The Knicks Nightmare Continues! R2G2 Loss vs NYK 5/7 (NYK leads 2-0)

[ThePigeon]

We've seen this movie before.

I'll reserve judgement until Game 4 is over.

The ending was horrible for us on multiple times
I hope they have enough pride to bounce back

[Fierce1]

We've seen this movie before.

I'll reserve judgement until Game 4 is over.

The ending was horrible for us on multiple times
I hope they have enough pride to bounce back

I thought about that and the Celtics deserve the benefit of the doubt because of what they did last year.

But whether the Cs advance or not, I believe it's time to break up the core.

The OKC model is what new ownership should try to follow.

Because of stricter CBA rules, lesser star power but better efficiency and more discipline on offense is the way to go.

[Setshot33]

Because he is a superstar and something more important, A CHAMPION. He may not be your favorite superstar, but he certainly is one in this league!

Anyway, Celtics and us fans will be counting on him for years to come, don’t have to tear him down on a Celtics fan board.

A Celtics superstar is Larry Bird.

There ain’t a chance in hell they lose either of those games with Larry out there instead of Tatum.

He would have lived on the FT line. He would have crashed the offence glass. He wouldn’t made dumb turnovers. He would have had poise.

The last time I felt good about Tatum in the playoffs was the 2020 bubble.

So, he’s not Bird? Congrats. Neither is the great majority of the league’s players in history.

Oh but he gets constantly compared to him on the daily and most of the time it's with slant that he's passed Bird and is somehow better.

Any reasonable person would know that Tatum was never on that level.

[Fierce1]

The final verdict will be when JT retires.

If JT remains a Celtic, he will end up the Celtics' all-time leading scorer, surpassing Bird and Havlicek.

JT will be Boston's new sports icon for many years to come.

[Setshot33]

The Celtics futility in the paint is not surprising. We now have a whole generation of players that have no idea how to play with their back to the basket because analytics say it's better to shoot threes even if you have an open layup in front of you. So that part of the game gets neglected and forgotten about from grade school on up. The classic example last night was Horford getting the ball deep in the paint and wheeling around and throwing up a wild shot in which he never got his head around to see the basket! Best Antoine Walker in the paint impression I've seen in awhile.

It's more important to work on shooting threes and how to sell fouls than to play the game the right way. Which is why players aren't as tough(physically and mentally) as they used to be. They eschew contact because of this.

So you get to the playoffs where the officiating takes a 180: going from calling about anything in the regular season to letting almost everything go and mentally weak players can't handle it and it really shows in guys like Porzingus,Tatum(who complains as much as Lebron) and Brown.
They have all this playoff experience,been in the league this long and even managed to get a ring but still have no idea how to close games out and no situational awareness.

Some of this on the coach? Absolutely. But some of this is on players who should know by now....better. And it's disappointing that they don't.

[ThePigeon]

The Celtics futility in the paint is not surprising. We now have a whole generation of players that have no idea how to play with their back to the basket because analytics say it's better to shoot threes even if you have an open layup in front of you. So that part of the game gets neglected and forgotten about from grade school on up. The classic example last night was Horford getting the ball deep in the paint and wheeling around and throwing up a wild shot in which he never got his head around to see the basket! Best Antoine Walker in the paint impression I've seen in awhile.

It's more important to work on shooting threes and how to sell fouls than to play the game the right way. Which is why players aren't as tough(physically and mentally) as they used to be. They eschew contact because of this.

So you get to the playoffs where the officiating takes a 180: going from calling about anything in the regular season to letting almost everything go and mentally weak players can't handle it and it really shows in guys like Porzingus,Tatum(who complains as much as Lebron) and Brown.
They have all this playoff experience,been in the league this long and even managed to get a ring but still have no idea how to close games out and no situational awareness.

Some of this on the coach? Absolutely. But some of this is on players who should know by now....better. And it's disappointing that they don't.

We suggested many times that JT needs to work on his midrange and postup moves
We know better

He continued working on his 3s, without apparent success

[Fierce1]

JT was doing the mid-range early in his career and he can post up.

The problem is he wants to play like Lebron.

When JT was with Team USA, he played a different style of basketball.

So this is more on Mazzulla-Ball than JT's skills.

[BRUNiNHO91]

Spoiler:

Tarum, Tatum, Tatum.. sure he sucked, but the Celtics don’t have a head coach. We have an absolute **** dick face idiot out there. Getting his team in foul trouble to get Robinson out of the game is one of the most idiotic **** things I’ve ever seen in my life. Again he sits on a **** timeout..and do you know why? Because when he takes one, he does **** ALL with it..dude is quite possibly THE WORST ato coach the game has ever seen.

