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Celtics 2023-24 Season Thread
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 17, 2024 23:49:11 GMT -5
I’m pretty sure I just woke my toddler but I DON’T CARE HOLY **** Lol I did the same thing after we won. I’m glad my wife is a big Celtics fan.
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Post by cdj on Jun 18, 2024 0:17:33 GMT -5
Best team in the league from start to finish
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 18, 2024 5:14:51 GMT -5
So many things I want to say, but first and foremost, is that this team might be the most likable group of people, I’ve ever seen in a team. Obviously, you never truly know someone, but by all accounts and all evidence, these are top notch people as well as athletes and it’s great to see them earn this.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 18, 2024 6:07:47 GMT -5
Now the second thing I want to say is how lucky are we that Tatum and Brown are who they are? Not simply talent wise, but everything right down to their ability and willingness to block out the noise, not having to make it about them and making it about the team. That’s almost unheard of with star players their age. It seems so obvious to the rest of us, but most of these guys grew up with people in their ears distracting them and making their egos out of this world. Imagine if one or both of them were like a Morant? Mama Tatum and mama Brown deserve a ton of credit for raising these guys.
Patience is king, if you were one of those people questioning if they should keep both these guys, know you aren’t alone. I’m glad, I never questioned that, but man so many people did.
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Post by jmei on Jun 18, 2024 6:45:32 GMT -5
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Post by trajanacc on Jun 18, 2024 6:45:38 GMT -5
^agree. A lot of stars pay lip service to the importance of team and winning. These guys backed it up with how they played on the court.
None of their top six guys really had a great series when compared to their overall performance in the regular season. Not saying anyone played poorly, but it’s a testament to how good and how balanced the Celtics were that they could win the finals fairly easily without any really special individual performances.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jun 18, 2024 9:43:05 GMT -5
The true joy for me was watching them come full circle back to 2018 team ball movement Basketball. That's what started this run with the Jay's and 17 combined assists was just fun to watch. The best part is they are just scratching the surface of what they can do! Browns at a level I never thought I'd see and I know Tatum will take his game to another level.
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Post by mobaz on Jun 18, 2024 9:47:51 GMT -5
WE DID IT!!!! STILL SO PSYCHED! I really appreciate this group here for bitching and crapping on the team when they sucked and talking about how great they were the most of the time they were peak.
One of my favorite things about championships is how many of the guys linger. Eddie House and Scal are now institutions, having just been there once. Same for Sox, seeing Youk and Paps welcomed back to the fold with open arms to hear them daily. We have a weird team where our 5th and 6th guys are legends already and our 7th and 8th are still really young, but still, Hauser was a MAN in this series and Prichard held his own against Luka at times and was basically a Field Goal kicker at end of quarters.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 18, 2024 12:45:16 GMT -5
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 18, 2024 14:17:06 GMT -5
This is so good:
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Post by Montana Lemonious-Craig on Jun 18, 2024 15:19:12 GMT -5
So, so, so overjoyed to see them finally get over the hump. In the grand scheme of things, 16 years isn’t that long of a drought, but seeing how close they’ve come but falling short since JB and JT arrived certainly made the drought feel that much longer. So glad that the Celtics resisted the urge to trade either of the Js and you can’t say enough about the job that Brad (and Danny!) did building around them to create the perfect team. The only other Celtics championship I’ve witnessed in my life was 2008, so I don’t have much to reference from, but this has to be a top-2 Celtics team of all-time right? 64 wins, 16-3 run through the playoffs, got contributions from nearly everyone on the team. Such a joy to watch all season. Already can’t wait for next year! It was a blast following this thread all year and chopping it up with all the regulars here. Time to celebrate!
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 18, 2024 16:13:03 GMT -5
So, so, so overjoyed to see them finally get over the hump. In the grand scheme of things, 16 years isn’t that long of a drought, but seeing how close they’ve come but falling short since JB and JT arrived certainly made the drought feel that much longer. So glad that the Celtics resisted the urge to trade either of the Js and you can’t say enough about the job that Brad (and Danny!) did building around them to create the perfect team. The only other Celtics championship I’ve witnessed in my life was 2008, so I don’t have much to reference from, but this has to be a top-2 Celtics team of all-time right? 64 wins, 16-3 run through the playoffs, got contributions from nearly everyone on the team. Such a joy to watch all season. Already can’t wait for next year! It was a blast following this thread all year and chopping it up with all the regulars here. Time to celebrate! I can’t say where they rank, I just know they had one of the best season in Celtics/NBA history.
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Post by shagworthy on Jun 18, 2024 16:28:07 GMT -5
I am still shocked by all the hate this team gets even after winning it all, especially after they validated that the day of individual greatness will not overcome collective excellence. I have no doubt that JB and JT could have matched or exceeded Doncic's #'s in the playoffs, but to what end?
This team was one of the more thoroughly enjoyable teams to watch because everyone on it was a weapon, and every decision they made was team first. To get that many guys, with those egos to buy in to the end game is LEGENDARY. It's a true testament to every guy on that roster top to bottom.
