zion trying to win this game tho
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:26 (two months ago) link
i wish i could talk to someone at tnt to tell them how much i hate reggie millers commentary even if it wouldnt change anything it would be nice to let them know how i feel
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:31 (two months ago) link
a sternly worded letter about how Reggie Miller sucks
― Clay, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:33 (two months ago) link
It’s sad that he brings down the goat harlen
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:33 (two months ago) link
breaking out my future predictions notebook just to make a note about zion. a decent dog candidate
― brony james (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:37 (two months ago) link
the pelicans are in the game baby
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:44 (two months ago) link
ok this is getting interesting
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:44 (two months ago) link
Zion taking the Bron assignment is encouraging
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:44 (two months ago) link
plaicans figured out to not play ingram or cj
weirdest team in ages as far as awesome role players paired with unreliable stars
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:47 (two months ago) link
They have flexibility which is nice
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:49 (two months ago) link
ZION
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:49 (two months ago) link
bron waiting for the double instead of just going against alvarado
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:50 (two months ago) link
Joseeeee
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:50 (two months ago) link
being a pels fan is fun I should do this more
― brony james (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:50 (two months ago) link
alverado thumbs up from me what a guy
― Clay, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:50 (two months ago) link
very cool guy for sure
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:51 (two months ago) link
Our special boy is really doing it this is what we dreamed of
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:53 (two months ago) link
oh no
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:53 (two months ago) link
damn what’s up this is bad
― Clay, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:54 (two months ago) link
Oh no!!!!!
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:54 (two months ago) link
he didnt look injured
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:54 (two months ago) link
he threw the towel really hard must be something
its ok jose can just get guys dunks every time
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:55 (two months ago) link
i was just going to post that the thing about zion is i don't think he can do this in every game or even the majority of games but it's pretty spectacular when he does
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 01:56 (two months ago) link
lakers lucky af, i can't wait for the nuggets to run them in 5 games
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:00 (two months ago) link
yeah having to play the nugs isnt much reward
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:01 (two months ago) link
hoo ok cj
― brony james (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:01 (two months ago) link
they should have waited til Zion was better before they started playing again
― Clay, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:03 (two months ago) link
otm
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:04 (two months ago) link
ad fouled with .6 on the 24 pels cant catch a break
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:05 (two months ago) link
yeah atrocious iso by lebron that got bailed out
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:06 (two months ago) link
cj had ad all over him shouldve tried for the 4pt play
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:08 (two months ago) link
a couple of unrelated observations:
1) as a lebron respecter who has rooted for him at various points of his career, it’s a pretty surreal experience to see him just genuflect to the nuggets on live TV after winning a playoff game. once in a lifetime feeling to see lebron, a laker, say that about the nuggets
2) it’s cool that there’s something of a real rivalry between the two northern california teams
― brony james (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:21 (two months ago) link
I think I have to root for the warriors here
― brony james (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:25 (two months ago) link
alex len getting post season minutes over here
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:40 (two months ago) link
"this is a game of mistakes" --steve kerr
new this is a game of dropped
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:45 (two months ago) link
warriors should do something
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 02:51 (two months ago) link
kings faster to the ball
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:00 (two months ago) link
the warriors have some Hall of Fame players, but as a team they aren't good enough to control games any more
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:02 (two months ago) link
I have watched this so many times and I'm really amped up
Playoffs bay bay pic.twitter.com/lwEV8XSCo5— I Think You Should Zipline (@Billy_D2411) April 16, 2024
― frogbs, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:19 (two months ago) link
thats the stuff
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:31 (two months ago) link
not watching the 9-10 games, what happens in there is none of our business
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:32 (two months ago) link
its not a place of honor
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 03:33 (two months ago) link
rip warriors
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:08 (two months ago) link
honestly, i have no idea what the warriors’ path back to the playoffs is
― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:10 (two months ago) link
yea this has gotta be it for that squad, was a hell of a run boys
― frogbs, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:10 (two months ago) link
bob myers knew exactly when to gtfo
― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:11 (two months ago) link
heh
― brimstead, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:22 (two months ago) link
I’m getting emotional this is the end
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 04:23 (two months ago) link
as a luka non believer/hater ive gotta admit ive really been enjoying watching him this postseason. i feel like the harden parallels are diverging. its really fascinating watching the way he does things, its basically like if Kyle Anderson was somehow the best player in the world. hes so slow footed and hobbled... and yet he gets wherever he wants. even the snipping at the refs is just kinda funny to me right now, legit noteworthy if he goes even two consecutive trips down the floor without looking at a ref.
