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  1. Eddie Jurak

    Round 4 • Pick 10 (112) • K Chad Ryland

    Is this a trick question? If Mac anticipates being hit, he might change his action and deliver the ball differently. If he has no idea a hit is coming, nothing that happens to Mac's arm after he releases the ball will have any impact on the delivery.
  2. Eddie Jurak

    Round 4 • Pick 10 (112) • K Chad Ryland

    This is a great post overall, but I don't quite get the bolded. (I wholly get the your other point - wider kickers could be slower to the ball and therefore more likely to be blocked). If you are blocking the kick you have to get to the ball, which is in the same place regardless, not the...
  3. Eddie Jurak

    Pats OTA Notes & Discussion

    Bedard is becoming unreadable because nearly everything he writes is full of grievance towards BB now. Here's a rare exception: https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/06/01/bedard-the-most-encouraging-thing-i-saw-at-the-patriots-first-practice
  4. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    And what did their year-to-year improvement, combined with an improved supporting cast, get them? It got them a worse performance in the playoffs. Tatum is better than Brown in almost every respect, and I am just not convinced that a team built around the two of them and an ever-worsening...
  5. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    This is almost certain nonstarter unless you plan to do the same thing with Tatum (dish him for futures). I think there is a decent chance (though it is by no means assured) that the team could sell Tatum on a vision of the team that does not involve Brown. I think the chance of selling Tatum on...
  6. Eddie Jurak

    Jaylen Brown, Year 7

    He tried hard, but in a fundamentally selfish way.
  7. Eddie Jurak

    Jaylen Brown, Year 7

    I used to think this but 2 straight playoff runs where this didn't work have me reconsidering. I mean, at some level it works because being on the court with Jayson Tatum opens up a lot of opportunities for Brown. But I don't think that equation runs in reverse to nearly the same extent. I...
  8. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    If they would trade Murray it would make sense for the Celtics.
  9. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    Is there a worthwhile package Atlanta might give for Jaylen?
  10. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    I also wonder what went on behind the scenes this year. Some of the player comments in the wake of the loss kind of have the feel of players who are ready to be done now. Have no idea what the issue might be but I think there is something there.
  11. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    I think this is absurd. Around the All Star game, Brown was quoted as saying he had sacrified in order to be on this team. Sacrified what, exactly? Status, I guess. But, Brown was: 14th in the league in points, despite missing 15 games 9th in points per game (Tatum was 6th) 8th in field goals...
  12. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    Thoughts in no particular order. 1. Last year's Celtics had an identity as a defense-first team. Rob's injury limited them, but that was enough to carry them into the finals. This year's team has no identity. The defensive intensity they showed under Ime came and went. There were early season...
  13. Eddie Jurak

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    Maybe, had they shown up for games 1, 2. And 3, they would not have been in a position to be ruined by injuries in game 7.
  14. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    That's fair. I would add White as a guy I'd keep before anyone else.
  15. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    Do you have to believe it? This core has been at it for 6 years and they have stagnated and even regressed at times. Even if you call Tatum's rookie year a fluke, they seem to have established a level... that isn't good enough.
  16. Eddie Jurak

    The Celtics Offseason

    I don't think it can be run back, not after that embarrassment. If there is a team out there that thinks Brown is a #1 star, I think he has to be moved.
  17. Eddie Jurak

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    8 turnovers. 8.
  18. Eddie Jurak

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    Well, at the end of the day, the Celtics are getting exactly what they deserve to get.
  19. Eddie Jurak

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    Mazzulla's challenge there was decisive as they would have given Butler the third shot anyway and the 0.9 seconds made a difference.
  20. Eddie Jurak

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    On maybe the next possession, Robinson beat smart on a back cut, too.
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