Ime Udoka Ain't Walking Through That Door - 2022-23 Boston Celtics season thread

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The amount of easy drives and offensive rebounds from the opposing team was downright embarrassing

Celtics need to get Kabinjele from the G League or get a real rim protecting Center. I've seen enough
 

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For all the talk from guys saying they've been thinking about the warriors in the off season, and then come out and play the same way they did in the finals, is down right embarrassing. I don't care about beating shyt teams by 20 points when we don't match the intensity of rival contenders. I'm getting tired of Derrick White's doe eyed fakkit ass moping and shaking his head when something doesn't go his way. I pray all our guys stay healthy so Brogdon can take most of the backup guard minutes and Derrick can be relegated to giving guys breathers.

And Tatum. He's the man on this team but he needs to do other things to help his team when his shots are not falling. fukken guy jogs back on defense, doesn't box out, and flat out does not hustle. It seems like all he cares about is getting his instead of being in the moment trying to win the game.

The warriors are still mentally tougher and smarter than us. And they expose our flaws more than any other team. They play with force, the push the pace, they play to the whistle and don't stand around and cry to the refs. They made our team go back to playing one on one hero ball. You can't get out hustled by a team whos main guys are in their 30's and literally have gray hairs.

I've said it before, but our team has not been good at boxing out since KG and Perk were on the team. Their 2 achilles heals, not rebounding the ball and turning the ball over will bite them in the ass come playoff time again if our coaching staff doesn't hammer these points in their minds.
 

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2nd chance points are a downer. Horford was missed tonight.

True, but Horford at his age isn't the best rebounder/rim protector. Look what a younger decent big man Luke Kornet can do to help the Celtics rebounding/rim protection

Imagine getting another Center to back up Timelord when he comes back. That is what this team is missing IMO
 

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True, but Horford at his age isn't the best rebounder/rim protector. Look what a younger decent big man Luke Kornet can do to help the Celtics rebounding/rim protection

Imagine getting another Center to back up Timelord when he comes back. That is what this team is missing IMO


At this point anybody available will be too expensive or look slow like Luke Kornet looked tonight Vs The Warriors. When Rob comes back I think Blake/Kornet as backups on most nights will be fine like they have been for 90% of this season. Celtics will have games like tonight here and there. They will lose some games and people will say Mazzulla got exposed, Tatum not a superstar and this ain’t the best offense ever. It’s a long season. I’d like to see a guy like Whiteside get a chance but a night like tonight a True PF/C was going to have a tough night regardless, Dubs were pushing all game.
 

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At this point anybody available will be too expensive or look slow like Luke Kornet looked tonight Vs The Warriors. When Rob comes back I think Blake/Kornet as backups on most nights will be fine like they have been for 90% of this season. Celtics will have games like tonight here and there. They will lose some games and people will say Mazzulla got exposed, Tatum not a superstar and this ain’t the best offense ever. It’s a long season. I’d like to see a guy like Whiteside get a chance but a night like tonight a True PF/C was going to have a tough night regardless, Dubs were pushing all game.


They aren't ok IMO. Even in wins, they are allowing like 115 points per game. I don't want this habit to form because that is a regular season style of play. Hope to outrun and outscore teams. When the playoff starts, rebounds, rim protection, and half court offense is what wins

And personally, I think Celtics overreacted to Steph hitting those shots in a drop defense. Steph does that to every team in the NBA. They actually got worse when they took out Kornet and Blake and benched them. The game was lost on consistent drives to the rim, 2nd chance points, and rebounding. There were times Tatum was playing the 5. I hate that shyt
 

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They aren't ok IMO. Even in wins, they are allowing like 115 points per game. I don't want this habit to form because that is a regular season style of play. Hope to outrun and outscore teams. When the playoff starts, rebounds, rim protection, and half court offense is what wins

And personally, I think Celtics overreacted to Steph hitting those shots in a drop defense. Steph does that to every team in the NBA. They actually got worse when they took out Kornet and Blake and benched them. The game was lost on consistent drives to the rim, 2nd chance points, and rebounding. There were times Tatum was playing the 5. I hate that shyt


They are allowing so many points because they’re missing the most important piece in the paint, once Rob comes back they will improve defensively. As far as a back up goes there’s no Big the Celtics can realistically get as a FA/trade to fix that, Blake/Kornet have been giving us solid backup minutes.
 
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They aren't ok IMO. Even in wins, they are allowing like 115 points per game. I don't want this habit to form because that is a regular season style of play. Hope to outrun and outscore teams. When the playoff starts, rebounds, rim protection, and half court offense is what wins

And personally, I think Celtics overreacted to Steph hitting those shots in a drop defense. Steph does that to every team in the NBA. They actually got worse when they took out Kornet and Blake and benched them. The game was lost on consistent drives to the rim, 2nd chance points, and rebounding. There were times Tatum was playing the 5. I hate that shyt
They're 9th in defensive rating (without Rob even playing one game) and #1 in halfcourt offense.

Stop the fake outrage.

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They are allowing so many points because they’re missing the most important piece in the paint, once Rob comes back they will improve defensively. As far as a back up goes there’s no Big the Celtics can realistically get as a FA/trade to fix that, Blake/Kornet have been giving us solid backup minutes.


Yes true Timelord is coming back, but I would like big man insurance. If not getting someone by trade Kabingele and Vonleh are right there. And I don't wanna see small ball again. It doesn't work for this team, and never does. Mazulla needs to bury those lineups and start putting double big lineups in there. Celtics were the best defense in the league last season when Timelord and Horford were both in the lineup, that's not a coincidence
 
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Yes true Timelord is coming back, but I would like big man insurance. If not getting someone by trade Kabingele and Vonleh are right there. And I don't wanna see small ball again. It doesn't work for this team, and never does. Mazulla needs to bury those lineups and start putting double big lineups in there. Celtics were the best defense in the league last season when Timelord and Horford were both in the lineup, that's not a coincidence
Except those lineups have been the reason why the team is trending towards one of the most efficient offenses in NBA history (no team this season is even remotely close). Horford at the 5 has maximized open space, which has translated into greater looks on offense. You're being utterly ridiculous to want the team to abandon those lineups, altogether.

You care more about your nonsensical agendas than you do about the success of the team.
 

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Crakkker ass comeback. Go stick to writing anti-black essays (while pretending to be one of us :scust:) and shytting on black men, what you do best. Because basketball certainly isn't a topic you're equipped to discuss.
 
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Crakkker ass comeback. Go stick to writing anti-black essays (while pretending to be one of us :scust:) and shytting on black men, what you do best. Because basketball certainly isn't a topic you're equipped to discuss.
You've already been exposed as a white boy on here. I don't know who you think you're fooling trying to convince anyone otherwise. Same dishonest behavior that led to you not honoring those ban bets. Same reason why you run to the thesaurus and use words out of context to pretend like you don't have rocks rattling around in your head.

Gon'head and keep derailing your own team thread.

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Go pull up where I been "exposed" then crakkker. I had a permaban bet proving I'm black and I'm still posting, dumb fukk. :umad: Meanwhile, multiple posters on here including myself have accused you of being a crakkker, and all you do to dispute it is continue to post crakkker ass nonsense on here :mjlol:
 
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