Ride his dick all you **** want, this team has now coughed up a SECOND championship because of this **** fraud. Getting swept to this trash ass team will be embarrassing asf. If the owners are trying to save money I hope they start by axing this **** useless clown

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Watch your language! This is unnecessary! Do not try it again.

Lol oh no officer. Im so sorry.

[GrandTheftRondo]

JT was doing the mid-range early in his career and he can post up.

The problem is he wants to play like Lebron.

When JT was with Team USA, he played a different style of basketball.

So this is more on Mazzulla-Ball than JT's skills.

Problem is that idiot Drew Hanley trains all his clients to do the same ****

[Fierce1]

JT was doing the mid-range early in his career and he can post up.

The problem is he wants to play like Lebron.

When JT was with Team USA, he played a different style of basketball.

So this is more on Mazzulla-Ball than JT's skills.

Problem is that idiot Drew Hanley trains all his clients to do the same ****

Yeah, that's really possible.

The good news is JT will still be playing at a high level for the next 8 years.

So I'm not worried because if the Cs don't succeed now, the window will be open until 2032.

[tfribs45]

Further proof that Joe is clueless:

The last play was supposed to be a rerun of the previous play, where JT dunked the ball. Knicks defended differently and Joe knew this with 9 seconds left on the clock, but he still didn't call timeout to reset. Why???

intentional fouls to put the C's over the limit, not trusting anyone to come off the bench and give us a spark, clueless on running an NBA offensive play, list goes on and on. If this Group had an actual NBA coach like Spoelstra, we'd be up 2-0. Obviously, the players share a lot of the blame, but the coach is supposed to settle things down, organize and lead the team from the bench. Bubble gum Joe is a terrible Head Coach. Solid Asst, but def NOT a Head.

[Froob]

just win game 3 baby

[ThePigeon]

Further proof that Joe is clueless:

The last play was supposed to be a rerun of the previous play, where JT dunked the ball. Knicks defended differently and Joe knew this with 9 seconds left on the clock, but he still didn't call timeout to reset. Why???

intentional fouls to put the C's over the limit, not trusting anyone to come off the bench and give us a spark, clueless on running an NBA offensive play, list goes on and on. If this Group had an actual NBA coach like Spoelstra, we'd be up 2-0. Obviously, the players share a lot of the blame, but the coach is supposed to settle things down, organize and lead the team from the bench. Bubble gum Joe is a terrible Head Coach. Solid Asst, but def NOT a Head.

Thibs told his team keep the lead to 10-12 and we are winning
He knows what works for his team and plays to their strengths

Joe?
I don't know, as I don't know what are the strengths of this team anymore. They are playing the stupidest, most boring and lifeless brand of basketball out there

[brackdan70]

Really hard to watch these 20 point leads fall apart. I haven’t given up hope yet. There is legit adversity ahead now. Let’s see what they are really made of.
They have shot like **** and fumbled the ball all over the place and still should have won both games…that’s thin ray of light. Make some shots and they can win.

[Ben-N1ce]

JT has never seemed the same after he decided to get all bulked up and doesn't even use it to bully ball people. He'd rather take 3's. All that size and barely ever in the post just standing baseline or top of key. That's on him and coaching.

[Almeida]

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They didn't learn from the first game and literally did the same thing, why would they learn something now?

[Froob]

JT has never seemed the same after he decided to get all bulked up and doesn't even use it to bully ball people. He'd rather take 3's. All that size and barely ever in the post just standing baseline or top of key. That's on him and coaching.

even when he went to the rim he missed em

[Infinite Llamas]

How many turnovers did brown have.

There's more to the game than scoring.

Yeah I just checked the stats and realised he had 7 turnovers.

To be honest the third and fourth quarters are blurs to me.

I remember multiple sloppy ass turnovers. Now that I think about it he was involved in several of them.

Also can’t believe he finished 8/23 after his start.

He also had a handful of butterfinger plays that **** us too. Like his easy lay up assist from Tatum that went right through his hands.

Brown was just as bad as Tatum. This is the Miami series all over again where Oladipo was making him look like a fool and he was dribbling the ball off his foot in every direction. Guy has been in the league for ten years and still doesn’t know how to drive and protect the ball. It’s infuriating to watch.

[Green89]

The final verdict will be when JT retires.

If JT remains a Celtic, he will end up the Celtics' all-time leading scorer, surpassing Bird and Havlicek.

JT will be Boston's new sports icon for many years to come.

If you're implying that Tatum could be considered better than Bird or Havlicek, just because his point total would be higher, you'd be completely wrong.

[Infinite Llamas]

It seems Joe coaches better when he has a mustache too. The source of all his powers?