OT: Celtics / Sixers - Series

[primetime]

lol at the dude who thinks LeBron's defense is somehow overrated

 

[Kdo5]

I get that that is the narrative. But it's not reality. This happens a lot in pro sports. A guy goes from being properly rated to being overrated. Rondo comes to mind. Lebron comes to mind. His first few years in the league he was a bad defender and people probably went overboard in criticizing his defense. When he matured as a player and got better defensively people properly rated his defense for a very short period of time. Then the pendulum started swinging in the other direction. Now, for no apparent reason, people are completely overrating his defense and have been for a long time.

Smart is a solid defender when he wants to be. He's not an elite defender. It isn't even almost worth what he does to the offense with his constant unforced turnovers and brain dead shots.

Do you actually pay attention to basketball? Because your posting indicates otherwise. Smart IS an elite defender. There is no question about that.

You either don't consistently watch Smart play or you have something against him.

His shooting is bad. None of us dispute that but offense doesn't solely revolve around shooting. Often times he is a solid distributor.

 

[Kdo5]

Tatum is a phenomenal player but he needs to work on his FT shooting.

He was a .820% FT shooter in the regular season. He is one of the best on the team.

Don't judge him on missing a few in one game. Overall the Celtics have not been shooting FT's particularly well in the post season...especially at the end of games.

That's an issue for us because it gives teams that should be dead to rights with a few seconds left a chance for a last shot to tie the game. I sure as hell don't want to give LeBron an extra chance at the end of a game.

 

[VectorPrime]

I can’t see the Celtics winning tonight. The fix is going to be totally in tonight to extend this series another game. If the Celtics win there will be a full week layoff until the ECF and no way does the league allow that. Expect the refs to do their best to try and carry the Raptors to a win as well but since that games in Cleveland that’l be more difficult.

 

[IllegalContact]

He was a .820% FT shooter in the regular season. He is one of the best on the team.

Don't judge him on missing a few in one game. Overall the Celtics have not been shooting FT's particularly well in the post season...especially at the end of games.

That's an issue for us because it gives teams that should be dead to rights with a few seconds left a chance for a last shot to tie the game. I sure as hell don't want to give LeBron an extra chance at the end of a game.

tatums done more than both of phillys last 2 #1's combined........

I find it pretty bizarre that A) ben simmons does not shoot 3's......he is 0-11 in his career B) markelle fultz basically went on IR because his shooting form was so bad, it was killing his shoulder

this year, simmon's FT% is a shaq-like 54% and fultz is 47%.......there's nothing you can do with that.......don't expect either of them to be hoisting 3's any time soon

meanwhile, the celts 2 #3 are jackin' em up from everywhere and hitting many of them

as for bigs like embiid and davis, there's a reason why it looks like the 4 centers in the conference finals are horford, capela, love, and green

 

[PatsDeb]

How lucky are we in NE that we can go from the Pats in the Super Bowl, to the Bruins in the playoffs, to the Celts in the playoffs and overachieving given their injuries? And when the Celtics' run ends, we'll have the Red Sox, who look pretty good so far. Then we'll be back to the Pats. How many other regions can say that all their pro teams are in it to win it every year?

I am not much of a basketball fan, but I am a fair weather Celtics-in-the-playoffs fan, and watching them has been fun with no expectations.

 

[Kdo5]

tatums done more than both of phillys last 2 #1's combined........

I find it pretty bizarre that A) ben simmons does not shoot 3's......he is 0-11 in his career B) markelle fultz basically went on IR because his shooting form was so bad, it was killing his shoulder

this year, simmon's FT% is a shaq-like 54% and fultz is 47%.......there's nothing you can do with that.......don't expect either of them to be hoisting 3's any time soon

meanwhile, the celts 2 #3 are jackin' em up from everywhere and hitting many of them

as for bigs like embiid and davis, there's a reason why it looks like the 4 centers in the conference finals are horford, capela, love, and green

Until Simmons is able to hit some jump shots behind the arc he is not much of a threat against coaches like Stevens and elite defenses.

