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NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Tyakack wrote:The Cavs are annoying but I feel pretty great about them being our biggest threat in the east. I would argue only threat, really.
I wouldn’t count out the Knicks just yet either. We shall see.
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Cavs took 47 threes, made 22. More than half of their attempts from 3. 48-pt advantage from there. Why did no one tell them to stop shooting threes?
Well when you make them it counts doesn’t it? When the Celtics struggle from the outside they keep launching them.
Tyakack wrote:NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Tyakack wrote:The Cavs are annoying but I feel pretty great about them being our biggest threat in the east. I would argue only threat, really.
I wouldn’t count out the Knicks just yet either. We shall see.
Meh, I ain't worried about them unless we aren't healthy. Maybe I'll change my mind by the playoffs though.
ConstableGeneva wrote:NYCelticsfan136 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:Cavs took 47 threes, made 22. More than half of their attempts from 3. 48-pt advantage from there. Why did no one tell them to stop shooting threes?
Well when you make them it counts doesn’t it? When the Celtics struggle from the outside they keep launching them.
They struggle in the 1st half, keep launching them, and most of the time, get the W. Fact of the matter is, it's worked. It has been working and will keep working until someone disproves math. Teams will be hardpressed to beat the Cs in a 7-game series with this formula -- get the advantage from 3, play D, and win the margins.
Fierce1 wrote:Tyakack wrote:NYCelticsfan136 wrote:
I wouldn’t count out the Knicks just yet either. We shall see.
Meh, I ain't worried about them unless we aren't healthy. Maybe I'll change my mind by the playoffs though.
Knicks are soft.
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:ConstableGeneva wrote:NYCelticsfan136 wrote:
Well when you make them it counts doesn’t it? When the Celtics struggle from the outside they keep launching them.
They struggle in the 1st half, keep launching them, and most of the time, get the W. Fact of the matter is, it's worked. It has been working and will keep working until someone disproves math. Teams will be hardpressed to beat the Cs in a 7-game series with this formula -- get the advantage from 3, play D, and win the margins.
The cavs have attempted less 3 pointers than the Celtics by a lot this year. We shall see if this type of ball can win a ship. Last year the C’s did not attempt this many 3s.
Tyakack wrote:NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Tyakack wrote:The Cavs are annoying but I feel pretty great about them being our biggest threat in the east. I would argue only threat, really.
I wouldn’t count out the Knicks just yet either. We shall see.
Meh, I ain't worried about them unless we aren't healthy. Maybe I'll change my mind by the playoffs though.
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Fierce1 wrote:Tyakack wrote:
Meh, I ain't worried about them unless we aren't healthy. Maybe I'll change my mind by the playoffs though.
Knicks are soft.
They got some good depth when they some other guys back. Again we shall see. Feels like they won the trade over the timberwolves.
Gant wrote:Everyone forgot, but Marcus Smart can play.
https://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3lcn7hn2nw22n
ConstableGeneva wrote:via @automaticnba:
We're witnessing something special. Someone mentioned that their every loss was by double digits. Impressive.
Fierce1 wrote:Gant wrote:Everyone forgot, but Marcus Smart can play.
https://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3lcn7hn2nw22n
Too up and down.
Cs needed reliabilty and they got that in Jrue Holiday.
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:Lakers lose by 2 134-132 in it to the hawks. Lebroni with a triple double. 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assist. I don’t know how the old man is still putting up these numbers.
Just in: Orlando Magic star forward Franz Wagner has suffered a torn right oblique and is out indefinitely, sources tell ESPN. Wagner sustained the injury Friday night and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Magic have lost both of their star forwards -- Paolo Banchero and Wagner -- to torn oblique injuries. Devastating. Wagner has put together an All-Star worthy season: 24.4 points, 5.7 assists, 5.6 rebounds and lifting Orlando to a third-place, 16-9 record so far in the East.
ConstableGeneva wrote:This just sucks for Orlando. I feel for their fans. Heal well soon, meeker Wagner.
via Shams:Just in: Orlando Magic star forward Franz Wagner has suffered a torn right oblique and is out indefinitely, sources tell ESPN. Wagner sustained the injury Friday night and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Magic have lost both of their star forwards -- Paolo Banchero and Wagner -- to torn oblique injuries. Devastating. Wagner has put together an All-Star worthy season: 24.4 points, 5.7 assists, 5.6 rebounds and lifting Orlando to a third-place, 16-9 record so far in the East.
It’s an unwritten NBA law that teams that come out and play up on opponents defensively are allowed to be more handsy. You might not like it, but that’s almost always what happens. Kerr era Warriors have done it and now the Celtics are doing it. Refs reward aggressiveness.
This is in response to people that say Horford is allowed to get handsy with Giannis. He is. It’s because of the way the Celtics play from the tip. Refs give them more leniency on that stuff. He’s also good at hiding it. Real vet wisdom.
It’s true. I don’t want to call it underrated but ball pressure is probably most valuable think you can do in todays nba given the way teams want to play offensively and way refs officiate. So guys who are good at it tend to be worth more than market gives them.