Other than one game, this series has been tighter than a virgin's twat. I will take the 8 points
ok, you dun said that in anutha thread...o yeah....ummm the Philly v Orlando thread. I'm a lil skeptical that you got the EXACT same advice fo 2 diff games.......somethin's a lil fishy durrr
Other than one game, this series has been tighter than a virgin's twat. I will take the 8 points
ok, you dun said that in anutha thread...o yeah....ummm the Philly v Orlando thread. I'm a lil skeptical that you got the EXACT same advice fo 2 diff games.......somethin's a lil fishy durrr
Under is the play...But I am also taking boston -8
hmmm.....I'm thinkin the exact opposite on the spread. Chicago plays really really good on the road. Chi may lose....but by 8? mayne you gon be on pins and needles waitin fo that to happen. you saw what happened wit the people that thought La was just gonna person utah. not gonna happen. the under? I can see that...but I wouldn't even play that myself. I'm thinkin Chicago +8 all the way to a payday
Under is the play...But I am also taking boston -8
hmmm.....I'm thinkin the exact opposite on the spread. Chicago plays really really good on the road. Chi may lose....but by 8? mayne you gon be on pins and needles waitin fo that to happen. you saw what happened wit the people that thought La was just gonna person utah. not gonna happen. the under? I can see that...but I wouldn't even play that myself. I'm thinkin Chicago +8 all the way to a payday
It is no secret that the deeper any playoff series goes the better the players get to know their opponents. Which will generally lead to slower tempos and lessened offensive efficiency. But when the two teams are reduced to a short of bench rotations as these two are right now that familiarity becomes magnified, and with fatigue a major issue off of Sunday’s draining double-overtime affair, the second extended game and the third “passion play” in this series already, the oddsmakers are calling for far too much scoreboard activity in this one.
All five Celtic starters played at least 40 minutes on Sunday, topped by exhausting counts of 55 from Rajon Rondo and 52 from Paul Pierce. And while there will be some logical discussion across the board about how that can impact veterans like Pierce and Ray Allen, what can be overlooked are the heavy minutes for bigs Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins, who simply are not accustomed to that kind of load (the 45:15 was the career high for the former, while the 40:15 was the 3rd highest game for the latter this season). For Chicago six different players were on the court for at least 38 minutes. And as is usually the case with such games it is not just that minutes themselves, but the fact that they were hard minutes. Sunday brought one of those games in which there was no real separation at any point, which took the intensity to extreme levels. And having to travel back to Boston with only one day off does not bring much recuperation time, to the point at which neither side practiced yesterday, a rarity in the playoffs.
For Chicago Ben Gordon would likely not have been able to practice anyway because of his hamstring injury, and when he is less than 100 percent the Bulls lose more offensively than his statistics can indicate – since Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are not “go to” threats on that end of the court, they must have Gordon’s threat to open up any driving room for Derrick Rose. But we did see Chicago make some excellent defensive adjustments after the Game #3 blowout, particularly in terms of staying out strong on Paul Pierce and forcing him to put the ball on the floor (his words - “They are trying to take up my space and force me to drive. I thought they did a good job. They forced me into a lot of turnovers, turnovers that I should not have had. Those kinds of plays are costly.”) Pierce was held to 9-24 from the field with six turnovers in game #4, and we expect a similar defensive tactic to be effective here – he can make a couple of dribbles and pull up for a jumper when guarded closely, but is simply not a threat to take the ball all the way to the basket.
Tired legs, short benches and having the X’s more familiar with the opposing O’s sets this one up to turn into an ugly grinder.
It is no secret that the deeper any playoff series goes the better the players get to know their opponents. Which will generally lead to slower tempos and lessened offensive efficiency. But when the two teams are reduced to a short of bench rotations as these two are right now that familiarity becomes magnified, and with fatigue a major issue off of Sunday’s draining double-overtime affair, the second extended game and the third “passion play” in this series already, the oddsmakers are calling for far too much scoreboard activity in this one.
