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Post by cdj on Nov 29, 2024 22:40:10 GMT -5
Horford sadly is a shell.... Maybe tonight but for the most part this season he’s largely been the same guy as last year |
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Post by capesox on Nov 29, 2024 22:54:15 GMT -5
Pritchard has become a modern version of Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson. What a great scoring threat he has become for them.
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Post by rjp313jr on Nov 30, 2024 7:42:43 GMT -5
Horford sadly is a shell.... If this season is what Horford is when he turns into a shell, sign me up. He was a little passive last night but guys been great this year. It’s end of November, let’s let him coast a bit for a couple months. |
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 30, 2024 9:06:22 GMT -5
Horford sadly is a shell.... Maybe tonight but for the most part this season he’s largely been the same guy as last year Harford has been a great player..a consummate team player for many years. He will have an outstanding legacy. Last night he played 25 minutes with 1 rebound and 2 points. I don't see him as a guy who would coast...not in his DNA. I hope that we can get some interior offensive and defensive help at the trade deadline. |
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Post by soxfansince67 on Nov 30, 2024 9:42:34 GMT -5
Beat Cle on Sunday and we own the NBA best record. Not shabby at all. Keeping healthy, staying motivated are the keys.
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Post by cdj on Nov 30, 2024 10:37:10 GMT -5
Maybe tonight but for the most part this season he’s largely been the same guy as last year Harford has been a great player..a consummate team player for many years. He will have an outstanding legacy. Last night he played 25 minutes with 1 rebound and 2 points. I don't see him as a guy who would coast...not in his DNA. I hope that we can get some interior offensive and defensive help at the trade deadline. Yeah it was 1 bad game coming off the bench where they still won by double digits. He’s shooting 43% from 3 while getting 10-5-2.5 and ~2 STOCKS. Had some big moments both offensively and defensively. Last week against the Cavs he went 20-7 with 3 blocks and a +18 in a 3 point win. So plz tell me more about how he’s washed |
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Post by soxfansince67 on Nov 30, 2024 11:06:41 GMT -5
Anyone seen anything on White's foot issue?
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Post by jmei on Nov 30, 2024 14:19:29 GMT -5
Horford can’t score inside anymore and is bad on the boards. But they don’t really need those skills from him on this roster (they have more than enough scoring elsewhere and guys like Tatum, Brown, White and Holiday are plus rebounders for their positions), and Horford’s floor spacing, passing and defense more than make up for his other deficiencies. He’s a role player at this point in his career, but a damned good role player that any team in the league would love coming off the bench for them. There’s aren’t more than a handful of backup big men that I’d prefer over him (and none that are realistically available in a trade for the Celtics).
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Post by jmei on Nov 30, 2024 14:21:48 GMT -5
Anyone seen anything on White's foot issue? Mazzulla said after the game that White said he’d be fine, so doesn’t sound like a long-term issue. |
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Post by rjp313jr on Nov 30, 2024 14:43:32 GMT -5
Anyone seen anything on White's foot issue? Mazzulla said after the game that White said he’d be fine, so doesn’t sound like a long-term issue. He was also walking around without a wrap or a boot so it seems fine. Wouldn’t surprise me if they sat him tomorrow just because they have that luxury so if it’s sore, why not? |
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Post by rjp313jr on Nov 30, 2024 15:40:34 GMT -5
 No comments necessary |
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 30, 2024 15:49:04 GMT -5
Harford has been a great player..a consummate team player for many years. He will have an outstanding legacy. Last night he played 25 minutes with 1 rebound and 2 points. I don't see him as a guy who would coast...not in his DNA. I hope that we can get some interior offensive and defensive help at the trade deadline. Yeah it was 1 bad game coming off the bench where they still won by double digits. He’s shooting 43% from 3 while getting 10-5-2.5 and ~2 STOCKS. Had some big moments both offensively and defensively. Last week against the Cavs he went 20-7 with 3 blocks and a +18 in a 3 point win. So plz tell me more about how he’s washed I think that jmei has nailed it. Horford really isn't a great inside presence now. We know he can shoot the three and we know that he is a good passer. I wish that we had better interior defense and offensive versatility. As good as we are creating opportunities for and canning 3s, I would love a bit more versatility. |
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Post by bishop on Dec 1, 2024 12:17:58 GMT -5
While he has sat one game of B2B's Horford's also been overplayed the first month with Kristaps out. He should be a 20 minute a night guy who can reach in the bag and have a throwback game 2x in a series or the right matchup when we need it. I can't see this team bringing in any higher priced addition at the deadline barring injury, Queta and Kornet are great options at their salaries and this team was kind of pinching pennies at the margin with Lonnie Walker and the last roster spot (and the massive apron upcharge). Could see them in the market for the right buyout guy or maybe moving Tillman for a similar low cost flyer, frankly I'm a little confused by why Joe drops him from the rotation completely at times with KP out, he's not great but seems like he adds a skillset Queta and the Green Kornet don't bring.
