OT WIN RIGHT IN THEIR FACERS! ECF G1 Victory Cigar vs IND 5/21 (BOS leads 1-0)

zoyathedestroya · Post #61 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:15 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Joe needs to do something and not just rely on his players to deliver. Main concerns tonight: bench play and Horford getting targetted on defense.

Other than when he successfully works the refs, a coach only accomplishes things through his players.

When your defensive scheme fails over and over, you have to make changes. When a certain player is getting owned on defense, you have to try something else, either via scheme or change in personnel. He did very little of that tonight.

exculpatory · Post #62 » by **exculpatory** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:15 am

If you look at Tatum’s line, he was **** All Pro - but until he made that 3 point play followed by a CLUTCH 3, his balls shriveled to peanuts & his brain turned to mud in Q4.
The game was won by Jrue simply PHENOMENAL ON BOTH ENDS, & JB’s ULTRA PHENOMENAL D & excellent O & GAME TYING BALLS TO THE WALL 3.
Derrick was SOLID AS HELL.
AL had his moments.

Pacers are TOUGH.
Great ball movement.
THEY ARE NOT GOING AWAY.
If they had not turned it over 50 times, they win.

We miss Zinger!

Just about the most intense palpitation-inducing game of the year or close to it.

We better **** bring it every **** game!

Fencer reregistered · Post #63 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:15 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Aside from Haliburton (who is actually quite easy to hate) got to give credit to the Pacers who put up hell of a fight. This is not going to be an easy series.

Need Porzingis back soon. We gave up too many offensive rebounds in regulation.

Jaylen Brown was absolutely amazing and earned his money and cigar tonight..

Maybe Jrue's best game as a Celt.

Going to enjoy the salt mine from bitter opposition fans too

How does Porzingis solve a real or perceived problem in defensive rebounding?

playa-hater · Post #64 » by **playa-hater** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:16 am

TatumMVP wrote:We need Hauser in sniper mode next game.

well he didn't hardly shoot. It was everything else he was so bad in..

Post #65 » by **djFan71** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:16 am

JB for the shot. Jrue a CP. Great win, imo. They had their game 2 early, but still won. With rust and adjusting to Pacers speed, this is a solid win.

tfribs45 · Post #66 » by **tfribs45** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:16 am

JB smokes it all night long, he’s the Alpha everyone’s been looking for! Big Boy shot to tie it up! C’s we’re lucky to escape tonight. Bench and Joe were horrible tonight. Two double digit leads blown by our bench. Ride the starters and rest in the off season! Also why foul with 12 seconds left in OT and a six pt lead?! Joey is flat out amateur hour man

zoyathedestroya · Post #67 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:16 am

When I predicted Cs in 7, this is exactly what I had in mind. Pacers are couple of notches above injured Cavs and injured Heat. They can actually score the ball.

fallguy · Post #68 » by **fallguy** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:17 am

Celts17Pride wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Joe needs to do something and not just rely on his players to deliver. Main concerns tonight: bench play and Horford getting targetted on defense.

and throw the damn drop coverage in the river, it won’t work with the Pacers. Drop coverage just plays right into what they want to do

LOL - he's going to play drop the entire series.

Post #69 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:17 am

Parliament10 wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:
doogie_hauser wrote:Aside from Haliburton (who is actually quite easy to hate)

Really? I find him super likable. I don't think there's anybody on the Pacers that deserves hate.

Right & Wrong.

Haliburton seems like a decent Guy.
Nesmith, on the other hand, deserves contempt.

I like Nesmith too. He always plays out of control, but I see no malice in him at all.

fallguy · Post #70 » by **fallguy** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

Jrue and Jaylen extraordinary. Hauser, Kornet, PP trainwrecks.

Tatum absolutely brain dead and a total spectator in the fourth but mostly great in OT.

Joe was awful as usual.

sam_I_am · Post #71 » by **sam_I_am** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

This is the first season since 2003 that RealGM has diminished my enjoyment of the Celtics rather than enhancing it. It had always been the opposite because the mainstream media in Boston has ignored the Celtics and the posters here had been so great. However, the non-stop endless trashing of Jaylen Brown here really detracted from what has been the best season since 2008. All those idiots who trashed him……I hope you understand now how idiotic your hot takes have been. JB just saved the season. The deflection off Siakam and obviously the 3 pointer that sent it to overtime is up there with the greatest playoff moments in Celtics lore.

Oh yeah, and Tatum and Brown now have 16 combined 25 pt playoff games only trailing Bird/McHale (17) in playoff history.

CelticsPride18 · Post #72 » by **CelticsPride18** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:When I predicted Cs in 7, this is exactly what I had in mind. Pacers are couple of notches above injured Cavs and injured Heat. They can actually score the ball.

They shot 54% from the field and Boston shot poorly from 3 and they still lost the game. They just don’t have the defensive personnel to hang with the Celtics.

fallguy · Post #73 » by **fallguy** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

Honestly not sure how playable Al is anymore.

ThePigeon · Post #74 » by **ThePigeon** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

Brown and Jrue for me
JT in OT

A lot of luck

Bench played atrocious. Sheppard isn't worse than Springer. Brissett knows them and will play with fire.
All team are hunting Big Al with some success. We need to solve it somehow
Make some changes Joe

VeryMuchWoke · Post #75 » by **VeryMuchWoke** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:19 am

SuperDeluxe wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:Really? I find him super likable. I don't think there's anybody on the Pacers that deserves hate.

Right & Wrong.

Haliburton seems like a decent Guy.
Nesmith, on the other hand, deserves contempt.

I like Nesmith too. He always plays out of control, but I see no malice in him at all.

Nesmith is the type of guy you hate when they're on the other team, but not on yours. He's reckless, but not malicious. Credit to him for playing hard as hell, but damn it is annoying to see him get away with so many uncalled fouls.

Riverwalk2021 · Post #76 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:20 am

fallguy wrote:Honestly not sure how playable Al is anymore.

We have no choice with Softzingis out :lol:

playa-hater · Post #77 » by **playa-hater** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:20 am

The expression "dodging a Bullet" seems like an understatement right now. But Boston " dodged a bullet"

zoyathedestroya · Post #78 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:21 am

CelticsPride18 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:When I predicted Cs in 7, this is exactly what I had in mind. Pacers are couple of notches above injured Cavs and injured Heat. They can actually score the ball.

They shot 54% from the field and Boston shot poorly from 3 and they still lost the game. They just don’t have the defensive personnel to hang with the Celtics.

And if we keep playing defense like it's preseason, they will keep shooting well from the field.

Riverwalk2021 · Post #79 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:21 am

ThePigeon · Post #80 » by **ThePigeon** » Wed May 22, 2024 3:21 am

fallguy wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Joe needs to do something and not just rely on his players to deliver. Main concerns tonight: bench play and Horford getting targetted on defense.

and throw the damn drop coverage in the river, it won’t work with the Pacers. Drop coverage just plays right into what they want to do

LOL - he's going to play drop the entire series.

It worked for one game now - we won so why change anything?

Who smokes the big ECF cigar?