Celtics 2025-26, Season Thread

Fierce1 · Post #401 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 2:18 pm

The key is don't get beat by size and athleticism.

Joe starting Sam and PP the first 2 games and not giving Mynot minutes really hurt the Cs on defense and rebounding.

This season the Cs have younger and athletic players.

Joe should use that to their advantage.

Using soft lineups will result in losses like the Detroit game.

keevsnick1 · Post #402 » by **keevsnick1** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 2:25 pm

I'm going to be interested to see what Joe does in the starting lineup vs the Cavs. Does he go with Boucher/Queta to try an match up with Allen/Mobley better or does he stick with Minott who really provided a spark vs the Pelicans?

Also, anybody else think Queta has been totally passable if not good? He's averaging 9 pnts, 8 rebs, 2 blocks. His main weakness has been fouls, he's averaging 4.25 per game in 24 minutes a game. His foul trouble hasn't helped the rebounding issues.

Looks like getting him some minutes last year might have paid off.

Fierce1 · Post #403 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 2:39 pm

Back in 2023-24, I said Queta had starter potential.

He's a starter now.

Post #404 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:38 pm

keevsnick1 wrote:I'm going to be interested to see what Joe does in the starting lineup vs the Cavs. Does he go with Boucher/Queta to try an match up with Allen/Mobley better or does he stick with Minott who really provided a spark vs the Pelicans?

Also, anybody else think Queta has been totally passable if not good? He's averaging 9 pnts, 8 rebs, 2 blocks. His main weakness has been fouls, he's averaging 4.25 per game in 24 minutes a game. His foul trouble hasn't helped the rebounding issues.

Looks like getting him some minutes last year might have paid off.

Queta is great for us. The Fouls are a problem, that he needs to work on.
We do still need another quality big, though.

Post #405 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 5:45 pm

Robert Parish has a book coming out, March 10, 2026.

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robbie84 · Post #407 » by **robbie84** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 5:07 am

Starting Pritchard +Hauser is asking for disaster defensively- they're like a trailer park version of Lilliard and McCollum defensively-without as much fire-power.
We really should run the young guys, develop as many as we can. Miss playoffs, bink a top 5 pick, give White, Brown, Tatum a full off season. Reset in 26/27.

Post #408 » by **bisme37** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 8:44 pm

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brackdan70 · Post #409 » by **brackdan70** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 2:01 am

Best defense in the league….by some measures.

Fierce1 · Post #410 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:01 am

Credit to JB, he's stepping up and having an All-NBA season.

The stupid mistakes have really gone down and his shot selection is good.

Larry_Russell · Post #411 » by **Larry_Russell** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 pm

Need to pick up the losing.

This team has no means to improve in the offseason (CBA) and we need a draft stud.

Fierce1 · Post #412 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 1:10 pm

Larry_Russell wrote:Need to pick up the losing.

This team has no means to improve in the offseason (CBA) and we need a draft stud.

That's not true.

The Celtics have the 22m TPE from the KP trade.

Cs can use that in a trade for a quality player.

Brad can also take the Cs below the 1st apron and reset the repeater tax by trading Simons for a player with a lower salary.

The narrative that the only way the Cs can get a quality player is through the draft is absolutely false.

Hal14 · Post #413 » by **Hal14** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 2:18 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
Larry_Russell wrote:Need to pick up the losing.

This team has no means to improve in the offseason (CBA) and we need a draft stud.

That's not true.

The Celtics have the 22m TPE from the KP trade.

Cs can use that in a trade for a quality player.

Brad can also take the Cs below the 1st apron and reset the repeater tax by trading Simons for a player with a lower salary.

The narrative that the only way the Cs can get a quality player is through the draft is absolutely false.

Nobody wants Simons..if he had a trade market, he would have likely been moved already. If he is moved, we aren't getting a very good player in return. No one is giving up a very good player for Simons.

Most TPE's go unused. And with a TPE, you're relying on another team to help you out and just hand over a good player to you, while getting very little value in return. We can't control what other teams will do - we can't force another team to trade a good player to us.

What can we control? Sitting certain guys out some games and play certain rotations to try and end up in the lottery.

keevsnick1 · Post #414 » by **keevsnick1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:19 pm

Hal14 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
Larry_Russell wrote:Need to pick up the losing.

