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GrandTheftRondo wrote:Shak_Celts wrote:thought this was Pritchard's best game as far as a playoff-like atmosphere. has he ever been in against a very good team during a close crunch time game? the guy stepped up admirably.
2022 finals game 1 he played deep into the fourth and his shooting was big in our comeback
tfribs45 wrote:KillahGhostface wrote:PierceFan4ever wrote:Anyone think Holiday is not much of an upgrade over Smart? Maybe slightly better? Idk
Porzingis is obviously a huge difference maker, along with white turning super saiyan, and then you have Hauser and PP playing better this season. But I personally don’t think Holiday is bringing a huge impact like the media likes to mention.
Holiday is a sizable upgrade on Smart. He just had a stinker tonight, it happens.
meh not so sure it's a sizeable upgrade TBH. Smahht brought a lot to the table and was under appreciated....That being said, Brad was lucky as #$%@ that the Bucks traded for Lillard. This team would be incomplete without Holiday, all we need is an enforcer type player at the 5 to help rim protect and bring that attitude into the playoffs! C's looking good so far and Joey has enough coaches on the sidelines pulling the strings. C's set up nicely for a run at 18
KillahGhostface wrote:fallguy wrote:Agree with most of your list. But would excise Haliburton and I expect AD will eventually fall off when he gets hurt. But your point stands. Tatum, however great he has been, isn't top-5 this season.
I think (?) most of the angst on the board with respect to Tatum speaks to a lack of confidence that he can elevate to be a top-5 player for three rounds of the playoffs (we won't need it in round one). Even with our talent advantage, we'll need Tatum to be That Guy™ for the final three rounds. It's fair to wonder if he will be, given that he hasn't done it yet. But it's also fair to believe this is his year given what we've seen from him so far.
There’s only three guys that I’d take over Tatum in a playoff run. Jokic, Giannis, and Steph. He may not be a top 5 regular season player, but we don’t need that. We need him to be that guy in the playoffs, and we will 100% get that. I’m going to quote my post from last night that got lost in the post game raging shuffle lol.Come playoff time, it’ll be more Tatum centric. Guaranteed, 100% lock.
He’s just picking his spots, and still averaging 27 on a 60% TS.
I cannot stress enough how much of a monster playoffs Tatum is going to have. The stuff he’s made the leaps in just scream playoff basketball. Mid range, post ups, iso scoring, he’s been one of the best in the league at all of them. And for the people yelling for more drives, it’s well documented that Tatum always significantly ups his drive game in the playoffs.
And that’s while sharing the floor with bench crews a ton. In the playoffs when he’s out there with KP most of the time? Nah, lights out for other defenses.
He always failed in the playoffs. He only did 3 ECF and 1 NBA final playing like the best player on the team. Lolfallguy wrote:KillahGhostface wrote:jumblin wrote:
More than expendable, they would be a better team if they traded JB for solid role players and picks. JB's low BBIQ has reared its ugly head too many times.
We just need Jaylen to play like he has the past 6 weeks.
One game shouldn’t ruin that lol.
I want to see it against real playoff-style defenses. Tonight was a great test for him. And a clear failure. Pressure him, speed him up, and he'll play you out of the game.
GrandTheftRondo wrote:playa-hater wrote:Sweet Serenity wrote:
We were down by 18 with half a quarter left & almost came back to win & thats one of your main takeaways ?
Some of you posters are pathetic when it comes to your analysis on Joe.
If you are confident with Joe in a tight playoff series than that's on you.. Sick and tired of people saying I am supposed to like and/or be confident with Joe. I am not.. So many **** sheep...
Well I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever seen a coach get bashed so much with so little actual analysis
This team has already relied on Tatum and Brown performing to a high level. Our last two playoff shortcomings have been off the back of one of them not playing to their standard.
It happened under Ime and last season under Joe.
We are undefeated at home, have lost just 7 games on the road and all the losses have been very close yet the talk is like we've got some horrific dude coaching us to a .500 record.
BK_2020 wrote:PierceFan4ever wrote:I think putting Holiday/White on Shai was the wrong move. Granted he did hit some tough shots on White but we needed either Jays on him for the majority of the game which would’ve made it at least tougher for him to work for his baskets.
It just wasn't Jrue's night. Normally he would be our best perimeter defender other than motivated Tatum.
Jaylen can't stay with SGA. He would've fouled out in a quarter or just let him score.
playa-hater wrote:Sweet Serenity wrote:playa-hater wrote:Before it was Kornet or Queta.. Now It' Kornet > Hauser?? Can someone explain why Hauser played only 10 minutes?? That is Joe doing some WTF things. Imagine benching Sam who is a good 2 way player for a slow footed center against a fast team. And that is with Brown already having a horrible shooting game.
Because Hauser was getting cooked defensively.
