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Post by Admin on Nov 10, 2019 15:22:03 GMT -5
Celtics timeline
Monday vs. Dallas, 7:30 p.m. — The Mavericks made their big move last January, acquiring Kristaps Porzingis from the Knicks and then waiting for him to make it all the way back from a torn ACL suffered in February of 2018. It may take Dallas a while to truly find its stride, but with last season’s Rookie of the Year, Luka Doncic, in tow, you have to figure there are some good things on this club’s horizon. The Celtics had some luck throwing Marcus Smart at Porzingis in the past, but the 7-3 shooter will be even harder to deal with now that he has Doncic to attract attention.
Wednesday vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m. — The Wizards have had their issues this season, but as evidenced by them putting up 158 points (in regulation, mind you) in a one-point loss to Houston, they can be explosive. And with old friend Isaiah Thomas getting back in gear, his matchup with Kemba Walker alone may be worth the price of admission. This will be the Celtics’ last Garden game before heading out on a five-city tour of the West.
Friday at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. — Even with Kevin Durant leaving and Klay Thompson hurt and the Celtics a bit of an quantity after the departure of three starters, ESPN still grabbed this game for national exposure last summer. But now that Steph Curry has a broken hand and others there have dealt with injury, the Warriors are now drifting south of .500. Casual NBA observers will learn some new player names when Golden State takes the floor.
Comment: Didn't Russell just score 50+ in a losing effort for GS vs Portland?
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Post by fierce on Nov 10, 2019 16:48:54 GMT -5
It would be nice if the Celts can win all 3 games.
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Post by kyceltic on Nov 10, 2019 16:55:24 GMT -5
It would be nice if the Celts can win all 3 games. I think Monday night's will be the hardest!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2019 20:52:27 GMT -5
Watching Wa in HD all day long. I hope SF is ok. I forgot how much the government fucked him.
Oh and the startng lineup. released.
Waker Brown Tatum Theis and RWILL.
Bench Smart GwILL ''*Poiner*'' Wannamker and Green... Smart gets some double duty and the first off the bench
Thats all folks..
* Poiner* only plays if Kanter is still out.....
Nah not so hard with me making up the lineup........
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Post by kyceltic on Nov 11, 2019 16:20:39 GMT -5
Will Smart start and guard Doncic? Will Tatum match up with Porzingis? Stay tuned!! We may see some double teaming tonight! Let's hope RWill keeps it up!Will there be a Romeo sighting? This should be a good one!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 16:26:19 GMT -5
Will Smart start and guard Doncic? Will Tatum match up with Porzingis? Stay tuned!! We may see some double teaming tonight! Let's hope RWill keeps it up!Will there be a Romeo sighting? This should be a good one! Yes on Smart is my guess. Brown usually the better scores not Tatum. You know that...... Romeo? 5 minutes maybe......R Will will keep on keeping on if.... Stevens give him minutes.........
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Post by cole on Nov 11, 2019 17:31:36 GMT -5
Romeo has the flu but is probable, I think
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:20:59 GMT -5
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Post by cole on Nov 11, 2019 19:26:38 GMT -5
Kanter is in.
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:32:46 GMT -5
The Boston Celtics had a big visitor in their locker room on Monday prior to their game against the Dallas Mavericks -- two-way center Tacko Fall, who made his Maine Red Claws debut on Saturday in Delaware.
Two-way players get 45 days with their big-league club, but according to a Celtics staffer, Fall’s appearance in Boston’s locker room will not count toward his 45 days because he didn’t participate in any team activities. Team activities include walk-throughs, practices and shoot arounds. Fall is not allowed to sit on the bench with the team, but he is allowed to hang out in the locker room and chat with teammates and coaches.
The two-way rules are complicated. Two-way players can eat with the team, and they can fly when teams are on the road, as long as there isn’t a practice involved. They can even work with coaches, although they can’t work with teammates.
Essentially, the rules are in place to promote development within the team’s system. A player who reaches 45 days with the team makes the maximum amount he is allowed under a two-way deal.
So no, we will not see a seismic showdown between Fall and Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic, but the Celtics maintain more flexibility with Fall going forward.
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:33:07 GMT -5
Tom Westerholm: Looks like Tacko Fall is with the team tonight. 1 hour ago – via Twitter Tom_NBA
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 19:36:57 GMT -5
Fierce that opened up only 3 mil. Poiner got 2 mil Baynes was signed for 5 mil. Big fuckin deal? There were other options. Besides that we paid Kemba 3 mil more than anyone else was offering.. You should do research first. Here: Keith Smith ✔ @keithsmithnba If the Boston Celtics can trade Aron Baynes without taking any salary back, and then renounce all of their FAs, they should have enough space to make a max offer to a 7-9 years of service player with a starting salary of just under $33M for 2019-29. 489 9:07 PM - Jun 20, 2019 Oh i knew very well.... I give you an opportunity to show your NBA legal skills. Most her just trash you. I do my best to make you look good. You owe me one......