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 17:23 (two weeks ago) link
its borderline magical how he jogs with the ball to wherever he wants on the floor, quirkiest luka thing is beating his man letting him catch up then shooting over him he doesnt like being open its weird to him
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 17:26 (two weeks ago) link
this is him
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― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 17:29 (two weeks ago) link
the ick
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Monday, 3 June 2024 17:32 (two weeks ago) link
I'm less bothered by the occasional bursts of rage than I am by the constant smarmy smile when any minor call doesn't go his way.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 June 2024 17:45 (two weeks ago) link
― lag∞n, Monday, June 3, 2024 10:26 AM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
his bag of tricks is insane. imagining him and jokic on the same team is just too much
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 18:11 (two weeks ago) link
im still cheering for his downfall of course (go celts!) but im finding stuff to appreciate watching in there. gonan be some good matchups to watch. 2 years ago wiggins did just about as good as anyone has ever done against him and the celts have two guys like that to throw at him. then again he just shredded two guys like that in mcdaniels and NAW so... maybe he's solved the long rangy wings.
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 18:14 (two weeks ago) link
imagining him and jokic on the same team is just too much
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, June 3, 2024 2:11 PM (ten minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i will not imagine that its against god
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:22 (two weeks ago) link
think jrue will prob be lukas primary defender he isnt a rangy wing but is an all world defender and insanely strong, think the wolves guys just werent strong enough is one thing, all tatum brown and jrue are very strong, tho no one can really guard luka think the best thing you can do is try to tire him out, which the celtics are in good position to do via both personnel and scheme, tho i did see some stats that trapping him has been effective might be worth a try especially late
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:30 (two weeks ago) link
I think the secret with luka is that his handle is just so insanely tight for a guy his size. so he can use his body to crawl to his spot but no one can poke it away
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 3 June 2024 18:44 (two weeks ago) link
― lag∞n, Monday, June 3, 2024 11:30 AM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
jrue too short i think. they have options tho which is key
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 18:47 (two weeks ago) link
jrue has guarded him this year fwiw and luka has called him the best perimeter defender in the game, and i called him maybe the best guy at guarding up in the league
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:51 (two weeks ago) link
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, June 3, 2024 2:44 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i think its those two + psychic level ability to read his defender, he does these tiny shuffly read and react movements then once he sees an opening he goes for it
tiring luka out has been the best overall strategy since he came into the league, but he was 19 then and he's 25 now, so his stamina has improved a fair bit
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Monday, 3 June 2024 18:55 (two weeks ago) link
also his passing cant forget that the defense is always very concerned with him making a cool pass xp
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:56 (two weeks ago) link
lukas endurance is still pretty bad but using kyrie as a ball handler a lot more has helped the situation
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:57 (two weeks ago) link
which is why its critical to make him defend, a thing the celtics are very good at, theyve been relentless targeting guys all season
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:00 (two weeks ago) link
― lag∞n, Monday, June 3, 2024 11:51 AM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i thought he said this about dort lol
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 19:04 (two weeks ago) link
maybe he thinks theyre the same guy
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:05 (two weeks ago) link
maybe theyre tied, sounds like he likes jrue best tho
Ahead of Game 1 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Luka Doncic was asked about his matchup against defensive specialist Lu Dort. Doncic spoke glowingly of Dort, hailing him as one of the three best perimeter defenders in the NBA.
"I just got to be aggressive," Doncic said. "But as I said before, I think it was one year ago or something like that, I think he's a top three defender in the league, guarding perimeter position. I think he's very good defensively, he understands what he's doing so he's pretty smart on defense too, so it's going to be a tough matchup."
Doncic was then asked to name who else was in his top three, and he went with Jrue Holiday and Herb Jones.
"Jrue Holiday, for sure," Doncic stated. "I would say Jones, Herb Jones. I think he's a pretty good one too. I'll go with those three."
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:07 (two weeks ago) link
interesting both jrue and dort are shorter than luka, only jones is a rangy wing
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:08 (two weeks ago) link
i do think tatum is prob their best defender for luka but the celtics arent going to want to start him or jaylen there its too hard, could see jaylen getting some looks at him as the game goes on and then maybe switch tatum on to him late
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:10 (two weeks ago) link
luka finding the strong small guys tough to play against prob cause he has trouble moving them a thing thats key to his game
― lag∞n, Monday, 3 June 2024 19:17 (two weeks ago) link
interesting xps. he's really had to go through the gauntlet of tough defensive specialists.
― I Chet the Holmgren (Spottie), Monday, 3 June 2024 19:17 (two weeks ago) link