Do you guys who blame Joe for everything even watch the games ? lol
Clearly I don't blame joe for everything. If you look on the first page, I clearly stated j r u e and brown had the worst games.. And hauser getting wrecked defensively is an exaggeration. And if you want to make that comparison, then how is it cornet? Who is horrible on defense Most of the year gets to play at all? Furthermore, boston's defense was bad throughout most of the game, and sam only played ten minutes so pumping this on sam is comedy in itself. Do you even watch the games.
playa-hater wrote:Jrue had his worst game by far since wearing Celtic Green and Brown was just as bad. But we only lost by 4... Am I doing this right??
But truth is I don't trust Joe in a close playoff series deep in the playoffs.
Sorry.. Not sorry.
KillahGhostface wrote:fallguy wrote:Agree with most of your list. But would excise Haliburton and I expect AD will eventually fall off when he gets hurt. But your point stands. Tatum, however great he has been, isn't top-5 this season.
I think (?) most of the angst on the board with respect to Tatum speaks to a lack of confidence that he can elevate to be a top-5 player for three rounds of the playoffs (we won't need it in round one). Even with our talent advantage, we'll need Tatum to be That Guy™ for the final three rounds. It's fair to wonder if he will be, given that he hasn't done it yet. But it's also fair to believe this is his year given what we've seen from him so far.
There’s only three guys that I’d take over Tatum in a playoff run. Jokic, Giannis, and Steph.
165bows wrote:KillahGhostface wrote:fallguy wrote:Agree with most of your list. But would excise Haliburton and I expect AD will eventually fall off when he gets hurt. But your point stands. Tatum, however great he has been, isn't top-5 this season.
I think (?) most of the angst on the board with respect to Tatum speaks to a lack of confidence that he can elevate to be a top-5 player for three rounds of the playoffs (we won't need it in round one). Even with our talent advantage, we'll need Tatum to be That Guy™ for the final three rounds. It's fair to wonder if he will be, given that he hasn't done it yet. But it's also fair to believe this is his year given what we've seen from him so far.
There’s only three guys that I’d take over Tatum in a playoff run. Jokic, Giannis, and Steph.
(Jaylen = poo) + (Tatum < top-10) doesn’t equate to the success the team has had and aren’t compatible belief systems. Doesn’t compute.
KillahGhostface wrote:
Shak_Celts wrote:BK_2020 wrote:PierceFan4ever wrote:I think putting Holiday/White on Shai was the wrong move. Granted he did hit some tough shots on White but we needed either Jays on him for the majority of the game which would’ve made it at least tougher for him to work for his baskets.
It just wasn't Jrue's night. Normally he would be our best perimeter defender other than motivated Tatum.
Jaylen can't stay with SGA. He would've fouled out in a quarter or just let him score.
He defended him just fine last night.
165bows wrote:KillahGhostface wrote:fallguy wrote:Agree with most of your list. But would excise Haliburton and I expect AD will eventually fall off when he gets hurt. But your point stands. Tatum, however great he has been, isn't top-5 this season.
I think (?) most of the angst on the board with respect to Tatum speaks to a lack of confidence that he can elevate to be a top-5 player for three rounds of the playoffs (we won't need it in round one). Even with our talent advantage, we'll need Tatum to be That Guy™ for the final three rounds. It's fair to wonder if he will be, given that he hasn't done it yet. But it's also fair to believe this is his year given what we've seen from him so far.
There’s only three guys that I’d take over Tatum in a playoff run. Jokic, Giannis, and Steph.
(Jaylen = poo) + (Tatum < top-10) doesn’t equate to the success the team has had and aren’t compatible belief systems. Doesn’t compute.
KillahGhostface wrote:GoGreen wrote:Awful, terrible game from Jrue.
Otherwise, not sure what to make of this one. Didn't think the Cs played horrible, but they definitely didn't turn it on until later, which was the frustrating thing about this game and this team in general.
Can't win em all, onto the next and all that, but truth be told I don't think we really know what this team is made of until the post season. That warriors game still leaves me concerned.
They didn’t turn it on until late? They had a lead at halftime lol. But sure, frustrating.
The Warriors game concerns you? The one where Porzingis didn’t play, and Tatum sprained his ankle 4 minutes into? Not sure what was concerning about that, but you do you.
KillahGhostface wrote:
GoGreen wrote:KillahGhostface wrote:GoGreen wrote:Awful, terrible game from Jrue.
Otherwise, not sure what to make of this one. Didn't think the Cs played horrible, but they definitely didn't turn it on until later, which was the frustrating thing about this game and this team in general.
Can't win em all, onto the next and all that, but truth be told I don't think we really know what this team is made of until the post season. That warriors game still leaves me concerned.
They didn’t turn it on until late? They had a lead at halftime lol. But sure, frustrating.
The Warriors game concerns you? The one where Porzingis didn’t play, and Tatum sprained his ankle 4 minutes into? Not sure what was concerning about that, but you do you.
Some of y'all can't handle even the slightest criticism worth a damn.
Jaqua92 wrote:Shak_Celts wrote:BK_2020 wrote:It just wasn't Jrue's night. Normally he would be our best perimeter defender other than motivated Tatum.
Jaylen can't stay with SGA. He would've fouled out in a quarter or just let him score.
He defended him just fine last night.
No. He didn't. Lol.
Shai was torching everyone all game until Tatum picked him up.
