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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: CelticsElite on April 24, 2018, 10:16:40 PM
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What strategies can we use, and which of our players will be crucial ?
-Feel like horford can contain embiid. I forgot how baynes has done.
-smart will be our X factor on D
( I know the superstitious fans are gonna hate his early 2nd round thread ;D )
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i think as long as the celtics outscore philly, they stand a great chance of winning. that would be my suggested strategy, score more points. ;D
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Too soon.
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One game at a time.
We still need to win Game 6 in the first round, and given how our away record in the playoffs this year look like it don't sit pretty.
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What strategies can we use, and which of our players will be crucial ?
-Feel like horford can contain embiid. I forgot how baynes has done.
-smart will be our X factor on D
( I know the superstitious fans are gonna hate his early 2nd round thread ;D )
Yes m we are superstitious and my answer is yes its way to early , im envoking a reverse jinx with a slim chance make it out of this round.....bad as we played can't see us winning ...we may be watching Bucks and Philly ......thats what you should be considering.
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Step one is to beat the Bucks.
Time to talk about step two is when step one is complete.
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Again with these premature threads? What’s wrong with you people?!?
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shut this thread...pleaz
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Someone please delete this, don't people learn from past mistakes? Jesus.
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Lock this. jeez
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This is tempting fate. Shut it down.
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Lock this thread.... Scary...more than scary Terry!
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This is bad. Haven’t closed out Milwaukee yet.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
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Maybe the question should be how would the 76ers beat the Celtics
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What strategies can we use, and which of our players will be crucial ?
-Feel like horford can contain embiid. I forgot how baynes has done.
-smart will be our X factor on D
( I know the superstitious fans are gonna hate his early 2nd round thread ;D )
Why are you jinxing this???
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By getting past the Bucks
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Comedic rebellion in a sea of indignation! TP!
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
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By getting past the Bucks
This first, then,
let Brad do his thing.
As Embiid would say: "Trust the Stevens!"
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
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I swear if somehow the Bucks squeek out 2 critical wins i game 6 and 7 there is nothing and no one to blame but this thread..
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Let me put it this way --- every game that the Celts win from now on will be a total grind like it was tonight against the Bucks.
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By beating the Bucks first. Making the second round is not a give .
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
We should rather do it next home game, since it is 100% certain to happen, so why the uneccesary wait.
We can also introduce Dončić to the press then.
Kill two flies with one slap, while we are at it.
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Calm down people. Jinxing in this sense is about as real as ghosts. Unless the Celtics players read this forum and somehow this post affects their performance (as if there aren’t 100 other similar things that they could read instead), it has 0 impact. So, the next time your team is winning and you say to your friends “this is over,” and they happen to lose, know that you have just witnessed a coincidence, not a jinx. I know that your parents told you that you can do anything... perhaps, just not that. The way to jinx someone is to do it in person, also known as getting in their head. I suspect that professional athletes are, however, difficult to jinx.
In terms of the Celtics beating the Sixers, we’re going to need to stop dribble penetration and rotate to shooters. Horford on Simmons, Baynes on Embiid, rest will contain penetration and rotate to shooters. I think we played them very well in the regular season. We’re missing Kyrie, but I don’t think we need him for this matchup. We can just abuse Redick.
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We need to worry about the Bucks first. Nothing to do with jinxes, which do not exist, but rather taking care of business.
Finish this one first. I hope we cut their hearts out and close out on their home court.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
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Calm down people. Jinxing in this sense is about as real as ghosts. Unless the Celtics players read this forum and somehow this post affects their performance (as if there aren’t 100 other similar things that they could read instead), it has 0 impact. So, the next time your team is winning and you say to your friends “this is over,” and they happen to lose, know that you have just witnessed a coincidence, not a jinx. I know that your parents told you that you can do anything... perhaps, just not that. The way to jinx someone is to do it in person, also known as getting in their head. I suspect that professional athletes are, however, difficult to jinx.
In terms of the Celtics beating the Sixers, we’re going to need to stop dribble penetration and rotate to shooters. Horford on Simmons, Baynes on Embiid, rest will contain penetration and rotate to shooters. I think we played them very well in the regular season. We’re missing Kyrie, but I don’t think we need him for this matchup. We can just abuse Redick.
well spiritual paranormal activity has been proven. i have experienced it. We may not be jinxed by this OP but it was silly nonetheless.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
It's not gonna matter if the league doesn't get off their ass and ban genetically modified player clones. That new four-legged LeBronicus travels CONSTANTLY.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
It's not gonna matter if the league doesn't get off their ass and ban genetically modified player clones. That new four-legged LeBronicus travels CONSTANTLY.
Missed opportunity to do an eight legged Durantula
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We beat the Deer first!! ???
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
It's not gonna matter if the league doesn't get off their ass and ban genetically modified player clones. That new four-legged LeBronicus travels CONSTANTLY.
Does the four-legged LeBronicus even make the New Hall of Fame? Afterall, his career lasted only 4 seasons before the NBA moved entirely to a multi-simulation league, where fantasy-boosted Daryl Moreycus dominated for centuries as player/GM.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
Why wait? We know where his career is going. Let's do it on Saturday.
Mike
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I wish we had the monkey emoji with its hands over its eyes.
