Celtics 2023-24, Season Thread, (con't)

[Deivork]

I think Tatum played a good game last night (G2 vs CLE) and given Joe's system he's hardly at a fault for the loss. Having said that, I've been wanting to say for a while that it seems clear at this point that Brown is a better 2nd option than Tatum is a first, if that makes sense.

19 points on .495 TS% and did this.

Oh yeah, Brown was bad last night.

[BK_2020]

AHHHHHHH
/flex
/staredown

[Fierce1]

AHHHHHHH
/flex
/staredown

I'm already hearing talk of moving on from Jayson Tatum.

I hope you're ready for JB becoming the face of the Boston Celtics.

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

AHHHHHHH
/flex
/staredown

We need more of this from JB, super aggressive stuff like Edwards and all those tough players.

[zoyathedestroya]

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Praying for Horford's body to hold up and other bigs to step up. KP, where you at?

[keevsnick1]

I don't think it matters too much whether game one of the ECF is on the 19th or the 21st since everything game 3 and on is on the same schedule, and I don't think KP will be back before game 3. My official guess is he's back for a potential game 4, exactly 4 weeks after the injury. Assuming of course the Celtics get that far. The Finals would start June 6th, about 5.5 weeks post injury.

[Parliament10]

I don't think it matters too much whether game one of the ECF is on the 19th or the 21st since everything game 3 and on is on the same schedule, and I don't think KP will be back before game 3. My official guess is he's back for a potential game 4, exactly 4 weeks after the injury. Assuming of course the Celtics get that far. The Finals would start June 6th, about 5.5 weeks post injury.

You think that Porzingis will take that long?
He's already moving somewhat and shooting.

[keevsnick1]

I don't think it matters too much whether game one of the ECF is on the 19th or the 21st since everything game 3 and on is on the same schedule, and I don't think KP will be back before game 3. My official guess is he's back for a potential game 4, exactly 4 weeks after the injury. Assuming of course the Celtics get that far. The Finals would start June 6th, about 5.5 weeks post injury.

You think that Porzingis will take that long?
He's already moving somewhat and shooting.

Yes. I wouldn't be completely SHOCKED if he's back in game 1 or 2, but maybe a bit surprised. A fair comparison is probably Giannis, who was out more than 3+ weeks and described as "not that close." Its possible Kristaps injury isn't as bad, he seemed somewhat optimistic on his recovery after the injury. But he also has a history of leg issues and the start of the ECF would only be three weeks post injury, i expect the C's to be careful with him.

The video of him shooting doesn't really mean much. A calf injury doesn't stop you from taking stationary shots without lift. It stops you from accelerating and decelerating. When we start seeming him running the floor or taking light contact then he's about a week away.

That said the Celtics have been pretty non committal on timelines and secretive about the grade of strain, so its always possible he's just farther along than has been revealed.

[RB34]

Was listening to the group chat podcast and they were saying Tatum had a mediocre game because he went 2/8 from three.

They completely ignored the stuff like this he was doing as well as the elite defence.

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Some other stars have stinkers while also being a turnstile on defence. Not a word.

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Was listening to the group chat podcast and they were saying Tatum had a mediocre game because he went 2/8 from three.

They completely ignored the stuff like this he was doing as well as the elite defence.

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Some other stars have stinkers while also being a turnstile on defence. Not a word.

Wos is quite open about his Boston hate and that he thinks JT is overrated. The other members sometimes call him on it but often just ignore it. The media as a whole are basically ignoring us when we win because they expect it and excited when we lose. In some ways it might be good, the Jays seem to respond better than when overly praised in the media.

[zoyathedestroya]

Was listening to the group chat podcast and they were saying Tatum had a mediocre game because he went 2/8 from three.

They completely ignored the stuff like this he was doing as well as the elite defence.

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Some other stars have stinkers while also being a turnstile on defence. Not a word.

Wos is quite open about his Boston hate and that he thinks JT is overrated. The other members sometimes call him on it but often just ignore it. The media as a whole are basically ignoring us when we win because they expect it and excited when we lose. In some ways it might be good, the Jays seem to respond better than when overly praised in the media.

In this particular episode, Wos was the one defending Tatum. He thought it was one of his best games this playoff run. He likes this version of JT in relation to the rest of the roster.

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Was listening to the group chat podcast and they were saying Tatum had a mediocre game because he went 2/8 from three.

They completely ignored the stuff like this he was doing as well as the elite defence.

[x]

Read on Twitter

?s=46&t=fZMiJXVZ8uunE_S3J4PM9g[/x]

Some other stars have stinkers while also being a turnstile on defence. Not a word.

Wos is quite open about his Boston hate and that he thinks JT is overrated. The other members sometimes call him on it but often just ignore it. The media as a whole are basically ignoring us when we win because they expect it and excited when we lose. In some ways it might be good, the Jays seem to respond better than when overly praised in the media.

In this particular episode, Wos was the one defending Tatum. He thought it was one of his best games this playoff run. He likes this version of JT in relation to the rest of the roster.

I don’t remember what he said exactly, but I do remember he was better than usual which can still come across as meh about JT.

[zoyathedestroya]

Wos is quite open about his Boston hate and that he thinks JT is overrated. The other members sometimes call him on it but often just ignore it. The media as a whole are basically ignoring us when we win because they expect it and excited when we lose. In some ways it might be good, the Jays seem to respond better than when overly praised in the media.

In this particular episode, Wos was the one defending Tatum. He thought it was one of his best games this playoff run. He likes this version of JT in relation to the rest of the roster.

I don’t remember what he said exactly, but I do remember he was better than usual which can still come across as meh about JT.

Basically said he doesn’t have to be Ant or Brunson or those 40-ish usage guys for us since we have other weapons the team can rely on or something to that effect. Only partially agree btw. I still expect him to dominate on offense when the situation calls for it (i.e. when his teammates can’t make anything). Might need him to for stretches against whoever comes out of the West if we make the Finals.

[zoyathedestroya]

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[Hal14]

Encouraging to see the clips on Twitter yesterday of KP moving around more and getting shots up.

I say that we keep him out for the rest of the Cavs series. Don't rush him back! Take it easy with him. Don't want to rush himm back and then he suffers a more serious injury after that and we lose them for the whole rest of playoffs.

Let's aim for game 1 of the ECF..hopefully he's back by then..

And hopefully the Pacers/Knicks series goes 7 games so there's more time until the ECF starts.

[Parliament10]

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[zoyathedestroya]

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Celtics assured of at least 3 days of rest before ECF starts. Could be 5 days if either IND/NYK or DEN/MIN goes 7.

[meatball sub]

In the long run maybe not being considered a juggernaut who blew everybody out by 20-30 every game will work in our favor when we get to the finals and our team that pays waaaay too much attention to social media will keep hearing how they ain’t **** and will lose in the finals

[zoyathedestroya]

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When you put it that way, the task seems simpler. Then you remember four of those wins need to come against the best player in the world and the defending champs.

[zoyathedestroya]

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LOB trophy or nothing.