NON-JAZZ NBA PLAYOFF thread

[fishonjazz]

Should also be noted though that when the Clippers go 5-out they are actually quite bad defensively.

Would be interesting to know the points per possession for the suns when the clippers went 5 out vs not going 5 out.

Seemed like the clippers were better today in total when they went 5 out. Though that might just be because their offense got much better when they went 5 out more so than their defense got worse.

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[MTS]

Would be interesting to know the points per possession for the suns when the clippers went 5 out vs not going 5 out.

Seemed like the clippers were better today in total when they went 5 out. Though that might just be because their offense got much better when they went 5 out more so than their defense got worse.

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A lot of it was because Cousins wasn't on the court when they went 5-out, lol.

They were alright when Zubac was playing.

 

[Deleted member 365]

I wish he would have played more against us lol

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He couldn’t because Rudy obliterated him in game 2. Rudy obliterated their bigs and forced them to go small. But some posters think Rudy needs to be unloaded.

I get the arguments that his contract hamstrings our ability to improve. But people act as if trading Rudy resolves all problems when in reality it’s a mixed bag. Without Rudy, we might not have gotten out of the first round with the way Ja was attacking the rim and JV could hammer it inside.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Crowder came into the game and went right over to Reggie Jackson and bumped him before the ball was even inbounded and the look on Reggie Jackson face was priceless. His face said "oh God, not this ************* again"

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our team has lacked an edge since we got rid of Jae. You need a few guys like him to win a title IMO. We don’t have any enforcers.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Suns are going to sweep the Clippers, even without Paul, unless Kawhi returns and make our complete collapse look even more pathetic.

I don’t know why anyone would write off the Clippers after losing game 1. Their MO seems to be they don’t start really playing until after they lose game 2. I actually thought the two teams pretty even. And unlike our coach, Lue is going to make some adjustments during the series. I don’t see Jae looking like prime KD and Cam Payne looking like prime CP3.
This series could be very competitive.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Agreed. Lue has impressed.
First adjustment I think he should make? Don't play cousins.

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Second? The way they defended Booker is going to change. No way is he going to get a running head start for a screen which ends up being a mid range jumper, a layup for booker.

 

[Deleted member 365]

You're not even counting Frank Kaminsky, Torrey Craig and Cam Payne, who were all basically cast-offs.

When was Cam Payne added? If the jazz had just added Payne and Craig, would we still be playing?

 

[Deleted member 365]

Should also be noted though that when the Clippers go 5-out they are actually quite bad defensively.

Why didn’t we ever try a super death scoring lineup? Like… we’ve never tried it in the last two years. Why not try just outscoring the **** out of teams that you cannot defend? Do something like Clarkson/Conley, Mitchell, Bogey, Royce, Jingles and try to outscore the other team? Sure, they won’t be able to do anything but shoot and score. But perhaps they hit more shots than the opponent?

We saw that historically with Don Nelson. Mike Danonti did it. Phx does it at times. Why don’t we?

I would’ve tried this at least once in those 6 games. Hell, such a strategy might’ve helped us beat denver last year too, when it became clear that we had no answer for Murray and Joker. Q is more conservative with his lineups than even sloan. Which is unbelievable to me.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Just curious, is Booker better than Spida?

If you were building a franchise right now, who would you select between the 2?

 

[Agent#00]

Lue treats game 1 as a feeler game. He did this with the cavs. Once he gets film he will adjust.

 

[l Abach l]

Just curious, is Booker better than Spida?

If you were building a franchise right now, who would you select between the 2?

The more I think about it I may go with Booker. He SEEMS to be a better defender

 

[slc]

Booker is dating a Jenner
Donovan would have to top that to be better