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bisme37 wrote:Without Vincent playing we gotta be ready for that Haywood Highsmith dude. Pretty sure I remember him killing us in an RS game and I was simultaneously scratching my head and shaking my fist.
Tommy Heinsohn wrote:The game is not over until they look you in the face and start crying.
Celts17Pride wrote:The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:bisme37 wrote:
That explains why he's been looking the way he has been.
Still doesn't explain why he can't move his feet on defense and stay in from of his man or why he falls asleep and let's his man wander to an open spot.
Celts17Pride wrote:Hard facts: It's inexcusable for the Boston Celtics to lose Game 5 of the 2023 ECF on their home floor.
Celtics 4-5 at home in playoffs and 0-2 at home against the Heat
Inexcusable to lose Game 5.
Celts17Pride wrote:Hard facts: It's inexcusable for the Boston Celtics to lose Game 5 of the 2023 ECF on their home floor.
Celtics 4-5 at home in playoffs and 0-2 at home against the Heat
Inexcusable to lose Game 5.
zoyathedestroya wrote:Wanna see a White-Tatum-Hauser-Grant-Rob lineup at some point. Tatum + bench lineups killed opposing teams all season. Throw something at Spo he hasn’t seen before in this series. Would need White to be aggressive cos they’re going to double JT for sure.
Maybe a reason why Hauser hasn’t played much is cos he can’t do much with the ball other than shoot it. At this point in his development, he’s not Duncan Robinson yet who has a straight line drive and can make that pocket pass to Bam.
Tommy Heinsohn wrote:The game is not over until they look you in the face and start crying.
ThePigeon wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:Wanna see a White-Tatum-Hauser-Grant-Rob lineup at some point. Tatum + bench lineups killed opposing teams all season. Throw something at Spo he hasn’t seen before in this series. Would need White to be aggressive cos they’re going to double JT for sure.
Maybe a reason why Hauser hasn’t played much is cos he can’t do much with the ball other than shoot it. At this point in his development, he’s not Duncan Robinson yet who has a straight line drive and can make that pocket pass to Bam.
Other than shooting - Hauser can pass, does not turn over the ball too much and rebounds well
Tommy Heinsohn wrote:The game is not over until they look you in the face and start crying.
Froob wrote:bisme37 wrote:Without Vincent playing we gotta be ready for that Haywood Highsmith dude. Pretty sure I remember him killing us in an RS game and I was simultaneously scratching my head and shaking my fist.
Please tell me this dude was at least a second round pick
Froob wrote:bisme37 wrote:Without Vincent playing we gotta be ready for that Haywood Highsmith dude. Pretty sure I remember him killing us in an RS game and I was simultaneously scratching my head and shaking my fist.
Please tell me this dude was at least a second round pick
celticfan42487 wrote:playa-hater wrote:If Al is just going to chuck up 3s, he really needs to make them early. Otherwise Miami will again Sag in on defense. Regardless I like RW and his impact on defense > Al right now. Actually thought RW stepped up close enough to bother shooters while still protecting the paint a bit.
Regardless of sucking at home, I feel pretty confident about this game.
Hell I think even if Al is hitting 3s.
RW's impact on offense in the pick and roll is better than Al while he's hitting 3s in this series right now.
And RW's impact on defense is much better.
The fact that Stevens went out and his #1 target was an: injury prone, no defense playing, unathletic, PF instead of prioritizing a defensive C for a team with RW out for half or more of the year and Horford being one of the oldest Centers in the league that plays major minutes (maybe the oldest) is one of the biggest GM blunders we've seen in a long time.
But it is what it is.
Next off season getting a C/PF that can protect the rim has to be our #1 priority. We can't rely on Al for major minutes.
He needs to be reduced to 15 mpg and hope his body can last with that workload to return to max effectiveness in the playoffs on both offense and defense. He'll be a 37 year old big.
ThePigeon wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:Wanna see a White-Tatum-Hauser-Grant-Rob lineup at some point. Tatum + bench lineups killed opposing teams all season. Throw something at Spo he hasn’t seen before in this series. Would need White to be aggressive cos they’re going to double JT for sure.
Maybe a reason why Hauser hasn’t played much is cos he can’t do much with the ball other than shoot it. At this point in his development, he’s not Duncan Robinson yet who has a straight line drive and can make that pocket pass to Bam.
Other than shooting - Hauser can pass, does not turn over the ball too much and rebounds well
Froob wrote:I'd play
Smart
White
Jaylen
Tatum
Al
Rob
Batman
MAYBE Hauser. If you play Brogdon, it's gotta be on a very short leash. Was it a bad game or is his injury new? He was absolutely killing us.
zoyathedestroya wrote:Wanna see a White-Tatum-Hauser-Grant-Rob lineup at some point. Tatum + bench lineups killed opposing teams all season. Throw something at Spo he hasn’t seen before in this series. Would need White to be aggressive cos they’re going to double JT for sure.
Maybe a reason why Hauser hasn’t played much is cos he can’t do much with the ball other than shoot it. At this point in his development, he’s not Duncan Robinson yet who has a straight line drive and can make that pocket pass to Bam.
Celts17Pride wrote:Froob wrote:I'd play
Smart
White
Jaylen
Tatum
Al
Rob
Batman
MAYBE Hauser. If you play Brogdon, it's gotta be on a very short leash. Was it a bad game or is his injury new? He was absolutely killing us.
Hauser and/or Pritchard for me depending if Celtics players are struggling or not. I don't think either one Hauser or Pritchard are being used properly.
Froob wrote:ThePigeon wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:Wanna see a White-Tatum-Hauser-Grant-Rob lineup at some point. Tatum + bench lineups killed opposing teams all season. Throw something at Spo he hasn’t seen before in this series. Would need White to be aggressive cos they’re going to double JT for sure.
Maybe a reason why Hauser hasn’t played much is cos he can’t do much with the ball other than shoot it. At this point in his development, he’s not Duncan Robinson yet who has a straight line drive and can make that pocket pass to Bam.
Other than shooting - Hauser can pass, does not turn over the ball too much and rebounds well
If Hauser gets into the game, he better be hustling. CONTEST EVERY SHOT
Triple7 wrote:Celts17Pride wrote:Froob wrote:I'd play
Smart
White
Jaylen
Tatum
Al
Rob
Batman
MAYBE Hauser. If you play Brogdon, it's gotta be on a very short leash. Was it a bad game or is his injury new? He was absolutely killing us.
Hauser and/or Pritchard for me depending if Celtics players are struggling or not. I don't think either one Hauser or Pritchard are being used properly.
Use pritchard against Lowry especially if butler’s out. I don’t know why we don’t target mismatches this series. Out guys are bigger, so why not target lowry, vincent, robinson or struss in the post, just like what the heat does with PP. We can also play zone in order to hide Pp as well. Constant switching often leaves guys like Bam posting up with smaller guys, and Rob or Al guarding smaller guys outside. We need to be flexible on D.