ECSF: P1 | (2) Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers (3) | BOS 1-0

Eta Carinae · Post #781 » by **Eta Carinae** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:31 pm

This thread is heaven for old takes exposed, regardless who wins.

titlebound1 · Post #782 » by **titlebound1** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:44 pm

SuperDario wrote:
titlebound1 wrote:Hahahah the 83 76ers we're better than the 86 Celtics???? Yikes that's brutal. The 86 Celtics we're the best team ever. Sorry my dudes.

Yep, 83 Sixers were better. If you think 86 Celtics are the best ever than 86 Rockets must be up there, considering they gave Boston all they could handle.

That 86 rockets team had maybe the best big man of all time and Ralph Sampson. They hammered the showtime Lakers that year. You are not showing then enough respect.

Telhe 86 Celtics had 5 hall of famers including Larry legend...who btw was better than anyone on the 76ers

Sorkoram · Post #783 » by **Sorkoram** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:47 pm

Not having Jaylen Brown is going to be tough for Boston G1. They will need all the length they can get with the way Philly uses their shooters.

the_process · Post #784 » by **the_process** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:48 pm

ajones9219 wrote:
the_process wrote:
Green89 wrote:
All ball.

You can see Smart’s arm on dude’s head and hand.

Check your eyesite my dude. That wasn't called for a foul btw

What, refs never miss calls now? That’s a foul. I’m glad he got away with that one apparently, though.

ajones9219 · Post #785 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:50 pm

the_process wrote:
ajones9219 wrote:
the_process wrote:
You can see Smart’s arm on dude’s head and hand.

Check your eyesite my dude. That wasn't called for a foul btw

What, refs never miss calls now? That’s a foul. I’m glad he got away with that one apparently, though.

His hand was on the ball as he went up for the shot. Any contact after is inconsequential

Post #786 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:55 pm

titlebound1 wrote:
SuperDario wrote:
titlebound1 wrote:Hahahah the 83 76ers we're better than the 86 Celtics???? Yikes that's brutal. The 86 Celtics we're the best team ever. Sorry my dudes.

Yep, 83 Sixers were better. If you think 86 Celtics are the best ever than 86 Rockets must be up there, considering they gave Boston all they could handle.

That 86 rockets team had maybe the best big man of all time and Ralph Sampson. They hammered the showtime Lakers that year. You are not showing then enough respect.

Telhe 86 Celtics had 5 hall of famers including Larry legend...who btw was better than anyone on the 76ers

Hakeem was in his 2nd season. That Rockets team ranks pretty low on the totem pole of all time runner ups. Moses and Dr J would have shown Bird the 50 states like they did in 83.

Anyway the only reason I brought those teams up was to make fun of Celtics fans dwelling in the past and deflecting from the current series.

eagereyez · Post #787 » by **eagereyez** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:27 pm

AlCelticFan wrote:
eagereyez wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:The Celtics are at a talent disadvantage but the Sixers aren't close to a championship level team so anything can happen. Brad will steal a game or two with the coaching advantage alone.

Coaching advantage

We saw how elite his coaching was in last year's playoffs.

When they made the conference finals starting a midget, and guy slightly taller than a midget, a backup 3, a backup 4 and Horford. Lol.

Last year when the 1st seed Celtics nearly lost to the 8th seed Bulls but were saved by Rondo's injury. That same 1st seed team was taken 7 games by the Wizards and then immediately bounced in 5 by the Cavs. Stevens is good for adding a few extra wins in the regular season, but that's it.

Raps in 4 · Post #788 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:27 pm

Sixers in 5. Celtics are just too depleted from injuries to put up a fight against an actual good team like the Sixers.

AlCelticFan · Post #789 » by **AlCelticFan** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:56 pm

eagereyez wrote:
AlCelticFan wrote:
eagereyez wrote:Coaching advantage

We saw how elite his coaching was in last year's playoffs.

When they made the conference finals starting a midget, and guy slightly taller than a midget, a backup 3, a backup 4 and Horford. Lol.

Last year when the 1st seed Celtics nearly lost to the 8th seed Bulls but were saved by Rondo's injury. That same 1st seed team was taken 7 games by the Wizards and then immediately bounced in 5 by the Cavs. Stevens is good for adding a few extra wins in the regular season, but that's it.