All five Celtic starters played at least 40 minutes on Sunday, topped by exhausting counts of 55 from Rajon Rondo and 52 from Paul Pierce. And while there will be some logical discussion across the board about how that can impact veterans like Pierce and Ray Allen, what can be overlooked are the heavy minutes for bigs Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins, who simply are not accustomed to that kind of load (the 45:15 was the career high for the former, while the 40:15 was the 3rd highest game for the latter this season). For Chicago six different players were on the court for at least 38 minutes. And as is usually the case with such games it is not just that minutes themselves, but the fact that they were hard minutes. Sunday brought one of those games in which there was no real separation at any point, which took the intensity to extreme levels. And having to travel back to Boston with only one day off does not bring much recuperation time, to the point at which neither side practiced yesterday, a rarity in the playoffs.
For Chicago Ben Gordon would likely not have been able to practice anyway because of his hamstring injury, and when he is less than 100 percent the Bulls lose more offensively than his statistics can indicate – since Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are not “go to” threats on that end of the court, they must have Gordon’s threat to open up any driving room for Derrick Rose. But we did see Chicago make some excellent defensive adjustments after the Game #3 blowout, particularly in terms of staying out strong on Paul Pierce and forcing him to put the ball on the floor (his words - “They are trying to take up my space and force me to drive. I thought they did a good job. They forced me into a lot of turnovers, turnovers that I should not have had. Those kinds of plays are costly.”) Pierce was held to 9-24 from the field with six turnovers in game #4, and we expect a similar defensive tactic to be effective here – he can make a couple of dribbles and pull up for a jumper when guarded closely, but is simply not a threat to take the ball all the way to the basket.
Tired legs, short benches and having the X’s more familiar with the opposing O’s sets this one up to turn into an ugly grinder.
It is no secret that the deeper any playoff series goes the better the players get to know their opponents. Which will generally lead to slower tempos and lessened offensive efficiency. But when the two teams are reduced to a short of bench rotations as these two are right now that familiarity becomes magnified, and with fatigue a major issue off of Sunday’s draining double-overtime affair, the second extended game and the third “passion play” in this series already, the oddsmakers are calling for far too much scoreboard activity in this one.
All five Celtic starters played at least 40 minutes on Sunday, topped by exhausting counts of 55 from Rajon Rondo and 52 from Paul Pierce. And while there will be some logical discussion across the board about how that can impact veterans like Pierce and Ray Allen, what can be overlooked are the heavy minutes for bigs Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins, who simply are not accustomed to that kind of load (the 45:15 was the career high for the former, while the 40:15 was the 3rd highest game for the latter this season). For Chicago six different players were on the court for at least 38 minutes. And as is usually the case with such games it is not just that minutes themselves, but the fact that they were hard minutes. Sunday brought one of those games in which there was no real separation at any point, which took the intensity to extreme levels. And having to travel back to Boston with only one day off does not bring much recuperation time, to the point at which neither side practiced yesterday, a rarity in the playoffs.
For Chicago Ben Gordon would likely not have been able to practice anyway because of his hamstring injury, and when he is less than 100 percent the Bulls lose more offensively than his statistics can indicate – since Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are not “go to” threats on that end of the court, they must have Gordon’s threat to open up any driving room for Derrick Rose. But we did see Chicago make some excellent defensive adjustments after the Game #3 blowout, particularly in terms of staying out strong on Paul Pierce and forcing him to put the ball on the floor (his words - “They are trying to take up my space and force me to drive. I thought they did a good job. They forced me into a lot of turnovers, turnovers that I should not have had. Those kinds of plays are costly.”) Pierce was held to 9-24 from the field with six turnovers in game #4, and we expect a similar defensive tactic to be effective here – he can make a couple of dribbles and pull up for a jumper when guarded closely, but is simply not a threat to take the ball all the way to the basket.
Tired legs, short benches and having the X’s more familiar with the opposing O’s sets this one up to turn into an ugly grinder.
It is no secret that the deeper any playoff series goes the better the players get to know their opponents. Which will generally lead to slower tempos and lessened offensive efficiency. But when the two teams are reduced to a short of bench rotations as these two are right now that familiarity becomes magnified, and with fatigue a major issue off of Sunday’s draining double-overtime affair, the second extended game and the third “passion play” in this series already, the oddsmakers are calling for far too much scoreboard activity in this one.
