What's wild to me is that Brad Stevens had so much success as the Celtics coach, then took the GM job and immediately had arguably even better success. The guy just understands basketball.
It really is understated how impressive the celtics have been since they traded the big 3. Everyone will say it means nothing because they haven't won a chip yet but the culture they've instilled is finally showing its fruit. Theyve been a top team in the league now pretty much every year since 2016 and have had a LOT of roller coaster moments that could've easily derailed the franchise
He was born to be a GM. The fact that he’s upgraded the roster every year since he’s been here. Derrick white, kristaps, getting rid of Kemba to bring back Horford. And he’s not afraid to trade key pieces that Ainge would’ve never traded (smart, Time Lord)
The reason the media isn’t taking about the Celtics is because our team is focused on winning and nothing else. When we are playing for each other and Jayson Tatum is playing selfless ball plus the other guys are cooking with their own strengths, we win and go on to the next one. Outside noise is just that noise and at the end of the day we are controlling the narrative that we can win the title with the team we have!!!
Man be fr Tatum not all that in the finals brown ain’t got a left hand kristaps lucky if he stays healthy jrue is old the window is closing, perennial 1st seed but never gonna close it out. IMO at least (im also a cavs fan so maybe im bias)
@@dariusgarlandbf listen, I get where you are coming from. As a Celtics fan for years because of Brad Stevens as he came from my favorite college team which is Butler. I’ve seen this from all of them in the past. However it is a team sport and right now we might not be putting on a show every night except for the games like tonight, yet we are trying to get the job done which right now we are doing effectively and have our best chance to get a ring. By the way congratulations to your Cavs on putting on a great season so far, huge fan of Donovan Mitchell from his time in Louisville!!!
@@MihoyMinoy-si8fbNah he's right. They've always been good in the regular season, this isn't anything new in the past 4 years. Just cannot seem to prove themselves when it counts, too much inconsistency in the playoffs. I can't see them winning the chip this year.
I could see the Tillman trade being another master piece of a move by Brad Stevens. Because let’s just say the Celtics do go on and win the title this year and Al Horford decides to retire in the off season, who would step into his spot? Xavier Tillman. He’s a slightly undersized big who is a great rebounder and defender, he’s obviously not as good of a shooter as Horford but let’s just hope he develops a middy
What is wrong with you people? Are you really this clueless? First off, Tillman is 6.8. HE'S NOT A CENTER. DON'T BE STUPID. Bam, Embiid, Giannis/Lopez, Allen/Mobley, Banchero/Wagner are all ROLLING IN THE FLOOR LAUGHING AT YOUR COMMENT, HOPING BRAD STEVENS IS STUPID ENOUGH TO INSTALL A 6.8 UNDERSIZED P4 AT THE CENTER POSITION. Spoiler alert, Stevens is not that stupid. Second, Tillman is a PRACTICE PLAYER ON A BARGAIN CONTRACT. Now, put down your disdain for my aggressive call-out and follow the trail and learn something. Semi WAS A PRACTICE PLAYER.....ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT. When he was eligible for a significant salary increase, he was replaced by GW (A PRACTICE PLAYER) ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT. When GW was eligible for a significant salary increase, he was replaced by Lance Stevenson (A PRACTICE PLAYER), at a much lower contract that GW received on the open market. When Brad Stevens was afforded the opportunity to make even better friends with a ravaged Memphis team, AND AGIAN REDUCE THE TEAM'S SALARY (and tax penalties, THIS SEASON AND IN THE FUTURE), he flipped PRACTICE PLAYER L. STEVENS for ANOTHER PRACTICE PLAYER TILLMAN. When PRACTICE PLAYER Tillman is eligible for a significant pay raise (next season), he will also BE REPLACED BY A SIMILARLY BODY STYLED PLAYER......ON A ROOKIE, OR VERY LOW LEVEL STANDARD, contract. And when that future PRACTICE PLAYER is eligible for a fat pay raise, he will then be replaced with a low salaried player. In the regular season, sans blowouts or periods of multiple injuries, teams can only go 7/8 deep. In the playoffs, injuries or not, teams can only go 6/7 deep. Tillman's contract status eliminates him from meaningful participation.
Dude, you are clueless to how the NBA operates. Tillman is a PRACTICE PLAYER and I promise you that barring a Memphis Grizzlies-type injury avalanche, Tillman will NEVER be any more of a Celtic participant than a PRACTICE PLAYER. Semi was a PRACTICE PLAYER and when he was due a big salary increase, he was flipped for GW, a SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER. When GW, a PRACTICE PLAYER,, was due a pay raise, he was flipped for L Stevens, a significantly CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER. When Brad Stevens had the opportunity to flip a low paid PRACTICE PLAYER L Stevens, for a significantly cheaper PRACTICE PLAYER Tillman, he'd did so. Tillman, a PRACTICE PLAYER, is due his pay raise after this season so he will be gone and replaced by another CHEAP PRACTICE PLAYER. It's all just a continuous PRACTICE PLAYER inventory management daisy chain. He will be gone after this season because Brad Stevens can get, and for salary management reasons, MUST, bring in a player who will be SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER next season. You guys keep thinking that every marginal acquisition (ie PRACTICE PLAYERS) is done as if those marginal PRACTICE PLAYERS impacted something other that filling out the PRACTICE squad. Those transactions are simply PRACTICE PLAYER management (ie inventory management), and salary control management. Brad Stevens just flipped PRACTICE PLAYER L Stevens for a significantly cheaper PRACTICE PLAYER. Flipping these marginal PRACTICE PLAYERS for cheaper PRACTICE PLAYERS is just one continuous salary management daisy chain,nothing more.
They’re close but the 2019 Raptors were absolutely stacked from top to bottom Lowry Fred VanVleet Kawhi Siakam Marc Gasol Serge Ibaka Norman Powell OG Anuboby Danny Green Delon Wright
Yeah i think the Cs are winning the chip but arent going to get much love in the individual recognition awards. Brad stevens should at the very least win executive of the year.
Not having back to back losses since November is honestly incredible. That stat alone shows how great this team is. What's crazy is they're on pace for 64 wins which is fantastic, but they could easily have at least 3 more wins than they do. If that were the case they'd be on pace for 69 wins. All of that said, the Celtics/Tatum hate and criticism will never cease until they win a championship.
No one is talking about them cause it was to be expected , if they weren't at the top of the league breezing thru the nba they'd be alot more talk about them . The west also has way more story right now with 1-4 being like 1 or 1.5 games back from each other
I have a lot to say as a Celtics fan. This team is great, Kristaps and jrue have been exactly what the team needed. Jrue is Marcus with better defense and better offence. KP is the key to the team, he unlocks what Tatum and brown can be, his 2 man game with either wing is almost completely unstoppable. The whole time I’ve watched this team they’ve needed a big desperately and now we see what it is they were missing. Tatum has been mvp level this year but is making a lot of sacrifices to win. Dwhite is another level this year, he does whatever you need offensively and defensively he’s great partnered with jrue. The bench was shaky to begin with but they really come round and contributed in a big way. If kp can stay healthy the only thing that stops this team is themselves. Like you said they’ve always had a habit of settling, I think there’s still adjustment to be made with jaylen and Jayson, the help is there now and they need to use it. Even without a ring I’ll be happy with another finals appearance, I think the window for this team will be open for a few seasons health provided.
