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@yeedog80 @bostonradio Haha that would be our luck. Mazzulla would have Giannis shooting 15 threes a game.

@bostonradio That's what the Celtics need, Mazzulla encouraging Giannis to take 3s because it's the most efficient shot in the game.

As Portnoy said, this flawed roster fooled a lot of people. Pick up the phone, Brad. Call Milwaukee. Go get Giannis.

@cowbellguy19 @bostonradio Giannis gets “dirty points”. The guy is a beast in transition and one of the best at getting to rim. Having a guy like that would greatly reduce the number of jump shots that this team takes.

@bostonradio This is the dumbest take online. Rethink this. The team is not the problem in the playoffs. It’s the philosophy. You have to get dirty points. You cannot make jump shots the only option

@nateVsmith I’ve seen the Giannis rumors. If Giannis played for Joe, he’d probably start shooting 15 threes a game and stop driving.

He won't. As long as he has job security, he'll keep doing the same crap. Brad might be a great GM but he's terrible at coaching personnel decisions. I would've loved to see Cassell get a chance at coaching this team after the Ime firing.

@RajFahneen @deliberatepix @VernonDozier_15 True. But when you are down by 1pt in a game 7 and get three consecutive stops, you need to try to get a higher % shot.

@JEMC33 @deliberatepix @VernonDozier_15 It’s the playoffs. Everyone is less efficient. This boiled down to White being a mental wreck for six games.

The Celtics had the fifth most efficient offense in NBA history shooting all these threes. You can't get upset when a handful don't go down. Yes, it's the playoffs. Yes, it's Game 7. But they're not here without playing this way.

@Caprah112 @DimeDropperPod Great call. Mazulla’s teams have led the league in 3pt attempts in three of the past 4 seasons. I was looking at D’antoni’s teams and his teams led the league in attempts in multiple seasons in both Phoenix and Houston.

@DimeDropperPod It’s Dantoni offense . They slightly shoot more midrange shots but it’s pretty much the same.

How many years are the Celtics going to chuck themselves out of series living by the 3 in the Jays era? It’s fairly absurd at this point. Some of these aren’t great looks. There used to be “playoff shots” and “regular season shots”. They have no filter it’s just trust the 3

@JonesOnTheNBA It’s really only been 4. I know Brad liked the three, but when I looked back at his C’s team stats they weren’t even top 10 in most of his seasons. They were 9th in attempts in Ime’s one season. Joe’s teams have led the league in 3pt attempts in three of his 4 seasons!

Boston has lived and died by the 3 for 5 years now

@KSSTH20 @strongconrad @haiti4eva Not well lol. The analytics model falls apart when you shoot 27% from three.

@strongconrad @haiti4eva How’d that work out for the Celtics ??????

Celtics made more 3’s and took more threes. How did they lose? Because 76ers diversified their offense went in the post,, shot some midranges got to the line, attacked basket and took what the defense gave them! Get that analytics BS out of here and throw it in the TRASH!!

@DailyCoachPicks @notthefakeSVP Yep. All of these analytic guys seem to forget that team featured three of the best three point shooters of all time. It doesn’t work as well when guys who shoot threes at 31% jack up 10 threes a game.

@notthefakeSVP How many teams have won the ship outside of Golden State that purely depend on the 3 point shot? It's a beyond broken model and one of the biggest reasons fans, outside of playoff basketball, have largely left the sport. Well this and the blatant tank

Check my math, but in the four losses, I’ve got 49-179 from three in this series for Boston. That’s insane.

@notthefakeSVP This is what they do and it’s infuriating. I get the value of 3’s and the analytics behind taking a high number of them, but when you are in a tight game and have a chance to take the lead, get a high % shot!!

@Based617 @GwashburnGlobe Really? Gary is the only reporter on the beat who often calls out the number of threes that the team takes. Mazzulla hates him lol

@GwashburnGlobe You’re getting soft, Gary. How about their offense play style or lack off? How that the coach keep getting out coach? Were these criticisms?

Vucevic move proved to be a failure. Embiid changed the entire series and the #Celtics shot makers didn't make shots with it counted. It will be a long offseason.

@TheMrmattyG @MattMcCarthy985 Yep. I think Brad is a huge proponent of analytics and the value of taking a lot of threes. This started when he was the coach and Mazzulla took it to a different level.

@MattMcCarthy985 But the question you have to ask is. Is he doing exactly what his management wants him to do? We love Brad the GM but is he dictating this style of play to joe?

Make no mistake about it: this series will be totally worth it if Mazzulla gets axed. He’s a clear and present danger to the franchise. He’s that bad. I fear they’ll let him keep getting away with this.

@mmcdade99 @BillyOsChin @MattMcCarthy985 We could use someone that can take the ball to the rim and score consistently from 2 feet. It would balance us out and reduce the number of awful 3’s that this team takes

@BillyOsChin @MattMcCarthy985 Giannis blows. Can't score more than 2 feet from the basket and only plays defense when he wants to.

@PatsSTH1969 @MattMcCarthy985 Brad Steven’s loves analytics and the value of taking a large amount of 3’s and this all started when he was the coach. Mazzulla just took it to a higher level. Unfortunately, Joe isn’t going anywhere.

@MattMcCarthy985 I thought Brad Stevens could change Mazulla’s insistence on chucking up 3’s. Either Brad didn’t make that clear enough or Joe went rogue. Brad‘s gonna make the call to move on. They probably don’t even need to leave the organization for their new coach. Ownership - PAY UP.

@Hovienne @BrianTRobb The Simons trade wasn’t ideal.

@BrianTRobb I trust everything Brad does. Excec of the year for a reason.

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@DoctoSkeens23 @CeltsHoops He would make them a better team on both sides of the ball. I’d love to see someone who actually takes the ball to the rim and reduces the chucking of 3’s

@CeltsHoops Dumb take. Giannis doesn’t move the needle for this club in a positive direction at his age

Trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis this summer I’m so serious

@matt_burke_44 Agreed. It will probably take one more year of an early exit. I think this team needs a coach who provides more structure and creativity on offense. I get the value of 3’s, but it shouldn’t be the end all be all. When you are down 1 in a playoff game, get a high % shot .

Mazzulla should be fired, but he won’t because he’s Brad’s guy. Tatum and Brown are still too immature to win on their own without vets like Holiday and Horford. Will be very unfortunate if this era ends with just one title. But I would bet on that at this point.

@HawkEmDownChris Isaiah Thomas.

Magic Johnson isn’t available, who’s your favorite NBA point guard of all time?

@HARPER04_5 @PolarGinger @celtics @76ers That is how they play. It’s infuriating. The got 3 stops and then chucked away their opportunities to go ahead.

I love basketball can someone explain to me the last 5 mins of @celtics and @76ers game? Boston down by 1 & 3 and keep shooting 3s…. Please help me.

@RedWhiteBlueJew He has been a traffic cone this series

What did Nikola Vucevic do to Joe Mazzulla?