The 2nd Season - 2019 Playoff Thread
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Still possible but the math doesn't support this take anymore.
As a side note, have we (me included) learned nothing about hot takes, recency bias and small sample sizes from all the sports we watch?
Oh and Kyle Lowry has had a good series. That really screws up the narrative for lots of experts.
The take-away here is that the playoffs are hard and if you have a team that doesn't have enough firepower, even good players are going to struggle as the opposition focuses on the guys who are the biggest threats to score. Also, coaching matters...
The take-away here is that the playoffs are hard and if you have a team that doesn't have enough firepower, even good players are going to struggle as the opposition focuses on the guys who are the biggest threats to score. Also, coaching matters...
I think the take away is the warriors can plan for a parade by about a day or two sooner
Kawhi doesn’t seem close to 100% and I don’t think Toronto can count on 48 points from their bench every night.
Ok. I don't agree. Either of these two teams are a much tougher match-up for the Warriors. The Blazers and the Rockets simply couldn't defend the Warriors when it mattered. The Bucks or Raptors have the personnel and commitment to defense to do a better job.
I think the Warriors better hope they can get both of Durant and Iguodala back or else what we saw in the WCF will be hard to replicate against two teams that are built to switch
Why are you assuming the Warriors will be playing the Bucks? My two Raptor series wagers are very much alive.
I'm ruling the raptors out because Kawhi is on one leg. He's breaking down more and more each game.
I held out a little hope for the bucks but these two road performances in big spots have made me abandon ship.
I knew it when i open the thread and still came in for this. God damn you.
I hope the players that will remain Celtics next year are watching how effective Toronto has been at breaking down the Buck's defense by making an extra pass or two.
Nothing at all, does this surprise you? The margins in the sports betting industry are pretty good for a reason.
Drive, kick, swing. Pretty straight forward in theory. Celtics, Kyrie in particular, seemed to keep driving too deep and then were unable to get the kick pass out.
Perfect, right up until he steps inside the three point line after the up fake. That's just ridiculous.
I’d guess they wouldn’t have anything to say until after the ECF are completed.
Shams: Kevin Durant (calf strain) is unlikely to return for start of the NBA Finals, but the Golden State Warriors are hopeful that he returns at some point during.
As great as the Warriors have been since KD went down I'm still not convinced that they can beat Toronto or Milwaukee without him. Portland may have gotten swept, but they were in three of those games to the very end and with better health and execution may have given GS real problems. The Eastern teams are better and more equipped to challenge GS and expose their weaknesses.
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Completely agreed. And the Warriors battle gets even more difficult if they can't get Iguodala back. ElUno may be canceling his Dubs parade attendance plans yet...
No kidding --enough already of giving a narcissist center stage at what I believe is a basketball game. I mean..is this legal?
(from same guys who did the Kerr offense video spoof.)
Cousins could be back as well, maybe even before Durant. Having him in the paint against Giannis would be huge.
That call on Siakam was one of the worst calls in recent memory. It's one thing to miss a call, this was just fundamentally wrong.
Toronto's ability to weather the storm and fight back into the last two games is really impressive.
Yes. The Raptors are in great position right now. I never understood why they wanted to push the pace and run with the Bucks in the first two games. Once Nurse made the adjustment they have taken control of this series. Now take this baby back up north for a closeout game on Saturday!
Every game just makes me cry even more that Ainge messed up so much not trading Jaylen for Kawhi
Was this trade even possible? People around here state it as a fact when we have little evidence that this was even a possibility.
Zach Lowe wrote an article saying it would have very likely been a done deal if Celts had offered Jaylen.
