Re: Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread
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Re: Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread
#WeTheSwept sorry i had too
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Lame *** rebuttal. Unless you disown the Celtics when they aren't a winner.
Maybe if the refs stopped the Celtics from doing dirty **** like Olynyk did to Love, then nothing ever happens.You're right, JR Smith should continue hitting people in the face. Great attitude.
What JR Smith did was terrible, but come on, we both know the Celtics were out there today to flat out ruin the Cavaliers chances of advancing next round. They had no interest in basketball and were looking for a fight. Can't get mad if a guy overreacts.
That being said...Yeah, the Cavs still have LeBron, so they can still beat the Bulls. It's doable.Too Old To Game Club
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Didn't look like the Celtics were trying to start a fight to me. I thought Olynyk's play was a bit dirty, but if they had wanted to start a fight, they would've actually started one.
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Celtics were trying to ruin the Cavs' chances in the playoffs? Come on now lol wouldn't any plan with that endgame start and end with LeBron or at least Kyrie?
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Seen this posted somewhere else, injuries are unfortunate and I hate seeing them but a couple plays before he got injured he's holding Olynyk's arm the same way. I know Love said Olynyk purposely did it but it looks like they both were going back and forth with.
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There's a difference between holding someone's arm and deliberately tugging on someone's arm. Olynyk clearly did the latter, it was a bush league play indeedComment
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He intentionally pulled down in some foolish attempt to frustrate him or something, but I don't believe he intentionally tried to dislocate a shoulder or otherwise injure him.Comment
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Personally don't think the Celtics plan was to end the Cavaliers playoff chances, but in the context of the conversation, removing a starter who's averaging 18/10 on a otherwise thin team would definitely help if that was the case...this isn't Brendan Haywood that got hurt, lol.
I don't think K.O purposely tried to dislocate Loves shoulder either, I also don't think JR's plan was to cause Jae Crowders knee to buckle under him...so to me, the intended result doesn't really matter...both plays were unnecessary and avoidable....Comment
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Watch Shaq, Kenny and Chuck discuss the play. They all agree it wasn't intentional, and if Loves shoulder hadn't dislocated, no one would be talking about that play. It was unfortunate but not intentional.
Perkins and J.R. however were VERY intentional, and they hit people in the head. Way worse.Comment
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They have opinions like everyone else....If JR swings and misses he gets a tech and we aren't discussing it any further either.....those ifs didn't happen though...Comment
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JR clearly intended to hit the guy.
Can you say the Celtic player intended to dislocate Loves shoulder though?
I'd say he just intended to hold him to let his teammate reach the ball first.Comment
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I'm not saying it's Brendan Haywood that got hurt, come on now Two Four lol. If the argument being presented to me is that the Celtics were out there like a pack of criminals looking at making sure the Cavs didn't advance past the next round, **** trying to avoid getting swept, then going after Kevin Love is a really ****ty plan to ensure that happens. As OSU has already said, they can still beat the Bulls without Kevin Love.
Plays like that Love play literally happen three, four times a week at least during the course of the NBA season without a single ounce of coverage. If Love's shoulder doesn't get dislocated nobody says a word about it because it's not a dirty play. The aftermath of it makes it worse than what happened. JR Smith swinging for the fences isn't a basketball play. He doesn't need to hit anything for THAT to be a dirty play or it to get press because he's likely going to get a game for throwing a punch. Him connecting and knocking a dude out makes it worse than it was sure, but let's not try to sit here and pretend that was something that everybody just goes about their business like it never happened if all he got was air or hit him in the chest or his knee didn't buckle after he got HIT IN THE FACE WITH A PUNCH.Comment
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I don't see how taking out a significant contributor would ever be a ****ty plan, but like I said, I don't think that was the Celtics game plan any way so there's no need to even argue it even further.
I see arm's interlocked 3\4 times a week, sure....what I definitely don't see those arms pulled down in that fashion after being interlocked, maybe I'm missing that when it occurs....but that didn't look like a 'basketball play' to me either...and people were saying that from the jump, not after it got coverage. And no, I don't agree that backwards swing (which also isn't a rarity in the NBA) that hit's a chest or whiff's completely is getting this same coverage.Comment
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