CelticsLV wrote:islandkid12 wrote:it sounds good what we're on pace to do but does anyone really feel safe going into the playoffs in a few months with Theis as our starting C? lets be real... we absolutely need a bigger body if we really want to contend this year.
i don't really like him but i'd be open to tristan thompson. though we wouldn't necessarily be able to make the salaries match
Why should Celtics need to match opponents? Why don't they just do their own thing and force opponents to match? Celtics have arguably the best 1-4 starting lineup in the NBA with Walker/Brown/Hayward/Tatum.
You guys talk like Thompson, Turner have shown to be some huge factors against big frontcourts when in reality Turner is a softie who gets constantly punked by guys like Embiid, Drummond. Thompson is a better rebounder than Theis but Theis can strech the floor, defend better and isn't gonna brick 50% of his FTs like Thompson. Enes Kanter has better rebounding numbers than Thompson. Better TRB%, ORB%, per36 rebounding. He just doesn't play as much.
I'm actually shocked how good Kanter's numbers look, especially on/off.
how did forcing our own opponents to match work the other night against philly and embiid?
look, I get what you're saying about Theis and Kanter but cmon.... let's be real. Unless we get some size, embiid and any other decently good offensive big man will eat us alive down the stretch and come playoff time for sure.
