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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 0:53:37 GMT -5
Tatum just can't be the one taking last second shots if we want to win anything! We'd be better off with Pritchard trying to set something up!
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Post by jdm894g on Dec 20, 2023 1:13:00 GMT -5
AL should have stayed in the paint all night punishing the warriors. They let GS off the hook by launching 58 threes.
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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 1:17:19 GMT -5
Sometimes it's tough being a Celtic!
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Post by Admin on Dec 20, 2023 1:38:34 GMT -5
That late possession where we had 4-5 ORs and missed 4-5 bunnies at the rim after the initial three really hurt ... that's when I knew we were in trouble!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Dec 20, 2023 8:47:35 GMT -5
17-58 from 3 isn't going to win many games.
How about that Hauser, right??
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 9:26:44 GMT -5
A combination of things brought the Warriors back into this game. The first possession of the 4th was a forced move by tatum against a smaller Chris Paul. If i was him, I would have passed it, moved lower and get it back. This happened a few times. Second game possession of the fourth i think it was CPaul driving in against a bigger tatum. Got a two roght there.Tatum was being guarded by chris paul and steph curry in that 4th quarter. He got a few Fts and that was it.
Some missed calls by the refs. Hauser had 4 open looks in that fourth quarter. Mazzula should have acknowledged how cold hauser was. Queta was giving us the only presence down low and he sat him along with our second best shooter so far, Pritchard. The warriors got back in the game from that moment on.
Jru is a better fit for this team. Smart is the better player. I think smart wouldnt have let a few things slip on this one though.
What i am bothered by was that the warriors curry and paul pretty much did whatever they wanted against our star players and Jru. Guys that are way smaller driving in, not being contested. Shooting open threes.
Nothing will change. We got rid of some guys that were not the problem. One of them brought us porzingis but our problems are the same. We are slightly better this year but the emphasis has been to be better defenders. This game though, we didnt have that. Tatum keeps walking the ball down the court. Chris paul goes in, tatum watches queta contest him. Tatum was about two feet away from Paul. Things like that are annoying to me.
Anyways. Not expecting old habits changing by now.
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Post by elvissurfs on Dec 20, 2023 10:00:22 GMT -5
A combination of things brought the Warriors back into this game. The first possession of the 4th was a forced move by tatum against a smaller Chris Paul. If i was him, I would have passed it, moved lower and get it back. This happened a few times. Second game possession of the fourth i think it was CPaul driving in against a bigger tatum. Got a two roght there.Tatum was being guarded by chris paul and steph curry in that 4th quarter. He got a few Fts and that was it. Some missed calls by the refs. Hauser had 4 open looks in that fourth quarter. Mazzula should have acknowledged how cold hauser was. Queta was giving us the only presence down low and he sat him along with our second best shooter so far, Pritchard. The warriors got back in the game from that moment on. Jru is a better fit for this team. Smart is the better player. I think smart wouldnt have let a few things slip on this one though. What i am bothered by was that the warriors curry and paul pretty much did whatever they wanted against our star players and Jru. Guys that are way smaller driving in, not being contested. Shooting open threes. Nothing will change. We got rid of some guys that were not the problem. One of them brought us porzingis but our problems are the same. We are slightly better this year but the emphasis has been to be better defenders. This game though, we didnt have that. Tatum keeps walking the ball down the court. Chris paul goes in, tatum watches queta contest him. Tatum was about two feet away from Paul. Things like that are annoying to me. Anyways. Not expecting old habits changing by now. Things might change if Kerr was our coach...well, who knows, maybe we can beat the Warriors if Porzingus ever gets back on the coart for more than a day or two...
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 10:07:18 GMT -5
A combination of things brought the Warriors back into this game. The first possession of the 4th was a forced move by tatum against a smaller Chris Paul. If i was him, I would have passed it, moved lower and get it back. This happened a few times. Second game possession of the fourth i think it was CPaul driving in against a bigger tatum. Got a two roght there.Tatum was being guarded by chris paul and steph curry in that 4th quarter. He got a few Fts and that was it. Some missed calls by the refs. Hauser had 4 open looks in that fourth quarter. Mazzula should have acknowledged how cold hauser was. Queta was giving us the only presence down low and he sat him along with our second best shooter so far, Pritchard. The warriors got back in the game from that moment on. Jru is a better fit for this team. Smart is the better player. I think smart wouldnt have let a few things slip on this one though. What i am bothered by was that the warriors curry and paul pretty much did whatever they wanted against our star players and Jru. Guys that are way smaller driving in, not being contested. Shooting open threes. Nothing will change. We got rid of some guys that were not the problem. One of them brought us porzingis but our problems are the same. We are slightly better this year but the emphasis has been to be better defenders. This game though, we didnt have that. Tatum keeps walking the ball down the court. Chris paul goes in, tatum watches queta contest him. Tatum was about two feet away from Paul. Things like that are annoying to me. Anyways. Not expecting old habits changing by now. Things might change if Kerr was our coach...well, who knows, maybe we can beat the Warriors if Porzingus ever gets back on the coart for more than a day or two... dont know about that. We need someone that will make sure tatum works hard. Tatum doesnt want to work hard. He goes and plays with his natural talents/instincts. Thats it.
