Preseason, Multi-Game Thread, 2025-26 – Record: 3-1

Post #1 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 2:35 am

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Regular Season, Victory Count, 2024-25
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Victory Cigar

(26) Jayson Tatum
(9) Payton Pritchard
(6) Derrick White
(6) Kristaps Porziņģis
(5) Jaylen Brown
(2) Luke Kornet
(1) Stay Ready Group
(1) Jaden Springer
(1) Sam Hauser
(1) Jrue Holiday
(1) Baylor Scheierman
(1) Al Horford
(1) Team/Coaches

(11) Jaylen Brown
(11) Jayson Tatum
(7) Payton Pritchard
(6) Kristaps Porziņģis
(6) Derrick White
(5) Luke Kornet
(4) Al Horford
(4) Stay Ready Group/Team/Coaches
(3) Jrue Holiday
(2) Baylor Scheierman
(2) Sam Hauser

Ties go to the Team. – Cut-off Time, is when the next Game Thread is made.
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redslastlaugh · Post #2 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 5:09 am

can't wait. if memphis was a little closer to where I live, I wouldn't mind getting tickets to see this game in person. Espn scoreboard says tickets start at $4 a head, lol, but alas it is too far

Assuming Joe plays the normal starters in the first half, I expect we will see: Simons, White, Brown, Boucher, Queta

With Pritchard, Hauser, Scheierman, Garza and Tillman getting first half mins ... and then second half mins, I am curious who we will see off the deeper bench if starters are playing light minutes for the first preseason game

Im just excited Bball is almost back!

Hal14 · Post #3 » by **Hal14** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 2:21 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:Assuming Joe plays the normal starters in the first half, I expect we will see: Simons, White, Brown, Boucher, Queta

The normal starters?

This team has never played a single game together before. There is no normal starters. Literally the only 2 guys we know for sure are starting are JB and D-white.

I think it will probably be Queta starting at C but we don't know for sure. 1 of the starters will almost definitely be either Pritchard or Simons. Then the 5th starter, who knows?

Mazzulla can sometimes be unpredictable with lineups..it wouldn't shock me if he throws Minott or Walsh out there to start at the 4. But idk, I think he'll probably go with Hauser since he has been here a long time, he knows the system, is our 4th highest paid player (not counting JB).

As for Simons vs Pritchard, I could see Joe going either way there. Simons has way more experience as a starter, he's making way more $. And overall is more talented, is like 2" taller. I could see them starting him and keeping Pritchard in the familiar role as 6th man.

*But* Simons (or JB) are better suited to carry the 2nd unit than Pritchard. But Pritchard is good as a spark plug energy guy off the bench.

Which is why what I think we might do is start Simons and JB, keep Pritch as 6th man but stagger JB and Simons. Like what we've done in the past with JB and Tatum - so 1 of them is leading the bench unit.

So like, at the 6 minute mark either Simons or JB subs out..Pritch comes in. Then a few mins later, JB/Simons subs back in and the guy who has been in the game the whole time (between JB/Simons) subs out. Then of course you rotate D-white with them as well.

But the idea is that JB and Simons are the 2 pure bucket getters on the team so you start them but you stagger them so you always have 1 of them on the floor..

I guess it's maybe possible Boucher starts but last couple years has only bene getting like 14-17 MPG and he's even older now this season. Plus he seems to fit best as an energy guy off the bench.

I think we could have a nice group of energy guys off the bench we could put in with Pritch, Boucher + someone like Minott, Walsh or Hugo..

Post #4 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:38 pm

Hal14 wrote:
redslastlaugh wrote:Assuming Joe plays the normal starters in the first half, I expect we will see: Simons, White, Brown, Boucher, Queta

The normal starters?

This team has never played a single game together before. There is no normal starters. Literally the only 2 guys we know for sure are starting are JB and D-white.

I think it will probably be Queta starting at C but we don't know for sure. 1 of the starters will almost definitely be either Pritchard or Simons. Then the 5th starter, who knows?

Mazzulla can sometimes be unpredictable with lineups..it wouldn't shock me if he throws Minott or Walsh out there to start at the 4. But idk, I think he'll probably go with Hauser since he has been here a long time, he knows the system, is our 4th highest paid player (not counting JB).

As for Simons vs Pritchard, I could see Joe going either way there. Simons has way more experience as a starter, he's making way more $. And overall is more talented, is like 2" taller. I could see them starting him and keeping Pritchard in the familiar role as 6th man.

*But* Simons (or JB) are better suited to carry the 2nd unit than Pritchard. But Pritchard is good as a spark plug energy guy off the bench.

Which is why what I think we might do is start Simons and JB, keep Pritch as 6th man but stagger JB and Simons. Like what we've done in the past with JB and Tatum - so 1 of them is leading the bench unit.

So like, at the 6 minute mark either Simons or JB subs out..Pritch comes in. Then a few mins later, JB/Simons subs back in and the guy who has been in the game the whole time (between JB/Simons) subs out. Then of course you rotate D-white with them as well.

