**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[moe200069]

So like 15 games from now, got it

hmm "15 games from now" is saying they get past the 2nd round...i appreciate the confidence you have in your squad, Peep

 

[pums]

Pistons closest game might be a 20 point loss

 

[alchemist iq]

Bucks in 4

 

[HIM]

Blake missing a playoff series...I’m having flashbacks

 

[hardens beard]

That shading may work for a quarter maybe two but it ain’t working for a full series. You gotta mix up coverages.

 

[Peep Game]

hmm "15 games from now" is saying they get past the 2nd round...i appreciate the confidence you have in your squad, Peep

 

[moe200069]

You guys don’t remember the Bucks were defending Harden the same exact way with Bledsoe? Jazz are probably following their blueprint because Bud shut Harden down.

Now they must have had different rotations defensively because that clearly didn’t work in that clip. Or that clip isn’t telling the whole story because I didn’t watch the game.

nah, that clip tells pretty much the whole story.

bucks were able to do it well because brogdon and bledsoe are quicker, stronger defenders than rubio or ingles. not to mention, when bucks did it, they had the luxury of having both brook and giannis to meet him at the rim. gobert's a shot blocker but the way rubio/ingles were so far behind on D, gobert had to abandon capela and sell out to stop harden in the paint. capela was eating off this **** the entire first half.

 

[moe200069]

but idk why im so bothered by utah's defense. especially when we all know what's going to happen to the rockets in the next round for the 4th time in five post seasons

 

[D_eezus]

So like 15 games from now, got it

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

It’s happened almost every year.

 

[ayotayo]

He done lost his mind
Put some lotion on those ashy *** legs lol

Mans is ready for retirement

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

nah, that clip tells pretty much the whole story.

bucks were able to do it well because brogdon and bledsoe are quicker, stronger defenders than rubio or ingles. not to mention, when bucks did it, they had the luxury of having both brook and giannis to meet him at the rim. gobert's a shot blocker but the way rubio/ingles were so far behind on D, gobert had to abandon capela and sell out to stop harden in the paint. capela was eating off this **** the entire first half.

This is all facts but what's also important is that Gordon and tucker were ice cold that game and mostly open if I remember. Combined for 3 points. They weren't cold tonite. I'm expecting that to change as the series continued

 

[youngwolf]

32 point win and I feel like we didn't even play that well.

youngwolf you were saying something earlier...

Spoiler

smd

I had an emergency league game. What did I miss?

 

[youngwolf]

If the Rockets are going to stick to Joe the way they did today, he has to be the primary ball handler.

 

[youngwolf]

He done lost his mind
Put some lotion on those ashy *** legs lol

Please direct all posts regarding overrated losers who couldn't even lead their team to the playoffs to the offseason thread, the draft thread, or their respective team thread. You've been warned.

Peace.

 

[freeze]

Cool rockets in 4.

 

[freeze]

Oh well. Series gonna be atrocious for 3 more games. Giannis should play 40 min and just run his stats up. Make some history. These is scrimmages.

 

[P C H]

They aren't "Shading" Harden though, they're literally playing behind him. If they're going to continue doing that...

the problem is that the Jazz held Harden "in check," got to the line way more than the Rockets, kept the rockets to like 11 free throw attempts, Rudy had a 22/12 game, Rubio had a solid offensive game,

and they got blasted by 32.

That's now 5 times in 6 playoff games where the Rockets have blasted the Jazz. The Rockets didn't even have their A game and gave them one of the worst losses in franchise history. They aren't going to get another shot creator to help Mitchell, it's rough especially if they're sticking with this game plan defensively.

 

[P C H]

I feel like BG wants to play but the stones see what's about to happen and aren't letting him especially since he's going to probably go under the knife again once the season is over.

 

[moe200069]

seemed like d mitchell got going once it was way too late and joe ingles had no affect on the game besides guarding harden's shadow

rather than letting harden get to the lane at will, i'd rather see them actually defend him while having pj tucker's man sag off of him to help. pj is always due for one good shooting game per series. after that, i'd rather have him shoot as opposed to always letting harden pick between taking the shot, dishing to capela, or kicking it to the perimeter. letting him do that a majority of the game is just death by a thousand cuts

 

[Master Zik]

This dude Caron Butler got the nerve to show up the next night like he ain't have that chiapet on his head last night

The audacity. Such a lame.

 

[ill steelo]

Finally getting to this game.

Quinn Snyder is a good coach. This is probably the worst most gimmicky defense I’ve ever seen. Does he still think we’re in the 60s and guys can only dribble with one hand?

Dude really sat and concocted a gameplan that included not guarding a 36 ppg guy. Unbelievable

 

[freeze]

still not worse than lakers playing with their hands behind their backs.

 

[pums]

Do NBA players and coaches fear James Harden though?

 

[antidope]

No way they go into another game with this

 

[pums]

Harden has teams running gimmicky defenses on them.