5/21, Game 3 @Miami

JakeRae

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The Celtics are shooting about as well as a team should be expected when they are all like one screen pass and shoot or shooting off the dribble with someone in your space. The makes have been like 3 ball movement plays and then a couple early makes by Al and Tatum off 1 and 0 passes, respectively. They had no chance tonight. The Heat have stepped into everything wide open catch and shoot.
The Celtics have taken and missed a ton of open threes in this game. It’s not a shot quality issue, it’s that no one knows where the basket is.
 

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It would be a lot more depressing if the Lakers weren't also going down at least.
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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I think the Celtics win on Tuesday.

Yeah, they might fold like a house of cards, but this is actually better than losing on a buzzer beater. Heat may have a mini lull.
 

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I don’t know if/how much better of a coach Ime is, there have been a lot of the same issues we saw last season, but I’d have felt infinitely better with him back as a second year guy and the experience.

I don’t think it’s the difference or anything but they obviously responded to him. The defense for one has not been the same which is really the core of the problem. They have not been competitive on that end of the floor for way too much of these playoffs.
Ime emphasized defense and effort. Joe has, I think admittedly, not emphasized that at all.
 

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Yeah, Mazzulla is in over his head, but that doesn't excuse the abysmal shooting by Brown and Tatum (among others0.
I care less about the shooting than the decision making and in this game the effort. Missing shots happen, letting that snowball into lazy defense, bad shot selection, not making the right pass... etc. is what's unacceptable
 

Petagine in a Bottle

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This. Everyone loves to act like Ime was a joke and post stats from last year to this year. There’s no fucking way a game like this happens under Ime. I’m struggling to think of many coaches who would allow a disgraceful performance like this
Doc Rivers!
 

Jed Zeppelin

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As much as big guards have been great for them, frankly I think they’ve been hurt a ton by not having a real pg on the roster the last two years. When the defense has clamped this spring it is forcing Tatum to initiate everything under pressure 30 feet from the hoop or JB coughing it up against double teams. They don’t have any ball-handling quickness and it shows. Jaylen is it for first step explosion but he can’t handle or pass for shit against a locked in D. Need another guy who can beat the first man without getting exploited on D.

If I’m Tatum this is my first ask. And it better happen quick because he is going to be raked over the coals for this, fair or not, and it will put him halfway out of town looking for the inevitable trade elsewhere.
 

dhellers

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As much as big guards have been great for them, frankly I think they’ve been hurt a ton by not having a real pg on the roster the last two years. When the defense has clamped this spring it is forcing Tatum to initiate everything under pressure 30 feet from the hoop or JB coughing it up against double teams. They don’t have any ball-handling quickness and it shows. Jaylen is it for first step explosion but he can’t handle or pass for shit against a locked in D. Need another guy who can beat the first man without getting exploited on D.
Someone like Kyrie Irving or Kemba Walker!
 

Auger34

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I am anxiously awaiting what Joe says. I have a pretty good idea it will be milquetoast bullshit but I’m hoping it’s something substantial
 

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Lots of $$$ to be made in this series if you were smart enough to know how poorly coached and overrated this squad is. I think it was +4900 for a Miami sweep.
 

soxin6

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This. Everyone loves to act like Ime was a joke and post stats from last year to this year. There’s no fucking way a game like this happens under Ime. I’m struggling to think of many coaches who would allow a disgraceful performance like this
Ime couldn’t keep it in his pants and fucked this team over. I hope Ime never wins another game as a coach.
 

Ale Xander

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They should start this lineup (for like 2-3 minutes) on Thursday like they’re seniors at UNC
 

Auger34

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Ime couldn’t keep it in his pants and fucked this team over. I hope Ime never wins another game as a coach.
absolutely. I was so happy Houston didn’t win the lottery. I’m also pretty happy that Harden appears to going back to Houston. Fuck Ime