But the idea is that JB and Simons are the 2 pure bucket getters on the team so you start them but you stagger them so you always have 1 of them on the floor..

I guess it's maybe possible Boucher starts but last couple years has only bene getting like 14-17 MPG and he's even older now this season. Plus he seems to fit best as an energy guy off the bench.

I think we could have a nice group of energy guys off the bench we could put in with Pritch, Boucher + someone like Minott, Walsh or Hugo..

Yeah. I think that it will be the normal Starters, too.

Post #5 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:41 pm

Hal14 · Post #6 » by **Hal14** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:42 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
redslastlaugh wrote:Assuming Joe plays the normal starters in the first half, I expect we will see: Simons, White, Brown, Boucher, Queta

The normal starters?

This team has never played a single game together before. There is no normal starters. Literally the only 2 guys we know for sure are starting are JB and D-white.

I think it will probably be Queta starting at C but we don't know for sure. 1 of the starters will almost definitely be either Pritchard or Simons. Then the 5th starter, who knows?

Mazzulla can sometimes be unpredictable with lineups..it wouldn't shock me if he throws Minott or Walsh out there to start at the 4. But idk, I think he'll probably go with Hauser since he has been here a long time, he knows the system, is our 4th highest paid player (not counting JB).

As for Simons vs Pritchard, I could see Joe going either way there. Simons has way more experience as a starter, he's making way more $. And overall is more talented, is like 2" taller. I could see them starting him and keeping Pritchard in the familiar role as 6th man.

*But* Simons (or JB) are better suited to carry the 2nd unit than Pritchard. But Pritchard is good as a spark plug energy guy off the bench.

Which is why what I think we might do is start Simons and JB, keep Pritch as 6th man but stagger JB and Simons. Like what we've done in the past with JB and Tatum - so 1 of them is leading the bench unit.

So like, at the 6 minute mark either Simons or JB subs out..Pritch comes in. Then a few mins later, JB/Simons subs back in and the guy who has been in the game the whole time (between JB/Simons) subs out. Then of course you rotate D-white with them as well.

But the idea is that JB and Simons are the 2 pure bucket getters on the team so you start them but you stagger them so you always have 1 of them on the floor..

I guess it's maybe possible Boucher starts but last couple years has only bene getting like 14-17 MPG and he's even older now this season. Plus he seems to fit best as an energy guy off the bench.

I think we could have a nice group of energy guys off the bench we could put in with Pritch, Boucher + someone like Minott, Walsh or Hugo..

Yeah. I think that it will be the normal Starters, too.

The only "normal starters" for this celtics team are JB and d-white.

Post #7 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:58 pm

Hal14 wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
Hal14 wrote:The normal starters?

This team has never played a single game together before. There is no normal starters. Literally the only 2 guys we know for sure are starting are JB and D-white.

I think it will probably be Queta starting at C but we don't know for sure. 1 of the starters will almost definitely be either Pritchard or Simons. Then the 5th starter, who knows?

Mazzulla can sometimes be unpredictable with lineups..it wouldn't shock me if he throws Minott or Walsh out there to start at the 4. But idk, I think he'll probably go with Hauser since he has been here a long time, he knows the system, is our 4th highest paid player (not counting JB).

As for Simons vs Pritchard, I could see Joe going either way there. Simons has way more experience as a starter, he's making way more $. And overall is more talented, is like 2" taller. I could see them starting him and keeping Pritchard in the familiar role as 6th man.

*But* Simons (or JB) are better suited to carry the 2nd unit than Pritchard. But Pritchard is good as a spark plug energy guy off the bench.

Which is why what I think we might do is start Simons and JB, keep Pritch as 6th man but stagger JB and Simons. Like what we've done in the past with JB and Tatum - so 1 of them is leading the bench unit.

So like, at the 6 minute mark either Simons or JB subs out..Pritch comes in. Then a few mins later, JB/Simons subs back in and the guy who has been in the game the whole time (between JB/Simons) subs out. Then of course you rotate D-white with them as well.

But the idea is that JB and Simons are the 2 pure bucket getters on the team so you start them but you stagger them so you always have 1 of them on the floor..

I guess it's maybe possible Boucher starts but last couple years has only bene getting like 14-17 MPG and he's even older now this season. Plus he seems to fit best as an energy guy off the bench.

I think we could have a nice group of energy guys off the bench we could put in with Pritch, Boucher + someone like Minott, Walsh or Hugo..

Yeah. I think that it will be the normal Starters, too.

The only "normal starters" for this celtics team are JB and d-white.

That was last year.
Why be a stickler about it?

Hal14 · Post #8 » by **Hal14** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 5:21 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:Yeah. I think that it will be the normal Starters, too.

The only "normal starters" for this celtics team are JB and d-white.

That was last year.
Why be a stickler about it?

I'm not being a stickler. I'm just trying to understand where you guys are coming from here - that's all.

