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Looking back from the future, yup, Celtics were inevitable.

Great as always. Maybe sprinkle in a couple more Tolkien references.

where's the end of the video man 😅

Mavs are slowly entering panic mode, so coach JK should try something radical from the start. I think puting Doncic on KP (or Al) and one of the Lob Goblins on Jrue, could be a good idea. KP had no success against Luka, except a foul drawn, and also the Mavs' big can rim protect better maybe. The Celtics would try to feed KP as always when he has a missmatch, but this is not much of a missmatch if he is catching it at the elbow. Also the clock will run down easily. Luka can be a good post defender (similar to James Harden). Bonus is that Luka will not be hunted by a quick perimeter player. If they bring up KP for ballscreen, the Mavs should pre-switch. They could try all these out in the first quarter just to disrupt the rhythm of Celtics' offense.

I take back nothing I said about how bad Joe Mazzula's "offense" was last year however... Now that the players are executing the system _correctly_ and they have the pieces they need, it's actually a brilliant offensive system. Maybe the biggest thing is it creates an environment where JT and JB can complement and play off each other and all the spacing creates easier passing windows and reads for two guys who aren't savant level passers

Enjoyed as always but podcast ends in the middle of a sentence

You guys cut out the end of the video

My idea was that Luka should absolutely torch the single coverage since the help is basically them stunting at him to force him to pick up the ball. He is a ball dominant player and has been since he was a kid so asking him to do a lot of that off ball stuff like a Curry or Jokic will just take him out of the game mentally since that involves a lot of physicality and he has been whining and complaining about it all postseason. There is also the option of a pass and chase on an empty side DHO, that Luka-Kyrie PnR sound like a good idea, but Joe will just switch that with Holiday and Brown.

On the brink like GSW in 2016 or like PHO in 2021?

You guys gotta give us the definitive Finals MVP when this is all over. You guys are the only minds I trust.

Ron Harper, TMac and Danny Green

Pretty abrupt end there, what happened?

Jason Kidd going ultra small ball and trying to make it a three point shootout is mavs best game plan … if he’s plays luka, kyrie, josh green/exum, jones jr, and pj at the 5 for 36+ minutes of the game I think mavs have a chance to win game 3 and force Celtics to make some adjustments

Mavs should consider conceding 3s to Tatum until he shows them he can make a jumpshot; treat him like C's have treated Jones Jr. Baiting him into shooting 15 3s would both get in his head and could be effective when he goes 3/15. Also, on Tatum, a 92 offensive rating, 35.6% true shooting, on 22 shots (1/4 of the C's attempts) is hardly good, even if his play-making and defense offset some of his terrible shooting. While some drives ended in those assists, several were also him attacking the rim and missing layups (he shot sub 30% at the rim), or passing up wide open 3s for contested drives that ended in nothing. Even with his play-making, his offensive contribution was a net-negative given the high volume inefficiency. He played great defense, but are these really the expectations for a #1 option? C's still won because they're just better, but every game is harder than it needs to be because Tatum possessions are just not that valuable for a superstar

produced, edited & uploaded in the same day?! damn helluva flu game cody #fatherflex

Given Boston's lack of 3 point shooting I think Dallas needs to gamble and focus more on taking away easy paint scoring until the Celtics start making outside shots. I don't know what the plan B is if that begins to backfire but at this point it's as good as strategy as any.

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"Man, I have to run to Home Depot at some point." - Cody

“Slob Goblins” - Cody Houdek

PJ Washington had several nice floaters-do you see more of this in Game 3?

Maybe we get co-Finals MVPs?

Can you guys make a spin-off podcast that is just Cody talking about random shit and also his giant man crush on Jrue Holiday? I'd pay good money for that.

Is there a discord link

People are down on the Celtics cause they are bored with them. There's so much talent they should have won it already, but they haven't. Personally I'm underwhelmed by these teams. On one side there's Luka hogging all the attention and the green team is drive and kick drive and kick till forever. Hope I'm wrong.

On the topic of expanding the definition of clutch from high pressure game deciding plays in the final minutes of games to whole game/series performances, i think the two great examples of the extremes of this are Robert Horry and James Worthy. Whereas Big Shot Rob is legendary for his many game clinching shots and single plays, Worthy was a great example of the other archetype, someone who constantly came through in the clutch in terms of ramping up his performance in all four quarters when the games mattered most, not necessarily just in the decisive final moments of games.

if it goes 7 only a mad person would bet against luka and ky

The Celtics takes looks ridiculous and obviously because literally nobody watches Mavs games just highlights that's why everyone is saying how the Mavs gonna stop Boston offense like seriously? The reason why there's people clowning the Celtics run is because they didn't prove anything in their run. Cavs has smaller guards who plays no defense, Indiana is worst with literally kids in the wing. You can put an argument of how good or perfect the Boston offense is but the fact is that they're not tested and proven in their run meanwhile the Mavs on the other hand proved they can do good against their weaknesses in their previous match-ups. Mavs haven't faced like Celtics is a cap they did with OKC it's just the Celtics is better and Mavs proved they can do good at that kind of team. Did the Celtics played a team like the Mavs? Hell fxxxxxg no because all of their opponents were without their best players it's fact. Yeah Pacers are good but you can't say Boston's defense is tested in that series when you're playing against baby Nembhard and TJ McConnell 😂

Celtics fan here. 29:20 onward, and more specifically at 34:20 - that is the best description of what's going on with Boston's offense that I've heard anyone describe.

