I don’t think it changes anything but it’s also par for the course for this group of players to fuck up by any means necessary. Grant shouldn’t be shit talking anyone.
My point is that Brown was just as hurt as Tatum was. In fact, we actually saw Brown get hurt last game.
They show game clips and post game stuff during the League Pass commercials. One clip tonight was Jimmy after losing last year- "We'll be back in the same spot next year and this time we'll finish the job."
Imo the FO and ownership put too much stock in the Celts fast start and Iirc the Celts had the best record in the NBA, CJM was going to be the HC at the AS game and it seemed like it was appropriate gesture to lift the interim tag.
Heat Bench scored 42 points on 33 shots (on off by player as +1, +8, -7, -21)
It’s just fucking stupid. Who knows if it actually matters but it’s way behind the point of Grant just shutting the fuck up. I though Donovan Mitchell turning him into a puddle would curb Grants talking but apparently I expected way too much from him
They had a great regular season, got the 2 seed but had the best underlying numbers in the league by a good bit. Mazzulla is having some learning pains as a rookie in the playoffs... it is what it is, but overall he did a good job this year in an incredibly tough spot. He probably shouldn't be fired unless Tatum asks for it, I don't think there is anyone available who is a clear upgrade, all the vets have their own flaws, without the excuse of inexperience.
I didnt see the x-rays or mris on JT or JB so I can't make a diagnosis on their injuries and how they may or may not have impacted on court performance.
Certainly stupid but the whole team has been stupid for years it’s all part of the total stupid package.
Nurse and Lue would be massive upgrades. If either of them send out feelers saying they want this job then screw Mazzulla and he’s gone. Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise and he can just watch The Town every waking moment of his life
If JB has an injury that effects his shooting... fine. But he took took a team high 23 attempts many of them absolutely awful decision.. maybe throttle back on those if you're hurt. Also, apparently his injury made him unable to box out, or pass, or play off-ball defense.... he was absolutely awful and many of the things were effort/focus related.
We disagree. I do not think they had a great regular season. Imo they played under their potential for a lot of the year. They were inconsistent, lacked focus, and often pissed away games they should have won. And I posted exactly that at the time.
I think that's just a product of watching them more than other teams. Yes they did those things, but in an NBA regular season everyone does. Everybody loses dumb games they shouldn't, everybody gets sloppy, everyone has losing streaks. They finished the year with the 2nd most wins, as the only team top 5 in both offense and defense. I mean DEN collapsed down the stretch, people were talking about 1st round upsets... thats the NBA.
Yup
I get people are disappointed but they were 1 game off the best record in the league, they were the best team by every other metric (SRS, Net Rtg, etc.) they were the best team in the league. THAT is what makes this playoff run so disappointing, this wasn't a team that was mediocre and caught fire, they were the best regular season team. Everybody drops games, if anything their good record against the best teams was seen as an indication that when they turned it on they could/should beat anybody, and the losses to bad teams was just the standard regular season stuff that always happens.
Ok, I pay attention to your posts so I have a problem with this.
Really good teams, and despite recent events, I continue to believe the Celts are a really talented and good team,, don't serially lose 4th qtr leads and this team does it far too often. Consequently I have a difficult time characterizing them as having a really good year as they played and are playing well below their potential. And have for months. And it's a damn shame because they may be the most talented team in the NBA
I mean... Pritchard played 12 minutes of essentially neutral score, JB played 38 minutes and was a -24, we were +18 in the 10 minutes he sat... IT SHOULD lead discussion of this game. The Pritchard thing lead because it was a guy people thought shouldn't play playing and fed into an ongoing discussion of whether Mazzulla was over his head, that's narrative. JB's performance tonight was more impactful in our losing than PP in game 1. i get that you are the #1 Brown defender, he can do no wrong, he's getting a raw deal, why doesn't Tatum get htis kind of criticism, etc. etc. But if your takeaway from tonight wasn't that Jaylen had one of the worst performances of his last 2-3 years on both ends, you aren't being honest with yourself.
PP didn’t really underperform though. He’s the teams 10th or 11th man.
Comparing their overall net rating to net rating in the clutch in the regular season, the Celtics had the largest drop-off of any playoff team. They were the best team in the league for the first 43 minutes and then turned to shit when it mattered most. Sound familiar? They lost a lot of games they could have won because they had no idea how to close. If there was one single thing this team needed to learn, it was how to win when it's close and late. And again, maybe those outcomes are just random, but the "strategy" they had in those situations looked braindead - and argued about over and over on the main board. If you want to take three quarters off at home against Orlando in December, fine. If it's tied with four minutes to go, the #2 team in the NBA should win that game. If you want to take the game off against Houston in March, fine. If you're down 3 with 52 seconds to go and Jaylen Brown gets 3 free throws, the #2 team in the NBA should win that game.
I get it, but they were terrible in the clutch last year too. I guess my question is... what constitutes a good regular season? To me it's wins, and where you rank among your peers. Sure there are going to be concerns, unless you're the 72 win Warriors. The problem isn't that they had a bad regular season, they had a really good one... it's that the minor negatives in the regular season all carried over to the playoffs and are particularly rearing their heads in the conference finals... same as last year (when we were even worse in the clutch).
If your posts end with “I don’t know, I have to check the film to see” in response to Payton Pritchard sucking on defense, personally, I don’t think you can ever make proclamations on a player sucking directly after the game.
My hope is that they have played like crap for two games and been close. They are going to need some bounces but I do think they are more talented and still have a chance.
He'd be booed out of the garden opening night next year if they lose in the conference finals? Jesus fucking christ, this might be one of the worst takes I've ever seen. I must have missed Brad being booed after the Cs lost in the bubble.
Spoiler alert. Every coach in every sport is interim whether they have that label or not.
Yeah you’re right. Same shit all the time with this team. I watch just as much as you do. I’ve seen it with my own two eyes. But enjoy your pure fandom on that high horse.
I'm as frustrated with this team as anyone. Hence the frustrated one-liner.
I just chuckled. Marcus wanted to reduce his touch-to-turnover duration rating, so rather than dribble a bit then fling it at Jalen’s feet, he handed it over.
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Worn out is a great way to describe it. Does anyone enjoy watching 48 minutes from this team every night? It's draining.
This deserved more love.
Ditto.
