CELTICS 2010

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

some jumpers in here doesnt look bad, 72%ft not great but not awful 30%3pt very bad, 57% from two is nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THnjYbe9Gsg

ehh late 2nd round pick, not really expecting an nba player

listen we have to do our due diligence here

The place I've always dreamed ☘️🏀#Celtics #Boston #NBA pic.twitter.com/IhFhIwFRkh

— DANILO GALLINARI (@gallinari8888) July 12, 2022

beautiful white gazelle in boston baby

concrete jungle where dreams are made of

i sometimes forget which nicknames are ilh-specific, and let me tell you, google has some interesting autocompletes for "beautiful white g"

if this guy can learn to shoot hes an nba player

JD DAVIDSON WAS ON FIRE FOR THE ☘ IN THE FIRST-HALF

🔥 @jddavison10: 19 PTS (5/6 FGM), 3 AST, 3 3PM 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nkr4mCc8hV

— NBA (@NBA) July 14, 2022

five star recruit super athletic gets to the rim good playmaker wonderful hair great on the break, just cant shoot

if this guy can learn to shoot hes an nba player

evergreen

yeah i mean its basically the definition of a second rounder but at least its not if this guy can learn to move his feet faster

speaking of learning to shoot is there any hope for nesmith

yeah i think there is, seems like he just never found his rhythm, but if he does he could be a pretty ideal 3 and d guy

nesmith knocked em down in warmups and was a jumpy mess every time he got in a game. he should benefit from reps in a lower-pressure setting.

infos re jaylens contract situation, basically says itd be best for him to wait until next summer to do an extension https://www.spotrac.com/research/nba/next-contract-series-jaylen-brown-1572/

Jaylen Brown been on his underwater grind 💪 @FCHWPO (via lucapadua/IG) pic.twitter.com/VtQRADbw0q

— Overtime (@overtime) August 20, 2022

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34471584/boston-celtics-forward-danilo-gallinari-leaves-fiba-world-cup-qualifying-game-knee-injury

crazy to me that guys his age with his injury history are allowed to play these events

euros are real serious about the world cup

someone should tell them it's not real

umm

https://i.imgur.com/QStE6v1.png

that’s the cup baby!

wow you guys believe anything you see on the internet huh well damn

good news for our white gazelle

The Italian National Team announced that Danilo Gallinari suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee.

He suffered no ACL or ligament damage however. Here’s the play where it happened: https://t.co/L3FKTKSXsK

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 28, 2022

really dodged a bullet

Meniscus can be just as bad

so it was the ACL after all lol

Gallinari first suffered this injury with the Nuggets back in April 2013 and had a “healing response” alternative procedure by Dr. Richard Steadman in Colorado to attempt a less invasive surgery that could fix the knee. The surgery was ultimately unsuccessful and he had to have a full repair in January 2014, causing him to miss the entire 2o13-14 season.

He said he would write a book about the ordeal one day, noting that several other athletes such as Russell Westbrook had the same procedure done at the Steadman clinic and still had to have follow-up surgery.

can't wait to read danilo gallinari's muckraking exposé of the richard steadman clinic

lol

'i go to the how you say il dottore, and he pull out the healing crystals. he wiggle his fingers like he plays invisible piano, i say-a mamma mia! i coulda gota this in Sant'Angel from my preziosa nonna for not one centesimo, oh!'

(i am italian on my mother's side so this is fine)

didn't know if I could laugh until your follow up post bise, but then lmao

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/002/306/570/91f

yes

Lmao

ah im sure its fine

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams is undergoing arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is expected to need 4-to-6 weeks for recovery, sources tell ESPN. Williams had meniscus surgery in March and played through the playoffs

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 20, 2022

bummer

his career injury path not looking good

kinda feels like we’re at the point where any sustained playing time from him is a bonus

celtics front court rotation could get pretty dicey pretty fast

i still don’t get why they didn’t sign another minimum center. there had to have been a decent one.

yeah seemed like a no brainer

i guess they think kornet can carry the can??

how long until theis can be traded back

jayson > lebron

Jayson Tatum is the only player in NBA playoff history to amass 1,500 PTS & 500 REB before turning 25.

Youngest to reach 1500 PTS & 500 REB
1. Jayson Tatum – 24y, 102d
2. LeBron James – 25y, 108d
3. Kevin Durant – 25y, 218d
4. Kobe Bryant – 25y, 249d
5. Magic Johnson – 25y, 292d pic.twitter.com/uXZlmmX0nI

— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) September 21, 2022

better at being on a good team than lebron, the #1 basketball skill