Celtics 2025-2026 Discussion

[ViperGTS]

The Spurs have done a very good job of being historically bad precisely the year before a generational talent is available in the draft.

AND always getting said player. Curious, no?

 

[borisman]

The Spurs have done a very good job of being historically bad precisely the year before a generational talent is available in the draft.What about the lottery?

They weren't favored to win any of them. I'm not sure how the lottery worked in 1987. It was probably same as the Ewing draft "cough" "cough" envelopes.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

If you go back through the entire history of the NBA, both regular and postseason, and choose any 11 game stretch, no team has come close to the Knicks point differential over their 11 game playoff stretch.

That’s some bad **** crazy stuff.

This Knicks team is good, but they are playing like six levels above themselves right now. They’re a pretty standard non-elite playoff team that is somehow playing at an elite level, never touched before by any team in league history.

In reality, their normal game is about equal to the Celtics, may be slightly better than the Cavs.

I’m kind of just scratching my head. The Pacers insane last minute point comebacks last postseason comes to mind as another monster WTF outlier like this.

 

[borisman]

KAT is going to foul out (ok, a little hyperbole) every game against Wemby or Wemby will average 40 and 20. My guess is Robinson gets A LOT or minutes this series.
Brunson won't be able to do his thing against the many quality guards of the Spurs that can switch on him and can guard him one on one. He'll try to get some foul calls as they'll be in his grill.
It's a good matchup but I think San Antonio takes this series easily. They have the best player in the world right now.
5 games.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

KAT is going to foul out (ok, a little hyperbole) every game against Wemby or Wemby will average 40 and 20. My guess is Robinson gets A LOT or minutes this series.
Brunson won't be able to do his thing against the many quality guards of the Spurs that can switch on him and can guard him one on one. He'll try to get some foul calls as they'll be in his grill.
It's a good matchup but I think San Antonio takes this series easily. They have the best player in the world right now.
5 games.

Hope so.

In the regular season / Play In, the Knicks matched up well against the Spurs.

Spurs went from -230 to -180 in betting odds.