Game 5: Sixers at Boston: Lobster Rolls > Cheese Steaks
- Thread starter Bernie Carbohydrate
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Just at least get in the faces of the guards and don’t let them get clean looks off of actions. I’d venture to guess 60% of phillys shots are uncontested
If you want to go Full Metal Nerd here, the literature says you’d have to completely intervene on informal on the job training by other refs. As in, top down changes don’t do much, especially in rule enforcement jobs such as reffing—they learn “the real rules” and “How to call a game” from the more senior refs they learn from. That’s why you get those early season / beginning of play-off tweaks that hold for a hot minute or two and then go away; you’re up against a deeper tradition.
They could out together a five year plan yo replace all the refs and get real change. Don’t see it as likely though.
Listen man…when that stat line still has people saying “no, you don’t understand!! He’s still great!!!” You’re damn fucking right I am going to call out when he’s sucking
He’s a human being and a player…he can actually suck in a game. It is possible. And if he does play well, I will say that. I’m really fucking tired of the brigade of people who want to tell everyone how great Tatum is no matter what
You seem to be struggling with this so let me try a different angle. There are options beyond great and terrible for player performance/contribution. Tatum is a great player. He’s one of the best in the game. That greatness is in significant part a result of his being an elite scorer. But he also does a lot of other things really well, and those matter too.
When he struggles to score he is not great. But he’s generally still good and an overall positive because those other things still matter. In fact, they matter a lot.
Just in case it wasn’t clear since you keep ignoring the words I wrote and rephrase them as statements I am not making: Tatum is not great when his shots aren’t falling. That doesn’t mean he is awful.
I’m surprised Embiid didn’t spin around like Canadian Bear Hugger after that contact from Timelord.
Maybe this team should scrimmage first team against second team before the game actually begins. Seems like it takes them a while to dial up the intensity
You've posted about ten times in the first half.. all with the same info... maybe give it a rest as a Celtics fan?
edit: like.. who even gives a shit even if you're right?
Agree with all of this. That's what stands in the way of meaningful change. They genuinely think they're doing the right thing -- they're keeping players (particularly stars) from picking up fouls. Ignoring the fact that it has an undeniable impact on the outcome of games (because players don't get into as much foul trouble).
Ok, I will try a different angle with you.
I agree with you…but is Tatum the only person afforded this? Because it sure as fuck seems that way. Any other player that can’t throw the ball in the ocean and it unanimous to take him out.
If you post with more nuance than that, I’m sorry for lashing out at you. But that seems to be the vast majority around here.
IE, Marcus Smart. He’s a hell of a fucking defender. Can set people up too, when he misses, are these posts happening?