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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 21, 2022 21:00:01 GMT -5
Welcome back wcp3..I have, at least, missed your full on negativity. Celtic players are soft, clowns, quitters etc. Go Sox...Go Pats...or wait... go Bruins. Maybe some Boston team gets it right and is worthy.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 18, 2022 18:26:23 GMT -5
From the looks of it I'm glad I missed the game today. One thing I don't understand is how good the team has been shooting 3's except for the J's. With Jason out you needed a big game from Brown and 2-10 from 3 is not going to get it done. Defense was tight on Jaylon and all 3 point shooters. In the early season we got a lot of open 3 looks. That is less so now. Has the league adjusted to us? We have little or no inside threat that would help with kick outs. Grant tried his best today by attempting often to penetrate as did White and Brogdan. Today reinforced to me that without the Js, we are not a playoff team. We need both operating at a proficient level. Jayson probably would have been the difference today.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 18, 2022 18:11:35 GMT -5
I know they missed Tatum the second game, but losing two to the Magic is pretty inexcusable. It wasn't because of a lack of effort as people claimed last game. Pritchard hardly played even when we were undermanned. Free this guy, please. If he misses his first shot...on the bench. Wagner and Bol Bol looked much better than Kornet who sparingly plays. His lateral foot speed on defense is lacking. It appears that we kept the wrong guy.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 15, 2022 8:36:34 GMT -5
Does anyone still think that the Celtics, without the Js, are a playoff team? Yes, absolutely. Not trying to be negative or provocative and it won't happen, but Where would they get 110 points/game...
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 14, 2022 8:00:54 GMT -5
Does anyone still think that the Celtics, without the Js, are a playoff team?
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 13, 2022 18:05:29 GMT -5
Not as good as we would like to think we are....Good lessons in humility on this trip. As is often said, it's a marathon, not a sprint.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 12, 2022 14:01:45 GMT -5
Agreed, I think the Red Sox were ready to move on from X, between his SS defense not being that good, his power decline, and younger much cheaper alternatives coming up, they were looking elsewhere. The FO just had to make it look like they were trying to resign him so they would not look like Mookie 2.0. Watching Hanley Ramirez in LF was painful. I do not think X would have been as bad, but if Devers is re-signed then where else is X playing. Loved X while he was here, but no player is here forever whether retirement, FA, or trade. I take them at their word that they tried (at least in their own minds). If they were secretly scheming to let him walk, wouldn’t they have worked harder to get under the CBT to get a better pick? They literally did as badly as they could for compensation. Not to sound like Incandeza, but that seems like a brutal price to pay just to look like the good guys. Yeah. X won't be playing when he is 41...maybe 38...but still collecting a check thereafter. If he stops after age 38, 3 years of salary following playing days is about 72MM. Add that in to the 8 years he will play and his average effective yearly pay would be roughly $35MM per. Sox weren't going there and I don't blame them. Nor would they want to match the term and have a financial albatross as they have on recent contracts.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 11, 2022 16:17:19 GMT -5
The Celtics have been the most talented team in the league for 3 of the past 4 seasons (bubble, last year, and this year). Anything less than a championship this year is a major disappointment in my opinion. They should have dominated the Warriors last night. They were extremely passive on defense with slow-ass switches and fell into long periods of tough shot making on offense. Without Jaylen and Jayson, the Celtics are a playoff team. You can’t say that about any other team without their two best players. It’s almost embarrassing how much talent Boston has. Sorry guy...Can't go there. Without the Js 55 points/game, overall play and athleticism, we would be in the dregs. Those guys make everyone else better.
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Post by sarasoxer on Dec 2, 2022 10:09:47 GMT -5
Wow, good deal for Horford. Makes Grant wanting 20 million seem kind of ridiculous. I remember when 20 million was TWENTY MILLION. Grant hasn't been putting up great game stats lately, but perhaps he has been doing more 'dirty work'...I see him expendable and gone in any case. It's great that Tatum is driving more (and successfully!) instead of that fade away jumper...which thankfully appears extant. At the same time I am wary of any return of hero ball. He carried us in the last game, but...
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 30, 2022 10:54:05 GMT -5
Idle thought: how good would this team be if they had kept Bol Bol. You really know how to hurt a guy....