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Calm down people. Jinxing in this sense is about as real as ghosts. Unless the Celtics players read this forum and somehow this post affects their performance (as if there aren’t 100 other similar things that they could read instead), it has 0 impact. So, the next time your team is winning and you say to your friends “this is over,” and they happen to lose, know that you have just witnessed a coincidence, not a jinx. I know that your parents told you that you can do anything... perhaps, just not that. The way to jinx someone is to do it in person, also known as getting in their head. I suspect that professional athletes are, however, difficult to jinx.
In terms of the Celtics beating the Sixers, we’re going to need to stop dribble penetration and rotate to shooters. Horford on Simmons, Baynes on Embiid, rest will contain penetration and rotate to shooters. I think we played them very well in the regular season. We’re missing Kyrie, but I don’t think we need him for this matchup. We can just abuse Redick.
well spiritual paranormal activity has been proven. i have experienced it. We may not be jinxed by this OP but it was silly nonetheless.
You what? Just because you had a bad LSD trip doesn't exactly make their existence a fact.
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1) Get to the 2nd round
2) If step 1 is not complete, complete step 1
;)
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I think the Sixers are like the Bucks (star player is impossible to contain on drives, but can't shoot outside) with a few differences:
1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
So, yes, I think (<nojinx>in the unlikely event we get there ;) </nojinx>) we'd see Horford on Simmons and Baynes on Embiid. The rest will have to stay home and smother Redick, Covington and Saric.
C's should probably have more offensive cohesion, better ball movement vs. the Sixers due to less length.
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I think the Sixers are like the Bucks (star player is impossible to contain on drives, but can't shoot outside) with a few differences:
1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
So, yes, I think (<nojinx>in the unlikely event we get there ;) </nojinx>) we'd see Horford on Simmons and Baynes on Embiid. The rest will have to stay home and smother Redick, Covington and Saric.
C's should probably have more offensive cohesion, better ball movement vs. the Sixers due to less length.
It doesn't matter if the Bucks don't have shooters. They are making their shots. They're ranked 5th in 3pt shooting in the playoffs so far. They were 7th WORST in the regular season. And it's not like they're getting a ton of wide open shots... they're just making them.
I think that overall you're right that the Bucks and Sixers are similar, the part I will disagree with you is that the Bucks that we are playing are better than the Sixers.
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The Sixers are a much better team than the Bucks even if the Bucks do have the best player among those teams. Frankly, the Sixers probably have 2 of the 5 best players in the Eastern playoffs this year (along with James, Giannis, and DeRozan - yes I'd take them both over Wall, Oladipo, and anyone else in the Eastern playoffs). Saric, Redick, and Covington give them a very strong starting 5 and Ilyasova, Belinelli, Johnson, McConnell, and Fultz/Anderson are a very strong bench. The Sixers are just a darn good team.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
It's not gonna matter if the league doesn't get off their ass and ban genetically modified player clones. That new four-legged LeBronicus travels CONSTANTLY.
Does the four-legged LeBronicus even make the New Hall of Fame? Afterall, his career lasted only 4 seasons before the NBA moved entirely to a multi-simulation league, where fantasy-boosted Daryl Moreycus dominated for centuries as player/GM.
What is happening
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The Sixers are a much better team than the Bucks even if the Bucks do have the best player among those teams. Frankly, the Sixers probably have 2 of the 5 best players in the Eastern playoffs this year (along with James, Giannis, and DeRozan - yes I'd take them both over Wall, Oladipo, and anyone else in the Eastern playoffs). Saric, Redick, and Covington give them a very strong starting 5 and Ilyasova, Belinelli, Johnson, McConnell, and Fultz/Anderson are a very strong bench. The Sixers are just a darn good team.
Since Adam Silver says he wants to clear up the "PROCESS" of tanking. One of the things the League should have done was prevent the 76ers from signing players in mid-season in order to improve for their chances for making a long playoff run. Perhaps, allow them to sign with the team, but make them ineligible for the playoffs.
Sure, they did things by the book. But clearly they deserve some form of punishment for making a mockery of the League. Maybe they can make it retroactive to upcoming seasons.
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This is not an appropriate topic for right now.
We need to be thinking about how we can match up against the Raptors.
Why stop there? Let's talk about how we can beat the Rockets or the Warriors in the finals.
Or how we are gonna restructure our title defense team after Hayward comes back.
Way head of you guys. Should we retire Brown's numbers in the rafters after multiple championships?
That's pretty much a given. Question is should we draft Tatum or Al Horford's son.
It's not gonna matter if the league doesn't get off their ass and ban genetically modified player clones. That new four-legged LeBronicus travels CONSTANTLY.
Does the four-legged LeBronicus even make the New Hall of Fame? Afterall, his career lasted only 4 seasons before the NBA moved entirely to a multi-simulation league, where fantasy-boosted Daryl Moreycus dominated for centuries as player/GM.
What is happening
THE FUTURE BABY GET ON BOARD
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Good grief.
Win games 1-2, someone posts a poll asking about our chances vs. PHI, then we proceed to lose two straight @MIL.
Then we win Game 5, and this gets posted right before Game 6 @MIL... >:(
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Good grief.
Win games 1-2, someone posts a poll asking about our chances vs. PHI, then we proceed to lose two straight @MIL.
