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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:05:46 GMT -5
Late start for me as the 1st Qtr coming to a close as I post this Game Thread. C's were trailing by 6-8pts but closed the gap.
Q1:
Celtics lineup change (Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum)
Knicks lineup change (Donte DiVincenzo, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Isaiah Hartenstein)
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:10:43 GMT -5
Q2: 32-29 NYK
Celtics lineup change (Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Al Horford)
Knicks lineup change (Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Bojan Bogdanovic, Miles McBride)
Al a THREE!
Payton a layup
JT 1-2 FTs
Jrue a T/A F/A J
KP a T/A J
JT a running DUNK from Al off his steal !
TIME OUT KNICKS ... 44-41 NYKs
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:15:49 GMT -5
Celtics lineup change (Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum, Sam Hauser)
Knicks lineup change (Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Jalen Brunson, Bojan Bogdanovic)
JT makes 2-2 FTs
Knicks lineup change (OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Jalen Brunson, Bojan Bogdanovic)
JT TOV (bad pass)
Knicks lineup change (OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Hartenstein)
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 11, 2024 19:17:32 GMT -5
Hey kids!...Go Celtics!...
Just left a couple of comments on the last game thread about Holliday...and Mazz...
KY and DaCeltics were theorizing that Brown will be traded if we don't win the title this year, something I have talked about...but then it was said that Mazz would be fired...I had to laugh, but I think Mazz is here for a while...
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:19:30 GMT -5
JB a BLOCK! White a driving layup TIME OUT CELTICS ... 52-45 NYKs ... 5:21 to the HALF
69-48 NYKs at the Half ...
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Post by petey62 on Apr 11, 2024 19:20:04 GMT -5
We are not playing like a championship team.
We cannot rebound. We will not win a championship if we rebound like this.
And we definitely won't win getting NOTHING from White and Holiday.
Don't understand why these guys take so long to get engaged offensively.
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:23:36 GMT -5
Hey kids!...Go Celtics!... Just left a couple of comments on the last game thread about Holliday...and Mazz... KY and DaCeltics were theorizing that Brown will be traded if we don't win the title this year, something I have talked about...but then it was said that Mazz would be fired...I had to laugh, but I think Mazz is here for a while...
I think the same of Brown ... Everyone is safe until summer of 26' then Holiday could be moved or even Porzingis if he becomes too injury prone.
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 19:26:14 GMT -5
I think guys have been told to prioritize staying healthy over winning these finals handful of games. I'm not looking for Championship play in these inconsequential games. Just stay loose, in condition and don't get hurt!
Besides, don't we want the Knicks to displace the Bucks from the #2 Seed? I do!
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 11, 2024 19:27:48 GMT -5
Getting smoked with our best players on the court...wth?...
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Post by cole on Apr 11, 2024 19:51:53 GMT -5
Maybe we want ny to move up? Trying not to be injured?
Do we believe giannis is injured?
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Post by petey62 on Apr 11, 2024 19:55:33 GMT -5
I think guys have been told to prioritize staying healthy over winning these finals handful of games. I'm not looking for Championship play in these inconsequential games. Just stay loose, in condition and don't get hurt!
Besides, don't we want the Knicks to displace the Bucks from the #2 Seed? I do!
You can do all these things and play with effort. You can prioritize health over winning and still grab a defensive rebound. Missing 9 straight 3-pointers isn't about playing to stay healthy. Why are our best players on the court playing if they're gonna go half-ass? Staying healthy has nothing to do with Tatum and Brown shooting 2 for 10 from 3-point range. I just don't see that we'll just flip a switch and rebound defensively and start hitting our 3-pointers just because the playoffs start. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 20:40:41 GMT -5
I'm celebrating what the bench has done, an area that has garnered most of the criticism on this forum, cutting the 31pt deficit by 15 or more since taking over. Hauser & Pritchard have been great Svi chipping in w/ 2-3 threes. It's 116-107 as I type! Bench cut 22pts off that 31.
Some positive vibes here beyond the starter indifference ...
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2024 20:45:31 GMT -5
Cole ... Will OKC take it to the Bucks tomorrow or are they officially done like the C's?
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 11, 2024 21:11:29 GMT -5
I think guys have been told to prioritize staying healthy over winning these finals handful of games. I'm not looking for Championship play in these inconsequential games. Just stay loose, in condition and don't get hurt!
Besides, don't we want the Knicks to displace the Bucks from the #2 Seed? I do!
