan Hawkins. CJ shoots really well off ball. These 3 guys could make a lot of threes if the Pels put them in the right positions, but they don’t

Murphy can break out next year with a full healthy season. Idk about CJ and BI. They’ve peaked as players and it’s putting the Pelicans in the play in every year. They have to switch up their strategy
 
REB1094 said:
I thought the same until today’s game. He must have shot at least 5 bad shots in the first 5 minutes. Pretty clear by that point they were going to lose big once OKC started hitting their shots

They definitely need a point guard. They have amazing movement shooters in Trey Murphy and Jordan Hawkins. CJ shoots really well off ball. These 3 guys could make a lot of threes if the Pels put them in the right positions, but they don’t

Murphy can break out next year with a full healthy season. Idk about CJ and BI. They’ve peaked as players and it’s putting the Pelicans in the play in every year. They have to switch up their strategy
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Yeah if the Pels had a PG he could try to set CJ and BI up with better, easier shots instead of them having to play iso ball to get their own most of the time.

They have plenty of scorers and nobody whose sole job it is to get them the ball. Just the guy who should be scoring his own most of the time.

They had more turnovers than assists the past 2 games. They desperately need to pickup a guy whose only job is to run the offense this offseason and get others good looks. It’s unfair to ask CJ to do that while nobody can get him easy looks.
 
Nuggets have played like dog cr@p this series. Not sure if it's just boredom because they know they can turn it on at any time and beat the Lakers but this level of play certainly won't fly against the Timberwolves.
 
This Knicks team is a joy to watch, they play so damn hard. Outside of Brunson there's not really much talent there but they run through walls. No Randle, no Mitchell Robinson, no Hartenstein for the last 20 minutes, Brunson and Hart banged up and they get it done. They get to every ball first and play outstanding defense. Props to Thibs and the Nova Knicks.

Brunson is a beast.
 
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Sixers offense seems to be, have four guys stand around motionless and watch whoever has the ball - usually Embid or Maxey.

Hard to watch as a Sixers fan. Knicks ball movement is excellent.
 
Mavs were down 30 in the 2nd quarter. Now it's a 5 point game. PLAYOFF BASKETBALL
 
superjohn said:
This Knicks team is a joy to watch, they play so damn hard. Outside of Brunson there's not really much talent there but they run through walls. No Randle, no Mitchell Robinson, no Hartenstein for the last 20 minutes, Brunson and Hart banged up and they get it done. They get to every ball first and play outstanding defense. Props to Thibs and the Nova Knicks.

Brunson is a beast.
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Oh yeah but mention Precious and Anouby that’s a good team. May not be enough for the next round but fun to watch
 
Edward Sargent said:
Oh yeah but mention Precious and Anouby that’s a good team. May not be enough for the next round but fun to watch
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Next round is either Pacers (6 seed currently up 2-1) or the Bucks with Giannis/Dame dealing with injuries and Middleton who is playing through an injury right now. It's the playoffs so anything can happen but things are lining up for them to get at least to the ECF
 
Don't understand why Kidd benched Lively, should have rolled with him over Kleiber
 
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Well AJ going to have to play now. No Giannis, no Lilliard, and Portis now ejected.
 
Welp, Bucks already missing it's 2 best players now Portis ejected, AJ will be playing plenty now
 
Andre (and most of the Bucks) are set up for failure here so I'm not expecting much

But really hope Andre makes enough plays in this stretch to warrant some more minutes next year. He's being thrown to the fire this postseason
 
REB1094 said:
Andre (and most of the Bucks) are set up for failure here so I'm not expecting much

But really hope Andre makes enough plays in this stretch to warrant some more minutes next year. He's being thrown to the fire this postseason
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Just hit a huge 3! And is getting big pt today
 
REB1094 said:
Andre (and most of the Bucks) are set up for failure here so I'm not expecting much

But really hope Andre makes enough plays in this stretch to warrant some more minutes next year. He's being thrown to the fire this postseason
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1 minute later he locks up Haliburton into a bad miss, then swishes a three on the other end

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
 
aceboon said:
Welp, Bucks already missing it's 2 best players now Portis ejected, AJ will be playing plenty now
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Bucks season has been a disaster since they fired Griffin and hired Doc.

Nice corner three from Andre. Hope he can somehow show out here.
 
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Guess he's added some arc, that 3 was a moon shot.

Course then he immediately starts chirping at Carlisle or maybe just to anyone and everyone, haha.
 
Ajax defending Halliburton as well as anyone could, he falls down and throws up his hands at the refs so expects a call because he’s being defended by a 2nd rd rookie lol.
 
Portis getting ejected is good for Andre, bad for my parlays and the Bucks depth.

But the man plays on fire, it's insane any coach wouldn't find a few minutes for his defense, energy and IQ.
 
Ok maybe it’s time to put Ajax back in Gallinari is toast.
 
superjohn said:
This Knicks team is a joy to watch, they play so damn hard. Outside of Brunson there's not really much talent there but they run through walls. No Randle, no Mitchell Robinson, no Hartenstein for the last 20 minutes, Brunson and Hart banged up and they get it done. They get to every ball first and play outstanding defense. Props to Thibs and the Nova Knicks.

Brunson is a beast.
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You're definitely right about their effort. It's a great watch.
But i really have trouble watching their offense. It's 2 things: High pick and roll for Brunson, or (when available) Iso at the high post for Randle. I just can't take it after a while. It's boring as heck to me.
Again, like you said the effort does make up for some of it though.
 
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I'm having so much fun watching Andre right now. Has nailed 2 threes, great defense all over the court, making all the non-box-score impact that we saw at UConn

Bucks are missing their 2 stars, their 3rd star isn't 100%, and they're still right there. Andre is a big part of that so far
 
OG is the difference. He is so good at everything. He actually played the best defense on Embid that I have seen in this series. Before that he was covering perhaps the fastest player in the NBA in Maxey. Think about that versatility. If they had Randle and were fully healthy I think this team would be a legitimate threat to beat Boston.

Josh Hart is the NBA version of Cam Spencer (with out the three point shot) or Tristen Newton. A guard playing power forward at 6’5” and getting 15+ rebounds a game. The way their guards rebound definitely reminds me of how we attack the glass both offensively and defensively.

It will be interesting to see what they do this off season. They have like three first round picks. Or something like that. I know it’s a ridiculous amount of #1 picks over the next few years.

They are only one or two players away from having a legit championship roster.
 
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