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Joe we needed this 2 games ago 😭 or at the very least, earlier in the game. Our bench had been out strong point all regular season.
Noa Dalzell 🏀@NoaDalzell
Joe Mazzulla on the decision to play these 5 with 10 minutes to play: “Wanted to give the game a different feel. I mean, all year we've had 14-15 guys be able to impact winning. Just wanted to give the game a different look.”
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Absolutely but we still should have swept em
luffy al gaib@evan_brownlow
@TA1297 this is also a better Philly team than they had all year since both pg and embiid both played less than 40 games
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@Samothecat @PeterAxelson2 They most definitely won’t run it back with Queta, Garza and Vuc as the centers
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@PeterAxelson2 They will run it back
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I'm seeing a lot of bad Celtics takes tonight. So let's catch up:
- The Celtics will probably win on Saturday
- No, the Celtics won't fire Joe Mazzulla if they lose
- No, the Celtics aren't trading Jaylen Brown
- No, the Celtics aren't struggling because of "analytics"
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@primethornton The fact that people actually think this is a viable option tells me you should not comment about basketball
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@heavyditisoul You idiots are asking for Garza like he could do anything to solve our defensive issues lmfao
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I’ve been a Joe supporter from the start (still believed in him as our coach after the Miami series in 2023).
But man. The rotations he’s been running have been so perplexing. How do we all see it and he doesn’t? How do the Jays see that iso and being stagnant never works yet..
Karan@ksenguptaa
I’m not caping for Dwhite in the slightest but all year we saw him excel defensively OFF THE BALL. He never guarded stars and was legit a needle mover as a help defender. Now you got him checking Maxey all game when Walsh is right there?? Instead white could roam off Oubre????
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@WeUpNow272273 No. But there isn’t much he can do with that putrid center rotation against Embiid. Also, are you ignoring how fucking terrible Jaylen was in G5 and G6?
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So question has Joe Mazzulla been good this series yes or no?
Samo Reincarnated as Pompey's Elephants@Samothecat
C's Doomers: "Mazzulla should be fired! He is terrible in the playoffs!" Me: "He has the highest winning percentage in NBA history, regular season & playoffs." C's Doomers: "He had had a great roster!" Me: "Can you name an elite coach that had a bad roster?" C's Doomers: 😶
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@TA1297 We won 2 games with Embiid out and the game he came back after several weeks without playing. Do you think that’s a coincidence? lmfao
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I just don’t know how we can watch this series and come to conclusion it’s roster. We have dominated with guys on the court in series that he just refuses to play! It’s clearly on him. We were up 3-1! The roster was good enough for a 3-1 lead!
Bula@Sniperbula33
@TA1297 He could be better but idk about this roster both are issues
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@TA1297 We have no answer for Embiid. Our three centers suck. Jaylen and White are playing like shit. But sure, it’s all on Joe.
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@MidRangeKilla2 É. Mas desses todos, eu não espero nada do Vucevic, Hauser e Queta. Do Jaylen e do Derrick sim kkkk
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@rathernot948 São tantos acabando com o time que daria um quinteto
Derrick
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Ainda pensando sobre isso... Como o fundo do banco teve mais energia e diminuiu a vantagem tão rápido ? Baylor Scheierman está sendo sabotado nesses playoffs, parece que quem joga pior recebe chances
Celtics Performances@BestOfCeltics0
shoutout to the Celtics ‘stay ready’ group + Pritchard. cut the lead down to 12 two different times. scored 28 points in a 10 minute stretch.
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@MidRangeKilla2 Mais vontade sim. Mas se o Sixers estivesse jogando pra valer, teriam amassado os reservas. Mas concordo que alguns tipo o Baylor precisem jogar mais minutos.
No final das contas, nada disso vai adiantar se o Derrick e o Jaylen continuarem acabando com o time
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@rathernot948 Concordo que o Sixers tenha relaxado, porém ainda é um fato de que eles demostraram mais energia e jogaram melhor que a suposta rotação titular
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@MidRangeKilla2 Sim. Todo time com grandes vantagens relaxa, ainda mais jogando contra reservas. Celtics já fez isso diversas vezes.
Qual a surpresa?
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@rathernot948 @_Njay3 Even if they were, they're not good enough to win 3 straight vs boston
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@Samothecat Well, I’m waiting for the better team to show up. They certainly didn’t in the past two games. Maybe they will tomorrow.
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@rathernot948 That's true!
Thankfully he's on the better team and is at home.
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It's wild that some Celtics have fans have convinced themselves the Sixers are better when:
- BOS has outscored Philly by 4.8 points per game headed into Game 7
- BOS finished 11 games ahead of Philly in the East
- BOS had an +8.3 Net Rating this year while Philly was negative
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@Samothecat Unfortunately, Tatum most likely cannot beat all three together by himself tomorrow.
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@rathernot948 Yes, I'm sure it did.
Respectfully, Jayson Tatum is worth much, much more than either.
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@Samothecat I disagree with your last statement. Also, this team is fraudulent when you consider our record against actual contenders.
No team with our center rotation will do well in the playoffs.
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@rathernot948 No. You didn't get my point.
We won 56 games without an MVP level candidate almost the entire season. We missed *much* more regular season impact than Philly did.
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Fun fact: Joe Mazzulla has never lost a playoff series with a healthy Jayson Tatum.
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@Samothecat Yes, he’s the last hope. Let’s see if Jaylen’s ego can handle that and he stops boycotting the team.
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@GwashburnGlobe And he ain’t got defense so why the heck is he playing over Luka?
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@Samothecat Philly didn’t play together much this season. PG missed 25+ games, Embiid was out for a long time. Their regular season performance isn’t indicative of anything.
Not for the Celtics over the past years apparently.
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@rathernot948 Nope.
Teams play for months and months.
At the end of that process, you can look at tangible things like win/loss record and Net Rating. These are very strong indicators of team strength.
Also, home court is a very real advantage, born out over thousands and thousands of games
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