Reporter: Deuce you excited to go to Miami? It's a good poolJayson Tatum: "Say you'll go swimming"Deuce Tatum: "I will go swimming"špic.twitter.com/OpBBXmYOKx— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 15, 2022
― lagān, Sunday, 15 May 2022 23:30 (two years ago) link
great quote from ime
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 May 2022 01:00 (two years ago) link
i'm watching the second half now (afternoon games are a curse) and the biggest thing i see is that no matter what anyone wants to say about shooting disparity the bucks defense, particularly with tatum on the floor, was completely broken. the celtics could get an open three on every single possession. no ball pressure, no hard closes to shooters. tough way to make a living.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 May 2022 01:36 (two years ago) link
Very satisfying blowout
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 16 May 2022 01:37 (two years ago) link
bucks weirdly came out from halftime and just kinda gave up
― lagān, Monday, 16 May 2022 01:38 (two years ago) link
even giannis only had seven points in the 2nd half
yeah you don't feel him at all. but it was the bucks defense that really failed them. the celtics survive all of tatum's 3rd-quarter foul trouble which would be unthinkable a couple games ago.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 May 2022 01:39 (two years ago) link
After being a DNP-CD for Game 7, it sounds like Rob Williams will be back in action for the Heat series with 'no restrictions' https://t.co/7B9XkLrnAn— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 16, 2022
― lagān, Monday, 16 May 2022 18:29 (two years ago) link
lol this picture
From this to 4 ECFās in 6 seasonsā¦ pic.twitter.com/BjmLzPZvkR— Celtics Junkies (@Celtics_Junkies) May 16, 2022
― lagān, Monday, 16 May 2022 18:40 (two years ago) link
they should try winning the ECF this time imo
― ciderpress, Monday, 16 May 2022 18:45 (two years ago) link
im all for it personally
― lagān, Monday, 16 May 2022 18:51 (two years ago) link
A friend of my dad, who lives in Knoxville, writes:
Grant Williams may not have been the best player at UT. Can't forget Bernard King. But to me he was the most interesting, the smartest, most valuable player I ever saw there. He was a below-the-radar recruit in Rick Barnes' first year and became the heart of the team, the post/wing guy who ran the team, delivered the clutch shots, led them to the conference championship and missed the Final Four by two points when they were upset in the NCAAs by cinderella Loyal of Chicago. He was also the two-time SEC Player of the Year. But the NBA is a different thing. I was glad to see him go to the Celtics but I worried that he didn't have the size or speed and didn't really fit the NBA one-on-on style. But, according to what he said in the postgame press conference the other night, he worked his tail off learning to shoot the 3 (never did that in college) and waited for his time -- which evidently came this week. Really happy for him, very admirable guy. Funny, a similar thing happened to All-American Dale Ellis at UT. He was buried in the post in Don Devoe's methodical, boring offense, went to the NBA and became the all-time 3-point champ (up until that time, of course).
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 16 May 2022 19:45 (two years ago) link
And to cap off the big Celtics win, @Dwhite921 just became a daddy!!Huge congrats and welcome to the world, Hendrix James White! pic.twitter.com/WuGxXwb81Z— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) May 20, 2022
― lagān, Friday, 20 May 2022 03:10 (two years ago) link
second team baby named hendrix (rob williams)
― lagān, Friday, 20 May 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link
awww congrats to derrick. i have no idea where the hendrix trend is coming from but happy for all the new babies.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 20 May 2022 03:15 (two years ago) link
nice
The Red Sox are all wearing Celtics jerseys on the flight to Chicago. I support this. Austin Davis had the full uniform, shorts and all.— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) May 22, 2022
― lagān, Monday, 23 May 2022 01:06 (two years ago) link
Marcus Smart & Rob Williams prayer circle to play: šÆ šÆ šÆ šÆ Marcus & rob šÆ Please play šÆ šÆ šÆ šÆ šÆ— Kennyāļø (@CELTICSvsEvery1) May 23, 2022
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 23 May 2022 20:54 (two years ago) link
i'm stealing this from somewhere else but had to share--tatum is in all likelihood going to end up playing the most minutes of anyone this season, potentially by a lot:
Tatum is second in total regular season + playoff minutes (3,334) behind Mikal Bridges (3,354).Remaining teams' leaders:DAL: Dorian Finney-Smith (3,254)GSW: Andrew Wiggins (2,790)MIA: Tyler Herro (2,525)Remaining teams' stars:DAL: Luka Doncic (2,776)GSW: Stephen Curry (2,682)MIA: Jimmy Butler (2,426)
Remaining teams' leaders:
DAL: Dorian Finney-Smith (3,254)GSW: Andrew Wiggins (2,790)MIA: Tyler Herro (2,525)
Remaining teams' stars:
DAL: Luka Doncic (2,776)GSW: Stephen Curry (2,682)MIA: Jimmy Butler (2,426)
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 14:26 (two years ago) link
thats a lot of minutes got to find a way to get him more rest next year
― lagān, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 14:39 (two years ago) link
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said during the game last night that they had the name picked out before he was traded, it was written
― lagān, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 14:48 (two years ago) link
Robert Williams on when Derrick White told him he was also naming his son Hendrix: āThatās the first thing he told meā https://t.co/8RhjRPtaCW— Souichi Terada | åÆŗē°ę£äø (@SouichiTerada) May 24, 2022
― lagān, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 16:21 (two years ago) link
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/3KBpy-QlkJfmeVya37G8R2zDS1k=/1280x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/PWTVRCFB2JOMO44C7BRHUOXHK4.jpg
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 27 May 2022 11:08 (two years ago) link
lmao
― lagān, Friday, 27 May 2022 11:39 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIWSofTsDo
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 30 May 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
Yes!!! pic.twitter.com/uW96N1EEqg— Nia Long (@NiaLong) May 30, 2022
― lagān, Monday, 30 May 2022 17:06 (two years ago) link
same, nia
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link
crazy
New: "Isn't it just the craziest story?"Rose Mary Johnson & Celtics legend JoJo White were inseparable as kids growing up on the same St. Louis street.Johnson never knew she'd one day have a grandson, Jayson Tatum, who'd become the next great Celtic.https://t.co/2xKCQ6fG2N— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) May 31, 2022
― lagān, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 18:31 (two years ago) link
wow small world!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 21:01 (two years ago) link
So wait, Jaylen's new agent is... Kanye?