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Post by hedleylamarr on Dec 20, 2023 10:42:15 GMT -5
It took White 0.4 seconds to react to Chris Paul’s pass. His hand was three inches away from blocking the shot. We just don’t have the technology to measure how small the margins are with Curry. “He’s the greatest shooter of all time,” White said. “You give him a good look at the rim or even any look at the rim — we’ve seen it for a while now where nothing really surprises you. Like I said earlier, that split hesitation cost us that 3 right there. They’re a great team. When you play against great teams, it’s always going to come down to those little things, back-and-forth, it’s a lot of fun to play against. Hopefully we get back to it.” – via Jared Weiss @ The Athletic Chris Paul, Derrick White, Stephen Curry, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors
“I’m very confident in our team. 20-6. Other games we lost was close. Could’ve went either way,” said Tatum. “We want to win every game we play, but 20-6 is not bad and we can still get a lot better. So I think that’s a positive way of looking at it.” And the difference this year is the way they improve. Brown sees a team that understands itself and its situation better. “I think we just learn from our mistakes,” said Brown. “We’ve learned from things that we didn’t do so well in the past last year. We apply them just a little bit better this year from game to game.” – via Jared Weiss @ The Athletic Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 11:28:41 GMT -5
If Hauser hits a couple of shots we win! He was just off, because they were all wide open shots! If Pritchard's foot hadn't been on the line we win! He's really been playing good lately, and probably needs more minutes, I don't know whose, but somebody's! Queta was great last night , and probably better than any center we could trade for, or sign! Brown has been the best player on the team, for about 2 weeks now, should have went to him more in the last quarter! We need a win tonight!
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 11:44:56 GMT -5
There is a play on that 4th, tatum guarding curry, doing a good job, curry pushes him goes back to the three line gets the ball back nails the three. Tatum quit on the play when curry pushed him.
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 11:46:06 GMT -5
If Hauser hits a couple of shots we win! He was just off, because they were all wide open shots! If Pritchard's foot hadn't been on the line we win! He's really been playing good lately, and probably needs more minutes, I don't know whose, but somebody's! Queta was great last night , and probably better than any center we could trade for, or sign! Brown has been the best player on the team, for about 2 weeks now, should have went to him more in the last quarter! We need a win tonight! i would have not taken queta nor pritchard out of the game in that 4th. The little guys got a few rebounds and our guys were not willing to battle the boards. I would have taken hauser (which they did) and Jru
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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 11:59:01 GMT -5
If Hauser hits a couple of shots we win! He was just off, because they were all wide open shots! If Pritchard's foot hadn't been on the line we win! He's really been playing good lately, and probably needs more minutes, I don't know whose, but somebody's! Queta was great last night , and probably better than any center we could trade for, or sign! Brown has been the best player on the team, for about 2 weeks now, should have went to him more in the last quarter! We need a win tonight! i would have not taken queta nor pritchard out of the game in that 4th. The little guys got a few rebounds and our guys were not willing to battle the boards. I would have taken hauser (which they did) and Jru Agree on both! Queta was battling for those rebounds, and Pritchard was our best 3 point shooter last night!
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Post by DaCeltics on Dec 20, 2023 12:15:49 GMT -5
Does anynody remember when I was begging the Celtics to draft Trayce Jackson Davis?
How did that turn out last night?
We got some bald guy in the G league instead who can't even get real minutes in the NBA yet.
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Post by DaCeltics on Dec 20, 2023 12:17:09 GMT -5
I would rather have had Stewart instead of Al last night!
Al keeps turning into a pumpkin offensively when we need him most.
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Post by DaCeltics on Dec 20, 2023 12:18:06 GMT -5
Mazulla should be fired after last night.
Call a time out and end that game in regulation.
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Post by DaCeltics on Dec 20, 2023 12:18:43 GMT -5
Too many 3 attempts doomed us again.
You can't outshoot the Splash brothers! What are you smoking Mazzulla?!
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 12:27:44 GMT -5
Mazulla should be fired after last night. Call a time out and end that game in regulation. too bad the more and more i think about it, Udoka was the perfect coach for this team. He had the cojones to tell players straight up. He has the cojones to protect his team, his players. He had tatum right there, not complaining and changing bad habits. All that gone.. Mazulla hiring should cost Brad stevens job. That is in a real world situation
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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 12:35:24 GMT -5
Does anynody remember when I was begging the Celtics to draft Trayce Jackson Davis? How did that turn out last night? We got some bald guy in the G league instead who can't even get real minutes in the NBA yet. yeah, and the warriors got him with the 57th pick!
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 12:51:21 GMT -5
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 12:53:00 GMT -5
Its been about two weeks where i keep seeing JB voicing his opinions. Some guys on this team dont seem to get the message even if its clear. JB's ideas are pretty much part of the solutions to our problems. He keeps being ignored. Until when Brad. Until when?
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Post by kyceltic on Dec 20, 2023 14:10:01 GMT -5
Steph put us to sleep last night, time to wake up and get ready for the Kings!
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Post by Cabutan on Dec 20, 2023 14:49:46 GMT -5
Steph put us to sleep last night, time to wake up and get ready for the Kings! he always does.
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Post by DaCeltics on Dec 20, 2023 16:14:16 GMT -5
That is the Brad Stevens DNA
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Post by rkarp1 on Dec 20, 2023 17:37:46 GMT -5
geez. 20-6 and they ran into a Warrior team that was hot. C's should have/could have into OT. C's win that game 8 times out of 10. there will be nights like last, but really, they are few and far between Hauser and PP have earned our confidence, even on off nights like last. no bitching from me there. Q is coming on. Mazz needs to find some more minutes from him and keep Kornet sharp when he returns.
the least of my concerns with this team is Jru. I take him 100 times out of 100 over Marcus Smart.
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