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Post by cdj on May 30, 2024 19:11:04 GMT -5
They’ve been letting the guards handle the ball late in games lately and it’s been great. Way less Jaylen/Jayson iso. Thought that was a promising development. If they keep the good habit up the Celtics win this series in 6
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Post by cdj on May 30, 2024 21:18:10 GMT -5
Mavs it is
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Post by philarhody on May 31, 2024 10:42:01 GMT -5
They’ve been letting the guards handle the ball late in games lately and it’s been great. Way less Jaylen/Jayson iso. Thought that was a promising development. If they keep the good habit up the Celtics win this series in 6 Absolutely. They need to get Luka and/or Kyrie in a ball screen on every possession. To allow those guys to sit on Horford or Hauser in a corner is completely unacceptable
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Post by rjp313jr on May 31, 2024 11:32:07 GMT -5
They’ve been letting the guards handle the ball late in games lately and it’s been great. Way less Jaylen/Jayson iso. Thought that was a promising development. If they keep the good habit up the Celtics win this series in 6 Absolutely. They need to get Luka and/or Kyrie in a ball screen on every possession. To allow those guys to sit on Horford or Hauser in a corner is completely unacceptable They won’t.
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Post by bg23 on May 31, 2024 11:43:09 GMT -5
I'm interested to see how the Celtics match up defensively with the Mavericks. Do they match Porzingis/Horford and White off ball on Washington and Jones jr to try to keep them out of actions (the worry with White would be Doncic going right through him)? Then they would have Jrue/Jaylen/Jayson matching with Irving Doncic and the big and switching everything.
I also think they will need to get the guards involved on most/all offensive plays to keep Irving and Doncic involved on the defensive end. Even a White/Jrue pick and roll give both White and Jrue favorable matchups as Irving cant match Jrue's strength/length and White should be able to run efficient P&R vs Doncic. Should be a really fun matchup.
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Post by rjp313jr on May 31, 2024 12:07:24 GMT -5
I love Mazzulla, he’s going to be our Spolestra.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 31, 2024 12:10:02 GMT -5
Knowing Doncic he'll leave his man open at the 3 point line and hunt rebounds. I'd tell both KP and Horford to turn down some shots and go right at Doncic. I'd also do some post ups. It's basically a test in how good our coach is, you attack Doncic and Irving. The same way the Pacers went after Kornet when we played man D. If you don't, you aren't attacking the weak spots in Dallas D. Make Docic play 40 plus minutes of two way ball.
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Post by Don Caballero on May 31, 2024 12:11:22 GMT -5
Goddamn I love Joey Mazz. Every interview dude just mass produces cold bars.
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Post by mobaz on May 31, 2024 12:26:45 GMT -5
How on earth does it feel like we are underdogs in this series?
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Post by jmei on May 31, 2024 12:55:16 GMT -5
Doncic still looks out of shape to me. I’d attack him on defense and force him to score on offense (staying home on lobs and shooters). He’s going to get his but will wear down over the course of games and the series (especially with his nagging injuries) and you keep the rest of the offense at bay.
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Post by rjp313jr on May 31, 2024 14:14:13 GMT -5
Nice to see KP at practice putting up shots
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Post by FenwayFanatic on May 31, 2024 19:17:02 GMT -5
How on earth does it feel like we are underdogs in this series? Huh? It doesn’t feel that way at all. A Celtics 7 game series win would probably even underwhelm some observers.
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Post by mobaz on May 31, 2024 20:02:05 GMT -5
How on earth does it feel like we are underdogs in this series? Huh? It doesn’t feel that way at all. A Celtics 7 game series win would probably even underwhelm some observers. 59% say Mavs. Not the only similar sentiment
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Post by umassgrad2005 on May 31, 2024 21:09:01 GMT -5
Celtics are the favorites at -225, first East team to be favorites since the Heat with LeBron.