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 26, 2022 21:12:50 GMT -5
Sooner or later the game to game discrepancy in rebounding is going to hurt us. It's easy to overlook when we are flying high, but it is an Achilles heel that needs treatment. Please get us some more Rebounding. Timelord will help for sure, but he will be a work in progress at least for a period. As much praise as Kornet has gotten especially pre-season, the coach appears reluctant to send him in. Maybe he prefers more 'mass'. A Big Mama Jama addition should be in the queue. The overall defense will tighten up when needed I'm sure as we have proven to have that capacity. But, full game interior 'presence' needs a booster shot. It reared its ugly head against a bad Bulls team, when Kornet inexplicably barely played. He won’t fix it by himself - this team needs to rebound collectively - but he certainly helps. Aside from the not tiring out players in November thing, Kornet and Pritchard are just good enough to play. There might be certain matchups where one of those guys doesn’t minutes, but it really shouldn’t be the norm anymore. We’re nitpicking here with criticisms of Joe, but that’s a fair one. NOT criticizing Joe here just wondering about player capability assessment. For all the GM praise uttered preseason for Kornet, early on Kornet has seemingly not played a lot. Perhaps that early praise was a ruse to assuage Cs fans' angst or promote trade interest? Regardless, I like Kornet. He plays very hard, has quickness and has length. He appears athletic albeit not being able to carve out space with bulk. He has some shot block/intimidation ability especially given his referenced 7'2" height. I'm sure that Mazzulla, despite having been intimate for some time with personnel previously, will need to acquire Head Coach perspective for his players' strengths over time. Still, even tho we have given away years of future first round draft picks, I would love to get another interior presence/rebounder. We need to rebound greater than 50% by a margin IMO to reach the promised land. In the playoffs shooting comes and goes...
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 26, 2022 7:56:50 GMT -5
I could be wrong but I thought I read raefella was "just" above average defensively at SS. Which obviously could be fine if he can hit decently but his best position as far as I've read is in CF where he's gold glove caliber or close. I wouldn't count on rafella playing much SS in Boston. Depends on the OF moves you make between now and then, but we do have a pipeline of potential options at SS starting in 2024. Will they all hit? No. Do I think we have a homegrown centerpiece known before 2026? Yes. It doesn't make sense to overpay for a SS on the FA market for this team. If the price is right, fine. On board....and with the passage of time this off-season, the 'pain' of possibly losing X has seemingly dulled. People here seem to be looking a bit further into the future now...a few years down the road when the home growners nestle into place.
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 25, 2022 23:45:56 GMT -5
Sooner or later the game to game discrepancy in rebounding is going to hurt us. It's easy to overlook when we are flying high, but it is an Achilles heel that needs treatment. Please get us some more Rebounding. Timelord will help for sure, but he will be a work in progress at least for a period. As much praise as Kornet has gotten especially pre-season, the coach appears reluctant to send him in. Maybe he prefers more 'mass'. A Big Mama Jama addition should be in the queue.
The overall defense will tighten up when needed I'm sure as we have proven to have that capacity. But, full game interior 'presence' needs a booster shot.
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 24, 2022 8:40:49 GMT -5
It does concern me that Tatum and Brown are playing more minutes a game than in their entire careers... essentially 37 per game. Horford is at 32 minutes..at close to 36, years of age. Oooff. At some point fatigue becomes a factor...not to mention increased prospect of injury. Last year the players mentioned being drained in the playoffs. I hope we ease off on those guys. Vonleh and Griffin aren't seeing the light of day. If not, whither Kabengele?...at least until Timelord can amp up.
As good as Tatum has become, his 3 point shooting is only average at 35% and has declined over his career. Grant Williams seemingly can disappear in games....and he is looking for big bucks. It appeared that his offensive game had evolved still further beyond stand and shoot from the corners, but not much going on some nights.
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 4, 2022 16:58:57 GMT -5
Sure it's way early...For me, it was the collection of things I saw last night that gave me a negative feel. When Stevens coached and also with Ime, there were a lot of positive comments from the players. I haven't yet heard that this season so far with Joe. I don’t think you’re looking hard enough because Smart is even supporting him in his recent comments about his confusion over the situation with Ime Yeah, I saw that Smart comment today. Perhaps I am jaundiced by the elevation of a young assistant coach to first chair and my perception that it doesn't always play well. The players have familiarity, but with Mazzulla at second level. It will be interesting to see the inter-relation as the season develops. I've been making the annual trip at season's end in Maine to Sarasota so Wednesday's game was the first I have seen in totality.
