2024 Playoffs: Around the League Round 3 (Conf Finals) News Thread

[ShelC]

Getting Gafford and Washington at the deadline made all the difference. Always liked Washington and he's a great fit there because of his defensive versatility.

And you can see the difference with Luka as a PG, who manages and controls the game vs Book who's just handling the ball more out of necessity. Book just doesn't have the natural feel as a point guard. Gotta get him back to going what he does best.

[Split T]

I wonder what our team looks like if you just give us all the non Luka/Kyrie guys on Dallas in place of all our non Book/KD guys…

Book/DJJ/KD/PJ/Gafford
Exum/THJ/Green/Kleber/Lively

Puts too much ball handling and playmaking onto Booker, but it is a much better wing/big rotation.

[Mori Chu]

I wonder what our team looks like if you just give us all the non Luka/Kyrie guys on Dallas in place of all our non Book/KD guys…

Book/DJJ/KD/PJ/Gafford
Exum/THJ/Green/Kleber/Lively

Puts too much ball handling and playmaking onto Booker, but it is a much better wing/big rotation.

I don't think it works. I like their role players a lot, but those role players work best with the star being a facilitator as well as a scorer. Their team works because Luka knows how to go get 10+ assists along with all the points.

[Split T]

I agree it doesn’t work as well as the Luka version..but it might be better than our current team. Though you’d really need to add another ball handler.

[Mori Chu]

Nasty defense by Jrue Holiday on the final Pacers possession. Forces a turnover (pity Hali isn't there for Indy), runs the ball down, Pacers forced to foul, game over. Celtics win by 3, go up 3-0 in the series. This series felt way closer than the W/L record would indicate.

[JeremyG]

2021 Finals all over again.

[JeremyG]

Almost identical:

[Mori Chu]

Great defense wins championships.

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

[TOO]

Great defense wins championships.

Defense looks better if your offense is elite.

[Cap]

Great defense wins championships.

Defense looks better if your offense is elite.

That goes both ways.

[Flagrant Fowl]

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I'm sure the NBA does this for every elimination game when a trophy will be presented to the series winning team.

[Cap]

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I'm sure the NBA does this for every elimination game when a trophy will be presented to the series winning team.

Duh. It just means the league recognizes the possibility of a Celtics win. It doesn’t mean they’re making a prediction.

[Superbone]

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I'm sure the NBA does this for every elimination game when a trophy will be presented to the series winning team.

Duh. It just means the league recognizes the possibility of a Celtics win. It doesn’t mean they’re making a prediction.

None of that matters. The home players don't want the celebrating done on their home court. Unless they've already bought their tickets to Cancun, they will do everything in their power to not lose at home. It is extra incentive whether you think it should be or not.

[TOO]

KAT seems to never rise to the occasion.

[INFORMER]

I love that Mike Conley said in his interview, when asked about getting Edwards going, that they were trying to get him off the ball more, and reduce him expending energy bringing the ball up so much.

[TOO]

I love that Mike Conley said in his interview, when asked about getting Edwards going, that they were trying to get him off the ball more, and reduce him expending energy bringing the ball up so much.

He's been really underrated in their ascension.

[Wally_West]

Mavs really gonna win it all, huh?


Gross.

[INFORMER]

I feel like Anthony Edwards has been watching a ton of film of Kevin Durant passing.