PLAYOFFS, Rnd 2, Gm 4 – Celtics (2) @ Cavaliers (1) – 7:00PM, Mon, May 13, 2024

playa-hater · Post #61 » by **playa-hater** » Mon May 13, 2024 5:51 pm

I'd like to see Hauser get more than 10 minutes. ESPECIALLY when he plays well. SAPCING SPACING SPACING!!

Post #62 » by **Parliament10** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:07 pm

playa-hater wrote:I'd like to see Hauser get more than 10 minutes. ESPECIALLY when he plays well. SAPCING SPACING SPACING!!

Same here. Give him a few stints in there.
He's like a sniper, when he comes in there.

redslastlaugh · Post #63 » by **redslastlaugh** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:28 pm

I second that. Am hoping for +5 three pt FGAs from Sammy tonight!

playa-hater wrote:I'd like to see Hauser get more than 10 minutes. ESPECIALLY when he plays well. SAPCING SPACING SPACING!!

Triple7 · Post #64 » by **Triple7** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:29 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:If today was Game 7 of the NBA Finals then Porzingis would be playing today in my opinion. I think if the Celtics win Game 4 then KP will still stay out. If Celtics lose Game 4 then I wouldn't be surprised if KP plays in Game 5.

Rest KP till the finals, or play him a little bit in the conf finals for conditioning. If we can’t beat the cavs without KP, then we have no business playing in the finals.

Post #65 » by **Parliament10** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:55 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:I second that. Am hoping for +5 three pt FGAs from Sammy tonight!

playa-hater wrote:I'd like to see Hauser get more than 10 minutes. ESPECIALLY when he plays well. SAPCING SPACING SPACING!!

Hauser can absolutely do that. Give him several stints for several minutes each.
He's like a microwave.

Post #66 » by **Parliament10** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:59 pm

Triple7 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:If today was Game 7 of the NBA Finals then Porzingis would be playing today in my opinion. I think if the Celtics win Game 4 then KP will still stay out. If Celtics lose Game 4 then I wouldn't be surprised if KP plays in Game 5.

Rest KP till the finals, or play him a little bit in the conf finals for conditioning. If we can’t beat the cavs without KP, then we have no business playing in the finals.

He looks like he might be ready, during the ECF. I'd rather not wait all the way until the NBA Finals.
We still need to shore up our Injury Insurance. We knew that Porzingis being Out was a possibility, if not probability.

Riverwalk2021 · Post #67 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Mon May 13, 2024 6:59 pm

Celtics need to put this scrub team down tonight. No way they should be extending this series beyond 5. If they do, that’s on Tatum for being soft, and Mazzulla playing washed Al Horford far too many minutes. The Celtics are better off with Tatum at the 5 until Porzingis come back or at least play Tillman or Queta spot minutes.

Horford is cooked and worthless if he isn’t hitting 45 percent + of his 3s. He is being targeted constantly on defense, and looks slow and inept on the offensive end. This is how he looked in last year’s ECF, a complete liability on both ends. Put in somebody more mobile in or at least a live body, and the Cavs are finished!

Mazzulla's biggest weakness is how slow he is to adjust. Let's not forget he had White benched in games 1 and 2 in crunch time for Grant Williams/Smart in last year's ECF.

Larry_Russell · Post #68 » by **Larry_Russell** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:06 pm

We are winning by 23 points tonight (plus or minus 2)

Queta gets minutes and does exactly what is needed, catch lobs, rebound and gets 2 blocks and everyone here goes nuts.
Hauser with 7 threes

Ben-N1ce · Post #69 » by **Ben-N1ce** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:11 pm

Riverwalk2021 wrote:Celtics need to put this scrub team down tonight. No way they should be extending this series beyond 5. If they do, that’s on Tatum for being soft, and Mazzulla playing washed Al Horford 40 minutes. The Celtics are better off with Tatum at the 5 until Porzingis come back or at least play Tillman or Queta spot minutes. Horford is cooked and worthless if he isn’t hitting 45 percent + of his 3s. This is how he looked in last year’s ECF, a complete liability on both ends.