Conference finals is conference finals. You can't rationalize that achievement away.

mtron929 · Post #790 » by **mtron929** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:05 pm

At certain point, if you do not predict that the Celtics will lose to the Sixers due to injury issues, then you are saying that Hayward + Irving + Brown are not valuable. I mean, you can't have it both ways. You can not simultaneously predict the Celtics to still win while not denigrating the values that these three players bring to the table.

ajones9219 · Post #791 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:23 pm

mtron929 wrote:At certain point, if you do not predict that the Celtics will lose to the Sixers due to injury issues, then you are saying that Hayward + Irving + Brown are not valuable. I mean, you can't have it both ways. You can not simultaneously predict the Celtics to still win while not denigrating the values that these three players bring to the table.

At a certain point yes but that point is past the sixers. With a healthy lineup the sixers get the sweep treatment

jfs1000d · Post #792 » by **jfs1000d** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:39 pm

ajones9219 wrote:
mtron929 wrote:At certain point, if you do not predict that the Celtics will lose to the Sixers due to injury issues, then you are saying that Hayward + Irving + Brown are not valuable. I mean, you can't have it both ways. You can not simultaneously predict the Celtics to still win while not denigrating the values that these three players bring to the table.

At a certain point yes but that point is past the sixers. With a healthy lineup the sixers get the sweep treatment

If we had Hayward and Irving, celts are a 60 plus win team.

Even with Irving, Celtics would problay win this in 5.

But celts have no scoring. 76ers in 6 or Boston is 7 is my best guess.

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KamikazeK · Post #793 » by **KamikazeK** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:58 pm

Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

Bar Fight · Post #794 » by **Bar Fight** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:30 pm

KamikazeK wrote:Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

As I said earlier, you can really tell Sixers fans haven't seen a good team in a while the way they're overrating their current team. They are far from a championship contender right now. They'll probably get there in a few years, but they're about the same level as last year's Wizards right now.

Mr Waternoose · Post #795 » by **Mr Waternoose** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:34 pm

Bar Fight wrote:
KamikazeK wrote:Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

As I said earlier, you can really tell Sixers fans haven't seen a good team in a while the way they're overrating their current team. They are far from a championship contender right now. They'll probably get there in a few years, but they're about the same level as last year's Wizards right now.

Sixers are 8-1 to win championship. I guess Vegas hasn't seen a good team in a while either

eyeatoma · Post #796 » by **eyeatoma** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:39 pm

Bar Fight wrote:
KamikazeK wrote:Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

As I said earlier, you can really tell Sixers fans haven't seen a good team in a while the way they're overrating their current team. They are far from a championship contender right now. They'll probably get there in a few years, but they're about the same level as last year's Wizards right now.

OMG enough!!! Celtics fans need to get over themselves and realize they haven't won **** since KG and Pierce... You guys lost in the playoffs last year, and your savior might be injury prone. Stop counting your chickens before they hatch, and enjoy the fact that your role players and young stars are maturing fast. This will be a hard-fought series, but acting like the Sixers don't have the right to feel confident is preposterous.

Post #797 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:45 pm

Boston fans predicting the Celtics win the series: you are disqualified from pulling the injury card when all is said and done.

Post #798 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:46 pm

If Middleton looks that good against Boston then our shooters will have a field day.

Post #799 » by **kingofthecourt67** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:58 pm

KamikazeK wrote:Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

Might as well cancel the game. Boston doesn't have Irving and Hayward, so this doesn't really count as a negative against Boston if they lose. But at the same time, despite the hedging and excuse making already being made, assuming that the 76ers are heavy favorites is still an insult. Boston fans have spoken.

Bar Fight · Post #800 » by **Bar Fight** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:58 pm

Mr Waternoose wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:
KamikazeK wrote:Might as well cancel the game. The sixers are the best team ever assembled and Boston won't score more than 12 points. RealGM has spoken.

As I said earlier, you can really tell Sixers fans haven't seen a good team in a while the way they're overrating their current team. They are far from a championship contender right now. They'll probably get there in a few years, but they're about the same level as last year's Wizards right now.

Sixers are 8-1 to win championship. I guess Vegas hasn't seen a good team in a while either

I think that might have something to do with Lebron having his worst supporting cast ever and the Raps being the only healthy contender in the East. The Sixers don't have a shot in hell of winning the title though. We all know this.

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