You're going to again be disappointed. Zing can't possible survive playoff physicality, especially in the EC. Without him, we are no better than the prior 15 seasons.
I love how the star player Tatum is sacrificing in terms of he’s numbers for the better of the team. There’s been games that he could’ve gone for 50 pts and be more ball dominant
What sacrifice? Tatum's scoring has dropped only 4 ppg from last season, even with the addition of Zing, Holiday, and a blossoming White. The sacrifice is by Holiday, who seems perfectly content playing on cruise control for the regular season.
@@deefree35 3 shots less per gam? That's not a sacrifice. Last season Brown took too many shots to: A. Justify his new contract, understandable. B. Because the team was offensively substandard, understandable. But to "give up" a whopping three shots per game when your GM acquires Zing/Holiday and while White is blossoming, is hardly a "sacrifice" if the end goal is a championship. "Sacrifice" would be for JT/JB/Zing/Holiday/White to actually pass the ball to PP/Kornet/Hauser/Queta as if they were part of the team instead of treating them like door stops.
@@qt3dot14ish 3 shots actually go a long way. If he shoots on average of 2.5 points per those 3 shot his ppg would be boosted from 22 to 24.5 which is a huge difference
I could see it coming into the year, porzingis being added to this team is such a monumental move. And then adding holiday, they are so stacked. This is a historically good roster for a lot of reasons, so much top end talent, 2 perennial all stars, and a unicorn 7’3 player. I’ve never seen something like having Tatum and Brown, and then add Porzingis. Never has there been a team constructed like this. And then white and holiday are all star caliber, and can’t forget horford. This team should cruise to a chip, I think it will be similar to last year where people realized in the playoffs that Denver was the best team by a lot. But it should be clear to anyone watching that Boston is the best by a good margin
@@coops1992 not at all the same thing. porzingis is 7’3, Tatum 6’8, brown 6’6. Obviously Kd Klay Steph is great but there’s never been a team constructed this way. Porzingis has 4 inches on KD, a 7’3 player who plays like him never existed until him. He’s averaging the most points per touch in the paint by a lot, I’m not saying this trio is better than Kd Steph Klay. But there isn’t a roster that’s ever looked like this
I think the lack of hype comes from a few factors. 1) We've seen the Celtics make deep playoff runs so many times since 2018 that it's almost become a "prove it" year; 2) I think there's some distrust of Tatum as the best player on a championship team after the 2022 Finals; 3) I think there's some distrust of Mazzulla after he was so slow to make adjustments in last year's playoffs. I'm not saying any of those things are fair. But I think that's many people's mentality. A lot of people are in "wait and see" mode with them. Even I, as a Celtics fan, can't shake the feeling that they're just not quite reliable or well coached enough to win four series.
First Tatum is only 25 years old and 2nd go look up his horrible playoff stats and come let me know what they are. Oh also his rookie year when he choked and scored most points in playoff history by any rookie ever.
This year’s team is objectively different. KP alone makes the C’s a matchup nightmare. I truly feel like national media is just stuck on last year’s team at the moment and can’t be bothered to actually watch this year’s team because of preconceived notions about what the C’s ceiling is.
The 2nd half of the season with coach Ime was historical also. For them to completely destroy teams the 2nd half of that season and not win the finals was the first time in history it happened.
Your right about the nba media not talking about the Celtics. I see videos on other teams all the time and why they can win it all but the only media about the Celtics is when they lose and why they are flawed. It’s crazy seeing a team this good being consistently ignored
I think one of the reasons why people aren’t talking about the Celtics as much is because this iteration (the Jayson Tatum / Jaylen Brown duo) of the team has all the makings of a championship run but has yet to convert. They’ve been going to the playoffs within their first two years of being drafted to the team and have had deep runs 4 of the 6 times that they have been. Even going to the finals once. Still, the consensus is that they just can’t get it done when it matters. I think people fail to see that these guys are young-25 and 27 respectively. They’ve also accomplished more for their age than many guys will in their entire NBA careers. To be honest, now would be the time for them to make serious pushes to win it all. So, I’d say they’re right on time. Despite being a Bucks fan, I picked Boston to win it all this year.
It's unfortunate that the Celtics have lost recently against the Clippers and Lakers - the national media loves LA and focus on their games. Even though we crushed them in LA in December, we did put up a couple of garbage games against them. Particularly that game against the Lakers where the Lakers shot 53% from 3 (with no AD/Lebron), basically eliminated them from title contention to the national media. After that game they were practically being dropped down to Wizards level, trash, mentally weak, will get swept out. They have the best numbers in the clutch over all, but against Golden State in OT and Denver, they came up small with some weak shots at the end on national TV. I get it - they won't be able to shut anyone up until they win a title.
This is the best Celtics team since 2008. If they don't win the championship, I'd assume or more of the following led to it: injury, poor situational play, and/or poor strategy/coaching. They have all the pieces. It's just a matter of those pieces staying healthy and being used in the right way. They are the most skilled team, but there's still a small margin for error. It's not going to be easy.
Hauser and pritchard have really been the unspoken heroes of this team. The bench doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Anyways, this is easily the best Celtics team since 08. Just hope they can finish it this time around, and bring home banner 18 ☘️☘️☘️
The reason they're not talked about is because Boston has been regular season good as per expectation. The narrative that gets views is if Tatum is a top 5 player or the lead guy on a championship team. Their past 5 seasons have been about refining the team, rather than shaking up everything to with constant superstar trades and hirings/firings.
@@mezzb I never said that they were only regular season good. I stated the reasons why they aren't talked about. I'm not reading what you have to say since you've already missed the point of ahat I said and I have no interest in some rando telling me what I already know about my team for the past decade.
Porzingus makes this team literally unstoppable on offense because you can't switch and jrue improves our defense so much for so many reasons this Celtics team has a chance to be a dynasty nevermind EASILY winning it this year
I'm going to say that the Celts are a seriously flawed team and have virtually no chance to win a title this season. I'm going to bookmark this post and after the Celt's season is over, I'm going to come back here and comment on their ended of the season. Let's see who's correct and who is incorrect. Will you join me here at the end of the season to compare notes, or will you just disappear into the night without owning up to the validity of your "prediction"? We shall see.
I’m telling you any other mvp race guy they would not be sacrificing there stat line to win and it’s still crazy for what Tatum is averaging while still giving up some stats
People keep on saying this team will not win it because of previous playoffs mishaps. Just to remind you, Tatum was injured last year in the very first play of the Game 7. If he wasn't, Celtics would definitely close that game out and might have even gave the Nuggets a arun for their money since they have the higher seed. Also, this team is so much different from last year's. They don't have Smart who makes bad late-game decisions, and they also don't have Brogdon and Timelord who were basically missing-in-action the whole playoffs because of untimely injuries. More importantly, they have Porzingis now which unlocks the post and gives the shooters lots of space because he is a threat anywhere
the reason no one talks about the Celtics is because this has become the standard in Boston. not only for the Celtics but for everyone. and the Celtics completely embody that. all that matters is winning and they know that. it’s expected for them to be this dominant.
