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Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:09 am
by Memokerobi
VeryMuchWoke wrote:Great game, but still too many terrible shots by Tatum. We're playing the worst team left in the playoffs. This isn't going to work against the Knicks, nevermind the finals.


I think they’re better than the Pacers and can hang with the Knicks

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:09 am
by BRUNiNHO91
Btw, I know people soured on him last year, but Grant Williams is the guy we really needed to have right now IMO.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:10 am
by meatball sub
horford playing 39 minutes at this stage in his career isnt fair to him or the team. he simply shouldnt be playing more than 20 min in any game even with KP hurt. give X some run. he can offer most of what horford is offering at this stage in his career

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:11 am
by BK_2020
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Btw, I know people soured on him last year, but Grant Williams is the guy we really needed to have right now IMO.

Grant Williams is a guy nobody needs that's why he got dumped on the Hornets 3 months into a job.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:11 am
by TatumMVP
VeryMuchWoke wrote:Great game, but still too many terrible shots by Tatum. We're playing the worst team left in the playoffs. This isn't going to work against the Knicks, nevermind the finals.

Cleveland are not the worst team left in PO, with Allen they are good, they have good coach also.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:11 am
by BK_2020
meatball sub wrote:horford playing 39 minutes at this stage in his career isnt fair to him or the team. he simply shouldnt be playing more than 20 min in any game even with KP hurt. give X some run. he can offer most of what horford is offering at this stage in his career

Tillman has
1. Kornet's footspeed
2. Horford's length
3. Queta's awareness
4. Brissett's shooting touch

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:12 am
by Celts17Pride
Al Horford playing 39 minutes is way too much. No wonder he looked like he was playing in mud

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:14 am
by Fierce1
Another Celtics win and their opponent was held under 100 points.

Defense is the #1 culprit when the Cs lose.
That means the Celtics were lazy on defense in both Game 2 of the Miami series and this series.

The #2 key to victory is Derrick White.
When White makes shots and plays good D, it's almost always a comfortable win for the Cs.

Reason for that is White does not force shots.
White gets the passes when other guys, especially the Jays are double teamed.
That means White is shooting an open shot most of the time.
He just has to make them.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:15 am
by BRUNiNHO91
BK_2020 wrote:
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Btw, I know people soured on him last year, but Grant Williams is the guy we really needed to have right now IMO.

Grant Williams is a guy nobody needs that's why he got dumped on the Hornets 3 months into a job.


He was good for us. Hit the open shots, defended well. But hey in your mind Jaylen should probably be dumped on the Hornets also, so..

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:15 am
by ConstableGeneva
All we had to do was believe. Believe 10 more times.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:16 am
by Celts17Pride
Celtics play defense with intent they win. It’s really that simple

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:16 am
by Fierce1
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Btw, I know people soured on him last year, but Grant Williams is the guy we really needed to have right now IMO.

Grant was effective under Udoka.

Under Joe, not so much.

So even if the Cs had Grant right now, I don't think Joe would play him a lot.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:16 am
by ConstableGeneva
Celts17Pride wrote:Al Horford playing 39 minutes is way too much. No wonder he looked like he was playing in mud

He was playing in mud 3 minutes into the game. Didn't need the other 36 to notice it.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:17 am
by tfmiii
We need to end this in 5, not for KP's sake but for Al's!

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:17 am
by Fierce1
Celts17Pride wrote:Celtics play defense with intent they win. It’s really that simple

That is 100% accurate.

You can prove that by looking at the wins and losses in this year's playoffs.

Every Celtic loss, opposing team scored over a 100.

In the 6 Celtic wins so far, opposing team never reached 100.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:18 am
by Shak_Celts
Fierce1 wrote:Another Celtics win and their opponent was held under 100 points.

Defense is the #1 culprit when the Cs lose.
That means the Celtics were lazy on defense in both Game 2 of the Miami series and this series.

The #2 key to victory is Derrick White.
When White makes shots and plays good D, it's almost always a comfortable win for the Cs.

Reason for that is White does not force shots.
White gets the passes when other guys, especially the Jays are double teamed.
That means White is shooting an open shot most of the time.
He just has to make them.

white forced shots in game 2. He wasn't that good in this one but he played his best when all the chips were on the table. It seems like he gets all the passes at this point because he's the only one who skirts most critique.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:19 am
by Riverwalk2021
Celtics need to start playing with Tatum at the 5 until Porzingis returns. They will destroy this team by 30 the next two games. Horford and Kornet are complete ASS!

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:20 am
by brackdan70
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Btw, I know people soured on him last year, but Grant Williams is the guy we really needed to have right now IMO.

Can you explain your reasoning

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:21 am
by Fierce1
Riverwalk2021 wrote:Celtics need to start playing with Tatum at the 5 until Porzingis returns. They will destroy this team by 30 the next two games. Horford and Kornet are complete ASS!

There was a play in the 4th where Al was shooting a 3 and Mobley had to contest.

Al missed but JT had position on Strus and Strus ended up fouling JT.

I think reason why Joe wants Al out there is so that he'll have 5 shooters all the time.

Just sucks when Al gets beat on defense.

Re: Celts Cleave The Land! Game 3 Victory Cigar vs CLE 5/11 (BOS leads 2-1)

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 3:22 am
by meatball sub
bench al, start hauser. go small and play 5 out and kill them with the drive & kick game