2019 Eastern Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

[ojandpizza]

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I wonder if we will see 7 for 22 again?

[jeebs9]

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I wonder if we will see 7 for 22 again?

Is that a joke about what he said? Or you just saying that?

And if you don't know what I'm talking about. He said something along lines of

"From this point on I don't think you'll see another 8 for 22" after game 3 I think.

[ojandpizza]

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Is that a joke about what he said? Or you just saying that?

And if you don't know what I'm talking about. He said something along lines of

"From this point on I don't think you'll see another 8 for 22" after game 3 I think.

lol yes a joke about what he said. "I don't think you'll see another 8 for 22" and next game he goes 7 for 22. Technically he wasn't wrong.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Just looking at all of Kyrie shots from last night. He's not taking anything bad. Or outside of his normal shots I've seen. I think their comes a point and time where you have to blame the Bucks defense.

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It's not all bad, but he took 5 mid-range jumpers in addition to at least 7 that I would say were bad or rushed shots, so that's over half of his attempts that were not ideal/exactly what Milwaukee wants. There was a solid 3 or 4 others that were bad shots that got bailed out by the refs too.

Add on the terrible defense, soft fouls, and unforced turnovers, and he had a pretty bad game.

I think he passed the ball a lot better than he'll get credit for in this game though; he was finding open teammates that either fumbled the ball or missed open shots.

[jeebs9]

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It's not all bad, but he took 5 mid-range jumpers in addition to at least 7 that I would say were bad or rushed shots, so that's over half of his attempts that were not ideal/exactly what Milwaukee wants. There was a solid 3 or 4 others that were bad shots that got bailed out by the refs too.

Add on the terrible defense, soft fouls, and unforced turnovers, and he had a pretty bad game.

I think he passed the ball a lot better than he'll get credit for in this game though; he was finding open teammates that either fumbled the ball or missed open shots.

Agree with that. Some of them were bad shots. I just seen him make some of those before.

The one thing I will say. They are forcing him left. And then coming with help over the stop.

My wife thinks it's his hair. She says she noticed he doesn't play well when it's long.......

But he had turnovers like these... Which I thought were weird
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[Majingir]

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Embiid listed as probable.

At this point, I just feel like its mind games being played. Every game this series its felt like at least 1 starter has been listed as questionable,probable,game time decision or something like that

[jeebs9]

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Embiid listed as probable.

At this point, I just feel like its mind games being played. Every game this series its felt like at least 1 starter has been listed as questionable,probable,game time decision or something like that

Yeah this series is weird when it comes to injuries. I always thought doubtful was 90% chance of not playing. then Questionable was 50%. And then Probable was 10%

[areobee401]

2019 Eastern Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

Simple old fashion gamesmanship is all.

[23]

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Embiid listed as probable.

At this point, I just feel like its mind games being played. Every game this series its felt like at least 1 starter has been listed as questionable,probable,game time decision or something like that

probable, questionable means theyre playing and everybody knows that.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Shoot, Siakam was doubtful prior to Game 4 and he played. And I think Embiid was listed as doubtful twice in the first round and actually played in one of them.

Just gamesmanship like areobee mentioned.

[cima]

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Guy on reddit made a good point...can we talk less about the Celtics and their drama (I'm guilty of this cause I want Kyrie in LA) and more about Giannis? That dude just continues to amaze me over and over again. And even better, he's near impossible to NOT like. Dude seems humble and laser focused.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Love him now because eventually that will all go away.

That’s how it works with all stars, no matter how humble they are. Can’t think of a current star that it hasn’t happened to yet.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Love him now because eventually that will all go away.

That’s how it works with all stars, no matter how humble they are. Can’t think of a current star that it hasn’t happened to yet.

I still remember the offseason that Durant signed his extension quietly and everyone was like "See Lebron? Durant is how a real superstar is supposed to be."

Fastforward a few years and he's one of the biggest snakes in the league lol

[Majingir]

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I still remember the offseason that Durant signed his extension quietly and everyone was like "See Lebron? Durant is how a real superstar is supposed to be."

Fastforward a few years and he's one of the biggest snakes in the league lol

Reminds me of

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[dubcity]

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Haven't we moved past the point of people expecting/demanding players have some sort of loyalty to teams or ownership? Teams don't reciprocate that to players, so who even cares?

Of course that's not gonna stop people from buying into tired narratives, and warped ideas of good guys and bad guys. People gonna pick and choose, and at this point it doesn't mean a thing.