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Post by mev17 on Jul 9, 2017 0:15:14 GMT -5
I think a very under-appreciated aspect of this trade is the Marcus vs. Markieff matchup, especially in the playoffs. I very much hope the seedings work out for a Celtics vs Wizards re-match. Imagine the game getting chippy and having the twins square off against each other! Better yet, when a Wizard takes down Marcus the way they took down Olynyk, imagine the confused look on Markieff's face as he won't know whose defense he should come to. What would be even better than that is if Marcus commits a hard foul and the Wizard, in the heat of the moment, mistakes Markieff for Marcus and takes out his own teammate in retaliation! Could you get ejected for decking your own teammate? That would be priceless. Great post! Gave me a smile just thinking about it. That would be fun. Twins on opposite sides of a rivalry where the teams genuinely dislike each other. Thanks FL. And to add fuel to the fire, I read recently that Marcus roots for the Philadelphia Eagles and Markieff roots for the Dallas Cowboys -- these boys will be throwing furniture at each other by the time the Holidays roll around. LOL |
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Post by afceltic on Jul 9, 2017 7:53:39 GMT -5
At least our guy isn't a Cowturd fan. They are tied for the worst fans in all of sports with Faker fans of course.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 11, 2017 14:36:12 GMT -5
Morris has been one of the better defenders in the league defending Lebron James. And this is based on a good sample size.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jul 11, 2017 18:09:31 GMT -5
Morris has been one of the better defenders in the league defending Lebron James. And this is based on a good sample size. BOS has make Lebron work both ends. Same for Kyrie. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 11, 2017 18:41:41 GMT -5
Morris has been one of the better defenders in the league defending Lebron James. And this is based on a good sample size. BOS has make Lebron work both ends. Same for Kyrie. And young Jaylen did an admirable job on Lebron too (small sample size). Hopefully height will bother Kyrie -- but overall, the gameplan is not to let Lebron beat us. |
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jul 11, 2017 21:59:06 GMT -5
Morris posted his nickname as "Beantown Bully" I like that.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 12, 2017 3:22:47 GMT -5
Morris posted his nickname as "Beantown Bully" I like that. And he labels himself a "dog". I hope he's genuinely a dog, and not a wannabe. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 25, 2017 2:58:30 GMT -5
Here's a video of how Morris defended Lebron over the course of a few years. Of course, no one shuts down Lebron, and more often than not, Lebron will win the matchups. But in the clips, Morris shows that he can stay in front of Lebron, and even prevent him from executing his initial move. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1D73wTzVY |
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Post by afceltic on Oct 3, 2017 21:16:21 GMT -5
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 4, 2017 2:08:06 GMT -5
I'm glad that that's over (and I hope it's true that Morris wasn't involved).
Time for him to get caught up to speed with the rest of the team.
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Post by jmost on Oct 4, 2017 6:50:58 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing how he fits in, and glad that he didn't miss more time - especially since he's new to the team.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Oct 4, 2017 7:24:26 GMT -5
Hopefully since he was found not guilty the league won't suspend him. I read that they still can, but since the court found him not guilty I don't think they should.
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Post by Roadrunner on Oct 5, 2017 18:07:57 GMT -5
NBA players have to be street smart these days, because they are targets because of their wealth.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 5, 2017 19:46:25 GMT -5
Brad intimated that Morris is going to see more time at PF than he did at DET ,where he was used more at SF.
Good move by Brad. Morris has enough height to play PF, and is strong enough to not get bullied, but has more of a wing's game to make it a mismatch problem for PF's to guard him.
Sounds like we can start Baynes at Center and Horford at PF. When Morris comes in, Baynes goes to the bench, and Horford will slide over to Center and Morris plays PF.
That's a good rotation right there.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Oct 5, 2017 21:10:23 GMT -5
Today in his press conference, he said, "I gotta be the protector. Guys knocking my guys down, I can't have that. It's going to be my roll to be the bully."
I love that! And I loved the way Baynes mixed it up in the first game. We have 2 enforcers. I LOVE ENFORCERS!!!!
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