Between letting kuminga punch out his lights on the defensive end and that on back to back plays, my dude's head is not in it, as they say.That was weird, right?
Between letting kuminga punch out his lights on the defensive end and that on back to back plays, my dude's head is not in it, as they say.That was weird, right?
It gives them film which is a good thingThe 2 games the Celtics/Tatum reverted back to old habits were against Heat w/ Butler and the Warriors. Not sure what that means but probably nothing.
Yeah it’s a weird thing where if this was against like the Knicks we’d just say whatever it’s an off-night.I know the Finals are fresh but I honestly wouldn't worry about a Warriors specific problem with the Celtics.
We have no decent healthy bigs and our best players aren't playing well.
It happens sometimes in an 82 game season.
Yeah, we really need the defensive flexibility of our two stud bigs against this team.I know the Finals are fresh but I honestly wouldn't worry about a Warriors specific problem with the Celtics.
We have no decent healthy bigs and our best players aren't playing well.
It happens sometimes in an 82 game season.
Agreed.I know the Finals are fresh but I honestly wouldn't worry about a Warriors specific problem with the Celtics.
We have no decent healthy bigs and our best players aren't playing well.
It happens sometimes in an 82 game season.
If they beat us at home I’ll definitely buy in to that.So is this a one off bad game - law of averages thing against the 11th seed in the West? … or is this a pattern - that we can’t beat this team and won’t when a banner is on the line in June?
I noticed this as well.The 2 games the Celtics/Tatum reverted back to old habits were against Heat w/ Butler and the Warriors. Not sure what that means but probably nothing.
FWIW: Jaylen was great in the Finals, while Jayson was blah.Jaylen came to play tonite.
Hell even when their two bigs were like Amir Johnson and Kelly Olynyk I remember getting wins off this team using size advantage.Yeah, we really need the defensive flexibility of our two stud bigs against this team.
Fortunately we have 2 of them on the rosterYeah, we really need the defensive flexibility of our two stud bigs against this team.
Yeah, that’s more of what I was wondering. Like, if we disaggregate defense into components, it’s one thing to look at overall rating, but if, for a given rating, a team is disproportionately strong in half court and weaker in transition, then really good transition offense teams would be a bad matchup. Basically, the matchup thing is what I’m thinking about. Like, when the Warriors are clicking, they can obviously make any D look silly. But the matchup thing seems like something to consider beyond just the Warriors.I think my more genuine answer is that transition D is always bad—the question is more about how well you stop transition opportunities before they happen, usually by making shots.
And it’s really exacerbated against this team because of who they have launching threes and also have guys cherry-picking on every Celtics shot.
curry reachedin—if he got the ball it’s a good call (no travel) and if he got body it’s a foul. I get it looked awkward but doubt it looks wrong if reviewedLOL. That missed travel call might be the momentum shift we need.
I missed whatever the fuck happened in Phoenix the other night, but I think this team just looks different with Horford in. In a really good way.Fortunately we have 2 of them on the roster
If this was our actual squad I'd be more concerned.
We are playing 5 guards/wings exclusively, it we give up 130 pts and lose it's OK
This isn’t the Fiesta Bowl thread.I’m not remotely worried but I do want to beat these assbags
Insofar as a lot of the problem tonight is second-chance points and rebounding, I'll agree that not having our first-choice bigs available is a good chunk of it.I know the Finals are fresh but I honestly wouldn't worry about a Warriors specific problem with the Celtics.
We have no decent healthy bigs and our best players aren't playing well.
It happens sometimes in an 82 game season.
I'm not sure it's focus. It's exection.Tatum hasn’t been focused all game
Regular season, they shouldn't push him. This game doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.Brogdon needed to play more. Does he only have 25 mins in him?
This L is 100% on him. He has sucked.What a loser performance by Tatum. This L is basically on him.
Basically. But Grant has been totally invisibleWhat a loser performance by Tatum. This L is basically on him.