2017 NBA Playoffs Thread - CLE @ BOS Game 5 on TNT

[Moheezy]

they shoulda fired doc long time ago. thats the problem

I wouldn't say fire him. I would say to limit his role as a Coach. making him GM was a bad idea.

They should also fire the Clippers branding team, they should get part of the blame for what they have done. lol

 

[datznasty]

If your starting PG and SG can't touch the rim your chances of advancing deep in the playoffs are slim

Old sub Vitruvian 18% bodyfat *** backcourt

 

[the collector]

Takeaways from today's game...

Morris injury hurt. He will play game 2.

IT had his best shooting performance of the playoffs so far. I don't expect him to be as hot throughout the series. He'll continue to score but not as efficient.

Boston set a franchise record for 3s made. I don't expect that again.

Wall didn't get to the line once today. Another thing I don't expect going forward.

Long series ahead but nothing happened today that can't be fixed on Washingtons end. We're fine. Boston was shooting lights out today. Gotta give them credit for knocking down shots, take the L and move ahead to game 2.

 

[SplinterMatic319]

If your starting PG and SG can't touch the rim your chances of advancing deep in the playoffs are slim

 

[MVP]

Didn't IT2 a average like 28 and 8 against Washington in the 4 games during the regular season though?

 

[the collector]

Didn't IT2 a average like 28 and 8 against Washington in the 4 games during the regular season though?

Probably. That's why I said he'll continue to score. What I don't expect is him almost shooting 50% for the series.

 

[licensed to ball]

I can't believe @Chester McFloppy wasn't here to help you co-pilot the CP0 Slander Jet Mamba..

 

[anomolie]

Pretty underwhelming today..the lack of CP3 and Westbrook slander (past couple of days)

 

[P C H]

 Now that the Clips are out, I'll put my

on the @OrlandoMagic having a serious talk with Doc Rivers soon. I'll be surprised if they don't.

I don't understand this at all. Given the perception of Doc with LAC, why would Orlando want anything to do with him?

Que the NT "This is why bad teams stay bad"

 

[Clyde Frog]

Doc has been one of the most overrated coaches for some time. There's a reason there's a million variations of the same gif of him online. Nothing is ever his or his players fault. He doesn't hold anybody accountable and he gets the same result every time.

That Boston team he won the championship with were vets with a few peak years left who knew what it would take to win. Knew excuses wouldn't get them a ring. Held each other accountable. Offensively they did not need Doc. And defensively they had Thibs. That team was gonna win with any head coach.

 

[hardens beard]

Probably. That's why I said he'll continue to score. What I don't expect is him almost shooting 50% for the series.

If they keep putting gortat in the PNR he will.

Gortat was in no mans land every single time

 

[hardens beard]

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[ballinsam23]

George Karl woulda won a championship with Rondo Ray Pierce and KG too.

Great comparison actually.

 

[madgame87]

Would like to see George Hill go back to San Antonio

I'd love this too, especially since Mills will get offered $$$.

TP has 1 more year and i'm sure as hell they'll resign him like they did with Manu.  Murray isn't ready to start.

Question is, can you bench TP? 

 

[whiplashtw03]

You guys gotta remember, Doc Rivers was a long time loser with the Atlanta Hawks playing alongside Dominique Wilkins and Kevin Willis and the Knicks with Ewing during his playing days. Didn't win squat as the starting PG for the Clippers either, and only lasted a year.

 

[madgame87]

 
Why pay CP3 max money when you can sign another serviceable point guard for half the price and would make the same impact on a team already loaded with Leonard and Aldridge?

CP3, Leonard, and Aldridge does NOT guarantee you a title because CP3 won't be a fit with the Spurs, especially when TP is still there.

Yup.

TP isn't going to be benched next year, especially for CP3.  We'll need a young back-up point guard that will share minutes with both TP and Murray.

 

[SplinterMatic319]

CP0 was so beloved from 08-11 and now to this

the real 08 mvp tho

 

[DCAllAfrican]

You guys gotta remember, Doc Rivers was a long time loser with the Atlanta Hawks playing alongside Dominique Wilkins and Kevin Willis and the Knicks with Ewing during his playing days. Didn't win squat as the starting PG for the Clippers either, and only lasted a year.

