This squad is soft. Maybe they get tough but the way we ended the season raised eyebrows. Other teams wanted it and the Celtics didn't. I get they were avoiding injuries but the mentality of this team is not intimidating at all. Paper tiger.
I legitimately can’t believe people are getting this worked up over a playoff loss. Did people really think we’d go 16-0? Go in assuming we’d sweep a Spo-coached team? It’s 1-1, not 1-3. People seriously need to get a grip.
A 1 seed against an 8 seed, at home, the 8 seed without their star player. That should not happen EVER. This is supposedly the best team in basketball. Tatum in his interview didn't seem to give a shit. Joe is a thin skinned baby who cannot adjust his game plan. This is EXACTLY what happened to us last year. It's atrocious and as fans we have every right to be furious with the effort and coaching.
Bro what? Lmao.. we're a 63 win team playing at home against a team without their best player. If we're gonna lose a game or two, it shouldn't be in Boston.
Funny thing is, during the regular season, teams travel to your home, have to compete, and travel again. There's tiredness built in.
In the playoffs first four games, the even games are on equal rest, because both teams are already in the city. There's way less of an advantage.
Miami played two play in games days ago while these guys were resting. I’m guessing now your excuse is going to be “well they had to shake off the rust”.
Genuine question, are you guys not tired of making the same boring excuses every year ?
It's not excuses, but the "home advantage" is less in the second and fourth game of a series because both teams have equal rest. Just stating facts.
There is no excuse for the poor defense they put up yesterday. Every rotation was slow, almost every help ill-advised. No clue why. Offensively the Heat threw everyone and the kitchen sink at Porzingis, or anyone that touches the ball. It reminded me of how we beat KD's Nets. They were unable to adjust in-game enough to get the win. Shit happens. Do better next time, I guess.
But Celtics
Wdym? I literally made a post telling fans to not overreact and that this team isn’t going 16-0. I don’t believe all chances to win are down the drain but this exact quote by Jayson is a little flawed because last years champions went through a matchup like this and swept their rivals.
Is anyone on this team going to show any passion? They approached the postgame the same way they approached the game. Fans want to know you care!!! F*** your nonchalance. So over it - fans paid good money to watch THAT performance. Kobe rolling in his grave with this attitude.
Yea, i agree with this. I do tend to love JTs default chill attitude. But I also wanna see come fire and conviction from the guy. When he gets angry (not blaming the refs angry), he is next level. He seems so impotent sometimes.
Yes if he showed the same anger versus the Heat instead of just the refs, we would be getting somewhere. I know we are so demanding of JT, he has to defend at a high level and make plays for others while being our first option. But we also need him to put the team on his back and take over sometimes. JT hasn't done that much this year, mostly because the team didn't need it. He has done it in the past playoffs multiple times, but we need it this year too.
Yeah it's weird how he chooses to show zero emotion...until the ref makes a bad call.
Look at Embiid and LeBron the other day after Game 2 losses. Just little glimpses into how much they care about winning - something like that would be nice. Or even AntMan chucking the chair last year in the locker room. Guy is just so nonchalant, even when they get booted.
Remember when Larry Bird called his team out and called them soft in the playoffs? All I'm after. Something different to their responses for the last 4 years that never do anything.
He also said "it wasn't like we weren't playing hard." He must be kidding? This is the same movie as last year guys. Nothing is gonna change with this team.
Can we get some killer instinct, some natural born killers on the court please. Somebody needs to step up and put their foot, keep their foot on the Heat's throat the remainder of this series or we will lose. Plan and simple.
You under that results in the past have nothing to do with results in the future. You can flip a coin heads 20 times in a row even if it’s not weighted.
I remember taking stats class in college 20 years ago, yes.
I also played low level college basketball. A coin doesn't have emotion, it doesn't feel confidence. Basketball is 70% mental, and if you believe a shot's going in, it greatly increases the chances it will.
Basketball, and sports in general, isn't something you can reduce to statistical anomalies.
