May 22, 2017

Spo didn't start off with them. He had a mediocre team around Wade and got them in the playoffs his first year after we had the worst record in the NBA the year before and drafted f---ing Beasley lol.

Also, I know it's easy to say that anyone could've coached those big 3 teams and had success, but Spo is easily the best coach LeBron has ever played for. There's a reason LeBron had his best, most efficient years in Miami. Spo had a legit system and arguably out coached the greatest coach ever, Popovich, in 2013. Spo was also one of the first coaches to successfully implement small ball in those big 3 years. Also, why isn't Phil Jackson criticized for having the most talented rosters ever to coach en route to all of his rings the way we penalize other guys like Spo, Kerr, Rivers, etc. (not saying you do, just bringing this up lol)

Spo is probably the best coach in the NBA at making mid-game adjustments too. Won us a bunch of playoffs series, notably Indy in 2013 when he decided to do pnr with Chalmers and LeBron, with Chalmers rolling to the basket. It was genius.

Spo has also maximized his talent more than Brad Stevens has IMO. This was only the second year he's ever missed the playoffs and one of the years was when we lossed LeBron, Wade missed a ton of games, and Bosh went down for half the season. What he was able to do with 8 (EIGHT!!!) former D-Leaguers and all of the injuries (also losing the entire franchise in D-Wade) this season was incredible. We missed the playoffs by 1/2 a game when we were projected to be a bottom 3-5 team. We played like a 60 win team after that 11-30 start (which was the result of the most injuries in the NBA)

He's a better playoff coach (11-15 playoff record w/out LeBron, and one of the years we played the C's big 3; and stole a game!) This is the only year Stevens has made it through the first round if I'm not mistaken. (gonna have to fact check)

I guess I'm not really trying to say he's better than Stevens, but Spo is a criminally underrated coach, and is easily top 5 in the NBA. Just wanted to shed some light on my boy haha and sort of make a case for him getting COTY. I could go off for longer, but I'm gonna go play some pickup. I may even add some stuff later.

1) Pop
No order:
Spo
Stevens
Carlisle
Brooks?
Snyder?
D'Antoni?

Also tagging @Modest cuz he was talking coaches with me earlier.

 

May 22, 2017

The trade to Detroit was done. Kobe vetoed it, casual.

 

May 22, 2017

So beefing with Shaq means one of the most skilled offensive weapons in league history deserved to start a playoff series with Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, Devean George, Luke Walton, and Chris Mihm?? Odom was nice but d--- that team was trash before Pau got there.

 

May 21, 2017

Whoever tweeted this deserves to be fired

 

May 21, 2017

Yeah basically that. Kerr is definitely a top 3 coach. The warriors went from a traditional looking offense to a team that runs very little high pnr in a league that every team runs high pnr. Him taking the ball out of his all NBA pg hands and playing thru dray and tons of ball movement was genius on his part.

I believe in spo too. I just forgot about him. What he did this season with that roster was incredible. They didn't make the playoffs but that team shouldn't have been that good. I thought he was a product of the big 3 but he's clearly not.

 

May 21, 2017

Start of the next game will be interesting, Cavs will probably be fired up and looking to repeat game 2 and put em away early while the Celtics will try to prove they do belong in this series and have a legit shot.

That bounce at the end though lmao, imagine if this was a game 7 or something, that would've been the luckiest way ever to advance.

 

May 21, 2017

They easily coulda given up down 2-0, down 20 in game 3, but they fought back. Maybe this is the wake up call LeBron and the Cavs needed or maybe they figured something out. Depending on how the rest of the series plays out, it may make it easier to pay Bradley the max or near-max instead of IT when they're getting Fultz anyways.

 

May 21, 2017

Amazing how much better Boston looked on offense without IT dribbling over half the shot clock, the ball movement was great throughout the game for a change. Good win for them but I still think it ends in 5. Makes game 4 a lot more interesting, at least.

 

May 21, 2017

Well I didn't expect the Cavs to sweep the Celtics or Wizards. The offense flowed much better without IT & when a teams season is on the line you gotta expect their best punch. At least the Penguins kicked a--- today, that game meant more to me lmao

 

May 21, 2017

Celtics were more aggressive on him than previous games. They were blitzing him once he got the ball. In 1 and 2, they played way off of him.

I'm just glad the Celtics moved the ball around better. Hate to say it, but the offense was WAY more active without IT handling it.

 

May 21, 2017

Did it again

 

May 21, 2017

The Celtics defense is doing an amazing job on LeBron. Gotta give Brad Stevens credit

 

May 21, 2017

his worst game is f---ing 25-10-7

 

May 21, 2017

Even the Bulls in 90's were taken to 6 games though. This s--- isn't even close to be competitive. No one can beat the top two teams!

 

May 21, 2017

Dreading this game tonight. Can we keep it within 50?

 

May 21, 2017

I know it's been a pretty average playoffs so far but I reckon its going to be one h--- of a finals series despite it being the 3rd time in a row we see Cavs v Warriors. Especially if both go undefeated to the final. Game 1 will be huge.

 

May 21, 2017

Officially changing avatar back to Tom Brady, because seeing anything Celtics right now is depressing the f--- outta me.

 

May 20, 2017

Isiah Thomas hasn't played since 1994

 

May 20, 2017

I've never watched hockey before but I tuned in to the Penguins game yesterday after the first 15 min of yesterday's game

 

May 19, 2017

Hate JR Smith but that was a GOAT shot especially considering it set the record.