Heat Scorch C's From 3! Game 2 Loss vs MIA 4/24 (Series tied 1-1)

[Fierce1]

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

If you're counting on the Jays to finally get it at 30, we're ****.

Financially that's impossible to maintain. Their cap would probably be close to a billion dollars in 5 years to keep them at their numbers while staying over the tax.

Now is the time. 26/7 is the age where the star players take what's theirs.

Get rid of JB if it's impossible to maintain, financially.

As long as JT is a Celtic in 2029-30 then this will still be the Celtics of Jayson Tatum.

Now is time?

You can't be serious!

How can the Celtics win a championship if you're saying Joe is a bad coach, that the Celtics can't execute in the clutch, and Tatum is inconsistent and not an alpha.

No way Cs get to the finals if all 3 things kept being repeated is true.

[PierceFan4ever]

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

If you're counting on the Jays to finally get it at 30, we're ****.

Financially that's impossible to maintain. Their cap would probably be close to a billion dollars in 5 years to keep them at their numbers while staying over the tax.

Now is the time. 26/7 is the age where the star players take what's theirs.

The jays have played like a 100 playoff game and imo I really didn’t see either of them get better this season, Tatum was actually worse than a year ago.

You can’t compare what Pierce went through with that **** roster before the big 3 but Pierce even then showed a lot of fire that you see guys like Anthony Edwards play with.

I get it Tatum is different, he’s a quiet guy, that’s fine and all some greats like Duncan was like that but Duncan didnt lack confidence late in games.

[GrandTheftRondo]

Porzintis and Holiday show up and the team plays better d and they win fairly comfortably.

They shouldn't need a billion points from Brown and Tatum to knock off a Butler less Heat.

Tatum missed some shots in the fourth but that wasn't why we lost.

23 3s.

But see,that's just it.

If Tatum is the superstar everyone here thinks he is, he should be putting the team on his back when others are having a bad night and either he can't read the room or he's not capable.
I don't know how any reasonable fan can trust Tatum any more given what we've seen for the last five years.

Tatum can’t explode for whatever reason this season. Had like 2 40 point game. He’ll have quarters here and there looking great and then quarters being a complete ghost or just a facilitator. Hasn’t really been aggressive from start to finish all season in a game. Passive when things get tight and has no confidence late in his shot. He actually showed fire in that nets series 2 years ago in round 1. The best player needs to make his mark. If you’re expecting a championship from this squad, the best player playing like he did the last 3 quarters isn’t gonna win you ****.

Agree but I don’t see any superstar winning this game tonight outside of maybe a scorching hot Steph Curry.

We simply allowed them to get in a ridiculous rhythm offensively.

[The Corey's]

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

If you're counting on the Jays to finally get it at 30, we're ****.

Financially that's impossible to maintain. Their cap would probably be close to a billion dollars in 5 years to keep them at their numbers while staying over the tax.

Now is the time. 26/7 is the age where the star players take what's theirs.

Get rid of JB if it's impossible to maintain, financially.

As long as JT is a Celtic in 2029-30 then this will still be the Celtics of Jayson Tatum.

Now is time?

You can't be serious!

How can the Celtics win a championship if you're saying Joe is a bad coach, that the Celtics can't execute in the clutch, and Tatum is inconsistent and not an alpha.

No way Cs get to the finals if all 3 things kept being repeated is true.

The Celtics are winning this year my friend. Get used to it.

Joe won't be why they win but he will be why they lose.

[Fierce1]

Jayson Tatum will eventually get the last laugh.

Some of the burner accounts may hide immediately once JT starts laughing.

[Celts17Pride]

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[Fierce1]

If you're counting on the Jays to finally get it at 30, we're ****.

Financially that's impossible to maintain. Their cap would probably be close to a billion dollars in 5 years to keep them at their numbers while staying over the tax.

Now is the time. 26/7 is the age where the star players take what's theirs.

Get rid of JB if it's impossible to maintain, financially.

As long as JT is a Celtic in 2029-30 then this will still be the Celtics of Jayson Tatum.

Now is time?

You can't be serious!

How can the Celtics win a championship if you're saying Joe is a bad coach, that the Celtics can't execute in the clutch, and Tatum is inconsistent and not an alpha.

No way Cs get to the finals if all 3 things kept being repeated is true.

The Celtics are winning this year my friend. Get used to it.

Joe won't be why they win but he will be why they lose.

I'll be 100% happy if they win this year because that means they're ahead of schedule.

I have them winning in 2025 and repeating in 2026.

But if you're going to tell me they're winning it this year then that would be sweeter.

[Green89]

Here's thing, what you're saying is true and here we are still watching the Celtics every season, every game.

The Celtics are the ones laughing at us because we're still the ones paying to watch them play every season.

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

Stop with these same silly excuses. Good coaches like Spo and Pop can have rookies and G-leaguers playing disciplined, high IQ basketball. It doesn't take years.

If Pop was coaching for us tonight, he would have been throwing tantrums after just one badly missed closeout, yanking guys immediately, and screaming at them as they walk to the bench. Joe looked un-phased on the sideline, when shot after shot kept dropping, and then he claps while the burned defender heads to the bench during the timeout. Then he says he's fine with the way the played afterward. Pop would have been telling the media how bad they sucked. Joe either doesn't realize how bad things are, or loves to keep an upbeat, positive vibe going; but to be honest, that's not going to teach 26-year-old players squat

[Tyakack]

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This is something a parody account would say to be outlandish and funny. Joe really said it though.

