Celts Can't Pull a Rabbit Out of Their Hat! Loss vs ORL 11/24

[tfmiii]

Joe mazz, "we were good outside of two stretches..."

Super strong "...other than that, how was the theater Mrs Lincoln?..." vibes

[Bar Fight]

On the bright side of this, it exposed a weakness that Brad must address before the playoffs start.

Celts need another big.

Kornet is fine as a gimmick, but asking him to take over for KP just won't work.

The “bright side” is that it confirmed something that everybody knew already?

[Memokerobi]

I think the Tatum getting subbed 5 minutes into the game has to go. I get it you want Tatum to run with the second unit but I feel like his subbing early is not doing him favors right now. Still would like him running the show with the 2nd unit but there needs to be a workaround with the substitution. Often times you’ll see Tatum 2 or 4 points on less than 3 shots in the first and then he’ll try doing the most in the second with some mixed results. If he’s still struggling by the second quarter then he’ll be in for a long night.

Nah then you are doing the same thing to Jaylen Brown and on top of that having him run the second unit. You have to sit one of them and it's clearly Tatum who's the best candidate for that role.

Tatum was a -21, Jaylen was a +1, we actually did well with those second units. Idk what makes you think this wasn't a bad game by Jayson, but it certainly was. Jaylen was atrocious in the second half, I'm not doing anything to fit any narrative

[Ben-N1ce]

Of all people Kobe said it. Defense and rebounding. You can win on any planet doing those two things. They didn't do that or play good offense on top of it. When they did play D they gave up 13 offensive boards. Automatic L.

[Shak_Celts]

This was an ugly loss but I don't care so much about the loss column (we'll have a very good record regardless) and I even think it could be a good thing.

How? Well this one loss was very revealing and the sooner the team learns this the better. Circumstances matter of course, but the team showed a clear inability to adapt and most of all it clearly showed our lack of leadership.

Oh yeah like hell it did. The team got exposed for its lack of leadership and this can't be stressed enough because it's extremely important in the long run. Tell me who's the Celtics vocal leader? No one? Horford maybe? The team got rid of the ones we had (Smart and Grant) but now someone has to do it. Most of our guys are timid personalities.

Neither Jayson, Jaylen nor Joe have proved to be the leader we need in games like this.

Today's debacle is just a revelation of a big attitude problem that has been lingering with us for years. Of course the top teams won't win every game but you've got to at least show some fight and pride. The Celtics today showed none of that.

When we got down in the 3rd quarter there was no reaction until the end whatsoever. None at all in like 15 minutes of game time. No picks, no cuts, lazy passing and individual offense. It was frankly shameful to watch. They know better, they were just not set up to do it.

Joe's lack of resourcefulness was exposed again today. He had no counter. Players didn't believe in him even if he tried (that I don't know). No player stepped up, no one talked to each other. Really don't you see that Joe? Brad? It's worrysome.

The 4th quarter's spectacle was pathetic. It would be very hard to see this in Europe on a professional level. Hell even high-school teams are taught to counter with pride, even if they're losing by 20. I'm not kidding or exaggerating if you're familiar with European basketball. Regular season being a washed up product and all that you want, but come the fck on, show some attitude.

Either this changes or this team won't win a championship. It's not supposed to be easy. All teams need leaders, vocal leaders and energy guys, we got none of that today. Hope it changes.

End of rant. Go Cs.

we have lost to them 4 times in a row i think someone said... so, our vocal leaders in smart and grant didn't help in those other 3 games?

[playa-hater]

Eddie House on fire, PREACH!!

I am not able to listen.. what is he saying?

[TheMartian]

Magic wen't on that 17-0 run and there were no adjustments. Coach just let them figure it out. Seriuosly, what is he even there for if he can't coach this team?

[zoyathedestroya]

On the bright side of this, it exposed a weakness that Brad must address before the playoffs start.

Celts need another big.

Kornet is fine as a gimmick, but asking him to take over for KP just won't work.

The “bright side” is that it confirmed something that everybody knew already?

There is no big that could cover for KP. What they should've done today was put a Giannis or Embiid mask over Mo Wagner so Al would have a big game. He was near invisible today.

[Floody100]

Jaylen Brown Jaylen Brown Jaylen Brown
Let's see who I can summon with this chant.

At least Jaylen didn't lead the team in turnovers. Or did he????

Sorry Bisme but I don't see the Jaylen Brown option.

AOS to you for these types of comments.
Getting a kick out of a player on the team having a bad game is pathetic.

