PLAYOFFS, 2nd RND, GM #1 – Celtics @ Bucks – 1:00PM, Sun, 04-28-19

[MagicBagley18]

Anyone sent the league videotapes of giannis’ offensive fouls yet? I heard other teams doing this kind of ish

We must prepare as a fan base for Lebron prime level calls from the officials when Giannis has the ball...he’s the best or 2nd best player in the league, all of his points come at the basetket and he’s beloved by everyone.

[SmartWentCrazy]

Essentially the same team???? The team is radically different this year whether you are talking roster, offensive and defensive strategy, strengths and weaknesses, etc

Lol, this is what Raptors fans have said every year for the past 3 years preceding this too.

What year did the Raptors suddenly completely change their playstyle? Go from bottom of the league in rebounding to #1? Go from a below average defense to #1 Defense? Finish with a Historic Net Rating? Finish Top 3 in Both Offense and Defense? Have the league MVP? Completely revamp their entire roster and rotation outside of their Top 3???

I must have missed those seasons with the Raptors.

Last year. Its why Casey won COY. Sorry you missed the 2017-18 season, it was pretty fun.

[cloverleaf]

Lol, this is what Raptors fans have said every year for the past 3 years preceding this too.

What year did the Raptors suddenly completely change their playstyle? Go from bottom of the league in rebounding to #1? Go from a below average defense to #1 Defense? Finish with a Historic Net Rating? Finish Top 3 in Both Offense and Defense? Have the league MVP? Completely revamp their entire roster and rotation outside of their Top 3???

I must have missed those seasons with the Raptors.

Last year. Its why Casey won COY. Sorry you missed the 2017-18 season, it was pretty fun.

Ha ha. So true. The Raptors backslid on just about every major team metric this year vs. the league. Oh, well. Still a pretty good team with yes, some new good players.

[CeltsfanSinceBirth]

Getting such strong deja vu to this thread last year when some Sixers fans considered us homers for thinking we’d even win a game.

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Do me a favor, everyone— dont chirp back at the Bucks fans on their board or on the GB. Just bookmark posts and relax. Then, after the series, clap back hard. Rub their arrogance in their faces.

Its much more fun, trust me.

Now that the search function works, dropping ghost And 1s is oh so satisfying.

[MrPerfect1]

Lol, this is what Raptors fans have said every year for the past 3 years preceding this too.

What year did the Raptors suddenly completely change their playstyle? Go from bottom of the league in rebounding to #1? Go from a below average defense to #1 Defense? Finish with a Historic Net Rating? Finish Top 3 in Both Offense and Defense? Have the league MVP? Completely revamp their entire roster and rotation outside of their Top 3???

I must have missed those seasons with the Raptors.

Last year. Its why Casey won COY. Sorry you missed the 2017-18 season, it was pretty fun.

Not sure if you just did not read my post or if you did not understand it:

-Who was TOR's MVP candidate last year?
-Casey was a 1st year TOR coach that completely changed their playstyle? Who was their Coach 2 years ago?
-TOR was a Top Rebounding Team? From what I see they were only average
-TOR completely revamped their roster last year? Who were all of their big changes?
-TOR had a Historic Net Rating? From what I see they didnt even have the Best Net Rating in the league last year

The 2 teams are so similar indeed! LOL

[London2Boston]

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Famous last words.

[CeltsfanSinceBirth]

When the **** are they announcing the schedule? Such BS that they are making us wait this long. With my luck, game 1 will be exactly when I have Avengers tickets. Smh.

Also - if there is anything positive that we can take out of our mediocre regular season, it's the fact that there isn't much tape on our squad playing well. Might only be 2-3 games all year where the team has played to its potential. Coach Bud is good, but it's going to be tough to gameplan for the Cs when the only tape he has is when the team stinks.

This team enjoys being the underdog. We all saw what happened when the team played Golden State and the whole league thought we were going to get slaughtered in Oakland. Same thing for this series - everyone is anointing Giannis as the new king already. These Celtics will not bend the knee.

[truth18]

Looking forward to seeing an exciting 7 game series full of action!

MU and the Oilers have you down, huh? It's ok, at least Mou is gone right?

I'd appreciate a Bruins win today, don't let me down please.

Playoffs on, sun is up
that's how we already know
Raps/Leafs suck

[oldshoolballer]

Giannis is a monster, but someone from the Tatum, Hayward, Brown trio is going to have to shoulder the load to help cover him when Al needs a rest or we play small. I actually like Hayward for it as he is the strongest of all three and his minutes splits tend to complement when Horford is resting, but that role is going to be taxing on whoever gets it.

Beyond that, forget Bledsoe, the C's need an answer for Khris Middleton. He turns into George Gervin when he sees a green uniform for some reason.

This is going to be a great series.I'm going with the Celts in 7.Giannis is going to get his I think the focus is on containing everybody else. Giannis has gotten better at kicking out off of double teams and the Bucks are loaded with 3pt shooters.Good closeouts are a must.Good defense to me is going to win this along with sharing the ball more like game 4 with the Pacers.Perfect.