[The Corey's]

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This is something a parody account would say to be outlandish and funny. Joe really said it though.

He's the goat.

[zoyathedestroya]

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JHC

I mean some were but we really should just be running them off the 3 point line.

We have more than enough defensive personnel to make the proper rotations etc.

The aim against this Miami team should just be to run them off the line every possession. They have no other way to beat us.

Instead we allowed them to run us off the line tonight and we got smoked.

Cs strategy was same as it was in the regular season. Allow ATB threes. Protect the paint. Weakly contest certain players and tightly contest others.

Don't know why they're afraid of letting Martin and Jovic and Highsmith put the ball on the floor and make plays.

Joe comes from Brad's coaching tree and they share the principle of doing same thing they believe in over and over but next time, do it better.

[Fierce1]

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

Stop with these same silly excuses. Good coaches like Spo and Pop can have rookies and G-leaguers playing disciplined, high IQ basketball. It doesn't take years.

If Pop was coaching for us tonight, he would have been throwing tantrums after just one badly missed closeout, yanking guys immediately, and screaming at them as they walk to the bench. Joe looked un-phased on the sideline, when shot after shot kept dropping, and then he claps while the burned defender heads to the bench during the timeout. Then he says he's fine with the way the played afterward. Pop would have been telling the media how bad they sucked. Joe either doesn't realize how bad things are, or loves to keep an upbeat, positive vibe going; but to be honest, that's not going to teach 26-year-old players squat

Not making excuses.

But also blaming Joe for every Celtic loss won't change a thing either.

We're stuck with Joe.

From Day 1 I didn't like the Joe hiring.

But wasting negative energy on Joe is not worth it because nothing will change.

The only thing it does is it makes you older because it just stresses you out.

[Green89]

Spo was smiling ear to ear in their locker room. And then there's this:

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[Memokerobi]

From before the series started:



I'm not as confident with the 5 now. It was clear what Heat was doing in the 1st Q. And we let it happen for 3 more Qs.

I thought if the Heat were going to win a game in this series it would be game 2 and it would send us to a 2 day meltdown so I’ll stick with my original prediction and hope its correct lol

[Fierce1]

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JHC

I mean some were but we really should just be running them off the 3 point line.

We have more than enough defensive personnel to make the proper rotations etc.

The aim against this Miami team should just be to run them off the line every possession. They have no other way to beat us.

Instead we allowed them to run us off the line tonight and we got smoked.

Cs strategy was same as it was in the regular season. Allow ATB threes. Protect the paint. Weakly contest certain players and tightly contest others.

Don't know why they're afraid of letting Martin and Jovic and Highsmith put the ball on the floor and make plays.

Joe comes from Brad's coaching tree and they share the principle of doing same thing they believe in over and over but next time, do it better.

That's 100% accurate.

We have to live it.

Maybe those who hate Joe try jumping off a bridge so that you'll get media attention and when the cameras are on you, tell the whole world you want Joe Mazzulla fired.

[zoyathedestroya]

This is at least an honest answer. Esp the part about letting opponents get more comfortable with their shot when you defend them poorly early in the game.

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[Triple7]

I’ve been saying this for a long time. JT needs to work on his shot making skills. He is missing too many layups. Some of them really easy ones. A little contact, and he loses control. He could have had many and1’s if not for his poor shot making skills. He doesn’t even use the backboard that well. Guys like SGA, Luka and Ant edwards are better because they have better handles, better mid range game, and ability to still make shots even with contact. JT is just too soft and finesse. He also doesn’t have the takeover mentality like most superstars have. Sorry but that’s just the reality.

I'll never understand this, he ends every season better than those guys, going further. you can't even use their ages against him because tat was in g7 ECF a couple shots from the finals during his rookie season... lost to lbj.

I’m not taliking about ages lol. Just watch their overall game, and tell me they are not better skill wise. Its east for those guys to score when they need to. It takes a lot for JT to score. Watching him trying to dribble off his defender looks tiring enough.

[Fierce1]

From before the series started:



I'm not as confident with the 5 now. It was clear what Heat was doing in the 1st Q. And we let it happen for 3 more Qs.

I thought if the Heat were going to win a game in this series it would be game 2 and it would send us to a 2 day meltdown so I’ll stick with my original prediction and hope its correct lol

I asked in the game thread if there was anybody picking the Cs to lose Game 2 and nobody said yes.

[Triple7]

Just saw that tweet by Butler trolling the celtics. Lol. He’s right though. “Dont let us win one” haha. Celtics just doesn’ have the dog in them. They let rookies, gleague players punk them, and they fold.

[GrandTheftRondo]

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JHC

I mean some were but we really should just be running them off the 3 point line.

We have more than enough defensive personnel to make the proper rotations etc.

The aim against this Miami team should just be to run them off the line every possession. They have no other way to beat us.

Instead we allowed them to run us off the line tonight and we got smoked.

Cs strategy was same as it was in the regular season. Allow ATB threes. Protect the paint. Weakly contest certain players and tightly contest others.

Don't know why they're afraid of letting Martin and Jovic and Highsmith put the ball on the floor and make plays.

Joe comes from Brad's coaching tree and they share the principle of doing same thing they believe in over and over but next time, do it better.

Hoping there are some adjustments game 3.

Really don’t like the trend of two consecutive Celtics being shockingly inflexible with their defensive schemes and losing playoff games because of it.