CELTICS 2010

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Reporter: Deuce you excited to go to Miami? It's a good pool

Jayson Tatum: "Say you'll go swimming"

Deuce Tatum: "I will go swimming"

😂pic.twitter.com/OpBBXmYOKx

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 15, 2022

great quote from ime

i'm watching the second half now (afternoon games are a curse) and the biggest thing i see is that no matter what anyone wants to say about shooting disparity the bucks defense, particularly with tatum on the floor, was completely broken. the celtics could get an open three on every single possession. no ball pressure, no hard closes to shooters. tough way to make a living.

Very satisfying blowout

bucks weirdly came out from halftime and just kinda gave up

even giannis only had seven points in the 2nd half

yeah you don't feel him at all. but it was the bucks defense that really failed them. the celtics survive all of tatum's 3rd-quarter foul trouble which would be unthinkable a couple games ago.

After being a DNP-CD for Game 7, it sounds like Rob Williams will be back in action for the Heat series with 'no restrictions' https://t.co/7B9XkLrnAn

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 16, 2022

lol this picture

From this to 4 ECF’s in 6 seasons… pic.twitter.com/BjmLzPZvkR

— Celtics Junkies (@Celtics_Junkies) May 16, 2022

they should try winning the ECF this time imo

im all for it personally

A friend of my dad, who lives in Knoxville, writes:

Grant Williams may not have been the best player at UT. Can't forget Bernard King. But to me he was the most interesting, the smartest, most valuable player I ever saw there. He was a below-the-radar recruit in Rick Barnes' first year and became the heart of the team, the post/wing guy who ran the team, delivered the clutch shots, led them to the conference championship and missed the Final Four by two points when they were upset in the NCAAs by cinderella Loyal of Chicago. He was also the two-time SEC Player of the Year. But the NBA is a different thing. I was glad to see him go to the Celtics but I worried that he didn't have the size or speed and didn't really fit the NBA one-on-on style. But, according to what he said in the postgame press conference the other night, he worked his tail off learning to shoot the 3 (never did that in college) and waited for his time -- which evidently came this week. Really happy for him, very admirable guy.

Funny, a similar thing happened to All-American Dale Ellis at UT. He was buried in the post in Don Devoe's methodical, boring offense, went to the NBA and became the all-time 3-point champ (up until that time, of course).

And to cap off the big Celtics win, @Dwhite921 just became a daddy!!

Huge congrats and welcome to the world, Hendrix James White! pic.twitter.com/WuGxXwb81Z

— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) May 20, 2022

second team baby named hendrix (rob williams)

awww congrats to derrick. i have no idea where the hendrix trend is coming from but happy for all the new babies.

nice

The Red Sox are all wearing Celtics jerseys on the flight to Chicago. I support this. Austin Davis had the full uniform, shorts and all.

— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) May 22, 2022

Marcus Smart & Rob Williams prayer circle to play:

🕯 🕯
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Marcus & rob
🕯 Please play 🕯

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— Kenny☘️ (@CELTICSvsEvery1) May 23, 2022

i'm stealing this from somewhere else but had to share--tatum is in all likelihood going to end up playing the most minutes of anyone this season, potentially by a lot:

Tatum is second in total regular season + playoff minutes (3,334) behind Mikal Bridges (3,354).

Remaining teams' leaders:

DAL: Dorian Finney-Smith (3,254)
GSW: Andrew Wiggins (2,790)
MIA: Tyler Herro (2,525)

Remaining teams' stars:

DAL: Luka Doncic (2,776)
GSW: Stephen Curry (2,682)
MIA: Jimmy Butler (2,426)

thats a lot of minutes got to find a way to get him more rest next year

awww congrats to derrick. i have no idea where the hendrix trend is coming from but happy for all the new babies.

― call all destroyer, Thursday, May 19, 2022 11:15 PM (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink

said during the game last night that they had the name picked out before he was traded, it was written

Robert Williams on when Derrick White told him he was also naming his son Hendrix: ‘That’s the first thing he told me’ https://t.co/8RhjRPtaCW

— Souichi Terada | 寺田惣一 (@SouichiTerada) May 24, 2022

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lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIWSofTsDo

Yes!!! pic.twitter.com/uW96N1EEqg

— Nia Long (@NiaLong) May 30, 2022

same, nia

crazy

New: "Isn't it just the craziest story?"