"I think it will be the normal starters" to be seems to imply that there's a group of 5 players who have all started lots of games together for the Celtics..it seems to imply that Joe has started that group of 5 guys together many times..it's established as the clear cut starting 5 for *this* celtics team so Joe is likely to stick with it moving forward.

That just doesn't seem to be reality though so I'm just curious what you guys are basing that viewpoint on..that's all.

If someone posts something and it doesn't seem to make sense, are we not allowed to question it?

Post #9 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 5:48 pm

Hal14 wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:
Hal14 wrote:The only "normal starters" for this celtics team are JB and d-white.

That was last year.
Why be a stickler about it?

I'm not being a stickler. I'm just trying to understand where you guys are coming from here - that's all.

"I think it will be the normal starters" to be seems to imply that there's a group of 5 players who have all started lots of games together for the Celtics..it seems to imply that Joe has started that group of 5 guys together many times..it's established as the clear cut starting 5 for *this* celtics team so Joe is likely to stick with it moving forward.

That just doesn't seem to be reality though so I'm just curious what you guys are basing that viewpoint on..that's all.

If someone posts something and it doesn't seem to make sense, are we not allowed to question it?

This group couldn't have played together. This Season (2025-26) hasn't even Started.
It seems like you're trying to imply that last years Team, is the standard to go by. We disagree. It's a New Year.

Even if most of the Team came back (from last year), it would still be a different Team. We are basing are expectations, on this Season's Team.
Which hasn't played yet. So, we're all just guessing.

redslastlaugh · Post #10 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:23 pm

Hal14 wrote:
redslastlaugh wrote:Assuming Joe plays the normal starters in the first half, I expect we will see: Simons, White, Brown, Boucher, Queta

The normal starters?

lol ... good point ... I remembered when Ime Udoka took over the first preseason game, Ime started Hernangomez and it was completely rando and Juancho never started another game as a Celtic

I would be surprised if Joe does something like that, starting Hugo or something

Hal14 · Post #11 » by **Hal14** » Fri Oct 3, 2025 9:19 pm

Interesting..

Usually green is starters, white is 2nd unit and orange is 3rd string.

In this vid we see:

Green: JB, Queta, D-white, Minott, Tillman, Boucher

White: Walsh, Hugo, Pritchard, Hauser, Garza, Boucher, Scheierman, Minott, Queta

Orange: Bridges

Seems like they're trying some different lineup combinations. Earlier in Camp, we saw Pritchard and Hauser in green, with Simons in white..

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Fierce1 · Post #14 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Oct 5, 2025 1:01 am

I'm really excited about this team.

Guys like Queta, Walsh, Garza, and Baylor have been waiting for this opportunity.

This is also Joe's time to shine.
With no JT running the offense, Joe gets to run the show.

I'm definitely leaning towards the belief that this team will win more games than expected.

Green89 · Post #15 » by **Green89** » Sun Oct 5, 2025 1:08 am

Fierce1 wrote:I'm really excited about this team.

Guys like Queta, Walsh, Garza, and Baylor have been waiting for this opportunity.

This is also Joe's time to shine.
With no JT running the offense, Joe gets to run the show.

I'm definitely leaning towards the belief that this team will win more games than expected.

I fully expect Baylor to get some good minutes this season, and we'll all see that progress I know he has in him, just waiting to be unleashed!

Fierce1 · Post #16 » by **Fierce1** » Sun Oct 5, 2025 2:17 am

Green89 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:I'm really excited about this team.

Guys like Queta, Walsh, Garza, and Baylor have been waiting for this opportunity.

This is also Joe's time to shine.
With no JT running the offense, Joe gets to run the show.

I'm definitely leaning towards the belief that this team will win more games than expected.

I fully expect Baylor to get some good minutes this season, and we'll all see that progress I know he has in him, just waiting to be unleashed!

Yeah, I agree.

What I like about Baylor is his bball IQ.

Sometimes he takes bad shots, but overall, he has starter potential.

Post #17 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Oct 5, 2025 3:28 am

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Matt5 · Post #19 » by **Matt5** » Sun Oct 5, 2025 10:18 pm

I think our core guys left from last year will perform well (Brown, White, Pritchard, and Hauser) I hope that at least a few of the new comers will do so as well. Queta looks promising. Tillman, I have questions about. I would love to see a jump by Walsh and/ or Schierman!

return2glory · Post #20 » by **return2glory** » Mon Oct 6, 2025 12:36 am

3 more days til the 1st preseason game. Looking forward to it. It seems like a long offseason.

We lost a lot of key players. Jrue, KP, Al, Luke and Tatum not playing for a while makes it really tough. But it also makes it exciting. This team is an unknown outside of Brown, White, Pritchard, Hauser and Simons. Who is going to take over for the players we lost?

This is a huge opportunity for Queta, Baylor, Garza, Minott, Walsh and a few others. Boucher is pretty good and Tillman was a start at times in Memphis.
Then we have a few players like Hugo, RJ Ruiz and Amari waiting in the wings (maybe a few years away).