Official Celtics 2022 Off-Season Thread

Half-Full · Post #1261 » by **Half-Full** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 4:22 pm

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Jaylen 25
Tatum 12 (too low, but at least he’s ahead of Booker)

No real quibbles with this list. Nice to see Jaylen making it, even if only as the #25 player. Especially pleased to see that Kyrie has fallen off the list.

BostonCouchGM · Post #1262 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 11:50 pm

Half-Full wrote:
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Jaylen 25
Tatum 12 (too low, but at least he’s ahead of Booker)

No real quibbles with this list. Nice to see Jaylen making it, even if only as the #25 player. Especially pleased to see that Kyrie has fallen off the list.

They’re Celtics homers there. No chance Jaylen sniffs top 25

zoyathedestroya · Post #1263 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:17 am

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Ill News · Post #1264 » by **Ill News** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:39 am

Half-Full wrote:
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Jaylen 25
Tatum 12 (too low, but at least he’s ahead of Booker)

No real quibbles with this list. Nice to see Jaylen making it, even if only as the #25 player. Especially pleased to see that Kyrie has fallen off the list.

I could see why people would have problems with Jaylen making the list (a case could be made for Bam), but he's had a good year overall. He's basically replicated his numbers from last season (when he was an All-Star, mind you), though there have been slight dips in his shooting percentages. He's also reading the game better now and making the right passes more each game, something he wasn't doing consistently last season. He should've made All-Star this year, but their terrible start and his hamstring injury prevented that from happening.

I predict he'll be even better next year particularly in the playmaking department. I don't think he'll ever be as good as Smart and Tatum in that regard, but I trust that he'll make the right reads on offense more consistently. Hard not to see it happening since he's worked hard on his game every single year.

themoneyteam2 · Post #1265 » by **themoneyteam2** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:43 am

BostonCouchGM wrote:
Half-Full wrote:
The Comedian wrote:

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Jaylen 25
Tatum 12 (too low, but at least he’s ahead of Booker)

No real quibbles with this list. Nice to see Jaylen making it, even if only as the #25 player. Especially pleased to see that Kyrie has fallen off the list.

They’re Celtics homers there. No chance Jaylen sniffs top 25

I’m assuming Lonzo, Bridges, Lauri, and RJ Barrett are ahead of him on that list right?

zoyathedestroya · Post #1266 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:48 am

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TheMartian · Post #1267 » by **TheMartian** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:00 am

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That 2008 Celtics Team was a real juggernaut defensively.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1268 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:29 am

Since Cs have been relatively healthy (JB coming back from hamstring injury; 40-game sample), they've had a 9th-ranked offense, #1 defense, and #1 net rating, per nba.com/stats.

Cs have won 19 of the last 21 games Smart has played in (10 straight home wins).

The starting lineup, who are now 22-6 (78.57%), still has the best net rating (+8.0 lead over #2 UTA) and best defensive rating among 28 5-man lineups with at least 200 minutes played.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1269 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:44 pm

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As bad as Cs have started the season, they're still outperforming (albeit not dramatically) preseason expectations.

Post #1270 » by **Feed Your Head** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:31 pm

What an insult, Kobe wished he had Tatum’s size.

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Post #1271 » by **bisme37** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:38 pm

Nice video about Jaylen on NBA.com...

https://www.nba.com/watch/video/nba-exclusive-jaylen-brown?plsrc=nba&collection=features

Post #1272 » by **Feed Your Head** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:43 pm

bisme37 wrote:Nice video about Jaylen on NBA.com...

https://www.nba.com/watch/video/nba-exclusive-jaylen-brown?plsrc=nba&collection=features

He’s making a concerted effort to try to play more within the actual offense, I give him a ton of credit. I don’t really care about the turnovers last night, he’s really improved when it comes to taking care of the ball.

I really hope he has a big night from three soon, is shooting 32% over the last 25 games, and last night you could tell he was overthinking the game.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1273 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:48 pm

The Comedian wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Nice video about Jaylen on NBA.com...

https://www.nba.com/watch/video/nba-exclusive-jaylen-brown?plsrc=nba&collection=features

He’s making a concerted effort to try to play more within the actual offense, I give him a ton of credit. I don’t really care about the turnovers last night, he’s really improved when it comes to taking care of the ball.

I really hope he has a big night from three soon, is shooting 32% over the last 25 games, and last night you could tell he was overthinking the game.

