2022-23 NBA Thread

[Skatastrophy]

JAMAL!!!!

Yucking it up with Herro. Love it

[MuggsyB]

This was such a beautiful result. 

[MuggsyB]

I waa clearly wrong about Jaylen Brown.  The guy was a cataclysmic disaster today. 

[21Jumpstreet]

Before the game my son said Heat by 20. I chalked it up to 16yo cockiness, and I don't think the Heat get there against a healthy Tatum. But, I told him I'd give him credit on Scoop. Feels so good.

[WhiteTrash]

More good news for the Bulls and Ball  https://www.si.com/nba/video/2023/05/29/sirn-lonzo-ball-may-not-play-anymore-bulls

[MuggsyB]

Before the game my son said Heat by 20. I chalked it up to 16yo cockiness, and I don't think the Heat get there against a healthy Tatum. But, I told him I'd give him credit on Scoop. Feels so good.

You have to feel for Tatum but Boston lost 3 home games and did not adjust at all tonight while he was struggling.  When they were bricking like crazy there was no adjustment by Mazzulla. 

[Skatastrophy]

Jimmy drags the Heat to the Finals twice in the past 4 years. 3 ECF during that time. Absolutely wild.

[MuggsyB]

Great to see Jamal!!

[Lennys Tap]

Larry Bird trophy to MVP Jimmy Butler. Sweet.

[MuggsyB]

Damn Ernie, at least give Caleb Martin a minute to talk after a tremendous performance. 

[Mutaman]

Damn Ernie, at least give Caleb Martin a minute to talk after a tremendous performance.

Ernie was too busy talking about tweets he got from Buzz.

[MuggsyB]

Ernie was too busy talking about tweets he got from Buzz.

True.  And that kid deserves an incredible amount of credit. 

[Mutaman]

Butler said that Williams taught him to trust his teammates and that those lessons were continued by Riley and Spoelstra.

[withoutbias]

Butler said that Williams taught him to trust his teammates and that those lessons were continued by Riley and Spoelstra.

#lifelessonswithbrent. When you're in legal trouble, get all witnesses together and get on the same page. #trustyourteammates

[Mutaman]

#lifelessonswithbrent. When you're in legal trouble, get all witnesses together and get on the same page. #trustyourteammates

Free advice: Its really time for you to give it a rest, Sparky. Nothing worse than becoming a bore.


More advice: Don't take legal advice from Without Bias.

[tower912]

Good for Miami.   The road is not getting easier.

[The Sultan]

The Celtics could use a coach with experience. Sticking with Mazzulla would be a really bad idea after watching this series. They look brilliant at times, but also look horribly undisciplined as well.

[MUfan12]

The Celtics could use a coach with experience. Sticking with Mazzulla would be a really bad idea after watching this series. They look brilliant at times, but also look horribly undisciplined as well.

And it was the same under Udoka and the end of Stevens' time. The core guys shrink when it gets tough.

[MU82]

The Celtics could use a coach with experience. Sticking with Mazzulla would be a really bad idea after watching this series. They look brilliant at times, but also look horribly undisciplined as well.

Agree. Stevens might be thinking that his coach, like players, will improve with experience. It's not  an outrageous thought. Still, when you have championship-caliber talent, letting your coach learn on the fly is probably not the best idea.

There was a stretch when the Celtics were down by about 15 but still had time to get back in the game. Instead of continuing to work for good shots they took several horrible, selfish shots that also resulted in break-out opportunities for Miami. Game over. Just one of numerous examples of an unsteady hand at the wheel.

Glad they lost, though, so yay Coach Mazzulla!

[The Sultan]

The thing is, I don't really know if Stevens is good at selecting a coach. Sure Ime Udoka looked good last year when compared to Stevens' last year as coach, but the roster was improved (getting rid of the likes of Kemba Walker and Dan Theis while both Grant Williams and Robert Williams emerged as legit options), and Mazzulla actually had a better record than Udoka did last season.

[4everwarriors]

Using that line of logic, how y'all feeling 'bout Adrian Griffin, hey?

[wadesworld]

Agree. Stevens might be thinking that his coach, like players, will improve with experience. It's not  an outrageous thought. Still, when you have championship-caliber talent, letting your coach learn on the fly is probably not the best idea.

There was a stretch when the Celtics were down by about 15 but still had time to get back in the game. Instead of continuing to work for good shots they took several horrible, selfish shots that also resulted in break-out opportunities for Miami. Then they subbed in Sam.  Game over. Just one of numerous examples of an unsteady hand at the wheel.

Glad they lost, though, so yay Coach Mazzulla!

FIFY.

[MuggsyB]

And it was the same under Udoka and the end of Stevens' time. The core guys shrink when it gets tough.

I wouldn't go so far and say Tatum shrinks.  He's had several enormous performances in pressure games.  Now yesterday and the entire series Brown was clearly a disaster.  After Tatum turned his ankle I thought his body language was terrible.  We have seen this happen to guys and they have willed their way to contribute mightily.  I've only seen the replay of it but Isiah Thomas vs the Lakers comes to mind.  That was an all time great and gutty performance. 

[wadesworld]

I wouldn't go so far and say Tatum shrinks.  He's had several enormous performances in pressure games.  Now yesterday and the entire seroes Brown was clearly a disaster.  After Tatum turned his ankle I thought his body language was terrible.  We have seen this happen to guys and they have willed their way to contribute mightily.  I've only seen the replay of it but Isiah Thomas vs the Lakers comes mind.  That was an all time great and gutty performance.

Tatum should've texted Kobe.

[MuggsyB]

Tatum should've texted Kobe.

I thought his body language was awful and his leadership skills were nowhere to be found after he turned the ankle.  Now he is young but has a lot of experience.  Even after the game he was essentially making excuses.  And that goes for the entire Celtics team as they are constantly complaining and engaging in narcissistic douchebaggery. 

The fact of the matter is the better team won, period.  The refs also didn't exactly help the Heat in this contest.  They had liike two FT's with 5 mins to go in the game and never got a whistle at the rim.  Smart "takes a charge" after looking like a bump on Jimmy was analogous to getting run over by a rhino, his bcrap needs to stop. 

if you're Boston what do you do with Brown and Mazzulla?  Do you sign Brown for 300m?  What's a viable trade?  Have you seen enough of Mazzulla?  Obviously he wasn't very good but is the youngest coach in the league in his 1st year.  Personally, I think I get rid of both of them but they have to get the right pieces for Brown.  And what happens if Sam through the advice of his family writes a letter?