During tonight's Celtics game, Jackson expounded at length on why the eurofoul was a great basketball play. Time for the glue factory.
December 2019 General NBA Game Thread
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BUT he says everything with so much conviction, he must be right
Gawd, please let the Knicks see the light and bring him back.
I'm not one to bitch about announcers, but those guys are truly shit.
I actually don't mind Jones. He's decent. Jackson drags him down. I'm pretty sure Van Gundy has become a late career weed head. Dude goes off on some random ass tangents. Last night he was saying that refs ought to be able to stare down players who make boneheaded plays. Actually kinda cracked me up.
Being a late career weed head myself I enjoy the occasional weird tangent, and Van Gundy's rant was pretty good I thought. Jackson is the worst, he's just an idiot. Jones isn't bad as play by play guy.
Spoken like a true Western Conference fan whose team never really had to compete for seeding.
I want the Lakers but on the road in Milwaukee is a tough draw.
Do you guys think Giannis is more of a physical freak than LeBron ever was? LeBron has the reputation of being probably the most athletically gifted wing of all time, but Giannis feels more physically dominant. LeBron was/is significantly more skilled, much better passer and a craftier scorer, but the Giannis just attacks the basket and physically overwhelms people feels unprecedented. This must be like what Dr. J did in the ABA.
Its an entirely fair question but given what LeBron has done over his entire career, I lean his way. But I am not dying on that hill. Giannis is the best player in the NBA right now and its not really close. If he keeps this up, who knows.
Or like a guy rooting for the likable, small market team that built their team shrewdly and organically versus the gross collection of mercenaries who engineered their way onto the MFY of the NBA.
Do I need to remind Cs fans how many all-time titles the MFL have?
Fair play.
But I am still pulling for the Lakers here. Siakam, Gasol and Powell are out indefinitely for the Raps and while it won't happen, having the Bucks lose a few games here and there would be good for the Celtics as well.
As a side note, this game is actually the second best one of the night imo. The Clippers versus the Beards is must see.
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Tim Duncan was a worse omission from that list than Dr J, Reggie. And he should probably be ‘70s, not ‘80s.
I would add in Hakeem too but YRMV. In the meantime, I think we know where Giannis comes down on Kliq's question above:
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The refs calling fouls on Giannis for simply existing had a lot to do with the Lakers closing the gap.
AD was damn impressive too, especially considering his injury. Its too bad he got traded to the wrong iconic NBA franchise last summer.
Interesting plus minus, all the Laker starters were positive except LeBron who was -14. That Laker bench was also completely useless tonight. Outside of Giannis and Hill, Milwaukee didn’t even play that well.
LeBron has certainly had a better career and his durability is incredible, but just as a physical marvel I think Giannis might be more impressive.
If there is anyone on the floor you'd trust less in claiming that the rim isn't level than Russell Westbrook? Good job good effort.
He has played really well even if he isn't super efficient. He has essentially dictated the entire flow of the game.
Between Russ' "ya forgot about me" explosion and Lou Will being sent to the shower early for calling the ref a "bitch boy", this game is very entertaining.
This game has everything I want from the NBA. A close competition, sloppy basketball, great defense, insane shooting, beef, more beef. I want this game to go 82.
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Last clip from the game. And I agree with my friend Apisith. If the Rockets and Clippers face off in the WCF, its likely going to be epic.
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Mavs playing plenty of 2-3 zone defense against the 76ers in Q3 (held to 20pts)
get working on it Brad
get working on it Brad
The Mavs are better than people think (even with Luka shelved) and its a game late in December right before the holidays but yeah, that's a tough loss for the 76ers. Not reading too much into it but let's see how the 76ers recover from two losses in a row at home.