Scott The Extender Foster is washed and so are the rest of the refs.
Tried their hardest last year in the WCF and still got swept by a fat Eastern European and now this year they lost to another Eastern European on one leg in 5
Tried their hardest last year in the WCF and still got swept by a fat Eastern European and now this year they lost to another Eastern European on one leg in 5
I want to know what 1960s-era college basketball gym did they shoot this in? Look at the court in the second photo.
By pilonv1 Go To PostI want videos showing me all the bad things they do, not this sort of propaganda
Bad Reed
Good Reed
By reilo Go To PostI could watch videos of Mitch getting beat up all day.
lmao please do it
"All-Star coaching staff"
I'M DYING
The Lakers stans in the comments clapping for this loool
By reilo Go To Postthey are coping.
lmao please do it
"All-Star coaching staff"
I'M DYING
The Lakers stans in the comments clapping for this loool
Glad the jazz have corrected that atrocity
By reilo Go To Postnow that this is done fix the disaster that is local broadcasts.
By domino Go To PostI thought Utah should’ve ran with the Red Rocks alt look they had a few years ago. That was niceAgree. Even if If don't love it, it was at least a local representation and was fairly unique.
By DY_nasty Go To PostBorrego co-coaching with anyone lmaoiykyk
By domino Go To PostI thought Utah should’ve ran with the Red Rocks alt look they had a few years ago. That was niceYup. They should rotate between that and the purples. Everything else kinda sucks.
By reilo Go To PostGenuinely wondering at this point whether slashing guards are more injury prone than centers in the modern NBA.
welp
By Sharp Go To PostGenuinely wondering at this point whether slashing guards are more injury prone than centers in the modern NBA.I think so. Bigs aren't really trying to be versions of Amare anymore
Guards/wings are also put into rotation far more often defensively and their ability to stop and respond quickly puts a lot of stressors on their bodies.
TL;DR: Homecourt matters more, but having HCA and the best player matters the most
However
Disclaimer: small sample size theater
By reilo Go To PostThe Mavs don't satisfy that criterion (Tatum over Kyrie by both metrics). Single year RAPM numbers for the Celtics this year are somewhat unreliable due to their flat on/off profile but they also don't support the Mavs having the two best players this series. By multi-year RAPM the Celtics have multiple players better than both Luka and Kyrie. LEBRON specifically also significantly underrates DWhite because it assumes his three point defense is all luck even though he's repeated it every year of his career.
TL;DR: Homecourt matters more, but having HCA and the best player matters the most
However
Disclaimer: small sample size theater
I also wouldn't over focus on this specific bit of historical precedent to the exclusion of all others (which virtually all favor the Celtics). There's a Twitter account that keeps track of all of them that I can link to if you're interested--it would be far more surprising historically if the Celtics lost than if they won as they look in every respect like a title winning team and teams like the Mavs make the finals much much more frequently than they win them. The NBA is much higher variance now than it used to be so historical precedent probably isn't worth as much anymore, but the Mavs' chances look very grim through both that lens and more direct approaches that compare their lineups.
By RAThasReturned Go To PostLmaooo
By DiPro Go To Postto be fair there is no one that looks like Blake.
they could've used cgi donkey for draymond.
There was one man for the job of being Blake
By Sharp Go To PostBy multi-year RAPM the Celtics have multiple players better than both Luka and Kyrie.Wow that sounds like a pretty unreliable stat.
By Branduil Go To PostWow that sounds like a pretty unreliable stat.It doesn't agree with pundits, but it sure is good at predicting which teams win a bunch of games. Would be kind of hard to be as dominant as Boston without multiple All NBA caliber players, wouldn't it?
"Multiple All-NBA players" and "multiple players better than Luka" are 2 different things.
Anyone who believes the second really has no excuse for not just putting their life savings on Boston in 4 right now.
Anyone who believes the second really has no excuse for not just putting their life savings on Boston in 4 right now.
By DY_nasty Go To PostAvatar bets are healthyHappy to avatar bet a Celtics series win with anyone on slaent. Loser gets the Derrick White picture of my choice.
By Rob Go To PostDerrick White slander will not standI never saw this energy when he was a Spur tho 🤔
By blackace Go To PostI never saw this energy when he was a Spur tho 🤔I wasn't even posting here during the dark KD Warriors era.