https://theathletic.com/2860582/2021/10/01/how-did-dennis-schroder-end-up-choosing-the-celtics-it-started-with-al-horford-sliding-into-his-dms/
“Let’s get on a call,” Horford said, according to Schröder, “and talk about the Boston Celtics.”On the phone, Horford laid out his recruiting pitch. He told Schröder his hard-nosed style would fit well in the Celtics organization and in the city of Boston. Horford emphasized that after needing to suppress his game in Los Angeles for a season, Schröder would be able to showcase his talents on the Celtics. As much as anything, Horford stressed to Schröder how badly the Celtics needed him.“You’re going to have a big year here,” Horford said, according to Schröder, “because we know your value and we know how to put you in place to be successful.’”“One big reason I chose the Boston Celtics was because of him,” Schröder said during a phone call Thursday evening.
On the phone, Horford laid out his recruiting pitch. He told Schröder his hard-nosed style would fit well in the Celtics organization and in the city of Boston. Horford emphasized that after needing to suppress his game in Los Angeles for a season, Schröder would be able to showcase his talents on the Celtics. As much as anything, Horford stressed to Schröder how badly the Celtics needed him.
“You’re going to have a big year here,” Horford said, according to Schröder, “because we know your value and we know how to put you in place to be successful.’”
“One big reason I chose the Boston Celtics was because of him,” Schröder said during a phone call Thursday evening.
I like to hear this, showtime Celtics would be fun:
Schröder has only gone through three days of practice with Boston, but likes the vibe he has gotten from the team so far. Once the season starts, he wants the Celtics to play an up-tempo style. Especially when he’s on the court with Tatum and Brown, he wants to push the pace.“If I’m playing with them, we’ve gotta make it as fast as possible,” Schröder said. “We’ve gotta get down the floor, pushing the pace. I think that’s what fits me as well. I think Jaylen Brown was number one in fast-break points in the league. So I think helping him more get to his spots, get open. And Jayson Tatum, put him in the spots that he can be effective — and more effective. I think that will be great.”
“If I’m playing with them, we’ve gotta make it as fast as possible,” Schröder said. “We’ve gotta get down the floor, pushing the pace. I think that’s what fits me as well. I think Jaylen Brown was number one in fast-break points in the league. So I think helping him more get to his spots, get open. And Jayson Tatum, put him in the spots that he can be effective — and more effective. I think that will be great.”
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 October 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
you love to hear it
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 October 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link
hell yeah
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
celtics have a lot of lineup options this year will be interesting to see how it shakes out
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
3 lock starters tatum brown smartthen the last two spots could be any of rob horf richardson schroder and nesmith/pritchard/langford might even get in the mix at some point
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 20:02 (two years ago) link
if i had to guess their opening night starters are rob/horf/jayson/jaylen/marcus
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 20:03 (two years ago) link
gotta love training camp
Jaylen Brown: “I feel lighter than ever, faster than ever, stronger than ever.”— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 2, 2021
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 October 2021 22:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjR4_CbPpQ
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 3 October 2021 13:27 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, October 1, 2021 4:03 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
this lineup is freaking huge
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 October 2021 15:01 (two years ago) link
I would be very skeptical of Horford being able to play the 4.
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Sunday, 3 October 2021 16:18 (two years ago) link
yeah i dont think they will start horford and rob both
― ciderpress, Sunday, 3 October 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link
i think they might, defense at the 4 will def be an issue but having horfs shooting and playmaking in that lineup makes a lot of sense, also allows fire & ice to shift down a position to where they have size advantages, tho even if they do that theyll prob still finish games w a small lineup
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 October 2021 17:12 (two years ago) link
i think they'll likely mix it up with speed units and height; rob/horf would be good pace-breaking for a team about to get on a roll
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 3 October 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link
boston celtics playing basketball rn
― lag∞n, Monday, 4 October 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
how big is the ball on a scale of 1 to 10
― ciderpress, Monday, 4 October 2021 23:54 (two years ago) link
give it a solid 5
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 00:02 (two years ago) link
robs blocked two jumpers so far
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 00:13 (two years ago) link
Romeo Langford on switching his jersey number: “I just thought 45 looked a little big, made me look chunky.”— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) October 5, 2021
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 02:49 (two years ago) link
two of the fattest numbers
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 02:52 (two years ago) link
broke: dont get #69 bc its the sex numberwoke: dont get #69 bc its a chunkybespoke: get #69 because its a chunky
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 03:02 (two years ago) link
https://t.co/bEcn2Zh328 pic.twitter.com/rAnNqbqUGM— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) October 7, 2021
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 October 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
an easy two 🔨 pic.twitter.com/NxiWNtp3l4— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 9, 2021
classic horf
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 October 2021 19:50 (two years ago) link
horf on the celts is good vibes
― class project pat (m bison), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
otm
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
i don't do dystopia stuff so i know little about squid game other than it is "popular on the internet" but i agree with her regardless
