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Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12

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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#81 » by canman1971 » Thu Mar 13, 2025 10:56 pm

Red2 wrote:When you’re trying to win back to back titles you don’t give away your best backup defensive guard. But thats what we did with springer

Um, how would we know that? He barely played this season. Had he been that lockdown defensive guard, he would have seen more action. Coaches know and see more than we do.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#82 » by return2glory » Thu Mar 13, 2025 11:40 pm

Red2 wrote:When you’re trying to win back to back titles you don’t give away your best backup defensive guard. But thats what we did with springer


Agree. You need guys like Springer that can come in and change the game with about about 8-10 minutes of playing time.
I was not happy about letting Springer go. Role players can be the difference between winning and losing. I don't think the Celtics win the 2008 title without PJ Brown and his big shot against the Cavs.

For a team full of shooters, you need a guy like Springer to come in and get after it on the defensive end and change the complexion of the game. Especially with Jrue not right all season.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#83 » by redslastlaugh » Thu Mar 13, 2025 11:43 pm

Springer couldn’t shoot or dribble against regular season defenses. Joe Mazzulla has said that shooting 3PTA is his most important part of offense. If you thought Jaden Springer was going to play minutes in the playoffs, I don’t think you’re thinking realistically about how Joe gives out playoff minutes.

Red2 wrote:When you’re trying to win back to back titles you don’t give away your best backup defensive guard. But thats what we did with springer
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#84 » by Curmudgeon » Fri Mar 14, 2025 12:08 am

They've got two huge problems. 1. No Porzingis 2. inconsistent play from Jaylen Brown. They'll never get past Cleveland if they continue to perform as they have since December. I've already resigned myself to a Cleveland-OKC finals.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#85 » by Marvel » Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:36 am

Pritchard sucks ass. KP is just another blue balls guy. When we got him we were excited till the same old injury riddled player we all know too well started racking up those DNPs like nobodys business. Our bench needs a shakeup.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#86 » by Marvel » Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:36 am

JB went full (Please Use More Appropriate Word). never go full (Please Use More Appropriate Word) at home bro.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#87 » by Celts17Pride » Fri Mar 14, 2025 1:33 pm

My two cents is I thought Joe Mazzulla was severely out coached on Wednesday night by the OKC coach. OKC had a game play to pack the paint and eliminate JT & JB drives to the basket. Mazzulla had no game plan to counter this other than chucking three pointers. No double picks, no cutting, no player movement just 5 guys standing around the perimeter and chucking three pointers.

Mazzulla's refusal to use Queta in a double big lineup to counter Hartenstein and Holmgren was another mistake in my opinion allowing OKC to win the rebounding battle, something they struggle with regularly. 63 three point attempts for the game and shooting only 2 two pointers in the first quarter is embarrassing.

Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics were not prepared and that's on Mazzulla and the coaching staff.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#88 » by return2glory » Fri Mar 14, 2025 2:04 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:My two cents is I thought Joe Mazzulla was severely out coached on Wednesday night by the OKC coach. OKC had a game play to pack the paint and eliminate JT & JB drives to the basket. Mazzulla had no game plan to counter this other than chucking three pointers. No double picks, no cutting, no player movement just 5 guys standing around the perimeter and chucking three pointers.

Mazzulla's refusal to use Queta in a double big lineup to counter Hartenstein and Holmgren was another mistake in my opinion allowing OKC to win the rebounding battle, something they struggle with regularly. 63 three point attempts for the game and shooting only 2 two pointers in the first quarter is embarrassing.

Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics were not prepared and that's on Mazzulla and the coaching staff.


Joe Mazzulla is out coached on most nights. He is not good at making in game adjustments. The only time he makes rotation adjustments is when key players are out. Otherwise he would stick to his same rotation. As far as in game adjustments, forget about it.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#89 » by playa-hater » Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:01 pm

return2glory wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:My two cents is I thought Joe Mazzulla was severely out coached on Wednesday night by the OKC coach. OKC had a game play to pack the paint and eliminate JT & JB drives to the basket. Mazzulla had no game plan to counter this other than chucking three pointers. No double picks, no cutting, no player movement just 5 guys standing around the perimeter and chucking three pointers.

Mazzulla's refusal to use Queta in a double big lineup to counter Hartenstein and Holmgren was another mistake in my opinion allowing OKC to win the rebounding battle, something they struggle with regularly. 63 three point attempts for the game and shooting only 2 two pointers in the first quarter is embarrassing.

Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics were not prepared and that's on Mazzulla and the coaching staff.


Joe Mazzulla is out coached on most nights. He is not good at making in game adjustments. The only time he makes rotation adjustments is when key players are out. Otherwise he would stick to his same rotation. As far as in game adjustments, forget about it.


Excellent points above by both. Problem is on many nights Joe can just out talent the opponent. But as I have said what if Boston doesn't have a big enough talent edge?? I tried to Bold the best points but could have just bolded everything you guys said.
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Re: Celts Fall Short In Rumble With The Thunder! Loss vs OKC 3/12 

Post#90 » by phincsfan » Fri Mar 14, 2025 5:09 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:My two cents is I thought Joe Mazzulla was severely out coached on Wednesday night by the OKC coach. OKC had a game play to pack the paint and eliminate JT & JB drives to the basket. Mazzulla had no game plan to counter this other than chucking three pointers. No double picks, no cutting, no player movement just 5 guys standing around the perimeter and chucking three pointers.

Mazzulla's refusal to use Queta in a double big lineup to counter Hartenstein and Holmgren was another mistake in my opinion allowing OKC to win the rebounding battle, something they struggle with regularly. 63 three point attempts for the game and shooting only 2 two pointers in the first quarter is embarrassing.

Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics were not prepared and that's on Mazzulla and the coaching staff.


His game plan was the 3ball. And they shot 30% :dontknow:

I'm pretty sure most people didn't think JB would score 10pts and foul out with 7 minutes to go. The C's were down by 3 when he fouled out.

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