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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 22:20:24 GMT -5
OK guys, getting out of here. It was fun to watch the Celts laying a beat down on the Cavs!
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Post by cole on Jan 3, 2018 22:23:13 GMT -5
I guess he always just smiles...pretty good guy... That said, it struck me he didn't seem to take the loss very hard. Go Thunder!
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Post by puddin on Jan 3, 2018 22:30:01 GMT -5
TRo... averaging 16 pts 5 boards over the past 5 games....wins Most Improved Player Award-2018
You heard it here first, amigos.
Pud
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Post by elvissurfs on Jan 3, 2018 22:45:49 GMT -5
I guess he always just smiles...pretty good guy... That said, it struck me he didn't seem to take the loss very hard. Go Thunder! Did he play?...not much he could do about it if he didn't play....
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Post by cole on Jan 3, 2018 22:50:15 GMT -5
I get it. I'm not mad, but if I'm a Cleveland fan maybe it bugs me.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jan 4, 2018 1:15:53 GMT -5
Great win tonight. We look like the best team in the East. Semi needs to stop shooting threes. But other than that, a great job.
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 1:44:13 GMT -5
Great win tonight. We look like the best team in the East. Semi needs to stop shooting threes. But other than that, a great job. Besides defense, shooting 3s is what Semi does best. It's just unfortunate it's not falling for him. Celts need an upgrade. Semi must not be expected to make big shots in the playoffs. Ainge has to trade for someone like Lou Williams.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 2:04:26 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans.
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2018 2:06:44 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans. I like Tyreke as well but not for the DPE. Get Favors or Mirotic with the DPE then trade Larkin or Nader for Evans.
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2018 2:12:58 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans. Lou has a rep of scoring in the regular season but getting the yips come playoff time ... Evans is the better option and can play/defend 3 positions
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 2:13:21 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans. Lou Williams has been in the playoffs many times. Tyreke Evans has only been in the playoffs once. Williams is a proven vet who can score, get to the FT line, and shoot the 3 well.
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 2:14:33 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans. Lou has a rep of scoring in the regular season but getting the yips come playoff time ... Evans is the better option and can play/defend 3 positions Not sure about that because Evans has only been in the playoffs once. Williams was asked to do too much in the playoffs with his former teams. With the Celts, Williams will just be like the Eddie House of 2008.
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2018 2:25:37 GMT -5
To me Lou Williams is like Larry Sanders. The Celts need to get Tyreke Evans. Lou Williams has been in the playoffs many times. Tyreke Evans has only been in the playoffs once. Williams is a proven vet who can score, get to the FT line, and shoot the 3 well. Lou Williams, ClippersYou already know what Lou Williams can do. He’s the same ol’ baller today for the Clippers that he was 10 years ago, when he was 21 and a sixth man playing behind then-31-year-old Andre Miller. Now 31 himself, Williams is scoring 20.7 points per game while shooting 39.9 percent from 3, both career bests. He has already dropped more than 30 points seven times this season, proving he can still provide the type of spark that can keep his team in games. The tough part is weighing the good Lou Will provides against everything else. He’s an average playmaker and a minus defender. And while he’s a proven scorer in the regular season, the playoffs have been a different story. In 52 career postseason games, Willaims is averaging 11.2 points on 43.4 percent from 2 and 25.4 percent from 3. Statistically, that puts him on par with Rodney Stuckey. A team that could use some scoring punch off the bench, like the 76ers or Wizards, could trade for Williams and hope his playoff numbers were a result of a small sample size. Tyreke Evans, GrizzliesWhen Evans was awarded Rookie of the Year after averaging 20.1 points, 5.8 assists, and 5.3 rebounds in 2009–10, how did you think his career would play out? You probably weren’t expecting him to average an inefficient 15.4 points per game through the next seven seasons. But Evans, who signed a one-year deal with Memphis last summer, is suddenly performing like the player you might’ve imagined. Evans is averaging an efficient 18.4 points this season while scoring in a variety of ways: pick-and-roll, screens, handoffs, and isolations. His playmaking out of the pick-and-roll, in particular, makes him enticing for teams thirsting for a backcourt boost. Evans has shot an unsustainable 46.2 percent on 3s off the dribble so far this season, but settling into the high-30s, like he has during his past two injury-riddled seasons, is acceptable. He’s a threat to attack the rim, or rise above screens and drain shots, like in the clip above. But Evans doesn’t need a screen to score. Whether it’s against a wing defender or a big on a switch, Evans has been a menace on isos. So far this season, he’s scoring an efficient 1.2 points per possession in isolations, per Synergy, which ranks in the same range as Victor Oladipo. It will be interesting to see if Evans can translate his recent success to the playoffs, considering he’s appeared in four postseason games in his entire career. The odds are there will be some regression, either now in the regular season, or later in the playoffs.The larger concern might be his injury history. Evans underwent three right knee surgeries in the span of nine months that kept him on the shelf for almost a year. He has only missed one game this season because of a sore hip. The Grizzlies won’t blow it up (though they should consider it), but Evans could be a classic sell-high player that nets them a valuable asset. The Cavaliers gave up first-rounders the past two seasons for Channing Frye and Kyle Korver, and the Rockets gave a first last season for Lou Williams. Evans could be even better than those dudes. His expiring contract makes him a rental, but he’s only 28; if his early-season performance is real, he could theoretically be a piece for now and the future. www.theringer.com/nba/2017/12/26/16816722/trade-deadline-tyreke-evans-dario-saric-lou-williams-nerlens-noel
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 3:29:08 GMT -5
A compromise would be who will be cheaper.
