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

[UpAndComing]

Joe was literally ON the floor INSIDE the three point line calling a TO while the ball was live. No idea how he didn't get a tech. This dude continues to impress me with his utter incompetence

It puzzles me that from week to week the gameplan changes. One game its lets jack up 3's, next game it's lets drive in the paint. You would think Joe would instill an identity with this team, and its fukkING MARCH

 

[Avisible Man]

You would think Joe would instill an identity with this team, and its fukkING MARCH

It's madness in March

March Madness?

 

[UpAndComing]

The fact that Joe does not play Derrick White and Brogdon ahead of Marcus Smart and has them on the bench in crunch time is MIND BOGGLING

White has outplayed Smart both offensively and defensively. Brogdon has outplayed both Smart offensively and as a floor general

This is another Brad Stevens situation where they are scared to hurt his feelings and discipline him

 

[UpAndComing]

Getting Tatum off the ball or in the post should be priority #1 going forward

I don't wanna see Tatum at the top of the key "trying to create" against a set defense EVER AGAIN

 

[GOAT]

Joe Mazzulla been running the EXACT same play in last shot situations since JT's Philly game winner. And it hasn't worked since then. Dude ran the shyt back to back to end the game with no success. And he stole that play from Brad. This dude has no clue how to coach the game of basketball.

 

[UpAndComing]

It's embarrassing Brad really let a championship contending team to be coached by someone who's a deer in the headlights and "learning on the job"

I really miss Ime

 

[Avisible Man]

So they set up with the same Philly game winner that they inexplicably went to against Houston, which didn't work. In that game, JB had 43 and JT was 8/21 when he took the game winner. Now this time Tatum is used as a decoy (but doesn't move) and they go to a Grant drive. Grant had it going from 3, not driving amongst the trees.

How bout going to Jaylen for a drive or pull-up from the middle or a kick out to a shooter. He thrived in that area tonight. This is to say nothing of the fact that he had just done an excellent job on defense by checking off multiple guys and taking Horton-Tucker, staying with him on the crossover then taking them to the left side and forcing a turnover with an excellent contest.

You just can't make this shyt up. This guy gets no respect from his own teammates and coach. When he has the hot hand, they'll go to Tatum. When he has a .602 true shooting like tonight, they go to Grant.

 

[SchoolboyC]

Had a spark when we started but this team was completely lapped by Milwaukee & Philly. I’ve given up the expectation of a title and maybe y’all should do the same

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Can't blame Smart for that. At some point the team has to learn how to close out games the way a championship caliber team is supposed to. They can blow teams out sometimes, sure.. like when Brooklyn would be defeated before we even took the court. But that shyt ain't happening vs. the Bucks this year and I'm starting to question if they can even get it together enough to make the ECF.

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

We fake nice.

 

[Raquinotj]

Had a spark when we started but this team was completely lapped by Milwaukee & Philly. I’ve given up the expectation of a title and maybe y’all should do the same

Crazy shyt is when healthy, we can mop the Floor with Philly and I’m not afraid of the Bucks. Disappointing losses but every team has had them. Not giving up on this team till the clock hits 0:00 in the playoffs.

 

[SchoolboyC]

Crazy shyt is when healthy, we can mop the Floor with Philly and I’m not afraid of the Bucks. Disappointing losses but every team has had them. Not giving up on this team till the clock hits 0:00 in the playoffs.

It’s a long regular season, every contender will have losses to teams you expect them to beat, and every contender will have down periods

The issue for the Celtics is they seemingly peaked in the first 2 months of the season and have now regressed while the Bucks & Philly are peaking at the right time and look poised to carry that momentum into the playoffs.

Not gonna lie, right now it feels like we’re headed for a rerun of 2010-11. Look the best team in the league at the beginning of the season then fall off as the year goes on, get lapped by two teams and end up as the 3 seed. Limp into the playoffs, get a cupcake team in the 1st round and then get destroyed in the 2nd when they play a contender. Same happened in 2018-19

 

[Raquinotj]

It’s a long regular season, every contender will have losses to teams you expect them to beat, and every contender will have down periods

The issue for the Celtics is they seemingly peaked in the first 2 months of the season and have now regressed while the Bucks & Philly are peaking at the right time and look poised to carry that momentum into the playoffs.

Not gonna lie, right now it feels like we’re headed for a rerun of 2010-11. Look the best team in the league at the beginning of the season then fall off as the year goes on, get lapped by two teams and end up as the 3 seed. Limp into the playoffs, get a cupcake team in the 1st round and then get destroyed in the 2nd when they play a contender. Same happened in 2018-19

True The Bucks and Sixers have been peaking at the right time but the Celtics match up well with both. We haven’t had continuity as far as health goes. If we do get healthy for the playoffs I’m confident we can beat the Bucks and Sixers.

 

[SchoolboyC]

True The Bucks and Sixers have been peaking at the right time but the Celtics match up well with both. We haven’t had continuity as far as health goes. If we do get healthy for the playoffs I’m confident we can beat the Bucks and Sixers.

Not gonna hold you, I have zero faith in Time Lord’s body being able to hold up for a Finals run. I would love to be wrong

 

[XannyWarbucks]

Brad should've just came back and coached. Why the fukk would you let someone learning on the job take over the team that just made the finals. Tatum ain't the fukking star either. Give Jaylen the fukking ball. I'm fukking tired of Tatum's bullshyt. His most consistent thing is that he'll have one decent game followed by a horrendous one.