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  1. JakeRae

    2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (2) New York Knicks vs (7) Philadelphia 76ers

    Philly in 6. There’s a huge coaching value difference. Philly with a hobbled Embiid is probably a relatively even match for the Knicks on talent (with a healthy Embiid it isn’t close and with no Embiid it also isn’t close the other way). I’m also not buying Brunson in the playoffs yet. There...
  2. JakeRae

    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    Yes, but the margin of Philly being dangerous is miraculous Embiid health. The only way the Heat are dangerous is if they shoot 55% from three for a series.
  3. JakeRae

    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    I’d still rather Philly win this game. Even with a hobbled Embiid, this Philly team is just flat out better than the Heat.
  4. JakeRae

    Playoff Fear Factor: Which EC team is your top concern?

    I’m definitely rooting for Philly over Miami on Wednesday. I’d much rather have Philly, Milwaukee, and NY on the same side of the bracket v. facing a mostly healthy Sixers squad in the first round. The Sixers, when healthy, have been very good and are probably the second best team in the East...
  5. JakeRae

    Tatum or Ant?

    They have very similar early career trajectories, but Tatum has the next stage of improvement already cemented and is in his true prime.
  6. JakeRae

    2023-2024 Celtics Wins Poll

    With five home games left, 2-4 seems very unlikely. They play at 90% at home and three of their opponents are bad teams that should be trying to avoid wins. The Knicks, Bucks, and Sacramento are all likely to show up to their games since they are all playing for seeding and lack separation...
  7. JakeRae

    2023-24 Celtics

    The ability to dominate teams while only playing 3 of our top 6 on any given night is impressive and will really help as the team can keep cruising into the playoffs, get rest, but not have any period where they “take games off” while still playing in them. The Celtics are now back up to an...
  8. JakeRae

    3/14 - Suns @ Cs

    I’m not disputing that Nurkic is having an impact, but I struggle to see how he is “killing” us when we are up 9.
  9. JakeRae

    3/14 - Suns @ Cs

    Apparently this is wrong. Who knew?
  10. JakeRae

    3/14 - Suns @ Cs

    This challenge makes no sense. Even if White had kicked out (and he didn’t), diving through him would still be a foul. Beal’s body path basically requires that if there was contact (and there obviously was), it was a foul.
  11. JakeRae

    Derrick White, On-Off wizard

    This makes no sense. Smart was ultimately replaced by Jrue. What created more minutes for White was going from 3 guards that demanded 30 mpg to 2. In other words, the original Porzingis trade with Brogdon would’ve had the exact same impact on freeing up additional guard minutes. If you swap...
  12. JakeRae

    2023-24 Celtics

    The team has had exactly one ten game stretch where they played at 60% (and none worse). The idea that they will drop to that level over the last 27 games is highly improbable. I could see a dip to 70%, which would be 19-8. I would personally take the over on that but around 19-20 wins...
  13. JakeRae

    2/14 vs. Brooklyn

    The Celtics worst record over a 10 game stretch this season is the 6-4 run from in early January beginning with the OKC loss and ending with the Denver loss. That’s a pretty insane level of consistency.
  14. JakeRae

    2/14 vs. Brooklyn

    Tatum’s assists are starting to become a trend. Sitting at 6.8 APG the last 8 and another 9 tonight (assuming his night is over).
  15. JakeRae

    Comparing Stevens and Ainge as GMs

    I was planning to post a similar response. I cannot think of a trade Brad has made that was an overpay. The only trade I can think of that even got some pushback here was the White trade, with a minority of posters worried about the value of the 2028 swap. There was some significant...
  16. JakeRae

    Xavier Tillman to Celtics for 2 2nd round picks

    Tillman is a really nice addition. He gives them depth and matchup flexibility at the 5 for the rest of the regular season and particularly the playoffs. He is a rotation-caliber player who has very different strengths from Kornet. As someone who thinks Queta has been a huge positive surprise...
  17. JakeRae

    February 1 2024 Beat LA

    Why is Russell allowed to use his off-hand to shield his defender at all times? I know everyone does it sometimes but it’s constant and egregious with him.
  18. JakeRae

    February 1 2024 Beat LA

    Celtics will win this game.
  19. JakeRae

    January 29 2024 Pelicans visit the Jungle

    This is why you don’t stop taking open shots when they haven’t been falling. 27% through three quarters as a team and 14-% for White. Now 5/6 in the 4th and White is 3/3.
  20. JakeRae

    2023-24 Celtics

    As an optimist who criticizes some of the pessimistic takes around here (generally when framed in terms of being upset at the fact that sometimes players miss shots or the other team makes them as I shooting variance is a failure of competitive desire), I would like to be on record that...
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