Game Thread: Knicks (25-26) @ Celtics (25-26) – 7:30PM, Wed. 04-07-21

NuckyPowell · Post #562 » by **NuckyPowell** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:01 am

VC to Thompson this game.

bucknersrevenge · Post #563 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:01 am

This team is so dumb. How they won this I don't know.

grindtime22 · Post #564 » by **grindtime22** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:02 am

Barrett kills the cover

BostonCouchGM · Post #565 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:02 am

Triple7 wrote:Bad D by langford there!

all game too. Nothing he's done has shown me he deserves to start or play major minutes over other guys. He looks the part, just doesn't play the part

CelticPride44 · Post #566 » by **CelticPride44** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:02 am

Celts17Pride wrote:
CelticPride44 wrote:I'll say it again......Brown is our best player. I love Tatum but I think he tries to do too much at times.

Does it matter who the best player is on the Celtics? The team sucks

Brad has to hold the players accountable. I don't feel he know how to coach All Stars.....this was evident when Kyrie was here and is now repeating itself with Tatum and Brown. His best coaching was when Kyrie was hurt for that deep playoff win........the team had no egos at that point.

Triple7 · Post #567 » by **Triple7** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:02 am

Hal14 wrote:
Triple7 wrote:Now i know why we lose at close games. Tatum ain’t ready to be the man. Too many turnovers, shaky handles. Taking too much time dribbling. Probably wanted to iso lol.

He's only 23. Let's hope within the next 1-2 years he'll mature and figure it out

He would definitely, but age isn’t the factor.

Hal14 · Post #568 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:03 am

Really strong game back for Thompson. Smart with 2 clutch 3's and his usually really good defense. We looked. like we were ready to completely fall apart a couple of times but we. kept it together and got the win.

zoyathedestroya · Post #569 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:04 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

Read on Twitter

If they're matching our sense of urgency and intensity, wooo we're in for a real doozy!

This was prophetic. Game was stuff of legends. One for the record books. That game should be played in every basketball program in every city around the world.

playa-hater · Post #570 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:04 am

CelticPride44 wrote:
Celts17Pride wrote:
CelticPride44 wrote:I'll say it again......Brown is our best player. I love Tatum but I think he tries to do too much at times.

Does it matter who the best player is on the Celtics? The team sucks

Brad has to hold the players accountable. I don't feel he know how to coach All Stars.....this was evident when Kyrie was here and is now repeating itself with Tatum and Brown. His best coaching was when Kyrie was hurt for that deep playoff win........the team had no egos at that point.

true day ma Brother!!

Hal14 · Post #571 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:05 am

Triple7 wrote:Why is langford fouling lol

Because we had a foul to give so he's making it more difficult for them to score by only giving them 3 seconds to get a shot off instead of 5..

Hal14 · Post #572 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:07 am

greenroom31 wrote:Romeo sleeping

huh?

What, when the guy on the Knicks who is. a terrible shooter made a 3? a) Payton is a 24% 3 point shooter so langford was right to give him space b) with langford's strong close out and long arms and he was still very close to the shooter, any closer and he would have fouled him

moonie_mcgee · Post #573 » by **moonie_mcgee** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:08 am

KingofTheClay wrote:My buddy’s grandfather’s buddy’s grandfather who works for the Sioux Falls SkyForce, is saying that Kemba will be packaged in a trade with Brown and picks in the off-season to get Beal.

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N3. Bingo! Pls make it so. Seriously that's the Ainge big move. Wouldn't be surprised if it's an open locker room secret and that Stevens steps aside that causing this miserable season. Get Beal with Tatum, keep the best younger players, and load up with solid, compatible vets.

Hal14 · Post #574 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:09 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:We're about to win a clutch game against a current 7th/8th seed!

1) We were 1-6 in our last 7 games without kemba going into this one
2) we got absolutely destroyed by the knicks last time out
3) knicks had same record as us coming in
4) no Fournier

considering all of that, I'm happy coming away with the win.

Hal14 · Post #575 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:13 am

moonie_mcgee wrote:
KingofTheClay wrote:My buddy’s grandfather’s buddy’s grandfather who works for the Sioux Falls SkyForce, is saying that Kemba will be packaged in a trade with Brown and picks in the off-season to get Beal.

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N3. Bingo! Pls make it so. Seriously that's the Ainge big move. Wouldn't be surprised if it's an open locker room secret and that Stevens steps aside that causing this miserable season. Get Beal with Tatum, keep the best younger players, and load up with solid, compatible vets.

Trading Beal for Brown is a lateral move. Doesn't make us a better, doesn't make us worse. If anything, it's a bad trade because brown is 3 inches taller, 3 years younger, Brown is a better defender and better rebounder.

Oh and then you want to trade Kemba too, without getting any additional value in return, all we get is Beal? LOL

I'm all for getting Beal, but only if we are pairing Beal up with both Tatum and Brown..

Beal and Tatum is a big 2. Beal, Tatum and brown is a big 3.

CelticPride44 · Post #576 » by **CelticPride44** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:13 am

moonie_mcgee wrote:
KingofTheClay wrote:My buddy’s grandfather’s buddy’s grandfather who works for the Sioux Falls SkyForce, is saying that Kemba will be packaged in a trade with Brown and picks in the off-season to get Beal.

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N3. Bingo! Pls make it so. Seriously that's the Ainge big move. Wouldn't be surprised if it's an open locker room secret and that Stevens steps aside that causing this miserable season. Get Beal with Tatum, keep the best younger players, and load up with solid, compatible vets.

I'm all for exploring trades for Kemba.......especially for a defensive/hustle big. No way should you give up your best two way player for another iso player. Way more upside on Brown at this point than Beal.......the additional pieces would have to be crazy good.

moonie_mcgee · Post #577 » by **moonie_mcgee** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:15 am

BostonCouchGM wrote:Langford has that "too cool for school", disinterested look I can't stand. I've yet to see a winner with that look. Apparently he's "earned" his starting spot and guys like Pritchard and Nesmith have not. Brad has to go

IDK He seems to have a cool confident swagger like Tatum. Sure wish I had it. Then again, his folks named him Romeo, and them there are some sweet Italian shoes to fill.

Hal14 · Post #578 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:19 am

greenroom31 wrote:Block by Jaylen ices it. And the victory cigar for him. Carried us offensively for big chunks of this game.

Brown made a bunch of big 3's pff the catch to keep us in it and a strong finish on the break in the clutch. Solid game for him.

Fierce1 · Post #579 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:20 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:This team is so dumb. How they won this I don't know.

Simple answer is they have great talent.

The problem is they don't have great basketball IQ.

Just like a beautiful girl with big boobs but not very bright.

Hal14 · Post #580 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 8, 2021 2:22 am

reload141 wrote:
JHTruth wrote:Grant Williams wouldn't get minutes under another coach in the league. Amazing the guys that Brad trusts

I'd just like to point out, is that more on Brad or Ainge?

Mostly Brad. But Ainge too for picking him 21st overall. I suppose the coach feels obligated to play a guy who gets drafted that high. But at the same time, who cares where they got drafted, you play to win.