Game 5: Sixers at Boston: Lobster Rolls > Cheese Steaks
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You actually bring up a great fucking point (that reads as I am slamming you but that’s not what I meant)
This is a “look in the mirror” loss. No one can fool themselves that they are close. Mazzulla can’t spew bullshit nonsense. None of these players can say they are close.
I obviously have no read on this series, but if the Celtics have any fucking pride at all, they come out in Game 6 and fucking thump them. The Sixers stars and coach are front runners….give them a reason to turtle and quit
Several of those misses were him just chucking the ball at the net after earning yet another trip to the line. So yes, he dominated.
It’s crazy. Tatum had 36 points on 27 FGA, to go with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Yet…. It really wasn’t a great performance at all. How is that possible?
Whoa what? I hate this type of rhetoric, it’s condescending while couching it in some sort of “give the other team credit” bullshit. Since you responded to me with fucking nonsense, i am going to respond to you in kind.
Did I say that the Sixers didn’t want to win? I literally just said I thought the Celtics would win. I am shocked they got punked.
Come the fuck on with this response. It’s fucking bullshit honestly
It's hard to square what he did vs Milwaukee in game 6, where I, in my mind said, "ok, this guy can actually do this" to the the finals, to now.
He seems like a nice young man. And I've been incredibly and irrationally hard on him. But, if I could get prime Paul Pierce for this run of maybe two, maybe 10 wins, if we'd be that lucky, I'd trade Tatum's entire career.
Pierce is a product of late 90s early 2000s basketball, but his mid block postups, and playing thru that mid post, would help, if only to get the ball below the three with less than 14 seconds to go on the shot clock.
Pierce didn't have the tightest handle, but he shortened the floor. And made the defense adapt to him. Tatum is always trying to adapt with what's in front of him, and he can't weave through two or three layers of defense.
And Pierce splitting a double team was pretty. Sadly, the only thing that makes me happy tonight is Truth getting one. Ill watch highlights of his 46 closeout vs Philly now.
Pretty skeptical of whatever that metric is. Tatum is worlds ahead defensively. Kinda wish they would dump it to him in the past a la Melo more though.
If we ever change the name of the Port Cellar, I think this has to be in the mix.
Haven’t really come out with an edge once, save maybe game 2 of this series.
Could use a PJ Tucker, even one who's over the hill like the Sixers' version.
Because we were chasing the whole game after he had a slow start and the game never felt competitive.
They're just using Win Shares. And agreed on the defense. Just found the parallel an interesting one -- can Tatum be the best player on a championship team? Or is there something ineffable missing (as it was with Melo)?
LOL
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
View: https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1656120804755619840
Joe Mazzulla said it can have a negative effect to want to win badly. He believes the Celtics need to play with a freer mind.
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656120664221184001
Joe Mazzulla "I thought we had intentions of really wanting to win."
View: https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1656120804755619840
Joe Mazzulla said it can have a negative effect to want to win badly. He believes the Celtics need to play with a freer mind.
I agree with him but, uh, isn’t instilling that kind of mindset the whole job of a coach?
View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1656119229756612608
James Harden and Tyrese Maxey ran a combined 53 pick-and-rolls and scored an incredible 1.15 points per play tonight in Game 5, per @SecondSpectrum.
James Harden and Tyrese Maxey ran a combined 53 pick-and-rolls and scored an incredible 1.15 points per play tonight in Game 5, per @SecondSpectrum.
Philly played a great must win game. Give them all the credit. They were prepared and they played hard all night
Give Doc some credit.
My fear was another close game pissed away. That would pissed me off. I did not expect a team wide no show blow out. This game felt over way too early. Couldn't get upset Cetls were flat and played dead CJM owns some of that
Give Doc some credit.
My fear was another close game pissed away. That would pissed me off. I did not expect a team wide no show blow out. This game felt over way too early. Couldn't get upset Cetls were flat and played dead CJM owns some of that
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I think he certainly can, and almost did last year. But the ineffectual playoff halves/games are concerning for sure.
To be honest I am also wondering why he isn’t involved in the Harden defense at all. Basically hiding him on Harris while lesser defenders get roasted.
Edif: lol why are all of our coaches in Boston lost at sea? Is this payment for 20+ years of Belichick?
Also just wanted to say fuck Grant Williams and his disappearing act putting a ton of pressure on old Al and hobbled Rob. He could be really, really useful this series is he was anything other than unplayable. Great job gambling on yourself Grant. You lose.