― Chyiv Kyiv (Fetchboy), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link
guess hell finally get a new sneaker deal
― lagān, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 21:11 (two years ago) link
Adam Sandler - āThe Celtics are fucking tough!ā pic.twitter.com/BJwAYmcIuE— Scott Maxwell (@SilvahHammah) June 5, 2022
― lagān, Sunday, 5 June 2022 15:45 (two years ago) link
Jaylen Brown went from being a fan with dreams of being in the league to playing in his own NBA Finals š„pic.twitter.com/Uz4h2xtu2b— Celtics Nation (@CelticsNationCP) June 5, 2022
― lagān, Sunday, 5 June 2022 20:47 (two years ago) link
lol
Rob Williams on how angry Ime Udoka was when Klay Thompson hit a three late in the third quarter: "(laughs) You seen it. He was...yeah...you seen it. He was like 'Get up!' and I was like 'I thought I was up!' But yeah, he was mad."— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 9, 2022
― lagān, Thursday, 9 June 2022 04:09 (two years ago) link
love how many straight shooters this team has
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 9 June 2022 04:13 (two years ago) link
wait. pic.twitter.com/JFZnTs3zAc— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) June 9, 2022
― lagān, Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:13 (two years ago) link
lol whats going on here
Is Ime Udoka actually Gordon Bombay? Are the Celtics actually the Mighty Ducks? Theyāve basically transformed from District Five. Also, theyāre doing this at practice. Seems pretty Ducks ish. pic.twitter.com/BGbnS5VKpZ— Jay King (@ByJayKing) June 9, 2022
― lagān, Thursday, 9 June 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
gotta make sure you have that one down
― ciderpress, Thursday, 9 June 2022 18:27 (two years ago) link
Ime Udoka may have saved the Celtics with a key question during a timeout after his team had committed some bad turnovers. According to a source, Udoka stepped into the huddle and said, "Will you guys stop playing like assholes?"Aaaaaand we have our coaching moment of the year.— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) June 9, 2022
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 9 June 2022 19:57 (two years ago) link
"I don't know if y'all see it, but he cusses us out a lot. I guess it's warranted during the games.āJayson Tatum on Celtics coach Ime Udoka š pic.twitter.com/OOsMBrOV7o— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 9, 2022
― lagān, Thursday, 9 June 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
pop coaching tree
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Thursday, 9 June 2022 22:52 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/xxuPSKL.jpg
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 10 June 2022 11:07 (two years ago) link
š
― ciderpress, Friday, 10 June 2022 14:48 (two years ago) link
Al Horford's family discussed his tenure in Philly during a new interview Friday, claiming Horford was "homesick" for Boston and that, "we continued to root for Boston, because they're not dickheads" https://t.co/Q04oqlqsHB— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 10, 2022
― Spottie, Friday, 10 June 2022 17:23 (two years ago) link
lmaooo
― lagān, Friday, 10 June 2022 17:29 (two years ago) link
i love how al is this super square religious guy and his siblings are all completely unfiltered.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 10 June 2022 18:29 (two years ago) link
1.) coach Ime Udoka didnāt trust his bench; 2.) the Celtics had issues running a cohesive offense against an elite defense; and 3.) Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum handled the ball far too much and hence made turnovers trying to create their own shot.
in particular
It may be time to lighten the responsibility from Marcus Smart, sign a quality backup point guard that could shift Smart to shooting guard in a small lineup and jumpstart the offense in the fourth quarter. The Celtics offense was stagnant all season late in games and that has to be addressed because that stagnation likely cost them a championship.
but what of derrick white?
The hope for the Celtics is White improves over the summer and is benefited by a full training camp. But his struggles punctuate the Celticsā need for a knockdown shooter off the bench. Stevens filled the roster with defenders, turning the Celtics into the leagueās No. 1 defense.But what happens when those defenders canāt score? That was their primary issue.
But what happens when those defenders canāt score? That was their primary issue.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/19/sports/after-falling-just-short-celtics-face-critical-offseason-chase-franchises-18th-championship/
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 20 June 2022 17:03 (two years ago) link
It wasn't that Ime didn't trust his bench, he just had no options and versatility there. Practically ever player in uniform for GS was in the rotation at some point during the season. Cs were all in on their 8.5 man rotation but when Grant lost the magic and White got cold he had no other options. Feel like he gave Pritchard and Theis the exact right minutes but those should've been the 4th and 5th or even 6th guys off the bench, not the 3rd and 4th.
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 20 June 2022 20:26 (two years ago) link
yeah not really a trust thing, grant and theis just didn't fit the matchup. white played plenty of minutes but wasn't good
― ciderpress, Monday, 20 June 2022 22:29 (two years ago) link
zero jumpers in the highlight reel guess theyre figuring theyll try to fix that, beautiful hair tho, nice handle moves well they say hes an elite athlete but its not exactly jumping out of those clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIf53FnxNrw
― lagān, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:04 (two years ago) link
some jumpers in here doesnt look bad, 72%ft not great but not awful 30%3pt very bad, 57% from two is nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THnjYbe9Gsg
― lagān, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link