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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Just trying to tone it down in here. We're all on the same team here, right! Right?
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Not trying to discredit your point because I think it largely holds, but just from a factual standpoint they were down 10 a couple different times in game 4 vs bucks in 2022 (once in 1st quarter once towards end of 3rd). Ended up winning by 8. They were also down by 11 in 4th quarter of game 3...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    The only thing I disagree with is "unnecessary." Just because it's mental and not physical doesn't mean you can automatically fix it or 'coach it up.' That said, it does make it more maddening because it SEEMS like something they should be able to address. And I also agree that it's their...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    For people smarter than myself: if you had to put a number (lets say 1-10 scale) how correlated is defense with offense? The D intensity was lacking last night, which is more of a mental thing...not trying to excuse that. But in general how much easier is to lock in on D after a made shot vs a...
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    (2) New York Knicks vs (6) Indiana Pacers - 2024 EC Second Round

    Not a new yorker nor have I ever been married but this still made complete sense to me. Well done. New Yorkers seemed primed to leave their wife for one fun month of Jeremy Lin for .500 ish team!
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    I mean it’s only a few posts so could just chalk it up to SSS!
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    My posts were rooted in on/off stats and what I’ve seen from Tatum and the Celtics through first six games in totality. If they lose a few games where he looks like he did last night I’ll change my tune. But again in the one game where he had his best shooting and points night they lost. that...
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    Felger and Mazz - Creating False Naratives one day at a time

    Im sure he followed that up by mentioning the Nuggets defeating 8/4/7/8 seeds last year!
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    This is terrific, thanks. Im very hopeful that we see more of the #BCB plays when Porzingis comes back..
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    I was likely conceived the night after Thanksgiving, 1980, when the celts beat the knicks. That was a really gross way of saying "no i do not. but I read about it!" How concerned are people if Jarrett Allen comes back? He always seems to put up numbers but Russillo/Simmons keep hammering they...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Gotcha. I read your "around here" as in this thread. My bad. To circle back to the court, do we assume that at some point in the very near future teams will alter the way they are defending Tatum/the celtics, given their offensive rating with him on the court?
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Fair points!
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Who is saying the quoted part? One of my initial posts this morning alluded to the team construction specifically to avoid Tatum having to play the mvp part.
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Agreed. Just another way of framing this - do we think that if we took Jayson Tatum from last year or the year before, and put him on this years team...and the celts were still be defended the way they are, would the celtics offense look better or worse? Obvs no way to prove it but Id bet pretty...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Right, I dont see anyone claiming his shooting numbers are good. Their overall offense is absurdly good though, and Tatum is a large reason why. His shooting in and of itself is not a positive thing, the fact that he's taking fewer shots/game in these playoffs so far than he has since his second...
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