Official Celtics 2022 Off-Season Thread

Hal14 · Post #1521 » by **Hal14** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 2:46 am

playa-hater wrote:I want to official declare that I want Al here next year. He is just too good at gluing this starting unit together. He looks very "young" right now and we can easily lower his minutes next year if necessary.

One more year. Al won't decline that much or at all in one year.

yup. let him stay here, play out the last year of his contract. then let him sail off into the sunset of retirement..and hopefully with at least 1 ring on his hand.

31to6 · Post #1522 » by **31to6** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 2:51 am

playa-hater wrote:I want to official declare that I want Al here next year. He is just too good at gluing this starting unit together. He looks very "young" right now and we can easily lower his minutes next year if necessary.

One more year. Al won't decline that much or at all in one year.

100% agree. Once this season started I couldn’t believe what we weee able to accomplish with that deal.

My favorite plays are when Al leads the break. He motors and makes good decisions for a big old man with beautiful eyes and biceps!

TheMartian · Post #1523 » by **TheMartian** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 2:53 am

I'm all aboard on the "Keep Big Al" train.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1524 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 2:53 am

31to6 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:I want to official declare that I want Al here next year. He is just too good at gluing this starting unit together. He looks very "young" right now and we can easily lower his minutes next year if necessary.

One more year. Al won't decline that much or at all in one year.

100% agree. Once this season started I couldn’t believe what we weee able to accomplish with that deal.

My favorite plays are when Al leads the break. He motors and makes good decisions for a big old man with beautiful eyes and biceps!

Want Al in Haslem role for us after next season. Rather that than keeping one of the G-Leaguers at the end of the bench.

bucknersrevenge · Post #1525 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 2:59 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:
31to6 wrote:
playa-hater wrote:I want to official declare that I want Al here next year. He is just too good at gluing this starting unit together. He looks very "young" right now and we can easily lower his minutes next year if necessary.

One more year. Al won't decline that much or at all in one year.

100% agree. Once this season started I couldn’t believe what we weee able to accomplish with that deal.

My favorite plays are when Al leads the break. He motors and makes good decisions for a big old man with beautiful eyes and biceps!

Want Al in Haslem role for us after next season. Rather that than keeping one of the G-Leaguers at the end of the bench.

Yeah I actually see Al signing a modest 2 year/20ish type deal after that to stick around. His game is not built on elite athleticism. And the way players take care of themselves these days with sports medicine in the 21st century, I kinda think he's got ay least 2 more good years after this one.

MagicBagley18 · Post #1526 » by **MagicBagley18** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 3:13 am

I love al....if we can’t add an all star free agent via sign and trade then bring him back. If we can....al thanks for your service

zoyathedestroya · Post #1527 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 4:13 am

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Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #1528 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 4:57 am

If we can stay alive in the playoffs 'til Rob comes back fully healthy then his absence might prove useful in allowing the team to find it's rhythm with Theis again.

ryan in Maine · Post #1529 » by **ryan in Maine** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 5:16 am

We're actually winning too hard.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1530 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 6:03 am

Random Stat:
Games w/ 25+ assists, first 40 games: 11
Games w/ 25+ assists, last 40 games: 26
Since trade deadline: 17 out of 24 games

Assist % rank, first 40 games: 21st
Assist % rank, last 40 games: 9th
Since trade deadline: 5th

Fencer reregistered · Post #1531 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 8:31 am

Underrated point, although it's not just White. Guys are deciding on their next pass before they get the ball, and are whipping it along accordingly.

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sam_I_am · Post #1532 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 12:45 pm

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We now have scoring differential of 7.2 in all games second only to Suns 7.6. That is remarkable. One more game like last night and we could tie them.

What’s even more amazing is that in 2022 the differential is 15!

Last night was 17th win by 20+ pts. Even the 1986 Celtics didn’t do that. In Celtic history only 2007-8 team did it more.

playa-hater · Post #1533 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 3:14 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:Underrated point, although it's not just White. Guys are deciding on their next pass before they get the ball, and are whipping it along accordingly.

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Tatum reads these doubles so well now

Maybe.. I also think having confidence in his teammates making their shots helps that cause a lot. Remember that Smart-Schro backcourt?? especially when it closed out in the 4th quarters??

I certainly do!

Post #1534 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 6:26 pm

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24istheLAW · Post #1535 » by **24istheLAW** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 9:20 pm

James Johnson waived by the Nets. Any chance Boston adds him?

Switchable across 4 positions, solid vet team defender. Can put the ball on the floor. Seems like a good system fit for Imeball.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1536 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 9:24 pm

24istheLAW wrote:James Johnson waived by the Nets. Any chance Boston adds him?

Switchable across 4 positions, solid vet team defender. Can put the ball on the floor. Seems like a good system fit for Imeball.

Not eligible for postseason. Deadline was sometime a month or so ago.

Post #1537 » by **Shak_Celts** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 10:56 pm

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EASY.

moonie_mcgee · Post #1538 » by **moonie_mcgee** » Fri Apr 8, 2022 12:42 am

Kalela wrote:
moonie_mcgee wrote:The Bucks played the Bulls handily from what I saw in Chicago. Celts should do the same. Gotta hold serve and beat the Bucks after that. May come down the last game for thec2 spot.

The Bulls are horrible because Nikola Vucevic is absolutely useless against decent bigs with size. Celtics have Horford/Theis. They would need to dominate him on the offensive end and shut him down defensively but I am not sure they can due to their size.

Horford and Theis are our Vucevic to some degree.
The Bucks front line would step on our throats.
Just watching tonight shows how much bigger Lopez is than Theis. Again the true 7 footer. We have RW3, Horford, Theis - we're gonna need to outplsy the Bucks elsewhere to win that series

moonie_mcgee · Post #1539 » by **moonie_mcgee** » Fri Apr 8, 2022 12:50 am

sam_I_am wrote:
moonie_mcgee wrote:The Bucks played the Bulls handily from what I saw in Chicago. Celts should do the same. Gotta hold serve and beat the Bucks after that. May come down the last game for thec2 spot.

I tend to under rate Brook Lopez but he was phenomenal last night. He does make the Bucks look a lot scarier than they have all season.

No doubt Sam. He was key in their run last year and now they get Ibaka on top of that. They lost Porter but get Mathews. And Allen replaces the red headed, Italian 2 guard from Nova - Vensomething. The Bucks have been yoyoing all season but they're punching in for the playoffs. We can beat them but it's gonna take a big series by much more than Tatum.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1540 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Apr 8, 2022 2:40 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:Random Stat:
Games w/ 25+ assists, first 40 games: 11
Games w/ 25+ assists, last 40 games: 26
Since trade deadline: 17 out of 24 games

Assist % rank, first 40 games: 21st
Assist % rank, last 40 games: 9th
Since trade deadline: 5th

We had another 30-assist game (vs. MIL).

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