What’s going on with the Celtics this year?

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Hes a top 5 coach in the league but the idea hes a genius just makes me laugh....He plays to the strengths of his team like most good coaches do...

Ainge is the real genius.
Not if this team continues to play this mediocre. He is the one who constructed this roster.
 

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Ainge is fukking retarded holding onto all these peices. make a fukking trade
 

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Not if this team continues to play this mediocre. He is the one who constructed this roster.

Him acquiring those picks was,i question some of the FA signings....but they'd be in worse shape if they signed IT to a max deal...There still in a solid position in the future because of Ainge...
 
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Him acquiring those picks was,i question some of the FA signings....but they'd be in worse shape if they signed IT to a max deal...There still in a solid position in the future because of Ainge...
Yes but the goal is to be a contender. Ainge likes to hold on to as many assets as possible because he is afraid of making the wrong trade.
If this team is mediocre or bad this year, what solid future do they have?
Tatum nor Brown has shown me they can be franchise players this year. Kyrie is a question mark in terms of whether he will stay with this team even though he claimed he would resign. Players say a lot of things it doesn't mean shyt. Then you have Hayward who is a serviceable scorer at this point and that's it.
Ainge will need to make some moves if this team is not as good as he thought it would be.
 

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Kylie holding them back. Those guys aren't in awe of Kylie. They don't look up to him.

Plus he like 6'1ish, I'm not looking down to no dude to lead at 6'8+.They don't think he is the reason they win games cuz they saw what they did without him. He can just get his. Kylie calling for the vet because he saw the amount of respect the guys gave Lebron. Those cats on the squad see him as a peer. I'm not sure where the video is but there was one of Kylie trying to talk to JB on the bench and JB just ignored him like "whatever nikka, you ain't bron nikka :rudy:"
 

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they are trying to incorporate maga hayward into their team which is not working well
 

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They don’t have a set identity. Last year the ball movement and team defense was much better and they’re still learning to play together with Hayward And Kyrie .Morris needs to start at the 4. Hayward should embrace a 6th man role or rotate Brown and yes Tatum off the bench and see which one of the 3 work best coming off the bench.

why bring your 1st or 2nd best player in Tatum off the bench?
 

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why bring your 1st or 2nd best player in Tatum off the bench?

Because it's a better team fit.

There's no reason to play Kyrie, Brown, Tatum and Hayward together.

Tatum is even playinig the 4 right now next to Al Horford.

I would bring Tatum off the bench and start Smart and Morris since they don't need the ball.

And stagger Tatum's mins with Hayward and then have Tatum, Kyrie, Brown, Hayward and Al close out the 4th.
 

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Because it's a better team fit.

There's no reason to play Kyrie, Brown, Tatum and Hayward together.

Tatum is even playinig the 4 right now next to Al Horford.

I would bring Tatum off the bench and start Smart and Morris since they don't need the ball.

And stagger Tatum's mins with Hayward and then have Tatum, Kyrie, Brown, Hayward and Al close out the 4th.

Hayward needs to come off the bench. Start Morris at the 3. That 3 and 4 spot should be interchangeable so you can switch.
 

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Hayward needs to come off the bench. Start Morris at the 3. That 3 and 4 spot should be interchangeable so you can switch.

Hayward doesn't need to come off the bench because he can't score at will right now...plus Hayward looks to pass the ball at least..

When Jayson Tatum gets the ball, he's gonna shoot it...

And Kyrie already plays like an NBA 2k dribble god...

Al Horford can't shoot right now...

Unless Brad Stevens puts in some motion offense in...they got 2 iso players and a guy that needs the ball in the starting line up right now

And they don't pass the ball or move the ball around like the Warriors and they don't play as fast so it's a lot of standing around and watching somebody dribble...

Tatum can go to the bench and shoot to his hearts content against bench units and finish the 4th with the starters...

I wouldn't have Tatum start...dude is a blackhole...throwing up shots like he's Kobe...so he can go do that with the bench and it wouldn't hurt the rest of the team...
 

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Tatum taking too many long two’s

Horford not spacing the floor like he did last season

Trying to incorporate Hayward, too many cooks in the kitchen

Kyrie wasn’t himself until after he cut his fro seemingly

Jaylen Brown hasn’t caught any heat for some reason but he’s been terrible. He cannot finish or shoot this season. Only 51% at the rim, 28% from 3. Shooting sub-40% on the season.

They’re not moving the ball like last season, more iso ball habits, and they’ve just shot like shyt as a team. Also, they’re 21st in space. You would think that a team as versatile as this one could get out and run.
 

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Kyrie is ball dominant and fukking up the chemistry because there young bulls got a taste of greatness when he went out last year. Add to that this overrated CAC Hayward is stealing minutes because him and Steven's go way back :mjpls:
 
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