If this team is coached by Bird or in their coaching prime (time hypothetical) Russell/Tommy/KC, (i.e. someone with understanding of Celtic Pride) they win every playoff game by 20+
f even ML/Fitch/Fordcoached wins a title
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What a weird thing to say.
I'm pissed at Tatum, so you expect me to be anti-semitic?
Care to expound? I assume not, because you're trying to drive by with a pretty serious accusation. Par for the course, unfortunately. "Don't agree with his take - call him racist/anti-semitic/sexist."
But I'm all ears. Not even knowing if I'm Jewish, why would I make anti-semitic comments?
Would be nice if we had a coach have his 35th birthday already or maybe a 2nd year of head experience
I used the word variance for a reason. And I’m not talking about tonight only. The truth is I think Tatum is fully capable of having a game nearly as bad as tonight without an injury and that’s what’s scary about him. I’m not overly focused on outcomes, great players will have bad nights and lose series but I can’t imagine you watch some of the other guys you name and think they have the same variance as Tatum. Giannis rips defenses apart every night, moves them and abuses them and yes sometimes misses and loses. Curry? Like you can’t possibly be making that comparison. That guy brings it almost every night and isn’t going to be stymied by a zone for 7 games regardless of who his coach is.
Again, I think Tatum deserves to be coached by someone who changes his usage and how they ask him to be that bellwether guy. But I guess I just don’t agree that he’s on par with other lead dogs on serious contenders. He is still young and maybe that consistency comes with age, but I think it’s a really important question facing Stevens
Oh absolutely in actual facts. I don't think that flows as well in prose though.
honestly? Yes. I prefer that over the ceiling being the Stockton/Malone Jazz.
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 tried, and Brogdon is next option. A healthy Gallo maybe helped (if not run off court defensively). They had worst point total of season—trying guys on offense was appropriate. It jus didn’t work
with Tatum hurt and Jaylen off they Needed offensive zip. Smart didn’t do it, White tried, and Brogdon is next option. A healthy Gallo maybe helped (if not run off court defensively). They had worst point total of season—trying guys on offense was appropriate. It jus didn’t work
Bingo.
The dude was cooked. That air balled open 3 was all anyone needed to see. I was stunned that he brought him back in at the beginning of the 2nd quarter.
but really…this is moot. They got absolutely trampled.
Yeah I’m not really upset about the Brogdon minutes. Just really sucks he got hurt and literally couldn’t shoot this entire series. His three point shooting was needed these last two games.
Guys, Caleb Martin toasted us, Caleb Martin. And then they didn’t even give him the Bird trophy. Caleb Martin, I can’t believe it.
I'm disappointed but not surprised. This team has played sloppy, undisciplined, turn it on as needed ball for almost 5 months. And they ran out of gas and after playing back to the wall ball for too long.
I blame Ime's dick.
Ultimately Imes dick fucked us all.
I blame Ime's dick.
Ultimately Imes dick fucked us all.
timing of his injury awful—-there are a bunch of games all year he was a 2/1a scorer and they needed it tonight
It doesn't make a lot of sense. 82 games and 8 months to run into a red hot Caleb Martin and lose at home to an 8 seed is a bitter pill.
View: https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1663386058137153536
look at this shit, and it wasn’t a fluke. Every shot looked beautiful out of his hand.
edit: 11/ 16 and 4/6 from three on the road in a game 7! Caleb Martin ladies and gentleman. I’m taking this to my grave. I would love this story if this asshole didn’t do this to me. Out of the league to this. Blah blah blah Heat Culture. Take a culture of this guys spit cause I want whatever these guys are on. Caleb Martin.
To be frank I’m a little surprised no one has really talked about his injury more. Even though he played the rest of Game 1 and in Games 2 and 3 he was essentially useless. Pretty big deal to lose the 6MOTY in the first game of the conference finals. His defense was not good but man oh man could they have used his shooting.
I hope that my post didn’t come off as combative because I was honestly asking. You’re one of the more rational people here and I respect your opinion…
I agree with everything you said. Tonight was an unmitigated disaster. He was absolutely putrid…unfortunately so were 6 of the 8 players that dressed (Tatum was hurt obviously). What makes it worse was that he had so many empty possessions…I think he shot about 3 early clock 3 pointers.
also agree with you about the handle. It’s a problem. I think he’s made meaningful strides as a playmaker, especially late in the year…but the handle is just not there.
Soon as Tatum rolled his ankle I had a sick feeling -not just regarding the injury’s effect on him, but its impact on the rest of the team. There was no bloody sock bravado rallying vibe but rather the sense of sudden weakness, doubt, and the fear —superstitious even— that such a misfortune right at the start signaled a kind of foreordained doom. I honestly feel it spooked them and prevented them from ever finding their legs or their mojo.
Is there a reason Hauser was buried on the bench in the playoffs? I get the sense if he were on the Heat’s roster, he would have been a useful piece.
Sad truth: I will never trust this core.
Maybe they pull it together next year, but the odds are long. They are who they are.
Brad’s gonna just run it back. Supermax Jaylen. Joe keeps the job.
Sigh.
Maybe they pull it together next year, but the odds are long. They are who they are.
Brad’s gonna just run it back. Supermax Jaylen. Joe keeps the job.
Sigh.
Say what you want about him, he 100% owns his failures in a way that not many players do
Smarts interview really irritated me and I’m generally a Marcus Smart guy. In the end post game interviews aren’t the place to find deep analysis but there was just something missing in what he was saying. I can’t even place my finger on it but it just didn’t feel right. Started with talking about Ime and just felt like there wasn’t an acknowledgment that they never really seemed able to be a complete team post the first month of the season
I keep thinking that when the Spurs were tanking for Duncan, Popovich was the GM and he fired his coach for underperformance in order to replace him with himself.
I'm just bummed we get no more Celtics basketball this year.
And Jaylen had a bad game which happens. These guys are in rough shape this time of year. You don't give up on him.
As for his views beyond hoops, I prefer to think he is a young person capable of evolving. I also don't perceive him to be looking to offend or worse but who knows.
I just know that when the dude is right he is one of the most fun guys to watch cook. To me his hand/elbow was a huge factor in this series. He couldn't get comfortable with seemingly any of his shots.
Team run it back.
This is my biggest issue with Mazzula. The regular season is for figuring out rotations for the playoffs and Hauser played 80 games at 15 minutes a game and then couldn’t play in the playoffs. If that is the case he shouldn’t have played all,that time in the regular season. I also don’t understand what happened with Grant. I know he sucked but it was clear he was going to be needed and he got buried the 2nd half of the season. It was all very confusing.
I feel awful for him. Tried to do too much all night but there really wasn’t an alternative.
Other than the fact that they’re a couple years away from publicly executing gay people, sure.
I agree. I really wonder if bam? falling on his elbow was a real set back.
But that doesn't absolve the team as a whole from not taking care of business against atl/phil. Those extra games meant no rest -- I was wondering how long Brogdon could go at this clip, and the answer seems to be "about 13 games".