ECSF: P2 | (2) Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers (3) | BOS 3-0

[kuclas]

76ers are just inexperienced and making dumb mistakes plus vastly outcoached. Celtics are the better team.

I'm sorry lad, but we're younger than them and our main guys are much younger than theirs. Horford is 31, Baynes 32, Tatum 20, Terry 23, Jaylen 21. Smart is 24. Marco is 32, Reddick is 33, Embiid is 24, Simmons is 22 in a month, Saric is 24, Illyasova 32.

J Brown turns 22 in fall. Horford turns 32 in a couple of weeks. Terry Rozier is already 24.

So age wise. Very similar ages. Fultz will be 20 in a couple of weeks do sixers.

Issue for Boston is Horford won’t be playing for Boston in 2 years. While he has been “playoff Al” Long term. Al has been on the decline. They have salary cap decisions to make with kyrie next season. It will cause a domino effect what they do with the rest of their roster.

[Triple M]

this might be a reckless thing to say but have Horford, Tatum, and Rozier been the best 3 players in the series??? don't get me wrong a lot of that is match up orient but with Embiid struggles from the field and Ben mentally checked out at times it might be the 3 C's player that are having the most impact.

[kuclas]

Embiid was a monster in game 1 but since has gone 8-22 and 10-26 and most of those fga were 1 on 1 pounding with Baynes and Horford. Prior to game 1 even some Sixers were praising the job Baynes did in the regular season so it shouldn't surprise people that the Celtics are having some success in stretches in defending Embiid. The Sixers need to find ways to make it easier for Embiid because not only is everything on him to create for him self but he has to create for all their 3 point shooters coming off screens he's setting.

That has a lot to do with embiid’s lack of conditioning. He can take baynes any day. I have no clue why Celtics homies are saying baynes is having his way with embiid. Baynes really hasn’t done much with embiid. He’s missing so many gimme buckets at the rim. Issue is embiid can’t really sustain the pace for 40 minutes. 30 minutes is his optima playing time.

[Novocaine]

The bandwagon hate on Morris here is pathetic. Dude's been huge for the C's on both ends and has really stepped up since kyrie went down.
The reason he shoots a load is because Stevens makes that his role. Without Morris the C's don't beat the Bucks or 76ers.

What's the "hate"? Calling him a blackhole?

Morris has always shot a load. He was always more or less like this - with past teams, at Kansas, even when he played high-school at Prep Charter.

He's an ISO volume scorer with mediocre efficiency, but versatile enough that he can take advantage of defenders who are too small or too slow to pump himself up to averagely efficient.

Good defender and spirited player though, I like his attitude. I think if both Boston and Cleveland make the ECF, it's going to be fun to watch him going at LeBron again - things got pretty interesting when Detroit played Cleveland a couple of years ago. It was a sweep, but Irving was the best player on the Cavs, one of the few playoff series where LeBron wasn't the best player on his team.

He bothers LeBron in the same way Lance Stephenson does.

[Gant]

Embiid was a monster in game 1 but since has gone 8-22 and 10-26 and most of those fga were 1 on 1 pounding with Baynes and Horford. Prior to game 1 even some Sixers were praising the job Baynes did in the regular season so it shouldn't surprise people that the Celtics are having some success in stretches in defending Embiid. The Sixers need to find ways to make it easier for Embiid because not only is everything on him to create for him self but he has to create for all their 3 point shooters coming off screens he's setting.

That has a lot to do with embiid’s lack of conditioning. He can take baynes any day. I have no clue why Celtics homies are saying baynes is having his way with embiid. Baynes really hasn’t done much with embiid. He’s missing so many gimme buckets at the rim. Issue is embiid can’t really sustain the pace for 40 minutes. 30 minutes is his optima playing time.

What you say is true about the conditioning, but it's not either/or.

Embiid's efficiency is dramatically lower vs. Boston than it was all season. Baynes is a big part of that. Horford couldn't cover Embiid a full game like he has for shorter bursts; the guy's just too big and powerful.

