Maine Celtics, 2024-25 – Loss in the EC Finals

Post #281 » by **bisme37** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:02 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Dang, Maine is on NBATV right now and they have 70 points with 2 minutes left in the 1st half. Some guy for us named Scottie Lindsey has 22 points.

Hey, maybe we can try to trade Derrick White for him.

Lmao

Post #282 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:05 pm

Kalela · Post #283 » by **Kalela** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:48 pm

This game against Delaware is a one-sided beat down.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #284 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:29 pm

According to the boxscore, Kabengele was +44 in 19 minutes. He's coming for Hauser crown of +/- king of pro basketball :lol:

https://gleague.nba.com/game/del-vs-mne-2052200090?view=box-score

sam_I_am · Post #285 » by **sam_I_am** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:58 am

Game is on NBCSB now. Maine looks like parent club today. Sekou Dombouya is really bad.

Post #286 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:19 am

Homerclease · Post #287 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:02 pm

Read on Twitter

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31to6 · Post #288 » by **31to6** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:44 pm

Parliament10 wrote:Luka Šamanić, is a pretty able PF.

puts up big #s in the G-league, but didn't seem to make any impact in training camp or preseason. I thought he didn't look like an NBA body -- too thin, no athleticism -- obviously if he surprises and becomes an NBA player I'd be happy to be wrong.

Half-Full · Post #289 » by **Half-Full** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:46 pm

Homerclease wrote:

Read on Twitter
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Good game. The Maine Celtics are a solid team, and fun to watch. Denzel Valentine has been playing really well, and put up an impressive triple double. I think he deserves a shot an NBA team. Our two-way players continue to play well, as does Luka Samanic.

sam_I_am · Post #290 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:01 pm

Kabengele has a team best +76 for Maine Celtics in 8 games. James Wiseman has a team worst -35 in 5 games for Santa Cruz.

JD Davison +8 per game averaging 16/4.5/6 with 50/36% shooting on 11 FGA. Scoot Henderson the future #2 pick is +1.7 per game and averaging 21/4.5/6 with 48/47% shooting on 16 FGA. Not saying JD would have been a lottery pick this year but that is not too shabby a comparison for late second round pick.

sam_I_am · Post #291 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:04 pm

31to6 wrote:
Parliament10 wrote:Luka Šamanić, is a pretty able PF.

puts up big #s in the G-league, but didn't seem to make any impact in training camp or preseason. I thought he didn't look like an NBA body -- too thin, no athleticism -- obviously if he surprises and becomes an NBA player I'd be happy to be wrong.

I bet he gets snagged from Maine on a 10 day contract. I think he has a chance to be on an NBA roster in 1-2 years.

Scoonie · Post #292 » by **Scoonie** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:10 pm

Samanic was the #19 pick in the 2019 Draft. I definitely wouldn't be surprised if some other NBA team scoops him up at some point this season.

Hal14 · Post #293 » by **Hal14** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:24 pm

sam_I_am wrote:Kabengele has a team best +76 for Maine Celtics in 8 games. James Wiseman has a team worst -35 in 5 games for Santa Cruz.

JD Davison +8 per game averaging 16/4.5/6 with 50/36% shooting on 11 FGA. Scoot Henderson the future #2 pick is +1.7 per game and averaging 21/4.5/6 with 48/47% shooting on 16 FGA. Not saying JD would have been a lottery pick this year but that is not too shabby a comparison for late second round pick.

For perspective, Davison was a projected lottery pick heading into last season:

https://www.si.com/nba/2021/09/02/2022-nba-draft-early-big-board

https://www.nbadraft.net/1252045-2/

There's no question this played a factor in Brad's decision to pick JD. He knew JD went 8th in 1 preseason mock and 11th in another. He figured that maybe it wasn't the best fit for him at Alabama, so was willing to roll the dice on him, and figured that with some development he could scoop up a lottery level talent in the late 2nd round. Low risk, high reward.

Post #294 » by **165bows** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:31 pm

sam_I_am wrote:Kabengele has a team best +76 for Maine Celtics in 8 games. James Wiseman has a team worst -35 in 5 games for Santa Cruz.

JD Davison +8 per game averaging 16/4.5/6 with 50/36% shooting on 11 FGA. Scoot Henderson the future #2 pick is +1.7 per game and averaging 21/4.5/6 with 48/47% shooting on 16 FGA. Not saying JD would have been a lottery pick this year but that is not too shabby a comparison for late second round pick.

Saw your post and was curious:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/JD-Davison/Summary/151480

Pretty good performance all around excepting he's been a turnover machine. With re: to Scoot, he couldn't shoot from 3 last year but he had decent PG metrics as a 17 year old playing against grown men. I'm all about JD and he's young for G league at 20, but 17 years old is a whole different ball of wax.

