This is it. Don’t get Scared Now
The NBA Finals are here. Kyrie is still a delusional tool bag. The higher ground doesn’t always win. Plus gallbladders are as useless as married wangs.
NBA Finals
Simplest Minds of the Week
SHOW NOTES:
5 min: Cold Open: The Gall of ones Bladder
Opening Takes:
Ray -
Bobby -
Rich -
Show rundown
Celtics vs. Mavs
Welcome -
NBA Finals
A Mavs win would be 3rd largest upset in NBA Finals history
Porzingis is back
Impact?
Stay healthy?
Does Tatum fold into a puddle?
Can Brown continue to elevate?
Do you stop Luka or let him get his?
What does their pick and roll defense look like?
Jaylen Brown defend Luka? Tatum?
Mazzula comments
"Unless they change the light bulbs in the arenas, they won't be any brighter than they were last series," Mazzulla told reporters on Wednesday, "It's just sticking to the details with things that matter."
"Obviously the stakes are higher, but that just means that the details are more important," he added.
Mazzula vs Kidd
Fuck Kyrie
The story line
"I think I'm better at consolidating kind of the emotions now or being aware of what it's going to be like," Irving said after the Mavericks' Monday practice. "We call it animosity, we call it hate, we call it, 'It's going to be hell in Boston.' I mean, there are real, live circumstances going on in the world that are bigger than the basketball, kind of the competitive side of things and answering those questions.
"But I will say last time in Boston, I don't think that was the best -- not this regular season, but when we played in the playoffs and everyone saw me flip off the birds and kind of lose my s--- a little bit -- that wasn't a great reflection of who I am and how I like to compete on a high level. It wasn't a great reflection on my end towards the next generation on what it means to control your emotions in that type of environment, no matter what people are yelling at you.
"I'm built for these moments, to be able to handle circumstances like that, and I've been able to grow since then. So of course it's going to be a hectic environment, but I'm looking forward to it and I see it as a healthy relationship that I have with the fans. I almost think about 'Gladiator,' just winning the crowd over. It is good to hear the TD Garden silent when you're playing well. They still respect great basketball."
"So I'll take the brunt of it, of all the yells and stuff like that and all the remarks, but I've been able to grow since then and acknowledge that I just can handle things better, especially when I want to put majority of my energy towards playing well. I can't just be getting into it with fans like that -- even though it may be fun at times -- but it's a waste of energy. It's a waste of my time and it's also a waste of my talent trying to answer questions from the past that people have.
Kyrie 0-11 vs Boston since leaving
- Does he break?
- What will his impact be?
* No great matchup defensively for Celtics
Do you trust the Celtics?
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