Celts Sippin' Coffee, Birds Steal Their Cup! NBA Cup Loss vs ATL 11/12

[165bows]

Well is Tatum even a good spot-up shooter at this point? Pull-ups are different, but I'd like to know the stats. He's streaky for sure

They deserved to lose, but I care about this loss because I want the team to advance in the Cup

20/47 (42.6%) on catch and shoot threes this year. Well north of 40% like he is every year of his career, you know like streaky shooters do.

Ok, thanks. Why the sarcasm though? I don't have a problem admitting a wrong assessment.

Wait is that allowed on these boards, I'm confused.

[phincsfan]

Any update on JT's ankle(s)?

I give a crap more about health than a stupid cup. 500K is great for end of the bench guys, but having a lingering ankle injury pisses me off when it could have been avoided.

[return2glory]

We lost because of Brian Scalabrine. This guy is the master of jinx. Early in the 1st quarter, he said the Celtics should open up the margin of victory because point differential matters in the tourny. Soon as he said that, I knew it was going to be a tough battle.

About 2 weeks ago, he did the same. We were up by by 30, and Scal says is it supposed to be this easy? The other team came back and took the lead. We escaped with a win.

He did this multiply times last season too. Glad he didn't call our games in the playoffs. Scal is fun to listen to for the most part, but he jinx this team from time to time with bad takes.

[return2glory]

Can we sign Lamar Stevens? Or Brissett? Or give Drew Peterson a shot? Walsh isn't ready yet.

[ConstableGeneva]

Because of how we prefer to run offense and due to our lack of north-south driver who can break down the defense with their dribble, these teams with lengthy, aggressive, physical defenders will always present a challenge. Warriors and Trae-less Hawks already had success. I expect the Thunder, healthy Magic, and maybe even Rockets (less FVV) gonna give us headaches if we don't adjust.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Well is Tatum even a good spot-up shooter at this point? Pull-ups are different, but I'd like to know the stats. He's streaky for sure

They deserved to lose, but I care about this loss because I want the team to advance in the Cup

20/47 (42.6%) on catch and shoot threes this year. Well north of 40% like he is every year of his career, you know like streaky shooters do.

Ok, thanks. Why the sarcasm though? I don't have a problem admitting a wrong assessment.

Apologies, my response was unnecessarily snarky. Enjoy your day and enjoy the ride to banner 19.

[redslastlaugh]

Can we sign Lamar Stevens? Or Brissett? Or give Drew Peterson a shot? Walsh isn't ready yet.

If you look at 9-19, the end of the bench, from a +/- perspective
Looking at this year
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2025.html

And looking at last
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2024.html

Every slot is wrong direction on plus-minus basis.

You come he conclusion that team wide, there has been a drop off quality-wise in those minutes. I’m talking not about 1-9, I’m talking 9-17 those spots are not making of a cohesive team thru 12 games

[bisme37]

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When has Tatum even blamed or made an excuse for anything lol?

Dude played the 2022 with a fractured wrist and separated shoulder on his shooting arm and sucked and got mercilessly bashed for it and never even complained about the injuries. (That job was left to me haha.)

[exculpatory]

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