Tatum/Jaylen/Hauser/Rob/Al incoming, and JD time.
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Probably keep his minutes down, but at this point I think white is going for the full 82.No white, smart, Pp or brogdon. So JD is the only guy under 6'6"?
I’d be shocked after he rolled his ankle last night.Probably keep his minutes down, but at this point I think white is going for the full 82.
JD will top his combined NBA minutes totals in this game alone lol. I doubt the starters play much at all; literally nothing left to play for.I’d be shocked after he rolled his ankle last night.
Even if it's harder than a gentleman's sweep, plenty of title winners have had tough 1st round opponents. If you're the better team, you nearly always make it through, and it doesn't seem to hurt title chances much.I’m just not worried about Miami, they cannot shoot the ball, have a negative net rating/point differential. It may be last seasons team on paper, but I think we’d roll them in 5.
After Brown and Tatum, I really do hope the usage is lineup/matchup/situation dependent.Obviously, it'll depend on the matchup for defense more than offense, IMO.
But on offense, I want to see as much of White, Brogdon, Jaylen and Tatum as possible and then TL/Al depending on matchup.
On defense, I want Smart, Jaylen, Tatum without a doubt, and then 2 of White/Grant/TL depending on matchup.
Your messing with sacred cows to even suggest CJM look at optimal Point Guard or Marcus Smart usageAfter Brown and Tatum, I really do hope the usage is lineup/matchup/situation dependent.
I don't think Smart has been himself this year, and if he cannot play at his level from last year, the case for playing him over White is weaker.
Of the 3 PGs, Brogdon is far and away the best at scoring, ballhandling, initiating the offense, but also the weakest on defense. In late game situations where the Celtics primary need is scoring, he should be out there, and while he is he should often be initiating, rather than mostly being a spot up shooter (though a little of that is obviously fine becasue he can do that, too).
I'm afraid that we won't see optimal usage of Brogdon and White in the playoffs because I don't think Mazzulla and the team have figured that out even now, 80 games in, but I hope they do get it.
The BRef box scores let you filter by quarter or half.
Chili is right. Yep, if you go the Celtics home page on B-Ref, then click on their schedule, you can then click on the box score for each game. Once in the box score, in the middle of the page, you can click on "game, Q1, Q2, half, Q3, Q4" and filter by quarters, so in the 4th quarter of game 17 against the Bulls, the C's shot 4/10 from 3....Question for people on this board (it relates most to this thread, and is for an investigation I want to do, the results of which I would post in this thread):
Does anyone know of a site that has data on 3-point shooting, by team, by game, by quarter? To be clear: I'm not looking for the data on "how well has this team shot this season during the first quarter/second quarter whatever?" I've seen that data.
Rather I'm looking for game by game, so for instance (hypothetical):
Game 16, Celtics vs. Hawks, Celtics 3-point shooting
Q1: 29.4%
Q2: 33.9%
Q3: 41.2%
Q4: 37.2%
Game 17, Celtics vs. Bucks, Celtics 3-point shooting
Q1: 19.7%
Q2: 54.1%
etc. etc.
People on this board are the biggest stat nerds I know, so if this data is available, I am roughly 99.8% confident that a poster here will know where to find it!
Edit: It would additionally be useful if the number of makes/attempts is included, such as "Q1: 27.3%, 3/11"
Ah yep, I see. If anyone knows of a faster way to scrape this data (like a site that has 3-point shooting laid out, quarter by quarter, or even better yet, a site that has it in easily downloadable-to-Excel form), please let me know. But yeah, this could work for sure, thanks.The BRef box scores let you filter by quarter or half.
nba.com team stats search let you sort by team and quarter. I don't kno38.4%w if that's what you're looking for. But if you are, Cs 3P % by quarter are:Ah yep, I see. If anyone knows of a faster way to scrape this data (like a site that has 3-point shooting laid out, quarter by quarter, or even better yet, a site that has it in easily downloadable-to-Excel form), please let me know. But yeah, this could work for sure, thanks.
Not specifically, and ChatGPT won’t be able to scrape the data by itself because it doesn’t have access to the internet. But if you start by saying: “I want to scrape and summarize data from a set of pages on a single website, can you help me write code to do that if I give you the format of the data and some example urls?” it will start a productive conversation. (Or am I missing something and somebody’s already implemented an LM for nba.com or bref?)Yeah, Python lessons to extract data from NBA.com seems kind of extra with the AI overlay.
Has anyone tried queries like this yet?
Yeah, it should be able to produce good scraping options, and you can also ask it how to scrape best based on pasting in some of the site's HTML as you get it.Not specifically, and ChatGPT won’t be able to scrape the data by itself because it doesn’t have access to the internet. But if you start by saying: “I want to scrape and summarize data from a set of pages on a single website, can you help me write code to do that if I give you the format of the data and some example urls?” it will start a productive conversation. (Or am I missing something and somebody’s already implemented an LM for nba.com or bref?)
Yeah he has been some combination if recovering and self preserving most of the year. He's looking spry.TimeLord, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks & 2 steals was about as bouncy as he has been all season.