Then we win Game 5, and this gets posted right before Game 6 @MIL... >:(
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Celts have to play much better basketball. There is no magic bullet. We likely can't handle many off nights from Brown, Tatum, and Horford, and we can't have Rozier continuing to shoot <40%.
Jaylen and Jayson have to get their shots, and Horford can't become the Invisible bigMan.
Frankly, I think our odds are about 25% or so of beating them. Without Kyrie (and Hayward), they're the better team, unless maybe Embiid gets hurt again, then it's pretty even.
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The Heat played a tough series vs the 76ers. They just blew a lot of the games in the second half. The Celtics are a much better team than the Heat and they have home court. The media needs a new story because they sense LeBron is going down. That is why they are hyping up this inexperienced squad. I am not buying their hype yet. Celts in 5
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The power of jinx is not to be trifled with.
In the unlikely event that the C's advance to play Philly, the Sixers will dominate the C's and win in 4 or 5 games.
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We're doing this, again? Yep, we're doing this, again ::).
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The power of jinx is not to be trifled with.
In the unlikely event that the C's advance to play Philly, the Sixers will dominate the C's and win in 4 or 5 games.
Amen bro
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Good grief.
Win games 1-2, someone posts a poll asking about our chances vs. PHI, then we proceed to lose two straight @MIL.
Then we win Game 5, and this gets posted right before Game 6 @MIL... >:(
been asking forgiveness to the basketball gods for this threads ungrateful arrogance. :D
we have yet to earn the right to play Philly ...that is where we are at...
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In the unlikely event that the C's advance to play Philly, the Sixers will dominate the C's and win in 4 or 5 games.
O Ye of little faith. All we have to do is play our game and let our D do its work. We should be thankful for our guys because they are not afraid of the sixers, like some here.
Jan 18, 2018 Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics W 89 - 80
76ers won
Jan 11, 2018 Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics L 103 - 114
Celtics won
Nov 30, 2017 Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics L 97 - 108
Celtics won 2
Oct 20, 2017 Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics L 92 - 102
Celtics won 1
Now we don't have Kyrie, but can we please play the games and take our shot? We have not been full strength all year. These guys are extemely resilient.
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Good Lord, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a young team so overrated. We win in 6 or 7 even without Kyrie and Hayward.
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That's it we're getting blown out tomorrow in Milwaukee. All because of this thread :'(
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By scoring more points than them for 4 games.
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Good Lord, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a young team so overrated. We win in 6 or 7 even without Kyrie and Hayward.
That's a bold move, Cotton.
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Good Lord, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a young team so overrated. We win in 6 or 7 even without Kyrie and Hayward.
I know I definitely haven't. Everyone is so desperate to find a team to replace LeBron, lol
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I think the Sixers are like the Bucks (star player is impossible to contain on drives, but can't shoot outside) with a few differences:
1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
So, yes, I think (<nojinx>in the unlikely event we get there ;) </nojinx>) we'd see Horford on Simmons and Baynes on Embiid. The rest will have to stay home and smother Redick, Covington and Saric.
C's should probably have more offensive cohesion, better ball movement vs. the Sixers due to less length.
It doesn't matter if the Bucks don't have shooters. They are making their shots. They're ranked 5th in 3pt shooting in the playoffs so far. They were 7th WORST in the regular season. And it's not like they're getting a ton of wide open shots... they're just making them.
Wow. To me that is surprising. I haven't followed the stats in the playoffs, just whether we win. But, to me it seems like as long as the C's don't turn the ball over, the Bucks have an awfully hard time scoring. Surprised they've been above average in 3 point shooting.
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I think the Sixers are like the Bucks (star player is impossible to contain on drives, but can't shoot outside) with a few differences:
1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
So, yes, I think (<nojinx>in the unlikely event we get there ;) </nojinx>) we'd see Horford on Simmons and Baynes on Embiid. The rest will have to stay home and smother Redick, Covington and Saric.
C's should probably have more offensive cohesion, better ball movement vs. the Sixers due to less length.
I disagree on the last account.
They start a legit 7' footer next to 2 6'10'' guys, then they follow it up with a 6'8'' long-limbed wing. Their smallest guy is 6'4'' JJ, who usually hides on the most passive attacker.
During this, or any era, it doesn't get any longer than that.
Also, per basketball reference, Bucks were 19th in defensive rating while Philly was 4th.
And Joel might win the DPOY award, "in the process".
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I think the Sixers are like the Bucks (star player is impossible to contain on drives, but can't shoot outside) with a few differences:
1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
So, yes, I think (<nojinx>in the unlikely event we get there ;) </nojinx>) we'd see Horford on Simmons and Baynes on Embiid. The rest will have to stay home and smother Redick, Covington and Saric.
C's should probably have more offensive cohesion, better ball movement vs. the Sixers due to less length.
I disagree on the last account.
They start a legit 7' footer next to 2 6'10'' guys, then they follow it up with a 6'8'' long-limbed wing. Their smallest guy is 6'4'' JJ, who usually hides on the most passive attacker.
During this, or any era, it doesn't get any longer than that.
Also, per basketball reference, Bucks were 19th in defensive rating while Philly was 4th.
And Joel might win the DPOY award, "in the process".
Plus the Bucks' defense is broken as hell. They aren't forcing anything anywhere anytime soon.
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1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
1) True
2) True
3) Injury Prone and make bad decisions but definitely talented.
4) Their D is very porous.