51:48 that was a park walk for the Celtics not a run lol

Cody earlier in the year brought up the possibility that the Celtics just roll through this season all the way to the title. I think the assumption then was it would be Boston Denver, but with it being this mavs team I think it’s even more possible that they just clamp Luka and the lobs up and the guys around regress to their career 3 point percentages and it becomes Boston just being absolutely surgical with the series. Edit: And then I get to end of the episode and realize I shouldn’t comment in the middle of the episode. Because now I just posted a comment saying the exact same thing that was just said in the video.

They're a legendarily great offense and yet everyone can acknowledge that one single opposing player can steal the series from them. This creates great anxiety in a fan base that is accustomed to winning and has been too close for too long. Then that anxiety gets concentrated on Tatum because he's the best player on the best team and still not a top 5 talent. Then the rest of the league and media see the uncertainty of the city and team and blow it out of proportion. I think Joe's mentality, then, is and has been perfect for this group. We're taking 18.

It’s idiotic that the best team in the NBA with a historic net margin is treated like the underdogs by NBA media and even channels like this one that didn’t even make Celtics videos all season.

Apparently this is from 2023. How did they know? The NBA is rigged.

Completely glossing over the fact that Luka was clearly hobbled in OKC series, and then when it mattered in Game 5 & 6 he delivered, also in the game 2 win to split away from home.

So if the Celtics win the chip will this channel finally cover them instead of making videos of lottery team players?

Excellent work as always! 🔥🔥🔥 By the way, thank you for diving into that whole "best player in the series ALWAYS wins" adage. It's used so often and it is worth analyzing on a deeper level. 👍👍

Incredible that this podcast came out Jun 4, 2023. These guys are really ahead of the curve

Its very easy. People LOVE a good underdog story.

Why do you guys use so many regular season stats to make arguments for the playoffs? What does it matter to me if the Celtics are 33-4 at home if they are barely over .500 at home in the playoffs the last couple of years including 2 bad losses this year.

40:28 No. We don't call them the "lob goblins". Somebody's feeding you bad intel

It’s a lopsided finals. Anyone who disagrees is fooling themselves because if they believed it wasn’t they should put a ton of money on the Mavs considering you’d get one of the largest pay days in finals history from a bet.

Ben was unsure Mavs would beat Clippers. Yes everyone is saying Dallas is going to win but what they mean is "I want Dallas to win". Dallas has such a low margin of error it's hard to see them pulling this off. People are hype because their playoff run has been so impressive & Celtics has been so blahh. But at the end of the day, Celtics are the most talented team we have seen for a long while.

Ideas for naming Lukas strategy: - Jay walking (just in case he does this to dominate the celtics) - Crip walking (Mavs are blue) - Euro Nashing - REC Hour (when prisoners are allowed out of their cells to walk around but theyre still incarcerated) - Slothing - Snailing

Great content guys, but unfortunately I recently saw a definitely not cherry-picked clip of you not calling Luka the greatest player of all time so I'm going to be toxic to you on social media unfortunately (I consume content through 30 second clips and what other people tell me the content was about).

My silliest question for these Finals is if Luka can get FMVP even when losing, like Jerry West did

i love these video episodes. listening to cody rave about jrue holiday is a far cry from actually watching him do it

Please make a Luka video like how you always make videos on Jokic praising his IQ and dominance.

Keep up the great content 0:45 - Overview of Today's Episode 1:21 - Historical Context of Championship Runs 2:26 - Mavericks' 2011 Championship 3:32 - Comparison with the 1995 Rockets 4:08 - Insight from the Thinking Basketball Discord 5:09 - Mavericks' Performance Post-Trade Deadline 6:08 - Comparison with the 2004 Pistons 8:01 - Celtics' Defensive Adjustments 9:54 - Celtics' Offensive Strategies 12:26 - Mavericks' Defensive Turnaround 15:49 - Celtics' Home Court Advantage 18:28 - Mavericks' Rim Protection 20:46 - Playoff Matchup Analysis 23:04 - Impact of Role Players and Shooting Variability 26:15 - Predictions and Poll Results 29:43 - Ben and Cody's Predictions 34:03 - Clutch Performances Debate

Please make a video comparing the impact on Luka on the team between the regular season and the playoffs. I really like the video you made about him the last time, but really want to know how he changes come the big stage.