Heat Scorch C's From 3! Game 2 Loss vs MIA 4/24 (Series tied 1-1)

[GrandTheftRondo]

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Our players think it's also about luck. We are ****.

Jimmy trolling us already. Heat just won't go away.

We'll win this series. But we could definitely lose next round.

I’m more confident in the next rounds up until the Finals.

Coach Spo is the best coach in the league by far.

I feel the same way.

Still very confident in this series but also feel like this is the painful series we just have to get through.

No other team in the East is as well coached and methodical.

[fallguy]

The bottom line: nothing Miami is doing is difficult to counter given the talent disparity. But we don't seem to want to do what works.

[PierceFan4ever]

Watching SGA right now, he looks so much better than Tatum. Wish Tatum had a good midrange shot, he was at his best during his rookie season it felt like but hasn’t really gotten better.

[The Corey's]

Sam is just one example.

Once I heard Ime was out and will not be coach of the Celtics, I wanted Brad to hire a veteran coach.

A rookie coach just does not make sense coaching the Jays.

Sam would of been a rookie head coach coming from outside the organization too.

I don't blame Brad for hiring Joe in the circumstances that lead to it. I blame him for doubling and tripling down when it's clear he really is over his head.

Like I said, not everything is Joe's fault.

Brad has a hand in this and the players are certainly more to blame than the coach.

One thing that I haven't seen from this Celtics team is intensity like what the Knicks show every game.

It's really hard to give Joe a pass when the last 9 playoff games, all against the heat, you see how outclassed he really is.

Basically if the Celtics are hitting their 3s everything is gravy, if not? Look out.

[Green89]

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JHC

[Setshot33]

Most infuriating part about the loss for me is Tatum and Brown pretty much did their jobs.

The others were horrific.

I’m not ready to make all sorts of absurd calls about the team like some in here though.

Want to see how they adjust in the next game. Still very confident in my assertion that this team is built different to previous years.

Did their jobs?

Superstars are supposed to take over games and impose their will and carry their team to a win.
When the game is physical and close, Tatum wilts.
Where was Brown down the stretch when it mattered?

This board is funny.I believe everyone here sees it, but a lot of folks don't want to admit it.
A wise man once said "Don't be afraid to see what you see".

Porzintis and Holiday show up and the team plays better d and they win fairly comfortably.

They shouldn't need a billion points from Brown and Tatum to knock off a Butler less Heat.

Tatum missed some shots in the fourth but that wasn't why we lost.

23 3s.

But see,that's just it.

If Tatum is the superstar everyone here thinks he is, he should be putting the team on his back when others are having a bad night and either he can't read the room or he's not capable.
I don't know how any reasonable fan can trust Tatum any more given what we've seen for the last five years.

[The Corey's]

I don't even want to get into the fact that Joe single handedly made Doc Rivers look like Red Aubach last year.

[Fierce1]

What's entertaining about watching the Celtics make the same mistakes over and over for the last decade?

Lol.

Here's thing, what you're saying is true and here we are still watching the Celtics every season, every game.

The Celtics are the ones laughing at us because we're still the ones paying to watch them play every season.

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

[zoyathedestroya]

From before the series started:



I'm not as confident with the 5 now. It was clear what Heat was doing in the 1st Q. And we let it happen for 3 more Qs.

So for the record, you're changing your prediction to Celtics in 6 or Celtics in 7?

Didn't you predict a sweep? Go away.

[Fierce1]

Sam would of been a rookie head coach coming from outside the organization too.

I don't blame Brad for hiring Joe in the circumstances that lead to it. I blame him for doubling and tripling down when it's clear he really is over his head.

Like I said, not everything is Joe's fault.

Brad has a hand in this and the players are certainly more to blame than the coach.

One thing that I haven't seen from this Celtics team is intensity like what the Knicks show every game.

It's really hard to give Joe a pass when the last 9 playoff games, all against the heat, you see how outclassed he really is.

Basically if the Celtics are hitting their 3s everything is gravy, if not? Look out.

That's Joe's way.

It's either we stop watching or live with it!

[Triple7]

Watching SGA right now, he looks so much better than Tatum. Wish Tatum had a good midrange shot, he was at his best during his rookie season it felt like but hasn’t really gotten better.

SGA is definitely better. He has a better mid range game. Better handles. Better ability to get to the basket, and can finish layups even with contact. JT stopped improving when he fell in love with the 3 ball, and euro steps. Rookie tatum was nasty and fearless.

[Sweet Serenity]

I'm glad smart is gone.

But I owe him an apology. I thought he was the reason this **** happens.

Starts with the Jays.

Only they can have massive points and still come out of it looking like they're missing something.

The good news is the Jays are only 26 and 27 years old.

They will be 30 in 3 to 4 years.

So stick around for 3 or 4 more years.

I’m clinging onto that

[Shak_Celts]

I’ve been saying this for a long time. JT needs to work on his shot making skills. He is missing too many layups. Some of them really easy ones. A little contact, and he loses control. He could have had many and1’s if not for his poor shot making skills. He doesn’t even use the backboard that well. Guys like SGA, Luka and Ant edwards are better because they have better handles, better mid range game, and ability to still make shots even with contact. JT is just too soft and finesse. He also doesn’t have the takeover mentality like most superstars have. Sorry but that’s just the reality.