This teams Defense is otherworldly when he and Horford share the floor
It's funny how Hauser and Pritchard instantly become 10x more playable with Rob out there.TimeLord, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks & 2 steals was about as bouncy as he has been all season.
This teams Defense is otherworldly when he and Horford share the floor
Pritchard will probably turn down any extension to try and get playing time, but I'd throw something like 5/27 at him and see whether he bites, using the new rule that lets you do 5 year deals for non-max RFAs (iirc). He's only making about $5-6M on his rookie deal post-taxes/fees, so that might be hard to turn down as a small guard.That was one of the most fun games to watch of the year. It's surprising too, because usually when the Celts turn the ball over 19 times and shoot 34% from three, you don't expect them to win by 19. But they were really clicking offensively and defensively (which was the most pleasant surprise). And Pritchard with his best game of the season -- man, he looked super quick, like he was playing on meth or something -- which is perfect, as unfortunately Brad will be looking to deal him in another couple of months. Sell high, sell high!
Maybe they think Samanic is further back on the "break glass in emergency" big chart that Champagnie is on that chart for wings, just because you play more wings than bigs. They're both buried pretty deep.Last night it looks like Champagnie got his first minutes as a Celtic, but one thing puzzles me: why didn't the Celtics just sign Samanic? Isn't he the better player, and he had a good season in Maine. Or did they not sign him because they figured whoever they slotted in (Samanic, Champagnie) would just be gone this offseason anyway?
For #15 on the roster, they needed the best wiry WING from the G-League not on a 2-way. Maybe he was the best defender/athlete amongst that archetype.Last night it looks like Champagnie got his first minutes as a Celtic, but one thing puzzles me: why didn't the Celtics just sign Samanic? Isn't he the better player, and he had a good season in Maine. Or did they not sign him because they figured whoever they slotted in (Samanic, Champagnie) would just be gone this offseason anyway?
The super tax probably helps Grant re-sign with the Cs: they won't want to lose that salary slot. Agree that he's hurt his RFA prospects this year, and is almost out of the rotation. He does play Bam well, so maybe he gets some time against Miami in that matchup.For #15 on the roster, they needed the best wiry WING from the G-League not on a 2-way. Maybe he was the best defender/athlete amongst that archetype.
Usually, by this time of year, we start discussing "playoff rotations". But it's pretty much our TOP7 for as many minutes as possible, then use Grant/Blake/Hauser for match-up/situational purposes. Blake/Hauser have been very pleasant surprises this season and Grant has been a major dud.
#8 should have been Grant, but he's sluggish & slow. I'm not sure many teams are going to be climbing all over each other to sign Grant in RFA.
The funny part is for years we were probably 2 of the more bullish posters on Grant. He'll need a massive playoffs (last year style) to get what he reportedly turned down last summer.The super tax probably helps Grant re-sign with the Cs: they won't want to lose that salary slot. Agree that he's hurt his RFA prospects this year, and is almost out of the rotation. He does play Bam well, so maybe he gets some time against Miami in that matchup.
It takes two to tango…not only what the Celtics want. This is where an agent earns his keep by getting Samanic to Utah as a young player with an opportunity to win minutes as opposed to Boston where he won’t have any opportunities.Last night it looks like Champagnie got his first minutes as a Celtic, but one thing puzzles me: why didn't the Celtics just sign Samanic? Isn't he the better player, and he had a good season in Maine. Or did they not sign him because they figured whoever they slotted in (Samanic, Champagnie) would just be gone this offseason anyway?
Ah yes. Very good point. I thought Celts had snubbed Samanic, after he put up a good season in the G League, but maybe Samanic snubbed them. He's a 15th man in Boston, but stands a chance of cracking the rotation in Utah.It takes two to tango…not only what the Celtics want. This is where an agent earns his keep by getting Samanic to Utah as a young player with an opportunity to win minutes as opposed to Boston where he won’t have any opportunities.
Also the rise of Al as a higher volume knock-down shooter.Hauser had three dunks and flexed after the first.
Edit: I wonder if some of Grant’s struggles this year are related to The Rise of Hauser(and maybe Brogdon to some extent). You watch these kick outs to the elbow and it seemed like this year they just needed less production from the Corner Office.
Because I can cherry pick this data....
Was this out of date 30 minutes later, when Memphis finished off the Bucks? I see Boston 2nd in offensive net rating and 3rd in defensive net rating (just behind Memphis).
If Milwaukee hadn't outperformed their point differential to a ridiculous degree, everyone would be saying how the Celtics had a dominant year to secure the #1 seed.57-25, the best record for Boston since the 2009 team. Some ups and downs and concerns for the playoffs, but they made it to the end healthy (pending I guess on Jaylen's hand), with most of their top 8 playing well down the stretch, and with 6 more wins than last year. On the whole, really can't complain.
C's first game is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. That's the only date/time I've seen.Anyone know when the playoff schedule will be announced?
Awesome. Now I can plan my weekend. Thanks!C's first game is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. That's the only date/time I've seen.
Perfect scheduling for me. I’ll be up in CT at one of the sports books on Sat. Celtics at 3:30 and UFC begins at 5:30 with Cage Warriors on my phone starting at 4pm. Pretty much my definition of heaven.C's first game is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. That's the only date/time I've seen.