congrats brad
Brad Wanamaker is the 6th player in the last decade to shoot over 92.5% from the line on at least 100 attempts, per @SportRadar— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 13, 2020
― lag∞n, Thursday, 13 August 2020 18:41 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKgUy7b_Nsw
― lag∞n, Friday, 14 August 2020 23:51 (four years ago) link
wow, i now have to be thankful to coach k for something? damn.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:08 (four years ago) link
ha same
― lag∞n, Saturday, 15 August 2020 01:56 (four years ago) link
The Celtics will now receive the 14th pick of the 2020 draft from the Memphis Grizzlies, unless the 2.4% chance of the Grizzlies winning a top-4 pick in the lottery occurs. Then the pick would roll over to being officially conveyed next year.— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 15, 2020
― lag∞n, Saturday, 15 August 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
the coveted "Lottery Pick"
― ciderpress, Saturday, 15 August 2020 21:11 (four years ago) link
big time lottery baby
― lag∞n, Saturday, 15 August 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link
haha. the thing that surprised me in that story, though, is the implication that when they swapped picks w/the sixers, exactly three days before the draft, the celtics still hadn't made up their mind about tatum.
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 16 August 2020 19:21 (four years ago) link
I didn’t assume that, sounds like he had already worked out for them so it might’ve just been to check off a few final boxes or something. Obv the decision to draft Tatum paid off, but even with hindsight I still mostly read that trade as Ainge being on some clairvoyant shit about Fultz
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link
I.e. they may not have decided fully on Tatum but had decided they wanted to trade the pick. I do remember a lot of the buzz in those few days after the pick was traded was about them taking Josh Jackson lol. Glad things didn’t go that way!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:29 (four years ago) link
yeah, i got curious about this so i'm reading some contemporary accounts, and the party line out of the celtics was that they didn't see much difference between fultz, ball, tatum, and jackson as far as draft board rankings go. seems like they were comfortable deciding between tatum and jackson following the trade.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link
thank u to jayson tatum for going to that workout lol
― lag∞n, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:41 (four years ago) link
jackson would have had a better chance of developing in boston than he did in phoenix but yeah all the red flags about him (couldn't shoot, attitude probs, good athlete not great athlete) turned out to be true.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 16 August 2020 20:44 (four years ago) link
Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown: "I can't stress enough how special and important JB is."— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) August 18, 2020
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link
jt really is jbs biggest fan
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:07 (four years ago) link
Jaylen Brown in fourth quarter of Game 1 vs. 76ers:15 PTS4/5 FG3/3 3PT4/4 FT
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 13:09 (four years ago) link
jaylen brown stan account
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:17 (four years ago) link
bae len brown
― lag∞n, Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:58 (four years ago) link
Kemba Walker on the way the 76ers see guarding him: “It’s different. I really haven’t seen that much space in a very long time.”— Jay King (@ByJayKing) August 20, 2020
― Spottie, Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:59 (four years ago) link
lol yeah
― lag∞n, Thursday, 20 August 2020 03:08 (four years ago) link
not a great sign when your scorer calls the defense on him "different"
https://www.si.com/nba/2020/08/20/philadelphia-76ers-2020-nba-playoffs-sleepwalking-nightmare
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 20 August 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
kemba rounding into form on schedule
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 August 2020 00:44 (four years ago) link
Yah the timing of this is perfect. Especially with losing Gordo.
― Spottie, Monday, 24 August 2020 01:46 (four years ago) link
i need a supercut of kemba hitting pullup js while embiid gazes impassively at him from the paint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYm41DEG0gY
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 August 2020 01:59 (four years ago) link
Can the Celtics take advantage of Toronto’s half-court offense?Even when Kyle Lowry (sprained ankle) is right, the Raptors can have issues scoring. They finished the regular season 13th in offensive efficiency. In the half court they were even worse, ranking 16th overall, according to Cleaning the Glass. To their credit, they play like they know their limitations well. They forced more turnovers than any other playoff qualifier. They lived in transition throughout the regular season. They’re a smart, deep bunch.
