DeRozan isn't there anymore, tbh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs Homer
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DeRozan isn't there anymore, tbh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs Homer
I won't lie and say it didn't feel good seeing him miss the game winner. Still, I think we should move on.
A REAL max player wouldn't have let his team lose to the fucking Magic in Game 1, tbh.
Love Danny, one of my favorite Spurs players of all time...
But as long as he's in Toronto or playing with that autistic fuck, I hope he does terribly and they lose every single playoff game. Fuck him tbh :lol
Nephew doesn't play defense much anymore, tbh, but he usually turns it up in the fourth quarter. That didn't really happen in Game 1. His defense on that three at the end was pretty bad -- ineffective, late switch that hung Gasol out to dry.
And that three-pointer ... he has never figured out that you don't need to take a shot right away when you have 3, 4, 5 seconds left. He could have easily gotten a dribble or a headfake or at least avoided a fadeaway from 28, tbh. That's the same bad shot he attempted over Batum a few days ago.
Good news for Toronto is Siakam is a beast. Factoring in injury concerns, he holds more future value than Nephew ... and Nephew is a max player.
But Lowry was always going to be the lead anchor against Toronto making it far in the playoffs. He's simply not a big game player in the postseason. DeRozan got a lot of blame for the playoff failures but Lowry was always as big or a bigger problem.
Great defense from nephew on that last possession. Who's Augustin? Strange none of nephew's cucked minions are here with empty "stats". Bet the excuses will arrive shortly.
Spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by GusT15
Very difficult shot to make though so i won't fault Kawhi for that even though i hate his guts(his guts = his uncle).
Teams never foul in that situation. I know Jeff Van Gundy talks about fouling there but in actuality it never happens. The risk of a four-point play is way too high, especially when you're up three.Quote:
Originally Posted by GusT15
Kawhi can shoot three's but he's not really a three point shooter. The ball should have gone to green or VanVleet in a catch and shoot situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by GusT15
This what I was trying ton keep my focus on in this game. If Kawhi is no longer the two-way terror we saw from 2015-17, his efficient offense alone is nothing to write home about compared to the likes of Harden/Curry/KD. Those guys can affect the game far more than he does with the ball in their hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
They had a foul to give though,it wasn't free throws automatically.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
It was basically a catch and shoot.Yes,a head fake would work cause the defender got stuck in the screen and was already in motion,but other than that,Nephew had a golden opportunity to tie it.
If they had made an inbound post up or step pass throu Gasol for a corner 3 with a back screen,Magic fouls,and then you have to inbound down 3 with 1 sec left.
Kawhi only played 33 minutes:lol
Leonard is nowhere near as spry as he used to be on defense, but man, the Raps coaching is hopeless. A total crapshow. All that talent, and they could get swept. They look as clueless on offense as a bunch of rookies.
Siakam with 24 shots, Leonard with 18. Typical beta bullshit.
He could've easily done a power dribble forward and then a mini step-back to get a better shot.
That Nurse retard comes off like he thinks he's some kind of genius coach :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JeffDuncan
Eh, Toronto can still sleepwalk to the ECF. The Sixers have looked bad for a while now and looked even worse today. Anything short of an ECF appearance would be a massive failure for a team with that much of a talent advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffDuncan
But the Bucks, with halfway decent health, should beat them and they'd have no shot against the Warriors, IMO.
:lmao At not even attempting to fight over the screen with the game on the line (against a plus 3-point shooter no less) and forcing the immobile Gasol to contest late.
:lmao At playing 33 minutes, with no foul trouble, in a playoff game.
:lmao At the media for continue to slurp him and their organization, when his playoff resume as a featured player is lousy.
Absolutely,and i think if #2 had not hit his previous 2 shots in the clutch-a 2 and a 3-they use him as bait and go for Vanvleet or LDN.He obviously wanted the ball.But the inbound play was great either way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoops Czar
(They did actually use nephew as bait in these type of situations during the regular season,should've gone with something like that again)
In a situation like this when you have so little time you shoot right away or you may end up with the ball in your hands and no time. Orlando had a foul to give, its not like they didn't have a foul to give and it was an automatic two FTs in which case i agree that NBA teams usually never foul there.
Ridiculous, tbh..That's a game where he should be doing 40-42 minutes at his age.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarlemHeat37
You have to assume that Kawhi's people have a minutes restriction order IMO..Quote:
Originally Posted by spursistan
Nephew isn't quite in that trio's category offensively but he's good enough on that end to command a max deal. Very likely a top 10 offensive weapon in the league, IMO. Defensively, though, he gets by on his reputation and can sometimes step it up and string together a few great possessions but usually he plays at an average level on that end.Quote:
Originally Posted by spursistan
Hahaha! He sure did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leetonidas
I'm no longer blaming Pop like I used to do. This guy simply can't shoulder any sort of heavy load a typical superstar would be lifting at his age..Quote:
Originally Posted by TD 21