Brad Stevens is a genius if Gordon Hayward never got hurt and Isaiah Thomas stayed healthy we would have won in 2017-2018 but I'm impressed with the moves he made so far people look at numbers only but don't see what these guys are sacrificing to win. See ya in the finals if our guys stay healthy!
If the Knicks or the 76ers or the Lakers, or the clippers, or the Nuggets would have the record Boston has right now, and leading the entire NBA above all teams, there would be write- ups and videos to look at on a daily basis… But since it’s the Boston Celtics, with 17 world championships, they get no love, nor no respect from the media… and that is very evident…
The Celtics will go as far as they want to. They just chuck too many unnecessary 3s which lets team get close and now they’re in a clutch game for no reason. Its been a problem since their finals appearance
I think the celtics doesn't get much noise because we're in a championship run for the 3rd year already. I just think that Celts now have something to prove, and that is they can win a championship, not just talk about it but really win it. Basically the people are tired of expecting the celts to win then coming up short, it's time to prove the doubters wrong.
Interesting statistic (from Rusty Buckets): only one team has ever won a Chip with over 40% of their shots from three. That is a weakness for the Celtics. An equally big weakness is that Tatum is not a top 5 player which is another thing usually needed for a Chip. Overall, they’re an incredible team, but just a couple of notes
@@toxingunnr5621 Easily? And yet is #8 on The Ringer top 100. All good though brother. Let's check back after the season and see if Tatum finally proves he's him
I think they're going to need the way kristaps porzingis spreads the floor and defends the rim for them to win the championship because they do seem to take care of the shots at the end of close games... not to mention end of game turnovers. Sooo stay healthy K.P.!
The Celtics are getting less ink than some other teams because we know their baseline is getting to the conference semi-finals. The questions are whether they take the next three steps, winning the ECSF, the ECF, and the Finals. This was obvious after the Jrue Holiday trade, already having acquired Porziņģis and lost Smart. One factor which is significant is that Mazzulla is now a second-year head coach. It seems that he cost them a few wins last post season, including games which unnecessarily extended series. Those mistakes have mostly been eliminated this season, though there have still been a few head-scratchers. The Celtics have one flaw this season: an over-reliance on 3s. If they can shift to a more balanced offense when the 3s are missing, they will be unstoppable, if Porziņģis stays healthy.
They’re one of the top post up teams in the league. KP is automatic once he gets in the post. Tatum has a post up game now. This take that they over-rely on 3s is stale and just left over from last season. They’re a different team now.
@@brandonmedina5537 The Celtics' 3pt attempts per game is up a tick from last year. Tatum is in the top-10 in 3pt attempts per game. The others on the list: Steph, Luka, Donovan, Trae, Klay, Hardaway Jr, Dame, Bogdanovic, PG13. One of these is not like the others. The problem is the Celtics' losses. They are 2-4 combined against the Nuggets, Clippers, TWolves, and Thunder. In the east, they are a combined 6-3 against the Magic, Pacers [2x], and Bucks. Their path to the Finals is pretty good, but winning the championship will require flexibility if the 3pt shots are missing.
@@UnconventionalReasoning and they have that flexibility in Kristaps Porzingis being a 7’3 unicorn who basically acts as an offensive release valve. When he gets the ball on the block, it’s either a foul or a bucket every single time. He’s simply too big. And again, the post up numbers this year are crazy high and second only to the Nuggets. I don’t have the numbers off the dome, but I feel it’s like top 3 in both frequency and efficiency. JT is not just firing 3s. He’s got a fadeaway middy now that is absolutely automatic. Yes, he takes a lot of 3s. It’s not like he’s dogshit from there. He’s shooting 36 percent on the season. And in the modern NBA, guess what? You HAVE to shoot a lot of 3s and shoot well, that’s just the math of it all. But Boston now has a more diversified offense to handle dry shooting spells than last year. All our guys can post up. All our guys can dish assists. So again, I fail to see what the worry is.
@@brandonmedina5537 Sigh... "just the math"... It would be nice if people could actually apply analytics well... The phrase, "just math" is a myth. At 36.3%, Tatum is outside the top 100 NBA players in 3pt pct. So, for an MVP candidate with 8.4 3pt attempts/gm, it kind if is crap. Porziņģis has already missed 15 of 55 games. If he misses a playoff series, that's a big loss. Yes, a diversified offense is good, over the course of the season. It becomes less relevant in a single elimination game if a team forgets that it has a diversified offense.
@@UnconventionalReasoning Porzingis has missed 15 games specifically BECAUSE the C’s are making sure he’s healthy for the playoffs. Please explain to me how “just math” is a myth. As for Tatum, thankfully he’s not the only one shooting 3s on the team, now is he? Derrick White is 40 percent from 3, Jrue Holiday is shooting like 66 percent on corner 3s, good for best in the league. Al is shooting 40 percent. Our 3 point shooting comes from the aggregate, not just one guy. And all of our guys are pretty damn good perimeter shooters. Are they the splash brothers? No. But they don’t have to be. In the aggregate, our 3 point shooting is damn efficient and has won a lot of games. And what makes you think they’ll forget that they have a diversified offense in the playoffs? They’ve won 78 percent of their games. Why would they go away from what’s clearly working?
The real reason they try not to talk about the Celtics is because they’re far better than their teams. Jealousy is a real thing. But they can wait patiently until they get forced to talk about them when they raise the championship trophy this year.
I love the logic of "celtics couldn't win in years past with different teams and coaches, so they cant win in the present" its just the most sound reasoning and its super concrete facts
Literally “23 and 24 yr old Tatum and Brown lost in the finals, so that must mean they’ll never win again”. Because this is a totally normal standard that gets set for players under 25🤦♂️…..
I had my doubts the last few seasons is just cuz of injury and I wasn’t sold on Smart, love him but inconsistency. This team though…if healthy we getting that chip
NgL I love this team but sometimes they remind of the cowboys .. they tend to play down to their opponents and some of those losses if they had played a bit cleaner they would definitely have like 6-7 losses . It it’s a new team essentially but they can go cold and turn it over a lot. But for sure proud of the team.
i love the celtics, i aint a fan or anything, but as a franchise, i respect the heck out of them, but i just lost my faith on them in the playoffs, in this case with tatum and mazulla, mazulla for obvious reasons, but for tatum, him being so inconsistant is really why i dont believe this team will win in the end, even with such a perfect roster, the front office is playing 4d chess for years now, amazing work, but tatum really needs to stop and lock up, and lock up during the entire playoffs not just 1 or 2 games and ghost on the most important games
Nobody talks about them because they’re so stacked that it’s a little boring. Every other team in the East is fighting for 2nd. Also the other eastern teams have all had really interesting trades - Pacers, Knicks or drama like the Bucks.