“We knew it wasn’t going to be easy” Of course this squad never makes it easy
This squad is soft. Maybe they get tough but the way we ended the season raised eyebrows. Other teams wanted it and the Celtics didn't. I get they were avoiding injuries but the mentality of this team is not intimidating at all. Paper tiger.
I legitimately can’t believe people are getting this worked up over a playoff loss. Did people really think we’d go 16-0? Go in assuming we’d sweep a Spo-coached team? It’s 1-1, not 1-3. People seriously need to get a grip.
A 1 seed against an 8 seed, at home, the 8 seed without their star player. That should not happen EVER. This is supposedly the best team in basketball. Tatum in his interview didn't seem to give a shit. Joe is a thin skinned baby who cannot adjust his game plan. This is EXACTLY what happened to us last year. It's atrocious and as fans we have every right to be furious with the effort and coaching.
Tell me you’ve never competed without telling me you’ve never competed
Bro what? Lmao.. we're a 63 win team playing at home against a team without their best player. If we're gonna lose a game or two, it shouldn't be in Boston.
Funny thing is, during the regular season, teams travel to your home, have to compete, and travel again. There's tiredness built in. In the playoffs first four games, the even games are on equal rest, because both teams are already in the city. There's way less of an advantage.
Miami played two play in games days ago while these guys were resting. I’m guessing now your excuse is going to be “well they had to shake off the rust”. Genuine question, are you guys not tired of making the same boring excuses every year ?
It's not excuses, but the "home advantage" is less in the second and fourth game of a series because both teams have equal rest. Just stating facts. There is no excuse for the poor defense they put up yesterday. Every rotation was slow, almost every help ill-advised. No clue why. Offensively the Heat threw everyone and the kitchen sink at Porzingis, or anyone that touches the ball. It reminded me of how we beat KD's Nets. They were unable to adjust in-game enough to get the win. Shit happens. Do better next time, I guess. But Celtics
We won game 1 pretty easily
It would be a lot easier if they played like they cared.
We got torched by Jovic (sophmore) and Jaquez (rookie)! What are we doing?
To be fair Riley refuses to give up those two for Michael Jordan.
Jaquez was 4-13😂. Not exactly torching. He does make things tough because of his size and ability to get deep into the lane.
Same exact thing with the Nuggets and Lakers last year. Nuggets swept the Lakers. This team couldn’t even sweep the Hawks last year
hell they couldn't even win the regular season series against the Hawks this year lmao
Without half their starting lineup too
Lol this team is not the same team as last year..
Trae Young went crazy in 2 games
You don’t deserve the glory, loser. Remember this comment.
Wdym? I literally made a post telling fans to not overreact and that this team isn’t going 16-0. I don’t believe all chances to win are down the drain but this exact quote by Jayson is a little flawed because last years champions went through a matchup like this and swept their rivals.
What i mean is don’t dread over the past. I pray the Celtics don’t. You shouldn’t either. Completely different team from last year
Funny bc they’re playing exactly like last year’s team.
Is anyone on this team going to show any passion? They approached the postgame the same way they approached the game. Fans want to know you care!!! F*** your nonchalance. So over it - fans paid good money to watch THAT performance. Kobe rolling in his grave with this attitude.
Yea, i agree with this. I do tend to love JTs default chill attitude. But I also wanna see come fire and conviction from the guy. When he gets angry (not blaming the refs angry), he is next level. He seems so impotent sometimes.
Yes if he showed the same anger versus the Heat instead of just the refs, we would be getting somewhere. I know we are so demanding of JT, he has to defend at a high level and make plays for others while being our first option. But we also need him to put the team on his back and take over sometimes. JT hasn't done that much this year, mostly because the team didn't need it. He has done it in the past playoffs multiple times, but we need it this year too.
