Scrimmage Thread – Celtics vs Rockets – 8PM, Tues., July 28, 2020
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
There you go, just shoot 3s if you're going to shoot.
3s will get Tatum into a rhythm and produce efficient offense.
3s will get Tatum into a rhythm and produce efficient offense.

Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
celticfan42487 wrote:Gurton Buster wrote:celticfan42487 wrote:I'd rather have Tatum driving to the hoop and going 0-5 then see the return of Melo Tatum.
You can’t just drive recklessly to the hoop like he was doing in that first run in the 1st quarter. Now he’s finding and picking his spots like a real professional basketball player/scorer.
Or he's settling for mid range fall aways, the worst shot in basketball, like all of 2018 and the Suns defense is being made to look like all-stars due to his lack of effort.
Michael Jordan was a mid range scorer. Kevin Durant is a mid range scorer. Paul Pierce was a mid range scorer. Kobe Bryant was a mid range scorer. Kawhi Leonard is a mid range scorer.
Jayson Tatum has been shooting the mid range shot since high school. He is a mid range scorer. This is not going to change. Whether you like it or not.
Mid range shot =/= BAD.
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
hayward looks slow. is he okay? i know a lot of us are stuck in sand (on d) but hay looks off. it may be because they aren't really involving him in the offense?
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Two games now where Semi has gotten in before Grant, even though Grant has more minutes played on the season. Potentially interesting development...
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
5-0 run for PHX once Wanamaker checked in
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Air Theis!
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Does anyone know what Wanamaker adds to the team when he’s on the floor? Why is he in the 8 man rotation?
By every metric he’s one of the worst defenders on the team too
By every metric he’s one of the worst defenders on the team too
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
I refuse to believe that Wanamaker and Semi are looking off Tatum for any other reason than Stevens wants them to show off what they can do before the games that matter happen haha

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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Gurton Buster wrote:celticfan42487 wrote:Gurton Buster wrote:
You can’t just drive recklessly to the hoop like he was doing in that first run in the 1st quarter. Now he’s finding and picking his spots like a real professional basketball player/scorer.
Or he's settling for mid range fall aways, the worst shot in basketball, like all of 2018 and the Suns defense is being made to look like all-stars due to his lack of effort.
Michael Jordan was a mid range scorer. Kevin Durant is a mid range scorer. Paul Pierce was a mid range scorer. Kobe Bryant was a mid range scorer. Kawhi Leonard is a mid range scorer.
Jayson Tatum has been shooting the mid range shot since high school. He is a mid range scorer. This is not going to change. Whether you like it or not.
Mid range shot =/= BAD.
The game has changed whether you realize it or not.

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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
VeryMuchWoke wrote:Why do we have Smart initiating offense with Kemba on the floor and Wanamaker initiating offense with Smart on the floor?
That's by Design.
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
we look horrible
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Our entire offense is based on Theis illegally holding down their Center to give a clear dunking lane for Tatum. Have we run the pick and seal play even once today?
Clearly Stevens is trying to experiment on offense today it seems.
Clearly Stevens is trying to experiment on offense today it seems.

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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
celticfan42487 wrote:Gurton Buster wrote:celticfan42487 wrote:
Or he's settling for mid range fall aways, the worst shot in basketball, like all of 2018 and the Suns defense is being made to look like all-stars due to his lack of effort.
Michael Jordan was a mid range scorer. Kevin Durant is a mid range scorer. Paul Pierce was a mid range scorer. Kobe Bryant was a mid range scorer. Kawhi Leonard is a mid range scorer.
Jayson Tatum has been shooting the mid range shot since high school. He is a mid range scorer. This is not going to change. Whether you like it or not.
Mid range shot =/= BAD.
The game has changed whether you realize it or not.
All the elite players score from all three levels. Except harden
I apologize for the things I have said in the past. 
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
semi no hesi
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Wanamaker is so bad lol
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
SMTBSI wrote:Two games now where Semi has gotten in before Grant, even though Grant has more minutes played on the season. Potentially interesting development...
Wonder if SEMI's been hitting the three in practice...
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Ojeleye certainly tries to do way to much from time to time, but I think he's starting to find his legs on offense.
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Wanamaker kills my soul. ****.
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Re: Scrimmage Thread – NEXT: Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns – 1:30PM, Sun, July 26, 2020
Beautiful take by Brown
MetalFingaz wrote:Clearly he was trying to go off the backboard to the ghost of Rik Smits, but he forget Rik was still alive and that ghosts can't dunk.
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