As a Celtics and OKC fan since Russ MVP season and Prime IT, Life truly couldn't be better. Both my teams are gonna make the finals. But Sadly gotta go for the Celtics, wouldn't mind if they alternated championships however
I’m the opposite, I’ve been a OKC and Pistons (I live in Michigan) fan since 2011 when I started watching basketball. It’s nice to have OKC doing great again but man does it suck being a pistons fan.
if we and more importantly all the refs would be honest, we all would see that Al Horford is the best grandpa in the league ... if they would call travels and fouls truly against Lebron he wouldnt perform better then Al
Bucks, have a coach issue 6ers, might get embiid coming off injury Cavs, solid defense, but rely too heavy 2 dudes on off Knicks, aren't as good. Pacers, no def The heat, might be the only real threat to them. As long as the heat have a healthy butler they are a threat.
Biggest weakness, inexperienced head coach. OOTO plays are not very good or maybe never ran correctly. However that’s offset by unarguably the best coaching staff ever, Joe got 3 legit coaches on his bench and office, guys who interviewed for his boss’s job 2 years ago.
They’re gonna finish with more than 64 wins, the rest of their schedule is one of the 3 easiest 💀 you know how wild it is they’re the 1 seed convincingly and they’ve played the hardest part of their schedule by a mile?😂
You forget the to put the pictures of the real dudes. Holiday, White, and Prozingis. These are the pictures you should be showing. As for the record what is the difference between this year and last year. I’ll tell you it’s Holiday White and Prozingis. These are the guys that have made this team win. It has nothing to do with Tatum and Brown other that their ISO ball which you can see during the course of the game some of them player really do not like it. The fade away shot you are talking about is Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Bottom line if this team won it won’t be because of Tatum and Brown. They had their chance and they failed. As for best player you said nothing about where Tatum is on the defensive end of the court. You young guys thinks is you can score the basketball you’re great. New flash dude offense do not win NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS defense do. This is just a lot of run off at the mouth. If Tatum is so great why do he needs Holiday and White. Dude please list to how you sound. One minute Tatum is all world but you can’t say anything about his defensive play.
Finally someone with some sense. Brown and Tatum will shoot their way out of the playoffs again. I hear every year how good the Celtics are and how Tatum is a superstar. Then I kick my feet up and watch them choke year after year
You wanna know a big reason to why holiday, white, and porzingus are playing so good? It’s because they get to play off of Tatum and brown they’re able to get open looks because the defense is so focused on Tatum and brown
We don’t talk about the Celtics because we don’t like the Celtics 😭 I’m a proud hater but can’t hate on excellence so I gotta stay silent, I assume that’s true for a lot of other fans who can’t stand the Celtics 😂
If we wanna play the “they lost a random regular season game against an inferior opponent” card, we can do that for literally every team in the league. There’s 82 games. There’s gonna be head scratching losses. Discounting their progress because of that is silly.
@@RittenhousesRifle relative to expectations is what I mean. They were favorites in 2018, 2020 & 2023 ECF and were favorites in the 2022 Finals. With that success they should at least have 1 ring.
@@jehem2239This is the first year since the Jays have been drafted where the Celtics clearly have the best team in the league. They’ve had the best record in a year or two in the past. But they were never actually the best overall team. Every team they’ve lost to up until this point they were clearly the inferior team besides last year against Miami and it took a serious ankle sprain for Tatum in the first minute of game 7 to ruin Bostons real shot at coming back from 0-3. This is the best Celtics team since 2008. Fair to assume nobody will beat them in a 7 game series.
@RittenhousesRifle Correct. Not only have the Celtics up until this year never had the best team. They have also never been the healthiest team when eliminated from the playoffs. Barring no injuries to their top 6 players they should win the championship this year. I don’t see anybody beating them in a 7 game series.
@@RittenhousesRifle I can understand this argument prior the 2022, in 2022 they were favorites and had the lead 2-1. But what my original point is... they are not in talks right now because they are really expected to top the NBA in the reg season. They will start talking about the C's come playoff time.
What's wild to me is that Brad Stevens had so much success as the Celtics coach, then took the GM job and immediately had arguably even better success. The guy just understands basketball.
Emperor Bradpatine is the best GM in the league.
It really is understated how impressive the celtics have been since they traded the big 3. Everyone will say it means nothing because they haven't won a chip yet but the culture they've instilled is finally showing its fruit. Theyve been a top team in the league now pretty much every year since 2016 and have had a LOT of roller coaster moments that could've easily derailed the franchise
@@DillaDonutswell said
He was born to be a GM. The fact that he’s upgraded the roster every year since he’s been here. Derrick white, kristaps, getting rid of Kemba to bring back Horford. And he’s not afraid to trade key pieces that Ainge would’ve never traded (smart, Time Lord)
JB's contract will 100% come back to bite him in the ass
If Brad doesn’t win executive of the year this season throw away the award
The reason the media isn’t taking about the Celtics is because our team is focused on winning and nothing else. When we are playing for each other and Jayson Tatum is playing selfless ball plus the other guys are cooking with their own strengths, we win and go on to the next one. Outside noise is just that noise and at the end of the day we are controlling the narrative that we can win the title with the team we have!!!
Basically, as a non Celtics fan, y’all play boring basketball that is absolutely gonna win rings if not this szn, next. Literally unbeatable at times!
Man be fr Tatum not all that in the finals brown ain’t got a left hand kristaps lucky if he stays healthy jrue is old the window is closing, perennial 1st seed but never gonna close it out. IMO at least (im also a cavs fan so maybe im bias)
@dariusgarlandbf That’s not bias that’s straight up hatred and delusion. And I’m a Kings fan.
@@dariusgarlandbf listen, I get where you are coming from. As a Celtics fan for years because of Brad Stevens as he came from my favorite college team which is Butler. I’ve seen this from all of them in the past. However it is a team sport and right now we might not be putting on a show every night except for the games like tonight, yet we are trying to get the job done which right now we are doing effectively and have our best chance to get a ring. By the way congratulations to your Cavs on putting on a great season so far, huge fan of Donovan Mitchell from his time in Louisville!!!
@@MihoyMinoy-si8fbNah he's right. They've always been good in the regular season, this isn't anything new in the past 4 years. Just cannot seem to prove themselves when it counts, too much inconsistency in the playoffs. I can't see them winning the chip this year.
As a Celtics fan, I love to hear this. Thanks Cone!
now lets just stick together in the playoffs to win it all
Jayson Tatum needs a ring to start his legacy young while he can…
Most stars don't win their first ring until at least 26. He'll be 26 in March.
@@kennystar9075so basically this season thanks
And he’s only 19 🫨🫨
I could see the Tillman trade being another master piece of a move by Brad Stevens. Because let’s just say the Celtics do go on and win the title this year and Al Horford decides to retire in the off season, who would step into his spot? Xavier Tillman. He’s a slightly undersized big who is a great rebounder and defender, he’s obviously not as good of a shooter as Horford but let’s just hope he develops a middy
ur 100% right, i think he is 25 or 26
Horford said he would’ve signed for 3 more years if they’d let him. With his limited role he’s not retiring, he’s also Tatums favorite teammate
What is wrong with you people? Are you really this clueless?
First off, Tillman is 6.8. HE'S NOT A CENTER. DON'T BE STUPID.
