PLAYOFFS - GAME-1: (8) Bulls @ (1) Celtics – 6:30PM, Sun. 04-16-17 – TNT/CSN

meatball sub · Post #1541 » by **meatball sub** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:18 am

1 seed losing to the 8 seed in game 1, lmfao that probably happens less than 5% of the time.

Setshot33 · Post #1542 » by **Setshot33** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:18 am

Celts17Pride wrote:You guys are funny. Celtics rebound and they win this game by 12 points easy. That simple

The Celtics have been poor rebounders for the last five years.

You can't turn it on and off like a switch.

When your GM values guards more than bigs, this is the type of soft,small team you get.

BTW, wonder what Thomas thinks about the way his teammates "stepped up" for him in his time of need tonight?

DK-All Day · Post #1543 » by **DK-All Day** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:18 am

Everyone except Brown must go if we don't get out of the first round.

London2Boston · Post #1544 » by **London2Boston** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Thomas better rip into some of these losers off camera.

AgentGreen · Post #1545 » by **AgentGreen** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Butler owned Crowder.

hickfromfrenchlick · Post #1546 » by **hickfromfrenchlick** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Garbage game. Feel bad for IT the team couldn't give him something good today.

Green89 · Post #1547 » by **Green89** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

return2glory wrote:Let the overreaction begin.

Huge playoff loss. No reaction is an overreaction tonight.

ChuckChilly · Post #1548 » by **ChuckChilly** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Shak_Celts wrote:why is it smokey in houston?

420 is a few days away. :wink:

Post #1549 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

We're gunna win on Tuesday, then need to regroup for Friday. Everyone, save IT, needs to be better. Need to role 8 or 9 deep. Only play Jaylen, Smart and KO off the bench.

The Corey's · Post #1550 » by **The Corey's** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

SmartWentCrazy wrote:
The Corey's wrote:I love brad.

But it's time he starts taking some heat

2-9 in the postseason now. Guys gotta look in the mirror and realize that you can't play 11 guys or all bench lineups in the playoffs. It's not the NCAA where coaching and effort makes a difference. Talent wins. Ride the horses that got you here.

He gets a pass for 8 of those loses cause they didn't really deserve to win or had the talent.

But tonight wad unacceptable. Brad has to take some of the blame for how flat this team was and Ainge gotta take ALOT of blame for putting together a group of guards and no one to rebound

Red2 · Post #1551 » by **Red2** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

It was from far our best game but considering everything I think we did really well.we need to shore up the rebounding and our bench HAS to play better

Homerclease · Post #1552 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

chrisab123 wrote:
Homerclease wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
Yeah and how many of those wins came when they were dominated on the glass? Your view and others on that this team didn't need a rebounder is amazing.

So is your view that the bulls are better than the Celtics and backing up that point by citing the Raptors who got blown out in their playoff game as your evidence

They match up better. I don't think you can deny that. This was a bad bad matchup for Boston. And the Raps are a better team than Boston. I'll cite the waxing they gave the Celtics all season long.

So the regular season only matters when you want it to?

Celts17Pride · Post #1553 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Tough Loss. Everyone have fun quitting on and bad mouthing this Celtics team. See you for Game 2

ViperGTS · Post #1554 » by **ViperGTS** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Love the Jaylen minutes. Great shooting % though!

Zaschrona · Post #1555 » by **Zaschrona** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

This is mostly on Brad Stevens. Really bad coaching today. 11-men rotation is a joke.

AlCelticFan · Post #1556 » by **AlCelticFan** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:19 am

Green89 wrote:One of the worst Celtics playoff losses ever. After what happened to IT, so many teammates did not step up.

Players can want to win as bad as I want a million dollars.

But like the million dollars, you win by having skill, not heart.

Phinsoverpats · Post #1557 » by **Phinsoverpats** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:20 am

Top 3 pick this year nothing to be upset about

chrisab123 · Post #1558 » by **chrisab123** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:20 am

AlCelticFan wrote:
Valid wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
Yeah and how many of those wins came when they were dominated on the glass? Your view and others on that this team didn't need a rebounder is amazing.

What's funny is you think getting a rebounder would have made us some juggernaut. We weren't getting past Cleveland regardless.

It's all short-term thinking.

Like Ainge is too stupid to realize we need more rebounding??? Do you really believe this? Come on; jesus... if everyone on realgm knows, I suspect Ainge knows.

However, you have to make good moves for the team for the long term. That's how championship contenders are build -- not by patching a Frankenstein arm rebounder onto this freak of a team.

You say that then it boggles the mind as to why Ainge signed Horford and didn't tank until this year. It doesn't make sense at all if the organization was shooting for 3 straight first round exits.

Post #1559 » by **Darth Celtic** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:20 am

chrisab123 wrote:
Valid wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
Yeah and how many of those wins came when they were dominated on the glass? Your view and others on that this team didn't need a rebounder is amazing.

What's funny is you think getting a rebounder would have made us some juggernaut. We weren't getting past Cleveland regardless.

I just want this team to get past the first round...too much to ask?

I do too, but we all knew next year is the year. If we can't be a legit contender next year, we should be pissed. We passed on giving up assets to marginally improve this year for that very reason. Hell, if the sixers can "trust the process" for 5 years of bottom 4 teams, we can trust the process of winning 1st place and playing with heart in a game where our top player and only super star's sister just died yesterday.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #1560 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:20 am

LarryBirdsFingr wrote:Shall we bring up the "whoever wins game 1 wins the series stat now? Or too soon?

Ive lost all confidence they win this now. I was hoping they come out in fire but they keep coming out flat as they have the last month.