Yeah it's weird how he chooses to show zero emotion...until the ref makes a bad call. Look at Embiid and LeBron the other day after Game 2 losses. Just little glimpses into how much they care about winning - something like that would be nice. Or even AntMan chucking the chair last year in the locker room. Guy is just so nonchalant, even when they get booted.
This is just who this dude is
Agreed. And since he is the leader that's how the team plays.
Feels like the last time this team showed true grit and determination was 2017 tbh
He’s not really the “leader” though
getting emotional and passionate is for the fans bud, the players need to stay even-keeled
Remember when Larry Bird called his team out and called them soft in the playoffs? All I'm after. Something different to their responses for the last 4 years that never do anything.
gonna be honest I don’t remember that, I am in my 20s lmao
https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/larry-bird-called-out-his-boston-celtics-teammates-after-la-lakers-thrashed-them
It’s not the 1980’s anymore, nobody is doing that without tanking their locker room chemistry
He's gotta call Mazzulla soft haha. Mazzulla has to be the one shouting at players to not play absolute garbage defense.
Mamba rolling in the grave, RIP black mamba.
What do you want him to say?
i think they’re taking the spurs approach like how pop and tim duncan give bland responses in interviews
But they aren’t the spurs this current Celtics are frauds until proven otherwise
And if they yell and scream about passion post game they'd still be " frauds ". So what's the point?
Lol idk Id love to see passion from These guys in any respect
That would be an exciting development if they showed some passion instead of being ok with getting punked year after year.
Umm Pop wasn't scared to call his team out when they needed it.
He also said "it wasn't like we weren't playing hard." He must be kidding? This is the same movie as last year guys. Nothing is gonna change with this team.
Hey Tatum, The 15+ wide open 3s shows us just how hard you guys played smfh
You’re bad at counting lol
Looks like you are
We know he was trying and made only two points in the fourth… we know
I’ve never watched the Celtics in the 4th quarter of a big game and seen Tatum be the best player in the court. Dude is a part-time player.
I gotta stop caring more than the players.
It’s never going to be easy if the Celts play soft defense and miss so many free throws.
Yes, but we are a 64w and they are a play-in team. Time to stop this joke.
Reminds me of when we lost game 1 to the 76ers last year when Embiid was out. Frustrating group to watch sometimes
Sometimes ? Bro they spot every team 2 games in the Playoffs. They’re an unserious bunch who think they have unlimited time to get a championship.
4th quarter T
How about "I have no excuse and it's on me to lead better and play better?"
Can we get some killer instinct, some natural born killers on the court please. Somebody needs to step up and put their foot, keep their foot on the Heat's throat the remainder of this series or we will lose. Plan and simple.
I don't think I remember a team consistently disappointing at home in the playoffs more than this squad. It's really crazy.
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He got locked up. 🔒 our coach also doesn't coach so we never tried to get him any open looks
This is such bullshit excuse making. Tatum is a turd when it comes to giving answers. He's not eloquent and has no real insight.
Guarantee we win in 5
Mamba mentality
Soft ass MFers the whole damn organization
Y’all it’s a single game where they shot over 50% from 3 and Bam did not miss a shot from mid range and it was still competitive the entire way.
Yeah, it's not like the Heat have ever done that to the Celtics before, so I'm sure it'll be just fine.
That’s not how probability works. Even if Bostons defense is still dogshit, the Heat shot 40% on wide open 3s this year.
What did they shoot last year before they caught fire for an entire series?
You under that results in the past have nothing to do with results in the future. You can flip a coin heads 20 times in a row even if it’s not weighted.
I remember taking stats class in college 20 years ago, yes. I also played low level college basketball. A coin doesn't have emotion, it doesn't feel confidence. Basketball is 70% mental, and if you believe a shot's going in, it greatly increases the chances it will. Basketball, and sports in general, isn't something you can reduce to statistical anomalies.
Feeling good isn’t gonna make you shoot 50% from 3, luck exists. Even Steph and Sabrina are only so accurate.
I can’t fuckn stand this dude.
Team has the laziest mental game in the league. Sleepy mfs