CELTICS 2010

defense looking good in the first. this offense absolutely sizzles right now. did they ever look this good under udoka?

― Tracer Hand, Friday, November 11, 2022 7:37 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

nope, or brad, not sure how far back you have to go tbh this is wild, i dont trust it yet but im willing to keep an open mind

pick up a back up center and get rob back and they could be seriously dangerous

folks I have to say its extremely bad for the celtics to beat the nuggets in the ILH bowl like this

like I’m sorry there are better and more mature ways of going about it

its funny but i think its ok for the celtics to win?

btw its funny that everyone was on brads dick as a coach when really what he excels at is gming

wow…I mean I can see why some might see it like
this…

but beating the nuggets…the weed team… is bad

no disrespect to the nuggets or weed or mushrooms (s/o recent voting)

wow. honestly not sure what to think!

maybe take some shrooms and go on a hike?

but beating the nuggets…the weed team… is bad

― k3vin k., Friday, November 11, 2022 10:52 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

they should find some weed for aaron gordon who was not very chilled out at the end of the game!

aaron gordon (who parks cars inside his house)

thats bad, cars are outside toys

get a car house (garage)

wow aaron is cool he parks cars in dunk contests biiiish

oh yeah maybe thats why

kind of nitpicky since the celtics are currently lapping the league on offense but what is up with their defense, they were first in defrtg last year and theyre 22nd this, some of it is obvs rob is out and the guys getting minutes behind him kornet et al are not that good, and then theyve been going small a lot white or brogdon replacing rob in the starting 5, but still the effort just doesnt seem there, maybe theyre too good at offense to care about dirt dog defense now idk

they were not great defensively two years ago in brads last year too after a multi year run near the top, i figured they were just sick of brad but maybe it was defense they were sick of and the only thing that could make them care was ime calling them soft in press conferences

generally teams without a good center don't rate well on defense in the reg season. horf getting too old to be that guy anymore

having a big scary guy in the paint is the best way to defend without playing at playoff intensity all the time

i mean yes i agree but also theyre just kinda of dogging it which maybe is fine its a long season but i dont think you really want to get in the habit of playing bad defense, like if they were more middle of the pack it wouldnt concern me but theyve been bad

the last couple games have been better, i think they’ll be middle of the pack soon enough but yes i would like to see some lockdown performances in the near future.

idk denver put up some pretty nice numbers last night

(not as nice as the celtics)

rude!

sorry but its true

my theory about their perimeter defense is that they sag a little because they lack “rim protection” (sorry). everybody’s slightly worried they’re going to need to help inside so they don’t stick to their guys like glue out there, and give up a lot of uncontested or only semi-contested jumpers

yeah the big man rotation is def the... central problem, and i do think they should pickup a good backup defensive center when they get the chance, but also it just seems like the dog is not in them so far, theyre having such a nice time doing pretty offense

i thought their offense would be better this year what with adding brogdon and hauser to the mix but this is ridiculous they are really playing the shit out of the offense out there, have to think theyll cool down at some point but it does seem like theyve really found another gear, ball is moving really well creating tons of open looks barely seems like the opposing defense is there at all sometimes

even jaylen is making consistently nice reads, its so much easier when everyone else is doing it too so youre facing a defense already on its heals

this piece chatting w/jaylen gives a very high level sense of the changes they have made--more off-ball movement, more screening off ball, less standing in the corners

https://www.clnsmedia.com/jaylen-brown-adjusting-to-joe-mazzullas-new-celtics-offense/

yeah the player movement has been great im lovin it

tatum figuring out how to get to the line is huge too feels like the final piece of the puzzle for him

kinda silly to make too much of this after twelve games but still nice work

The Celtics have the best Offensive Rating in the NBA at 119.4.

The gap between the Celtics and 2nd place, is bigger than the gap between 2nd place and 11th.

It is also the best ORTG in league history.

Wow. pic.twitter.com/yCt0R7kfkT

— HOOPS EMPIRE (@HoopsEmpire_) November 12, 2022

that picture is from last season too

no marcus…..

i mean, “no, marcus”

chaos marcus is back baby

detroit fans and celtics having some sort of conversation tonight

i tuned in near the end of the first half and the boston defense looked absolutely lethargic. surprised they pulled it out tbh. should not need a superman performance from tatum to beat the pistons smh. they were v shorthanded i guess

it was a pretty easy win even down 3 starters, detroit is bad tho

celtics clock manipulation tactics important micro subplot

How the Boston Celtics' new game clock trick is confusing referees and frustrating opponentshttps://t.co/PxQjGofrrO

— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) November 12, 2022

A lot is being made of Boston "walking the dog" by letting the ball roll up the floor to conserve the shot-clock while the game-clock runs. Opponents are starting to catch on now and pressing up. So, the Celtics turned that pressure into an improvised transition opportunity. pic.twitter.com/0qF94sXPdK

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) November 13, 2022

Celtics broadcast was gassing up Jayson Tatum after his 43-piece 😂 pic.twitter.com/JjBbDYNNnB

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 13, 2022

think steph and luka are having slightly better starts but sure why not

steph is having a truly insane season, too bad about the rest of the team

Highest TS% w/ 30+ PPG, 50+ GP
1. Curry 15-16: 30.1, 66.9%
2. Curry 20-21: 32.0, 65.5%
3. Dantley 83-84: 30.6, 65.2%
4. Durant 13-14: 32.0, 63.5%
5. Dantley 81-82: 30.3, 63.1%

22-23
Curry: 33.3, 69.5%
Tatum: 32.3, 65.3%
Mitchell: 31.6, 64.9%
Durant: 30.5, 64.6%
SGA: 30.5, 62.8%

— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) November 13, 2022

this is like 80s nhl points inflation happening right now

feels like a lot of those guys are playing a bunch of bad teams to start the season maybe i'm imagining it though

that walking the dog ploy is genius, seems like something that will be addressed next year tho. could just force the ball to be touched within a beat of the inbounds, even when used in last 2 minutes it seems like a gimmick that’s run its course