If they come back and win this game, they will win the series.Cs are winning this game.
If they come back and win this game, they will win the series.Cs are winning this game.
Word: someone else needs to start in the second.Jaylen must be hurt.
They’ve been playing great but there’s still no universe in which this Celtics team should be staring down the barrel of 0-3.How hard is it to give Miami credit? They look (and have been) MILES better. This isn't Joe, this isn't whistles. I hate it as much as anyone but the truth isn't about dicking around happy joy feelings. It's reality.
He's not even going to the hole at the moment.. usually if his shot isn't going he at least takes it to the hoop.Brown seems to be completely one dimensional, and when he can't score, he's zero dimensional.
Ha, true.Jimmy literally yelling at the ref yet the Celtics "complain" too much lol
You’re going to get a lot of push back from a few posters from what exactly bare minimum is. Their position will be that there actually is no bare minimum and coaches actually matter 0 and could be replaced by cardboard cutoutsThat's kind of the point.
All most of us are asking for from Joe is the bare minimum you see from a good NBA coach.
Yes, we’ve only been the worse team for 2.5 games!We got this. We're starting to figure out Jimmy.
Most of you guys are awful front runners. The definition of a fair weather fan.
Yep. And so is the coach, who is overmatched beyond measure almost. They've basically all been horrible other than Q1-3 Tatum.Regardless of sosh vs sosh drama about who has been shitting on JB and who hasn't, the dude is absolutely a liability right now. He wants to be the star so bad and is just throwing up airballs.
We don’t want him driving against the layers they have stacked there. That’s how we got all the early turnoversHe's not even going to the hole at the moment.. usually if his shot isn't going he at least takes it to the hoop.
He’s has a single digit basketball IQ, or he’s checked out. Or maybe both.Boston gets the rebound with 26 seconds left. Why is Brown shooting with 9 seconds left on the shot clock?
Probably because he made the shot but generally he is the one guy on the team who understands how to draw a call.Smart falls down when he gets hit on the bucket... no call
AgreedIf they come back and win this game, they will win the series.
Let's goooo.We got this. We're starting to figure out Jimmy.
Most of you guys are awful front runners. The definition of a fair weather fan.
But, the other team wants to win too? Maybe they’re defending him and it’s not wanting to be a star?Regardless of sosh vs sosh drama about who has been shitting on JB and who hasn't, the dude is absolutely a liability right now. He wants to be the star so bad and is just throwing up airballs.
Lowry and Martin are all over Tatum's arms every time he goes to the hole.. They did the same thing last year too.Celts get called for reaching in. Heat are coached to be "handsy" strip the Celts again and again and seldom get called.
Is what it is.
But probably doesn't mean shit tonight.
I am going to go to bed now, so hopefully my not watching the second half will allow this to happen.Cs are winning this game.
I would certainly think that anyone who isn’t a Celtics fan watching this is almost certainly saying “boy, Miami looks good.”How hard is it to give Miami credit? They look (and have been) MILES better. This isn't Joe, this isn't whistles. I hate it as much as anyone but the truth isn't about dicking around happy joy feelings. It's reality.
I mean… this is a guy who is 2nd team all NBA. This team is designed around him being a reliable second scorer. He is either hurt or the Heat have him spooked. For everyone’s sake you almost hope it’s the former because if he continues to melt down with repeated mistakes in big moments then it’s hard to commit to him going forward.This team does not need another scorer. That cannot be an excuse. They have the Sixth Man of the Year and White, who might have won it himself had Smart not been injured. And Williams off the bench! Miami is scoring with Caleb fucking Martin and Duncan Robinson ffs.
Butler also made the shot... yet he got the callProbably because he made the shot but generally he is the one guy on the team who understands how to draw a call.
It is kind of funny how much this board complains about players complaining... especially how it goes instantly negative any time anything goes wrong.We got this. We're starting to figure out Jimmy.
Most of you guys are awful front runners. The definition of a fair weather fan.
That was a terrible decision and we got lucky that our failure to hold for the last shot didn’t come back to hurt us.Had a chance to cut it to 12 and the play is JB contested 3 with 8 seconds left??
He has three fouls.The one guy that seemed to be consistently hustling on the boards and bringing it on defense is Robert Williams. He was rewarded with 4 minutes of playing time by Mazzulla
I thought you meant the roster needed another scorer?I mean… this is a guy who is 2nd team all NBA. This team is designed around him being a reliable second scorer. He is either hurt or the Heat have him spooked. For everyone’s sake you almost hope it’s the former because if he continues to melt down with repeated mistakes in big moments then it’s hard to commit to him going forward.
Lmao…this is really true. But I have 0 confidence in themIt is kind of funny how much this board complains about players complaining... especially how it goes instantly negative any time anything goes wrong.
I mean, both can be trueCharles Barkley at half "the refs are awful" and "I'm embarrassed by the Celtics. The lack of mental toughness is embarrassing."
Martin can just take it. Brogdon won’t play defense.Ha, true.
Maybe Brogdon can give his 6th man trophy to Martin.
sounds about right.Charles Barkley at half "the refs are awful" and "I'm embarrassed by the Celtics. The lack of mental toughness is embarrassing."
He's also got 3 fouls, and would've had 4 if Boston hadn't had to burn their challenge in the 1st quarter. He's hustling, but this is Nesmith style hustle. It ain't winning games.The one guy that seemed to be consistently hustling on the boards and bringing it on defense is Robert Williams. He was rewarded with 4 minutes of playing time by Mazzulla
Someone play that sound bite in the locker room. He’s right. This is an embarrassing effort.Charles "the refs are awful" and "I'm embarrassed by the Celtics. The lack of mental toughness is embarrassing."
Celts have lost as many games this series as Miami has aloMiami has lost three games in the playoffs
ThisI know we are Celtics fans and so see everything through the prism of our team. But the Celtics are not the story of this game or even this series. It is the Heat.
Could the Celtics be playing better? Sure. But the Heat are fucking fantastic. Just like the Panthers. Fucking sucks and it is hard to believe. But that is the bottom line.
I hope that made you feel better.But, the other team wants to win too? Maybe they’re defending him and it’s not wanting to be a star?
Yup. They're coached that way and the refs see it as Spo's defense.And they get away with it.Lowry and Martin are all over Tatum's arms every time he goes to the hole.. They did the same thing last year too.
This is wrong. Jaylen is a key part of this team and they cannot go away from him if he can play. He needs to be better. He needs to make better choices. And if we lose in part because he doesn’t that’s on him (and the rest of the team), not the coach.Word: someone else needs to start in the second.
Preach. Game threads are embarrassing at times. It’s not over in the first quarter, no matter how angry your anxiety makes you.It is kind of funny how much this board complains about players complaining... especially how it goes instantly negative any time anything goes wrong.
Yep. Anyone who watched the first half officiating performance and thought: this was fine! Is nuts. Granted, the Celtics played like shit too.I mean, both can be true