5) They don't have secondary scorer like Middleton
I think we can win but it is going to take a solid effort. But isn't what the team has done the whole season? Few expected us to do well without Hayward.
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Hah! We are not winning this series. Let alone next one
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1) Sixers have some shooters, Bucks only have Middleton
2) Simmons is a better distributor than Giannis, combine that with the shooters and they are more trouble on offense
3) They have a fantastic Center
4) But, they don't have the defensive length that the Bucks have, so probably won't force as many fast breaks as the Bucks.
1) True
2) True
3) Injury Prone and make bad decisions but definitely talented.
4) Their D is very porous.
5) They don't have secondary scorer like Middleton
I think we can win but it is going to take a solid effort. But isn't what the team has done the whole season? Few expected us to do well without Hayward.
The Sixers were the 4th best defensive team in the league this year. They have tremendous length with a starting 5 that contains a 7 footer, 2 6'10" players, a 6'9" player, and a 6'4" player. TJ McConnell is their shortest rotation player and he is 6'2" and the rest of their playoff rotation comprises players that are 6'5", 6'9", and 6'10". Even the deeper bench includes a 6'4", 6'6", and 6'10" player. The Sixers are a gigantic team (in virtually any era) with a ton of length and some very good individual and team defenders.
I really have no idea where this notion arose that the Sixers are a bad defensive team. They are not. They play at a very fast pace, but they lock it down quite well.
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It ain't over 'til its over.
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Somebody needs to delete and shut down this thread please.
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Somebody needs to delete and shut down this thread please.
PLEASE.
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better question how can the bucks beat the 76's ?
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Somebody needs to delete and shut down this thread please.
PLEASE.
I second this.
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(http://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-play-hard-play-smart-play-together-have-fun-morgan-wootten-85-12-06.jpg)
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We ain't gonna beat them.
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We ain't gonna beat them.
Is it because we aren't even gonna be there? 😂
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We ain't gonna beat them.
Is it because we aren't even gonna be there? 😂
Of course we're going to be there. And I don't want to hear any of the BS about jinxing the team that always seems to pop up. It's game 7. It's our court. 36-0.
Mike
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
Yep. I fully blame this thread for last night's loss.
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
Yep. I fully blame this thread for last night's loss.
crazy talk
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
Yep. I fully blame this thread for last night's loss.
crazy talk
Nope. It's the rules of the universe.
Our only hope is that the Bucks blog has posted a similar thread on how they can beat the Sixers. The resulting conflict will tear a hole in the space-time continuum, sucking both posts back into the void. With the scales rebalanced, the Cs will have a chance on Saturday.
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
Yep. I fully blame this thread for last night's loss.
crazy talk
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW
Nope. It's the rules of the universe.
Our only hope is that the Bucks blog has posted a similar thread on how they can beat the Sixers. The resulting conflict will tear a hole in the space-time continuum, sucking both posts back into the void. With the scales rebalanced, the Cs will have a chance on Saturday.
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The main strategy we need to use is...
Beat the Bucks first.
What strategies can we use, and which of our players will be crucial ?
-Feel like horford can contain embiid. I forgot how baynes has done.
-smart will be our X factor on D
( I know the superstitious fans are gonna hate his early 2nd round thread ;D )
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Alright we beat the bucks
Happy? ;D
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C’s in 7 vs Philly
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C's beat Philly 7!
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I say beat them with our fists
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Big question is can we beat the Sixers without Jaylen Brown if he is injured?
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This thread dodged a missile.
All that suspense and drama... Nothing beats a Game 7.
Sixers are a much better team than the Bucks.
Lots of shooters.. Need to check JJ. Simmons dors not shoot threes so just lay off of him so we can guard against the drive. And hopefully Brown is alright... Oh also hoping Smaht's offense wakes up by then.
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Can Morris be trusted against the Sixers ???
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Now that the Bucks are gone I think its time to talk about the Raptors ;D
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Now that the Bucks are gone I think its time to talk about the Raptors ;D
Or the Cavs. Or the Pacers. :o
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I think this is the series where Monroe can be useful.
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Big question is can we beat the Sixers without Jaylen Brown if he is injured?
Ummm...yeah, we absolutely need Jaylen Brown to win this series. Without question.
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ok now this thread is up for business!
We will beat the 76ers, we will beat them good!
Not scared of them
Semi and Brown will handle Simmons. Brown brings extra against Simmons always
Rozier and Smart will hound JJ Reddick who killed the Heat.
Tatum has played well against them this season.
Embiid is the Xfactor no doubt as we don't have a center as good as him. We will need Baynes, Yabu, Monroe, Al, Morris etc. to throw him off his game. It won't be easy
All in all, we have home court ADV
again really like the matchups of
Tatum + Brown vs Simmons
Rozier + Smart vs Reddick
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Alright we beat the bucks
Happy? ;D
YES!
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assuming Brown can play, we have a huge advantage in the back court.
Brown+Semi+Smart are all fast enough or crafty enough defenders to slow Simmons/turn him over.
Smart+Rozier+Tatum are all either fast enough to stay with Reddick or tall enough to dissuade his shot.
Horford matches up well against Saric.
Their bench has an advantage over ours, and Embiid can single-handedly win this series for them, if Baynes is unable to stay out of foul trouble. Theis was HUGE for us in this matchup during the regular season and he's obviously not walking through that door.