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 3, 2022 18:33:56 GMT -5
I think you’re reading way too much into silly things like chewing gum. btw I’ve seen Spoelstra get in heated disagreements with his players, they must have no respect for him. people see what they want to see I guess. I’m not saying Mazzulla is necessarily the guy either to be clear. That’s still very much tbd Sure it's way early...For me, it was the collection of things I saw last night that gave me a negative feel. When Stevens coached and also with Ime, there were a lot of positive comments from the players. I haven't yet heard that this season so far with Joe.
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Post by sarasoxer on Nov 3, 2022 11:15:48 GMT -5
There seemed to have been at least a couple of calls that went against us where, on replay, they could easily and likely have been successfully challenged. I think that was on our new coach...
Also, I saw Grant Williams appear to loudly/angrily confront Mazzulla on the sidelines at one point. To me that was an expression of disrespect towards the coach.
Further seeing Mazzulla chew gum frantically all game, projects to me (the players?) the impression of anxiety rather than a sense of calm, reasoned assessment of game play.
Finally hearing indirectly that some C's players are not happy with management's handling of the Ime situation, gives me additional pause as to player confidence with Mazzulla.
All in all, early vibes suggest to me that the coach may be an interim head.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 31, 2022 11:44:09 GMT -5
Ok, SSS but Hauser is at 55.6% of 3s and he of the 0 for his first 25, Grant Williams, Leads the NBA at 66.7%.
Celtics are shooting 39.9% as a team...third in the NBA.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 31, 2022 8:17:10 GMT -5
It’s amazing what effort on the defensive end will do. They do need to address the lack of size and rebounding, but last night was a step in the right direction overall. Yeah...defense had been noticeably lacking. It was a very satisfying win for a Celtic fan. Man they are shooting lights out from 3 so far... Endorphins for the masses.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 24, 2022 22:18:41 GMT -5
This team doesn’t even pretend to care about defense so far. Embarrassing stuff tonight. Yes...I've mentioned our early defense already..
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 24, 2022 20:51:42 GMT -5
This team doesn’t even pretend to care about defense so far. Embarrassing stuff tonight. Yes...I've mentioned our early defense already..
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 23, 2022 18:18:08 GMT -5
Gladly, Res ipsa loquitur. Ab initio...
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 23, 2022 10:14:55 GMT -5
idk how tf we got from the Celtics to this A concern I have for the C's is that so, far, their defense has been spotty. Sure Rob is out, but man we are giving up lots of points. Maybe our emphasis on running speeds up the game and gives more opportunities all around. Also the ever present rebounding issue is an Achilles heel. Someday that is going to bite our butts...hopefully not terminally.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 23, 2022 9:09:15 GMT -5
If one reads the Johns Hopkins' report, it is clear that adverse results from vaccinations are Very rare even in children. The first vaccines were produced in 6 months, historically an expedited time period, due in large part to the mRNA process that has been operative for a good number of years..not just introduced. Modern science. That process uses a tiny snippet of the virus (not a dead or weakened virus itself) that cannot replicate the disease. Hundreds of thousands of lives were saved in the U.S. alone by people getting vaccinated. Relative to vaccine induced myocarditis, Johns Hopkins notes that the occurrences are extremely low, resolve quickly if they occur and are of Lower incidence than if one contracts COVID. www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/10/07/new-hhs-report-covid-19-vaccinations-in-2021-linked-to-more-than-650000-fewer-covid-19-hospitalizations.htmlAs to companies being corrosively self-serving in producing the vax, a major impetus was a great deal of government money 'injected' in the "Warp Speed" effort to produce effective prophylactics. We should be grateful for the results. As to use of PRP in injury treatment, I would rather that we use caution than jump into possibly iffy therapies even tho that might be frustrating. Not that it is equivalent, but I remember people were traveling to Mexico to get coffee enemas to treat cancer.
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 21, 2022 21:11:42 GMT -5
Are they hating on the C’s or is it me. Either way good win. The 2 J’S. Need more than the J's tho....Can't do it every night all season long...
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