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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 18:39:32 GMT -5
Agree the starters were lackluster in the 4th Disagree he shouldn't play them a ton of minutes. They've been off for 10 days. And no lead is safe. We can't say we need to bury weak teams, then bury them and say we played our starters too much. I feel others will get a shot in Game 2, but this was a MUST bury game, to set the stage. They should ramp up to a "ton of minutes", maybe in round 2 against a tougher CLE team. They were off for 10 days, yet they showed no energy in the 4th quarter when you'd expect to see that from them after 10 days off. I honestly believe, the way Horford, PP and Hauser played, the Celtics would have BLOWN away the HEAT had they played more minutes in the 4th. Again, why play guys tons of minutes if they ARE NOT REALLY GONNA GIVE EFFORT? We won by 20 after giving up 35 4th-quarter points TO MIAMI! Burying them wasn't how I saw that TOTAL game go (the full 48). Tatum played 41 minutes, struggled from 3-point range, committed FOUR stupid fouls, had some careless consecutive possession turnovers and ended with a "plus-3" +/-. Might have been the most unimpressive triple double I've ever seen. you always. 👏🏼 Well said. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2024 18:40:25 GMT -5
Next game Wed same time same place ... Well, hopefully a lot later...
It will be the standard east coast time around 7PM ... here's the entire Round I schedule:
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2024 18:49:41 GMT -5
Bucks vs Pacers: All Bucks (sans Giannis) so far - Lillard vs Siakam (Portis a big assist)
40-23 Bucks in Q2 (4 mins in)
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Post by puddin on Apr 21, 2024 18:51:23 GMT -5
The time to play the starters a ton of minutes IS NOT in GAME ONE of the first round against a depleted MIA HEAT team after building a 34-point lead ESPECIALLY when those starters DO NOT play with any level of energy or urgency. We can't have an 8-player rotation this early in the playoffs. And that rotation is determined by how the games play out which, today, should have meant big minutes for our bench players. More than the starters, we're GONNA NEED our bench players like Brisset and Tillman. Had the starters continued playing with that fire and upped the lead to FORTY or FITTY, then that makes sense. But to keep in the starters only to see them play lackluster doesn't seem like a good move. Agree the starters were lackluster in the 4th Disagree he shouldn't play them a ton of minutes. They've been off for 10 days. And no lead is safe. We can't say we need to bury weak teams, then bury them and say we played our starters too much. I feel others will get a shot in Game 2, but this was a MUST bury game, to set the stage. No lead is "safe" 
Hmmmmmmm.... color me skeptical!
According to my own personal Webster Dictionary for Dummies....
..... I looked up the definition of "safe".
It sez, safe/ saf/ adjective
a 30+ point 4Q lead on an undermanned Miami Heat team.
safe/saf/ noun
a secure locked box where you keep your old Penthouse mags and DVD's.
Hmmmmmmm.... !!!!
Pud
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Post by petey62 on Apr 21, 2024 19:04:15 GMT -5
Pud, now THAT is well said.
Call me dumb. I just don't know what "safe" is then.
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:07:05 GMT -5
Lillard killing Indy. 27 first half points and the second is still not over
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:08:44 GMT -5
Lillard is a built for the playoffs.
