Game Thread – Pistons @ Celtics – 7:30PM, Mon, March 18, 2024

ConstableGeneva · Post #21 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:01 pm

SLCceltic wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:

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White playing tonight. The poster implies it.

For DETROIT: Cunningham and Fontecchio are QUESTIONABLE. Ausar Thompson and Grimes are OUT.

KP and White back! JB and JT QUESTIONABLE.

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Think that their finagling a Load Balance-type situation?

15 to go
2 vs Bucks
OkC and full strength kNicks will be sig tests
Kings and Pels are solid
The rest are bad.

Will be very interesting to see health management vs potential for rust leading up to POs.

If I was in charge...

• Play full strength vs. the six good teams and last day of regular season.
• Rest starters + Horford vs. CHA (2nd to last game; 2nd night of B2B).
• Alternate rest for top 6 players against the poorer teams.
• Keep KP and Jrue in bubble wrap as needed.
• Win as many games as possible.

Last day is 4/14. Playoffs aren't until 4/20 or even 4/21 depending on scheduling. Almost a week of rest/practice/prep is enough for everyone involved.

31to6 · Post #22 » by **31to6** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:04 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:This is the most excited I've been for a Celtics game. In all of my time as a Celtics fan. Slowest next four hours of my life. Tipoff can't come soon enough.

This game really all comes down to tonight.
They either win this game, tonight, or they never ever do in a billion years.
A quadrillion years.
Infinity-plus-one years.
This game, tonight, is the biggest this game tonight is ever going to be tonight.

31to6 · Post #23 » by **31to6** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:05 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
SLCceltic wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:Think that their finagling a Load Balance-type situation?

15 to go
2 vs Bucks
OkC and full strength kNicks will be sig tests
Kings and Pels are solid
The rest are bad.

Will be very interesting to see health management vs potential for rust leading up to POs.

If I was in charge...

• Play full strength vs. the six good teams and last day of regular season.
• Rest starters + Horford vs. CHA (2nd to last game; 2nd night of B2B).
• Alternate rest for top 6 players against the poorer teams.
• Keep KP and Jrue in bubble wrap as needed.
• Win as many games as possible.

Last day is 4/14. Playoffs aren't until 4/20 or even 4/21 depending on scheduling. Almost a week of rest/practice/prep is enough for everyone involved.

Good details and strategy here, but I want 68 RS wins, rest when you're dead or not a Celtic;)

ConstableGeneva · Post #24 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:36 pm

Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Memokerobi · Post #25 » by **Memokerobi** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:40 pm

Gant wrote:Abby Chin takes Brian Scalabrine's spot as game analyst tonight as part of an interesting broadcast.

NBC Sports Boston to feature all-female broadcast for Celtics-Pistons

https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/nbc-sports-boston-celtics-connecticut-sun-to-celebrate-womens-empowerment-month-with-all-female-broadcast/595027/

Pretty cool

Post #26 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:58 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Who's that, Peterson?

playa-hater · Post #27 » by **playa-hater** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:00 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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I'll admit, my eyes aren't as good as they used to be... But that aint no Porzingis!!

Post #28 » by **bisme37** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:05 pm

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SLCceltic · Post #29 » by **SLCceltic** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:09 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
SLCceltic wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:Think that their finagling a Load Balance-type situation?

15 to go
2 vs Bucks
OkC and full strength kNicks will be sig tests
Kings and Pels are solid
The rest are bad.

Will be very interesting to see health management vs potential for rust leading up to POs.

If I was in charge...

• Play full strength vs. the six good teams and last day of regular season.
• Rest starters + Horford vs. CHA (2nd to last game; 2nd night of B2B).
• Alternate rest for top 6 players against the poorer teams.
• Keep KP and Jrue in bubble wrap as needed.
• Win as many games as possible.

Last day is 4/14. Playoffs aren't until 4/20 or even 4/21 depending on scheduling. Almost a week of rest/practice/prep is enough for everyone involved.

Forgot about the week off before POs. That's HuGE !

When Joe was asked about this exact thing after the game yesterday, he said its not up to him ha ha, they had a team of Doctors to make those decisions

We have such a massive lead in the standing, health and an iron-clad standard for consistent hard-nosed edge aLL 48 mins, even when we have a big lead (esp when we have a big lead, like we did yesterday), and really make this our SIGnature over the last 15 ...We will be ready and it shouldn't matter who plays/rests over these last 15

I do want to be full strength vs OKC and NYK (they will finally be FuLL strength)

...with constant EdGE we should OwN the BucKs

SLCceltic · Post #30 » by **SLCceltic** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:12 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Who's that, Peterson?

looks like Houser's little brother

Post #31 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:14 pm

SLCceltic wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Who's that, Peterson?

looks like Houser's little brother

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ConstableGeneva · Post #32 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:16 pm

Wild stat from this week's Power Rankings: The Celtics have shot 43.4% from 3-point range over the (5-game win) streak, with 20 or more makes in each of the last three games. Sixteen teams don’t have three games with 20-plus 3s all season.

Post #33 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:19 pm

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Post #34 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:30 pm

What do you think that Rotation is tonight?
(Maine Celtics played and Won last night. They don't play again until May 21, at Home.)

Celtics Rotation, Tonight?:
Starters: White - Brown - Brissett - Tatum - Porzingis
Rotation: Pritchard - Tillman - Kornet
Reserves: Springer - Mykhailiuk
Two-Ways: - (Walsh ®) - Peterson - [Queta]

Gant · Post #35 » by **Gant** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:35 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Who's that, Peterson?

Good eyes. He's the closest thing to a Hauser replacement available. Not that Peterson is Hauser material. That's a super long shot.

ConstableGeneva · Post #36 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:51 pm

If Jaylen Brown scores 184 points tonight, he'll become the 15th Celtics player in franchise history to reach 10,000 career points. It's doable if he sets his mind to it.

Post #37 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:55 pm

Gant wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Porzingis looks ready to play tonight after a 5-game absence.

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Who's that, Peterson?

Good eyes. He's the closest thing to a Hauser replacement available. Not that Peterson is Hauser material. That's a super long shot.

He was like a 40+% 3pt-shooter, in college. I can't pull up the G League stats, though.
But, I've actually watched him down there. He's pretty decent as a Two-Way.

Might as well give him a shot. See what he's got, at the NBA level.

Homerclease · Post #38 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:07 pm

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Post #39 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:10 pm

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Wow. This is gonna hurt.
Glad we're playing a Bottom Seed. Can't take them for Granted though.

Gant · Post #40 » by **Gant** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:10 pm

"Cade and Tek" are out. I had to do a little research to even figure out who Tek is.

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