Bam, Embiid, Giannis/Lopez, Allen/Mobley, Banchero/Wagner are all ROLLING IN THE FLOOR LAUGHING AT YOUR COMMENT, HOPING BRAD STEVENS IS STUPID ENOUGH TO INSTALL A 6.8 UNDERSIZED P4 AT THE CENTER POSITION.
Spoiler alert, Stevens is not that stupid.
Second, Tillman is a PRACTICE PLAYER ON A BARGAIN CONTRACT.
Now, put down your disdain for my aggressive call-out and follow the trail and learn something.
Semi WAS A PRACTICE PLAYER.....ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT. When he was eligible for a significant salary increase, he was replaced by GW (A PRACTICE PLAYER) ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT. When GW was eligible for a significant salary increase, he was replaced by Lance Stevenson (A PRACTICE PLAYER), at a much lower contract that GW received on the open market.
When Brad Stevens was afforded the opportunity to make even better friends with a ravaged Memphis team, AND AGIAN REDUCE THE TEAM'S SALARY (and tax penalties, THIS SEASON AND IN THE FUTURE), he flipped PRACTICE PLAYER L. STEVENS for ANOTHER PRACTICE PLAYER TILLMAN.
When PRACTICE PLAYER Tillman is eligible for a significant pay raise (next season), he will also BE REPLACED BY A SIMILARLY BODY STYLED PLAYER......ON A ROOKIE, OR VERY LOW LEVEL STANDARD, contract.
And when that future PRACTICE PLAYER is eligible for a fat pay raise, he will then be replaced with a low salaried player.
In the regular season, sans blowouts or periods of multiple injuries, teams can only go 7/8 deep. In the playoffs, injuries or not, teams can only go 6/7 deep. Tillman's contract status eliminates him from meaningful participation.
Even if Jrue left. With a respectable three, Tillman can be the starting 4 as a 3&D. he is perfect for the role
Dude, you are clueless to how the NBA operates.
Tillman is a PRACTICE PLAYER and I promise you that barring a Memphis Grizzlies-type injury avalanche, Tillman will NEVER be any more of a Celtic participant than a PRACTICE PLAYER.
Semi was a PRACTICE PLAYER and when he was due a big salary increase, he was flipped for GW, a SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER.
When GW, a PRACTICE PLAYER,, was due a pay raise, he was flipped for L Stevens, a significantly CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER.
When Brad Stevens had the opportunity to flip a low paid PRACTICE PLAYER L Stevens, for a significantly cheaper PRACTICE PLAYER Tillman, he'd did so.
Tillman, a PRACTICE PLAYER, is due his pay raise after this season so he will be gone and replaced by another CHEAP PRACTICE PLAYER.
It's all just a continuous PRACTICE PLAYER inventory management daisy chain.
He will be gone after this season because Brad Stevens can get, and for salary management reasons, MUST, bring in a player who will be SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER PRACTICE PLAYER next season.
You guys keep thinking that every marginal acquisition (ie PRACTICE PLAYERS) is done as if those marginal PRACTICE PLAYERS impacted something other that filling out the PRACTICE squad.
Those transactions are simply PRACTICE PLAYER management (ie inventory management), and salary control management.
Brad Stevens just flipped PRACTICE PLAYER L Stevens for a significantly cheaper PRACTICE PLAYER.
Flipping these marginal PRACTICE PLAYERS for cheaper PRACTICE PLAYERS is just one continuous salary management daisy chain,nothing more.
They're the best constructed team since the KD Warriors.
They’re close but the 2019 Raptors were absolutely stacked from top to bottom
Lowry
Fred VanVleet
Kawhi
Siakam
Marc Gasol
Serge Ibaka
Norman Powell
OG Anuboby
Danny Green
Delon Wright
@@GetenIceThat’s not that stacked
@@GetenIce They weren't stacked but they were really well built, they almost lost to a klayless kdless warriors at game 6.
oh dont forget about jeremy lin @@GetenIce
@s2l4t9 I didn't know Marc gasol were in that Toronto championship run
Yeah i think the Cs are winning the chip but arent going to get much love in the individual recognition awards. Brad stevens should at the very least win executive of the year.
don't jinx it
i love this team so much😭☘️ boston sports are something special
Not having back to back losses since November is honestly incredible. That stat alone shows how great this team is.
What's crazy is they're on pace for 64 wins which is fantastic, but they could easily have at least 3 more wins than they do. If that were the case they'd be on pace for 69 wins.
All of that said, the Celtics/Tatum hate and criticism will never cease until they win a championship.
No one is talking about them cause it was to be expected , if they weren't at the top of the league breezing thru the nba they'd be alot more talk about them . The west also has way more story right now with 1-4 being like 1 or 1.5 games back from each other
Will get more interesting as well, as the mavs pelicans and suns are catching up
one of my favorite stats is that Jrue is shooting over 60% on corner threes this season, just an insane clip
If Kristaps Porzingis stay healthy this season & consistent 2024 playoffs Boston big chance get #18 banner 💪💪💪
I have a lot to say as a Celtics fan.
This team is great, Kristaps and jrue have been exactly what the team needed.
Jrue is Marcus with better defense and better offence.
KP is the key to the team, he unlocks what Tatum and brown can be, his 2 man game with either wing is almost completely unstoppable.
The whole time I’ve watched this team they’ve needed a big desperately and now we see what it is they were missing.
Tatum has been mvp level this year but is making a lot of sacrifices to win.
Dwhite is another level this year, he does whatever you need offensively and defensively he’s great partnered with jrue.
The bench was shaky to begin with but they really come round and contributed in a big way.
If kp can stay healthy the only thing that stops this team is themselves.
Like you said they’ve always had a habit of settling, I think there’s still adjustment to be made with jaylen and Jayson, the help is there now and they need to use it.
Even without a ring I’ll be happy with another finals appearance, I think the window for this team will be open for a few seasons health provided.
You're going to again be disappointed. Zing can't possible survive playoff physicality, especially in the EC. Without him, we are no better than the prior 15 seasons.
I love how the star player Tatum is sacrificing in terms of he’s numbers for the better of the team. There’s been games that he could’ve gone for 50 pts and be more ball dominant
What sacrifice? Tatum's scoring has dropped only 4 ppg from last season, even with the addition of Zing, Holiday, and a blossoming White. The sacrifice is by Holiday, who seems perfectly content playing on cruise control for the regular season.
4ppg for an average is alot but the real sacrifice is coming from JB he's averaging 17 shots a game last yr he averaged 20
@@deefree35 3 shots less per gam? That's not a sacrifice.
Last season Brown took too many shots to:
A. Justify his new contract, understandable.
B. Because the team was offensively substandard, understandable.
But to "give up" a whopping three shots per game when your GM acquires Zing/Holiday and while White is blossoming, is hardly a "sacrifice" if the end goal is a championship.
"Sacrifice" would be for JT/JB/Zing/Holiday/White to actually pass the ball to PP/Kornet/Hauser/Queta as if they were part of the team instead of treating them like door stops.
