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Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls

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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1081 » by 000078ude54 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:02 pm

Turgon wrote:Great deal. Possibly the best we could do under the circumstances.


This.

We all need to remember that Kyrie and KD were settling on playing together in Brooklyn around the same time Kyrie did his "If you'll have me back I'll re-sign" speech.

Then he went about sabotaging the season. We were lied to and cheated and now we're cleaning up the mess of that terrorist attack. Be patient with moves like Kanter. It's the best we can do right now.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1082 » by chrisab123 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:02 pm

StojkoVrankovic wrote:Love the pickup

Horrible in defense, but will abuse guys on the other end. He is the best offensive rebounder we have had in decades

Lots of switching and doubles on defense

Steal of a pickup for peanuts


True. I like the pickup but I'm going to hate when an orange parking cone lights him up for 27 points each night. His D is brutal.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1083 » by ZeroTolerance » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:02 pm

I'm curious about Daniel Theis' staus...Whats the word on him?
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1084 » by zoyathedestroya » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:02 pm

So many memes already about Kemba-Kanter defense haha. WE CAN DO THIS!!
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Post#1085 » by Scarletfire81 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:03 pm

GotDaSauce wrote:
SparringPartner wrote:
Green89 wrote:
Wow, Shams


Kanter definitely showed something to me during this year's playoffs. He's 27 yo

All aboard the Kanter train!!! I'm all for it!


Noice!! I've wanted this for days, everyone in here probably knows this by now.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1086 » by tombattor » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:03 pm

StojkoVrankovic wrote:Love the pickup

Horrible in defense, but will abuse guys on the other end. He is the best offensive rebounder we have had in decades

Lots of switching and doubles on defense

Steal of a pickup for peanuts

Exactly. We'll find a way to hide him on D. After watching Horford trying to "rebound" for 3 years, we'll appreciate his rebounding prowess.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1087 » by Half-Full » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:04 pm

GoGreen wrote:What's with all the negativity?

We have 2 young guys who can take a huge step forward this year. They're given the keys to the castle. Kemba is a great leader and will create a team first environment. Hayward is surely going to look better. All we need is a capable big to compete. Anyone like Kanter could be fine.

Plenty to look forward to.


Including some intriguing draft picks.
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Post#1088 » by scootch » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:04 pm

Remember the teams we were trotting out just a few years ago? This defense is going to be FINE because these guys are gonna CARE. I really believe that.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1089 » by Half-Full » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:04 pm

tombattor wrote:I like Kanter. We'll have some inside presence on offense now.


With Grant Williams as well.
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Post#1090 » by tombattor » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:05 pm

Half-Full wrote:
tombattor wrote:I like Kanter. We'll have some inside presence on offense now.


With Grant Williams as well.

Yeah, I like him too. He was very productive in college. He should be able to contribute right away.
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Post#1091 » by Theocy » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:06 pm

Canter is perfect for the young guys. The way he stood up to LEBRONTO a year is perfect. We need that figure in our dressing room. I kind of feel that this team will be very fun to watch. Our D might be **** but offensively we're giving everyone the D.

We are getting harrassed defensively with Tatum playing at 4. Have a weird feeling we might see a lot of Williams minutes.
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Post#1092 » by Roddy » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:08 pm

Read on Twitter
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Post#1093 » by Green89 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:08 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:So many memes already about Kemba-Kanter defense haha. WE CAN DO THIS!!


When's the Kemba-Kanter introductory press conference?
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Post#1094 » by FlatearthZorro » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:08 pm

Decent signing. Dude is a great rebounder and scorer on the block, a chair on defense tho. :D Still considering everyone is gone, this is a best case scenario type deal.
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: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1095 » by GreenTeamah » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:09 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
Read on Twitter


Still has to be proven if Brown/Hayward/Tatum now with Kemba can work, especially without Horford Kanter can get buckets but he doesn’t necessarily help the offense either let alone the defense
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Post#1096 » by BigTrade92 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:10 pm

a Colton Iverson return, who says no?!?
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Post#1097 » by StojkoVrankovic » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:10 pm

chrisab123 wrote:
StojkoVrankovic wrote:Love the pickup

Horrible in defense, but will abuse guys on the other end. He is the best offensive rebounder we have had in decades

Lots of switching and doubles on defense

Steal of a pickup for peanuts


True. I like the pickup but I'm going to hate when an orange parking cone lights him up for 27 points each night. His D is brutal.

People on this board wanted to sign Vuc for big money, this is a great contract
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1098 » by NYCelticsfan136 » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:10 pm

Well kanter was compared to horford when he came out of college. The guy’s 6’11. We need size.
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Re: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1099 » by FlatearthZorro » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:10 pm

BigTrade92 wrote:a Colton Iverson return, who says no?!?


Colton.
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: Celtics General Offseason Thread Pt. 8: You're Killing Me Smalls 

Post#1100 » by LobCityRondo2KG » Mon Jul 1, 2019 7:11 pm

Hows Kanter Passing ability? I remember when i would see him play he would get called for a lot of moving screens..

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