Celts Drain Their Lizards On The Wizards! Victory Cigar vs WAS 2/9

tfribs45 · Post #41 » by **tfribs45** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:58 am

Fierce1 wrote:You guys should stop listening to Joe.

The guy wants to be Pop or Belichick when it comes postgame interviews.

It’s unbearable to watch and really strange when Abby interviews the pregame. It’s like Joe is intimidated by her, I bet she despises the pregame questions lol

zoyathedestroya · Post #42 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:01 am

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That's a lot of missed heaves in the last 17+ years.

leper-con · Post #43 » by **leper-con** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:01 am

I rewatched the game , Joe really sucked and I’m not one to complain about him much but he offered nothing to the players while Wiz made a run

Fierce1 · Post #44 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:01 am

playa-hater wrote:I thought it was a brilliant job by Joe to get his starters in condition in January, whole playing ahainst ghe mighty Wizards. having them play an average of 35 minutes per game, With Tatum 38 tonight, So we can be more ready for Miami early Sunday Afternoon..

I also love how he never gave up on them when they refused to play any kind of defense or get back.. Joe is clearly playing chess.

All that and the Cs still win.

Joe is a genius.

playa-hater · Post #45 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:03 am

Fierce1 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:I thought it was a brilliant job by Joe to get his starters in condition in January, whole playing ahainst ghe mighty Wizards. having them play an average of 35 minutes per game, With Tatum 38 tonight, So we can be more ready for Miami early Sunday Afternoon..

I also love how he never gave up on them when they refused to play any kind of defense or get back.. Joe is clearly playing chess.

All that and the Cs still win.

Joe is a genius.

Exactly..anyother team would have folded under that kind of pressure..

Great Job Joe

Fierce1 · Post #46 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:04 am

leper-con wrote:I rewatched the game , Joe really sucked and I’m not one to complain about him much but he offered nothing to the players while Wiz made a run

I prefer Joe sucks and the Cs win than Joe does a good job and the Cs lose.

Fierce1 · Post #47 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:06 am

playa-hater wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:I thought it was a brilliant job by Joe to get his starters in condition in January, whole playing ahainst ghe mighty Wizards. having them play an average of 35 minutes per game, With Tatum 38 tonight, So we can be more ready for Miami early Sunday Afternoon..

I also love how he never gave up on them when they refused to play any kind of defense or get back.. Joe is clearly playing chess.

All that and the Cs still win.

Joe is a genius.

Exactly..anyother team would have folded under that kind of pressure..

Great Job Joe

The Celtic players are more likely to succumb to pressure.

Joe doesn't get affected by pressure.

Cs were down 0-3 to Miami in the ECF and Joe just kept playing chess.

Post #48 » by **165bows** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:14 am

Lol that title.

exculpatory · Post #49 » by **exculpatory** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:55 am

Embarrassing w VS close to worst team in NBA.
Terrible close again.

AINT GONNA GET US 18.

fallguy · Post #50 » by **fallguy** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:03 am

No cause for concern here. Sleepwalking through a win against the Wizards in February is normal and tells you nothing about their playoff destiny. Melting down in the clutch against a good team this month? Sure. That's problematic. But this was not that.

zoyathedestroya · Post #51 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:06 am

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Fierce1 · Post #52 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:18 am

The good news is the Cs play the Wiz 2 more times.

That's 2 wins guaranteed!

leper-con · Post #53 » by **leper-con** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:49 am

Have there been any recent articles on what Van Gundy’s doing for this team?

zoyathedestroya · Post #54 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:48 am

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I was there in spirit. Best fans in the league.

zoyathedestroya · Post #55 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:56 am

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zoyathedestroya · Post #56 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:04 am

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That's the positive thing to take out of tonight. Threes weren't falling but they were attacking the paint relentlessly (defense was the main problem, not offense). Wizards have no real bigs so they took advantage of that by going to KP and JT in the post. JT eased up on his threes -- 1/5 first Q, 2/5 rest of the way.

Fierce1 · Post #57 » by **Fierce1** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:39 am

This game is like an aha moment for us Celtic fans.

Those who keep saying all Joe does is make the Cs shoot 3s, this is your answer.

The Jays kept feeding KP the ball from the start.

This is how you win in the playoffs.

That's why Duncan, Shaq, and other HoF big men end up with more than just one championship.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #58 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:13 am

If the Celtics aren't championship material because they went through the motions of a random February game against a bad team, I wonder what this board would think of the 2023 Denver Nuggets that went 7-10 in their last 17 games or the 2022 Golden State Warriors that went 12-16 in their last 28 games.

zoyathedestroya · Post #59 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:48 am

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:If the Celtics aren't championship material because they went through the motions of a random February game against a bad team, I wonder what this board would think of the 2023 Denver Nuggets that went 7-10 in their last 17 games or the 2022 Golden State Warriors that went 12-16 in their last 28 games.

Apologies for the incoming rant...

Just speaking for myself here, but much of my anxiety/angst comes from their previous near-successes and failure to get over the hump. I know it's a different season with different teammates, but the leadership and star players remain the same. Nuggets have Jokic, who will probably end up in top 20-30 best players of all-time. He has great reliable synergy with Murray and is a top 2 offensive engine in the league. Warriors have Curry and have won it 3 previous times before 2022. So do we need to say more about them? Tatum is not (yet) close to those two guys imo and I'm still unsure if he will ever be. This is his first season with KP and an elevated-role DWhite. JB has never had oncourt chemistry comparable to Jokic-Murray or Curry-Draymond. Whatever we're doing on offense this season and will use in the postseason is new tbh.

We've had several playoff runs in the past but I still can't fully trust them to complete the task (maybe it's a me problem but I'm not alone in this). I know they will be ultimately judged in May/June. In the meantime, it's not unreasonable to expect them to use these games as an opportunity to keep getting better on both sides of the ball (esp the starters). The fact that the starters have a negative net rating in 2024 is bothersome despite the wins. Are we anticipating "another switch to be flipped" like in seasons past? They relax and suddenly they were down 0-3 to the Heat, who they outmatched in talent, and had to crawl back into that series only to be hit by an untimely injury to Tatum. Just don't want that to happen again and I'm hoping they do all they can to control the controllables.

TLDR: Not one to say they aren't championship material. But other teams are too. Just want them to be the best version of themselves by the time the playoffs hit. Games like today and against the Lakers a week ago aren't steps in the right direction.

zoyathedestroya · Post #60 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:02 pm

VC/CP:

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Who smokes the big cigar?