NBA Playoffs thread

NBA Playoffs thread May 7, 2018 12:21:49 GMT

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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 12:21:49 GMT

May 7, 2018 12:09:11 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

May 7, 2018 12:04:45 GMT @screamingtreefrogs said:

That's the biggest thing I'm disappointed in.

Philly has showed no 'dog' this series. Saric always gives 110% and runs around like a madman and he has for the most part this series (except for that embarrassing play where he let Brown blow by him on a loose ball) - but he's been brutal offensively.

Want to see some toughness from Simmons (who's shown it in the past but he looks rattled this series) and Embiid - not dirty play but some chippiness like the Heat showed in Round 1.

I'm over Covington - wouldn't mind having him come off the bench - but this cat rarely shows any emotion at all out there - which is why I want another SF in here to start - streaky shooter and more off than not he's been cold - can't penetrate or create his own shot either.

Yeah I don't know what's happened to Simmons. He'll be fine in the long term, but he's a rookie and right now it's showing. I'm wondering how Philly fans feel when they see Tatum lighting it up the way he has been? So far it looks like the C's definitely won that trade.

Tatum is very impressive - it's not just his shooting - it's his toughness - he's going to the hole at will and is completely unphased if Embiid and another defender is in front of him and trying (and succeeding at times) to throw it down with authority. I thought the rap against him at Duke was he had no outside shot. I'm surprised - he's so poised - and he's been draining 3s too.

I wanted no part of him in the draft. He isn't what the Sixers needed - they needed a Combo Guard - Fultz was their man and they traded up to secure him.

Want to see how Fultz looks coming in next October - but it is worrisome.

Did you see that blank stare in his eyes (may have been Game #1 or Game #2)?

The camera panned to him sitting on the bench as Tatum was lighting it up - and he had this blank expression on his face and didn't blink for what felt like an eternity. There's just something 'off' - hope the kid gets his head on straight.