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Post by moekid on Jun 2, 2022 11:12:23 GMT -7
Aren’t you the guy who said Miami had the best depth.? I guess not. Boston looked like the best team if not the best finishers. Anyway, weird series and weird game. Didn’t really feel that competitive and Boston just seems to have trouble closing out. Oddest thing was taking away a Strus 3 nearly 10 minutes after he made it because the league office supposedly ruled that he stepped out of bounds. I saw one replay and it was close. Not really clear that his foot touched OB enough tho it was over the OB line. But to take it away 10 minutes later by the league office was ridiculous. Are those the only plays they review? Should they overturn every wrong call on the floor? It has a bit of a stench when that’s the only call the league office overturns. If they had those 3 Butler would t have had to launch that I’ll advised 3 at the end or intentionally foul with 11 or so seconds left. Anyway, puking to see Boston in the finals. Hope GSW takes it 4-0 but I’ll settle for a win in the series. Yes, I did say that…and their depth is what kept them in the series as both Lowry and Herro missed games. I was thinking the same on the Strus 3 that got stripped away. It really did end up being a game altering call… You were thinking the same thing because you read my post and realized that I nailed it |
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 2, 2022 13:37:34 GMT -7
Remind me again, but you made your predictions on 5/22, correct ? Golden State went up 3-0 in their series on that day, so way to go out on a limb ! Then your half assed statement of “Something tells me Boston in the East. But Miami is a good under the radar story.” just oozes confidence as well. I can tell you were really standing behind that prediction, and would have been the first to admit you got it wrong, if that “under the radar” #1 seed won. Well done !  I picked GS. But to win the series they are -160 favorite. Boston is +135. Is it worth the bet to take the underdog ? What kind of chance do you give Boston. Time Lord’s health will be key. If he can play most of the series, the Warriors are doomed. If he’s out more than he plays, then the Celtics can still win, but will have a tougher task ahead of them. And believe me, I don’t mess around when it comes to your money…
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 2, 2022 13:41:48 GMT -7
Yes, I did say that…and their depth is what kept them in the series as both Lowry and Herro missed games. I was thinking the same on the Strus 3 that got stripped away. It really did end up being a game altering call… You were thinking the same thing because you read my post and realized that I nailed i Correct. Becuz you know I sure wasn’t looking for any reason that could back up my statement, of saying Strus is a legit NBA starter, who makes clutch game changing plays. That play completely flew under my radar…
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Post by moekid on Jun 2, 2022 17:00:41 GMT -7
You were thinking the same thing because you read my post and realized that I nailed i Correct. Becuz you know I sure wasn’t looking for any reason that could back up my statement, of saying Strus is a legit NBA starter, who makes clutch game changing plays. That play completely flew under my radar… You probably turned the game off after 1 quarter. He was game changer alright. Especially the night he threw an o’fer up. |
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 2, 2022 18:20:58 GMT -7
Correct. Becuz you know I sure wasn’t looking for any reason that could back up my statement, of saying Strus is a legit NBA starter, who makes clutch game changing plays. That play completely flew under my radar… You probably turned the game off after 1 quarter. He was game changer alright. Especially the night he threw an o’fer up. Actually I was at girls softball most nights, so didn’t get to turn on the game until almost halftime.
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 2, 2022 18:40:03 GMT -7
As long as Curry can keep hitting 6 3’s per quarter, you should have nothing to worry about Moekid…
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Post by moekid on Jun 2, 2022 19:16:54 GMT -7
As long as Curry can keep hitting 6 3’s per quarter, you should have nothing to worry about Moekid… Celts up by 2 at half. Steph shut out in the 2nd quarter and has 3 fouls. Been a great shooting night for both teams. I’m gonna have to turn it off. Seeing the Celts play well is triggering me. Big time PTSD |
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 2, 2022 20:27:02 GMT -7
Warriors had home court. Curry was brilliant. Tatum was terrible.
But the Celtics still destroy them.
Yeah, I’m feeling prettttty good about my pick…
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Post by moekid on Jun 2, 2022 21:27:03 GMT -7
Warriors had home court. Curry was brilliant. Tatum was terrible. But the Celtics still destroy them. Yeah, I’m feeling prettttty good about my pick… Celtics are a good road team and gaining steam. Warriors are now in a do or almost die situation in game 2. Saying Tatum was terrible reveals your la k of understanding of the game. He had a poor shooting night. But contributed in other impactful ways with assists and playing point forward the bulk of the 4th quarter. He didn’t need to shoot well as every Celtic was lights out. The guy you said was old and creaky, Horford, and White were both out of their minds. Smart was solid and Jaylen Brown really carried them for most of the game. Curry had a great 1st quarter but was not that good over the last 3 quarters and his supporting cast did t help as much as Tatum’s. Klay needs to be better and Draymond needs to be better. If I was Kerr I would have leaned more on Wiggins and less on Andre. Poole who has been very good during the playoffs looked outclassed tonight. Warriors have some soul searching and roster combos to work on. You can’t give up a 12 point lead going into the 4th quarter of game 1 of the NBA finals. You can’t get out scores 40-16 in that quarter. That’s just a collapse. Now their backs are against wall. So far younger, bigger and stronger is better than experience and skill |
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Post by chargerfreak on Jun 3, 2022 5:04:08 GMT -7
I picked GS. But to win the series they are -160 favorite. Boston is +135. Is it worth the bet to take the underdog ? What kind of chance do you give Boston. Time Lord’s health will be key. If he can play most of the series, the Warriors are doomed. If he’s out more than he plays, then the Celtics can still win, but will have a tougher task ahead of them. And believe me, I don’t mess around when it comes to your money… I got Boston +130 in the series. I figured you owed me.........
