GT: Knicks @ Celtics , Game 2 Wednesday 7:00pm ET

MrDollarBills · Post #141 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:49 pm

Fury wrote:
LFGK wrote:
shmeakone wrote:The ref lineup tonight is a masterclass by the NBA, incredible lol

?

Shane McMahon gonna ref

Watch on YouTube

Kampuchea · Post #142 » by **Kampuchea** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:51 pm

shmeakone wrote:The ref lineup tonight is a masterclass by the NBA, incredible lol

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

Is this good or bad?

Iron Mantis · Post #143 » by **Iron Mantis** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:04 pm

How many free throws for the Celtics tonight? Under or over 30?

rajajackal · Post #144 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:05 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
rajajackal wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
!!! I love that. I never asked but how did you feel when the news broke about him being traded here?

We might have!!! I was a year ahead of Jay but I went to another (catholic school), GMAC blue division if i recall. I tapped out Junior year tho to focus on getting into college.

When you play ball with actual pro level prospects you realize pretty quickly the gulf between normal players and literal god level players. I gave up any dreams of going pro pretty quickly

my younger siblings grew up in jersey and my brother is the same age as KAT. he used to watch the games when st. joe's would visit. he explained to my little sister that this series is "BGA vs St. Joe's"

BGA as in Bishop George Ahr?

affirmative. my younger siblings were forced to go to catholic high school after how i turned out :lol:

MrDollarBills · Post #145 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:08 pm

GONYK wrote:
rajajackal wrote:
GONYK wrote:
Was your brother a Trojan?

yup!

Awesome. I'm an alum myself.

Central Jersey pride.

You're a fellow Trojan too!!!

Holy sh*t :lol:

Central Jersey is well represented here

MrDollarBills · Post #146 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:08 pm

rajajackal wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
rajajackal wrote:my younger siblings grew up in jersey and my brother is the same age as KAT. he used to watch the games when st. joe's would visit. he explained to my little sister that this series is "BGA vs St. Joe's"

BGA as in Bishop George Ahr?

affirmative. my younger siblings were forced to go to catholic high school after how i turned out

Your younger siblings are my fellow alums!!

oldshoolballer · Post #147 » by **oldshoolballer** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:09 pm

looks like most of the bookies have the Celtics -10.5

Post #148 » by **GONYK** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:12 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
GONYK wrote:
rajajackal wrote:yup!

Awesome. I'm an alum myself.

Central Jersey pride.

You're a fellow Trojan too!!!

Holy sh*t

Central Jersey is well represented here

Well then we definitely didn't play against each other 8-)

Spoiler:

Knick4Real · Post #149 » by **Knick4Real** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:12 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
I agree. It's homophobic nonsense.

Karl is zesty, and i don't give a f*ck. Neither does Jordyn Woods, his coaches, and teammates. There's nothing wrong with how he conducts himself. People need to grow up or better yet stop trying to define someone's manhood by dumb, toxic standards.

I never heard the term zesty before this. But he has a girlfriend Jordyn Woods right? I don't get it. It's just about his mannerisms?

Yeah, his mannerisms

It's really silly, and yeah his gf Jordyn is gorgeous. The same person he was with when he had to miss a game because someone in her family died and then Draymond said a whole lot of BS about Karl.

I don't consider KAT "soft" at all. Nor do I question his sexuality or care about his personal life. Nobody should. However, I must admit the pic of him was hilarious simply because it captured him at the exact millisecond he was in a pose that was completely out of character.

We've all been caught on camera at the 'wrong' moment. Eyes closed, moving too soon, or appearing to do something that wasn't really happening. That was KAT in that moment, and it was funny. Anyone questioning his manhood, etc., is NOT funny and has other issues.

rajajackal · Post #150 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:16 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
rajajackal wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
BGA as in Bishop George Ahr?

affirmative. my younger siblings were forced to go to catholic high school after how i turned out

Your younger siblings are my fellow alums!!

ayo! lmao. that area is where i visit my parents, they still live that way. it's a big part of why i like kat so much. brunson is from jersey, yes, but he's from the philly/shore side. kat's a true "suburbs of new york"-style central jerseyan. he has an actual relationship with new york city. the jeremy lin tweets made that clear. i feel kinship with him, like, i know he was watching that 54-win melo team same way i was :lol:

