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Post by Solly on Sept 13, 2020 12:14:50 GMT
LeBron showing his skill and leadership against Houston. Although they pulled back to within single digits they never looked as if they'd upset a Lakers victory. Best team performance from them so far imo. Agreed. And impressive that they didn't need a great deal from Davis in this last match and that players like Caruso are really stepping up.
Talking of Caruso, how unlikely a good basketball player he looks in that "must-be-wearing-it-for-irony-can't-seriously-think-it-looks-good" headband 
For massiveridersfan (or any other Leicester fans), do you recall another very unlikely looking star guard for Riders back in the day. I've resisted simply looking him up on Google, but he was the diminutive somewhat pudgy guy brought in by Donewald who somewhat resembled Charlie Drake 
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 13, 2020 21:13:02 GMT
LeBron showing his skill and leadership against Houston. Although they pulled back to within single digits they never looked as if they'd upset a Lakers victory. Best team performance from them so far imo. Agreed. And impressive that they didn't need a great deal from Davis in this last match and that players like Caruso are
really stepping up.
Talking of Caruso, how unlikely a good basketball player he looks in that "must-be-wearing-it-for-irony-can't-seriously-think-it-looks-good" headband
For massiveridersfan (or any other Leicester fans), do you recall another very unlikely looking star guard for Riders back in the day. I've resisted simply looking him up on Google, but he was the diminutive somewhat pudgy guy brought in by Donewald who somewhat resembled Charlie Drake
If you are thinking of Marty Head he was playing for Planters/Riders before Donewald. He was a great pairing with Lonnie Legette. |
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Post by Solly on Sept 13, 2020 21:50:21 GMT
Agreed. And impressive that they didn't need a great deal from Davis in this last match and that players like Caruso are
really stepping up.
Talking of Caruso, how unlikely a good basketball player he looks in that "must-be-wearing-it-for-irony-can't-seriously-think-it-looks-good" headband 
For massiveridersfan (or any other Leicester fans), do you recall another very unlikely looking star guard for Riders back in the day. I've resisted simply looking him up on Google, but he was the diminutive somewhat pudgy guy brought in by Donewald who somewhat resembled Charlie Drake
If you are thinking of Marty Head he was playing for Planters/Riders before Donewald. He was a great pairing with Lonnie Legette. Definitely not Marty Head. To try to satisfy my own question, I've had a look on the net but still can't locate him. He often used to race from one end to the other and hurl the ball in, ignoring all his teammates. Was in the later days of the Granby Halls. Think he only lasted one year or maybe even just a part season. And definitely looked like Charlie Drake!
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Post by dandayr on Sept 13, 2020 22:43:13 GMT
expected more from Rockets - but maybe as well as how poor they were, I think Rondo returning was a big factor.
Back to the drawing board in more ways than one now for Rockets - new head coach required, Mike D'Antoni reign is over. Regular trips to conf semi-final was his legacy, not what was expected.
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Post by connors on Sept 14, 2020 18:10:39 GMT
I thought Rockets were gutless and rolled over so Lebron could tickle their bellies.
Although Davis didn’t score much the attention he drew was key to the great start as he fed his team mates out of the double teams.
D’Antoni looked bereft of ideas to be honest.
I will give massive respect to Raps. They showed true champions heart and spirit battling through sub par performances from one of their best players. Celts as well demonstrating what chops they have! Like the way they play. Marcus Smart is such a clever player.
Can not wait to see game 7 of Clips v Nugs. Clippers didn’t fancy it when the going got tough and need to send out a Bat Signal because they cannot handle The Joker!! Hes torturing Harrell and messing up Docs rotations. Lou Williams is also under performing.
Been a good watch
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2020 20:51:24 GMT
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Post by faz on Sept 16, 2020 9:11:40 GMT
Well that settles whose head the metal thing is sitting on in LA
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Post by Solly on Sept 16, 2020 9:56:50 GMT
Nuggets were outstanding, again  Another 1-3 deficit overcome. Leonard & George - surely two superstars on one team should bring much better.  Maybe Doc is the problem... |
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Post by strandedona303 on Sept 16, 2020 10:41:52 GMT
Bet the NBA don't want a Miami - Denver final!