Celtics in 7. Home court advantage is huge and we'll contain Simmons and bother their 3-point shooting with our length and stellar perimeter defenders. Embiid will get his--enough at least to make it touch and go--but we'll spread the points around.
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Fully healthy we'd smash Philly. Too bad that's not the case.
The one player that concerns me aside from Embiid is Reddick. The only player I trust to consistently slow him down is Smart. Rozier is improving defensively but he still has too many lapses. Same with Brown. Getting caught on a screen for an extra few tenths of a second can mean the difference between getting into Reddick's space and preventing a shot versus him elevating and draining a 3.
Philly also has veteran shooters off the bench that can light us up if they get it going. Add that to their strong defense and this is not going to be an easy series. If we're going to win we need Game 7 Al Horford - aggressively attacking the likes of Saric (who clearly can't guard him) and put up at the very minimum 12 shots a game, ideally 14+. We're also going to need Monroe's size against Embiid, and hope that he's solid enough to not be a sieve defensively.
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Fully healthy we'd smash Philly. Too bad that's not the case.
The one player that concerns me aside from Embiid is Reddick. The only player I trust to consistently slow him down is Smart. Rozier is improving defensively but he still has too many lapses. Same with Brown. Getting caught on a screen for an extra few tenths of a second can mean the difference between getting into Reddick's space and preventing a shot versus him elevating and draining a 3.
Philly also has veteran shooters off the bench that can light us up if they get it going. Add that to their strong defense and this is not going to be an easy series. If we're going to win we need Game 7 Al Horford - aggressively attacking the likes of Saric (who clearly can't guard him) and put up at the very minimum 12 shots a game, ideally 14+. We're also going to need Monroe's size against Embiid, and hope that he's solid enough to not be a sieve defensively.
Smart is our best defender, but I feel like in some ways guarding Reddick isnt the best type of matchup for him. Smart seems to excel when he can get physical with a guy and get right up on him and really bother him. Having to fly around the perimeter guarding Reddick just seems like waste of what he does best. the other option is Phili is big. If we want to play Smart along with Rozier/Larkin against Phili's big lineups then really the smaller guard has to cover Reddick, because otherwise you have a big size mismatch with Covington or Simmons and those guys will get to the rim (Simmons) or shoot over (Covington) the smaller guards.
And that brings me to one of the problems with this series. Our match ups. Defensively we have some good ones. Brown usually plays well against Simmons, Horfrod can stay with Saric, but if we really wnat to play our best defenisve lineup then we have both Smart and Baynes (for Embiid) on the court. Thats two non shooters, that worked tonight but we wont shoot 79% in every quarter and Phili is good defensively.
Its gonna be good, hopefully Brown is healthy. He sounds like he's gonna do everything to come back game for game one and if he could have played tonight its probably a goood sign. But man in some ways I'd rather he just take it easy and target a game 2 comeback giving himself five days rest. Don't want to risk a more serious injury that will require rehab and take away from his offseason training.
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I think the Celtics would need consistently hot shooting to stand a chance honestly.
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Guys I like the enthusiasm but TOO SOON, we still don't know if the series will happen or not. :-X
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Guys I like the enthusiasm but TOO SOON, we still don't know if the series will happen or not. :-X
We won game 7 ???
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Hah! We are not winning this series. Let alone next one
We beat the bucks, so I hope your prediction record goes from 0-1 to 0-2.
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Semi and AL will cover Simmons, no need to double because he will pass and they have shooters
Baynes will handle Embiid, just be physical with him and he will disappear, too bad Theis isn;t there, Moose will only play if he is hot
Morris will take care Saric, he plays soft and Mook will eat him alive
Smart has to check their hottest shooter whether it's reddick or Convinton, Rozier will take the left
That said if Jaylen is healthy we will have no problem beating them. if he can't play we may fall in 6..
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C’s will win in 7. I don’t think we’ll drop a game at home. Our role players are quite mercurial and I can see us getting blown out on the road but being extremely solid at home.
That said, I can’t see us beating the Raps, especially without homecoirt advantage. 4-1 or 4-2 loss vs Raps.
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I can't see the C's surviving v. Philly -- especially if JB is out for any length of time.
I am gearing myself up for being impressed by Simmons and Embiid, and expecting to find myself despising Saric, Reddick, Belinelli and Ilyasova.
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Shame that Brown is out . In some ways , I think Boston is better suited to beat this 76's team than people think .
I worry about the outside threes from their knock down core . If that gets going , then they are unstoppable.
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They do have a lot of shooters. Embiid is a knucklehead. Simmons can't shoot outside and that can be schemed too to some extent and Fultz is damaged goods. It's the other guys that worry me more in all honesty.
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Hah! We are not winning this series. Let alone next one
When you think you got an "A" on the test but really got an "F".
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assuming Brown can play, we have a huge advantage in the back court.
That's a key assumption. I'm not optimistic, at least for the first week of the series and maybe the whole series. If he couldn't go last night in a game 7, he's hurt for real. Jumping back in before he's ready seems like a bad idea. I don't want him playing at less than full strength, and definitely don't want him to aggravate the injury.
