pachulia play was dirty. he knew what was up when he ran back. he acted like he didn't do anything but he knew what was up. I don't think he was necessarily trying to hurt Kawai but make him think about taking those jump shots and generally playing it safe, not aggressive.
so we played one series against a team with the best defensive player in the league with the best coach and no one else on the Rockets can help pick up the offense so therefore James Harden is a scrub
yeahhh you tend to celebrate like that when youre down 25 and come back to win agains the best-defensive team in the NBA. Notice how I said TEAM, even if they were without their best player they shouldve closed it out. So, yeah, I think they deserve to celebrate after coming back down 25.
yes it was a choke, even if the best player went down they have enough talent and other players (yes I know its surprising to find out the spurs have other players on their team) that they should have closed the warriors out up 25. Its not like they were up 10 they blew a 25 point lead. Thats a choke i dont care IF their best player got injured.
Get used to it, bruh..... It is what builds teams up. They dun care as long as they WIN. That's what scary. Team chemistry happening. Close game wins build character. Not blowouts. Spurs have the best coach in the game, still a good, formidable team without Kawhi.
I'm not 100% convinced either way. He could just as easily reacted because he didn't know he did anything wrong, at least not intentionally. Bowen would fully extend and lunge forward or sideways to ensure his foot was a big target to land on. It was very blatant and intentional. Pachulia's play certainly wasn't to that egregious level at all. Looking at the replay Pachulia was running as fast as he could to contest the shot and then once it went off quickly turned around to box out and shuffled both feet to gather his stance. A least it certainly looked like that could be case. Look at the video and Pachulia eyes are 100% focused on the ball for a rebound. It doesn't look like he is focused on where he or Leonard is at all. Bowen doesn't do this. He lunges forward with full bearing on the shooter and himself. I guess what I am saying is that it is as much or more the possibility that Pachulia didn't or couldn't go out of his way to avoid being in Leonard's space but wasn't intentionally trying to do so. A big lumbering oaf running at a player and then turning around quickly could very well get into a shooter's space without ill intent. Leonard himself said he didn't think it was dirty. Otherwise Leonard could have just not said that. Pachulia hardly ever has to defends shooters on the perimeter. So I doubt he practices the "Bowen move" or had it in mind to know to do it via memory in that split second after that shot comes off unlike a Bowen or other perimeter defenders. And if you were to "practice" it, you're not going to practice it while keeping your eye on the ball and turning around as quickly as possible. Your feet would be pointing away from the shooter and you won't have your bearings. If the point is to maximize injury, then the way Pachulia went about it is not the most "effective" move. The move that Pachulia made however was very much the classic box out move, or at least could be. Watch the shot leave the hand, turn your head and follow only the ball and turn your body quickly and gather your stance to box out. These are what Pachulia did just before and after the shot went off. I would feel differently if Pachulia wasn't completely turned around and he extended his foot forward like Bowen did because then it would be far harder to claim as accidental.
i suspect pop have thrown out this game i think he prefers spurs lose 1st game of this series...i think this series will be spurs in 6
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Sucks what happened. Just from a pure entertainment perspective, the Spurs going up in the series would have been fun. Would be shocked if the series go to even 6 but definitely rooting for the Spurs. If the Warriors lose a full series, the finger pointing would be hilarious. Dejonte Murray looks like he might be good if he learns how to shoot.
I agree that they should have closed out the Warriors even if they lost their best player. But here are the "enough talent and other players" you are talking about: Aldridge Gasol (37 years old) Ginobili (39 years old) Mills Green Jonathan Simmons (who's he?) West (34 years old, 4th team in 3 years) Dejounte Murray (who?) Kyle Anderson (who's he?) Only Aldridge, Mills and Green are regular NBA players in their prime. What a talented team!
Again, I agree. Obviously they stepped up again us. But I was responding to his "talent" statement. Do you really believe that roster of mostly washed up players and unknown young guys was "talented"? I mean, Simmons and Murray played heavy minutes.