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Post by strandedona303 on Sept 16, 2020 11:14:10 GMT
Leonard & George - surely two superstars on one team should bring much better. Maybe Doc is the problem... Leonard & George combined for 10-38 shooting; so Doc is the problem! George has been inconsistent and mainly poor the whole playoffs. |
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Post by connors on Sept 16, 2020 14:10:40 GMT
Doc Rivers is clearly a very good coach and has a high standing in the NBA among the players and coaches. Is he unsackable? I would say not.
He had a massive hand in building what appears to be a fairly flawed squad of highly talented individuals. I felt they would do better because of the defensive prowess of Leonard, George and Beverley. The much vaunted offensive punch off the bench seemed strangely muted in the playoffs. Harrell may well have been impacted more adversely than we know by the death of his grandmother and Lou Williams much publicised trip to buy chicken wings seems to have taken the wind out of his sails. I read somewhere they should've gone to more pick and rolls and it was interesting to hear Mark Jackson talking about the 1980's Nuggets devastating use of Pistol Action early offence sets. Something you would assume the Clippers could have made excellent use of with the likes of Leonard, George and Harrell/Williams.
I thought they gave up on each other and on Doc.
Denver on other hand were superb for the last 3 games. Jokic was majestic and Murray unrelenting. The other players filled their roles to perfection and they totally deserve to be in the WCFs.. I wonder if they've blown themselves out now? Tough ask against the Lakers. They have AD to counter Jokic and presumably will also look to pound the Nugs inside.
Lakers must be overwhelming favourites to win the whole thing now. I would not bet against them!
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Post by faz on Sept 16, 2020 16:37:31 GMT
Major credit to the Nuggets
Double digits down in three games but find a way to win
Murray and the Joker just outstanding
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 16, 2020 20:57:51 GMT
Love this whole playoff series - so many close games and often going to the 7th game too. I like the fact all games played at one venue.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 21, 2020 22:46:42 GMT
Anothe brilliant Nuggets v Lakers game with a last gasp winner by Davis. Thought Lakers would lose this one.
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Post by Solly on Sept 22, 2020 10:08:16 GMT
Anothe brilliant Nuggets v Lakers game with a last gasp winner by Davis. Thought Lakers would lose this one. Indeed an outrageous ending. I had thought that the Joker's late burst of points had rescued the comeback.
Yet again, just as against the Clippers, Nuggets came back from a big deficit.
Would be brilliant if they can keep this series going. Doesn't look likely, but they have looked buried in previous rounds but somehow hauled things back.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 22, 2020 11:59:04 GMT
Anothe brilliant Nuggets v Lakers game with a last gasp winner by Davis. Thought Lakers would lose this one. Indeed an outrageous ending. I had thought that the Joker's late burst of points had rescued the comeback.
Yet again, just as against the Clippers, Nuggets came back from a big deficit.
Would be brilliant if they can keep this series going. Doesn't look likely, but they have looked buried in previous rounds but somehow hauled things back.
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Post by connors on Sept 22, 2020 18:03:08 GMT
Ironically had Murray not blocked Green out of bo7nds but instead just forced a miss they probably would have hung on!
Jokic and David were superb.
Interesting how Lebron did not sustain his amazing start. Certainly could not claim it was by design as they certainly did not have the game in bag.
I’d love the Nugs to win a game or two but a lot needs to go there way including probably poor games for LAs two big guns
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Post by Solly on Sept 23, 2020 10:48:22 GMT
Fabulous match last night. Good for us that Nuggets have done enough to extend the series and give us all more NBA viewing. Great contrast that they finally get a healthy lead against someone rather than having to mount a huge comeback. But 97-77 up in Q4 and then nearly blowing it at the end... Murray (who bears quite a resemblance to Worcester's Mark Hughes ), had to admit at the end that having such a cushion disrupted their rythmn. |
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 23, 2020 17:14:47 GMT
Lakers never really seemed to be the same team as in the previous couple of games except for a spell where they put together a decent run. Even then it always felt to me as if Nuggets had more left in the tank. AD had a good game and so did James but I thought the rest of the LAL rather let the team down in this game. Too many careless errors. It looked like a bad day at the office, which I hope won't be repeated.
