2019-20 Boston Celtics Season

Man it was insane, that shit would have tied the game. It's beautiful:



The way he slows down in one of those steps. Dude's a champ. Also, didn't notice until I posted this now, but Jaylen is at the corner when the fastbreak starts. He gets the rebound at the restricted zone lol. But man, seriously, Smart was THIS close to fouling or missing the ball altogether. Just so, so clutch.

I haven't watched his tape as no one has him dropping out of the top ten. Yet is he that much better than Williams? Williams has hardly played and has really impressed me. Like can't he be that guy? He's even showing nice touch on his jumpers. His rapid improvement has been amazing.

To hit on 2 guys, even at 3rd overall, in back to back drafts is very hard. Just look at all the teams that fail year after year. It takes some luck, but Danny didn’t take who fell he legit picked these guys. He had Tatum number 1 when everyone else had him 3rd (hence the trade down)and he took Brown 3rd when most didn’t have him there and people like me were mad because he couldn’t shoot. But to hit on 2 guys that aren’t only star level players but are perfect compliments and LOVE each other and their success is borderline AMAZING.


“As Tatum has blossomed, Brown has turned into the perfect co-star on both ends. On offense, Tatum is on ball while Brown is off, and vice versa on the other end. They can step into each other’s roles when needed, but they are deadly in whatever combination they find. While one is making all the noise and taking on the minutia of managing the scheme, the other is moving in the shadows, ready to pounce. The dynamic has grown throughout the year, with Walker and Smart serving as the glue between these two bookends. Now they seek to reach a new height.

“I told JT it’s an honor to be able to play with him and grow,” Brown said. “We’ve learned so much from each other and we have grown so much.”


theathletic.com/2061259/2020/09/12/jayson-tatum-superstar-celtics-raptors/

Good question. I think his floor is way higher than Williams. Perhaps his ceiling is not quite as high (I also think the odds of Williams reaching his ceiling are very low).

I think Okongwu is a souped up Theis who gives you coveted versatility in pick and roll coverages and is a warrior of a rim defender. Tremendous roll man with real post skills and touch that probably extends to three in a Al Horford like manner.

We might have to start talking about oversized centers instead of undersized.

www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2020-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-celtics-vs-raptors.html

Actually it just reinforced it. He got abused by Siakam and Ibaka all series long. Everyone points to his last play which was good, yet forgets Siakam going at him for easy buckets before it. He needs to become more athletic. He's a rotation player, with a chance to be a good bench piece if his offense comes along. Look at the defensive ratings and rebounding percentage for the series. He had the worst Defensive rating of any player that actually played. 

What did you see that makes you think he's a starter or elite bench piece?

I never called him a starter. I forget the adjective I used on the bench player role but strong works.

Pretty sure i said like a Kanter can start in the right situation if necessary for short periods of time. Regardless. He has some potential to be something.

Yea if all those players reach their ceilings - I’ll stick with that. That’s with an MVP Tatum and a top 20 Brown tho combined with Robert being a beast.

But the point is without getting into low probability scenarios - I can see Grant being a player in the league whereas at the start I thought he’d be a bust. He needs to get up to close to 40% from 3 tho.

Not sure which grade ankle sprain they said, but the timeline was always 4+ weeks.

He will make it back and his wife will drop the baby