NBA season 2019/20
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Bovidae said in NBA season 2019/20:
I didn't even bother watching when I read both Adebayo and Dragic were ruled out.
Actually more competitive than Game 1
LA shot terribly from 3 in the 4th quarter. So many shots missed, MIA can't keep LA out of the paint or off the offensive boards. Could have easy been another blowout.
MIA will hope Bam comes back, he will have to face a resurgent Dwight Howard who will make him pay physically
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@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Bovidae said in NBA season 2019/20:
I didn't even bother watching when I read both Adebayo and Dragic were ruled out.
Actually more competitive than Game 1
LA shot terribly from 3 in the 4th quarter. So many shots missed, MIA can't keep LA out of the paint or off the offensive boards. Could have easy been another blowout.
MIA will hope Bam comes back, he will have to face a resurgent Dwight Howard who will make him pay physically
The zone pressure from the Heat on the 3pt shot was better.
Unfortunately the Heat zone defence overall is not good without Bam. He’s at least going to put pressure on the rim and his long arms will make the interior passing more difficult.
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They missed Bam massively, Dragic also. Hardly a surprise, Bam is going to be a superstar if he stays healthy.
Score was closer than the game felt.
AD was excellent, but anyone who buys into the "AD should be finals MVP" nonsense, knows precisely nothing about basketball
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@ACT-Crusader I'm not sure the zone will remain effective. The Lakers got a stack of interior dunks running Lebron and AD low, and they missed a ton of open 3's (Green 🤦♂️) that you wouldn't want to bank on them missing again.
It feels like a cop out to me, a makeshift D that just hopes that the Lakers go cold from outside and stay cold.
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@ACT-Crusader I'm not sure the zone will remain effective. The Lakers got a stack of interior dunks running Lebron and AD low, and they missed a ton of open 3's (Green 🤦♂️) that you wouldn't want to bank on them missing again.
It feels like a cop out to me, a makeshift D that just hopes that the Lakers go cold from outside and stay cold.
Yeah Kelly O isn’t going to cut it. I thought starting Leonard to go with Dwight early was a good move. But once the Lakers go with “small” with AD at the 5 and LBJ and either Morris or Kuzma plus two guards, they are still bigger than the Heat and the zone isn’t going to win out. Switching Lebron and AD between the middle and baseline was excellent by Vogel.
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@ACT-Crusader Yeah that switch was genius. They totally ruled down low in the very place Spoelstra was trying to hide his weakest defenders. The 3 pointers are great, but they should continue to batter away inside
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@TeWaio said in NBA season 2019/20:
probably accurate - if Bam and Goran are out, it'd be embarrassing if it wasn't
Pretty weak performance today from them
Edit - I should add, it was an extraordinary effort from Butler. Just amazing. I'm not his biggest fan, but credit where it's due, that was awesome.
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you know what i fucking hate about basketball? players leaving the court without even a handshake.
LBJ leaving before the game even finished though? fucking hell. I know it's not him, but i just hate this look.
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
you know what i fucking hate about basketball? players leaving the court without even a handshake.
LBJ leaving before the game even finished though? fucking hell. I know it's not him, but i just hate this look.
Funny, what I always hated about playing basketball was the excessive fucking handshakes! I am happy to tap a few hands at tip off and after the game, but fuck off with your handshake at HT or the start of each quarter. And if any fluffybunny tried to give me a tap just for attempting a Free Throw, they're going to be left hanging (other than a bum tap, thats always ok)
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
you know what i fucking hate about basketball? players leaving the court without even a handshake.
LBJ leaving before the game even finished though? fucking hell. I know it's not him, but i just hate this look.
Funny, what I always hated about playing basketball was the excessive fucking handshakes! I am happy to tap a few hands at tip off and after the game, but fuck off with your handshake at HT or the start of each quarter. And if any fluffybunny tried to give me a tap just for attempting a Free Throw, they're going to be left hanging (other than a bum tap, thats always ok)
That’s cold bro.
I don’t mind too much them leaving the court in a playoff series if the clock is just going to run out. What I didn’t like is that Lebron and one other left the court and there was a shot clock violation. It forced two subs - Green and Dudley - to come on so the ref could restart play for a few points of a second.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA season 2019/20:
@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
you know what i fucking hate about basketball? players leaving the court without even a handshake.
LBJ leaving before the game even finished though? fucking hell. I know it's not him, but i just hate this look.
Funny, what I always hated about playing basketball was the excessive fucking handshakes! I am happy to tap a few hands at tip off and after the game, but fuck off with your handshake at HT or the start of each quarter. And if any fluffybunny tried to give me a tap just for attempting a Free Throw, they're going to be left hanging (other than a bum tap, thats always ok)
That’s cold bro.
I don’t mind too much them leaving the court in a playoff series if the clock is just going to run out. What I didn’t like is that Lebron and one other left the court and there was a shot clock violation. It forced two subs - Green and Dudley - to come on so the ref could restart play for a few points of a second.
Ahh, I didn't even see that. My feed on delay from nba.tv was terrible, and a mate basically gave the result away to me earlier. So I really only saw Q1 and patches of Q4. No flow. Skipped the last minute even.
My comment was much more general, not at all specific to this game.
But I can see how anyone would be offended by Green and especially Dudley coming onto the court! 😎
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@voodoo it was just a bit amateurish with the ref trying to restart play and players and coaches on the Lakers bench looking at each other like they didn’t know what was going on. All cool Bron, you’re halfway down the tunnel...