What made Rivers a LOSER?

That he didn't win a ring?

So that means someone is a LOSER?

We have to stop with this black (title) vs. white (loser) narrative man

 

[Clyde Frog]

CP3 has never not continued to be an amazing player since 08-11. He just fits my philosophy that when a PG is your best player you wont win a championship. Curry was the first exception since Isiah Thomas and he did **** we've never seen before.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

CP3 has never not continued to be an amazing player since 08-11. He just fits my philosophy that when a PG is your best player you wont win a championship. Curry was the first exception since Isiah Thomas and he did **** we've never seen before.

Thanks for making sense man. Not even sure why people can't get this.

 

[whiplashtw03]

 

You guys gotta remember, Doc Rivers was a long time loser with the Atlanta Hawks playing alongside Dominique Wilkins and Kevin Willis and the Knicks with Ewing during his playing days. Didn't win squat as the starting PG for the Clippers either, and only lasted a year.

What made Rivers a LOSER?

That he didn't win a ring?

So that means someone is a LOSER?

We have to stop with this black (title) vs. white (loser) narrative man

Rivers ain't elite. Never was as a player, never was as a coach.

I'm not even talking about him being a loser with regards to winning a title as a player. He's a "loser" because as a player, he never made a significant impact and was never the type of leader as a point guard that would strike fear to opponents in the postseason. In other words, dude was mediocre, which btw fits with the Clippers organization.

This ain't about a narrative. It's all about results and for the last 4-5 years, the only results that have come out of Clipperdom is one underachieving postseason after another.

 

[dmbrhs]

Doc has been one of the most overrated coaches for some time. There's a reason there's a million variations of the same gif of him online. Nothing is ever his or his players fault. He doesn't hold anybody accountable and he gets the same result every time.

That Boston team he won the championship with were vets with a few peak years left who knew what it would take to win. Knew excuses wouldn't get them a ring. Held each other accountable. Offensively they did not need Doc. And defensively they had Thibs. That team was gonna win with any head coach.

We'll just file this under "Things I have Been Saying For A Decade". Doc isn't a good coach. He's a nice guy who manages stars faiurly well. However, he didn't do squat in trash Eastern Conferences until he got the Big 3, and was going to be fired until they picked up said Big 3.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Rivers ain't elite. Never was as a player, never was as a coach.

I'm not even talking about him being a loser with regards to winning a title as a player. He's a "loser" because as a player, he never made a significant impact and was never the type of leader as a point guard that would strike fear to opponents in the postseason. In other words, dude was mediocre, which btw fits with the Clippers organization.

This ain't about a narrative. It's all about results and for the last 4-5 years, the only results that have come out of Clipperdom is one underachieving postseason after another.

*Sigh*

 

[whiplashtw03]

 

Rivers ain't elite. Never was as a player, never was as a coach.

I'm not even talking about him being a loser with regards to winning a title as a player. He's a "loser" because as a player, he never made a significant impact and was never the type of leader as a point guard that would strike fear to opponents in the postseason. In other words, dude was mediocre, which btw fits with the Clippers organization.

This ain't about a narrative. It's all about results and for the last 4-5 years, the only results that have come out of Clipperdom is one underachieving postseason after another.

*Sigh*

No comment exactly.

In sports, EVERY TEAM HAS ONE ULTIMATE GOAL- The Ring. If you don't win it, you're a loser.

The exact same "narrative" goes in individual sports. 

But I get it, those who don't have high standards are the type of people/organizations who are content with moral victories and getting to the second round. 

 

[DCAllAfrican]

No comment exactly.

In sports, EVERY TEAM HAS ONE ULTIMATE GOAL- The Ring. If you don't win it, you're a loser.

The exact same "narrative" goes in individual sports. 

But I get it, those who don't have high standards are the type of people/organizations who are content with moral victories and getting to the second round. 

I will reply in the AM.

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