Hoyeon Jung, Squid Game star, reveals in a recent interview to Vogue Korea that lately she’s been obsessed with Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.“I just think it’s something the world needs right now. Whenever I watch him play, my mood changes for the better" pic.twitter.com/RbX4rvXIFS— ALLTHINGSBOSTON (@CELTICSVSREFS) October 10, 2021
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 October 2021 14:57 (two years ago) link
fwiw lol
Hoyeon Jung, Squid Game star, reveals in a recent interview to Vogue Korea that lately she’s been obsessed with the video game “Sonic Adventure 2.”“I just think it's something the world needs right now. Whenever I play it, my mood changes for the better." pic.twitter.com/BWhPGMmE0k— Spooky BRγAN (@BranFlaixx) October 8, 2021
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 October 2021 14:59 (two years ago) link
hahahah ok then
― call all destroyer, Monday, 11 October 2021 15:01 (two years ago) link
i tried just now to figure out what the original quote was but i think it was just a made up joke from the beginning
― lag∞n, Monday, 11 October 2021 15:04 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY6yAVlq5C4
nesmith looks like hes adjusting to the speed of the nba after playing on heels last year, pritchard romeo and grant all looking more comfortable out there in the preseason fwiw
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 October 2021 16:06 (two years ago) link
pritchard obvs had a great rookie year but now hes just bombing 30 footers without hesitation and has been aggressive making plays too, dont want to read too much into the preseason but the celtics bench could be actually good this year, should at the very least be better than last seasons dumpster fire
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 October 2021 16:09 (two years ago) link
pritchard looks great in every clip i've seen. reports from summer league saying he was in that clear tier of players who didn't need to be there were very exciting.
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 14 October 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link
yeah he schooled summer league
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 October 2021 17:09 (two years ago) link
i'm most fascinated to see if we finally get a sense of what romeo actually is as a player. i have no feel for that at all. beyond some of the good individual defense we've seen.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 14 October 2021 17:09 (two years ago) link
yeah he was a big time high school player, indiana mr basketball top 10 ten recruit and so forth, then has just been injured since
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 October 2021 17:15 (two years ago) link
Marcus Smart, suspended for tomorrow night's game for breaking team rules, is "remorseful," according to Ime Udoka.— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) October 14, 2021
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Thursday, 14 October 2021 18:26 (two years ago) link
Smart missed the team flight to Orlando, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/jsE7GlYFkN— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 14, 2021
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 October 2021 18:58 (two years ago) link
That's a rather big breach of the rules, tbh.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 14 October 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
pritchard has "celtics fan favorite" written all over him
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 October 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
iow: white kid, scrappy attitude, good head for the game, not a pretty player but effective. did I get that right?
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 15 October 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
hes not actually that scrappy idk, going to be hard for anyone to break into the fan fave game with marcus around, you know who is actually extremely scrappy tho is nesmith
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
yes and i might also add "doesn't as of yet have much to say to the media and seems to be keeping his head down in public so far"
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 October 2021 01:39 (two years ago) link
i mean i like pritchard a lot but hes a shooter with a pretty low key demeanor
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
he's apparently a super hard worker but it's all skills focused, like he's not a tj mcconnell diving on loose balls to make a living type of guy
― call all destroyer, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:42 (two years ago) link
in conclusion i think he has a chance to find a place in celtics fans hearts but i cant see him being really a favorite unless maybe he starts hitting a shitload of threes and getting steals or something, if he maxes out his ceiling there could be something there
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
reasonable
“People are sleeping on Boston. The Celtics are deep, with the makings of a top-5-ish defense; lineups featuring Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Robert Williams III will be hard to score against.” - ESPN’s Zach Lowe pic.twitter.com/QBRDq6ai3v— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 6, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:46 (two years ago) link
zach has gotten a little loopy with some of his analysis but i agree w/that assessment of their defense
― call all destroyer, Friday, 15 October 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
"irish eyes are smiliiing"https://i.imgur.com/Pk8g8Xo.mp4
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 October 2021 02:13 (two years ago) link
Grant Williams will join Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams as the Celtics starters tonight at New York.— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 20, 2021
horf out with covid but based on this lineup seems like hell prob be starting next to rob when he returns
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 15:54 (two years ago) link
some of that is prob political not sure how much time theyll actually run two big lineups but i do like the idea of them having smart-jaylen-jayson at the 1-2-3 thats a lot of size and strength for other teams to deal with on the perimeter
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
seems like udoka will be running a pretty different offense than brad good piece in the athletic today about how theyll be running more of the offense through tatum try to get him the ball closer to the basket and let him make reads from there, does seem like hes ready to be more of a bruiser
https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/145025731448168039
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 16:00 (two years ago) link