Post #151 » by **GONYK** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:21 pm

rajajackal wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
rajajackal wrote:affirmative. my younger siblings were forced to go to catholic high school after how i turned out

Your younger siblings are my fellow alums!!

ayo! lmao. that area is where i visit my parents, they still live that way. it's a big part of why i like kat so much. brunson is from jersey, yes, but he's from the philly/shore side. kat's a true "suburbs of new york"-style central jerseyan. he has an actual relationship with new york city. the jeremy lin tweets made that clear. i feel kinship with him, like, i know he was watching that 54-win melo team same way i was

THAT'S WHY IT HURTS THAT HE'S AN EAGLES FAN

He grew up 10 mins from the NJT that takes you straight to Penn Station. He's zoned to the Giants.

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #152 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:46 pm

Also, some really good news -

“Sources have been telling me for weeks now that the Celtics will be exploring trade options in the offseason. This iteration is just not going to be sustainable for this team. And no one around the organization, from players to staffers, would be surprised if there are changes coming to this roster.”

Charania would go on to explain that the choices come down to salary cap implications, as the team has a league record five players set to make $28 million next year with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White all set to meet or exceed that mark. These collective salaries have catapulted Boston into the second apron of the salary cap, and the team will have a $500 million bill for the 2025-26 season, which is also a league record.

https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics-likely-to-explore-roster-changes-this-summer/

They aren't the same team without their bigs being able to shoot threes, Horford is turning 39, there's only so much gas left in that tank and Kristaps is already falling apart. We simply have to wait them out, we're built for the future, they are not.

3toheadmelo · Post #153 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:47 pm

Josh hart praising our awesome coach Thibs.

Read on Twitter

HarthorneWingo · Post #154 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed May 7, 2025 6:52 pm

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Also, some really good news -

“Sources have been telling me for weeks now that the Celtics will be exploring trade options in the offseason. This iteration is just not going to be sustainable for this team. And no one around the organization, from players to staffers, would be surprised if there are changes coming to this roster.”

Charania would go on to explain that the choices come down to salary cap implications, as the team has a league record five players set to make $28 million next year with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White all set to meet or exceed that mark. These collective salaries have catapulted Boston into the second apron of the salary cap, and the team will have a $500 million bill for the 2025-26 season, which is also a league record.

https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics-likely-to-explore-roster-changes-this-summer/

They aren't the same team without their bigs being able to shoot threes, Horford is turning 39, there's only so much gas left in that tank and Kristaps is already falling apart. We simply have to wait them out, we're built for the future, they are not.

Isn't KP an UFA this offseason?

Zenzibar · Post #155 » by **Zenzibar** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Somewhere in Heaven, these Knicks are rooting:

rajajackal · Post #156 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:06 pm

scrolling thru knicks twitter, man, i don't wanna hear bout tonight's refs' record on celtics games. boston's a 61-win #2 seed, most refs have presided over wins when assigned to their matchups. if the calls tonight become egregious, we can discuss that, but let's focus on how to win rather than making excuses for why we might not before opening tip

Zenzibar · Post #157 » by **Zenzibar** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:15 pm

Kampuchea wrote:
shmeakone wrote:The ref lineup tonight is a masterclass by the NBA, incredible lol

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

Is this good or bad?

Here is the official Knicks referee summary (record with each)

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/2024_referees.html

Spree2Houston · Post #158 » by **Spree2Houston** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:34 pm

Another win closer to Thibs staying

Spree2Houston · Post #159 » by **Spree2Houston** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:36 pm

All the Celtics do is shoot 3s lol they don’t live in the paint. If their 3pt shot is falling, high probability they win. If it’s another 3pt brickfest from them, then we have a good chance of winning

KnicksFan7 · Post #160 » by **KnicksFan7** » Wed May 7, 2025 7:37 pm

Zenzibar wrote:
Kampuchea wrote:
shmeakone wrote:The ref lineup tonight is a masterclass by the NBA, incredible lol

https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

Is this good or bad?

Here is the official Knicks referee summary (record with each)

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/2024_referees.html

I believe the Celtics are 13-0 combined with these refs. LMAO

Knicks in 6.