Every season since 2014 Vucevic was a 15/8 center at his worst 23/12 at his best and instead of designing sets around his skillset you bury him on the bench and bench him in game 7. Pretty damn sure Brad didn't trade Simons for Vucevic to sit him on the bench. Joe's seat is on 🔥
Cue the Green Team narratives.
1. It was a GAP year blah blah blah
2. Tatum was hurt you can’t blame Joe
3. Embiid played out of his mind etc etc
They choked. Joe has been out coached by Spo, Thibs and Nurse when it has mattered most. To quote Eddie House you let them beat you in this place 3 times and that’s pathetic!!!
@Cerrone_Battle@tramlaw301@BostonLIrvin Joel is literally limping and we bailed him out shooting 3 after 3! Why not call a timeout and tell them get to the cylinder man?
@BostonLIrvin what I tell ya...when things get tight they panicked and fell back on bad habits. 99-98 with the ball on a 3 on 2 break and jacked up a contested 3 then started firing up 3's and never stopped. One of the most disappointing playoff L's in Celtics history.
How was that not an AND 1 for JB? Watching these Sixers calls on minimal often questionable contact is maddening enough but White, Queta and Brown were fouled on their last 3 buckets. Maxey grabbed White, Embiid shoved Queta underneath and Oubre fouled JB!!!
@JackSimoneNBA How many of the fouls on Embiid were legit? Give me a %? I’d say maybe 15% how can they control terrible officiating other than letting him do whatever he wants and losing by 25
The Celtics have given themselves a chance. Hugo Gonzalez changed the energy. Derrick White has been incredible. Jaylen Brown has steadily improved.
They just need to make shots. And get stops.
And stop fouling Embiid.
When Philly is switching and you get Queta with Maxey (2 fouls) on him on the block you must take advantage of that and give him the ball. Happened too many times and not a single pass came his way.
If the NBA officials could stop making every loose ball a foul against Embiid the Celtics would be at worst tied at halftime. Embiid gets the shadiest whistle I’ve ever seen for someone not named SGA or Harden!
Great effort Q2 by Hugo and Neemy! God forbid the officials not blow ridiculous calls for Embiid. Between two on Hugo, DWhite going vertical and Neemy’s boxout foul that he got thrown to the grown on idk what’s more egregious. Tough to win 8 on 5! #donaghy#checkTylerFord’s DraftKings account!