Longer the series goes bigger risk of injury and Al needing cryo therapy for his body lol

Riverwalk2021 · Post #70 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:16 pm

Ben-N1ce wrote:
Riverwalk2021 wrote:Celtics need to put this scrub team down tonight. No way they should be extending this series beyond 5. If they do, that’s on Tatum for being soft, and Mazzulla playing washed Al Horford 40 minutes. The Celtics are better off with Tatum at the 5 until Porzingis come back or at least play Tillman or Queta spot minutes. Horford is cooked and worthless if he isn’t hitting 45 percent + of his 3s. This is how he looked in last year’s ECF, a complete liability on both ends.

Longer the series goes bigger risk of injury and Al needing cryo therapy for his body lol

Al being out of the lineup at least in this series would benefit the C's. He looks terrible. Pritchard/Hauser have definitely surpassed him at least in terms of playoff pecking order.

Riverwalk2021 · Post #71 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:18 pm

Tatum played a perfect Game 3. He set the tone early and played way more physical. I don't care if he goes 2 for 8 from three but it's the way he plays and giving the game what it needs at the right time.

Post #72 » by **Froob** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:45 pm

Championship lvl team gets this win tonight and goes up 3-1

Post #73 » by **shackles10** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:47 pm

keevsnick1 wrote:This is the 7th straight game Allen has been listed as questionable. The Cavs are playing games with the injury report, should be fined.

Listed as questionable but during the game it's reported he can't sleep at night and can't lift his arms above his head because the injury is too bad lol.

lon3lytoaster · Post #74 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:51 pm

Froob wrote:Championship lvl team gets this win tonight and goes up 3-1

Hope so! Every other series apparently going 2-2 so let’s buck that trend.

Triple7 · Post #75 » by **Triple7** » Mon May 13, 2024 7:52 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
Triple7 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:If today was Game 7 of the NBA Finals then Porzingis would be playing today in my opinion. I think if the Celtics win Game 4 then KP will still stay out. If Celtics lose Game 4 then I wouldn't be surprised if KP plays in Game 5.

Rest KP till the finals, or play him a little bit in the conf finals for conditioning. If we can’t beat the cavs without KP, then we have no business playing in the finals.

He looks like he might be ready, during the ECF. I'd rather not wait all the way until the NBA Finals.
We still need to shore up our Injury Insurance. We knew that Porzingis being Out was a possibility, if not probability.

We actually don’t need him if we face the pacers and the injury riddled knicks, but if he’s ready, we can play him in limited mins until he gets back his conditioning. It will be a blow if we rush him back, and he gets injured again.

Post #76 » by **bisme37** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:21 pm

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zoyathedestroya · Post #77 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:28 pm

I need to remember that not all superheroes wear 60%-TS% capes so I can appreciate Jayson Tatum more. But then again, I was never one to recognize our players' strengths/contributions more than pointing out their flaws so why start now lol. SHOOT BETTER, JT!

zoyathedestroya · Post #78 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:43 pm

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Stubborn coach.

playa-hater · Post #79 » by **playa-hater** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:49 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:

Read on Twitter

Stubborn coach.

It's not even about the minutes for me. To me it's based on the level of play. If Al is continually getting beat like a drum on defense on top of not hitting any outside shots.Why the hell would you keep playing him.

This coach literally sticks to his game plan.No matter how horrendous it turns out to be.And that's assuming there actually is a game plan.

Post #80 » by **Parliament10** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:53 pm

bisme37 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

After Horford went almost 40 Mins last Game, I would think that he's on limited minutes this Game?
No sense in riding him until he breaks down.

That's what happened with Porzingis. He was injured earlier in that Game, but kept on playing.
Then he got the more serious Injury, that's keeping him Out now.