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golden wrote: View PostMental toughness and poor coaching vs the Cavs looks to be confirmed now. Pacers and Celts both took 3 games, and are: (a) not afraid of Lebron, and (b) defending the ‘other guys’ properly.
Last off-season was 3-pt shooting they needed to get, this year is chest hair and balls.
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I don't think many people would have predicted a Houston-Boston finals....which could happen. I really thought Golden State would steamroll everyone but they look very much out of synch. I thought Kerr's decision to not call the time out on the last possession was a little laziness or arrogance or both. To set up a play of some sort (I would have tried to get Durant the ball against a small defender) would seem logical. Instead they looked indecisive and ended up passing the ball into a trap. I expect them to bounce back and win it in six or seven but they look far more vulnerable than I had expected. Which is great.
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TRex wrote: View PostLol
Ty Lue says that the Celtics "threw us (the Cavs) for a loop" by not playing Semi Ojeleye. Lue says he didn't play Kyle Korver during the 1Q because Ojeleye, "his matchup," didn't check in.
— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) May 24, 2018Ty Lue drawing up plays when LeBron comes out of the game: [@realwtsports] pic.twitter.com/N6Rcm9mbOU
— Ohio Sports Nation (@SN_Ohio) May 16, 2018
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inthepaint wrote: View PostIf these conference finals (both ECF and WCF) don't make it crystal clear how essential mental toughness and relentless defensive focus are, I don't know what would. Hope our guys are watching these carefully and understand that.
Last off-season was 3-pt shooting they needed to get, this year is chest hair and balls.
Do you think it's simply a lack of mental toughness that's keeping them from elite play? Or is it that they're just not good enough?
I am mentally tough. But if I play basketball against a college player no amount of mental toughness is going to close the gap.
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Scraptor wrote: View PostDeMar and Kyle have been in the league a combined 21 seasons.
Do you think it's simply a lack of mental toughness that's keeping them from elite play? Or is it that they're just not good enough?
I am mentally tough. But if I play basketball against a college player no amount of mental toughness is going to close the gap.
Having a particular set of basketball skills is a talent. Having the mental stability/tenacity to apply those skills under pressure is also a talent. Both are needed at this level.
(mental toughness is a very broad term, I just meant it in the narrow "NBA playoff spotlight" context. I'm sure all these guys are mentally tough in life in general)Last edited by inthepaint; Thu May 24, 2018, 02:25 AM.
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Scraptor wrote: View PostDeMar and Kyle have been in the league a combined 21 seasons.
Do you think it's simply a lack of mental toughness that's keeping them from elite play? Or is it that they're just not good enough?
I am mentally tough. But if I play basketball against a college player no amount of mental toughness is going to close the gap.
So, in the span of 1 month the Pacers and Celtics (after losing their best player) have both increased their talent level to be competitive with Lebron and to a vastly superior level the Raps? lol. C'mon. We just have to accept the Skip Bayless and Paul Pierce narrative is true: that our leadership triumvirate (Casey, Derozan & Lowry) shrinks in the face of Lebronto. The mental weakness is clearer than ever.
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golden wrote: View PostDeMar is mentally tough against everybody but Lebronto. Raps would steamroll the Pacers or Celtics in the playoffs, guaranteed. 0-4 sweep, with 2 complete capitulations vs. the Cavs? That had nothing to do with talent, my man. That had everything to do with leadership, or lack thereof, when it mattered.
So, in the span of 1 month the Pacers and Celtics (after losing their best player) have both increased their talent level to be competitive with Lebron and to a vastly superior level the Raps? lol. C'mon. We just have to accept the Skip Bayless and Paul Pierce narrative is true: that our leadership triumvirate (Casey, Derozan & Lowry) shrinks in the face of Lebronto. The mental weakness is clearer than ever.twitter.com/anthonysmdoyle
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golden wrote: View PostDeMar is mentally tough against everybody but Lebronto. Raps would steamroll the Pacers or Celtics in the playoffs, guaranteed. 0-4 sweep, with 2 complete capitulations vs. the Cavs? That had nothing to do with talent, my man. That had everything to do with leadership, or lack thereof, when it mattered.
So, in the span of 1 month the Pacers and Celtics (after losing their best player) have both increased their talent level to be competitive with Lebron and to a vastly superior level the Raps? lol. C'mon. We just have to accept the Skip Bayless and Paul Pierce narrative is true: that our leadership triumvirate (Casey, Derozan & Lowry) shrinks in the face of Lebronto. The mental weakness is clearer than ever.
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planetmars wrote: View PostYour point can be made with out using the word "steamroll". I feel confident that the Raps could have beaten either Philly or Boston in a 7 game series. Would probably take 6 or 7 games not 4 or 5 though.
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