This play completely changed the momentum. Right before the half and after we had started to make a run, then we came out of the half with no energy.
DanM142
One thing if he was just missing the 3s. But not even taking them? He’s supposed to be our most automatic catch and shoot guy 🙃
shifty4388
If he isn’t immediately launching that shot you get him out. That’s what he is in there for, quick brain dead shooting. If he proceeds to miss the first you get him out, if he makes he keeps going. That’s how you play Niang…
jeppsforst
He launches this shit in the regular season without thinking twice. Playoffs are just too fast for Clang Clang to be remotely effective. Give me 5-10 House minutes instead of him please
tscher16
Also looks like he had Tobias wide open
megthaman
we saw celtics pump faking and driving to the basket and thought we should do it too instead of playing our own game.
Nokeypu
Yup had the same thought
ShopUsed636
the only reason he’s on the court is to take those shots and he decides to pump fake and drive into 3 defenders and turn it over.
Calcutta637
A good coach would bench niang for this for the rest of the series
GOODWHOLESOMEFUN
yup i thought this was a big turning point
Swiggity_P
He does not have that dawg in him. Seriously though, he looks nervous and panicked. He is not playing his game which is spotting up and waiting to catch and shoot. He is actively hurting us when he puts the ball on the ground. Similar to Toby when Toby thinks too much but with less talent and probably a similar waistline to have the commenters in here. I like Niang but he disappears when the playoffs start, not the first year it happened with us and that was the only complaint I heard from Jazz fans.
xychosis
I just do not want to see Minivan against Boston. He’s just not doing anything of value out there this series, and that possession has to be one of the worst I’ve ever seen period. He’s such a good shooter and he gets spooked by that?
dont_censor_mee
Joelle needs to be in the damn paint
eagles1990
Niang should not be seeing the floor against this team
FreeProfit
I remember this moment when I screamed F you Niang.
hasordealsw1thclams
As someone who has been saying all season that he can’t play in the playoffs, this play made me want to punch something
Tall_Bed
Yeah this is the play that sticks out to me the most from last night. Brutal.
autimaton
I like Niang but he’s not good enough to be playing.
st-christian
We need Shake to come off the bench if Niang ain’t gonna fucking shoot it with all that space!
TheFaytalist
Drove me nuts.
Tobi was wide open on the corner and his threes have been decent.
Ok-Athlete-7232
I’m convinced he’s a sleeper agent for the Celtics
tjcslamdunk
He was atrocious on defense too. It was an off night for everybody, but Niang was a liability all game.
bboy267
One thing I’ll say about Jordan Poole, he’ll take shots even if he’s dumb about it. Tobias, niang and PJ never want to shoot
PrimasChickenTacos
If he’s not going to take this shot or make the pass to Tobi, then just play McDaniels and House.
cobtebtcricket8912
yeah this was brutal, the whole team couldn’t take a shot all night and couldnt make a shot all night
AstroZombieInvader
I don’t understand why the ball stopped there with him. Tobi was wide open. It was a killer.
TheMightyCatatafish
That one killed me. If he’s not taking that shot, he’s gotta be benched.
PuzzleheadedOne1428
I don’t have a crystal ball, nor did I confer with Miss Cleo, but the game was over anyway.
Appropriate-Sun834
Yeah we all saw it
Gobirds831
Management needs to take a long hard look at that bench and the depth this off-season. The Celtics depth really showed how there bench is unmatched in comparison to ours. With that being said though Sixers in six and fuck Boston
Appropriate-Sun834
We still were gonna lose this game
Roger-Wednesday
The extra pass to Tobi is what we really wanted here. They had great ball movement on the possession and BangBang decided to do the jitterbug when he got the ball. Complete game changer
mszn26
This was one of the worst basketball plays I have ever seen in my life. I was screaming when he didn’t immediately shoot or swing to corner
NotSoSasquatchy
YES. I saw this and immediately screamed at him “wtf are you doing shoot the goddam ball!”
I don’t think he heard me.
jorgelongo2
If Doc is serious he should send whoever pump fakes an open 3 to the bench
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This play completely changed the momentum. Right before the half and after we had started to make a run, then we came out of the half with no energy.
One thing if he was just missing the 3s. But not even taking them? He’s supposed to be our most automatic catch and shoot guy 🙃
If he isn’t immediately launching that shot you get him out. That’s what he is in there for, quick brain dead shooting. If he proceeds to miss the first you get him out, if he makes he keeps going. That’s how you play Niang…
He launches this shit in the regular season without thinking twice. Playoffs are just too fast for Clang Clang to be remotely effective. Give me 5-10 House minutes instead of him please
Also looks like he had Tobias wide open
we saw celtics pump faking and driving to the basket and thought we should do it too instead of playing our own game.
Yup had the same thought
the only reason he’s on the court is to take those shots and he decides to pump fake and drive into 3 defenders and turn it over.
A good coach would bench niang for this for the rest of the series
yup i thought this was a big turning point
He does not have that dawg in him. Seriously though, he looks nervous and panicked. He is not playing his game which is spotting up and waiting to catch and shoot. He is actively hurting us when he puts the ball on the ground. Similar to Toby when Toby thinks too much but with less talent and probably a similar waistline to have the commenters in here. I like Niang but he disappears when the playoffs start, not the first year it happened with us and that was the only complaint I heard from Jazz fans.
I just do not want to see Minivan against Boston. He’s just not doing anything of value out there this series, and that possession has to be one of the worst I’ve ever seen period. He’s such a good shooter and he gets spooked by that?
Joelle needs to be in the damn paint
Niang should not be seeing the floor against this team
I remember this moment when I screamed F you Niang.
As someone who has been saying all season that he can’t play in the playoffs, this play made me want to punch something
Yeah this is the play that sticks out to me the most from last night. Brutal.
I like Niang but he’s not good enough to be playing.
We need Shake to come off the bench if Niang ain’t gonna fucking shoot it with all that space!
Drove me nuts.
Tobi was wide open on the corner and his threes have been decent.
I’m convinced he’s a sleeper agent for the Celtics
He was atrocious on defense too. It was an off night for everybody, but Niang was a liability all game.
One thing I’ll say about Jordan Poole, he’ll take shots even if he’s dumb about it. Tobias, niang and PJ never want to shoot
If he’s not going to take this shot or make the pass to Tobi, then just play McDaniels and House.
yeah this was brutal, the whole team couldn’t take a shot all night and couldnt make a shot all night
I don’t understand why the ball stopped there with him. Tobi was wide open. It was a killer.
That one killed me. If he’s not taking that shot, he’s gotta be benched.
I don’t have a crystal ball, nor did I confer with Miss Cleo, but the game was over anyway.
Yeah we all saw it
Management needs to take a long hard look at that bench and the depth this off-season. The Celtics depth really showed how there bench is unmatched in comparison to ours. With that being said though Sixers in six and fuck Boston
We still were gonna lose this game
The extra pass to Tobi is what we really wanted here. They had great ball movement on the possession and BangBang decided to do the jitterbug when he got the ball. Complete game changer
This was one of the worst basketball plays I have ever seen in my life. I was screaming when he didn’t immediately shoot or swing to corner
YES. I saw this and immediately screamed at him “wtf are you doing shoot the goddam ball!”
I don’t think he heard me.
If Doc is serious he should send whoever pump fakes an open 3 to the bench
That was a horrible sequence.