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  1. PedroKsBambino

    In-season NBA news thread

    I would believe that story more if known fabricator, hometeam fanboy, and unethical reporter Bob Kravitz were not a key source of info. His track record literally makes it more likely he is wrong or misstating something than that it’s quality reporting. that in no way excuses possible...
  2. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    If you plan to keep Grant you probably don't need a big---he and Muscala augment Kornet/Gallo and that's enough. I'd love a younger, active big who looked like a poor man's TL as well but that's more likely a lottery ticket item than something you trade value for with all those guys ahead of...
  3. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    agreed—-and for anyone arguing otherwise just remember the guy in Foxboro
  4. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    I believe that Joe IS Brad Stevens' guy....and that if the faith level were what is implied above, he'd have been fired. I think what they are doing is clearing out the Ime guys and bringing in Joe (and Brad) guys.
  5. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    Well, I guess we know at least one of those key inputs now :)
  6. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    I understand why Doc's agent wants Washburn to say he's a candidate, and can even imagine someone in the Celts front office teeing up the idea as a spitballing thing. But I'd be legit stunned if that idea every got traction with Stevens, Zarren, Wyc. For me, the question of whether CJM is back...
  7. PedroKsBambino

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    Right---my belief is that while luck was a factor it was actually more than that. Likely, at both ends---Heat higher % and Celts lower % are not random. So I'm not asking you to define why (I get that's hard) I'm just confirming my belief that, essentially, your hypothesis is a potentially...
  8. PedroKsBambino

    Celtics vs Heat ECF Redux Discussion Thread

    I think strategically one takeaway is that you'd adjust "keep shooting, we'll move towards our season-average % as the sample goes up" to sometimes instead say "we should accept that, for purposes of this game/series, there are one or more variables pushing us towards a new default expectation %...
  9. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    The implication is that after the players pushed him on it, he stepped back expectations for Hauser. It's an interesting article---a lot of us noticed along the way that the defensive focus and intensity was a lot worse than last year, which lines up with a change in priority from the head...
  10. PedroKsBambino

    Joe Mazzulla officially named head coach

    In terms of timeouts, watching a lot of NBA and some in person (e.g. not relying on TV feed) I really do not believe it is true that other teams ran timeouts or used the time within them the same way Celtics did. I have no idea who was doing what in terms of overall 'coaching', to be clear...
  11. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    I personally would not be inclined to trade Jaylen--I certainly wouldn't for some older alpha like Dame. I do think exploring what you can do with Smart, Brodgon, TL, AL, PP (and Grant) makes a lot of sense. I don't specifically want any of them gone, but I do think trying to get a better...
  12. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    There's plenty of deals that match up salary wise with Atlanta...though Murray and picks doesn't work cap wise. You can check trades here: http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine You could do Collins/Okongwu for Jaylen straight up. I wouldn't, but you could....that gets Celts bigger (and...
  13. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    I was trying to work through a Murray-Okongwu-pick for Jaylen deal with smart going elsewhere for a cost controlled asset.
  14. PedroKsBambino

    The summer chopping block: who do you want gone and why?

    I like PP, and imagine there are teams where he'd play a more consistent role, but defensively he really is a tough fit for Cs who like to switch and value length more than most. On a different team he's maybe a 20ish minute a game guy, and in the playoff rotation. On a bad team he might even...
  15. PedroKsBambino

    Jaylen Brown, Year 7

    Yeah, I really don't think there's a lack of awarenss of what to do vs a zone---we saw it numerous times in this series, with different players as the pivot guy to beat it. But--like many other things about this team---they also struggled to be consistent about doing it. I would have said that...
  16. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    Ironically, yesterday was pretty much the situation Gallo was acquired for - offense floundering, some injuries, need some juice. And he maybe-sort of got close to being back for it, but not quite.
  17. PedroKsBambino

    The Celtics Offseason

    There's a couple overlapping scenarios and objectives I see... 1) You are able to trade Smart for value and replace him with a better distributor, ideally one who isn't too small/limited defensively 2) You decide you need to move on from Jaylen (which might be part of solving 1, or may be...
  18. PedroKsBambino

    5/29 - The Last Of Us

    timing of his injury awful—-there are a bunch of games all year he was a 2/1a scorer and they needed it tonight
  19. PedroKsBambino

    5/29 - The Last Of Us

    What I saw tonight was a desperate need for shot creation…so I believe seeing if Brogdon could provide it was appropriate and debate able if they should have tried him for a couple minute in third as well. with Tatum hurt and Jaylen off they Needed offensive zip. Smart didn’t do it, White...
  20. PedroKsBambino

    5/29 - The Last Of Us

    He was erratic in finals—23 PPG, but 43% shooting and as many turnovers as assists. He didn’t show in games 2 and 5 of finals. He was their best one on one scorer in finals and remains an elite guy for that. I’m happy to have him. So, to be clear, n like JB, and I am very much not in the...
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