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Post by dfries13 on Feb 27, 2023 23:45:14 GMT -5
only one is a superstar ?
According to Mr Ruffles best buddy!
So Ruffles told the ref to stick it where .... in order to get kicked out with 3 minutes to go?
IDK but here is the deal. Tatum has the Kobe mo jo down pat like he wants
Exception He doesn;t read a lot of booksWe'll soon see if he is as suscessful..
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Post by dfries13 on Feb 27, 2023 23:47:43 GMT -5
He's gotten few FTs the last few games since the All-Star game. Rumor has it the refs have heard enough from him since the ASG. But usually it's Grant & Marcus doing all the bitching. Could be that refs will target JT as payback as you alluded to. Tatum whines half the game every game also...
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Post by hedleylamarr on Feb 27, 2023 23:48:45 GMT -5
Tatum has to tone it down. Period.
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Post by Cabutan on Feb 27, 2023 23:53:55 GMT -5
Mazz should have rested Tatum for this game.
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Post by dfries13 on Feb 27, 2023 23:58:16 GMT -5
Mazz should have rested Tatum for this game. Mazz doesn't have the authority to do that...
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:01:00 GMT -5
Sure he does ... he's permanent HC now
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:02:59 GMT -5
But Cabbys right ... w/o Brown, once we showed no inclination to catch/pass the Knicks, Mazz should have kept JT out for the 2nd half. Let the others get some PT!
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Post by dfries13 on Feb 28, 2023 0:08:20 GMT -5
Sure he does ... he's permanent HC now nope. ist Brad has to agree next Tatum. ist time i ever seen the wool pulled over your eyes in almost a decade
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:13:00 GMT -5
Tatum rules his own PT that's for sure but Mazz needs to take control.
Brad I'm not so sure he dictates as much as consults.
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:36:47 GMT -5
Even the great ones have bad shooting nights.
It's just one of those games.
You don't become a superstar overnight and you don't become not a superstar after one bad game.
Tatum's FTAs have gone up this season.
He's averaging 8.5 FTs per game.
That means he's getting the superstar calls.
Also, Tatum is on the verge of becoming the first ever Celtic in team history to average 30 ppg in the regular season.
Russell, Havlicek, Bird, and Pierce never averaged 30 ppg in the regular season.
So no need to overreact.
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Post by dfries13 on Feb 28, 2023 0:37:31 GMT -5
Tatum rules his own PT that's for sure but Mazz needs to take control. Brad I'm not so sure he dictates as much as consults. yeah i knew you knew. I'll just add this... Stevens got a coach that would listen and follow his consolations Let me add this you all missed . The ist timeout ist quarter MAZZ was drillling just Horford about something.. Horford was pretending he was listening. 34 year old coach with hardly and NBA experience telling a 36 year old 15 year player almost hall of fame player what to do.. It was laughable. But i forgot to laugh,
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Post by dfries13 on Feb 28, 2023 0:38:53 GMT -5
Even the great ones have bad shooting nights. It's just one of those games. You don't become a superstar overnight and you don't become not a superstar after one bad game. Tatum's FTAs have gone up this season. He's averaging 8.5 FTs per game. That means he's getting the superstar calls. Also, Tatum is on the verge of becoming the first ever Celtic in team history to average 30 ppg in the regular season. Russell, Havlicek, Bird, and Pierce never averaged 30 ppg in the regular season. So no need to overreact. Didn't get mugged tonight? Bummer .. Tomorrow hopefullly
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:41:07 GMT -5
Even the great ones have bad shooting nights. It's just one of those games. You don't become a superstar overnight and you don't become not a superstar after one bad game. Tatum's FTAs have gone up this season. He's averaging 8.5 FTs per game. That means he's getting the superstar calls. Also, Tatum is on the verge of becoming the first ever Celtic in team history to average 30 ppg in the regular season. Russell, Havlicek, Bird, and Pierce never averaged 30 ppg in the regular season. So no need to overreact.
Point being, since the ASG he's not getting Superstar treatment. Look at his Fts these last 3 road games,
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:41:27 GMT -5
Haven't you guys learned your lesson yet?
Every time you doubt Tatum and this current group of Celtics, they always end up proving you wrong.
This is just one regular season game.
It's not like the Celts are going 82-0 or 80-2 in one season.
The Knicks were just hot shooting the ball in this game.
Let's see if they can beat the Cs again, at the Garden, next week.
