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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,524 Founders Club
    dnc said:

    RaceBannon said:

    https://si.com/nba/2018/05/15/celtics-brad-stevens-jayson-tatum-terry-rozier-nba-playoffs


    Don't call them underdogs @dnc

    Well if Rohan Nadkarni says no I take it back.

    I did pick them to win the series after all. I think they're the better team. They're not the better roster though.
    Everyone on Boston is better than everyone on Cleveland except Lebron. Love is hurt. The bench is the guys the Lakers didn't want to keep in order to go after Lebron for next year. Throw in the greatest coach in the history of sports and this thing is over
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    RaceBannon said:

    dnc said:

    RaceBannon said:

    https://si.com/nba/2018/05/15/celtics-brad-stevens-jayson-tatum-terry-rozier-nba-playoffs


    Don't call them underdogs @dnc

    Well if Rohan Nadkarni says no I take it back.

    I did pick them to win the series after all. I think they're the better team. They're not the better roster though.
    Everyone on Boston is better than everyone on Cleveland except Lebron. Love is hurt. The bench is the guys the Lakers didn't want to keep in order to go after Lebron for next year. Throw in the greatest coach in the history of sports and this thing is over
    Most of those guys on Boston are only good (at least this early) because of Stevens. Terry Rozier is nobody without Stevens developing him. Brown and Tatum have gotten much better as the year has gone. Al Horford would be Horford. Literally no else on the playoff roster scared anyone when the season started.

    LeBron's supposed to be the best player ever. He should be able to handle a team of Al Horford and some 20 year olds.
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    Tequilla said:

    Offense is about creating opportunities for yourself and your teammates.

    Shooting spaces the floor and in theory makes it easier for penetration.

    Guys that can shoot but can’t create are dependent on others for offense.

    If the creators in that system can’t create or more importantly if defenses don’t help to the point of creating opportunities for dependent shooters, then the offense really bogs down.

    You don’t need to have all stars. Shooting is obviously valuable. But there are other offensive skills as well.

    You are describing Rajon Rando and Evan Turner. Bother of whom killed their teams in the series they lost. Can you give me an example of a player that you’re talking about that doesn’t kill his team?
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,524 Founders Club
    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,524 Founders Club
    I like the Cavs tonight by the way
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,527 Standard Supporter
    RaceBannon said:

    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO

    Stevens is winning with Aron FUCKING Baynes in the post.

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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,390 Standard Supporter
    RaceBannon said:

    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO

    You always talk about stars. Who is Boston’s true, bonafied All Star? They don’t have one. Yet here they are in the ECF after losing their top two players.

    You’re becoming Svenlike with your arguments.
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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,942
    RoadDawg55 said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO

    You always talk about stars. Who is Boston’s true, bonafied All Star? They don’t have one. Yet here they are in the ECF after losing their top two players.

    You’re becoming Svenlike with your arguments.
    Lol they do but they're hurt. Which is even more of a indictment on Steven's ability to coach. He's amazing.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    backthepack said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO

    You always talk about stars. Who is Boston’s true, bonafied All Star? They don’t have one. Yet here they are in the ECF after losing their top two players.

    You’re becoming Svenlike with your arguments.
    Lol they do but they're hurt. Which is even more of a indictment on Steven's ability to coach. He's amazing.
    Indictment?
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    RoadDawg55 said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Lebron is 3 and 5 in finals. He's not a one man team and never has been.

    Boston has been a contender all year including pre season. It's God's 5th year there with Ainge stacking the roster with top picks.

    When Cleveland rebuilt on the fly at the All Star break they were written off. They were written off against Indianapolis

    They played 4 great games against the Raptors

    This whole the only reason Boston wins is because of Stevens and they lose because they're young is bullshit

    IMO

    You always talk about stars. Who is Boston’s true, bonafied All Star? They don’t have one. Yet here they are in the ECF after losing their top two players.

    You’re becoming Svenlike with your arguments.
    Exactly. Al Horford is their best player. So Horford is what, a top 30 player in the league?
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