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PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025

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Re: PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025 

Post#941 » by lon3lytoaster » Thu May 8, 2025 5:49 am

Fierce1 wrote:
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None of it matters without a new coach.


Good luck. Wyc is still CEO for three more years. I gave mazzulla the benefit of the doubt going into the playoffs.. but goddamn. I don’t even know what to say about Tatum but despite some of his highlights he’s never been a killer and that’s been evident for a long time.

Knicks guy said it best, he’s a front runner

Maybe wait until the Knicks win 4 games?

Because if the Cs come back and win this series...


429-34. Odds don’t exactly resonate there.
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Re: PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025 

Post#942 » by Fierce1 » Thu May 8, 2025 5:59 am

lon3lytoaster wrote:
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Good luck. Wyc is still CEO for three more years. I gave mazzulla the benefit of the doubt going into the playoffs.. but goddamn. I don’t even know what to say about Tatum but despite some of his highlights he’s never been a killer and that’s been evident for a long time.

Knicks guy said it best, he’s a front runner

Maybe wait until the Knicks win 4 games?

Because if the Cs come back and win this series...


429-34. Odds don’t exactly resonate there.

True.

But this is not a case of the better team having a 2-0 lead, like back in 2020 against Miami.

This is a case of the Celtics letting a lesser team beat them.

Cs shoot 25% from 3 and only lost by 1 point.

If the Knicks are the superior team then yeah, you could say this series is over.

But that's not the case here.

It's more complicated than what it seems.
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Re: PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025 

Post#943 » by FlatearthZorro » Thu May 8, 2025 6:04 am

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Triple7 wrote:**** you all JT fanboys!!! Try to defend this! What a joke!
With brunson at least he knows what he’s doing!
Yeah keep jacking up 3’s clowns! When we need a two, this clown of a team doesn’t know what to do


That’s what they been doing all year and this team has shot the ball horrendously even when they’re open. That’s called gagging. I don’t even think Knicks hve down anything special here. Just waiting for these losers to self destruct. This migjt be the worse Celtics group to ever win a title. If this team goes away quietly there better be changes and i am talking big changes.


Sadly, they have, I think it’s the Cs and the Wolves when it comes to 3 pt shooting.
As for the Knicks, yea, nothing special, Cs ran nearly no offense again. Weird games to say the least.
Good assessment:

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.
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Re: PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025 

Post#944 » by OnlyTheTruth » Thu May 8, 2025 6:06 am

Fierce1 wrote:
lon3lytoaster wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Maybe wait until the Knicks win 4 games?

Because if the Cs come back and win this series...


429-34. Odds don’t exactly resonate there.

True.

But this is not a case of the better team having a 2-0 lead, like back in 2020 against Miami.

This is a case of the Celtics letting a lesser team beat them.

Cs shoot 25% from 3 and only lost by 1 point.

If the Knicks are the superior team then yeah, you could say this series is over.

It's more complicated than what it seems.


Celtics are losing because they are one dimensional team. A group of bunch of guys who are good 3pt shooters....sadly their shots are not going in, Tatum disappears in the playoffs and we really dont have a strong big man. If you are the Celtics owner...would you give Tatum or Brown the money they are getting ?


Nico is now emerging to be one smart mfker. He saw BS Luka was doing and realized he was not going to pay him almost 400 million so he can drink beers and cant guard a chair.

I really would be curious what kind of player you could get back for Tatum or Brown. Nobody will give up top 3-5 player.

Celtics sadly never had a luck of landing a true gemerational player rather built championships througg trades etc.

And even if there was a number 1 pick given to us there is no generational level talent.

Those players dont come often.
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Re: PLAYOFFS: Rnd 2, Gm 2 – Knicks @ Celtics – 7:00PM, Wed, May 7, 2025 

Post#945 » by FlatearthZorro » Thu May 8, 2025 6:07 am

Shamrock23 wrote:Time and time again, Mazulla doesn't have anything on his "1 page" playbook for the end of regulation. The idiot didn't call a time out! What an embarrassment on national tv.


That’s why I said I like Brad as a coach way more.
Good assessment:

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.

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