I think he will eventually but it seems a long way off still.

Fultz is in a troublesome situation with Simmons as the primary ball handler. It seems that Fultz has been healthy for a while now but he still can't fix his jumper after plenty of practice to do so. Without a reliable shot the kid is useless.

I'm thrilled to see Brown and Tatum thriving. Brown has been a very pleasant surprise as a shooter. You wouldn't think it because of his abysmal FT shooting but he can hit his threes on a consistent basis.

 

[Deus Irae]

Never contended that Tatum and Brown should be the headliners.. just suggesting as a viewer it was a lot nauseating to hear the continual crap about Embid and Simmons.. keep in mind that Embid has only played in 94 games and Simmons in 81, hardly "stars" that have stood the test of time..

They are young stars who are being built up as such. This isn't anything new or surprising. This is how TV works. This is how TV has worked with the NBA since Bird and Magic came on the scene. The Celtics hype for this year was built around Hayward and Irving. Hayward was gone after the first game, and Irving's injury left 0 established story lines for national Celtics coverage.

I've got a news flash for you: LeBron gets constant tongue action from the national media, too. So, if it's Boston v. Cleveland in the conference finals, you can expect to be upset by that coverage, as well.

To hear continually how wonderful Embid and Simmons are at the expense of any Boston player or this team is a disservice to the viewer.. if you listen to the announcers both 76'er players are the second coming of something, not sure what.

My expectation as a viewer is something more balanced... the bad thing about this was that there was no broadcast on NBC Sports Boston, so I had no choice...

You want more balance, and you were looking for the local Celtics coverage?

 

[Kdo5]

How lucky are we in NE that we can go from the Pats in the Super Bowl, to the Bruins in the playoffs, to the Celts in the playoffs and overachieving given their injuries? And when the Celtics' run ends, we'll have the Red Sox, who look pretty good so far. Then we'll be back to the Pats. How many other regions can say that all their pro teams are in it to win it every year?

I am not much of a basketball fan, but I am a fair weather Celtics-in-the-playoffs fan, and watching them has been fun with no expectations.

The Celtics have been a treat to watch all season and I have urged casual fans to tune in more consistently because otherwise they are seriously missing out.

I have not been this entertained by the Celtics in a very long time. Moreso than the years of the Big 3 even. So many clutch, improbable and heart stopping victories.

If they beat Lebron and get to the Finals (sorry for jumping ahead of this current series), it will be absolutely incredible.

 

[Deus Irae]

I have not been this entertained by the Celtics in a very long time. Moreso than the years of the Big 3 even.

To each his own, but that's crazy talk.

 

[ALP]

lol refs trying to keep this close in the second part of 2nd Q??

 

[Jackson 2]

lol refs trying to keep this close in the second part of 2nd Q??

Came on to write precisely that.

 

[maust]

How lucky are we in NE that we can go from the Pats in the Super Bowl, to the Bruins in the playoffs, to the Celts in the playoffs and overachieving given their injuries? And when the Celtics' run ends, we'll have the Red Sox, who look pretty good so far. Then we'll be back to the Pats. How many other regions can say that all their pro teams are in it to win it every year?

I am not much of a basketball fan, but I am a fair weather Celtics-in-the-playoffs fan, and watching them has been fun with no expectations.

We've certainly come a long way from the days when we celebrated a Cup one of the city's all time greats won playing for a different team.

 

[maust]

lol refs trying to keep this close in the second part of 2nd Q??

Kinda fugly, their not even bothering to put lipstick on the pig they're calling.

 

[Jackson 2]

Embiid is a first class jackass.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Embiid is a first class jackass.

He annoys me

 

[ALP]

i want a graphic of the number of calls and which way they went for last 6 Mins of 2nd Q

this job is atrocious, they're aboslutely letting philly do whatever they want and no calls and smallest thing gets called against Cs

 

[captain insano]

they should be up double digits.

 

[Vindicate]

2nd Q Fouls:

76ers: 1
Celtics: 11

 

[ausbacker]

2nd Q Fouls:

76ers: 1
Celtics: 11

Putrid.