[Triple7]

Joe is so stubborn and clueles smh. Chucking 3’s all game won’t win us against physical, fast young teams. Tatum and Brown still prioritize getting their stats. We need another big ASAP. and NO queta ain’t the answer. Al hasn’t been playing big in years. Won’t even take a shot inside against smaller defenders. We need a bruiser inside. A rebounder that can start the fast break off a rebound. KP is it, but if he’s out, we’ve got no one. Oh and somebody needs to slap Joe in the face. Clown is as stubborn as you can get. He’s still holding his ground on calling timeouts, or he’s just totally clueless. Jeez

[BK_2020]

I think the Tatum getting subbed 5 minutes into the game has to go. I get it you want Tatum to run with the second unit but I feel like his subbing early is not doing him favors right now. Still would like him running the show with the 2nd unit but there needs to be a workaround with the substitution. Often times you’ll see Tatum 2 or 4 points on less than 3 shots in the first and then he’ll try doing the most in the second with some mixed results. If he’s still struggling by the second quarter then he’ll be in for a long night.

Nah then you are doing the same thing to Jaylen Brown and on top of that having him run the second unit. You have to sit one of them and it's clearly Tatum who's the best candidate for that role.

Tatum was a -21, Jaylen was a +1, we actually did well with those second units. Idk what makes you think this wasn't a bad game by Jayson, but it certainly was. Jaylen was atrocious in the second half, I'm not doing anything to fit any narrative

+/- for one game just doesn't tell you very much. Why do you think we lost the 2nd half? Is it Tatum who scored a bunch of points or Jaylen Brown who did this?

[Tyakack]

If healthy, bring on the magic. We beat them in triple OT in game 7 easy in the playoffs.

[KamikazeK]

This was an ugly loss but I don't care so much about the loss column (we'll have a very good record regardless) and I even think it could be a good thing.

How? Well this one loss was very revealing and the sooner the team learns this the better. Circumstances matter of course, but the team showed a clear inability to adapt and most of all it clearly showed our lack of leadership.

Oh yeah like hell it did. The team got exposed for its lack of leadership and this can't be stressed enough because it's extremely important in the long run. Tell me who's the Celtics vocal leader? No one? Horford maybe? The team got rid of the ones we had (Smart and Grant) but now someone has to do it. Most of our guys are timid personalities.

Neither Jayson, Jaylen nor Joe have proved to be the leader we need in games like this.

Today's debacle is just a revelation of a big attitude problem that has been lingering with us for years. Of course the top teams won't win every game but you've got to at least show some fight and pride. The Celtics today showed none of that.

When we got down in the 3rd quarter there was no reaction until the end whatsoever. None at all in like 15 minutes of game time. No picks, no cuts, lazy passing and individual offense. It was frankly shameful to watch. They know better, they were just not set up to do it.

Joe's lack of resourcefulness was exposed again today. He had no counter. Players didn't believe in him even if he tried (that I don't know). No player stepped up, no one talked to each other. Really don't you see that Joe? Brad? It's worrysome.

The 4th quarter's spectacle was pathetic. It would be very rare to see this in Europe on a professional level. Hell even high-school teams are taught to counter with pride, even if they're losing by 20. I'm not kidding or exaggerating if you're familiar with European basketball. Regular season being a washed up product and all that you want, but come the fck on, show some attitude.

Either this changes or this team won't win a championship. It's not supposed to be easy. All teams need leaders, vocal leaders and energy guys, we got none of that today. Hope it changes.

End of rant. Go Cs.

But, like.. This is all stuff we knew already. They've been getting exposed on this over and over again for years. Nothing changes. The closest they came was under Ime, but even then they shrunk against the GSW.

[TheMartian]

Joe mazz, "we were good outside of two stretches..."

Super strong "...other than that, how was the theater Mrs Lincoln?..." vibes

Is one of those stretches the entire 2nd half?

[leper-con]

does anyone feel like this team is not build for playoff type basketball?

[tfmiii]

No KP and then it all went to ****

Eddie House not allowing any excuses - gotta defend, gotta rebound, where's the pride??? Calling out this type of play and game as a problem carrying over from last year...

[Bar Fight]

It’s imperative that the top 6 guys are healthy for the Playoffs. There is just no way we win having to rely on the bench to play a major role. We tried to go to Brissett, and he missed a one footer, two FTs, and got cooked by Wagner in like a 30 second stretch lol. These dudes on the end of the bench just flat out suck at basketball. Playing any one of them for a short stretch could cost us Playoff games

[Red2]

We’re going to regret these losses at the emd of the yeAr. This team isn’t deep enough to win a title and our coach isnt good enough

[zoyathedestroya]

Not that anyone cares, but the league-best Celtics streak of 10+ made threes ends at 33 games. Putrid 7/29 shooting from 3.

[Memokerobi]

Nah then you are doing the same thing to Jaylen Brown and on top of that having him run the second unit. You have to sit one of them and it's clearly Tatum who's the best candidate for that role.

Tatum was a -21, Jaylen was a +1, we actually did well with those second units. Idk what makes you think this wasn't a bad game by Jayson, but it certainly was. Jaylen was atrocious in the second half, I'm not doing anything to fit any narrative

+/- for one game just doesn't tell you very much. Why do you think we lost the 2nd half? Is it Tatum who scored a bunch of points or Jaylen Brown who did this?

I literally wrote that Jaylen was atrocious in the second, I don't know what point you're trying to make about him.