Baynes (1# in the league in by some defensive metrics) has been the difference all season for Boston's defense and toughness.

[Triple M]

Embiid was a monster in game 1 but since has gone 8-22 and 10-26 and most of those fga were 1 on 1 pounding with Baynes and Horford. Prior to game 1 even some Sixers were praising the job Baynes did in the regular season so it shouldn't surprise people that the Celtics are having some success in stretches in defending Embiid. The Sixers need to find ways to make it easier for Embiid because not only is everything on him to create for him self but he has to create for all their 3 point shooters coming off screens he's setting.

That has a lot to do with embiid’s lack of conditioning. He can take baynes any day. I have no clue why Celtics homies are saying baynes is having his way with embiid. Baynes really hasn’t done much with embiid. He’s missing so many gimme buckets at the rim. Issue is embiid can’t really sustain the pace for 40 minutes. 30 minutes is his optima playing time.

i'm not saying Baynes is having his way and i understand the conditioning issues which is why i conclude with the Sixers need to get Embiid easier looks. pounding 1 on 1 with how strong Baynes is will take a lot out of Embiid which explains why he is missing bunnies he usually makes.

[Larry Legend 33]

Everything going wrong for the Sixers has everything to do with players having unlucky off-games, conditioning issues due to injuries or playoff inexperience. Nothing has to do with the Celtics out-playing and out-coaching the Sixers. Really tired of this team getting no credit for its success. This happened every single time we humbled a top team in the RS and they shot like scrubs. Reality check: your teams offense WILL look different playing against the #1 defense in the league.

[sixers4real]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

[HeartBreakKid]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

You do not take being wrong well, do you?

[Feed Your Head]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

Also lol that Tatum isn't on the same level. Cope about the Sixers getting fleeced however you like.

[PierceFan4ever]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

Oh man these were the type of stuff Sixers fans along with a lot of people here on realgm were saying all season. This guy right here is perfect example as to why Celtics fans have been a bit cocky after every win. Sorry you sound butthurt because your team is about to get swept and what’s worse is that Jayson Tatum looks much better than Ben Simmons during the process. Continue crying

[sixers4real]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

You do not take being wrong well, do you?

I do. I actually did. I was wrong. Celtics will win series.
I just move one to one more global things.

[albas89]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

There's no such thing as 100% in life. Just a friendly, non bball related advice...

Also, you were probably so invested on Sixers winning the series that you're now in total denial. By the end of summer you will have realized that and get prepared to enjoy the rivalry between our teams for the next few years to come. Till then, it would probably be a better idea to get away from your keyboard and stop exposing yourself.

[Stanford]

This guy right here is perfect example as to why Celtics fans have been a bit cocky after every win.

It must be hard to read stuff like that for an entire season. I can't imagine how our fans would react after a year of that, or four.

[Darth Celtic]

76ers are just inexperienced and making dumb mistakes plus vastly outcoached. Celtics are the better team.

I'm sorry lad, but we're younger than them and our main guys are much younger than theirs. Horford is 31, Baynes 32, Tatum 20, Terry 23, Jaylen 21. Smart is 24. Marco is 32, Reddick is 33, Embiid is 24, Simmons is 22 in a month, Saric is 24, Illyasova 32.

J Brown turns 22 in fall. Horford turns 32 in a couple of weeks. Terry Rozier is already 24.

So age wise. Very similar ages. Fultz will be 20 in a couple of weeks do sixers.

Issue for Boston is Horford won’t be playing for Boston in 2 years. While he has been “playoff Al” Long term. Al has been on the decline. They have salary cap decisions to make with kyrie next season. It will cause a domino effect what they do with the rest of their roster.

If Horford is off the team in 2 years, it's because he was traded for AD (which is so unlikely it hurts), His game will age well, and has. He will be a Celtics centerpiece of a small ball switching team for the next 5. The Celtics have always planned to pay the tax. They just don't want to start until 2020 which is likely if Smart and Baynes resign for less than 17m combined.