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 3, 2022 5:26:55 GMT -7
Warriors had home court. Curry was brilliant. Tatum was terrible. But the Celtics still destroy them. Yeah, I’m feeling prettttty good about my pick… Celtics are a good road team and gaining steam. Warriors are now in a do or almost die situation in game 2. Saying Tatum was terrible reveals your la k of understanding of the game. He had a poor shooting night. But contributed in other impactful ways with assists and playing point forward the bulk of the 4th quarter. He didn’t need to shoot well as every Celtic was lights out. The guy you said was old and creaky, Horford, and White were both out of their minds. Smart was solid and Jaylen Brown really carried them for most of the game. Curry had a great 1st quarter but was not that good over the last 3 quarters and his supporting cast did t help as much as Tatum’s. Klay needs to be better and Draymond needs to be better. If I was Kerr I would have leaned more on Wiggins and less on Andre. Poole who has been very good during the playoffs looked outclassed tonight. Warriors have some soul searching and roster combos to work on. You can’t give up a 12 point lead going into the 4th quarter of game 1 of the NBA finals. You can’t get out scores 40-16 in that quarter. That’s just a collapse. Now their backs are against wall. So far younger, bigger and stronger is better than experience and skill OK, first of all, I’m not going to be typing up a detailed game analysis at Midnight. The overall point was in my brief post was, the Warriors can’t expect a repeat of Tatum shooting 17% and only putting up 12 points, and probably can’t count on Curry putting up 35 points consistently either (whether it’s spread out evenly throughout the game or not). It’s not rocket science, that if the Celtics still won comfortably, that they didn’t need Tatum putting up a lot of points on the given night. That’s also something that should worry Warrior fans, that they essentially got beat by role players in an electric home atmosphere. The first quarter is all I needed to see to feel good about my pick. Curry sets a record with 3 pointers made in a quarter, and all they could manage to get out of that was a 4 point lead. They are gonna need a hell of a lot of 3 pointers to have any success in this series, because they won’t be getting inside. Curry was the only one who really had his moments with that last night. I never called Horford “old and creaky”. I said his best years are behind him, but that he has been playing well in these playoffs. But its not really a matter of opinion, he’s 36 years old, which is not young. The Warriors are not going to be gameplanning to stop him, so if he can have any more performances like he did last night, they are in trouble. As for White, he has also shown in these playoffs that he can be that clutch role player to deliver in the biggest times of need. The fact that Kerr was leaning on Iggy really makes me wonder how good of a Coach he really is, if he thinks he can just rely on the same guys who got it done years ago. All the Celtics have to do now is win their home games…
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Post by moekid on Jun 3, 2022 8:54:33 GMT -7
Oh warrior fans have a lot to worry about, no doubt about that. The Celtics size was a huge factor along with an insane 4th quarter of shot making. We’ll see what kind of coach Steve Kerr is now. I thought he made a couple of big mistakes, especially leaning on Iguodala like it was 2015.
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Post by moekid on Jun 5, 2022 22:45:31 GMT -7
Warriors saved face for now. Tatum had a good game as far as points and the warriors won going away. Mostly because Smart, Horford and Time Lord combined for 6 points. Jaylen Brown basically disappeared in the second half.
Curry had 29 and didn’t play a minute of the fourth quarter. The guy who GSW will really need is Klay. He’s been horrible in this series and I feel bad for him after what he’s gone through. Dude needs to step up tho.
Guess we’ll see if Boston can stop turning the ball over so much at home. They got the Warriors attention after that 4th quarter in game 1. Warriors reversed in the third and first minutes of the 4th with a 41-14 run. Astounding g shit for the nba finals.
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Post by chopper31 on Jun 6, 2022 12:42:30 GMT -7
Draymond tried to pull Jaylen Brown’s shorts down, after he already had a Tech earlier in the game, but evades the ejection.
That just may be the most impressive accomplishment of the game…
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Post by moekid on Jun 16, 2022 23:45:04 GMT -7
I’m out of the country and missed this week’s games but congrats to the warriors. 4 titles in 8 years with a couple of injury plagued seasons in the middle of what otherwise might have been a historic run.
Not surprisingly, all of chopper31’s analysis turned out wrong. Curry was just too much. Klay didn’t come through like I thought he needed to but Wiggins and Poole filled the gaps.
Celtics are still young but mentally they are lacking. You can’t lose 3 straight games in the finals
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