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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 7:35:40 GMT -5
“Same player,” Brown said from the first half to the second. “Just had to get settled in. That’s it. As the game wears on, some of that energy, some of that intensity starts to wear off, so the game opens up a little bit. The game opened up for me in the second half. “I didn’t want to get down. I didn’t want to look into the past, think that this game was over. My team needed me to come out and respond. “First half was s—. Threw it away. [Just] come out, play basketball in the second half.” – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN Boston Celtics
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 7:36:07 GMT -5
Jay King: Jaylen Brown on him and Jayson Tatum: “We feel like not a lot of people can play basketball with us.” – via Twitter ByJayKing Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 7:36:29 GMT -5
Boston’s path to this moment has not been the idyllic storybook tale — at least not yet — but it has been awfully effective just the same. “The mental stress and strain we put on some teams with our defense has worked and carried us through the playoffs at times,” Udoka said. “You saw in the Brooklyn [Nets] series, guys started to wear down. Game 7, [Giannis] Antetokounmpo slowed down some. But having all those bodies to continue to throw at people wears down on them.” – via Brian Windhorst @ ESPN Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics
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Post by hedleylamarr on May 26, 2022 7:37:21 GMT -5
Jay King: Ime Udoka on Jayson Tatum: “Honored to coach a guy that puts in the work that he does.” – via Twitter ByJayKing Coaching, Ime Udoka, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2022 8:15:52 GMT -5
Boston’s path to this moment has not been the idyllic storybook tale — at least not yet — but it has been awfully effective just the same. “The mental stress and strain we put on some teams with our defense has worked and carried us through the playoffs at times,” Udoka said. “You saw in the Brooklyn [Nets] series, guys started to wear down. Game 7, [Giannis] Antetokounmpo slowed down some. But having all those bodies to continue to throw at people wears down on them.” – via Brian Windhorst @ ESPN Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics
When all's said and done, it seems we here at BostonHomeCourt were right about Brad needing to be replaced.
Some argued that it was the players, not the coach but results say otherwise unless you really think Brad's GM moves were solely responsible for the turnaround.
Some here even argued for Ainge to step down. I felt he stopped being Trader Dan once his core was in place and refused to fill holes at any cost preferring to still get the better end of any trade leaving a playoff team wanting/needing deadline help and getting only the leftovers at discount prices.
While being skeptical of the Brad promotion to GM, I must admit he excelled where Ainge failed, making trades at any cost to fill the gapping holes he saw on a team he was intimately familiar with as the preceding head coach.
Some will say Brad's action made it happen and others will want to credit both Udoka & Stevens for the turnaround but while I've been on the fence wanting to give both credit, there's no denying that Udoka has gotten into this young team's head and gotten more from them than Brad could ever dream of ... Brad could scheme and draw up great plays but he was soft on dealing with the mental makeup of his players and did lose them in the end.
Ime Udoka takes it for me but Brad does deserve tons of credit for having the cajones to make the trades he made. In fact he has proven to have moar balls as a GM than he ever exerted as HC.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 8:20:41 GMT -5
Boston’s path to this moment has not been the idyllic storybook tale — at least not yet — but it has been awfully effective just the same. “The mental stress and strain we put on some teams with our defense has worked and carried us through the playoffs at times,” Udoka said. “You saw in the Brooklyn [Nets] series, guys started to wear down. Game 7, [Giannis] Antetokounmpo slowed down some. But having all those bodies to continue to throw at people wears down on them.” – via Brian Windhorst @ ESPN Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics
When all's said and done, it seems we here at BostonHomeCourt were right about Brad needing to be replaced.
Some argued that it was the players, not the coach but results say otherwise unless you really think Brad's GM moves were solely responsible for the turnaround.
Some here even argued for Ainge to step down. I felt he stopped being Trader Dan once his core was in place and refused to fill holes at any cost preferring to still get the better end of any trade leaving a playoff team wanting/needing deadline help and getting only the leftovers at discount prices.
While being skeptical of the Brad promotion to GM, I must admit he excelled where Ainge failed, making trades at any cost to fill the gapping holes he saw on a team he was intimately familiar with as the preceding head coach.
Some will say Brad's action made it happen and others will want to credit both Udoka & Stevens for the turnaround but while I've been on the fence wanting to give both credit, there's no denying that Udoka has gotten into this young team's head and gotten more from them than Brad could ever dream of ... Brad could scheme and draw up great plays but he was soft on dealing with the mental makeup of his players and did lose them in the end.
Ime Udoka takes it for me but Brad does deserve tons of credit for having the cajones to make the trades he made. In fact he has proven to have moar balls as a GM than he ever exerted as HC.