Over four regular-season games, the Celtics defense held Toronto to 102.9 points per 100 possessions — a mark that would have ranked dead last in the league over the full season. Patrick McCaw started two of those games, so it wasn’t like the Raptors were always at full strength. Still, it’s fair to wonder where their points will come from when the games slow down. Pascal Siakam has been inefficient in the bubble; he has barely cracked the 50 percent true shooting mark over Toronto’s 11 games in Orlando. The Raptors need him to be able to create shots, especially late in games. For all the talk about the minimal offense of Hayward’s replacements, the Celtics still have no shortage of wings who can guard. That should be the most entertaining part of this series: Each side is loaded with tough, athletic perimeter players. Buckets won’t come easy.
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 August 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
today is the day the boston celtics fight their #1 enemies the raptors
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 13:20 (four years ago) link
celtics have played the raptors twice in the bubble and are +40, torontos only two losses
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
seems like a good matchup honestly. who on the raptors is supposed to be a problem for the celtics?
― ciderpress, Sunday, 30 August 2020 20:53 (four years ago) link
siakam but u know...
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
xp that's the conclusion i reached as i thought about this series. if anyone on the raps gets hot the celtics have 2 or 3 guys they can try to slow that person down.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:07 (four years ago) link
raps have some regular season team qualities
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:21 (four years ago) link
they really need to be scrambling flying around on d but its tough cause the celtics have guys who can make plays
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
celtics had a ton of turnovers today which was supposed to be A KEY for the raps but they didnt capitalize
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:25 (four years ago) link
if they're not getting transition points off of the turnovers it's much less of a problem (they did not get any transition points).
lots of experts saying the raps are a better team even if this is a bad matchup and i'm not even sure i see that. the celtics were 4th in both defense and offense. the raps were 2nd in defense and.....13th in offense.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link
raps could really uses some sort of big unstoppable #1 scorer haha
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 August 2020 22:48 (four years ago) link
nice piece on kemba's defense. the stats from this game are an outlier but he's been very, very good so far in the offs and doesn't deserve to be lumped in with other small offensive guards
Raptors when Kemba Walker was primary defender in Game 1, per NBA tracking data: 2-12 FG, 0-5 3PT, 4 PTSAn ode to Kemba's playoff defense (especially when he's taking painful charges like this 📼⤵️)📓 https://t.co/s5ppo5Fh2n pic.twitter.com/NWdfjjQNKR— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 31, 2020
― call all destroyer, Monday, 31 August 2020 01:18 (four years ago) link
kemba garnett
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
Semi hits the 3 and Romeo hits the Hype 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ihdj1cou4P— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) August 30, 2020
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
Kemba looks great in the bubble, the whole team does.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 31 August 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
yeah theyre clicking
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 17:32 (four years ago) link
need to get gordo back thooooo
kemba is such a crazy pull up shooter i didnt realize before he was on the c's that he was a leet shooter but you give him any daylight and hes putting in yr eye hes always ready and looking to hoist
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
i knew it because i watched the charlotte hornets' valiant 2016 playoff run
― ciderpress, Monday, 31 August 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
i shouldve done that
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
its cool too despite being on a team where he had to do everything his entire career he has a really good sense of when to take over and when to operate in the flow
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
that team had batum as a secondary playmaker so he played offball some
― ciderpress, Monday, 31 August 2020 18:51 (four years ago) link
Tacko Swim Class 🌮😄Senegalese Phelps 🇸🇳 🏊🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/BjiwnF21ZB— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) August 31, 2020
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 21:26 (four years ago) link
This is a very lovable team
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 31 August 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link
jaylen is freaking yoked
https://i.imgur.com/IjTwsWV.png
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 August 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
hahah cute video.
the vibe reversal from last year's team to this year's should make it clear to everyone that yes, one person can make that big of a difference.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 31 August 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link