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:37:26 GMT -5
Hayward manned 24% of Boston’s pick-and-roll possessions, nearly replicating Walker’s production with 1.12 points per possession (Walker: 1.16 PPP on 44% of possessions). Tatum only produced 0.75, running the third most behind them.
Walker and Hayward helped feed each other while Walker flushed 44% of his catch-and-shoot threes, Hayward drained 52%. Getting Walker off the ball played a pivotal role in Boston amassing 110 points per 100 possessions (5th in the NBA).
Brown already matched Hayward’s production (1.55 PPP) in the fast break, which has factored heavily into Boston’s offensive success. The Celtics rank third in transition PPP and will continue to thrive in that area. Integrating Kanter poses a defensive challenge for a team hitting its stride on that end and converting it to offense on the run. But his passing can help the half-court offense.
Both Kanter and Langford yield skills to help Boston in the half-court, but will alter how the team plays during their minutes. Kanter plays the high and low post, making passes out of double-teams and second-level ones like what Stevens mentioned.
Kanter twice assisted Hayward on Opening Night in the pick-and-roll, handing Hayward the ball on give-and-goes while he rolled and Hayward converted a pair of floaters. Tatum, Smart and Brown face similar challenges in this regard, converting on in-between makes like Hayward did (52% on 50 shots) when the defense dropped back. They’ve all flashed second-level passing to bigs and shooters, but playmaking also requires scoring on your own.
As for Langford, the mystery surrounding him could clear tonight. Stevens said he’ll join the Celtics all week, likely clearing the way for his first minutes as a Celtic. He dropped 27 points with Maine on Saturday, playing at the same time as Boston did. As the Hayward news emerged and the buzzer sounded on the win in San Antonio, viewers flocked to watch Langford for the first time.
While his shot in no way reflects Hayward’s, Boston tweaked it with ping-pong paddles in-between injuries to his groin and knee. His G-League breakout revealed the layers of his game that could help with Hayward out. In spite of his developing shot, Langford has displayed pick-and-roll prowess with a strong handle and a mid-range pull-up game.
The Celtics funneled over 10 minutes to Javonte Green each of the last two nights and Semi Ojeleye’s floor time has decreased. Since they’re both off-ball players anyway, it stands to reason that Stevens would see what he has in Langford in the short-term.
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Post by cole on Nov 11, 2019 19:37:49 GMT -5
here we go
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:38:44 GMT -5
Theis starts at Center.
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:41:14 GMT -5
Exploring the alternative Aron Baynes trade scenarioBy Brian Robb Posted on November 3, 2019 NBA free agency is a complicated game and that was especially the case this past summer with so many big names and cap space up for grabs across the association. The Celtics found themselves in a brutal predicament in mid-June, knowing that Kyrie Irving was out the door and Al Horford likely behind him after the Sixers floated his representation a Godfather offer right after Horford opted out of his $30 million player option with Boston. Those two decisions essentially left Boston in a bind when it came to their team direction and potential max salary cap room. The front office would have some money to spend if they renounced the majority of their free agents with significant cap holds (Terry Rozier, Marcus Morris, etc.) but that would have still kept them short of the max cap room needed to attract an All-Star like Kemba Walker. Danny Ainge needed to clear a few million to reach that magic number (just under $33 million) for max room and he did so by electing to trade Aron Baynes and his $5.4 million salary to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. The full Baynes deal involved the C’s sending the No. 24 overall pick (Ty Jerome) with the veteran center to the Phoenix Suns for a future first-round Bucks pick (which the Suns had previously acquired in the Eric Bledsoe trade). The selection is top-7 protected for 2020, so it’s all but guaranteed to convey then with the Bucks looking like a title contender again next year, likely somewhere in the 20s for Boston. Between this swap and a couple of other draft night maneuvers (turning the No. 20 pick into No. 33 (Carsen Edwards) and a future first-round pick (see Baynes trade above), the C’s managed to cut some expected rookie salary for next year. Those savings combined with the elimination of Baynes’ salary on the books cleared the way for Boston to make an offer for Walker with free agency kicked off without being reliant on needing to make a secondary trade to open up the necessary cap room. League sources told BostonSportsJournal.com that this was a concern for the organization leading into free agency and served as a contributing factor to making a preemptive deal. The Celtics were effectively gambling by making the Baynes deal that they would be able to use the room-level exception ($4.8 million) to replace Baynes' production with the excess talent pool at center in free agency, something they did successfully (on paper) with Enes Kanter back. They also added a young international prospect in Vincent Poirier on a two-year guaranteed deal later in the summer. Poirier doesn’t quite look ready to contribute yet and Kanter has been hurt since the opener, but that hasn’t stopped the Celtics from piecing together a 4-1 start despite a banged-up frontcourt. With that said, it’s tough to ignore the type of impact that Baynes is having in his new home in Phoenix, the biggest surprise team of the year thus far. The 4-2 Suns are the only team that have taken down the Clippers while Kawhi Leonard has played and rank in the top-10 in both offensive and defensive rating through six games. Baynes has been pressed into a bigger role following the suspension of DeAndre Ayton and has thrived with that opportunity — posting 15.