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* We were pretty effective against Embiid during the regular season with Horford and Baynes. I do remember Theis having a lot of trouble with Embiid's size, so him being injured probably doesn't hurt too much. While he still got his (17.3 PPG and 13.3 RPG) he did so on really poor efficiency (FG% 38.5 - 3PT% 0.83 on 4.3 attempts per game). I think Baynes will have to mirror a lot of Embiid's minutes and be a nuisance. Monroe should be more in the mix too.
* Philly boy Morris usually plays well with Philadelphia. in 3 games this season he shot 51.5% from the field wand averaged 16.7 PPG against the Sixers. To me he's our X factor.
* Redick worries me a lot. He really makes that offense hum by giving them spacing and being involved heavily in off-ball action. Rozier has a tendency to get hung up on screens, so this is something to monitor. Smart, with his ability to avoid and fight through screens, will have to be huge against Redick this series.
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Key will be perimeter3 point defense.
Sixers a better team than Bucks, but for some reason we match up better vs Sixers.
I expect Jaylen back by game 3-4. Want him 100%.
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Controlling pace of play. Same way we beat Milwaukee. If we let them get out and run, we're doomed.
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assuming Brown can play, we have a huge advantage in the back court.
That's a key assumption. I'm not optimistic, at least for the first week of the series and maybe the whole series. If he couldn't go last night in a game 7, he's hurt for real. Jumping back in before he's ready seems like a bad idea. I don't want him playing at less than full strength, and definitely don't want him to aggravate the injury.
wasn't he cleared to play last night? Brad may have not put him in because the Celts were rolling at the point.
either way, ESPN says Brown is hopeful he will be ready to go for game 1
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My simplified take is that this series will boil down to offensive execution for the Celtics. Scoring droughts accompanied by awful turnovers are the common theme when we struggle. Philly presents difficult matchups but we were #1 in defensive efficiency for a reason. Assuming Brown is healthy I am confident that we can make things difficult for Embid, Simmons, Redick, Saric etc.
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Might sound wierd but I think Cs match up better with Philly.
Cs have edge in guard play and could give 76ers issues there. Belinelli/Redick had monster series vs MIA because MIA didn't have anyone to guard them. They were the driving force for Philly winning. Rozier/Smart/Brown present a much bigger problem for them.
Overall, I think it will be a defensive slugfest. Both these team can D up. Brown's availability will be huge.
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Assuming C's play it safe and Jaylen does not play game 1, let's look at starting defensive matchups:
Semi did a great job staying in front of the Freak, do you start Semi and put him on Simmons?
If so, I guess that puts Terry on JJ Redick, Scary will have to be better at fighting through screens
Jason probably takes Robert Covington.
Do you start Aron on Joel and Big Al on Daric or Big Al on Joel and start Morris on Daric?
Assuming Baynes starts, that would leave Morris, Smart, Larkin and Monroe coming off the bench, with Dancing Bear and Nader available for emergencies (let's hope that there are no more emergencies).
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I'm making a commitment to prayer at every meal. ;D
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
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The battle is between Rozier and Brown vs Covington and Redick. We need to make them pay for trotting out a gigantic lineup. Philly depends on those two guys being good enough defensively to cover for the lack of defensive speed at guard. We will need to win these match ups decisively.
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I can't wait for people to see the power of Stevens. I already have many ideas on how to abuse the Sixers and I'm just a regular guy. Stevens is going to dismantle this overrated team. They have way too many weaknesses.
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Get tnt studio crew to pick sixers to win.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
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Seems the Sixers forums are mostly predicting a sweep of the Celtics agree with their hero Sir Charles.
Boston is not in their league .
oh well..... :)
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
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76ers could be rusty with such a long lay-off. How long does it take to shake off the rust: 1 qtr?, 1 game?
C's could be emotional flat after such a quick turn around from seventh game Saturday to Monday.
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Get tnt studio crew to pick sixers to win.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
Many did not see us beating Milwaukee....We are better than the sixers...the team really believes it can win any game..the youths are growing and gained valuable experience in the Buck series....Boston in 7.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
I don't know how true this is. Their bench guys who get the most minutes are Belinelli, Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.
Our most important bench guys are probably Morris, Smart and Monroe. Not a huge difference there.
Their role players were also taking advantage of a terribly weak defensive team in Miami. Not too impressive there.
Philly are heavily reliant upon Ben Simmons, with him averaging nearly 38mpg in the series against Miami. This doesn't worry me as we defended Simmons better than most this season, with him only averaging 12.5/6.5/4.8 on sub-50% shooting against us. We definitely have a chance
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All philly has to do is win 1 game in Boston and we’re in trouble. This team has to show me they can win a road game in the playoffs first. We could be down 3-1 in a moments notice. I watched some philly - Miami , that team is firing on all cylinders right now. Much much tougher than Milwaukee. This will all come to focus rather quickly, especially if Jaylen can’t go. I’m not feeling good right now.
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Some thoughts:
1) We've got to keep the pace slow which means slowing down Simmons. That's a lot easier said than done. The Heat were a good, slow paced defensive team and yet the Sixers playoff pace against them would have topped the regular season. Getting back on defense will be much more important than going for offensive rebounds.
2) The Sixers are turnover prone. Apply tight, pressure defense on everyone. Backing off of Simmons would be a mistake as lots of teams found out during the regular season. I'd switch up defenders on Simmons to keep him from getting comfortable.