Hal14 · Post #295 » by **Hal14** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:05 pm

165bows wrote:
sam_I_am wrote:Kabengele has a team best +76 for Maine Celtics in 8 games. James Wiseman has a team worst -35 in 5 games for Santa Cruz.

JD Davison +8 per game averaging 16/4.5/6 with 50/36% shooting on 11 FGA. Scoot Henderson the future #2 pick is +1.7 per game and averaging 21/4.5/6 with 48/47% shooting on 16 FGA. Not saying JD would have been a lottery pick this year but that is not too shabby a comparison for late second round pick.

Saw your post and was curious:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/JD-Davison/Summary/151480

Pretty good performance all around excepting he's been a turnover machine. With re: to Scoot, he couldn't shoot from 3 last year but he had decent PG metrics as a 17 year old playing against grown men. I'm all about JD and he's young for G league at 20, but 17 years old is a whole different ball of wax.

Scoot turns 19 on February 3. JD just turned 20 so they're just over a year apart.

Their games are fairly similar as well as their physical tools and the way they move and stuff. Scoot is just a little bit better at pretty much everything, while being a little over a year younger. JD is an inch taller though and maybe a little better at throwing lobs.

Nobody is saying JD is better than Scoot. But even if JD ends up being almost as good, that's still tremendous value for a late 2nd round pick.

Post #296 » by **165bows** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:13 pm

Hal14 wrote:
165bows wrote:
sam_I_am wrote:Kabengele has a team best +76 for Maine Celtics in 8 games. James Wiseman has a team worst -35 in 5 games for Santa Cruz.

JD Davison +8 per game averaging 16/4.5/6 with 50/36% shooting on 11 FGA. Scoot Henderson the future #2 pick is +1.7 per game and averaging 21/4.5/6 with 48/47% shooting on 16 FGA. Not saying JD would have been a lottery pick this year but that is not too shabby a comparison for late second round pick.

Saw your post and was curious:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/JD-Davison/Summary/151480

Pretty good performance all around excepting he's been a turnover machine. With re: to Scoot, he couldn't shoot from 3 last year but he had decent PG metrics as a 17 year old playing against grown men. I'm all about JD and he's young for G league at 20, but 17 years old is a whole different ball of wax.

Scoot turns 19 on February 3. JD just turned 20 so they're just over a year apart.

They actually are fairly similar players. Scoot is just a little but better at pretty much everything, while being a little over a year younger. JD is an inch taller though and maybe a little better at throwing lobs.

Nobody is saying JD is better than Scoot. But even if JD ends up being almost as good, that's still tremendous value for a late 2nd round pick.

Sure like I said JD is still 20 playing in the G league - we can look at Scoot's year last year as a 17-18 year as a comparison to what JD is doing currently. Scoot's played 170 min this year so it's not that much to look at.

sam_I_am · Post #297 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:24 pm

165bows wrote:
Hal14 wrote:
165bows wrote:Saw your post and was curious:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/JD-Davison/Summary/151480

Pretty good performance all around excepting he's been a turnover machine. With re: to Scoot, he couldn't shoot from 3 last year but he had decent PG metrics as a 17 year old playing against grown men. I'm all about JD and he's young for G league at 20, but 17 years old is a whole different ball of wax.

Scoot turns 19 on February 3. JD just turned 20 so they're just over a year apart.

They actually are fairly similar players. Scoot is just a little but better at pretty much everything, while being a little over a year younger. JD is an inch taller though and maybe a little better at throwing lobs.

Nobody is saying JD is better than Scoot. But even if JD ends up being almost as good, that's still tremendous value for a late 2nd round pick.

Sure like I said JD is still 20 playing in the G league - we can look at Scoot's year last year as a 17-18 year as a comparison to what JD is doing currently. Scoot's played 170 min this year so it's not that much to look at.

Scoot is a stud. Whoever gets him at 2 will not be sorry and I for one will not be shocked if he has a longer and better career than Victor W (who is obvious #1 pick).

Scoonie · Post #298 » by **Scoonie** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:56 pm

sam_I_am wrote:Scoot is a stud. Whoever gets him at 2 will not be sorry and I for one will not be shocked if he has a longer and better career than Victor W (who is obvious #1 pick).

It's very possible. Especially given that skinny guys over 7 feet tall commonly have injury issues throughout their career.

Kalela · Post #299 » by **Kalela** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:09 pm

I used to walk by the Red Claws store in Portland, Maine all the time. I regret that I never bought a Red Claws jersey before they changed the name and the colors.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #300 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:52 pm

In the last few years of Ainge's tenure it felt like Maine was an afterthought as highlighted by the decision to not even attend the G-League bubble that one year. Under Stevens it actually feels like it is serving its purpose as a feeder team (see Hauser and Kornet, maybe Davison and Kabengele in the future) for Boston and that's a very positive development for the Celtics.