Celtics 2023 - 2024 Discussion

[Real fan 02]

No I compared different grades or stages of an ailment to illustrate that not all ailments have equivalent healing time frames even if they have the same name. Read the posts more slowly to understand the message.

That's why I asked you becuase I'm trying to understand why you'd relate the 2.. I don't think I could read it any slower. But I get it.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

No I compared different grades or stages of an ailment to illustrate that not all ailments have equivalent healing time frames even if they have the same name. Read the posts more slowly to understand the message.

It was a good comparison.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Derrick White doing Derrick White things

 

[Real fan 02]

It was a good comparison.

Could have used a different comparison if I'm being honest.. that's just me though..

 

[bresna]

Derrick White doing Derrick White things

I don't know why, but Bam Adebayo seems to be getting away with a lot stuff in this series. He's also getting the calls down low. There were several plays where they called a touch foul on the C's and not even two plays later, let the Heat get away with the same thing. Those two 3rd quarter slams by DWhite were both obvious fouls on the Heat. They should have been called. I cannot figure what is afoul anymore. It certainly makes you wonder about the referees' motivation.

 

[aluminum seats]

Derrick White doing Derrick White things

"Like he was a Temptation" is gold

 

[jimnance]

I don't know why, but Bam Adebayo seems to be getting away with a lot stuff in this series. He's also getting the calls down low. There were several plays where they called a touch foul on the C's and not even two plays later, let the Heat get away with the same thing. Those two 3rd quarter slams by DWhite were both obvious fouls on the Heat. They should have been called. I cannot figure what is afoul anymore. It certainly makes you wonder about the referees' motivation.

Refs have always allowed more contact in playoffs. It should be that way.
What's important is consistency within a game. Refs need to call the same plays the same way during a game for both teams. Players/ coaches are taking note early in games on how that particular crew is calling the game.
Teams will adjust their play based on this. What causes problems is when refs are not consistent within the same game with their calls.
Just like in baseball when players are learning what the home plate ump's strike zone is.
If it changes from game to game,no problem.
But gotta be consistent within the same damn game.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Two hours from tipoff. Anyone have a prediction?

I am thinking Celtics by 25. I am not exggerating, I was thinking 30 but scaled it back to 25. The Heat will start out strong, but if the Cs break their back early, the Heat will give up. Horford and Kornet will be fine replacing Porzingis.

It would be fun if Pritchard would go crazy, but he seems to hesitant in the playoffs .

 

[Zuma]

Two hours from tipoff. Anyone have a prediction?

I am thinking Celtics by 25. I am not exggerating, I was thinking 30 but scaled it back to 25. The Heat will start out strong, but if the Cs break their back early, the Heat will give up. Horford and Kornet will be fine replacing Porzingis.

It would be fun if Pritchard would go crazy, but he seems to hesitant in the playoffs .

For now yes. We will need KP in a week or two I think. Miami cuts the lead in the last 5 minutes…Celts win by 8.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

For now yes. We will need KP in a week or two I think. Miami cuts the lead in the last 5 minutes…Celts win by 8.

Win by 8? WOW! I have win by 25.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

For now yes. We will need KP in a week or two I think. Miami cuts the lead in the last 5 minutes…Celts win by 8.

You still have the Celtics by 8?

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Teams are going to start fouling Brown a lot if this continues. 8-18 FTs this postseason. If these games were close Heat night be hack a Shaqing.

 

[Zuma]

You still have the Celtics by 8?

I’m happy to be wrong. Looking damn good tonight.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

I’m happy to be wrong. Looking damn good tonight.

Agreed. Heat not really trying at this point.

Have to worry about Porzingis' health, Brown's free throw shooting, and Tatum's lack of output.

 

[aluminum seats]

Agreed. Heat not really trying at this point.

Have to worry about Porzingis' health, Brown's free throw shooting, and Tatum's lack of output.

Good call tonight. Not worried about Tatum at all, he's been a monster on the boards and he's playing winning basketball

On the other hand the Heat is 3-27 right now from three, that's comic

 

[Kdo5]

Agreed. Heat not really trying at this point.

Have to worry about Porzingis' health, Brown's free throw shooting, and Tatum's lack of output.

JB had a good game but I agree the FTs are worse than I've ever seen them. It's in his head which is weird because otherwise he is a confident player. There will be some key ones we need from him in big spots.

At any rate its really nice to put the Heat in the rear view mirror, empathically. They've been a royal pain in the ass for us for years.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I hate the f-ing Heat. I hope Pat Riley loses sleep over this ass-pounding his team is getting.

 

[jimnance]

Two hours from tipoff. Anyone have a prediction?

I am thinking Celtics by 25. I am not exggerating, I was thinking 30 but scaled it back to 25. The Heat will start out strong, but if the Cs break their back early, the Heat will give up. Horford and Kornet will be fine replacing Porzingis.

It would be fun if Pritchard would go crazy, but he seems to hesitant in the playoffs .

No glory for you!
You " scaled it back to 25".

 

[AQPE]

Pat Riley:NBA is like Bill Polian:NFL

Very good records but such miserable self aggrandizing pricks that ending their season is always a bit sweeter than ending anyone else's. They’re not at the Shula level but may they wind up chained to rocks on the same mountain in Hell as him.

 

[bresna]

Refs have always allowed more contact in playoffs. It should be that way.
What's important is consistency within a game. Refs need to call the same plays the same way during a game for both teams. Players/ coaches are taking note early in games on how that particular crew is calling the game.
Teams will adjust their play based on this. What causes problems is when refs are not consistent within the same game with their calls.
Just like in baseball when players are learning what the home plate ump's strike zone is.
If it changes from game to game,no problem.
But gotta be consistent within the same damn game.

I understand all of this but you have to admit - something is up with the way they treated Adabayo, even last night. He flattened Horford on the Celtics first possession, an obvious foul, and no call. Almost every pick he set was a moving screen. In the first quarter, he took an obvious two-footed hop and didn't get called for traveling. Early in the 2nd quarter, he drove to the hoop & even the announcers were wondering where the foul was on his shot.

Free throw shooting has to improve for these Celtics. Holiday is the only player who didn't miss one in this game. Tatum was 6 of 9 (66.7%), which was uncharacteristic of him (83.3% in the regular season) and even Derrick White missed one, which was a rarity for him. He was 7th in the NBA this season at 90.1%.