@@qt3dot14ish 3 shots actually go a long way. If he shoots on average of 2.5 points per those 3 shot his ppg would be boosted from 22 to 24.5 which is a huge difference
I could see it coming into the year, porzingis being added to this team is such a monumental move. And then adding holiday, they are so stacked. This is a historically good roster for a lot of reasons, so much top end talent, 2 perennial all stars, and a unicorn 7’3 player. I’ve never seen something like having Tatum and Brown, and then add Porzingis. Never has there been a team constructed like this. And then white and holiday are all star caliber, and can’t forget horford. This team should cruise to a chip, I think it will be similar to last year where people realized in the playoffs that Denver was the best team by a lot. But it should be clear to anyone watching that Boston is the best by a good margin
Curry+ Klay + KD
@@coops1992 not at all the same thing. porzingis is 7’3, Tatum 6’8, brown 6’6. Obviously Kd Klay Steph is great but there’s never been a team constructed this way. Porzingis has 4 inches on KD, a 7’3 player who plays like him never existed until him. He’s averaging the most points per touch in the paint by a lot, I’m not saying this trio is better than Kd Steph Klay. But there isn’t a roster that’s ever looked like this
I think the lack of hype comes from a few factors. 1) We've seen the Celtics make deep playoff runs so many times since 2018 that it's almost become a "prove it" year; 2) I think there's some distrust of Tatum as the best player on a championship team after the 2022 Finals; 3) I think there's some distrust of Mazzulla after he was so slow to make adjustments in last year's playoffs.
I'm not saying any of those things are fair. But I think that's many people's mentality. A lot of people are in "wait and see" mode with them. Even I, as a Celtics fan, can't shake the feeling that they're just not quite reliable or well coached enough to win four series.
First Tatum is only 25 years old and 2nd go look up his horrible playoff stats and come let me know what they are. Oh also his rookie year when he choked and scored most points in playoff history by any rookie ever.
This year’s team is objectively different. KP alone makes the C’s a matchup nightmare. I truly feel like national media is just stuck on last year’s team at the moment and can’t be bothered to actually watch this year’s team because of preconceived notions about what the C’s ceiling is.
Absolutely no 🧢🧢 here.. mazzulla is being carried by the team, and all it takes one big obstacles and the cookie just crumbles..
Last night brisetts last bucket was nice ...double handed windy
crazy how everyone you mentioned could reallistically make an all defensive team
The 2nd half of the season with coach Ime was historical also. For them to completely destroy teams the 2nd half of that season and not win the finals was the first time in history it happened.
Your right about the nba media not talking about the Celtics. I see videos on other teams all the time and why they can win it all but the only media about the Celtics is when they lose and why they are flawed. It’s crazy seeing a team this good being consistently ignored
I think one of the reasons why people aren’t talking about the Celtics as much is because this iteration (the Jayson Tatum / Jaylen Brown duo) of the team has all the makings of a championship run but has yet to convert. They’ve been going to the playoffs within their first two years of being drafted to the team and have had deep runs 4 of the 6 times that they have been. Even going to the finals once. Still, the consensus is that they just can’t get it done when it matters.
I think people fail to see that these guys are young-25 and 27 respectively. They’ve also accomplished more for their age than many guys will in their entire NBA careers. To be honest, now would be the time for them to make serious pushes to win it all. So, I’d say they’re right on time. Despite being a Bucks fan, I picked Boston to win it all this year.
It's unfortunate that the Celtics have lost recently against the Clippers and Lakers - the national media loves LA and focus on their games. Even though we crushed them in LA in December, we did put up a couple of garbage games against them. Particularly that game against the Lakers where the Lakers shot 53% from 3 (with no AD/Lebron), basically eliminated them from title contention to the national media. After that game they were practically being dropped down to Wizards level, trash, mentally weak, will get swept out. They have the best numbers in the clutch over all, but against Golden State in OT and Denver, they came up small with some weak shots at the end on national TV. I get it - they won't be able to shut anyone up until they win a title.
This is the best Celtics team since 2008. If they don't win the championship, I'd assume or more of the following led to it: injury, poor situational play, and/or poor strategy/coaching. They have all the pieces. It's just a matter of those pieces staying healthy and being used in the right way. They are the most skilled team, but there's still a small margin for error. It's not going to be easy.
Hauser and pritchard have really been the unspoken heroes of this team. The bench doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Anyways, this is easily the best Celtics team since 08. Just hope they can finish it this time around, and bring home banner 18 ☘️☘️☘️
The reason they're not talked about is because Boston has been regular season good as per expectation. The narrative that gets views is if Tatum is a top 5 player or the lead guy on a championship team. Their past 5 seasons have been about refining the team, rather than shaking up everything to with constant superstar trades and hirings/firings.
@@mezzb I never said that they were only regular season good. I stated the reasons why they aren't talked about. I'm not reading what you have to say since you've already missed the point of ahat I said and I have no interest in some rando telling me what I already know about my team for the past decade.
Can't miss this video. I appreciate the videos that help me burn time, and hear someone talk about basketball. Good work 👏
I literally have been watching you for probably about a year now and just realized I wasn’t subbed, my bad bro! Keep up the great work!!
Porzingus makes this team literally unstoppable on offense because you can't switch and jrue improves our defense so much for so many reasons this Celtics team has a chance to be a dynasty nevermind EASILY winning it this year
I'm going to say that the Celts are a seriously flawed team and have virtually no chance to win a title this season.
I'm going to bookmark this post and after the Celt's season is over, I'm going to come back here and comment on their ended of the season.
Let's see who's correct and who is incorrect. Will you join me here at the end of the season to compare notes, or will you just disappear into the night without owning up to the validity of your "prediction"?
We shall see.
@@qt3dot14ish so what are the Celtics flaws?
My favorite nba RUclipsr!
KP is good last two seasons,he is a bit underrated he do more than everyone expect from him! KP stats talk a lot in Boston
I’m telling you any other mvp race guy they would not be sacrificing there stat line to win and it’s still crazy for what Tatum is averaging while still giving up some stats
People keep on saying this team will not win it because of previous playoffs mishaps. Just to remind you, Tatum was injured last year in the very first play of the Game 7. If he wasn't, Celtics would definitely close that game out and might have even gave the Nuggets a arun for their money since they have the higher seed. Also, this team is so much different from last year's. They don't have Smart who makes bad late-game decisions, and they also don't have Brogdon and Timelord who were basically missing-in-action the whole playoffs because of untimely injuries. More importantly, they have Porzingis now which unlocks the post and gives the shooters lots of space because he is a threat anywhere
the reason no one talks about the Celtics is because this has become the standard in Boston. not only for the Celtics but for everyone. and the Celtics completely embody that. all that matters is winning and they know that. it’s expected for them to be this dominant.
I did say in the twitter spaces i feel pretty good about the Celtics if they continue to win every game by 35 so i was pretty spot on
I've really liked Queta this year ..... the guy is a monster on the boards
Loving the content cone. Keep it coming bro 🏀
As a Celtics fan, I'm just praying this year is our year 🙏
Brad Stevens is a genius if Gordon Hayward never got hurt and Isaiah Thomas stayed healthy we would have won in 2017-2018 but I'm impressed with the moves he made so far people look at numbers only but don't see what these guys are sacrificing to win. See ya in the finals if our guys stay healthy!
