2023 Playoffs: Around the League Round 1 News Thread

[AmareIsGod]

Also why does Bud seem to be kind of a bad coach who doesn’t adjust(or know when to call a timeout) against everyone but us?

The closer he is to Holbrook, the better he coaches.

[TOO]

Also why does Bud seem to be kind of a bad coach who doesn’t adjust(or know when to call a timeout) against everyone but us?

The closer he is to Holbrook, the better he coaches.

Fun fact, we've got the only coach who calls TOs and makes adjustments LESS than Bud does.

[Kryptonic]

Also why does Bud seem to be kind of a bad coach who doesn’t adjust(or know when to call a timeout) against everyone but us?

The closer he is to Holbrook, the better he coaches.

Fun fact, we've got the only coach who calls TOs and makes adjustments LESS than Bud does.

Do you define “fun” as any action that causes heart attacks, panic attacks and fits of rage? Monty’s tons of fun lol

[TOO]

Also why does Bud seem to be kind of a bad coach who doesn’t adjust(or know when to call a timeout) against everyone but us?

The closer he is to Holbrook, the better he coaches.

Fun fact, we've got the only coach who calls TOs and makes adjustments LESS than Bud does.

Do you define “fun” as any action that causes heart attacks, panic attacks and fits of rage? Monty’s tons of fun lol

I'm a Suns fan, so yes.

[Cap]

The Knicks/Heat series is going to be incredible nostalgia. Two teams who aren't worried about being physical.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Pat Riley coached both teams?

[Cap]

Crowder couldn’t even play in this series.

Bottom five +/- for the Bucks:

Wesley Matthews -32 in 41 minutes.
Brook Lopez -29 in 182 minutes.
Pat Connaughton -21 in 88 minutes.
Jae Crowder -18 in 41 minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo -16 in 91 minutes.

Middleton, Holiday and Portis were the only positives.

[Kryptonic]

The Knicks/Heat series is going to be incredible nostalgia. Two teams who aren't worried about being physical.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Pat Riley coached both teams?

Only if Ewing and Zo can come back and play for each team too

[Cap]

The Knicks/Heat series is going to be incredible nostalgia. Two teams who aren't worried about being physical.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Pat Riley coached both teams?

Only if Ewing and Zo can come back and play for each team too

Well if that’s the route were going, let’s have John Thompson coach both teams.

[Kryptonic]

The Knicks/Heat series is going to be incredible nostalgia. Two teams who aren't worried about being physical.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Pat Riley coached both teams?

Only if Ewing and Zo can come back and play for each team too

Well if that’s the route were going, let’s have John Thompson coach both teams.

Nice one! Forgot they both played for Georgetown.

[Split T]

Crowder couldn’t even play in this series.

Bottom five +/- for the Bucks:

Wesley Matthews -32 in 41 minutes.
Brook Lopez -29 in 182 minutes.
Pat Connaughton -21 in 88 minutes.
Jae Crowder -18 in 41 minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo -16 in 91 minutes.

Middleton, Holiday and Portis were the only positives.

It was weird to see that Jimmy was a minus for the series

[Cap]

Crowder couldn’t even play in this series.

Bottom five +/- for the Bucks:

Wesley Matthews -32 in 41 minutes.
Brook Lopez -29 in 182 minutes.
Pat Connaughton -21 in 88 minutes.
Jae Crowder -18 in 41 minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo -16 in 91 minutes.

Middleton, Holiday and Portis were the only positives.

It was weird to see that Jimmy was a minus for the series

Not just Jimmy: three of their top four players in minutes (Strus and Vincent being the others) were minuses. Yet they won in five. Weird.

[ShelC]

The Heat were also missing Herro and Oladipo. Maybe that threw the Bucks off a bit too with new guys running out there they may not have scouted. Still makes the Heat winning all the more impressive.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I think the Knicks have more than enough to take out the Heat. I would be worried about Thibs' "offense" in previous seasons, but Brunson negates so much of that shortcoming now. The Knicks should be able to control the paint Josh Hart is probably the ideal type of guy to defend Butler.

[pickle]

While I agree that the Knicks have the physicality to bother the heat and while I’m a big fan of Hart, he’s not slowing down Butler.

[Split T]

I worry if Hart is big enough. Jrue didn’t slow Butler. Not sure why they didn’t at least try and put Giannis on him.

[pickle]

I remember at least one sequence in game 4 where Giannis did defend him and blocked his shot. And then never went back to it again.

[JeremyG]

Also why does Bud seem to be kind of a bad coach who doesn’t adjust(or know when to call a timeout) against everyone but us?

Even against us in the first 2 games of the Finals. I seem to remember some commentator calling him the worst coach in Finals history after the first two games.

[JeremyG]

I can easily see the Heat beating the Knicks. But then again, I always seem to find myself rooting for the Heat in the playoffs (starting with the 2006 Finals after Dallas beat us lol). It would be great if we met them in the Finals. They're the only East team left that we would have home court advantage over!

[pickle]

Sloppy game, whistle favoring the warriors so far.

[Mori Chu]

I love Malik Monk. Rooting hard for the Kings.