My problem with this game is that they were soundly beaten all night. It wasn’t a late run that happened fast.
They went into the locker room down 9 having been soundly beaten in the first half and had 15 minutes to put it together and reassert themselves. They came out flat with zero intensity and within a few minutes the 76ers had all but put the game away.
How can anyone expect that they will suddenly find a sense of purpose in the next two days? Maybe they catch fire and the Sixers have a bad night and it gets back to Boston. I am certainly hoping that happens but there is no reason to expect it.
They went into the locker room down 9 having been soundly beaten in the first half and had 15 minutes to put it together and reassert themselves. They came out flat with zero intensity and within a few minutes the 76ers had all but put the game away.
How can anyone expect that they will suddenly find a sense of purpose in the next two days? Maybe they catch fire and the Sixers have a bad night and it gets back to Boston. I am certainly hoping that happens but there is no reason to expect it.
Agreed. And for those who think it's a deep team, it's not really when Grant plays at this level.
Grant’s the kind of guy that can be helpful at times but that you let leave in free agency and never really feel bad about. A rich man’s Jared Sullinger.
Admittedly I could be very wrong. Hopefully this team sees red, annihilates Philly in games 6 and 7, and goes on to win a title.
And it’s not like they’ve never won a big game or a tough series. I don’t want to be hyperbolic.
I just feel like there’s a little something missing. And it’s not something that shows up in advanced stats.
Qualifying offer for Grant is 8.4M for 2023-2024.
At this point he should be happy playing for that and hoping for a different result next season. He has been BRUTAL.
Yeah, I'm kind of surprised to see Embiid missed 13 shots. Seems like he hit dagger after dagger.
Of course that means that I didn’t think the Sixers would try. I expected them to come out and literally lay down on the floor.
Are you this dense? Seriously? I literally said I was completely fucking stunned that they got ran out of the fucking gym. I think everyone is stunned by that. The Celtics were 7.5 point favorites.
Regardless, who cares. Send your bullshit somewhere else, I have no interest in engaging in someone who clearly doesn’t want to have a good faith conversation. I’m sure someone else will find it smart and interesting
Grant Williams regressing is on Mazzula as well. Yes, the player ultimately controls his own destiny, but Grant turning from a key playoff cog to practically useless has happened on this coach's watch.
He also cost us long term by negotiating that terrible CBA that introduces a hard salary cap. Teams like the Celtics are going to get screwed.
First time in history a six game series goes five. What the fuck.
Mazzulla then consulted King of the Flat Earth and sage was procured
I’m no Mazzulla fan but I can’t pin it on him. Grant has had his head up his ass all year long. Total contract year meltdown.
And start it I did. Fuel the fire, be the hate where there is love. Contrast all of the bullshit, whatever you take bullshit to mean for you.
Which of course I never said. This sounds like a lot of projection big guy. That whole every accusation is a confession thing.
It's either a pathetic quote, or a perfectly accurate one in terms of the fragile bunch of frontrunners he's coaching.
Or both.
Jaylen: Couldn't get a stop, couldn't make open shots... Gotta have a short term memory.
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656125042168569856
Jaylen Brown on Game 6 comparison to last year: "Last year is over with...We have to muster up whatever we have left to better for Game 6."
View: https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1656125042168569856
Jaylen Brown on Game 6 comparison to last year: "Last year is over with...We have to muster up whatever we have left to better for Game 6."
Basketball man. They might come out and drain 8 of their first 10 shots and be completely re-energized as a team. Totally could happen.
Oof Smart says the next game has to be a dog fight, then gets a little too far into the description of a dog fight with scratching, bleeding, etc. like he was hanging out at Michael Vick's ranch back in the day.
Who isn’t stunned by this result? If Vegas had offered even money on Celtics +10 people would have lost their retirements or mortgages. It is a shocking result.
Ok pal. Fuck off.
That’s something called hyperbole “big guy”. You misquoted me once for something innocuous that had nothing to do with you (that someone else agreed with and of course you didn’t touch in your response because you couldn’t get in your awesome slam on me)
And what exactly am I confessing? That I thought the Sixers wouldn’t try hard? Oh man…you got me!
Talk to someone else about how “every team tries hard and wants to win!!!” That’s really solid stuff to post to a group of adults. Although, it fits with you having no idea what hyperbole is apparently
EDIT: sorry, two people agreed with. But both teams want to win!!!!!