Do you still believe?

The Corey's · Post #21 » by **The Corey's** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:34 am

Losing sucks man. To the 8th seed no less.

Losing known management isn't gonna do anything and everyone's job is safe is even worse.

Fierce1 · Post #22 » by **Fierce1** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:34 am

Believe!

Strongly believe if the Cs win Game 3.

Win Game 3 and this series could be tied 2-2 heading back to Boston.

Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #23 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:35 am

One thing is for sure. I do not believe in Joe anymore. He is too stubborn. I have no doubt he’s smart etc so it only leaves refusing to learn from his mistakes because he believes he knows better.

We have got this far in spite of him. The much praised move of Timelord into the starting lineup is simply somebody else’s that he stopped doing then took too long to bring back.

Might be a great coach one day and I can forgive the fact he’s not in a great position and needs time, what I can’t forgive is repeating the same basic mistakes over and over and over again then being a rude petty **** to the media.

Celtic_Pride777 · Post #24 » by **Celtic_Pride777** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:39 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is over. 92% of teams go on to win the series after they win the first two games. I'm going to assume that percentage is even higher when that team wins both of those games on the road. Spo and Butler are not losing a 2-0 series against second row Joe and the soft three-point shooting team.

Boston's House of cards fell after they lost their second home game. Miami is better at home than Boston is on the road.

Anyone who truly believes that Boston is going to win is in denial or hasn't been watching this team all year.

Comeback is gonna be epic!

Read on Twitter

Good stat. And the Heat have yet to lose a home game in the playoff. Miami must be feeling great.

Celtic_Pride777 · Post #25 » by **Celtic_Pride777** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:55 am

SuperDeluxe wrote:Well, you can't criticize the team for not being mentally strong, and then give up as a fan before the games are played. In fact, if the players thought like most of the posters on this thread, this series would be over. But they don't, and it's not.

Things do look pretty grim but you have to believe.

I'll still be watching the games but I won't delude myself into believing that we can win 4 of 5 against Butler and Sp. Believe me. I want to be proven wrong.

jirrit · Post #26 » by **jirrit** » Sat May 20, 2023 5:58 am

Gotta keep believing though, as hard as it is. Need to win or lose 4 before something’s over. One game at a time. Doesn’t look good though when you even got outcoached by Doc Rivers.

PierceFan4ever · Post #27 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Sat May 20, 2023 6:26 am

I’ll obviously watch these next 2 games but in my mind and heart, the series is over. So I probably won’t get over frustrated if they suck ass again next game because game 2 itself ended the season already.

Roger Federer · Post #28 » by **Roger Federer** » Sat May 20, 2023 7:48 am

At this point I just hope we survive longer than LA. Please sweep them Denver

TheMartian · Post #29 » by **TheMartian** » Sat May 20, 2023 8:04 am

I still hope against hope that this team pulls a rabbit out of a hat. It will be doubly hard though against a tough as nails team that is out for revenge.

return2glory · Post #30 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 20, 2023 8:11 am

Still believe? No, I never believed in this team as far as winning a title. I've mentioned many times that last year was a fluke.
This season's team had a really good record but they lost to a lot of teams that they should have beaten. They also lost a lot of games that they had big leads in and kept making the same mistakes.

Then the playoffs came and we all noticed how inconsistent this team was again and how they couldn't handle home court. Those aren't signs of a championship team. Add that to a rookie coach who has been exposed a lot in the playoffs for being in over his head and failing to make obvious adjustments.

So, no I don't believe in this team as winning a chip. Let them surprise me.

Bostondave · Post #31 » by **Bostondave** » Sat May 20, 2023 8:14 am

They could seep their way into a ring doesn't matter to me. You don't lose the first two at home. This team is fatally flawed. Starting from the coach but that's not all. This is a veteran team but no tough strong vocal leadership. So you're left with a team that feels that can turn it on whenever they want to. Well they see now to late that doesn't always work.

return2glory · Post #32 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 20, 2023 8:21 am

If the Celtics win one game in Miami, it would be awesome if no fan shows up to game 5. This team doesn't deserve fans or home court, so let them play in a empty building. Maybe they will play better.

Screw this team and their softness and lack of effort. A must win game 2 and Brown, Smart and Al were all no shows. We got outrebounded and outhustled.

Brown did all he could and more to make sure the Heat won. Your shot is off, then set up your teammates. Get to the line. Rebound, play defense like if you were guarding Harden. You did none of those things.

The Corey's · Post #33 » by **The Corey's** » Sat May 20, 2023 8:32 am

Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:One thing is for sure. I do not believe in Joe anymore. He is too stubborn. I have no doubt he’s smart etc so it only leaves refusing to learn from his mistakes because he believes he knows better.

We have got this far in spite of him. The much praised move of Timelord into the starting lineup is simply somebody else’s that he stopped doing then took too long to bring back.

Might be a great coach one day and I can forgive the fact he’s not in a great position and needs time, what I can’t forgive is repeating the same basic mistakes over and over and over again then being a rude petty **** to the media.

He talks to the media like he's Bill belichick. He rubs me the wrong way.

You can get away with that if you have a half dozen championships.

Marvel · Post #34 » by **Marvel** » Sat May 20, 2023 9:21 am

it's over

Celticsfan100 · Post #35 » by **Celticsfan100** » Sat May 20, 2023 9:25 am

Look at my post earlier today. We were 1 unexpected loss from this spiraling out of control. We are officially there. It’s over

Fierce1 · Post #36 » by **Fierce1** » Sat May 20, 2023 9:54 am

Give them one more game.

I don't think these bunch of Celtics are quitters, like some of the Celtic fans here.

Fight like hell one last game.

Let's see what happens in Game 4 if the Cs win Game 3.

Post #37 » by **Froob** » Sat May 20, 2023 10:03 am

I think we’ll win game 3, if we do that we have a real interesting game 4 on our hands. Problem is we cannot get a good shot in the half court at the end of games, especially when Tatum gets doubled. I do not know how Joe solves this

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #38 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Sat May 20, 2023 10:13 am

If they swapped Mazzula for Spo I would believe in 4 straight wins.

As it stands, get your brooms out. This is a clean sweep. Celtics have no clue how to get 3’s on this Miami team and there are no driving lanes to attack unless you’re a great ball handler like Tatum. It’s sad watching Brown, White and Brogdon trying to get into the paint. Spo literally gives us nothing. It’s incredible.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #39 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Sat May 20, 2023 10:15 am

Roger Federer wrote:At this point I just hope we survive longer than LA. Please sweep them Denver

That series is going 7. Lakers will win both home games. They are fantastic at home.

ryan in Maine · Post #40 » by **ryan in Maine** » Sat May 20, 2023 10:33 am

Time to find out how much grit is left in our guys

Edit
We've already come back from 0-2 to beat Jimmy. We can do it again.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2017/gamelog/