All five Celtic starters played at least 40 minutes on Sunday, topped by exhausting counts of 55 from Rajon Rondo and 52 from Paul Pierce. And while there will be some logical discussion across the board about how that can impact veterans like Pierce and Ray Allen, what can be overlooked are the heavy minutes for bigs Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins, who simply are not accustomed to that kind of load (the 45:15 was the career high for the former, while the 40:15 was the 3rd highest game for the latter this season). For Chicago six different players were on the court for at least 38 minutes. And as is usually the case with such games it is not just that minutes themselves, but the fact that they were hard minutes. Sunday brought one of those games in which there was no real separation at any point, which took the intensity to extreme levels. And having to travel back to Boston with only one day off does not bring much recuperation time, to the point at which neither side practiced yesterday, a rarity in the playoffs.
For Chicago Ben Gordon would likely not have been able to practice anyway because of his hamstring injury, and when he is less than 100 percent the Bulls lose more offensively than his statistics can indicate – since Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are not “go to” threats on that end of the court, they must have Gordon’s threat to open up any driving room for Derrick Rose. But we did see Chicago make some excellent defensive adjustments after the Game #3 blowout, particularly in terms of staying out strong on Paul Pierce and forcing him to put the ball on the floor (his words - “They are trying to take up my space and force me to drive. I thought they did a good job. They forced me into a lot of turnovers, turnovers that I should not have had. Those kinds of plays are costly.”) Pierce was held to 9-24 from the field with six turnovers in game #4, and we expect a similar defensive tactic to be effective here – he can make a couple of dribbles and pull up for a jumper when guarded closely, but is simply not a threat to take the ball all the way to the basket.
Tired legs, short benches and having the X’s more familiar with the opposing O’s sets this one up to turn into an ugly grinder.
Other than one game, this series has been tighter than a virgin's twat. I will take the 8 points
ok, you dun said that in anutha thread...o yeah....ummm the Philly v Orlando thread. I'm a lil skeptical that you got the EXACT same advice fo 2 diff games.......somethin's a lil fishy durrr
nope, i aint giving advice, just describing a series. close games in all of em, except one. you be the winner or the loser. im sticking with Chicago.
Other than one game, this series has been tighter than a virgin's twat. I will take the 8 points
ok, you dun said that in anutha thread...o yeah....ummm the Philly v Orlando thread. I'm a lil skeptical that you got the EXACT same advice fo 2 diff games.......somethin's a lil fishy durrr
nope, i aint giving advice, just describing a series. close games in all of em, except one. you be the winner or the loser. im sticking with Chicago.
Bulls w/o Deng, James, but... Gordon has hamstring strain Celtics w/o Garnett, Powe
It was a 12 pt swing from Gm2 to Gm3, now it's only 10.5.
Double guard attack of Gordon, Rose put in 44pts last gm because of OT. Salmons saved Chi
Inside def. of Chi is too weak vs Perkins and Davis and they know it. Poor Noah
As Geotrader has pointed out, Bulls are playing 7,8 players vs 10 for Celtics. The bench strength edge goes to Celtics since the Bulls don't have a bench, and the guard driving dish, jumper, acrobatic layup offense of Bulls is getting tired especially with Gordon not at 100%. Look for Hinrich to get more minutes which is a step down from Gordon
On paper Celtics should roll, but... their heart and desire has been in question.
After yesterdays, embarrassing scores Den 121 NO 63, Lakers w/ 22 pt lead, I don't expect a blow out.
Bulls w/o Deng, James, but... Gordon has hamstring strain Celtics w/o Garnett, Powe
It was a 12 pt swing from Gm2 to Gm3, now it's only 10.5.
Double guard attack of Gordon, Rose put in 44pts last gm because of OT. Salmons saved Chi
Inside def. of Chi is too weak vs Perkins and Davis and they know it. Poor Noah
As Geotrader has pointed out, Bulls are playing 7,8 players vs 10 for Celtics. The bench strength edge goes to Celtics since the Bulls don't have a bench, and the guard driving dish, jumper, acrobatic layup offense of Bulls is getting tired especially with Gordon not at 100%. Look for Hinrich to get more minutes which is a step down from Gordon
On paper Celtics should roll, but... their heart and desire has been in question.
After yesterdays, embarrassing scores Den 121 NO 63, Lakers w/ 22 pt lead, I don't expect a blow out.
how effective will gorden be with his hamstring,he won't be able to drive and will have to settle for jump shots,him driving to the center opened the game up for other players to score
how effective will gorden be with his hamstring,he won't be able to drive and will have to settle for jump shots,him driving to the center opened the game up for other players to score
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