Great analysis
If the Knicks or the 76ers or the Lakers, or the clippers, or the Nuggets would have the record Boston has right now, and leading the entire NBA above all teams, there would be write- ups and videos to look at on a daily basis… But since it’s the Boston Celtics, with 17 world championships, they get no love, nor no respect from the media… and that is very evident…
Winning the finals our biggest downfall is going to be the western conference clippers, nuggets, thunder and wolves look tough
The Celtics will go as far as they want to. They just chuck too many unnecessary 3s which lets team get close and now they’re in a clutch game for no reason. Its been a problem since their finals appearance
Normal C activity, means nothing till they get a chip
I think the celtics doesn't get much noise because we're in a championship run for the 3rd year already. I just think that Celts now have something to prove, and that is they can win a championship, not just talk about it but really win it. Basically the people are tired of expecting the celts to win then coming up short, it's time to prove the doubters wrong.
Interesting statistic (from Rusty Buckets): only one team has ever won a Chip with over 40% of their shots from three. That is a weakness for the Celtics. An equally big weakness is that Tatum is not a top 5 player which is another thing usually needed for a Chip.
Overall, they’re an incredible team, but just a couple of notes
Tatum is easily top 5 casual
@@toxingunnr5621 Easily? And yet is #8 on The Ringer top 100. All good though brother. Let's check back after the season and see if Tatum finally proves he's him
@@jesser6423 there is no way you just used "the ringer" as a reason to have a player not top in the 5 lol
I think they're going to need the way kristaps porzingis spreads the floor and defends the rim for them to win the championship because they do seem to take care of the shots at the end of close games... not to mention end of game turnovers. Sooo stay healthy K.P.!
The Celtics are getting less ink than some other teams because we know their baseline is getting to the conference semi-finals. The questions are whether they take the next three steps, winning the ECSF, the ECF, and the Finals. This was obvious after the Jrue Holiday trade, already having acquired Porziņģis and lost Smart.
One factor which is significant is that Mazzulla is now a second-year head coach. It seems that he cost them a few wins last post season, including games which unnecessarily extended series. Those mistakes have mostly been eliminated this season, though there have still been a few head-scratchers.
The Celtics have one flaw this season: an over-reliance on 3s. If they can shift to a more balanced offense when the 3s are missing, they will be unstoppable, if Porziņģis stays healthy.
They’re one of the top post up teams in the league. KP is automatic once he gets in the post. Tatum has a post up game now. This take that they over-rely on 3s is stale and just left over from last season. They’re a different team now.
@@brandonmedina5537 The Celtics' 3pt attempts per game is up a tick from last year. Tatum is in the top-10 in 3pt attempts per game. The others on the list: Steph, Luka, Donovan, Trae, Klay, Hardaway Jr, Dame, Bogdanovic, PG13. One of these is not like the others.
The problem is the Celtics' losses. They are 2-4 combined against the Nuggets, Clippers, TWolves, and Thunder. In the east, they are a combined 6-3 against the Magic, Pacers [2x], and Bucks. Their path to the Finals is pretty good, but winning the championship will require flexibility if the 3pt shots are missing.
@@UnconventionalReasoning and they have that flexibility in Kristaps Porzingis being a 7’3 unicorn who basically acts as an offensive release valve. When he gets the ball on the block, it’s either a foul or a bucket every single time. He’s simply too big. And again, the post up numbers this year are crazy high and second only to the Nuggets. I don’t have the numbers off the dome, but I feel it’s like top 3 in both frequency and efficiency.
JT is not just firing 3s. He’s got a fadeaway middy now that is absolutely automatic. Yes, he takes a lot of 3s. It’s not like he’s dogshit from there. He’s shooting 36 percent on the season. And in the modern NBA, guess what? You HAVE to shoot a lot of 3s and shoot well, that’s just the math of it all. But Boston now has a more diversified offense to handle dry shooting spells than last year. All our guys can post up. All our guys can dish assists.
So again, I fail to see what the worry is.
@@brandonmedina5537 Sigh... "just the math"... It would be nice if people could actually apply analytics well... The phrase, "just math" is a myth.
At 36.3%, Tatum is outside the top 100 NBA players in 3pt pct. So, for an MVP candidate with 8.4 3pt attempts/gm, it kind if is crap.
Porziņģis has already missed 15 of 55 games. If he misses a playoff series, that's a big loss.
Yes, a diversified offense is good, over the course of the season. It becomes less relevant in a single elimination game if a team forgets that it has a diversified offense.
@@UnconventionalReasoning Porzingis has missed 15 games specifically BECAUSE the C’s are making sure he’s healthy for the playoffs. Please explain to me how “just math” is a myth.
As for Tatum, thankfully he’s not the only one shooting 3s on the team, now is he? Derrick White is 40 percent from 3, Jrue Holiday is shooting like 66 percent on corner 3s, good for best in the league. Al is shooting 40 percent. Our 3 point shooting comes from the aggregate, not just one guy. And all of our guys are pretty damn good perimeter shooters. Are they the splash brothers? No. But they don’t have to be. In the aggregate, our 3 point shooting is damn efficient and has won a lot of games.
And what makes you think they’ll forget that they have a diversified offense in the playoffs? They’ve won 78 percent of their games. Why would they go away from what’s clearly working?
DERRICK WHITE, DERRICK WHITE, DERRICK WHITE!
The real reason they try not to talk about the Celtics is because they’re far better than their teams. Jealousy is a real thing. But they can wait patiently until they get forced to talk about them when they raise the championship trophy this year.
I love the logic of "celtics couldn't win in years past with different teams and coaches, so they cant win in the present" its just the most sound reasoning and its super concrete facts
Literally “23 and 24 yr old Tatum and Brown lost in the finals, so that must mean they’ll never win again”. Because this is a totally normal standard that gets set for players under 25🤦♂️…..
It took Jordan 6 years to win his first ring....
I had my doubts the last few seasons is just cuz of injury and I wasn’t sold on Smart, love him but inconsistency. This team though…if healthy we getting that chip
All this noise to get bounced by the heat is crazy though
Let’s go Celtics
NgL I love this team but sometimes they remind of the cowboys .. they tend to play down to their opponents and some of those losses if they had played a bit cleaner they would definitely have like 6-7 losses . It it’s a new team essentially but they can go cold and turn it over a lot. But for sure proud of the team.
i love the celtics, i aint a fan or anything, but as a franchise, i respect the heck out of them, but i just lost my faith on them in the playoffs, in this case with tatum and mazulla, mazulla for obvious reasons, but for tatum, him being so inconsistant is really why i dont believe this team will win in the end, even with such a perfect roster, the front office is playing 4d chess for years now, amazing work, but tatum really needs to stop and lock up, and lock up during the entire playoffs not just 1 or 2 games and ghost on the most important games
Nah, still can't trust this team, they can go 82-0 somehow Tatum and Brown will find a way to choke in the playoffs
Nobody is talking about them because everyone is expecting Tatum to fold when it matters the most.
The whole time I listened to you talk, I’m thinking to myself….
None of this shit matters unless we win it all this year
We gotta sit KP when we play Drymond.