I am glad to see Al finally get his title. For Tatum and Brown to get the monkey off their backs, Jrue Holiday, holy crap, what a sacrifice he made to his #'s, Kristaps, White, Prichard, who this time last year was hoping to be elsewhere. Those boys became men this year, and heads up for them next year, because it's only going to get better.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 18, 2024 16:32:59 GMT -5
One final sentiment from me before this thread come to a close: I didn’t want to say it before we chipped for obvious reasons lol but I HATE that no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit lol. I wish someone would just go ahead and do it (not against the Celtics), I don’t like the pressure it adds as a fan!
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Post by cdj on Jun 18, 2024 17:06:48 GMT -5
WE DID IT!!!! STILL SO PSYCHED! I really appreciate this group here for bitching and crapping on the team when they sucked and talking about how great they were the most of the time they were peak. One of my favorite things about championships is how many of the guys linger. Eddie House and Scal are now institutions, having just been there once. Same for Sox, seeing Youk and Paps welcomed back to the fold with open arms to hear them daily. We have a weird team where our 5th and 6th guys are legends already and our 7th and 8th are still really young, but still, Hauser was a MAN in this series and Prichard held his own against Luka at times and was basically a Field Goal kicker at end of quarters. Oshae will be doing CSN work in 6 years
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Post by benogliviesbrother on Jun 18, 2024 17:21:05 GMT -5
Interesting stat heard this morning ( & hopefully I recall it correctly): of the 8 teams that won an NBA title with 3 or fewer playoff losses, 6 won a title the next year too (1986 C's were one of the 2 teams that did not).
Bodes well for 2025.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 18, 2024 20:21:47 GMT -5
So many years of near misses, dating back to 2009 and 2010 really make this one a special championship for me.
Several tough series losses to the Heat and the Warriors were tough to bear, especially as the Lakers won in 2020.
I optimistic that the Tatum will loosen up now that he has won a championship and been to two finals. If he can cut down on those step back threes the Celtics will be very hard for anyone to beat.
It seems that Jaylen already ha turned a corner in the clutch department, as he was good pretty much the whole post season and made some killer shots in key moments.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 19, 2024 6:40:53 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if other teams/players now emulate the Celtics approach here. They were patient with their young stars. They put them in positions to compete but didn’t panic when their early/mid 20s players didn’t lead them to the promised land. Like anything else, it’s hard to copy as it’s takes guys with the maturity of Tatum and Brown to openly communicate with one another and decide they want to do it together.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jun 19, 2024 6:47:23 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if other teams/players now emulate the Celtics approach here. They were patient with their young stars. They put them in positions to compete but didn’t panic when their early/mid 20s players didn’t lead them to the promised land. Like anything else, it’s hard to copy as it’s takes guys with the maturity of Tatum and Brown to openly communicate with one another and decide they want to do it together. I think teams/players certainly should try and follow the Celtics path however JT and JB don't strike me as guys with your average superstar mindset. They were pretty selfless and allowed the team to grow around them. That seems like a level of maturity and understanding most the league doesn't have and hasn't had since lebron went to Miami. So for that fact I think the Celtics will be a very hard team to emulate.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jun 19, 2024 10:31:53 GMT -5
The Lakers passing on Tatum to draft Lonzo could be a fun thing to look back on for a long time.
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Post by Don Caballero on Jun 19, 2024 11:14:13 GMT -5
The Lakers passing on Tatum to draft Lonzo could be a fun thing to look back on for a long time. Passed on Brown too to draft Ingram. In fact, both of the Sixers and Lakers passed on them.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 19, 2024 11:40:16 GMT -5
The Lakers passing on Tatum to draft Lonzo could be a fun thing to look back on for a long time. To be fair, the Celtics never make that trade down if they didn’t know Tatum would be there.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jun 19, 2024 11:41:26 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if other teams/players now emulate the Celtics approach here. They were patient with their young stars. They put them in positions to compete but didn’t panic when their early/mid 20s players didn’t lead them to the promised land. Like anything else, it’s hard to copy as it’s takes guys with the maturity of Tatum and Brown to openly communicate with one another and decide they want to do it together. I think teams/players certainly should try and follow the Celtics path however JT and JB don't strike me as guys with your average superstar mindset. They were pretty selfless and allowed the team to grow around them. That seems like a level of maturity and understanding most the league doesn't have and hasn't had since lebron went to Miami. So for that fact I think the Celtics will be a very hard team to emulate. Agreed and I know this is my thing, I brought up, most young guys don’t have the opportunity to play on competitive teams like Brown and Tatum did so maybe it was a perfect storm…
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Post by philarhody on Jun 19, 2024 11:53:30 GMT -5
The Lakers passing on Tatum to draft Lonzo could be a fun thing to look back on for a long time. It’s insane that they had their mind made up without going through the process. It’s eerily similar to the Jets and Zach Wilson.
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Post by mobaz on Jun 20, 2024 10:03:56 GMT -5
www.theringer.com/nba/2024/6/20/24182180/brad-stevens-boston-celtics-general-manager-tradesSolid Brad article. I was bitter he was in the background during the celebration, but I guess that's just how he rolls. I realized I was getting Pre-2004 Sox high-strung about this team the past few years, and winning is awesome but almost feels like more of a relief than a celebration. I just wanted them all to put it together so badly, and they did! A 3-0 series lead did do wonders for my sanity, as did a 20-point halftime lead. Hoping they can keep the fun rolling next year; I still felt like they fell short of a GREAT offensive game in the Finals
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