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Fencer reregistered wrote:1-12???
https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/breaking-down-celtics-last-second-shots-reveals-one-clear-issue/592827/
Celts17Pride wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:1-12???
https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/breaking-down-celtics-last-second-shots-reveals-one-clear-issue/592827/
In my opinion Celtics are bad in this situation because they take bad shots and in my opinion that's not on the players but it's on the coaching.
I believe if the Celtics had a Brad Stevens, Doc Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy etc. the Celtics players would be getting a lot better quality of a shot in these situations.
My opinion.
colincb wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:Fencer reregistered wrote:1-12???
https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/breaking-down-celtics-last-second-shots-reveals-one-clear-issue/592827/
In my opinion Celtics are bad in this situation because they take bad shots and in my opinion that's not on the players but it's on the coaching.
I believe if the Celtics had a Brad Stevens, Doc Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy etc. the Celtics players would be getting a lot better quality of a shot in these situations.
My opinion.
The Cs' closer is Tatum, and everyone in the NBA knows it, even though Tatum's closing stats suck. Per ESPN:
"Tatum's clutch-time stats aren't pretty. This season, he has shot 15-for-46 (32.6%) in clutch time this season, including 0-for-2 on Tuesday. Among the 27 players who have taken at least 45 clutch-time shots this season, Tatum ranks last in field goal percentage.
And Tatum's clutch-time woes are not isolated to this season. His clutch field goal percentage over the past three seasons ranks in the bottom 10 among more than 70 players with at least 100 attempts."
A good HC gets a (non-tanking) team to overperform. Last year's team underperformed in all three series. OTOH, Ime's 2022 team over-performed. Maybe Joe's good in practice and teaching, but I cannot comment on that. However, I don't see much from Mazzulla during games, and there are a lot of current NBA HCs I'd rather have. My opinion too.
BK_2020 wrote:colincb wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:In my opinion Celtics are bad in this situation because they take bad shots and in my opinion that's not on the players but it's on the coaching.
I believe if the Celtics had a Brad Stevens, Doc Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy etc. the Celtics players would be getting a lot better quality of a shot in these situations.
My opinion.
The Cs' closer is Tatum, and everyone in the NBA knows it, even though Tatum's closing stats suck. Per ESPN:
"Tatum's clutch-time stats aren't pretty. This season, he has shot 15-for-46 (32.6%) in clutch time this season, including 0-for-2 on Tuesday. Among the 27 players who have taken at least 45 clutch-time shots this season, Tatum ranks last in field goal percentage.
And Tatum's clutch-time woes are not isolated to this season. His clutch field goal percentage over the past three seasons ranks in the bottom 10 among more than 70 players with at least 100 attempts."
A good HC gets a (non-tanking) team to overperform. Last year's team underperformed in all three series. OTOH, Ime's 2022 team over-performed. Maybe Joe's good in practice and teaching, but I cannot comment on that. However, I don't see much from Mazzulla during games, and there are a lot of current NBA HCs I'd rather have. My opinion too.
Ime's 2021-22 team was tied for 1st in net rating with +7.5 and had a pythagorean win rate of 59 wins but only 51 actual wins. Despite being a rested team due to playing only 5 playoff games the season before, it was one of the most underperforming teams of all time. They had to sweat Jimmy Butler missing a wide open three to advance to the finals.
colincb wrote:In the last 5 seconds of the 4th Quarter or OT, to tie or take the lead, the Celtics are shooting 0-9, including JT at 0-5.
I'm too busy right now to search for the number of times our HC didn't call a TO to set up a play, but maybe someone else can track it down.
zoyathedestroya wrote:W-L between top 8 teams:
• BOS: 6-7
• MIN: 9-7
• OKC: 11-5
• DEN: 8-8
• LAC: 5-11
• MIL: 7-5
• CLE: 5-7
• NOP: 7-8
What stands out?
zoyathedestroya wrote:W-L between top 8 teams:
• BOS: 6-7
• MIN: 9-7
• OKC: 11-5
• DEN: 8-8
• LAC: 5-11
• MIL: 7-5
• CLE: 5-7
• NOP: 7-8
What stands out?
zoyathedestroya wrote:W-L between top 8 teams:
• BOS: 6-7
• MIN: 9-7
• OKC: 11-5
• DEN: 8-8
• LAC: 5-11
• MIL: 7-5
• CLE: 5-7
• NOP: 7-8
What stands out?
zoyathedestroya wrote:
Same criteria, same span, but in the playoffs where we actually needed him to deliver: 3/8 (37.5%). Make it last 5 minutes: 5/11 (45.5%).
fallguy wrote:I'm traveling so haven't seen the last few games (but will catch up on all of them in a few weeks).
BUT.
Anyone comparing JT to Bird is nothing less than brain dead. They are different animals entirely.
Fierce1 wrote:fallguy wrote:I'm traveling so haven't seen the last few games (but will catch up on all of them in a few weeks).
BUT.
Anyone comparing JT to Bird is nothing less than brain dead. They are different animals entirely.
You need to catch up more because apparently you're way behind.
Here:
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/larry-bird-trophy-eastern-conference-finals-mvp/sszhav0xlv5p5i5lxmifxaaq#:~:text=The%20Larry%20Bird%20Trophy%20is,in%20the%202022%20NBA%20Finals.
What is the Larry Bird Trophy?
The Larry Bird Trophy is awarded annually to the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The trophy was introduced last season as a part of the NBA's 75th-anniversary celebrations. The inaugural award, fittingly, went to Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who helped lead his team to an appearance in the 2022 NBA Finals.