Celtics 2025-26, Season Thread

[tfmiii]

Mazzula Dalenda Est LOL

https://youtu.be/th_6krZqumo?si=DLpGcphYWfmEyy2O

Our defense on screens and picks does leave me mystified, are we trying to offer them 3s?

Also, we are league worst in 3 ptrs ( highest volume, lowest percentage). We are top 5 in 2 ptrs in percent but bottom 5 in volume. Could we try and switch this up a bit?

Pace is still hovering at league low, we can't afford to walk or jog it up and face a set defense time and again. Bane got a layup after we made a basket just by pushing pace. When are we gonna see that from our guys?

[keevsnick1]

With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons off, the C's have a +16.7 net rating in 165 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons on, the c's have a -9.5 net rating in 52 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons on and Garza off the C's have a -17.1 net rating in 82 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons off and Garza on the C's have a -67.0 net rating in 18 minutes.

Basically, Jaylen Brown with a bunch of solid defenders (Minott, Hugo, Pritchard, White, Queta, Walsh) is incredible. As soon as you add the Garza/Simson traffic cones the thing falls apart.

I honestly think if this team just added 1 more average backup big to replace Garza they could be pretty good this year. Not sure why Boucher can't get a shot, Garza gives you nothing. Doesn't make enough shots, doesn't defensive rebound, zero rim protection. He's a massive anchor around this teams neck right now.

[redslastlaugh]

great research...

As for the big man problem, we've still got Amari Williams on a 2-way and we need to see some minutes out of him at some point too

The right minimum guy in the Luka Garza mold available this offseason was Mamukelashvilli. I wonder if Brad went for Mamu but Toronto gauranteed a bigger role & Mamu picked the Raps. Mamu seems like more of a Brad spacing big than Garza imo and Mamu is having a nice start up north

With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons off, the C's have a +16.7 net rating in 165 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons on, the c's have a -9.5 net rating in 52 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons on and Garza off the C's have a -17.1 net rating in 82 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons off and Garza on the C's have a -67.0 net rating in 18 minutes.

Basically, Jaylen Brown with a bunch of solid defenders (Minott, Hugo, Pritchard, White, Queta, Walsh) is incredible. As soon as you add the Garza/Simson traffic cones the thing falls apart.

I honestly think if this team just added 1 more average backup big to replace Garza they could be pretty good this year. Not sure why Boucher can't get a shot, Garza gives you nothing. Doesn't make enough shots, doesn't defensive rebound, zero rim protection. He's a massive anchor around this teams neck right now.

[keevsnick1]

great research...

As for the big man problem, we've still got Amari Williams on a 2-way and we need to see some minutes out of him at some point too

The right minimum guy in the Luka Garza mold available this offseason was Mamukelashvilli. I wonder if Brad went for Mamu but Toronto gauranteed a bigger role & Mamu picked the Raps. Mamu seems like more of a Brad spacing big than Garza imo and Mamu is having a nice start up north

With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons off, the C's have a +16.7 net rating in 165 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons on, the c's have a -9.5 net rating in 52 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons on and Garza off the C's have a -17.1 net rating in 82 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons off and Garza on the C's have a -67.0 net rating in 18 minutes.

Basically, Jaylen Brown with a bunch of solid defenders (Minott, Hugo, Pritchard, White, Queta, Walsh) is incredible. As soon as you add the Garza/Simson traffic cones the thing falls apart.

I honestly think if this team just added 1 more average backup big to replace Garza they could be pretty good this year. Not sure why Boucher can't get a shot, Garza gives you nothing. Doesn't make enough shots, doesn't defensive rebound, zero rim protection. He's a massive anchor around this teams neck right now.

Normally I'd say that a 2-way player is probably not the answer to a roster problem, but honestly i don't see how he could possibly be worse than Garza has to this point. I just don't think Garza does much of anything. He shoots, but doesn't make threes. he doesn't defensive rebound. not really a rim protector. fouls a lot. Not sure why he's getting minutes over Boucher.

Garza may be taller than Boucher, but Boucher has a 9'2 standing reach and a 7'4 wingspan. Boucher is probably longer than Garza, and he shot 36% from 3 last year. Just give him some center minutes and see how it looks.

Garza is 8th on the team in total minutes and by far has the worst net rating at -13.3. He's killing this team right now.

[celticgreenie]

Sadly I think some of the distribution for playing time can be determined simply by contract length. Pritchard has two more years on Simons in terms of contract length, Garza has 1 more year on Boucher and Tillman.

I wish Brad had given Minott the Garza contract, and vice versa. Granted, Kornet worked out nicely for the C's but I am having a hard time imagining it with Garza.