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:09:03 GMT -5
35 first half points
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:23:11 GMT -5
Agree the starters were lackluster in the 4th Disagree he shouldn't play them a ton of minutes. They've been off for 10 days. And no lead is safe. We can't say we need to bury weak teams, then bury them and say we played our starters too much. I feel others will get a shot in Game 2, but this was a MUST bury game, to set the stage. They should ramp up to a "ton of minutes", maybe in round 2 against a tougher CLE team. They were off for 10 days, yet they showed no energy in the 4th quarter when you'd expect to see that from them after 10 days off. I honestly believe, the way Horford, PP and Hauser played, the Celtics would have BLOWN away the HEAT had they played more minutes in the 4th. Again, why play guys tons of minutes if they ARE NOT REALLY GONNA GIVE EFFORT? We won by 20 after giving up 35 4th-quarter points TO MIAMI! Burying them wasn't how I saw that TOTAL game go (the full 48). Tatum played 41 minutes, struggled from 3-point range, committed FOUR stupid fouls, had some careless consecutive possession turnovers and ended with a "plus-3" +/-. Might have been the most unimpressive triple double I've ever seen. On the other hand, we could have played those guys in the 4th Q, and they, who had not played at all, could have blown the lead, causing Joe to have to put the starters back in. Then, with all due respect, you would have been the first one saying we should have blown the team out. This game is now over, nothing we can do, not that there is anyway. Perhaps in the next blow out, some other guys can get in. We needed to make a statement today, and we did. I'm very happy to be up 1-0 |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:26:30 GMT -5
Agree the starters were lackluster in the 4th Disagree he shouldn't play them a ton of minutes. They've been off for 10 days. And no lead is safe. We can't say we need to bury weak teams, then bury them and say we played our starters too much. I feel others will get a shot in Game 2, but this was a MUST bury game, to set the stage. No lead is "safe"
Hmmmmmmm.... color me skeptical!
According to my own personal Webster Dictionary for Dummies....
..... I looked up the definition of "safe".
It sez, safe/ saf/ adjective
a 30+ point 4Q lead on an undermanned Miami Heat team.
safe/saf/ noun
a secure locked box where you keep your old Penthouse mags and DVD's.
Hmmmmmmm.... !!!!
Pud
Yeah, ha ha.............if the bench played and the lead got under 10, you all would be furious. |
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:28:11 GMT -5
No lead is "safe"
Hmmmmmmm.... color me skeptical!
According to my own personal Webster Dictionary for Dummies....
..... I looked up the definition of "safe".
It sez, safe/ saf/ adjective
a 30+ point 4Q lead on an undermanned Miami Heat team.
safe/saf/ noun
a secure locked box where you keep your old Penthouse mags and DVD's.
Hmmmmmmm.... !!!!
Pud
Yeah, ha ha.............if the bench played and the lead got under 10, you all would be furious. 🤦🏽♂️ who in their right minds let the lead drop under 10 and not do anything? Oh yea maybe Joe. |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:29:57 GMT -5
Hedley, we lost the lead with the starters. I am sure a little bit of PP energy or even Brissete would have closed the deal right away. Not taking anything away from the starters. They did their job. They seemed uninterested at that point. Insert the bench, trust the bench and finish strong. Its a win for both. Starters and bench. And both go confident to game two. Its pretty basic coaching except for our stubborn dumb coach. When did we lose the lead? We won by 20. PP played 24 mins. Are you saying, without any possible way to prove it, that we would have done better had he played 30? It's NOT a basic coaching concept. The idea is to win Game 1, set a tone, win by 20, let them know who they're dealing with, not give them a HINT that they can come back, and move on to Game 2 |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:30:22 GMT -5
Yeah, ha ha.............if the bench played and the lead got under 10, you all would be furious. 🤦🏽♂️ who in their right minds let the lead drop under 10 and not do anything? Oh yea maybe Joe. Thank you for making my point!! |
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:41:33 GMT -5
Hedley, we lost the lead with the starters. I am sure a little bit of PP energy or even Brissete would have closed the deal right away. Not taking anything away from the starters. They did their job. They seemed uninterested at that point. Insert the bench, trust the bench and finish strong. Its a win for both. Starters and bench. And both go confident to game two. Its pretty basic coaching except for our stubborn dumb coach. When did we lose the lead? We won by 20. PP played 24 mins. Are you saying, without any possible way to prove it, that we would have done better had he played 30? It's NOT a basic coaching concept. The idea is to win Game 1, set a tone, win by 20, let them know who they're dealing with, not give them a HINT that they can come back, and move on to Game 2 the game was won. We let them crawl back to 15. Coach reinserted White we got it back to 20. We could have achieved the same with the bench but just by keeping the lead. Starters did not need to be there especially if they were just slacking like they were. |
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 21, 2024 19:42:32 GMT -5
🤦🏽♂️ who in their right minds let the lead drop under 10 and not do anything? Oh yea maybe Joe. Thank you for making my point!! not really. Thats not what happened. That just an assumption of yours. |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:45:22 GMT -5
When did we lose the lead? We won by 20. PP played 24 mins. Are you saying, without any possible way to prove it, that we would have done better had he played 30? It's NOT a basic coaching concept. The idea is to win Game 1, set a tone, win by 20, let them know who they're dealing with, not give them a HINT that they can come back, and move on to Game 2 the game was won. We let them crawl back to 15. Coach reinserted White we got it back to 20. We could have achieved the same with the bench but just by keeping the lead. Starters did not need to be there especially if they were just slacking like they were. You have no way to prove that. You just wrote he put White back in and we got the lead back to 20. That's talking out of both sides of the mouth. Look, I'm happy we won, and we set a tone. If we continue to win by 20+, and he doesn't play the bench, I'll say something. But this team ended our season last year, and we needed to tell them this year is different. I agree with the coaching, and obviously you don't. Let's just leave it at that. |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:45:52 GMT -5
Thank you for making my point!! not really. Thats not what happened. That just an assumption of yours. As it is for you...................... |
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Post by hedleylamarr on Apr 21, 2024 19:47:29 GMT -5
Also wondering what qualifies as a "strong" triple double.