This team has no means to improve in the offseason (CBA) and we need a draft stud.

That's not true.

The Celtics have the 22m TPE from the KP trade.

Cs can use that in a trade for a quality player.

Brad can also take the Cs below the 1st apron and reset the repeater tax by trading Simons for a player with a lower salary.

The narrative that the only way the Cs can get a quality player is through the draft is absolutely false.

Nobody wants Simons..if he had a trade market, he would have likely been moved already. If he is moved, we aren't getting a very good player in return. No one is giving up a very good player for Simons.

Most TPE's go unused. And with a TPE, you're relying on another team to help you out and just hand over a good player to you, while getting very little value in return. We can't control what other teams will do - we can't force another team to trade a good player to us.

What can we control? Sitting certain guys out some games and play certain rotations to try and end up in the lottery.

Except they can't, because healthy guys generally want to play. i really don't think they can tell guys like Jaylen, White, Pritchard to sit so they can tank. Those guys aren't out there trying to lose they the team can draft the guy who might replace them.

Most TPE's go unused sure, but the Celtics have a lot of reason to use there's and a history of doing so. At the 2026 draft the Celtics will have their 2026 first, 2027 first, 2030 swap, 2031 first, 2032 swap and 2033 first to offer in a trade. That's 4 picks and 2 swaps. If they want to get somebody, they will 100% be able to do so.

Again, the C's have avenues left to add talent. Would a lottery pick help? Absolutely. Is it some disaster if they get the 16th pick? I don't think so, it menas some guys we didn't expect played well.

Fierce1 · Post #415 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:32 pm

Hal14 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:
Larry_Russell wrote:Need to pick up the losing.

This team has no means to improve in the offseason (CBA) and we need a draft stud.

That's not true.

The Celtics have the 22m TPE from the KP trade.

Cs can use that in a trade for a quality player.

Brad can also take the Cs below the 1st apron and reset the repeater tax by trading Simons for a player with a lower salary.

The narrative that the only way the Cs can get a quality player is through the draft is absolutely false.

Nobody wants Simons..if he had a trade market, he would have likely been moved already. If he is moved, we aren't getting a very good player in return. No one is giving up a very good player for Simons.

Most TPE's go unused. And with a TPE, you're relying on another team to help you out and just hand over a good player to you, while getting very little value in return. We can't control what other teams will do - we can't force another team to trade a good player to us.

What can we control? Sitting certain guys out some games and play certain rotations to try and end up in the lottery.

We all saw how Simons was stuck on the bench in crunch time.

Even if the return for Simons is just mediocre, it makes little difference as Simons is really not part of the top 5.

It's already a win if Brad trades Simons without attaching a pick and the Cs go below the 1st apron.

Curmudgeon · Post #416 » by **Curmudgeon** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:49 pm

Even if Simons is not traded, that's $27.7M off the books in June.

redslastlaugh · Post #417 » by **redslastlaugh** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:18 pm

Celtics PICK UP Scheierman's option for next year!

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keevsnick1 · Post #418 » by **keevsnick1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:20 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:Celtics PICK UP Scheierman's option for next year!

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Pretty obvious decision. Thats barely above the minimum.

The bigger test will be the start of next year when they have to decide on his 4th year option, which jumps a bit to 4.95 million. he has to show at least a little something this year.

Post #419 » by **darrendaye** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:27 pm

keevsnick1 wrote:
redslastlaugh wrote:Celtics PICK UP Scheierman's option for next year!

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Pretty obvious decision. Thats barely above the minimum.

The bigger test will be the start of next year when they have to decide on his 4th year option, which jumps a bit to 4.95 million. he has to show at least a little something this year.

His defensive role seems defined now. His offensive role still murky. Hoping to see more ball mover plays/actions for him. I don't trust the shot, but, remain optimistic the staff will find a mesh with he and Simons.

keevsnick1 · Post #420 » by **keevsnick1** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:29 pm

The Celtics are the 7th rated defense according to cleaning the glass, which filters out garbage time.

#1 In first-shot half-court defense.
#8 In TOV%
#30 in OReb%
#26 in FTr

Forcing a lot of turnovers but also fouling a lot of probably at least somewhat related, the more aggressive you are the likelier you foul. But the first-shot efense being as good as it is... that's big. It means if they tighten up the OReb's they could be a very good defense.