[cloverleaf]

With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons off, the C's have a +16.7 net rating in 165 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on and Garza/Simons on, the c's have a -9.5 net rating in 52 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons on and Garza off the C's have a -17.1 net rating in 82 minutes.
With Jaylen Brown on, Simons off and Garza on the C's have a -67.0 net rating in 18 minutes.

Basically, Jaylen Brown with a bunch of solid defenders (Minott, Hugo, Pritchard, White, Queta, Walsh) is incredible. As soon as you add the Garza/Simson traffic cones the thing falls apart.

I honestly think if this team just added 1 more average backup big to replace Garza they could be pretty good this year. Not sure why Boucher can't get a shot, Garza gives you nothing. Doesn't make enough shots, doesn't defensive rebound, zero rim protection. He's a massive anchor around this teams neck right now.

JB's long been an on/off +/- black hole. Has been in the negative for 7 of his 10 years in the league--and not in the positive since 21-22:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownja02.html

[ryan in Maine]

If you could boost a single skill for Minott tomorrow, what would it be?

[darrendaye]

Admittedly I agree with their conclusions so there's bias, but thought this was a very good hour of quality discussion and analysis.

Watch on YouTube

;t=1919s

[Parliament10]

If you could boost a single skill for Minott tomorrow, what would it be?

Scoring, undoubtedly.

[ryan in Maine]

If you could boost a single skill for Minott tomorrow, what would it be?

Scoring, undoubtedly.

And he shows serious promise there, esp getting to the rim. He looks really floaty at times.

JB said Minott needs to step up, which i take as pretty encouraging. JB wants Minott to score.

[Parliament10]

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Jaylen #2 in scoring. Impressive.
Let's make it translate into Wins.

[keevsnick1]

Celtics next 6 games will be very telling. They play @ Phi, vs MEM, vs LAC, @ Brk, vs Brk, vs ORL. That's two games against teams they've already beaten once, two more against west teams that are struggling, and 2 against a terrible BRK team. Those are 6 winnable games. Like to see them go at least 4-2 (beat BRK 2x, split the other 4) over this next 6.

[bisme37]

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[Fierce1]

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That's really a good sign.

Celtics winning with defense is great to see.

And they say Mazzulla-Ball is just about shooting 3s.

[jmr07019]

Are either Pritchard or Queta long term starters? Does anyone think a Pritchard White Brown Tatum Queta 5 some is championship caliber?

[brackdan70]

Are either Pritchard or Queta long term starters? Does anyone think a Pritchard White Brown Tatum Queta 5 some is championship caliber?

Pritchard is best suited as a 6th man and Queta is best suited as the first big off the bench. Both can start and be pretty good but I don’t think you are a championship team with both in your starting 5.
I like Queta as a starter more than Pritchard.

[Fierce1]

Are either Pritchard or Queta long term starters? Does anyone think a Pritchard White Brown Tatum Queta 5 some is championship caliber?

Good news is there are teams that are going to rebuild or blow it up.

What this means is Simons will have value to teams who want an expiring contract.

[brackdan70]

Hauser, White, Pritchard not making shots.
One of these guys doesn’t contribute much else besides shooting. Might be time to move him with guys like Walsh, Gonzalez and Minott contributing effectively.

[jmr07019]

Are either Pritchard or Queta long term starters? Does anyone think a Pritchard White Brown Tatum Queta 5 some is championship caliber?

Pritchard is best suited as a 6th man and Queta is best suited as the first big off the bench. Both can start and be pretty good but I don’t think you are a championship team with both in your starting 5.
I like Queta as a starter more than Pritchard.

That's how I see it. Both high end bench guys but low end starters. You can get away with one of them starting but not both if you want to be a title contender.

[playa-hater]

Mazzula Dalenda Est LOL

https://youtu.be/th_6krZqumo?si=DLpGcphYWfmEyy2O

Our defense on screens and picks does leave me mystified, are we trying to offer them 3s?

Also, we are league worst in 3 ptrs ( highest volume, lowest percentage). We are top 5 in 2 ptrs in percent but bottom 5 in volume. Could we try and switch this up a bit?

Pace is still hovering at league low, we can't afford to walk or jog it up and face a set defense time and again. Bane got a layup after we made a basket just by pushing pace. When are we gonna see that from our guys?

Didn't see this until now. I still can't believe why some people on here just refuse to see how "limited" or "bad" Joe is. Time will tell, but he may be nothing more than "Doc Rivers" lucky to get one Title, but after time he will reveal himself to be nothing more than an Average Joe at the coaching level.