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in just 23 minutes per game. He’s been red-hot from 3-point range as well (46.2 percent). While it’s far too early to overreact to a hot start by Baynes amid a small sample size, it is an intriguing thought exercise to look at the C’s current big man situation and determine whether keeping Baynes and signing Walker was ever a feasible option for Boston. Here's a closer look at what that alternative reality would have looked like and whether it could have been a better option for Boston in the long run. Alternative salary dumping options The Celtics’ front office hasn’t made many mistakes over the past few years but picking up the team option on Guerschon Yabusele was clearly one of them last fall. His $3.1 million option was exercised as a bet on his potential and as a salary matching option for a potential Anthony Davis deal that never came to be. By the end of last season, Yabusele was a fringe overpaid NBA player that had failed to show much growth in his first two seasons. The Celtics decided he was a sunk cost this summer and elected to waive him and his $3.1 million salary to open up a roster spot. That money still counts against the cap (although it was stretched out over three years). If the Celtics had elected to trade Yabusele into the salary cap room on another team, that would have been more than half of the salary needed ($3.1 of $5.4 million) to be cleared to make room for Walker and also keep Baynes around last summer. From there, the choices would have been tricky for Danny Ainge to get to the finish line of opening up max cap room. The Celtics could have also traded away Semi Ojeleye ($1.6 million) with Yabusele for no returning salary, but that still would have left them $800,000 short of the necessary cap room for Walker. In addition, a draft pick (one second-round selection at minimum) would have been required to be included by Boston to convince some team to absorb those salaries. Renouncing the cap hold of Daniel Theis ($1.8 million) would have gotten the C’s to the finish line, but that would have put the team in danger of losing the 27-year-old German center on the open market. Other alternatives could have been explored to also bridge this gap other than renouncing Theis. The C’s could have traded down or out of the first round with one of their other draft picks. A smaller rookie scale salary may have closed the $800,000 gap, but that obviously would have carried plenty of risks as well, such as losing out on Grant Williams or Romeo Langford. Trading Robert Williams’ $1.9 million salary for a future draft asset would have been another possibility, but that would have weakened a soft spot for Boston already in the middle with Horford departing. The easiest option to swallow for Boston out of these alternative hypotheticals may simply have been using the room-level exception ($4.8 million per year) to sign one of Theis or Kanter. Theis eventually signed for five million annually so a slight pay cut there probably would have been enough to retain him on the open market. Keeping Baynes also may have hurt the C’s chances of signing Kanter in free agency for short money, since Kanter may have questioned how much opportunity there would be in Boston for him if Baynes was still around. The C’s wouldn’t have known for sure what Kanter thought about that prospect by the time they had to make a decision on draft night about moving Baynes. With that in mind, here were some big picture options that the C’s were looking at as far as team construction went last summer. Option 1 (The current roster) Trade: Baynes Sign/Keep: Theis (Bird Rights), Kanter (Room-level exception), Poirier (cap room), Edwards (cap room) Analysis: The added salary flexibility that trading Baynes created allowed the C’s to not only sign Walker but use the remaining salary cap room to give Carsen Edwards and Vincent Poirier multi-year deals with a chunk of the leftover cash. If either of those guys breaks out this year, that will be a decision that pays dividends. The C’s also were able to create a team-friendly deal with Theis (with a team option for the second year) by overpaying him a bit thanks to his Bird Rights. Option 2 Trade: Yabusele, Ojeleye, second-round pick Sign/Keep: Baynes, one of Theis/Kanter (room-level exception), Edwards (min deal) Analysis: The Celtics center depth chart would look like Baynes/Theis/Williams in this instance in all ...
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:44:09 GMT -5
Great start by the Cs.
Defense excellent.
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Post by Cabutan on Nov 11, 2019 19:45:46 GMT -5
blocked game here. NBA TV showing it. Agh.
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:45:56 GMT -5
RWill is getting better every game.
Whether he starts or not, I think he's already proven that he deserves minutes.
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Post by Cabutan on Nov 11, 2019 19:46:56 GMT -5
We will beat them by 21.
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:47:58 GMT -5
Brown with another great bounce pass this one to Tatum ...
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:48:27 GMT -5
Tatum leads NBA in +/-, according to Mike Gorman.
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Post by Admin on Nov 11, 2019 19:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by fierce on Nov 11, 2019 19:49:04 GMT -5
Brown an improved passer this season.
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