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Post by 07redsox on Jun 1, 2024 6:14:18 GMT -5
Huh? It doesn’t feel that way at all. A Celtics 7 game series win would probably even underwhelm some observers. 59% say Mavs. Not the only similar sentiment It’s social media, that doesn’t really mean much in the end. Most of those votes are from people who I wouldn’t exactly call impartial. The amount of “opinions” you see posted online saying that the Celtics are chokers or that the team is overrated and that what they did in the regular season means nothing is unbelievable. All those people are voting in these polls. Not that it means much, but various reporters and analysts are predicting the Celtics. I think I saw a compilation of 10 different picks and it was something like 8-2 in favor of the Celtics.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 1, 2024 12:57:23 GMT -5
59% say Mavs. Not the only similar sentiment It’s social media, that doesn’t really mean much in the end. Most of those votes are from people who I wouldn’t exactly call impartial. The amount of “opinions” you see posted online saying that the Celtics are chokers or that the team is overrated and that what they did in the regular season means nothing is unbelievable. All those people are voting in these polls. Not that it means much, but various reporters and analysts are predicting the Celtics. I think I saw a compilation of 10 different picks and it was something like 8-2 in favor of the Celtics. The pick that matters most is in (heard on SiriusXM's NBA Weekend with Geltz & Sam Mitchell this morning): Mike Francesa, who never gets ANYTHING right, picked Mavs in 6. One of his points of persuasion was the Celtics "don't have any rim protection" (Narrator: they led the NBA in rim protection).
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 1, 2024 19:55:19 GMT -5
Kevin is based in LA. A lot of the NBA media is as well. Their followers are mostly wishcasting against the Celtics.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 4, 2024 13:06:38 GMT -5
Shams reported Porzingis has been scrimmaging with the team and should be ready to go game 1.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 6, 2024 5:27:26 GMT -5
Finally Game Day, let’s keep this shit positive, support this squad that’s given us a great season so far. No matter what happens let’s not say things like they aren’t trying.
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Post by cdj on Jun 6, 2024 8:20:58 GMT -5
9 espn experts picked the mavs, 8 picked the Celtics
Underdog mentality baby let’s go- I hope they come out with a chip on their shoulder
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Post by mobaz on Jun 6, 2024 8:34:32 GMT -5
9 espn experts picked the mavs, 8 picked the Celtics Underdog mentality baby let’s go- I hope they come out with a chip on their shoulder Nobody believes in us!
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Post by mobaz on Jun 6, 2024 10:11:42 GMT -5
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 6, 2024 12:34:30 GMT -5
Friends, get aboard the MAN UP BUS because I'm driving this sh*t right across the Mavericks. Let's DO THIS!
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Post by mobaz on Jun 6, 2024 13:33:30 GMT -5
I know people say the Celtics had an easy path, but the Mavericks have beaten all those classic Western playoff powerhouses, the Clippers (LOL), Thunder (one series victory without KD), and the Timberwolves (definition of snakebitten). I really don't think it's a guarantee we win, but the Mavs third best player is Daniel Gafford and that has to matter!
I guess a somewhat decent precedent is the Kawhi/Lowry Raptors, but Kawhi was 27 and is a 2-way BEAST (and Luka is not) and no one on Dallas is as good as 24-yr-old Siakam. Lebron/Kyrie Cavs are another, but Luka isn't prime Lebron yet. 2013 Spurs had Duncan at 37 and Kawhi at 22, but the rest of the roster was battle tested and Tony Parker was 12th in MVP voting at age 31. 2023 Nuggets hadn't won anything and Luka might have a similar gravity to Joker (I'd say not). Maybe that's the best example, with Joker/Murray being the engine and some role players mastering their roles, though I contend MPJ and Aaron Gordon are still better than any #3 on the Mavs.
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 6, 2024 13:41:44 GMT -5
9 espn experts picked the mavs, 8 picked the Celtics Underdog mentality baby let’s go- I hope they come out with a chip on their shoulder I saw that article. Question: How many of those "experts" would you feel comfortable calling "expert"? Hint: Seems they scrape low on the Expert Barrel in that one.
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