10/30: Celtics@Wizards
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The problem is none of the other guys on the bench can dribble even a little bit.
I really think this team would be at it's best with Stevens and Svi taking PP and Hauser's minutes, and I've thought that since the preseason
He was perfectly serviceable as a deeper bench big last year. Bummer that he looks so godawful so far.
If people were still into only looking at box scores in the morning paper, man would this game look way more competitive than played out with the starting units in there.
I've been on the Mykhailiuk train since the preseason. At this moment, I feel like he's better than Hauser.
Pritchard is just too small. Sad but true. Everybody stays hom when he drives since every single guy on the floor can block him.
This feels like a Moneyball old-timey scouts thing as I’m typing it but Svi has a very confident stroke. Seems like the best bet to have a random Joe Harris style breakout that could actually lift the bench’s floor.
Good defensive reading of that play, too! Free Mykhailiuk!
Good win even though the bench was ass. We'll have a lot of these blowouts to get these guys some run and sort out who can play.
I've seen enough of Kornet for a long while. Hope Queta gets healthy.
Good win even though the bench was ass. We'll have a lot of these blowouts to get these guys some run and sort out who can play.
I've seen enough of Kornet for a long while. Hope Queta gets healthy.
The bench is comprised of complementary players that fill roles with 2-3 starters on the floor. If we put in a full bench unit, there’s nobody who can initiate and offensive set. It’s like the Process Sixers that had to go out and trade for Ish Smith so they could run an NBA offense.
I love the guy's energy and effort. He generally is always in the right place too but what you say is the inescapable truth. Players with his profile have to be able to do something at an elite level. He hasn't found it yet imo and his small stature leaves him as a weak link in most lineups.
He can’t defend a chair but how much does that matter when he’s on the floor with 3 or 4 starters? They can hide him.
Yeah, to me Svi and Stevens look like basketball players, not specialists like PP and Hauser. Hauser and PP are probably better suited when they're on the court with 3 or 4 starters, but Svi and Stevens with 1 or 2
If only he were 4 inches taller he'd basically be... Desmond Bane. Ugh, that one makes me almost as sad a N'Keal Harry over AJ Brown...
Fortunately the Wizards starters shot worse from 3 than the chair would have
AJ Brown/Harry hurts way more imo. The delta between Bane and Pritchard is massive but the gulf between Brown and Harry might as well be the gulf between Brown and a tree stump.
The chair catches a lot of shit but its baseline level of effort is better than what I saw from some of the Wizards starters and all of the Celtics garbage time squad.
One thing I did like from the bench—while his offense is bad, Oshae was out there doing the same balls-to-the-wall energy stuff in a blowout as he was when the team needed a pick-me-up against Miami.
From a pure talent perspective, it's not close. But I don't think AJB on the Pats makes them a contender. Swap Bane for Pritchard and there's a real chance we're talking about going after banner #19 this season...
That’s supposed to be shooting but it doesn’t seem like that’s been the case over the last 2 years.
If he can’t shoot, he’s less than worthless
I'm not concerned just yet - Mazzulla seems to have him on a short leash. But it certainly bears watching.
Again, I dont see the problems with Hauser yet. He is going to have ugly lines here and there.
Highlights:
Jaylen Brown, 36/6/2 - 0 turnovers
Jayson Tatum with a quiet 33/6/3
All starters were at least +27
100 points from the starters and 32 assists
Lowlights:
Pritchard, 0-8 (0-6 from 3), team high 4 turnovers
Hauser, 3-10 (22% from 3)
Celtics shot 35.8% from 3, although much of that brick laying came in the 4th quarter.
They held WAS to 30.6% from 3, which was a nice change from the first two games.
Jaylen Brown, 36/6/2 - 0 turnovers
Jayson Tatum with a quiet 33/6/3
All starters were at least +27
100 points from the starters and 32 assists
Lowlights:
Pritchard, 0-8 (0-6 from 3), team high 4 turnovers
Hauser, 3-10 (22% from 3)
Celtics shot 35.8% from 3, although much of that brick laying came in the 4th quarter.
They held WAS to 30.6% from 3, which was a nice change from the first two games.
This got some laughs from me, especially after Poole decided to try and do a tough-guy bit on Porzingis who just chested up to him, looked down and grinned.
And then Scal said something like "...and look, Poole's not gonna fight. I mean, we've all seen the video."
At least we didn't show up to the arena dressed all in black and tell the press it's because we were "attending a funeral", and then proceed to lose what would've been the clincher.
When we're playing New York teams, though, it's 32 points.