I think getting Xavier was a very good pick up as the Celtics needed more depth off the bench.
I’m chill with the Celtics not getting media attention, I fear if they do they’ll start to fold
Celtics are trouble this year. They have a great chance to win it all!
None of this means anything if we don’t hang banner 18, and I know that Celtics are thinking the same thing.
Jrue doesnt need to do anything but defend 😂 I think that's the ideal situation for him at this point in his career
I am the reason this was uploaded.
They better go to the finals no excuses
Bo$$ton 🤑 other than injuries this team will be hard to beat in a seven game series
This team is more unified compared to past teams
Bro you are the handsome clean version of that one roblox streamer that doesn't clean his room.
0:39 Jrue affects winning regardless what the stats say.
the bar is winning championship for the Celtics . W by 50 points won't make the news😅
Nobody talks about them because they’re so stacked that it’s a little boring.
Every other team in the East is fighting for 2nd. Also the other eastern teams have all had really interesting trades - Pacers, Knicks or drama like the Bucks.
As a Celtics and OKC fan since Russ MVP season and Prime IT, Life truly couldn't be better. Both my teams are gonna make the finals. But Sadly gotta go for the Celtics, wouldn't mind if they alternated championships however
I’m the opposite, I’ve been a OKC and Pistons (I live in Michigan) fan since 2011 when I started watching basketball. It’s nice to have OKC doing great again but man does it suck being a pistons fan.
@@nathangray2540 Yeah I get that (I live in CT), Like outside of basketball, last couple years for us have sucked a bit
if we and more importantly all the refs would be honest, we all would see that Al Horford is the best grandpa in the league ... if they would call travels and fouls truly against Lebron he wouldnt perform better then Al
Aaaand their winstreak is gone now (cone curse incoming)
Porzingis and D White need to stay healthy to win it all
In the Playoffs I think the only teams that can beat them in the West are Nuggets Grizzlies and the dark horse - Mavs (iykyk).
good video
Bucks, have a coach issue
6ers, might get embiid coming off injury
Cavs, solid defense, but rely too heavy 2 dudes on off
Knicks, aren't as good.
Pacers, no def
The heat, might be the only real threat to them. As long as the heat have a healthy butler they are a threat.
Heat not that good offensively this season. Their offensive efficiency is bad. Not a threat at all 🤷♂️
@@ameladinalauyajr.8684the zombie heat always wake up for the playoffs even though they shit the bed in the reg season.. unfortunately
Love how you really subtly threw in “their second best player porzingis..” lol
Also helps that everyone is piggy backing on the bucks hate
All this but Tatum ain’t even top 5 in MVP race, it’s ridiculous imo
The best player on the best team should always get talked about in that convo
Biggest weakness, inexperienced head coach. OOTO plays are not very good or maybe never ran correctly. However that’s offset by unarguably the best coaching staff ever, Joe got 3 legit coaches on his bench and office, guys who interviewed for his boss’s job 2 years ago.
Kp is third best behind brown
As non native English speaker, have to listen this on 0,75 speed
Tatum shoots too many threes not middys
how you talk about playoff experience and not talk about NBA Champion Jrue Holiday 😅
They’re gonna finish with more than 64 wins, the rest of their schedule is one of the 3 easiest 💀 you know how wild it is they’re the 1 seed convincingly and they’ve played the hardest part of their schedule by a mile?😂
You forget the to put the pictures of the real dudes. Holiday, White, and Prozingis. These are the pictures you should be showing. As for the record what is the difference between this year and last year. I’ll tell you it’s Holiday White and Prozingis. These are the guys that have made this team win. It has nothing to do with Tatum and Brown other that their ISO ball which you can see during the course of the game some of them player really do not like it. The fade away shot you are talking about is Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Bottom line if this team won it won’t be because of Tatum and Brown. They had their chance and they failed. As for best player you said nothing about where Tatum is on the defensive end of the court. You young guys thinks is you can score the basketball you’re great. New flash dude offense do not win NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS defense do. This is just a lot of run off at the mouth. If Tatum is so great why do he needs Holiday and White. Dude please list to how you sound. One minute Tatum is all world but you can’t say anything about his defensive play.
Finally someone with some sense. Brown and Tatum will shoot their way out of the playoffs again. I hear every year how good the Celtics are and how Tatum is a superstar. Then I kick my feet up and watch them choke year after year
You wanna know a big reason to why holiday, white, and porzingus are playing so good? It’s because they get to play off of Tatum and brown they’re able to get open looks because the defense is so focused on Tatum and brown
We don’t talk about the Celtics because we don’t like the Celtics 😭 I’m a proud hater but can’t hate on excellence so I gotta stay silent, I assume that’s true for a lot of other fans who can’t stand the Celtics 😂
Did you forget this same team lost to the lakey boiis without Ad n old man James??
They also beat them with ad and LeBron.... focusing on one of the few games they played bad is silly.
If we wanna play the “they lost a random regular season game against an inferior opponent” card, we can do that for literally every team in the league. There’s 82 games. There’s gonna be head scratching losses. Discounting their progress because of that is silly.
@@brandonmedina5537 my fault ig imma silly goose
The reason people don't talk about the Celtics is because
No one is talking about the C's because its the playoffs that the C's always fails. It is expected for them to dominate the reg season.
“Always fail” so you mean like the other 25 or so teams the last couple decades? Lmfao get lost hater.
@@RittenhousesRifle relative to expectations is what I mean. They were favorites in 2018, 2020 & 2023 ECF and were favorites in the 2022 Finals. With that success they should at least have 1 ring.
@@jehem2239This is the first year since the Jays have been drafted where the Celtics clearly have the best team in the league. They’ve had the best record in a year or two in the past. But they were never actually the best overall team. Every team they’ve lost to up until this point they were clearly the inferior team besides last year against Miami and it took a serious ankle sprain for Tatum in the first minute of game 7 to ruin Bostons real shot at coming back from 0-3. This is the best Celtics team since 2008. Fair to assume nobody will beat them in a 7 game series.
@RittenhousesRifle Correct. Not only have the Celtics up until this year never had the best team. They have also never been the healthiest team when eliminated from the playoffs. Barring no injuries to their top 6 players they should win the championship this year. I don’t see anybody beating them in a 7 game series.
@@RittenhousesRifle I can understand this argument prior the 2022, in 2022 they were favorites and had the lead 2-1. But what my original point is... they are not in talks right now because they are really expected to top the NBA in the reg season. They will start talking about the C's come playoff time.
KP is on borrowed heath time … WHEN he goes down ….not nearly as good …… fingers crossed
Please talk about how bad doc rivers is
don't jinx it, junior.
yeah but this means nothing if they don't get into the finals
I am honestly not sure if you are joking.
Even though Boston has been the #1 seed, IMO the team to beat in the East is Miami
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5:16 they all won the championship. Unless you meant to say 2016 warriors
Once the warriors wins 17 chips comeback and talk again 🥱
@@Musika809 bro what are you talking about I was just making a statement lmao
@@chops3905 your statement is lame though
@@Musika809 lame or not, it’s true. Coming from a rockets fan lol I hate the warriors