2017-18 Celtics Season Thread

That play where Smart was out of control trying to dribble thru 2 Bucks players, then lost the ball, went to the ground and took it from 3 Bucks and instead of simply forcing a jump ball or calling Time out he finds Horford for a wife open dunk, was Marcus Smart in a nutshell.

If there was any way to have him do all the dirty winking plays he does and just cut out the fact the ball ends up in his hands so much at the end of shot clocks, it would be amazing.

I do wonder what the Celtics are going to do with Morris, Baynes, and Monroe this off-season. You can make a case to try and extend Smart and Rozier somehow, and get rid of all three of the others and cut salary. Trading Morris and a first rounder might get you a pretty good big man.

That and the fact that Theis has proven that he could maybe step up and get more minutes next year wouldn't be a negative, I don't think.

I bring back Baynes unless you can get another player like him. Next year with all that talent he'll be perfect.

Like who? Who is going to trade you a good young cheap big man for Morris and a late first?

There just aren't any available. Not in that price range that a team would trade for Morris and a late first. Teams aren't going to trade players like that for Morris. In theory it sounds great, but you find me a player and a team willing to do that. 

Maybe use Morris to move up in the draft to grab a Robert Williams type player, but he's going to take time to develop. Maybe a sign and trade for Favors, but he won't be cheap. Baynes is kinda perfect when Embiid and guarding a guy like him is going to be big in the future. We just need D and rebounding from a center that might not even play a ton against certain teams. We won't have the scoring issues we had this year, next year.

Under the radar type guy is Nogueira who's a free agent on the Raptors. He's a defensive monster that can rebound, but doesn't play much because the Raptors have 3 real good centers.

Baynes is perfect for the reasons UMass said plus he’s not a full mid level money guy.

Also, I keep Morris and let him play out his contract. The guy can score and defend. Next year he won’t be part of a rotation where no one else can really score. How often do you think Hayward and Kyrie will be on the bench together? Even if they are 2 of Brown, Tatum and Horford will be on the court at a minimum as will Terry. In any of those situations Morris is a third option not a primary one. He’s a guy I want when trying to make a title run.

In season I don't see it as a problem. Kyrie misses a lot of games. Who knows how much days off Hayward needs after the injury he just had. In the playoffs is when it becomes a issue when you shorten benches.

I’m not dealing a guy for a lessor player because I’m worried about them being happy with their minutes if the team is completely healthy. It’s a good problem to have. Injuries happen these things get sorted out. If it were that much if an issue then you can make and in season trade but regardless I don’t expect any of those guys to be so upset they are causing problems.

Holy nuts that was a crazy shot by Lebron (after a ridiculous goaltending non call that somehow was even worse than the shot clock violation for us, what is going on with NBA refs?). Greatness still is undefeated (in the East).

I believe that the C's are going to end the series tonight. And I believe it will be Tatum and Brown leading the way.

I have an Anthony Jeselnik show to go to tonight so I’m not going to be able to watch much of anything. Bad timing but can’t wait to see him either. Show starts at 10 though so I’ll see if I can get the women somewhere to see the Celtics.

Thank god for IPhones