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Definitely encouraging. Especially Kemba starting to find his grove.
The last two games were a lot of fun to watch, but even more so, they were encouraging. https://z1073.com/the-2021-maine-state-fair-schedule-is-here/?fbclid=IwAR0JVP4izMrBtVfsVXPRbAjPwQK_8SRMeAzPNO8Moc4KI4n2S0sLa5T_EeY1. Kemba has looked good, like an integral part of the offense.2. Our three main bigs are all contributing.3. Tatum didn’t settle late last night. How cool is it to see him take it to the cup strong?4. Teague has shown signs of life. It has been interesting to see so many veteran point guards struggle in their roles on new teams this year. Teague, Rondo, Wanamaker. All have been horribly inefficient. 5. Coaching. Brad has been pushing the right buttons and calling the right plays. It’s interesting last night at the game winner was set out as a secondary option on the play Brad called. Apparently Washington shut down the first option, so the plan was to get the ball into Tatum in the post.In general, it was just nice to see the team execute down the stretch.
Boston was supposed to be the place he could revive his career, carve out a valuable bench role and help a team with championship aspirations. But his putrid early play mixed with the emergence of Payton Pritchard took away Teague’s role and minutes.Instead of sulking, Teague said he went back to the gym to put in extra work. He said he knew rust was going to be a factor because he hadn’t played in a competitive game in more than 10 months when he joined the club. He was a member of the eight teams that were excluded from the NBA bubble — as was teammate Tristan Thompson who has also warmed up as the season progressed.“It’s been a different experience than I’ve ever been a part of but it’s always a learning experience, take the good with the bad,” he said. “I knew it would be an adjustment period. I didn’t think it would be like this but you learn. I think those DNPs just made me want to go a little harder. So I just tried to get some extra reps in and I’m going to continue to keep doing that.”Teague attributes his struggles to the inactivity. There’s only so much you can work on playing pickup or in drills while the rest of the league is in the bubble playing real games. It appeared during this stretch that Teague lost his confidence and he was passing up shots and just dribbling into the paint with no intention of shooting. That’s when he lost his playing time.“The NBA is so much faster than playing pick up at home or one-on-one,” he said. “Honestly, I was just trying to be aggressive. That’s the only way I can play. I wasn’t aggressive in those first games and it got me DNPs so I said when I get a chance I’ll try to be aggressive, making something happen.”https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/27/sports/after-struggling-find-comfort-zone-celtics-jeff-teague-went-back-gym-some-extra-work-its-paying-off/