3) The Sixers are a streaky 3 point shooting team. Need to focus on Redick and make him work hard for his shot. Assuming he's healthy, Jaylen should predominantly defend Redick. Jaylen's length and athleticism will cause Redick problems.
4) Not sure why some people think Horford can defend Embiid. That would get ugly quick. Baynes, Monroe and maybe Semi will need to defend him. Of course that means there will be little pressure on Embiid defensively to leave the paint. Need to be willing to settle for mid-range jumpers rather than forcing drives with Embiid out there.
5) When Belinelli is playing, really need to take advantage of his poor defense. The Sixers switch a lot so get a good matchup and attack him.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
I don't know how true this is. Their bench guys who get the most minutes are Belinelli, Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.
Our most important bench guys are probably Morris, Smart and Monroe. Not a huge difference there.
Their role players were also taking advantage of a terribly weak defensive team in Miami. Not too impressive there.
Philly are heavily reliant upon Ben Simmons, with him averaging nearly 38mpg in the series against Miami. This doesn't worry me as we defended Simmons better than most this season, with him only averaging 12.5/6.5/4.8 on sub-50% shooting against us. We definitely have a chance
Miami was a top 10 defense during the regular season. All our games against the Sixers were in the 1st half of the season so I'm not sure there is much to take from them.
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We know how o what Simmons and Embiid bring . ....
its the next four guys that can shoot lights out from three , and bury a team quickly , then turn to Embiid and Simmons and let them finish .
Riddick , Covington , Saric , Iba , are so dangerous from three , and any 2-3 get hot and its all over. .....Simmons and Embiid just need average games.
The Sixers are the bucks with two stars except they got 4-5 guys who can get hot and get 20 or more each shooting the outside shot. Always 2-3 are hot on any given nigjt.
Not seeing how we beat them without Browns defense , muchless his offense.
The key to beating Philly is the three players we miss ....Theis is important , Hayward and most of all Irving to finish the job on them at the end of the game.
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We know how o what Simmons and Embiid bring . ....
its the next four guys that can shoot lights out from three , and bury a team quickly , then turn to Embiid and Simmons and let them finish .
Riddick , Covington , Saric , Iba , are so dangerous from three , and any 2-3 get hot and its all over. .....Simmons and Embiid just need average games.
The Sixers are the bucks with two stars except they got 4-5 guys who can get hot and get 20 or more each shooting the outside shot. Always 2-3 are hot on any given nigjt.
Not seeing how we beat them without Browns defense , muchless his offense.
The key to beating Philly is the three players we miss ....Theis is important , Hayward and most of all Irving to finish the job on them at the end of the game.
Semi and Smart become two very big players potentially in this game. Swarming defense, shut down their shooters as much as possible. Unfortunately, they have multiple options.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
I don't know how true this is. Their bench guys who get the most minutes are Belinelli, Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.
Our most important bench guys are probably Morris, Smart and Monroe. Not a huge difference there.
Their role players were also taking advantage of a terribly weak defensive team in Miami. Not too impressive there.
Philly are heavily reliant upon Ben Simmons, with him averaging nearly 38mpg in the series against Miami. This doesn't worry me as we defended Simmons better than most this season, with him only averaging 12.5/6.5/4.8 on sub-50% shooting against us. We definitely have a chance
Miami was a top 10 defense during the regular season. All our games against the Sixers were in the 1st half of the season so I'm not sure there is much to take from them.
..that played defense at a bottom-2 rate in the playoffs. Seriously, their defensive rating in the playoffs would've ranked 29th during the regular season.
Our perimeter defense is much, much better than what Miami showed in round 1, especially without Kyrie. Where Milwaukee utilized their combination of size, length, and shooting on the perimeter to sort of deal with our perimeter D, Philly simply doesn't have the same type of advantage out on the perimeter. Further, given our scheme of switching, we're much better equipped to deal with that Philly offense, which Miami just couldn't seem to solve.
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Without Brown in game one it will be very tough. Just not enough scoring
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My heart will be deeply into beating Philly, but if the C's get it done I'll be pining for what could have been with Gordon and Kyrie. It's looking like the path to the Finals is looking easier than usual this year.
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
I don't know how true this is. Their bench guys who get the most minutes are Belinelli, Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.
Our most important bench guys are probably Morris, Smart and Monroe. Not a huge difference there.
Their role players were also taking advantage of a terribly weak defensive team in Miami. Not too impressive there.
Philly are heavily reliant upon Ben Simmons, with him averaging nearly 38mpg in the series against Miami. This doesn't worry me as we defended Simmons better than most this season, with him only averaging 12.5/6.5/4.8 on sub-50% shooting against us. We definitely have a chance
Miami was a top 10 defense during the regular season. All our games against the Sixers were in the 1st half of the season so I'm not sure there is much to take from them.
..that played defense at a bottom-2 rate in the playoffs. Seriously, their defensive rating in the playoffs would've ranked 29th during the regular season.
Our perimeter defense is much, much better than what Miami showed in round 1, especially without Kyrie. Where Milwaukee utilized their combination of size, length, and shooting on the perimeter to sort of deal with our perimeter D, Philly simply doesn't have the same type of advantage out on the perimeter. Further, given our scheme of switching, we're much better equipped to deal with that Philly offense, which Miami just couldn't seem to solve.
