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You're right, Horford and Embiid will probably have to share minutes at center this year.Darth Celtic wrote:I mean, I'm waiting on a new thread "I was playing 2k the other day and I'm still worried because Embiid still gets tired too fast and I have to take him out" " I wonder if all the conditioning all off season had an impact or not."
reload141 wrote:GeorgeMarcus wrote:hoosierdaddy34 wrote:The Celtics have issues. They look like a 45 win team and a first round exit right now.
Yeah that sounds about right.
Underestimate Carsen Edwards at your own peril GM. Same goes with Grant Williams.
Give us a 2nd round exit man come on.
LloydFree wrote:I don't think their bench is weak at all. I think their projected starting lineup is weak. Starting 3 Small Forwards and either Enes Kanter or Robert Williams at Center is a recipe for disaster, just waiting to happen. Playing a 5'11 Shooting Guard at PG, with no other facilitator on the floor, and playing Jason Tatum at Power forward, is going to be a bigger problem than anyone is talking about.
Curmudgeon wrote:LOL, last night against the Hornets their bench saved the Celtics. Except for Tatum, the starters were underwhelming. Robert Williams, Jaylen Brown and Semi Ojeleye simply sucked, and Hayward looked like last year's Hayward. Kanter and Poirier both looked confused on defense. The team needs a healthy Daniel Theis big time.
They were 15 points down until Grant Williams, Carsten Edwards and later Devonte Green came in and righted the ship against the Hornet's bench.
gabri3l3 wrote:Yeah it's terrible no shot creators whatsoever or rim protection pretending they will be starting Robert Williams and using Kanter as a sixth man. A lot of inexperienced guys too . A lot will fall on how Romeo Langford develops but you cant expect too much from a first year guy.
They will be probably better and more balanced bringing Hayward off the bench and starting Smart.
So Kemba - Smart - Brown - Tatum - Williams I think is their best guess.
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
bebopdeluxe wrote:Prokorov wrote:Duffman100 wrote:.
IF he does. If not, the Raps might have the worst wing rotation in the league.
I'd say Boston, Indiana, Toronto and Brooklyn are in the same tier. Magic and Miami could be in that tier as well.
i think you are underselling the raps.... unless they just organizationally view this as a bridge year, give lowry 20-25 maintenance days off from games, similar with gasol, or move both, they are still a 40-45 win team a step above boston/detroit/orlando. Same with the nets and while indy has alot of transition they also have oladipo coming back
Bucks
Philly
Toronto
Brooklyn
Indy
Miami
Orlando
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
LOL putting Brooklyn and Philly in the same tier. At least the remaining players on the Raps had a parade this summer.
What did the Nets do this spring - other than watch their fans put up "where is Ben Simmons?" posters on street poles?
(how did those posters work out, anyway?)
Prokorov wrote:bebopdeluxe wrote:Prokorov wrote:
i think you are underselling the raps.... unless they just organizationally view this as a bridge year, give lowry 20-25 maintenance days off from games, similar with gasol, or move both, they are still a 40-45 win team a step above boston/detroit/orlando. Same with the nets and while indy has alot of transition they also have oladipo coming back
Bucks
Philly
Toronto
Brooklyn
Indy
Miami
Orlando
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
LOL putting Brooklyn and Philly in the same tier. At least the remaining players on the Raps had a parade this summer.
What did the Nets do this spring - other than watch their fans put up "where is Ben Simmons?" posters on street poles?
(how did those posters work out, anyway?)
signed kyrie irving
signed deandre jordan
traded for tayshaun prince
It looks like to me if they want to win games they have to play Tacko and at times get Edwards the ball and get out of his way. Most people that think say Tacko is going to be cut. I'm glad I will not be paying Direct TV to watch this season.Curmudgeon wrote:LOL, last night against the Hornets their bench saved the Celtics. Except for Tatum, the starters were underwhelming. Robert Williams, Jaylen Brown and Semi Ojeleye simply sucked, and Hayward looked like last year's Hayward. Kanter and Poirier both looked confused on defense. The team needs a healthy Daniel Theis big time.
They were 15 points down until Grant Williams, Carsten Edwards and later Devonte Green came in and righted the ship against the Hornet's bench.
LarryBirdsFingr wrote:LloydFree wrote:I don't think their bench is weak at all. I think their projected starting lineup is weak. Starting 3 Small Forwards and either Enes Kanter or Robert Williams at Center is a recipe for disaster, just waiting to happen. Playing a 5'11 Shooting Guard at PG, with no other facilitator on the floor, and playing Jason Tatum at Power forward, is going to be a bigger problem than anyone is talking about.
It's been discussed ad nauseum in our forum. It's a huge concern for us.
Rockice_24 wrote:I got BOS below INDY, BK, and TOR (obviously the top 2 as well). They likely will have issues with protecting the paint and depth. They'll make the playoffs but as a 6-7 and will probably be knocked out by PHI/BK/INDY/TOR whoever ends up in that 3-4 seed spot.
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
FlatearthZorro wrote:Rockice_24 wrote:I got BOS below INDY, BK, and TOR (obviously the top 2 as well). They likely will have issues with protecting the paint and depth. They'll make the playoffs but as a 6-7 and will probably be knocked out by PHI/BK/INDY/TOR whoever ends up in that 3-4 seed spot.
I'd love playing BKN in the first round of the playoffs. It's actually a dream scenario.
reload141 wrote:GeorgeMarcus wrote:hoosierdaddy34 wrote:The Celtics have issues. They look like a 45 win team and a first round exit right now.
Yeah that sounds about right.
Underestimate Carsen Edwards at your own peril GM. Same goes with Grant Williams.
Give us a 2nd round exit man come on.
I just... can't. The front court is too big of a question mark for me. Stevens has proven me wrong in the past though, so we'll see. 
FlatearthZorro wrote:Rockice_24 wrote:I got BOS below INDY, BK, and TOR (obviously the top 2 as well). They likely will have issues with protecting the paint and depth. They'll make the playoffs but as a 6-7 and will probably be knocked out by PHI/BK/INDY/TOR whoever ends up in that 3-4 seed spot.
I'd love playing BKN in the first round of the playoffs. It's actually a dream scenario.
FlatearthZorro wrote:Rockice_24 wrote:I got BOS below INDY, BK, and TOR (obviously the top 2 as well). They likely will have issues with protecting the paint and depth. They'll make the playoffs but as a 6-7 and will probably be knocked out by PHI/BK/INDY/TOR whoever ends up in that 3-4 seed spot.
I'd love playing BKN in the first round of the playoffs. It's actually a dream scenario.