I remember his quote earlier in the season where he said something like, "I shot it when I should've passed it. And I passed the ball when I should've shot it." There's a bit of that going on when he's turning the ball over in some of his reads. But agreed, he's trying to play within the team concept more than ever and he's improved from when the season started. It just doesn't come natural to him.

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Post #1274 » by **Feed Your Head** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:18 pm

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ddb · Post #1275 » by **ddb** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:58 pm

Well....The sample size is large enough to officially say that Ime & this Celtics team have turned the corner and have reached a point where they need to be taken seriously as a title threat. Granted I still think they're a year away, but defensively they are special which should be enough to give them an opportunity to win any series moving forward. This group is starting to remind me of the Warriors when they finally realized how good they were. Fun to watch.
Even my dad is commenting on how much he's enjoying this team and how good they are....He's not even the biggest hoops fan, albeit he likes watching the Celtics when he can.
anyway, I hope they keep this rolling. My fear come playoff time is if Tatum is off they will struggle to score enough. I still feel like they are 1 offensive weapon away.....Perhaps that's what the TPE will be used on this summer.

Post #1276 » by **snowman** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:47 pm

ddb wrote:Well....The sample size is large enough to officially say that Ime & this Celtics team have turned the corner and have reached a point where they need to be taken seriously as a title threat. Granted I still think they're a year away, but defensively they are special which should be enough to give them an opportunity to win any series moving forward. This group is starting to remind me of the Warriors when they finally realized how good they were. Fun to watch.
Even my dad is commenting on how much he's enjoying this team and how good they are....He's not even the biggest hoops fan, albeit he likes watching the Celtics when he can.
anyway, I hope they keep this rolling. My fear come playoff time is if Tatum is off they will struggle to score enough. I still feel like they are 1 offensive weapon away.....Perhaps that's what the TPE will be used on this summer.

I hope the same. Been racking my brain on just who that might be. Certainly, we have our starting 5. I hope Horford is kept around and is healthy for next season. He seems to bring a calming force to the starting unit. With PP, White, G. Will and Theis off the bench, it seems like we need another scorer at SF off the bench. Nesmith, Stauskas and Hauser all have a shot, but still many questions about all three. A trade using the TPE to fill that position would really put us in line for legit title contention.

Tyakack · Post #1277 » by **Tyakack** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:48 pm

Yeah ^ I also feel like they are still a year away and 1 offensive weapon away. That being said, with the way they are playing, tatum especially, you won't hear me downplay any hopes of a title run this year. Tatum is commanding too much respect for me to say that right now. If he keeps it up in the playoffs, I don't see why we can't beat anyone.

31to6 · Post #1278 » by **31to6** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:58 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Since Cs have been relatively healthy (JB coming back from hamstring injury; 40-game sample), they've had a 9th-ranked offense, #1 defense, and #1 net rating, per nba.com/stats.

Cs have won 19 of the last 21 games Smart has played in (10 straight home wins).

The starting lineup, who are now 22-6 (78.57%), still has the best net rating (+8.0 lead over #2 UTA) and best defensive rating among 28 5-man lineups with at least 200 minutes played.

cool beautiful but hey everyone QUESTION: HAVE ZOYA AND SEAN GRANDE EVER BEEN SEEN TOGETHER?
also wondering if does Sean Grande live in a basement in southeast Asia?

31to6 · Post #1279 » by **31to6** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:01 pm

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sam_I_am · Post #1280 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:20 pm

ddb wrote:Well....The sample size is large enough to officially say that Ime & this Celtics team have turned the corner and have reached a point where they need to be taken seriously as a title threat. Granted I still think they're a year away, but defensively they are special which should be enough to give them an opportunity to win any series moving forward. This group is starting to remind me of the Warriors when they finally realized how good they were. Fun to watch.
Even my dad is commenting on how much he's enjoying this team and how good they are....He's not even the biggest hoops fan, albeit he likes watching the Celtics when he can.
anyway, I hope they keep this rolling. My fear come playoff time is if Tatum is off they will struggle to score enough. I still feel like they are 1 offensive weapon away.....Perhaps that's what the TPE will be used on this summer.

This team is a lot of fun. Similarities to last years Suns team, Kawhi Raptors, 2013 Warriors in that they are playing like best team in NBA but lack the top shelf talent to be clear favorites to win it all like say the Durant/GSW teams. Tatum is reaching the level of a great and the other guys are all playing cohesively. With a little luck they could win it all like the Raptors but I still think they are a player away. Maybe Brown can get healthy and return to the trajectory he was on before wrist surgery but right now with nagging injuries he has been shaky. I worry that the team lacks the star power needed to get past ECF.