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Zumramania wrote:It'a Al Horford and Ime Udoka, but mostly Udoka...last season and even the most of this regular season the consensus here was that we are better than Boston, and look at them now - they are so much better than us at this point it's not even a question. But just give them Rivers and give us Udoka and I'd bet it's game on within half a season or so haha.
blargh wrote:76ciology wrote:XtremeDunkz wrote:The Celtics did this the right way. They've grown their core together through years of trials meanwhile we shuffle pieces every season.
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Celtics had a vision. Stretch 5 (sullinger? Baynes? Al?) and iso scoring (IT, Kyrie Tatum), positionless basketball (smart, jaylen, tatum, Al).
That sounds like some revisionist thinking. They’ve had midgets in their lineup up until recently, so it’s hard to say they’ve had a vision for positionless basketball. Every team in the league wants iso scoring and stretch 5’s, including us.
I do agree that some continuity would help us.
Mik317 wrote:their iso scorer was 3-17 last night. Their other one stepped up and they got help from unlikely sources.
Thats why they win
Thats why we will never win lol. Our second guy is either terrified to shoot, is washed, or just not that guy. Our main guy is a 7'2 big who has to play like Kobe to just keep the team afloat..and that's if he's not hurt or really sad that day. Our bench doesn't exist. Our coach rather be golfing. Our FO is more into cartoon monkeys.
I hate it here
but this was a looong time coming for the Celtics...they made most the right choices and didn't double down on the bad ones.
FireMorey wrote:I’ll tell ya, there’s no worse Philly fan attitude than the whoa is us Philly fan attitude. It’s really unbecoming. Overrate your own problems and overrate the successes of your rivals because you’re feeling bad for yourselves.
Nothing encapsulates that more than this sad Ime Udoka lamenting. The dude has had one half of one good season and it’s like “omg if we still had Udoka *endless sobbing*”
No one has any idea how good of a coach this dude is yet, there was a time where people thought Lionel Hollins was the next great coach. Or Brad Stevens. He has a long ways to go before he comes close to surpassing Doc Rivers. Rivers has proven success over decades. That’s earned, not given after one half of one season.
The Sixers could very easily win a title next season if their core guys stay healthy, they just haven’t been able to. And add some depth. That falls on Morey more than anyone, but the Sixers are in a great spot. Don’t let personal jealous bring out overreactions to what is not a special team. Hell, neither team last night is special honestly, but particularly the Celtics. If that’s the mountain the Sixers have to climb to reach the finals, Sixers fans should be rejoicing, not pouting.
stormi wrote:The fact of the matter is, porous defensive teams do not win championships. Essentially every team to hoist the Larry O since 2003 has been top 10 in defensive rating, more specifically - 12 of those were top five defenses.Spoiler:
The Boston Celtics this season? #2. They have a tremendous defensive minded head-coach who revolutionized their schemes with Timelord and Horford, while having a defensive pest in Marcus Smart and young lengthy athletic wings in Tatum and Brown. And all of those guys can make plays offensively and rebound as a collective. Off the bench it's right back to it with Grant Williams and Derrick White who are tremendous ancillary pieces that contribute more to their 2 way culture.
They also boasted a top 10 offense.
The Sixers were not a top 10 offense or defense.
And I have my doubts that you can create a top 10 defense around Maxey/Harden in the backcourt and Tobias Harris.
When Embiid shoots 3/17 the way Tatum did last night chances are it's a disgusting embarrassing blow out.
So how can we overcome the lack of depth and defending? Embiid and Harden have to literally become Shaq and Kobe regened. I believe in their unbelievable amounts of talent, and Maxey too. It's just every other piece on this roster can use upgrading and with the asset recession we're toiling in and ticking timebomb of Embiid's body, it's hard to feel completely confident that Morey will have the time necessary to build a competent group of guys that can smother Kevin Durant into irrelevance or outlast Jimmy Butler or Giannis Antetokounmpo in a do or die game 7.
