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JayMKE wrote:Of course you want Tatum to play if you actually intend to watch the game and gauge where the Bucks are at as a contending team, weird flex to be like it doesn't matter but I want it to be less competitive for some reason.
Ron Swanson wrote:*glances at 37-year old Horford's numbers this year*
It's certainly gonna be something to watch to see how long this "Boston Top-6" narrative keeps chugging along before someone points out how hilariously stupid it is to keep throwing Al's name in there.
GHOSTofSIKMA wrote: I think that we will do worse than last season and that Giannis is now just a mere all star. All because we switched from Bud to Griffin.
skones wrote:I don't have high expectations here.
tedbrogen wrote:Even if the Bucks win by 30, Dame puts up 40, and Tatum plays: (Annoying Bill Simmons voice) “We know games in November are meaningless, so this lose doesn’t prove anything, but we did find out whose guarding Tatum and it’s the flu which is okay because no one on the Bucks roster can cover him in a seven games series and Jrue showed us he’ll shut down Dame when it matters. Jrue’s always been a better playoff performer than regular season performer. He always shuts down his man in the playoffs. Always.”
DanoMac wrote:bullox wrote:That phone number was an asset to you. You had a direct line to the gm. You've squandered it.
I squandered an asset? Then Hammond taught me well.
WiscoKing13 wrote:There's a world where at 9 PM we have the best record in the east and tied for best record in the league. Pretty amazing all things considered.
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MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Ron Swanson wrote:*glances at 37-year old Horford's numbers this year*
It's certainly gonna be something to watch to see how long this "Boston Top-6" narrative keeps chugging along before someone points out how hilariously stupid it is to keep throwing Al's name in there.
It's just annoying because you know he will shoot 45%3 against the Bucks in May and be low 30s the remaining series. That said, he looked washed last play-off series. Just inefficient shooting and a step slower.
BOSTON -- Jrue Holiday said he doesn't have a chip on his shoulder as the Celtics guard enters his first matchup with the Bucks but noted that a heads-up in September from Milwaukee that he was going to be traded would have been appreciated.
"No," Holiday said matter-of-factly Wednesday morning when asked whether he held a grudge toward the Bucks. "I think that they got what they wanted, so I can't be mad at that.
"A warning would've been cool. But other than that, I'm in the best place that I can be to compete against them, which is for the top team in the East and, hopefully, the top team in the league."
"It's going to be weird seeing him in a Celtic uniform, but I guess we got to get used to it," Middleton said with a smile after Milwaukee's shootaround. "But it's going to be fun competing against him. We've had a lot of great battles together, so I know what he's about on the Celtics' side. I think it should be a fun, interesting matchup for sure."
While Holiday made it clear he would have liked to have been told about the possibility of being traded, he said he didn't have this game targeted above any other on the calendar. Instead, he said, the focus on Wednesday's showdown isn't because of him or Lillard, but instead because the Celtics and Bucks are seen as two of the NBA's elite teams.
"It's not like I circled this one on my calendar or anything," Holiday said. "I think that this is a big game because of the two teams that are playing, I think because of the caliber players that are on the court and all that, so that's what I would like for it to be about, not me playing against the Bucks."
Speaking on his time with the Bucks, Holiday said Milwaukee will "always have a piece of my heart" after winning his first NBA championship there. But he said he was able to turn the page after landing in Boston.
"I think it's been about the same once I got traded," Holiday said, when asked for his feelings on the trades now that several weeks have passed. "We do know that this is a business, and from a business standpoint, I'm in a very good position to be where I want to be, and that's to win the championship.
"So again, still happy to be here. None of that has ever changed. So yeah, I wouldn't say anything changed."
greekbuck34 wrote:The Celtics are the better team right now, there is no doubt about it even if we win tonight. They had 2-3 bad games lately but they showed more times than us that they already have good chemistry and elite level of offense and defense. They only struggled in clutch time like they always do for years. If their 3s do not fall and the game is close they will turn the ball over, run unstable ISOs with Tatum and Brown and look out of shorts most likely.
I want to see how they will guard Giannis and how he will react.
I want to see how Dame will help if Giannis gets stuck. Can he at least foul bait their defense or will he get the Giannis treatment?
How will they defend our PNRs? Pack the paint and pray we miss our shots or let Giannis get his and defend the rest like they did 3-4 seasons ago?
I want to see if they can still break down our defense with closed eyes. Last season they either exploited us in the transition after our bricks or generated unlimited open 3s with the exact same way especially with Brook inside. I think they averaged +20 3s on +45% in 3 games last season. We are still not athletic enough this season. If Giannis makes or misses a bucket on one end we have no one able to run back and defend quick enough.
soxperry wrote:My completely unbiased take is that we are way better
