Welcome to Boston, Xavier Tillman!

Fencer reregistered · Post #61 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 7, 2024 11:53 pm

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KillahGhostface · Post #62 » by **KillahGhostface** » Wed Feb 7, 2024 11:56 pm

zoyathedestroya · Post #63 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Feb 7, 2024 11:58 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:

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Haha yeah. Here's a play he drew up.

https://www.tiktok.com/@coachlewgrizz/video/7321434921405271338

zoyathedestroya · Post #64 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Feb 7, 2024 11:59 pm

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SLCceltic · Post #65 » by **SLCceltic** » Wed Feb 7, 2024 11:59 pm

his 2pt% (60+%) actually looks prettY GooD ! He can finish around the rim and his passing is very good, which is all we need from him offensively. I think that we will come to like this move aLoT. A guy who knows his role and is now surrounded by elite talent, ya I can see this working out VerY well !

FT% is a lil scary, hopefully he can keep that around 65% at least ...70 is aLOT better

When does Grant TPE expire ?? Hard to believe Brad lets it go, but XT and maybe one more buyout guy is all we really need

celticfan42487 · Post #66 » by **celticfan42487** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:04 am

Finally some defense.

We've needed the ability to play switch everything on defense for awhile and maybe you can't find that with a couple second round picks but at least this is an attempt at it.

He's no Rob Williams or Grant Williams... but a discount Grant Williams still brings something to the table this team really needs. An actual ability to throw out a Horford/Tillman lineup and play switch everything on teams and slow down their scoring for once and let us just get on fast break.

And more importantly have more than just the oldest big in the league who can guard Centers of which KP has shown he's so weak he can barely hold his position against PF's on defense let alone the CLE, MIL, DEN, LAC, LAL frontcourts of the world.

zoyathedestroya · Post #67 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:12 am

Did Tillman (#2 in Memphis) get permission from Red's family to use his retired number yet?

BK_2020 · Post #68 » by **BK_2020** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:21 am

celticfan42487 wrote:Finally some defense.

We've needed the ability to play switch everything on defense for awhile and maybe you can't find that with a couple second round picks but at least this is an attempt at it.

He's no Rob Williams or Grant Williams... but a discount Grant Williams still brings something to the table this team really needs. An actual ability to throw out a Horford/Tillman lineup and play switch everything on teams and slow down their scoring for once and let us just get on fast break.

And more importantly have more than just the oldest big in the league who can guard Centers of which KP has shown he's so weak he can barely hold his position against PF's on defense let alone the CLE, MIL, DEN, LAC, LAL frontcourts of the world.

Discount Grant Williams sounds really awful. Tillman doesn't deserve this.

brackdan70 · Post #69 » by **brackdan70** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:41 am

BK_2020 wrote:
celticfan42487 wrote:Finally some defense.

We've needed the ability to play switch everything on defense for awhile and maybe you can't find that with a couple second round picks but at least this is an attempt at it.

He's no Rob Williams or Grant Williams... but a discount Grant Williams still brings something to the table this team really needs. An actual ability to throw out a Horford/Tillman lineup and play switch everything on teams and slow down their scoring for once and let us just get on fast break.

And more importantly have more than just the oldest big in the league who can guard Centers of which KP has shown he's so weak he can barely hold his position against PF's on defense let alone the CLE, MIL, DEN, LAC, LAL frontcourts of the world.

Discount Grant Williams sounds really awful. Tillman doesn't deserve this.

He is more like a discount Horford without range. Nothing like Grant, or Rob.

leper-con · Post #70 » by **leper-con** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:41 am

I hope he brings some attitude t the team, this team needs a little Cheyenne.

bucknersrevenge · Post #71 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:41 am

One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

Post #72 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:46 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This puts my Harden dream to sleep :cry:

Homerclease · Post #73 » by **Homerclease** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:48 am

SuperDeluxe wrote:
bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This puts my Harden dream to sleep

Post #74 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:52 am

Homerclease wrote:
SuperDeluxe wrote:
bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This puts my Harden dream to sleep

My dislike for Harden is strong. If he ever becomes a Celtic, I'll consider becoming a Lakers fan.

Fencer reregistered · Post #75 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:54 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-who-payton-pritchard-s-fiancee-emma-macdonald-exploring-celtics-guard-s-personal-life

Green89 · Post #76 » by **Green89** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 12:57 am

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bucknersrevenge · Post #77 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 1:09 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-who-payton-pritchard-s-fiancee-emma-macdonald-exploring-celtics-guard-s-personal-life

Thank you. Forgot about her.

JimmyFromNz · Post #78 » by **JimmyFromNz** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 2:17 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This is quite an underrated consideration that often as fans we ignore or don't get a lot of insight into.

We've been conditioned to treat these guys as 2k assets or chess pieces measured on tangible outputs, but these factors that create the environment are just as crucial to get right particularly with an abundance of talent and personality colliding together.

BK_2020 · Post #79 » by **BK_2020** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 2:40 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This is a great point. Brad might be looking to ship out Jaylen and Pritchard in the off season.

zoyathedestroya · Post #80 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Feb 8, 2024 2:43 am

BK_2020 wrote:
bucknersrevenge wrote:One not so small thing about the acquisition of this player. Brad has talked this year and in the past about not just adding talent but the RIGHT kind of person to this lockerroom. Tillman is married with 2 kids. He adds to a lockerroom with a lot of "family men". Jrue is married with 2 kids. Derrick is as well Al also. Tatum isn't married but his family including both parents and his son is a big part of everything he does. I believe KP is engaged. Sam got married last offseason. Even Brissett has a longtime girlfriend. I think JB and Pritchard may be the only guys in our regular rotation who are either married nor have kids and may not be connected to anyone (correct me if I'm wrong).

Point is, I don't think it's coincidence that Brad keeps acquiring guys like this. Hoopers who love to ball and then go home to their families. Not to say that if you're not married or have kids you're distracted but there's a very big family dynamic on our roster.

This is a great point. Brad might be looking to ship out Jaylen and Pritchard in the off season.

Grant already gone. Then traded Smart right before he got married just in case it doesn't go through.