CELTICS 2010

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

you could just start the backcourt eight count as soon as the ball is inbounded

ah yeah that would make sense

celtics finally played defense, for a quarter, good to know its still possible lol

hmm

Mazzulla said it was the players' idea to start pressuring high and for Tatum's late doubles on isos for Giddey and Shai in the second half. https://t.co/cW5iHU7Mrq

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) November 15, 2022

team needs to get over the refereeing, lots of attitude to no good effect
that said, I too was unclear how Tatum caught a tech until they did a close up on the replay and it's pretty clear he says "fuck" which is apparently enough for a tech if you're nationally televised!

naw you can say fuck all you want the problem was the ref thought the whole thing was directed at her when it was obviously just tatum expressing frustration at himself

good game for pp

Payton Pritchard is a mad man. pic.twitter.com/m4ZZ8QNxUE

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 15, 2022

thats the good stuff the stuff we love

look at the ball movement from Boston. pic.twitter.com/YrJJOmvsMQ

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 15, 2022

lets do this

"The name that has come up that people have speculated has been Jakob Poeltl from the Spurs."

- ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on potential trade targets for the Boston Celtics pic.twitter.com/qrTbvjKWeF

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 16, 2022

i want the warriors to get him :(

they already have a guy like that

44 pts for hauser-kornet-pritchard last night, pretty good, bunch of rebounds too

kornet 4 blocks, finally took a 3

i saw on twitter that hes the 4th tallest player in the league, and the tallest american in the league

celtics missing three of their top six guys still blowout a quality opponent on the road, good stuff

healthy celts bucks ecf we need it

wouldn't be mad about it

yeah if theyre both healthy seems pretty inevitable they will clash in the offs

prob the best offensive play of grants career

oh so we're getting Grant Williams fake handoffs into stepback 3's now huh pic.twitter.com/OPHK5lI8eI

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 17, 2022

guess the defense is coming around #6 in defrtg last ten games

net rating is 11.9 over that span, nuggs are #2 at 6.3

its happening

i think putting grant into the starting lineup helped, hard to play good d with the smallball

bigs are just better at defense than smalls, can't get around it

grant williams is not that big but hes clearly bigger than derrick white

also hes fat (according to trae young)

if you're fat enough no one can get by you makes sense to me

its like being a hockey goalie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpe7R_KgdVo