Horford can sign the KG end of Career 3 year 45m total money after this one.

I'd bet a lot on that.

[Darth Celtic]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

Oh man these were the type of stuff Sixers fans along with a lot of people here on realgm were saying all season. This guy right here is perfect example as to why Celtics fans have been a bit cocky after every win. Sorry you sound butthurt because your team is about to get swept and what’s worse is that Jayson Tatum looks much better than Ben Simmons during the process. Continue crying

Much better and 2 years younger. But yeah, not on the same level as a prospect. Older players always seem to improve more than younger players at that age right?

[bisme37]

Stevens and the Celtics are giving that whole Philly team a case of the Fultzes.

[Darth Celtic]

This guy right here is perfect example as to why Celtics fans have been a bit cocky after every win.

It must be hard to read stuff like that for an entire season. I can't imagine how our fans would react after a year of that, or four.

Well, when you lose on purpose for 4 years while redshirting every draft pick you make, you have to expect it. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

The Celtics did nothing but exceed casual fans expectations. Didn't deserve the disrespect. (and no, not talking about you, but you see the ones we are talking about.)

[Pumpkin17]

I don't post here too often, but some people know me.

Okay, Celtics fan, congrats, you almost did it, one game from ECF. In my previous posts I was wrong. I predicted 76ers in 6.

I will say this: the only goal that every team has is winning a title, and I am 100% sure Sixers will win one earlier than the Celtics.
I would be pleased if Celtics fans use my words as a signature.

Neither the Celtics or Sixers were going to win one this yeat. You are on the verge of winning the battle of nothing.

Its sucks to lose, it does.

Listen, you have an amazing coach, you have nice players, depth, culture and GM, whatever. Argue about Tatum/Fultz and any other things as long as you can.

But. In this league talent wins TITLES. Boston Celtics have no player close to the talent that Embiid and Simmons have. No one. No, Tatum is not on the same on the talent level as Simmons. Use that a signature also. But please use also that I am talking about talent. Not current success, talent. In 3-4 years we will see. Not earlier.

Sixers have a lot of ways to improve over the course of next two summers.

I don't belive that Celtics will win titles in
2018 (injures)
2019 (GS/Hou still better)
2020 (Baynes/Rozier/Smart gone, no room for players)

Everybody keep talking about Ainge being a genius. Listen, he is a genius at what? In 15 years the celtics won 1 title. ONE.
That's one thing that matters. Okay, throw me a lot of Colangelo have not one. He will. Use that as signature also.

Coaching:
Brad Stevens outplayed Brown like a child. He did. But as I've told before:
Stevens was SWEPT in his first playoffs series.
Stevens lost 2-4 in his second playoff series.

Listen, its only matters to win titles.

Sixers will win one before does the Celtics.

Enjoy the ride, while you can Celtics can.

Am I allowed to at least see Celtics games from here to 2021 or you Sir think is just better to be crying silently for this failure of a Celtics team?

[sportfan6197]

This may be somewhere in these 165 pages, but how about Brad Stevens calling a timeout when Morris was looking to ISO late in the game. Morris, pulls up and misses but thank christ for that TO. I sincerely hope he's gone this summer, would be willing to lose him for a second rounder. Kyrie, Brown, Hayward and Tatum will need enough shots and Morris has the worst tunnel vision I've seen in a long time.

That was a great timeout BUT I disagree with you regarding Morris, he's bailed you guys out quite a few times this season and playoffs.

Could I interest you in Portis, Payne and Holiday for Ojeleye and Morris?

I like Portis a lot tbh but bad deal for the Celtics. Payne and Holiday are fillers that wouldn't help at all and Portis is part of the same 2019 FA with Rozier/Kyrie, so tough to keep him. Morris has the same problem as well but Semi we have locked up for a long time