lol that was an awful inbounds play lucky it worked out
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
are you kiddin me
― Clay, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:31 (three years ago) link
what a terrible call
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:31 (three years ago) link
the fix is in
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
pretty much the textbook definition of tight three defense that is not a foul
― Clay, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
I actually think that call is ok
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
Damn this game was over
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
The out of bounds call was really obvious tho and none of this happens without it
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
lol
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
lmao what even is this
― Clay, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
love to see jump shot fouls decide the game
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
refs wilding out
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
What the fuck that was not a foul
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
utter absurdity ban the refs
― Clay, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
the foul on the middleton three is just so hard for me to understand, the little forward motion they kept talking about on tv is just his natural forward momentum once he established his feet
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
every seen a playoff game decided by a makeup call lol
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:37 (three years ago) link
Yeah that definitely wasn’t either but losing on a make up call is really not fun
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:37 (three years ago) link
coach thorpe is a cop
I agree with both calls. Bad, bad defense.— david b. thorpe (@coachthorpe) September 3, 2020
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
the end of that game was the crowning achievement of bubble refereeing
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
Agreed
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:39 (three years ago) link
Bitching about refs is one of my least favorite things about sports but wtf was that shit
lol at calling that and not lopez getting bodychecked on his steal + lay-in
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
I honestly dont know which emotion to feel right not
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
pick one of the bad ones
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:46 (three years ago) link
feel them all baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrJEFrth27Q
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:47 (three years ago) link
Guys giannis can’t do that
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
Like that was so so dumb
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 3 September 2020 01:50 (three years ago) link
the whole end of game circus also obscures the more pressing issue which is that the bucks need to figure out how to flip the terms of engagement on both ends of the floor or else they're going to lose. i didn't think the heat would go up 2-0 but it was pretty easy to point out the ways in which their style of play matched up well vs the bucks. does bud have anything else in his pocket? defensively they were better tonight but i don't know if they can let herro, crowder, olynyk have open threes in a silent gym. offensively it's tougher bcuz middleton and giannis just haven't been able to dominate when they need to dominate, but also they need to figure out spots from where giannis can score and some creative ways to get him the ball in those spots, because the heat know he's not shooting from outside of 3 feet right now
Giannis' shot chart tonight, per @nbastats. For all the focus on his development as a 3-point shooter, I still think the in-between issues are what limit him most against elite defenses who can keep him away from the rim. pic.twitter.com/iTOwTspqwT— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) September 3, 2020
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
yeah that's just describing the bucks, their bag of tricks is exceedingly small
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:07 (three years ago) link
theoretically when the heat trap him like they did down the stretch there should be an open man to pass to but it seemed like the game was just moving too fast for the bucks to deal with
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:08 (three years ago) link
bucks have a losing record in da bubble
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:11 (three years ago) link
i'm struggling to find a physical comp for dort. he's like a giant armadillo that can jump 10 feet in the air.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:12 (three years ago) link
Some of those games didn’t count but yeah they’ve not been themselves
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
dort really just looks like when a football player plays basketball
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
he prob wouldve been a football player except hes from montreal
imo bucks problem remains that they don't really have a guy they trust to keep the ball out of giannis' hands all game long i.e. they still need a pg
― Clay, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:15 (three years ago) link
they list him at 6'3" 215 it's really ideal OLB size
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
the bucks choosing to make brogdon the odd man out might end up as a harden-trade level butterfly effect front office decision
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
yeah that turned out not great, also in retrospect the way they used him while he was there was also not great, as soon as he went to indy he was getting to the basket all the time, bucks mightve not realized what they had
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:19 (three years ago) link
the initial bad decision in that case was giving bledsoe a big extension in the middle of the regular season before he had a chance to suck in a second consecutive playoffs
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
i'm sure there were medical concerns on brogdon and they were able to trade him for picks so it wasn't like he walked for nothing. i can easily see how they talked themselves into believing it was a good idea to let him go. but it was very obvious watching the raptors series last year that he was vitally important to them in the playoffs as someone who was willing and able to put the ball on the floor in the fourth quarter. subsequently, they are down 2-0 in a series where the thing they need more than anything is a guard who can handle the ball and score. they probably should have stepped back and realized they needed to win now and not worry so much if brogdon is hurt in year 4 of the deal.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
they made a brook lopez choice too and that contract seemed entirely fair but right now every team wants guys who can score from the perimeter be it shooting or driving and the bucks let their one guy who can do that go. brook has been nice but he's not counteracting the minutes going to wes matthews, connaughton, divencenzo etc
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
yeah you cant have enough creators these days
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
i just think if they knew they were only going to pay one of bledsoe/brogdon you have to let that postseason play out and if they did there's absolutely no way they're picking bledsoe, even noting brogdon's injury history.
brook to me was an independent decision and they need him for their defense.
honestly irrespective of all that they play connaughton, divencenzo, etc. more minutes than those guys deserve which gives them an illusion of depth.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:35 (three years ago) link
it's crazy to me! like you have this huge playoff run coming up and have to make all these critical roster decisions and you say hey it's march 4th, let's extend eric bledsoe for 3 more years at market value.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:38 (three years ago) link
not a great decision but also he could be effective in this series, needs to be effective in this series, and was effective in this game at the end of the first half. and then in the second half he totally disappeared. i think there may be a personality issue among the players but also bud doesn't seem to react to what is happening in front of him? like how do you scout the heat's playoff series against the pacers, watch bledsoe take dragic and herro to the hole repeatedly in the final three minutes of the first half and then not, like, call any clear outs or anything in the second half where you could exploit the heat's one blatantly obvious defensive weakness
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:46 (three years ago) link
I did not understand the decision to extend Bledsoe either. when it happened most fans thought it was okay since he was on fire for like 5 games up to that point but the memory of the last playoffs still stung and he still kinda felt like the odd man out on that team
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
like even if they'd done it at the end of the season I guess I'd understand but doing it midseason was just strange
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:54 (three years ago) link
the reductive reading is that they did it so he would feel secure going into the playoffs but that's not how this shit should work
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:57 (three years ago) link
re: coach bud's passivity, i agree with this tweet
*clears throat*Mike Budenholzer is just Diet D'Antoni— Seerat Sohi (@seeratsohi) September 2, 2020
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 September 2020 02:58 (three years ago) link