1/26 - Small Knick Energy at the Garden
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Wish they would just send out an email or something before games when they aren’t going to give a fuck.
I get they’re pretty beat up and don’t have a whole lot of lineup continuity right now but the effort stinks. No reason for that.
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Yep. They know it too, that that’s what this comes down to. Which is energizing them and getting them to hustle more. It’s annoying.
Something is just really off about this team. I can't put my finger on it (maybe just injuries), but whatever it is, it's putting a damper on my championship hopes. Just ungodly stretches of listless, sloppy basketball. Poor execution. Poor effort.
This was a spot with the mostly full roster coming back at home where they should have come out with their hair on fire for 48 minutes and run whoever was in front of them off the court.
Instead they played shit offense and even more shit defense.
If they’re going to coast just sit the injured guys.
Instead they played shit offense and even more shit defense.
If they’re going to coast just sit the injured guys.
On top of the turnovers, I can’t remember that last time they hit an outside shot. Just brick after brick. If Hauser can’t hit a shot, it’s time to not play him anymore.
They seem bored. Maybe we could find them a hobby or something? Something to reinvigorate their spirits? Pottery, perhaps? A lot of people are into welding these days…
Marcus sends his regards. They miss him. He's their player-coach, which is a good thing to have at times.
I think they’re just beat to shit. They’ve played a shitload of games the last couple weeks and have a lot of nagging injuries/guys in and out of the lineup. ASB can’t come soon enough. JB looks like he’s at 65-70%, Tatum’s wrist is an issue, Rob looks slow, Marcus is out, etc.
My optomistic take is that injuries large and small are sapping the Celtics efficiency (aka inability to score).
My pessimstic take is that at no point in this season will they get fully healthy
To me it’s the turnovers and lack of defensive effort. If their 3s aren’t falling they’re vulnerable.
It doesn't help that Smart's been out for all of this skid. He doesn't always play well, but he plays hard.
This is very true but they have no way to prove that the bad habits that cost last year’s title won’t cost them this year’s title too…unless they win it.
Nearly all of their losses share the same characteristics. It may be more frustrating because they lose much less often.
Reminds me a lot of the furious comebacks of early 2021 that kept coming up short. Let’s see if they can pull this off.
It's amazing. The C's turned the defense on with about 5 minutes to go, and the entire game changed.
I can't get too up or down by games like this mid season. It's a grind. Just get and stay healthy come playoff time, this team is who we think they are.
I can't get too up or down by games like this mid season. It's a grind. Just get and stay healthy come playoff time, this team is who we think they are.
I gotta admit that last possession felt like it was going to be one of those late Tatum turnovers.
(the Brogdon make, not this miss)
(the Brogdon make, not this miss)