If it's cheaper to get Evans then why not?
I mean if it would only cost the Celts a 2nd rounder or a protected 1st rounder then it would be great.
Right now I think the Clips are still hoping they will make the playoffs. If that's the case then Lou Williams will not be traded.
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 5:27:49 GMT -5
See, I disagree. I don't think this will be a Celtics win. We have played so inconsistently lately and although the Cavs have loss their last four away games, they'll put it together tonight against us. Last night, their big guns did not play a lot of minutes so they'll be up for this so-called "statement game". And they have bench depth that will prove the difference. If we cannot match DWade, Korver, Thompson and Jeff Green off the bench, we won't be able to compete. I predict we'll do our customary "get down by 16-20 points" and then work to close that gap but eventually fail and lose handily. If we make it close at the end, it won't be a moral victory because we will have most likely been thoroughly outplayed for the majority of the game. I would not be surprised by a Celtics win but I just don't see our bench matching their bench AND we'll probably get a "dud of a game" from Baynes and two of either Horford, Brown or Tatum (two of them will likely be non-factors). Rozier 20 points and Smart 15 points off the bench.
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Post by dfries13 on Jan 4, 2018 7:54:39 GMT -5
what is IT smiling about? He's a social media queen like the Kardashians . Smile your on camera is his biggest asset.
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Post by dfries13 on Jan 4, 2018 7:56:53 GMT -5
TRo... averaging 16 pts 5 boards over the past 5 games....wins Most Improved Player Award-2018 You heard it here first, amigos. Pud Said that yesterday . Two peas in a pod. ? Well that's a first.
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Post by dfries13 on Jan 4, 2018 8:02:56 GMT -5
Rozier's recent play and Pud's assurance Smart will hit a lot of game winning shots signing a shooting guard isn't needed. Hedley said Larkin would be a an big asset . That remains to be seen.
Stand pat Stevens will get better with this team as the season progresses.
We need a big.
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Post by dfries13 on Jan 4, 2018 8:06:38 GMT -5
Beat the 7 pt spread rather easily. I'll be heading down to Western Union today to pick up my check.
The Brinks truck did make a stop in Mexico.
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 4, 2018 9:45:53 GMT -5
Saw a few posts about Semi. I dont see him as trade bait. Semi actually holds the key for us containing Lebron. He was the one that kept Lebron 1-6 in the second half. I would not touch this core just yet. Let them simmer together and then will see.
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Post by Cabutan on Jan 4, 2018 9:48:24 GMT -5
Great win tonight. We look like the best team in the East. Semi needs to stop shooting threes. But other than that, a great job. or perhaps tweak his shot. If we could ever have semi delivering those open threes, he would be an amazing asset of the bench.
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Post by elvissurfs on Jan 4, 2018 9:51:52 GMT -5
well you are up early...go get that check...put it on Tommmy Terrific to win the Super Bowl...safe a bet as any...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jan 4, 2018 9:53:21 GMT -5
See, I disagree. I don't think this will be a Celtics win. We have played so inconsistently lately and although the Cavs have loss their last four away games, they'll put it together tonight against us. Last night, their big guns did not play a lot of minutes so they'll be up for this so-called "statement game". And they have bench depth that will prove the difference. If we cannot match DWade, Korver, Thompson and Jeff Green off the bench, we won't be able to compete. I predict we'll do our customary "get down by 16-20 points" and then work to close that gap but eventually fail and lose handily. If we make it close at the end, it won't be a moral victory because we will have most likely been thoroughly outplayed for the majority of the game. I would not be surprised by a Celtics win but I just don't see our bench matching their bench AND we'll probably get a "dud of a game" from Baynes and two of either Horford, Brown or Tatum (two of them will likely be non-factors). Rozier 20 points and Smart 15 points off the bench. Gotta say I was surprised we handled them as easily as we did...major stoke 'em...Kyrie must have been quietly laughing...
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Post by fierce on Jan 4, 2018 10:05:21 GMT -5
Rozier 20 points and Smart 15 points off the bench. Gotta say I was surprised we handled them as easily as we did...major stoke 'em...Kyrie must have been quietly laughing... Not surprising considering the Cavs are considered an old team right now and they were on the 2nd game of a back to back.
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Post by cole on Jan 4, 2018 10:35:27 GMT -5
They're clearly not the same team without Kyrie though, and it remains to be seen how IT will work out.
Crowder is the first ex celtic of the last 5 years to lay an egg in his homecoming.
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