Around the NBA (and other Sports) 2021-22, Part 3

Jammer · Post #1121 » by **Jammer** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:13 am

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/264850/Knicks-Drop-Kemba-Walker-From-Rotation

What took them so long???

Gomes3PC · Post #1122 » by **Gomes3PC** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:16 am

BK_2020 wrote:
Gomes3PC wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:2020-21 Celtics didn't have even a Burks or Quickley to turn to. Payton Pritchard, a guy who should not start in the G-League, played the 6th most minutes for us (and only 100 mins fewer than Kemba). That's how thinly stretched our roster was last season.

Dude, get over yourself. Pritchard has his limitations, but his shooting alone warrants a role in the NBA. He showed in the summer league what he does against G-League talent.

Yeah any NBA team could use a .233 shooter from the three on low volume. We sure are lucky to have Payton Pritchard making a little under half a three pointer for us every game rather than doing that against us.

He's taken 30 3s so far...small sample size ya think? On a mere 248 last year, he shot 41%.

Which of those two makes more sense. 23% on 30 shots, or 41% on 248?

BK_2020 · Post #1123 » by **BK_2020** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:41 am

Gomes3PC wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:
Gomes3PC wrote:Dude, get over yourself. Pritchard has his limitations, but his shooting alone warrants a role in the NBA. He showed in the summer league what he does against G-League talent.

Yeah any NBA team could use a .233 shooter from the three on low volume. We sure are lucky to have Payton Pritchard making a little under half a three pointer for us every game rather than doing that against us.

He's taken 30 3s so far...small sample size ya think? On a mere 248 last year, he shot 41%.

Which of those two makes more sense. 23% on 30 shots, or 41% on 248?

It takes about 700 shots for 3 pt shooting stat to stabilize. 248 with no fans didn’t establish PP as a good shooter. What we can do is look at his slow release, low release point, bad handles, and small size along with teams not bothering to cover him.

makubesu · Post #1124 » by **makubesu** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:49 am

Celts17Pride wrote:

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Said it before and I'll say it again, Brad Stevens gets an A++++++++++++ for moving Kemba Walker when he did.

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Horford is also way better than I expected. My only concern is that none of this matters if we’re still a .500 team…

Fierce1 · Post #1125 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:53 am

The real 2021-22 Celtics will be known after the trade deadline.

If nothing happens on or before the trade deadline then yeah, this Celts team is just a .500 team that will most likely exit in the 1st round of the playoffs.

Celts17Pride · Post #1126 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:45 am

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That’s ugly!

Jammer · Post #1127 » by **Jammer** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:10 am

Celts17Pride wrote:

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That’s ugly!

Some of us kept stressing his defensive impact on the Celtics when he was here.

Fierce1 · Post #1128 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:50 am

Christian Wood with a 20-20 game against OKC.

Wood finished with 24 points and 21 rebounds.

Also went 3-6 from 3pt land.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1129 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:59 am

21 teams currently with a .500 or better record. Seems crazy. Only 4 games separate the 3rd best team and the 10th worst team.

Fierce1 · Post #1130 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:12 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:21 teams currently with a .500 or better record. Seems crazy. Only 4 games separate the 3rd best team and the 10th worst team.

That's a good thing.

Only means the NBA is trying to level the playing field.

No more dynasties.

Marvel · Post #1131 » by **Marvel** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:46 am

GS vs Phoenix...me watching.

Triple7 · Post #1132 » by **Triple7** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:00 pm

Bamba with 11pts 17rebs 6blocks and a 3. I wanted him before when he was riding the bench in orlando. A atheletic legit big that can shoot, with tons of upside. Would have been a nice back up defensive big option.

Green89 · Post #1133 » by **Green89** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:35 pm

Credit Thibs with doing what he did with Kemba. I feel like our recent coaches wouldn't do that, even if necessary.

Post #1134 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:44 pm

Green89 wrote:Credit Thibs with doing what he did with Kemba. I feel like our recent coaches wouldn't do that, even if necessary.

Absolutely.

Kemba is a wash, IMO.

Fierce1 · Post #1135 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 5:27 am

GSW no match for a Suns team who was without Booker in the 2nd half.

Elite PG play was key to the Suns' win.

CP3 made others better.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #1136 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 2:17 pm

Fierce1 wrote:GSW no match for a Suns team who was without Booker in the 2nd half.

Elite PG play was key to the Suns' win.

CP3 made others better.

I really want to catch Phoenix with their win streak alive next week. See what this Celtics team is made of. Hopefully both teams fully healthy too..

playa-hater · Post #1137 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 6:22 pm

Fierce1 wrote:The real 2021-22 Celtics will be known after the trade deadline.

If nothing happens on or before the trade deadline then yeah, this Celts team is just a .500 team that will most likely exit in the 1st round of the playoffs.

NO!!! we will win one rd at least

playa-hater · Post #1138 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 6:24 pm

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:GSW no match for a Suns team who was without Booker in the 2nd half.

Elite PG play was key to the Suns' win.

CP3 made others better.

I really want to catch Phoenix with their win streak alive next week. See what this Celtics team is made of. Hopefully both teams fully healthy too..

insert the saying "be careful what you wish for"

Hal14 · Post #1139 » by **Hal14** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:52 pm

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Recovery time for UCL surgery is 4-6 weeks. will be interesting to see how far the Heat fall in the standings during that time..

Hal14 · Post #1140 » by **Hal14** » Wed Dec 1, 2021 9:29 pm

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