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Post by jmei on Dec 1, 2024 13:49:52 GMT -5
The interesting thing about the three headed monster of Tillman, Queta and Kornet is that they all bring different skillsets and might be the right player in the right matchup. That’s pretty useful in the playoffs. I also think they are all professional enough not to take it personally when they rack up a few DNPs in a row.
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Post by capesox on Dec 1, 2024 18:50:24 GMT -5
Bet no one saw Drew Peterson getting big minutes in this game. Hit a big 3 when the team was struggling for points too. Playing over Walsh and Tilman is very interesting. Kornet getting time over Questa in this one also.
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Post by rjp313jr on Dec 1, 2024 19:07:25 GMT -5
Bet no one saw Drew Peterson getting big minutes in this game. Hit a big 3 when the team was struggling for points too. Playing over Walsh and Tilman is very interesting. Kornet getting time over Questa in this one also. I don’t see him as playing over Tillman but him playing over Walsh is certainly interesting. Not sure how I feel about it to be honest; maybe they wanted more shooting? |
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Post by soxfansince67 on Dec 1, 2024 20:11:02 GMT -5
Went cold in the 4th
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Post by philarhody on Dec 1, 2024 20:11:37 GMT -5
Celtics are probably gonna lose this but they played it much better than the game they won against Cleveland. They are attacking obvious mismatches against Cleveland. If they played a 7 game against Cavs with this mentality they win in 6.
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Post by wcp3 on Dec 1, 2024 20:11:40 GMT -5
Hard to criticize Tatum too much, but these have been awful possessions by him down the stretch.
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Post by wcp3 on Dec 1, 2024 20:29:37 GMT -5
The Cavs are really good, but they just don’t feel like a real threat to the Celtics in a playoff series.
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Post by capesox on Dec 1, 2024 20:43:02 GMT -5
They missed Jaylen and D White in the first 4 minutes of the 4th quarter while Tatum was on the bench. Lead went from 12 to 6 in those minutes and then Mitchell just went crazy in the final minutes. Coulda/Shoulda won it, but without 2 of their starters and Jrue with an off night, they put a good effort in and almost pulled it out.
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Post by bishop on Dec 1, 2024 22:40:28 GMT -5
Bet no one saw Drew Peterson getting big minutes in this game. Hit a big 3 when the team was struggling for points too. Playing over Walsh and Tilman is very interesting. Kornet getting time over Questa in this one also. Not surprised at all by Queta/Kornet, Neemias got torched by Cleveland game 1, he's just too small vs the Allen/Mobley frontcourt who can match his mobility. |
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Post by cdj on Dec 1, 2024 23:10:59 GMT -5
Bet no one saw Drew Peterson getting big minutes in this game. Hit a big 3 when the team was struggling for points too. Playing over Walsh and Tilman is very interesting. Kornet getting time over Questa in this one also. Not surprised at all by Queta/Kornet, Neemias got torched by Cleveland game 1, he's just too small vs the Allen/Mobley frontcourt who can match his mobility. He’s bigger than both of those guys How big do you think Queta is? He’s 7’ 245 lbs Agreed that he looked bad against them but I don’t think it was a size thing |
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Post by philarhody on Dec 2, 2024 5:31:35 GMT -5
Not surprised at all by Queta/Kornet, Neemias got torched by Cleveland game 1, he's just too small vs the Allen/Mobley frontcourt who can match his mobility. He’s bigger than both of those guys How big do you think Queta is? He’s 7’ 245 lbs Agreed that he looked bad against them but I don’t think it was a size thing The problem is Neemias is a big man who takes advantage of small lineups. It’s a similar situation with Kornet. But once they encounter other actual bigs, their advantages disappear. They can’t shoot or defend in space, so they are totally neutralized against actual big men. |
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Post by philarhody on Dec 2, 2024 7:51:04 GMT -5
Last night was one of the Celtics’ best games of the season. They attacked matchups better than in any game this season. Mitchell had a historic 4th quarter. Otherwise, Boston wins that game rather easily. Very encouraging.
More Pritchard dribble attacks please.
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