Series Thread: NBA championship: Celtics vs Mavs

[DJ]

And let's not act like Luka is 100%....

Yet, he is straight balling out of his mind.

 

[LogicMan]

And let's not act like Luka is 100%....

Yet, he is straight balling out of his mind.

He is the best player offensively in the league

 

[DJ]

NBA is a helluva lot funner to watch than years past… The league has more parity now, talent is spread out better, no super teams.. Refs aren’t calling as many cheesy fouls like before, I think being able to challenge a foul call helped that … New commish has made the league better in my opinion … I’m actually seeing defense in the paint and defenders not just moving out of the way to avoid a foul call … Now I want the Sonics back !!!!

New commish?

He has been the commish since 2014.

 

[Gman]

Porzingis is their 3rd best player though.

^ This is just another way of saying that the Celtics are a very, very good team.

Other teams lose a key guy, they're toast. The C's just roll on.

 

[DJ]

He is the best player offensively in the league

I agree.

 

[bksballer89]

^ This is just another way of saying that the Celtics are a very, very good team.

Other teams lose a key guy, they're toast. The C's just roll on.

Not the same. Once again KP is their 3rd best player and also those teams had additional injuries as well. I think if the roles are reversed those series play out differently. There is a huge difference in losing your #1 followers instead of your #3.

I think most good teams can survive and not look much different if their 3rd option gets hurt

 

[Gman]

Not the same. Once again KP is their 3rd best player and also those teams had additional injuries as well. I think if the roles are reversed those series play out differently. There is a huge difference in losing your #1 followers instead of your #3.

I think most good teams can survive and not look much different if their 3rd option gets hurt

Again... the Celtics are being graded on a curve because their roster is really, really good.

On other rosters, a key injury is fatal... for the Celtics, it's a stubbed toe.

I'll also add that folks forget how good Zinger is, particularly in a playoff situation. He's not just a 20 ppg big that stretches the floor... he is a very good defender: bigs that have some ability to defend in space are worth their weight in gold in the modern NBA.

 

[bksballer89]

Again... the Celtics are being graded on a curve because their roster is really, really good.

On other rosters, a key injury is fatal... for the Celtics, it's a stubbed toe.

Still missing the point. Porzingis is a 3rd option. Miami and Cleveland were without their top option in addition to the others. Let’s take Tatum or Brown off and give Miami Butler and Cleveland Mitchell back for those series. Boston might still win but those series both look completely different

A 3rd option being out isn’t the same as a top option so I’m kind of sick of the KP injury being brought up and acting like it is the same as what Cleveland and Miami didn’t have vs Boston.

 

[Gman]

Still missing the point. Porzingis is a 3rd option. Miami and Cleveland were without their top option in addition to the others. Let’s take Tatum or Brown off and give Miami Butler and Cleveland Mitchell back for those series. Boston might still win but those series both look completely different

A 3rd option being out isn’t the same as a top option so I’m kind of sick of the KP injury being brought up and acting like it is the same as what Cleveland and Miami didn’t have vs Boston.

But the fact that Zinger is "only" the 3rd or 4th (a case could be made for Derrick White as the 3rd most important important player on Boston's roster) is my point.

You guys are repeatedly highlighting just how darn good the Celtics are.

 

[fightinfunbags]

My response is about what you said right here...



I already acknowledged injuries get all teams by the time the playoffs start. Odd you said that to me. Or is mentioning that the Celtics aren't 100% a bad thing to say?

You should quit while you’re behind. You got eviscerated on this one.

 

[DJ]

LOL at Boston fans....

"It just means they are really good."

 

[Wamu]

Porzingis is their 3rd best player though.

This is true. And a difference maker on both ends of the court. His shooting stretches out the defense.

 

[Wamu]

You should quit while you’re behind. You got eviscerated on this one.

Oh sure I did. My only point has been the Celtics weren't 100% last series. But go ahead and tell me I'm incorrect in saying that. It'll be funny.

 

[trojanfan12]

Again... the Celtics are being graded on a curve because their roster is really, really good.

No, they aren't.

Take Lebron or AD out of the Lakers lineup and they are fucked.

Take Austin Reaves out of the lineup and they're still going to be fine against just about any other team, especially if it's a 7-game series and they've had time to adjust to him being out as the Celtics have with Zinger.

Take Tatum or Brown out of the Celtics lineup, they're in real trouble.

Take Zinger out...not so much. Especially when playing a team missing their best player.

Hopefully this explains it well enough that even Celtics fans can grasp it.

 

[Gman]

No, they aren't.

Take Lebron or AD out of the Lakers lineup and they are fucked.

Take Austin Reaves out of the lineup and they're still going to be fine against just about any other team, especially if it's a 7-game series and they've had time to adjust to him being out as the Celtics have with Zinger.

Take Tatum or Brown out of the Celtics lineup, they're in real trouble.

Take Zinger out...not so much. Especially when playing a team missing their best player.

Hopefully this explains it well enough that even Celtics fans can grasp it.

lol... you just compared Austin Reeves and Kristaps Porzingis on the same plane...

... and you think that you just dunked on me with that sort of analysis.

...

 

[DJ]

No, they aren't.

Take Lebron or AD out of the Lakers lineup and they are fucked.

Take Austin Reaves out of the lineup and they're still going to be fine against just about any other team, especially if it's a 7-game series and they've had time to adjust to him being out as the Celtics have with Zinger.

Take Tatum or Brown out of the Celtics lineup, they're in real trouble.

Take Zinger out...not so much. Especially when playing a team missing their best player.

Hopefully this explains it well enough that even Celtics fans can grasp it.

Or take Brown AND Tatum out and suddenly Porzy is the #1.....that would not be good.

 

[bksballer89]

Hopefully this explains it well enough that even Celtics fans can grasp it.

Unlikely

 

[Gman]

Unlikely

With Austin Reeves as their #3 on their roster, it's little wonder that the Lakers have been partying in Cabo for over a month.

 

[DJ]

With Austin Reeves as their #3 on their roster, it's little wonder that the Lakers have been partying in Cabo for over a month.

Russell was the #3.

 

[Gman]

Russell was the #3.