2023 NBA Playoffs
- Thread starter BaseballJones
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Yeah, when it comes to playing them in the playoffs, the Bucks are incredibly unlikeable too. Sure, Embiid is probably easier to hate, but it's nowhere close to an "infinite" difference. Just wait until Giannis starts mowing down Celtics like bowling pins with elbows flailing everywhere.
I think the difference between a flagrant 1 and a flagrant 2 is the actual contact. Embiid meant to kick him in the nuts and missed. Harden seemed to intentionally throw his fist down there and made contact.
You can tell Harden meant to do it because he threw his arm down there. If he just meant to get space then he would have swung his arm into his chest like he always does... and every basketball player does.
There's no reason for him to angle his arm that way unless he planned on doing what he did IMO.
Announcers being impressed with PJ Tucker's ability to occasionally grab an offensive rebound will never fail to amuse me. Dude doesn't dribble, doesn't drive, doesn't make plays for others and barely sets any screens. All he does is sit in the corner and hit 1.8 shots per game, in 26 minutes. He better fucking grab the occasional offensive rebound, because 3.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and .8 in 25.6 minutes per game is about as bad as it gets in terms of offensive production.
In related news, Spencer Dinwiddie is such an empty calorie player.
In related news, Spencer Dinwiddie is such an empty calorie player.
Was thinking the other day.. could you imagine a team of all PJ Tuckers and Eric Gordons?
also... the Nets are playing 5 smallish wings.... I would hope a PF can grab the rebound while playing with a dominant center against that lineup
Fair, though Embiid did make contact so not sure I reach the same conclusion. I guess the argument is that ‘excessive’ for a ‘tried to hit in balls And only hit in leg’ doesn’t meet the standard? That’s a very odd set of incentives
The Sixers are an incredibly unlikable team.
Doc is maybe the whiniest coach in the league (not to mention being a choke artist and throwing his team under the bus when confronted about it). Harden and Embiid are the worst kind of stars. Really gifted but would prefer to flop, fail and grift their way to points.
Doc is maybe the whiniest coach in the league (not to mention being a choke artist and throwing his team under the bus when confronted about it). Harden and Embiid are the worst kind of stars. Really gifted but would prefer to flop, fail and grift their way to points.
Remember when people thought Jacques Vaughn might be a really good coach? That was a neat couple of weeks.
- Flagrant Foul Penalty 1: Unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent
- Flagrant Foul Penalty 2: Unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent
Watching these games it’s stunning how bad their offensive sets are (and I never notice or care about that type of stuff). People standing in basically the same spot, no spacing…just looks like an awfully coached team. Which kind of tracks because Vaughn has been terrible at every stop he’s had
I make it nine. Last two of the Bucks series in '21, all four vs Boston last year, and these three.