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Post by wcp3 on Oct 5, 2020 19:22:09 GMT -5
It’s almost as if there’s a reason this guy never plays.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 5, 2020 19:07:10 GMT -5
Refs are such pathetic excuses for human beings. Literally the biggest scum on earth.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 28, 2020 16:55:03 GMT -5
Ok Dr. umass. He did have an injury riddled season and was reticent about it when asked last night. The announcers even said last game how much bounce he had in his step compared to a point earlier in the year. Arthritis only gets worse, not better. He won't get more rest than he got this year getting months and months of rest before the playoffs. If you're hoping for a better version going forward I don't see how that is possible. This isn't an injury that rest or surgery can fix. He just had a full off season worth of down time. I'm certainly not a doctor, yet it sure seems given the shot he got, that his issues are arthritis from loss of cartilage due to knee surgeries. It doesn't grow back and you can't fix it with surgery. You just manage the flare ups and his most recent one had him down for months. Hence my bench role and limiting his minutes going forward. Plus teams won't focus just on him. I hope I'm dead wrong, yet go back and read what RJP posted, it all makes sense. Main reason why I look to take two guards in the draft. I’m obviously not a doctor, but the type of injury Kemba has sounds like one where he’ll be more explosive some nights than others (similar to Kawai). It’s not like an ankle sprain, where he’ll be limited physically until it heals.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 28, 2020 16:53:58 GMT -5
Nothing to do with Kemba, I'm not even sure he was fully healthy for the playoff run. I'd explore trading Hayward. And I really think Tatum is here for the long run. Kemba was neutralized on offense with the zone scheme from Toronto and Miami.. ..and he was absolutely murdered on the defensive side of the ball. He was routinely hunted in the pick and roll against Miami. Nary a single Boston breakdown didn’t involve someone having to switch for Kemba. Who says no, Julius Randle and the 8th pick (Vassel, Okongwu, Maxey, maybe Hayes) for Kemba Walker? I say no. Ainge would simply laugh and hang up the phone without bothering to answer.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 28, 2020 14:28:01 GMT -5
Kemba was not fully healthy, but his knee injury sounds manageable. There were games where the explosiveness wasn’t all the way there, but I don’t think that explains some of his cold spells at the end of the Toronto series/early in the Miami series.
With that being said, he’s simply not a bench player at this stage of his career. He might be better suited for that role in 2-3 years, but not right now.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 21:03:14 GMT -5
Good thing Brad called that timeout with 26 seconds left. Such a trash in-game coach.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:55:11 GMT -5
Yet another choke in crunch time. And you have to love Brad siting on his hands and not using a timeout until the Heat were up 7, and then not using his challenge on a clear charge.
This team needs a dose of toughness for next season. They are as soft as it gets.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:47:35 GMT -5
You cannot make a worse coaching decision than Stevens going back to Theis there.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:30:25 GMT -5
Mark Davis is a piece of human garbage. Staring right at the play and doesn’t make a call there.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:18:48 GMT -5
Stevens’ adjustment is to put Grant and Wannamaker in together with the season on the line.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:13:17 GMT -5
What a soft basketball team.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 20:04:00 GMT -5
The Celtics are puking all over themselves right now. Embarrassing to watch.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 19:42:52 GMT -5
Smart’s bricks and turnovers are absolutely killing this team. And yet he hasn’t seen the bench yet. 👀 They played best with him on the bench.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 19:05:23 GMT -5
Smart’s bricks and turnovers are absolutely killing this team. And yet he hasn’t seen the bench yet.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 27, 2020 19:02:11 GMT -5
It’s inexplicable that Marcus never gets benched when he’s shooting his team out of the game.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 25, 2020 20:48:12 GMT -5
NBA officiating is broken.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 25, 2020 19:59:24 GMT -5
Lol stick a fork in this team. Zero fight.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 23, 2020 22:37:09 GMT -5
It’s also funny that Marcus was yelling at teammates in the locker room after Game 2 when he’s straight up stunk all series. But when you’re allowed to take bad shots without being held accountable, that will continue to happen.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 23, 2020 22:33:10 GMT -5
They showed up to a must-won game with zero heart, and proceeded to not use their brains either. Really a pitiful series by this team, there’s no other word to describe it.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 23, 2020 21:47:58 GMT -5
Smart has been the worst player on the court tonight.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 23, 2020 21:08:27 GMT -5
Stevens must be the worst in-game coach in the playoffs. They’re so flat every third quarter - after awhile, it stops being a coincidence.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 23, 2020 21:06:04 GMT -5
I’m so sick of watching Marcus take awful shots.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 20, 2020 22:33:39 GMT -5
There are no good losses, but there’s a lot to be encouraged about after that one.
Gotta patch up some defensive issues, but this could be a fun season.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 18, 2020 13:52:29 GMT -5
They really need to change the replay rules. Like if you challenge and you're right you get to keep that challenge. Plus getting a few more a game or adding another ref that watches from a monitor. The Stevens had to waste his challenge on a clear play, then can't challenge the Kemba clear charge is crazy. If your going to call Tatum for using his arm to create space on drives, then call it on the Heat. I don't usually bitch about the Refs because it usually evens out and the other team usually feels the same way. Yet last game was extreme. They go from calling nothing to calling ticky tac stuff. Like pick a path and call it that way, don't keep flip flopping and call it the same on both teams. The refs literally accounted for a 6-0 run in less than a minute when they inexplicably reset the shot clock before the Crowder 4-point play. The Celtics were up 10 before that happened. Don’t get me wrong, it’s on the Celtics for letting that call affect them to the point of falling apart. But these types of momentum-changing calls are unacceptable considering how much NBA refs are paid. And that’s without even mentioning the call Brad had to use his challenge for, and the ridiculous inconstancy on blocks/charges. It’s about time they actually have some accountability when they screw up as badly as they have been this postseason.
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Post by wcp3 on Sept 17, 2020 22:25:47 GMT -5
Guys don't start acting like he's 2020 Doc Rivers out there, he did make some adjustments in this game. We even got the lead back in the 4th after he had Smart working at the FT line making reads to break the zone. But inexplicably the team went away from that, it certainly didn't help that Kemba forgot how to pass the ball or Tatum just had nothing left in the tank. They built that 5-point lead when the Heat switched to man. As soon as they went back to zone, the Celtics offense instantly fell back apart. With that being said, Stevens’ job is extremely safe - and it should be.
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