[truth18]

When the **** are they announcing the schedule? Such BS that they are making us wait this long. With my luck, game 1 will be exactly when I have Avengers tickets. Smh.

This. I need to know the time/date.

I'm supposed to get laid twice this weekend, see this Avengers movie/GoT, help curate a film festival, meet Samuel R. Delany and play some pickup with dudes in west.

But I will **** watch the game if I have to piss all of those people off. Priorities. CS UP.

[Froob]

I think Bucks fans have become to hate me like Raptors fans do lol. I still have the Bucks +76000 to win the title so not like I’ll be pissed to cash in on that.

[truth18]

I think Bucks fans have become to hate me like Raptors fans do lol.

You are the worst bro.

[Gomes3PC]

I am feeling pretty good about this matchup, honestly. I think we have more waves of bodies we can throw at Giannis than any team in the league, save maybe Toronto and GSW. He'll still get his, but I don't think he'll eviscerate our entire system the way he does other teams.

I also think the way they run their defense plays to our strengths - they want to funnel everything to Lopez and Giannis and put a lid on the tin. MIL has given up the most 3s in the NBA as part of that strategy. For better or worse, our team is a group of jump shooters and we are one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the league.

Third, our defense, presuming Giannis doesn't blow it up entirely, is well-designed to defend their role players. While they have improved their playmaking around Giannis, for the most part their team is a group of jump shooters who are trying to hit 3s or get layups off action from Giannis. Once again, we have one of the best 3PT defenses in the NBA.

[Gurton Buster]

Man Bucks fans are so **** arrogant lol. I really really really really hope we can **** on these **** next round. Its hilarious when Bucks fans act like theyre the one being overlooked and underrated LMAO. With all this confidence you would think theyve won a few championships already. The games must be played...

[csforlife46]

When the **** are they announcing the schedule? Such BS that they are making us wait this long. With my luck, game 1 will be exactly when I have Avengers tickets. Smh.

This. I need to know the time/date.

I'm supposed to get laid twice this weekend, see this Avengers movie, help curate a film festival, meet Samuel R. Delany and play some pickup with dudes in west.

But I will **** watch the game if I have to piss all of those people off. Priorities. CS UP.

My guess is the schedule won't be finalized until we see what happens with the Bruins tonight/ until we see the Raptors/Sixers series finished up. I bet we have a sched tomorrow.

[Gurton Buster]

I dont understand why the Bucks fans feel the need to come on our board to claim they are superb. I dont see the need to do that, never have, never will. I felt like when we were rising we were a lot more humble than Bucks, Sixers fans.

This is all new to them. They dont know how to act

[CeltsfanSinceBirth]

I am feeling pretty good about this matchup, honestly. I think we have more waves of bodies we can throw at Giannis than any team in the league, save maybe Toronto and GSW. He'll still get his, but I don't think he'll eviscerate our entire system the way he does other teams.

I also think the way they run their defense plays to our strengths - they want to funnel everything to Lopez and Giannis and put a lid on the tin. MIL has given up the most 3s in the NBA as part of that strategy. For better or worse, our team is a group of jump shooters and we are one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the league.

Third, our defense, presuming Giannis doesn't blow it up entirely, is well-designed to defend their role players. While they have improved their playmaking around Giannis, for the most part their team is a group of jump shooters who are trying to hit 3s or get layups off action from Giannis. Once again, we have one of the best 3PT defenses in the NBA.

Yup. We gotta hit our 3s, and it seems like all of our wings shot well in the first round. Gotta hope that continues.

Also, one thing I am slightly concerned about - Kyrie did not shoot so well against the Bucks this season. Let's hope he shoots himself out of that slump, because he is going to be vital in creating open shots for our guys.

[Froob]

I think Bucks fans have become to hate me like Raptors fans do lol.

You are the worst bro.

I tend to agree.

[SmartWentCrazy]

MVP candidate: you got me
Casey completely revamped the offense via Nurse, dont know how you missed that
Revamped roster? Ya’ll added **** Brook Lopez and a couple of bench bigs.
Net Rating? They were super elite, with a top 5 ORTG and DRTG which generally begets championship contention.

Fan bases do this every year— they overhype minor additions as an indication that things are fundamentally different. Two things that were actually meaningful changed for the Bucks: they got a competent coach and Giannis developed into the MVP. One of those really matters, the other only kind of does [especially given his history of spectacular failure in the playoffs].

Ya’ll Bucks fans sound like Missandei with the way you continuously tout your accomplishments. Get over yourselves.

[FlatearthZorro]

I think Bucks fans have become to hate me like Raptors fans do lol. I still have the Bucks +76000 to win the title so not like I’ll be pissed to cash in on that.

I literally peeped at Bucks forum, not a single C's fan there, telling them how we're gonna beat them, or how we beat them last year... I mean they have become very obnoxious...most of them. If they lose I'll troll the **** out of them, probably get banned. And I usually try to stay away from this kind of stuff. I'm not much of a trash talker. And I do understand we are the underdogs.