NBA FINALS, Gm 1 – Mavericks @ Celtics – 8:30PM, Thurs, June 6, 2024

Celts17Pride · Post #41 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed May 29, 2024 7:59 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Win it all for Bill.

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Makes me sad to think how we've lost so many legends during this rebuild/the Brad Stevens era.

We still got The Cooz! Might want to get it done this year. The Cooz is 95 years old.

Post #42 » by **Froob** » Wed May 29, 2024 8:01 pm

Don't care who we play, banner 18 is ours

zoyathedestroya · Post #43 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 29, 2024 8:36 pm

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zoyathedestroya · Post #44 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 29, 2024 9:03 pm

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Gant · Post #45 » by **Gant** » Wed May 29, 2024 9:06 pm

Adam Himmelsbach in the Globe:

We’ve reported here all along that the Celtics are reluctant to provide a timeline for Kristaps Porzingis’s return from the calf strain he suffered April 28 because they just don’t know.
It has taken slightly longer than some initial internal projections, but league sources stressed this week that Porzingis has not suffered any setbacks and remains on track to be back during the Finals. The team obviously will monitor his progress closely in the coming days.

ScottieJ · Post #46 » by **ScottieJ** » Wed May 29, 2024 10:06 pm

I suspect we won't see him at all this season. The J's are going to have to bring us home.

zoyathedestroya · Post #47 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed May 29, 2024 10:18 pm

This is going to be The Series of Sam.

Bar Fight · Post #48 » by **Bar Fight** » Wed May 29, 2024 11:31 pm

Gant wrote:Adam Himmelsbach in the Globe:
We’ve reported here all along that the Celtics are reluctant to provide a timeline for Kristaps Porzingis’s return from the calf strain he suffered April 28 because they just don’t know.
It has taken slightly longer than some initial internal projections, but league sources stressed this week that Porzingis has not suffered any setbacks and remains on track to be back during the Finals. The team obviously will monitor his progress closely in the coming days.

Yeah, this doesn't look good. The timeline keeps being pushed back every time there's an "update". A week ago they were saying Game 4 of the ECF and now he's on track for "during the Finals". We've seen this movie before. I'll be surprised if we see him out there at all at this point.

Ben-N1ce · Post #49 » by **Ben-N1ce** » Wed May 29, 2024 11:37 pm

Take this how you want

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On Wednesday, Porzingis posted a tweet in his native Latvian that translated to "Thank you to everyone who supports and sympathizes throughout the season. I'll be back in line soon. See you in the finals."

zoyathedestroya · Post #50 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu May 30, 2024 12:18 am

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"We're in a world right now where people love to complain, people love to be unhappy, people love to be [inaudible]..."

playa-hater · Post #51 » by **playa-hater** » Thu May 30, 2024 1:29 am

Okay this is worth bitching about for the second time.. But having 10 **** days off between games seems like an absolute joke to me..

It's not because I'm a Boston Celtic addict who won't have my fix for 10 days..

But it certainly doesn't help.. :oops:

Fierce1 · Post #52 » by **Fierce1** » Thu May 30, 2024 1:39 am

playa-hater wrote:Okay this is worth bitching about for the second time.. But having 10 **** days off between games seems like an absolute joke to me..

It's not because I'm a Boston Celtic addict who won't have my fix for 10 days..

But it certainly doesn't help..

It has been this way for years.

The only difference is the Cs swept their opponent.

If the Pacers won Game 4 then there will be a Celtics game today and their rest will not be 10 days.

zoyathedestroya · Post #53 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu May 30, 2024 1:42 am

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About damn time.

KamikazeK · Post #54 » by **KamikazeK** » Thu May 30, 2024 1:47 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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About damn time.

You gotta prove yourself before you earn a follow from Jrue the Great. 8-)

Riverwalk2021 · Post #55 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Thu May 30, 2024 2:04 am

Hopefully Al went to Europe for the long break to get those fancy PRP injections so he can jump out of the gym game 1 lol

Riverwalk2021 · Post #56 » by **Riverwalk2021** » Thu May 30, 2024 2:07 am

Ben-N1ce wrote:Take this how you want

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On Wednesday, Porzingis posted a tweet in his native Latvian that translated to "Thank you to everyone who supports and sympathizes throughout the season. I'll be back in line soon. See you in the finals."

It would be really disappointing if this dude isn't starting game 1. 5.5 weeks of rest for a 2-3 week injury. Nobody is 100% at this point in the season.

Triple7 · Post #57 » by **Triple7** » Thu May 30, 2024 2:55 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:This is going to be The Series of Sam.

Sam needs a good slap on the face to wake up. We definitely need his shooting in the finals. When Sam and PP plays well, we usually blow our opponents out.

Hal14 · Post #58 » by **Hal14** » Thu May 30, 2024 3:25 am

Anyone else think it might be a good idea to bring KP off the bench in the finals?

-The starting 5 that was in there for the past 10 games is in a good rhythm.
-Bringing him off the bench makes it easier to manage his minutes, keep his mins low enough so he doesn't get hurt again

You obviously move him back into the starting lineup next season..but just for this one series, I'm fine with bringing him off the bench..

tfmiii · Post #59 » by **tfmiii** » Thu May 30, 2024 3:30 am

Hal14 wrote:Anyone else think it might be a good idea to bring KP off the bench in the finals?

-The starting 5 that was in there for the past 10 games is in a good rhythm.
-Bringing him off the bench makes it easier to manage his minutes, keep his mins low enough so he doesn't get hurt again

You obviously move him back into the starting lineup next season..but just for this one series, I'm fine with bringing him off the bench..

No thanks!

titlebound1 · Post #60 » by **titlebound1** » Thu May 30, 2024 3:36 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:Win it all for Bill.

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Makes me sad to think how we've lost so many legends during this rebuild/the Brad Stevens era.

No kidding, right? All of the legends that I heard stories about growing up are leaving us.

I remember exactly where I was when I found out Tommy passed. Was with my wife and soon to be one year old at a park in killingly CT. It's the only time in my life where I felt genuine sadness over a celebrity or athlete passing. Like a punch in the gut. It felt like we all knew him personally. Such a huge part of my childhood. It truly sucks that these guys won't be around to see 18.