I'll never understand this, he ends every season better than those guys, going further. you can't even use their ages against him because tat was in g7 ECF a couple shots from the finals during his rookie season... lost to lbj.

[GrandTheftRondo]

Did their jobs?

Superstars are supposed to take over games and impose their will and carry their team to a win.
When the game is physical and close, Tatum wilts.
Where was Brown down the stretch when it mattered?

This board is funny.I believe everyone here sees it, but a lot of folks don't want to admit it.
A wise man once said "Don't be afraid to see what you see".

Porzintis and Holiday show up and the team plays better d and they win fairly comfortably.

They shouldn't need a billion points from Brown and Tatum to knock off a Butler less Heat.

Tatum missed some shots in the fourth but that wasn't why we lost.

23 3s.

But see,that's just it.

If Tatum is the superstar everyone here thinks he is, he should be putting the team on his back when others are having a bad night and either he can't read the room or he's not capable.
I don't know how any reasonable fan can trust Tatum any more given what we've seen for the last five years.

The Celtics have to win that game by limiting Miami 3s or hitting more 3s to keep pace with them.

I would agree with what you’re saying if Miami was rubbish offensively on the night and it was an ultra close game.

But by the end of the third quarter the game was basically over with how hot we’d allowed them to get offensively.

The only way we were winning that game down the stretch was by the team going on one of those hot 3 runs we’ve seen before.

[The Corey's]

Here's thing, what you're saying is true and here we are still watching the Celtics every season, every game.

The Celtics are the ones laughing at us because we're still the ones paying to watch them play every season.

I watch for entertainment. I also watch because it feeds my competitive ego.

There's many reasons to watch. I'm not the positive guy, that's other posters. But I do give credit when it's due. I don't hold the party line no matter what.

That's the difference between me and some others. It's ok to say they got it wrong when they did. It's not the end of the world.

Some here would say it's beating a dead horse.

So far Brad got it wrong from the very start.

Whether it's positive or negative, it's the hand that we are dealt with.

I've seen this before.

The 25-year old Paul Pierce was very different from the 30-year old Paul Pierce.

Right now the Jays still does not have that sense of urgency.

They still make stupid mistakes and take bad shots.

It's part of the growing up process and maybe they are slow learners.

If you're counting on the Jays to finally get it at 30, we're ****.

Financially that's impossible to maintain. Their cap would probably be close to a billion dollars in 5 years to keep them at their numbers while staying over the tax.

Now is the time. 26/7 is the age where the star players take what's theirs.

[PierceFan4ever]

Did their jobs?

Superstars are supposed to take over games and impose their will and carry their team to a win.
When the game is physical and close, Tatum wilts.
Where was Brown down the stretch when it mattered?

This board is funny.I believe everyone here sees it, but a lot of folks don't want to admit it.
A wise man once said "Don't be afraid to see what you see".

Porzintis and Holiday show up and the team plays better d and they win fairly comfortably.

They shouldn't need a billion points from Brown and Tatum to knock off a Butler less Heat.

Tatum missed some shots in the fourth but that wasn't why we lost.

23 3s.

But see,that's just it.

If Tatum is the superstar everyone here thinks he is, he should be putting the team on his back when others are having a bad night and either he can't read the room or he's not capable.
I don't know how any reasonable fan can trust Tatum any more given what we've seen for the last five years.

Tatum can’t explode for whatever reason this season. Had like 2 40 point game. He’ll have quarters here and there looking great and then quarters being a complete ghost or just a facilitator. Hasn’t really been aggressive from start to finish all season in a game. Passive when things get tight and has no confidence late in his shot. He actually showed fire in that nets series 2 years ago in round 1. The best player needs to make his mark. If you’re expecting a championship from this squad, the best player playing like he did the last 3 quarters isn’t gonna win you ****.

[Fierce1]

From before the series started:



I'm not as confident with the 5 now. It was clear what Heat was doing in the 1st Q. And we let it happen for 3 more Qs.

So for the record, you're changing your prediction to Celtics in 6 or Celtics in 7?

Didn't you predict a sweep? Go away.

I was wrong, like the majority.

Go back to the poll and see that it was a consensus that the Celtics would sweep the Heat.

Unless you're going to tell me the polling was rigged.

No excuses, I was wrong.

I'm just asking if you're going to change your vote.

I mean we can't have you being right in all 3 scenarios, right?

[The Corey's]

Like I said, not everything is Joe's fault.

Brad has a hand in this and the players are certainly more to blame than the coach.

One thing that I haven't seen from this Celtics team is intensity like what the Knicks show every game.

It's really hard to give Joe a pass when the last 9 playoff games, all against the heat, you see how outclassed he really is.

Basically if the Celtics are hitting their 3s everything is gravy, if not? Look out.

That's Joe's way.

It's either we stop watching or live with it!

No. You hold him accountable when it doesn't work.

Are you really that oblivious to the alternative?

[Tyakack]

The worst part about losing in the playoffs is the wait until the next game.

[GrandTheftRondo]

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JHC

I mean some were but we really should just be running them off the 3 point line.

We have more than enough defensive personnel to make the proper rotations etc.

The aim against this Miami team should just be to run them off the line every possession. They have no other way to beat us.

Instead we allowed them to run us off the line tonight and we got smoked.