Brilliant. 👏 Couldnt have been said better.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 8:24:00 GMT -5
Alot of interesting, inspiring writing here in the board lately. Could it have to do with the fact that we are close to the Finals? I think so 🤣
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2022 8:24:42 GMT -5
Every Celtic fan knows it's going to Jayson Tatum.
It probably will but it would be a pleasant surprise if somehow the powers that be found it in their hearts/brains to reward the deserving vet who is leaving it out there every game to lead "this group" and reach the ultimate goal that's eluded him over a great career in the NBA.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 8:47:54 GMT -5
Every Celtic fan knows it's going to Jayson Tatum.
It probably will but it would be a pleasant surprise if somehow the powers that be found it in their hearts/brains to reward the deserving vet who is leaving it out there every game to lead "this group" and reach the ultimate goal that's eluded him over a great career in the NBA.
popularity contest as usual. As far as I remember the last supporting cast player that won an MVP was Iguodola. Rightfully so by the way.
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 8:55:25 GMT -5
Every Celtic fan knows it's going to Jayson Tatum.
It probably will but it would be a pleasant surprise if somehow the powers that be found it in their hearts/brains to reward the deserving vet who is leaving it out there every game to lead "this group" and reach the ultimate goal that's eluded him over a great career in the NBA.
Totally agree! It's just unfortunate that Al does not have the stats to support his case for east mvp.
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 8:59:57 GMT -5
When you think about it, MVP means the most valuable player on the team.
There's just no way around it, it's JT.
How far would the Celts have gone if Jayson Tatum is not available for the playoffs this season?
Can we honestly say that the Celts would have beaten the Nets in the 1st round if Jayson Tatum didn't play a single game in the 1st round?
What Marcus Smart and Al Horford are "invaluable", not most valuable.
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Post by dfries13 on May 26, 2022 9:00:13 GMT -5
Alot of interesting, inspiring writing here in the board lately. Could it have to do with the fact that we are close to the Finals? I think so 🤣 Lots of bitching here about Brown Cabby was all i seen Who's leading the Celtics in turnovers? Tatum by far Either this website is screwed today or the country i'm in is/
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2022 9:14:06 GMT -5
When you think about it, MVP means the most valuable player on the team. There's just no way around it, it's JT. How far would the Celts have gone if Jayson Tatum is not available for the playoffs this season? Can we honestly say that the Celts would have beaten the Nets in the 1st round if Jayson Tatum didn't play a single game in the 1st round? What Marcus Smart and Al Horford are "invaluable", not most valuable.
Sorry but Tatum wouldn't be able to get those stats if Al weren't clearing his path, getting him the ball or acting as his safety valve on the perimeter for kick-outs. We wouldn't have gotten past the Bucks.
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Post by cole on May 26, 2022 9:16:46 GMT -5
“Same player,” Brown said from the first half to the second. “Just had to get settled in. That’s it. As the game wears on, some of that energy, some of that intensity starts to wear off, so the game opens up a little bit. The game opened up for me in the second half. “I didn’t want to get down. I didn’t want to look into the past, think that this game was over. My team needed me to come out and respond. “First half was s—. Threw it away. [Just] come out, play basketball in the second half.” – via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN Boston Celtics Credit Brown for being in shape to outlast the defense.
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Post by cole on May 26, 2022 9:21:29 GMT -5
Boston’s path to this moment has not been the idyllic storybook tale — at least not yet — but it has been awfully effective just the same. “The mental stress and strain we put on some teams with our defense has worked and carried us through the playoffs at times,” Udoka said. “You saw in the Brooklyn [Nets] series, guys started to wear down. Game 7, [Giannis] Antetokounmpo slowed down some. But having all those bodies to continue to throw at people wears down on them.” – via Brian Windhorst @ ESPN Ime Udoka, Boston Celtics
When all's said and done, it seems we here at BostonHomeCourt were right about Brad needing to be replaced.
Some argued that it was the players, not the coach but results say otherwise unless you really think Brad's GM moves were solely responsible for the turnaround.
Some here even argued for Ainge to step down. I felt he stopped being Trader Dan once his core was in place and refused to fill holes at any cost preferring to still get the better end of any trade leaving a playoff team wanting/needing deadline help and getting only the leftovers at discount prices.
While being skeptical of the Brad promotion to GM, I must admit he excelled where Ainge failed, making trades at any cost to fill the gapping holes he saw on a team he was intimately familiar with as the preceding head coach.
Some will say Brad's action made it happen and others will want to credit both Udoka & Stevens for the turnaround but while I've been on the fence wanting to give both credit, there's no denying that Udoka has gotten into this young team's head and gotten more from them than Brad could ever dream of ... Brad could scheme and draw up great plays but he was soft on dealing with the mental makeup of his players and did lose them in the end.