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Post by starman on Sept 23, 2020 17:33:30 GMT
Nuggets definitely played with more energy and urgency, which they needed to do.
Scoring wise James and AD did well but I don't think they played 'good'. AD for example had a career low in rebounds. Definitely outplayed by the 2 stars of Denver.
I agree with Reggie Miller on the commentary that it was the others that made the big difference. Nuggets support cast stepped up and the Lakers were poor, apart from maybe Rondo.
Overall shooting 6/26 from 3 and 14/22 from the line ain't good enough for the Lakers.
I'm glad cause it makes a series of it, plus I can't stand Lebrons whiny ass.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 24, 2020 11:36:34 GMT
So many exciting games to watch with the NBA finals. Boston v Miami last night another case in point. If we can't get the BBL running again till 2021 then the mooted start date of the NBA in Jan 2021 looks as if that'll be some consolation.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Sept 25, 2020 8:25:03 GMT
Wow! What an exciting game between Denver & Lakers last night. Murray was phenomenal but couldn't quite get his team over the line to even the series, mainly because of Davis. He was excellent. When he collapsed on the floor holding his ankle I feared Lakers were done but luckily he played on. Rondo and Howard were important for their team. James was calm and curiously low key at times but still made a triple double. Big victory. Love how tenacious Denver are though. Fantastic team who are pushing Lakers so hard.
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Post by connors on Sept 26, 2020 14:03:37 GMT
I thought that G4 was a huge opportunity for Nugs to pull Level. Joker was slightly below par in his scoring and shooting. When the Lakers need production from Howard they are there for the taking.
Denver are such an entertaining team to watch. Murray and Joker are a great duo. Can’t see the. Winning 3 in a row v this Lakers team though.
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Post by connors on Sept 29, 2020 11:08:34 GMT
So Lakers v Miami....sorry I forgot! We'd rather all argue about whether the BBL will or will not start than actually discuss the basketball that is being played :-)
So, as it is a more negative topic and therefore likely to maybe spark debate, What's Up Doc? Did he deserve to go? He's hugely respected in the NBA but 7 seasons with good talent and no Conference Finals appearances makes bad reading. Also even though Kawhi and George apparently were lured to Clippers because of him that did not seemingly extend to playing hard for him in the crunch! I think it is a classic situation where they probably needed to change but will possibly not get a coach with same credentials.
The front runners seem to be JVG and Lue but they seem to be linked with most NBA jobs at present. Slightly surprised Mark Jackson also not being mentioned as he did a decent job at GSW before they upgraded to Kerr.
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Post by Solly on Sept 29, 2020 16:19:28 GMT
So Lakers v Miami....sorry I forgot! We'd rather all argue about whether the BBL will or will not start than actually discuss the basketball that is being played :-) So, as it is a more negative topic and therefore likely to maybe spark debate, What's Up Doc? Did he deserve to go? He's hugely respected in the NBA but 7 seasons with good talent and no Conference Finals appearances makes bad reading. Also even though Kawhi and George apparently were lured to Clippers because of him that did not seemingly extend to playing hard for him in the crunch! I think it is a classic situation where they probably needed to change but will possibly not get a coach with same credentials. The front runners seem to be JVG and Lue but they seem to be linked with most NBA jobs at present. Slightly surprised Mark Jackson also not being mentioned as he did a decent job at GSW before they upgraded to Kerr. Yes, Rivers had to go. Did a great job at Magic with an underwhelming roster and then achieved a Championship at Celtics despite having to manage big egos, especially the Big Ticket. But massively underachieved at Clippers. Too much power given up in order to lure him there and he uses it to bin off Blake Griffin, lose Chris Paul and endlessly keep his son on the team. How did Nurse manage to win it all with Leonard but not George - he got lesser regarded players to step up whereas Rivers had to deal with already established egos and couldn't do it. Nowhere near as bad a comparison as Jackson being given similarly too much power at the Knicks but both guys were no longer hungry enough or able to instil shared goals to their teams. |
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Maybe Doc is the problem...