I don't. |
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 11, 2024 21:15:14 GMT -5
Tatum and Brown were a combined -59!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 11, 2024 21:19:14 GMT -5
We can't be trying, because the way we've been playing, we couldn't beat yhe Wizards or the Pistons!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 11, 2024 21:19:52 GMT -5
Where's Dee?
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 11, 2024 22:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 12, 2024 5:51:11 GMT -5
My ideal scenario would be PHI getting the 6 seed.
Then MIA would play IND, and ATL would play CHI.
MIA would beat IND, giving them the 7 seed, and they play MIL.
We would then probably play IND.............then CLE or ORL.
See what I did there? We won't get MIL or MIA or PHI until the ECF!!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 12, 2024 6:56:53 GMT -5
White still remains under contract for one more at a team-friendly number ($19.6 million) but the two sides already had extension negotiations last summer and are likely to do so again this offseason. The fair question is now whether there is enough money left for White a long-term deal after the new Holiday pact. Naturally, there’s less urgency for Boston to get a deal done with Derrick White right away given his contract situation versus Holiday (who could have become a free agent this summer). However, it’s clear that White’s market value should only be going up after a breakout year in Boston as he enters his prime. If White is holding out for max earnings, it’s fair to wonder whether even the max extension Boston can offer him is enough to lock him in. – via Booth Newspapers
Free Agency, Derrick White, Boston Celtics
Ultimately, the looming question here are going to be settled by Derrick White’s priorities. A team-friendly extension would certainly get done this offseason if he’s open to it but would he be willing to take it if there’s a possibility he could be dealt down the road during a luxury tax crunch looming ahead of the 2025-26 season. Only Boston’s ownership knows what type of payroll they will be able to handle at that point just as super max deals kick in for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. – via Booth Newspapers
Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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Post by elvissurfs on Apr 12, 2024 9:53:31 GMT -5
White still remains under contract for one more at a team-friendly number ($19.6 million) but the two sides already had extension negotiations last summer and are likely to do so again this offseason. The fair question is now whether there is enough money left for White a long-term deal after the new Holiday pact. Naturally, there’s less urgency for Boston to get a deal done with Derrick White right away given his contract situation versus Holiday (who could have become a free agent this summer). However, it’s clear that White’s market value should only be going up after a breakout year in Boston as he enters his prime. If White is holding out for max earnings, it’s fair to wonder whether even the max extension Boston can offer him is enough to lock him in. – via Booth Newspapers Free Agency, Derrick White, Boston Celtics Ultimately, the looming question here are going to be settled by Derrick White’s priorities. A team-friendly extension would certainly get done this offseason if he’s open to it but would he be willing to take it if there’s a possibility he could be dealt down the road during a luxury tax crunch looming ahead of the 2025-26 season. Only Boston’s ownership knows what type of payroll they will be able to handle at that point just as super max deals kick in for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. – via Booth Newspapers Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics Which is why Brown will be gone first, sorry to say...White just brings more variety to the mix...but I would also say that Holliday might be dealt first...don't see how we keep them all... |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 12, 2024 10:29:06 GMT -5
I just read that we can offer White 4/122
He can get more (probabaly) on the open market, but he's very happy here, and that is a lot of money.
He'll go up from 19-30 (11) while he phase out Al (9.5). I think we have Bird Rights on Tillman, and Springer is extension eligible this summer also.
It will cost, but I think Wyc is committed to spending and winning........
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 12, 2024 13:34:26 GMT -5
So little is settled with just 2 games to go. We could be playing the Magic, the Pacers, the Sixers, the Heat, the Hawks, the Bulls, or maybe even Cleveland in the 1st round! So much for controlling your own destiny!!
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 12, 2024 13:35:19 GMT -5
So little is settled with just 2 games to go. We could be playing the Magic, the Pacers, the Sixers, the Heat, the Hawks, the Bulls, or maybe even Cleveland in the 1st round! So much for controlling your own destiny!! And if you think that's bad look at the Western conference! |
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Post by kdp59 on Apr 12, 2024 18:11:18 GMT -5
I just read that we can offer White 4/122 He can get more (probabaly) on the open market, but he's very happy here, and that is a lot of money. He'll go up from 19-30 (11) while he phase out Al (9.5). I think we have Bird Rights on Tillman, and Springer is extension eligible this summer also. It will cost, but I think Wyc is committed to spending and winning........ Springer is over paid next year at $4M, to my thinking. he would have step up next season BIG time to get any type of extension. yes the better play for White now is to become FA, not to leave but just because he can get a bigger deal than instead of that $122M extension. |
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