Ime Udoka takes it for me but Brad does deserve tons of credit for having the cajones to make the trades he made. In fact he has proven to have moar balls as a GM than he ever exerted as HC.
I think we've been held back by weak defensive links, Thomas, Kyrie and hurt Hayward, Walker. When we got rid of their ilk we became much tougher. More like the early Brad teams on that end.
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 9:21:58 GMT -5
When you think about it, MVP means the most valuable player on the team. There's just no way around it, it's JT. How far would the Celts have gone if Jayson Tatum is not available for the playoffs this season? Can we honestly say that the Celts would have beaten the Nets in the 1st round if Jayson Tatum didn't play a single game in the 1st round? What Marcus Smart and Al Horford are "invaluable", not most valuable.
Sorry but Tatum wouldn't be able to get those stats if Al weren't clearing his path, getting him the ball or acting as his safety valve on the perimeter for kick-outs. We wouldn't have gotten past the Bucks.
True. So what happens if the Celts replace Jayson Tatum with Jae Crowder? I mean would Crowder get the same stats as JT if Al were clearing Crowder's path, getting Crowder the ball, or acting as his safety valve on the perimeter for kick-outs? How far would the Celts go if the starting 5 is: C - RWill PF - Al SF - Jae Crowder SG - JB PG - Smart
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 9:24:03 GMT -5
There are posters who clearly dislike Jayson Tatum.
But they have no choice but to pretend to like JT because he plays for the Celts.
Here's my question, would any of you guys here trade Jayson Tatum for Brandon Ingram?
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Post by cole on May 26, 2022 9:26:06 GMT -5
There are posters who clearly dislike Jayson Tatum. But they have no choice but to pretend to like JT because he plays for the Celts. Here's my question, would any of you guys here trade Jayson Tatum for Brandon Ingram? It's not that they don't like Tatum as much as they seem to think there's some competition between him and Brown. So there's a weird yeah but what about thing going on.
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Post by kyceltic on May 26, 2022 9:26:13 GMT -5
Jay King: Jaylen Brown on him and Jayson Tatum: “We feel like not a lot of people can play basketball with us.” – via Twitter ByJayKing Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics I heard him say that, and started thinking, what other teams has 2 players as good as Tatum and Brown? I don't think any team does, that's why we're 1 game from the finals with a very good chance to win it all!
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Post by kyceltic on May 26, 2022 9:28:50 GMT -5
When you think about it, MVP means the most valuable player on the team. There's just no way around it, it's JT. How far would the Celts have gone if Jayson Tatum is not available for the playoffs this season? Can we honestly say that the Celts would have beaten the Nets in the 1st round if Jayson Tatum didn't play a single game in the 1st round? What Marcus Smart and Al Horford are "invaluable", not most valuable.
Sorry but Tatum wouldn't be able to get those stats if Al weren't clearing his path, getting him the ball or acting as his safety valve on the perimeter for kick-outs. We wouldn't have gotten past the Bucks.
There's a reason Tatum is double and at times triple teamed!!
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 9:34:57 GMT -5
There are posters who clearly dislike Jayson Tatum. But they have no choice but to pretend to like JT because he plays for the Celts. Here's my question, would any of you guys here trade Jayson Tatum for Brandon Ingram? 🤦🏽♂️
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Post by fierce on May 26, 2022 9:35:14 GMT -5
There are posters who clearly dislike Jayson Tatum. But they have no choice but to pretend to like JT because he plays for the Celts. Here's my question, would any of you guys here trade Jayson Tatum for Brandon Ingram? It's not that they don't like Tatum as much as they seem to think there's some competition between him and Brown. So there's a weird yeah but what about thing going on. When you can't say Jayson Tatum is a superstar, that's dislike. Every NBA fan today will acknowledge that Jayson Tatum is already a superstar.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 9:35:29 GMT -5
Here we go again. The inferiority complex starts to kick in
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 9:38:58 GMT -5
Alot of interesting, inspiring writing here in the board lately. Could it have to do with the fact that we are close to the Finals? I think so 🤣 Lots of bitching here about Brown Cabby was all i seen Who's leading the Celtics in turnovers? Tatum by far Either this website is screwed today or the country i'm in is/ I was one of them i think. At least yesterday I was. But yea tatum decision making under pressure is a turnover waiting to happen.
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Post by Cabutan on May 26, 2022 9:40:01 GMT -5
It's not that they don't like Tatum as much as they seem to think there's some competition between him and Brown. So there's a weird yeah but what about thing going on. When you can't say Jayson Tatum is a superstar, that's dislike. Every NBA fan today will acknowledge that Jayson Tatum is already a superstar. no is not. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Sounds like you want to impose thoughts and opinions on people. Stop it.
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