Double figures in points, rebounds, assists, team wins by 20. Most people would be happy with that......I give up!!
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Post by Cabutan on Apr 22, 2024 0:10:02 GMT -5
🥱😫 oh boy. This board can be quite funny
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Post by puddin on Apr 22, 2024 7:54:27 GMT -5
#1 OKC was VERY fortunate to get by the undermanned #8 Pels last night.
Not a lot of PO experience (none actually) for this group and SGA saved their bacon when it really, really mattered in Game 1.
Pud
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 22, 2024 9:22:16 GMT -5
How bout them Red Sox?? I can see it now, the Celtics beat the Nuggets in 6 games to win number 18, and the board complains about Tatum's triple double not being very strong, and Mazz playing the starters much too long! I'll take another 20 point win over the Heat Wednesday. If it's not good enough for you boys, maybe we'll win the 3rd game by 50!
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Post by cole on Apr 22, 2024 11:02:37 GMT -5
#1 OKC was VERY fortunate to get by the undermanned #8 Pels last night.
Not a lot of PO experience (none actually) for this group and SGA saved their bacon when it really, really mattered in Game 1.
Pud
They were nervous. Look for a bigger win Wednesday |
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2024 11:47:38 GMT -5
For Dee wherever you are ... hope you are well!
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2024 12:06:45 GMT -5
CHALLENGE FAILS JB makes 2-2 FTs 1 Minute to go ... JT goes down HARD (nearly a whiplash) and JB goes after Martin for the dirty play! (offsetting techs doled out) Typical HEAT play looking innocent but intended to dish out pain!
Per masslive.com
After the play, Jaylen Brown took exception as he immediately started jawing at Martin. There were some words exchanged from there as tensions rose, though cooler heads prevailed. The two were separated from there. But considering it’s only Game 1, there will be plenty more coming in the series from both sides.
This is my only worry playing the Heat in Round I - they look to play physical and muck up the game and that (the above play) is exactly how players (think Rondo) get injured. DON'T LET THE HEAT GET AWAY WITH IT - EYE FOR AN EYE IF NBA DOESN'T RESPOND!
Thoughts on the Caleb Martin undercutting of Tatum in the final minute of Game I by Scal:
The foul came inside a minute left in regulation with the Celtics up big, so that part is true. But the Heat attempted a furious rally in the fourth quarter, at least forcing the C’s to execute down the stretch of what was a 34-point Celtics lead at one point.
... the Celtics are moving on from the play. Tatum shrugged it off postgame, saying it was a physical foul from a physical team in the playoffs. So, those happen, he said. C’s coach Joe Mazzulla predictably enjoyed the tension from the playoff opener for both squads. But Scalabrine wasn’t a fan of the play at all, saying Martin should face some repercussions for the play.
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Post by kyceltic on Apr 22, 2024 12:07:21 GMT -5
For Dee wherever you are ... hope you are well! I'm starting to worry about Dee. |
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