Comments on: Misery In Video, Part 1

By: Jay P

Jay P — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:23:24 +0000

@Iggy Pap

Every play in the 4th quarter can be a game changer. Momentum swings, the defensive intensity picks up, they force a turnover. Boom, 4+ point swing. Game has shifted.

By your logic, the only plays in a game that are “game changers” are game winning shots then.

By: Iggy Pap

Iggy Pap — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:50:41 +0000

@Jay P:

A momentum changer to be sure, but a game changer? No way. There was plenty of time left in the game. Crowd eruptions on a dunk are nice for fans, and surely give the team a boost. But in no way would that have been a “game changer”.

In any event, Rondo botched it.

By: Mel.

Mel. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:02:27 +0000

Seriously, the moment that I tuned out entirely was the “phantom bullet” flop that Gasol managed to pull on Garnett. I know it’s all fair to say that both sides get away with murder on moving screens and that the refs have been absolutely poison for either team, but the replay–and the reaction from the NBA announcing team, which was pretty much dumbfounded silence–was just painful to watch.

I mean, there was contact, but it was almost like… KG’s entire evening, production and general out-playing of Gasol was completely crap-canned in the cheapest way possible. It wasn’t as determining a moment as this clip, but it was pretty much the breaking point for my optimism.

By: It gets worse

It gets worse — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:40:48 +0000

On that Fisher three-point play, it looks like Rondo barely made it over halfcourt.

By: It gets worse

It gets worse — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:37:58 +0000

The moment that stood out to me was the one that iced the game with a minute left: Pierce set a great screen for Ray, who missed a three. Pierce didn’t bother to block out Fisher, who got the rebound. Rondo picks up Fisher full court, but just lets him go when he’s beaten, and in fact nobody picked up Fisher as he dribbled full court and hit a (pretty impressive) floater while getting fouled by three Celts. Awful effort by Rajon. Oh, and here’s another: The C’s pull to within three, get Artest to shoot a boneheaded shot, get the rebound, and then immediately turn it back over to Artest.