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[Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st round] (2)Cleveland vs. (7)Boston

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Apr 15, 2015.

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(2)Cleveland vs. (7)Boston

Poll closed Apr 18, 2015.

  1. Cavs in 4

    28 vote(s)
    35.4%

  2. Cavs in 5

    33 vote(s)
    41.8%

  3. Cavs in 6

    11 vote(s)
    13.9%

  4. Cavs in 7

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%

  5. Celtics in 7

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%

  6. Celtics in 6

    4 vote(s)
    5.1%

  7. Celtics in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Celtics in 4

    0 vote(s)
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  1. RocketsJumer

    RocketsJumer Member

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    I really like Sage Steele. Way more knowledgable and personable than most of their host. So much better than Cari Champion or whoever the girl from FirstTake is.
     
    #61 RocketsJumer, Apr 19, 2015
  2. J.R.

    J.R. Member

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    No fear. Perfect running mate for 'Bron. No questions about 'Will he or won't he show up?'

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kyrie and LeBron have 33 points on 13-for-20 shooting. Rest of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cavs?src=hash">#cavs</a> are 9-for-29. Halfitme MVP is Tristan Thompson though.</p>&mdash; gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) <a href="https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/589883632145342464">April 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;Kyrie Irving...BANG at the buzzer!&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAonABC?src=hash">#NBAonABC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBARapidReplay?src=hash">#NBARapidReplay</a> <a href="http://t.co/n4xpDAouPW">http://t.co/n4xpDAouPW</a></p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/589883348266262528">April 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kyrie Irving's first half of playoff basketball: 20p on 8-for-12 shooting, 4-for-4 from 3, 2r, 2a, 1 buzzer beater</p>&mdash; Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/589883118087233536">April 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #62 J.R., Apr 19, 2015
  3. RocketsJumer

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    Irving went out of bounce then touched the ball. Isn't that illegal?
     
    #63 RocketsJumer, Apr 19, 2015
  4. RocketsJumer

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    Playoff Love? Lol, no.
     
    #64 RocketsJumer, Apr 19, 2015
  5. J.R.

    J.R. Member

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    KYRIIEEEEEEE! DEEP IN THE Q! :grin:
     
    #65 J.R., Apr 19, 2015
  6. Juxtaposed Jolt

    Juxtaposed Jolt Member

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    I only quoted you to keep track of the people in the conversation lol.

    There's a lot of solid coaches right now. I think Snyder from Utah is on his way to being a top 10 coach as well, like Stevens (who's probably in top 7)
     
    #66 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 19, 2015
  7. t_mac1

    t_mac1 Contributing Member

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    I don't know why people discussing coaching. It's absolutely irrelevant in this series. OR most series.
     
    #67 t_mac1, Apr 19, 2015
  8. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    Watching this is becoming painful. 3 legit superstars against IT2 and a bunch of scrubs. Stevens is a better coach than Blatt at this point, but I don't think any amount of coaching can save the Celts.
     
    #68 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 19, 2015
  9. zeeshan2

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    ....and Lebron's limping
     
    #69 zeeshan2, Apr 19, 2015
  10. Normalus

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    Both legs should be on the court before touching the ball if I'm right
     
    #70 Normalus, Apr 19, 2015
  11. J.R.

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    Someone said Stevens was the 2nd best coach in the league

    ...and then the refs were "favoring" the Cavs

    ...and then the Celtics were a 'darkhorse' and were gonna make it a tough series (while it was a close game)

    ...all while Kyrie is going off

    ...and finally, the Cavs blew it open and the thread went quiet. :)
     
    #71 J.R., Apr 19, 2015
  12. Rocket River

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    That is what I am seeing.
    This is kind of how I wonder about the ATL Hawks
    Cause they seem like a better version of the Celts

    Celts are playing hard but seem to be unraveling

    Rocket River
     
    #72 Rocket River, Apr 19, 2015
  13. Rocket2008

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    Celtics putting up a great fight, did not expect that. Ow IT, he's a bad boy! If he would come off our bench to score, oh boy ;) Glad we are not on ABC, JVG and company are very annoying.
     
    #73 Rocket2008, Apr 19, 2015
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    The cavs and their buzzer beaters...
     
    #74 zeeshan2, Apr 19, 2015
  15. t_mac1

    t_mac1 Contributing Member

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    How can people even rate coaches? Wins? Build a team up from scratch? Managing egos/stars?

    Blatt is going to the ECF for sure and we don't even know if he coaches at all.
     
    #75 t_mac1, Apr 19, 2015
  16. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    Yeah, I think any team would have rather played ATL first. Even though I think ATL is better than CLE, playing against LeBron, Kyrie and Love, while being an inexperienced team, is frustrating.
     
    #76 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 19, 2015
  17. t_mac1

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    Every team plays hard in the playoffs.

    The Celts aren't unraveling; they're just not good enough.
     
    #77 t_mac1, Apr 19, 2015
  18. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    Wins, how the coach manages playing time, how the coach handles lineups, matchups. Respect from coaches and players around the league (and from own team). And I'm sure there's a lot more factors.

    Obviously, it's tough to judge the Blatts and the Kerrs of the world, since their teams are so respectively star / all star / superstar laden.
     
    #78 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 19, 2015
  19. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Despite what happens in this series, Stevens is still one hell of a coach. Ainge traded his whole team away and they got to the playoffs.
     
    #79 rockbox, Apr 19, 2015
  20. t_mac1

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    At the end of the day, the team with the most talent will tend of have a greater chance of winning, than a team with a "great" coach.
     
    #80 t_mac1, Apr 19, 2015
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