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:43:29 GMT -5
Another 40 piece for JT without Brown? huh? Have you made one correct prediction ever here? One would think you would have learned by now... Maybe your eyesight is failing. At the end of my sentence, it's a question mark, not a period. So it's not a prediction. I asked if it's another 40 piece for JT because JB is out.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:44:28 GMT -5
Tatum rules his own PT that's for sure but Mazz needs to take control. Brad I'm not so sure he dictates as much as consults. yeah i knew you knew. I'll just add this... Stevens got a coach that would listen and follow his consolationsLet me add this you all missed . The ist timeout ist quarter MAZZ was drillling just Horford about something.. Horford was pretending he was listening. 34 year old coach with hardly and NBA experience telling a 36 year old 15 year player almost hall of fame player what to do.. It was laughable. But i forgot to laugh,
Mazz was the only holdover from Brad's assistants when he was HC. Udoka brought in the rest - all his guys except maybe the guy we lost to Ainge.
I did miss Mazz lecturing Al ... I'll look for it when I watch a replay ... I always watch the game a 2nd time to catch what I missed while posting during live action.
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:44:43 GMT -5
Even the great ones have bad shooting nights. It's just one of those games. You don't become a superstar overnight and you don't become not a superstar after one bad game. Tatum's FTAs have gone up this season. He's averaging 8.5 FTs per game. That means he's getting the superstar calls. Also, Tatum is on the verge of becoming the first ever Celtic in team history to average 30 ppg in the regular season. Russell, Havlicek, Bird, and Pierce never averaged 30 ppg in the regular season. So no need to overreact.
Point being, since the ASG he's not getting Superstar treatment. Look at his Fts these last 3 road games,
He went to the FT line 11 times against Indy. That's the first game after the ASG.
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:47:23 GMT -5
It's only fair to give Joe 2 seasons to really find out how good a coach he is.
Some of you guys are just overeacting.
Just look at the shooting %.
Hard to win when you shoot 21% from the 3pt line.
And JB was out.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:50:23 GMT -5
2 FTs vs Sixers and just 1 tonight and that was a TFT ... so he didn't go to the rim at all tonight?
And when he did, he wasn't fouled the entire game?
You said Superstars get special treatment and he got none the last two games. Refs aren't giving him Star treatment.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2023 0:54:24 GMT -5
So Mazz refuses to make adjustments in a game when the team is shooting 3's at a 20% clip holding onto their MO waiting for regression to the mean even if it isn't coming until their next game?
He's got to adjust better than this!
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 0:55:43 GMT -5
2 FTs vs Sixers and just 1 tonight and that was a TFT ... so he didn't go to the rim at all tonight? And when he did, he wasn't fouled the entire game? You said Superstars get special treatment and he got none the last two games. Refs aren't giving him Star treatment. Different games, different refs. What's important is the average. He's getting to the FT line 8.5 times per game this season. We can't base it on a game by game basis, we have to look at it overall. You don't lose superstar status in 2 games and you don't become a superstar in 2 games. If the refs didn't give him superstar treatment then his FTA per game would be nowhere near 8.5.
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Post by fierce on Feb 28, 2023 1:00:45 GMT -5
So Mazz refuses to make adjustments in a game when the team is shooting 3's at a 20% clip holding onto their MO waiting for regression to the mean even if it isn't coming until their next game? He's got to adjust better than this! This is one of the few games that no regression happened. Just last game we witnessed the Celts come to life after Horford made multiple 3s to cut the Philly lead to single digits. The mere fact that the Celts have a 71% winning % means the Celts are doing well in the regular season. If Cs reach 57 or 58 wins then that's a great regular season. I think Joe is doing a good job in the regular season It remains to be seen how he coaches in the playoffs.
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Post by rkarp1 on Feb 28, 2023 7:50:47 GMT -5
not a knee jerk reaction, nor a critical post about a player. but I thought that was 2 bad games in a row from Tatum. yes he made some plays here and there, and yes, the ref's did him no favors. that said, he has played poorly in 2 games in a row. think rest is needed down the stretch. Mazz needs to get the team ready for the playoff slog. especially Tatum. give him 3 games off the rest of the way. play his minutes down 4-6 remaining games.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Feb 28, 2023 7:56:29 GMT -5
Repeating the same mistake (playing the starters too many minutes) will repeat the same result. This is why we signed Gallo, and this is why we need Barton. Hauser is not the answer for a backup wing. He's like a good 10th or 11th man. Not reliable...........sorry!
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Post by jdm894g on Feb 28, 2023 9:53:45 GMT -5
Mazz should have rested Tatum for this game. Why?
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