Rose Mary Johnson & Celtics legend JoJo White were inseparable as kids growing up on the same St. Louis street.

Johnson never knew she'd one day have a grandson, Jayson Tatum, who'd become the next great Celtic.https://t.co/2xKCQ6fG2N

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) May 31, 2022

wow small world!

So wait, Jaylen's new agent is... Kanye?

guess hell finally get a new sneaker deal

Adam Sandler - “The Celtics are fucking tough!” pic.twitter.com/BJwAYmcIuE

— Scott Maxwell (@SilvahHammah) June 5, 2022

Jaylen Brown went from being a fan with dreams of being in the league to playing in his own NBA Finals 🔥pic.twitter.com/Uz4h2xtu2b

— Celtics Nation (@CelticsNationCP) June 5, 2022

lol

Rob Williams on how angry Ime Udoka was when Klay Thompson hit a three late in the third quarter: "(laughs) You seen it. He was...yeah...you seen it. He was like 'Get up!' and I was like 'I thought I was up!' But yeah, he was mad."

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 9, 2022

love how many straight shooters this team has

wait. pic.twitter.com/JFZnTs3zAc

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) June 9, 2022

lol whats going on here

Is Ime Udoka actually Gordon Bombay? Are the Celtics actually the Mighty Ducks? They’ve basically transformed from District Five. Also, they’re doing this at practice. Seems pretty Ducks ish. pic.twitter.com/BGbnS5VKpZ

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) June 9, 2022

gotta make sure you have that one down

Ime Udoka may have saved the Celtics with a key question during a timeout after his team had committed some bad turnovers. According to a source, Udoka stepped into the huddle and said, "Will you guys stop playing like assholes?"

Aaaaaand we have our coaching moment of the year.

— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) June 9, 2022

"I don't know if y'all see it, but he cusses us out a lot. I guess it's warranted during the games.”

Jayson Tatum on Celtics coach Ime Udoka 😂 pic.twitter.com/OOsMBrOV7o

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 9, 2022

pop coaching tree

https://i.imgur.com/xxuPSKL.jpg

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Al Horford's family discussed his tenure in Philly during a new interview Friday, claiming Horford was "homesick" for Boston and that, "we continued to root for Boston, because they're not dickheads" https://t.co/Q04oqlqsHB

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 10, 2022

lmaooo

i love how al is this super square religious guy and his siblings are all completely unfiltered.

1.) coach Ime Udoka didn’t trust his bench; 2.) the Celtics had issues running a cohesive offense against an elite defense; and 3.) Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum handled the ball far too much and hence made turnovers trying to create their own shot.

in particular

It may be time to lighten the responsibility from Marcus Smart, sign a quality backup point guard that could shift Smart to shooting guard in a small lineup and jumpstart the offense in the fourth quarter. The Celtics offense was stagnant all season late in games and that has to be addressed because that stagnation likely cost them a championship.

but what of derrick white?

The hope for the Celtics is White improves over the summer and is benefited by a full training camp. But his struggles punctuate the Celtics’ need for a knockdown shooter off the bench. Stevens filled the roster with defenders, turning the Celtics into the league’s No. 1 defense.

But what happens when those defenders can’t score? That was their primary issue.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/19/sports/after-falling-just-short-celtics-face-critical-offseason-chase-franchises-18th-championship/

It wasn't that Ime didn't trust his bench, he just had no options and versatility there. Practically ever player in uniform for GS was in the rotation at some point during the season. Cs were all in on their 8.5 man rotation but when Grant lost the magic and White got cold he had no other options. Feel like he gave Pritchard and Theis the exact right minutes but those should've been the 4th and 5th or even 6th guys off the bench, not the 3rd and 4th.

yeah not really a trust thing, grant and theis just didn't fit the matchup. white played plenty of minutes but wasn't good

zero jumpers in the highlight reel guess theyre figuring theyll try to fix that, beautiful hair tho, nice handle moves well they say hes an elite athlete but its not exactly jumping out of those clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIf53FnxNrw