What a terrible choke job by the Cs tonight. This was a game they needed to finish and they were a disaster
Desperately needing your arguably second best player to win the title is the same thing every NBA team could say.1. They’re not very good on the road.
2. They’re atrocious in OT.
3. They desperately need a healthy Porzingis to go all the way.
Your joking right?didnt he sprain his ankle in the first quarter
They did attack him for large stretches of the 4th. GS doubled every time, Boston sometimes made the right pass, but they just kept missing. I don't have any problem with the game plan or shot selection down the stretch (other than Joe not calling TO again), sometimes you just miss everything.Well, Curry is also a shit defender, so forcing him into the action usually works out well too.
I mean, that's how they got him into foul trouble in the first place.
The worst part will be when Tatum can’t play against the Kings because his ankle swelled from continuing to play shitty tonightYeah not sure why he was even out there tbh. He clearly had zero burst and hardly even tried to take it to the basket. The few times he did he either left a layup short or got bailed out by a foul.
Getting punked by the Warriors bench in the 3Q after Steph went out is the reason. Should have been a 20+ point game entering the fourth.Hauser going 0-6 and Joe’s non TO call the culprits tonight.
I know an Internet's worth more about coaching than Bill Simmons.View: https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1737342566423790014
In about 10 years Joe Mazz will figure out how to call a timeout in a big spot. I can feel it.
He played 41 minutes in game 7 against Miami last year, too. I know it's not the same and I can't imagine they'd let him play if it was serious, but I guess it could just be a massive coincidence that he had his worst offensive game of the year after rolling his ankle seriously enough to cause him to literally jog back to the locker room while the ball was still live.0-3 in overtime this year
Your joking right?
he played 41 minutes
I’ll say it again, it’s entirely possible that Tatum’s ankle is hurting him. If it is, then he can’t be calling for the ball on important possessions at the top of the key. Thats 100% on Tatum…..0-3 in overtime this year
Your joking right?
he played 41 minutes
I counted 6 steps, 2 on the spin, 4 in the paint.
Still could be a light sprain affecting him.0-3 in overtime this year
Your joking right?
he played 41 minutes
Kerr called some effective time outs as the Celts were pulling away. He's good.Getting punked by the Warriors bench in the 3Q after Steph went out is the reason. Should have been a 20+ point game entering the fourth.
He trips and gathers himself then takes another step….it was a completely obvious travel in real timeI counted 6 steps.
My 11-yr old said he's not as explosive and as aggressive as he was before he went to the locker room. Yeah, it was obvious. He also had few touches in overtime.He played 41 minutes in game 7 against Miami last year, too. I know it's not the same and I can't imagine they'd let him play if it was serious, but I guess it could just be a massive coincidence that he had his worst offensive game of the year after rolling his ankle seriously enough to cause him to literally jog back to the locker room while the ball was still live.
The thing is, a timeout doesn't do crap if you can't convert open looks. Its funny that a basketball person like Simmons cannot even recognize that the C's had plenty of shots at the rim as well as beyond the arc. They couldn't shoot, especially at the end. Btw, does Simmons know he is mostly yelling his hot takes to racists and bots these days or is that a deliberate crossover?I know an Internet's worth more about coaching than Bill Simmons.
I’m definitely not a Mazzulla fan boy but I have to agree.I find the complaints about the coaching amusing on a night when there were some pretty glaringly player-responsible fuckups.
They probably didn't want him to sit either because it would've gotten stiff.He played 41 minutes in game 7 against Miami last year, too. I know it's not the same and I can't imagine they'd let him play if it was serious, but I guess it could just be a massive coincidence that he had his worst offensive game of the year after rolling his ankle seriously enough to cause him to literally jog back to the locker room while the ball was still live.
He shouldn't play 41 minutes if he is hobbled during a regular season game, right?He played 41 minutes in game 7 against Miami last year, too. I know it's not the same and I can't imagine they'd let him play if it was serious, but I guess it could just be a massive coincidence that he had his worst offensive game of the year after rolling his ankle seriously enough to cause him to literally jog back to the locker room while the ball was still live.
He is an unreal shooter and an arrogant ass. I can marvel at his shooting and still hate him.He's fucking unreal and I would never count out any team with him on it.
Because we have a pretty large sample size of it not working at this point?I find the complaints about the coaching amusing on a night when there were some pretty glaringly player-responsible fuckups.
I also have yet to see a good argument for (or against) calling a timeout in that situation other than everyone else does it.
"sample size" is a statistics concept but this whole "call the timeout" thing is off of vibes alone. but its a game thread too so i have that to factor inBecause we have a pretty large sample size of it not working at this point?
no, im not joking? He came back after the 1st q and didnt look like he had much burst. maybe did a bit more in the 2nd half but didnt look the same to me.0-3 in overtime this year
Your joking right?
he played 41 minutes
ya im all for not calling timeout to get a good matchup but that end of game possession was brutal.They missed about a thousand bunnies at the end of the game and in OT, as well.
But if not calling a time out and letting them play results in a shitty Tatum iso on a night where he hurt his ankle and wasn't shooting well, I prefer a better option to be drawn up.
Probably not, but:He shouldn't play 41 minutes if he is hobbled during a regular season game, right?
The last possession was a disorganized mess that ended in a horrible shot.I find the complaints about the coaching amusing on a night when there were some pretty glaringly player-responsible fuckups.
I also have yet to see a good argument for (or against) calling a timeout in that situation other than everyone else does it.
need to keep remembering this. i regard this forum as so, so much better then like r/bostonceltics but game threads really bring the takes out."sample size" is a statistics concept but this whole "call the timeout" thing is off of vibes alone. but its a game thread too so i have that to factor in
it wasn't disorganized. tatum just botched it. are we not doing accountability to the players?The last possession was a disorganized mess that ended in a horrible shot.
If by botched you mean "did the same thing with the same result as all the other times they have the ball at the end of a game" then yes I suppose he botched it.it wasn't disorganized. tatum just botched it. are we not doing accountability to the players?
I’d have preferred a timeout but, IMO, it wasn’t GLARING that he needed to call one. There were a few times last year where it was obvious to anyone with eyes that the players were disorganized and needed a timeout to regroup and Joe didn’t call one. Those drove me crazy.It's not even about drawing up an elaborate play. You can call a timeout and run the same shit but set up some kind of motion to present an alternative option, or set a screen or two.
They don't really have a quick guy but the running start play they used to run for IT was great and IIRC running a fake play to the backcourt has worked too. I know Brad knows this.
end of game possession FG pct is around 25 or 30 pct league wide. you're options are various flavors of shitty shots. Tatum took the lowest effort option I assume because his ankle wasn't feelingIf by botched you mean "did the same thing with the same result as all the other times they have the ball at the end of a game" then yes I suppose he botched it.
So…call a timeout, and get the ball out of his hands maybe.end of game possession FG pct is around 25 or 30 pct league wide. you're options are various flavors of shitty shots. Tatum took the lowest effort option I assume because his ankle wasn't feeling
cant it?Why are they so fucking bad in OT? 4-7 last year and 0-3 this year. Can't be just the wrong side of the natural variance of OT results at this point.