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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 22, 2024 21:58:02 GMT -5
Good third quarter so far. Weirdly, the Js are 2 for 9 from three. White having a rough game - yet Celts up by 15.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 22, 2024 21:22:45 GMT -5
Short lived slump - explosive version of the Celtics have arrived.
Jaylen and Jayson with missed FTs.
Now let's see how the Celts play the 3rd.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 22, 2024 20:56:37 GMT -5
First real shooting slump of the season? - 0 for 7 threes. Just a dreadful start to this game. Stuck with it and got it back close at the end of the quarter. What's best- Tatum hasn't put up a 3 yet and has 11. Spoke too soon - missed his first 3. 13 point first quarter. Not too shabby.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 22, 2024 8:57:22 GMT -5
I'll make my first prediction when the roster is more settled, just before spring training begins. Too soon for me to even guess.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 21, 2024 21:33:42 GMT -5
Things are OK, but the Js are banged up? Tired? Clearly in a mini slump. Our deep team keeps us mostly winning. The main baffling thing to me continues to be the way the team comes out for the third quarter and loses momentum.
Lots of the season to go, lots to work on - and it really is all about the playoffs of course. Hoping they can fix those few things before then.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 21, 2024 20:35:40 GMT -5
The 3rd quarter blues are weird and annoying
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 21, 2024 10:55:19 GMT -5
Just a few thoughts on all of this - and it is a given that the buckets i am using are arguable and perhaps not complete. But it works for the point I am trying to make.
2004 - established stars Varitek, Ramirez, Damon, Ortiz, key pieces Millar and Mueller (even Bellhorn), star pitchers Schilling, Pedro, Foulke, key pieces Lowe, Wake, Arroyo, Timlin
2007 - stars Varitek, Youk, Pedroia, Lowell, Manny, Ortiz, key player Drew, star pitchers Beckett, Schilling, Papelbon, key pieces Dice K, Okajima
2013- stars Napoli, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Victorino, Ortiz, key pieces Salty, Drew, Gomes, Nava, star pitchers Lester, Lackey,Koji, key pieces Buccholz, Dempster, Doubront, Tazawa, Breslow
2018 - stars Xander, Mookie, Benny, JBJ, JDM, key pieces Moreland, Nunez, Holt, Vazquez, star pitchers Porcello, Price, E Rod, Sale, Eovaldi, Kimbrel, key pieces Kelly, Barnes
looking at the current 2024 roster - stars Raffy, Storey, key pieces Wong, Casas, Duran, Yoshida, Refsnyder, star pitchers Jansen, Martin, key pieces Giolito, Bello, Pivetta, Crawford, Houck, Whitlock
What the 2024 team is currently lacking in comparison to the four WS teams with the bats and the mound - established stars, and lots of the key pieces are young and/or untested.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 20, 2024 14:26:15 GMT -5
The stat that tells much is that Murray/Jokic took 45 shots and had 69 points.
Tatum and Brown took 45 shots and had 35 points.
Think about that.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 22:26:31 GMT -5
biggest problem I've seen this year, need to do a better job at the end of game, end of half, and end of quarter shot selection. It ends with a contested 3 most of the time. They need to execute better in those situations. Agreed. They build leads and lose them in the last few minutes. But...how to solve the annoying third quarter slump issue? The energy and sharpness they come out with is just not there.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 22:25:25 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 22:03:53 GMT -5
Listening to the after game - wondering why Brown and Tatum took 17 3s when they could drive and score - why Tatum went 1 on 3 and lost the ball - why he took a terrible fall away on the last shot instead of drive.
Just bad decision making tonight.
And - wow - Tatum and Brown only 5 FTs combined.
anyone listened to what coach Joe had to say after this?
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:57:25 GMT -5
Brown and Tatum 15 for 42, 2 for 17 from threes. A few of Tatum's missed layups he hung around to complain to the refs thinking he got fouled. Gotta stop that crap. Brown with 2 missed FTs late. Jrue a total non factor.
Boston had another bad third quarter and the offense never found its stride after that
Denver deserved the win, Boston deserved the loss. Gotta use it to learn some more about how to win these games.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:50:36 GMT -5
Going to lose because we are having a dismal shooting night. Goodness.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:42:47 GMT -5
Murray is REALLY impressive. Incredible game so far So Smooth - shocking when he misses. Denver's pretty much entire offense is Joker and Murray
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:40:10 GMT -5
There we go - much better ball movement - and White right into the middle of the run. Just not Jrue's night.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:33:31 GMT -5
Could really use a Tatum takeover here Something different than freezing the ball and taking tough 3s. They need to start working the offense again.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:18:33 GMT -5
Tatum, Holiday and Brown brutal from 3 tonight. Without KPor and White we'd be getting killed
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 21:11:16 GMT -5
Derrick White, man. He is steadying the ship beautifully - best Celtic on the floor this game.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 20:59:44 GMT -5
big test coming up - the third quarter test. Let's see if they can avoid a bad third.
So far I am not crazy about their shot selection. Murray is chewing them up a bit.
outscored 14-7 so far - they just don't come out of half time with the same energy and crispness.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 20:27:41 GMT -5
Big national TV game - refs think "goodie = we can make this about us",. Pukeworthy.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 14:07:40 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 19, 2024 8:17:51 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 17, 2024 22:04:11 GMT -5
This thread started in early August! 220 pages over nearly 6 months. We are going to hit 250!
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 17, 2024 21:42:53 GMT -5
First half of the season ends - 32-9 record, undefeated at home - 20-0. Not shabby at all.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Jan 17, 2024 21:02:28 GMT -5
Pritchard and Queta stemming the tide.
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