Ya I very much disagree. Saying Miami defense was bad in the playoffs completely ignores that Phili had A LOT to do with that. Also, Middleton aside Phili has better perimeter shooting. Reddick, Covington, Saric, Bellinelli all can strikes it. We also have to deal with the fact our best defensive lineup with Smart and Baynes is gonna gave a hard time scoring against Phili length. This is gonna be a tough one
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Our advantage vs the Bucks was their lack of depth.
Sixers bench has been playing great!
Honestly idk how we get out of this round winning...
What depth do we have?
We don’t , that’s why I don’t see us beating the Sixers.
I don't know how true this is. Their bench guys who get the most minutes are Belinelli, Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.
Our most important bench guys are probably Morris, Smart and Monroe. Not a huge difference there.
Their role players were also taking advantage of a terribly weak defensive team in Miami. Not too impressive there.
Philly are heavily reliant upon Ben Simmons, with him averaging nearly 38mpg in the series against Miami. This doesn't worry me as we defended Simmons better than most this season, with him only averaging 12.5/6.5/4.8 on sub-50% shooting against us. We definitely have a chance
Miami was a top 10 defense during the regular season. All our games against the Sixers were in the 1st half of the season so I'm not sure there is much to take from them.
..that played defense at a bottom-2 rate in the playoffs. Seriously, their defensive rating in the playoffs would've ranked 29th during the regular season.
Our perimeter defense is much, much better than what Miami showed in round 1, especially without Kyrie. Where Milwaukee utilized their combination of size, length, and shooting on the perimeter to sort of deal with our perimeter D, Philly simply doesn't have the same type of advantage out on the perimeter. Further, given our scheme of switching, we're much better equipped to deal with that Philly offense, which Miami just couldn't seem to solve.
The Wiz, Spurs, TWolves and Blazers had worse playoff defensive ratings than the Heat. The Heat played very physical and tried to dirty up the games and still lost handily even with Embiid missing the 1st two games and not 100% in the rest.
We are a much better team than the Heat and do match up better with the Sixers. However, the Sixers are a much better team than the Bucks too. The Sixers have lots of size, length and shooting and they have Embiid. They also actually run an offense unlike the Bucks.
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Win or lose, and I don't see as to how we can beat the 76ers without Brown and it would have been pretty difficult even with a pre-injury Jaylen in the lineup, imo, I'm really intrigued as to the matchups - switching or not. Boston completely let Magic off the hook in the 80s, imo #ThanksKC ::), so I'm hoping that we can at least make Simmons work, defensively, in this series, however long it should last.
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I can't see the C's surviving v. Philly -- especially if JB is out for any length of time.
I am gearing myself up for being impressed by Simmons and Embiid, and expecting to find myself despising Saric, Reddick, Belinelli and Ilyasova.
Saric has played well against the Cs and Ilyasova always seems to kill them, no matter what team he is on.
I actually think Philly is a better matchup for Boston than Milwaukee. Middleton was a nightmare for Boston because of his size, and Reddick simlply cannot just shoot over people. Simmons is a much better passer than Giannis but Simmons cannot shoot like Giannis. Do we really see Philly shooting over 50% for the series?
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it will be a tough, tough series for the celtics. not impossible to win, but they will have to play CBS game plan perfectly.
one bright light might be rozier. who does philly have as a starter to match up with him? it will probably be reddick or simmons. either way, rozier should do well.
but once again, this is all house money folks. i will not feel bad regardless of the outcome. though winning the series would be nicer by far. ;D
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it will be a tough, tough series for the celtics. not impossible to win, but they will have to play CBS game plan perfectly.
one bright light might be rozier. who does philly have as a starter to match up with him? it will probably be reddick or simmons. either way, rozier should do well.
but once again, this is all house money folks. i will not feel bad regardless of the outcome. though winning the series would be nicer by far. ;D
J. J. Redick's lack of defense has been completely overstated for a while now. He's improved a lot since he began his career.
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We know how o what Simmons and Embiid bring . ....
its the next four guys that can shoot lights out from three , and bury a team quickly , then turn to Embiid and Simmons and let them finish .
Riddick , Covington , Saric , Iba , are so dangerous from three , and any 2-3 get hot and its all over. .....Simmons and Embiid just need average games.
The Sixers are the bucks with two stars except they got 4-5 guys who can get hot and get 20 or more each shooting the outside shot. Always 2-3 are hot on any given nigjt.
Not seeing how we beat them without Browns defense , muchless his offense.
The key to beating Philly is the three players we miss ....Theis is important , Hayward and most of all Irving to finish the job on them at the end of the game.
I do NOT see a HUGE difference at ALL in outside three point shooting between the Bucks and the Sixers. The Bucks had 6 players playing at least 10 minutes per game that shot over 35% for the regular season: Middleton, Brogdon, Parker, Muhammad, Snell, and Delly. (And, they had two players right at 35%: Bledsoe at 34.9% and Terry at 34.8%. Philly had seven: Redick, Saric, Belli, Ily, (both likely ONE YEAR RENTALS), Covington, Bayless, and McConnell.
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Im wondering why the jaunted Atlanta Hawks ever released such great players like Belinelli, Ilyasova? I know. Because they stink. They are 2 bit role players. Let's see how tough they are against guys not named Olynk and Whiteside. Please.......
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I think the C's have the defenders to give Ben Simmons a lot of trouble, be it Brown, Tatum, Smart, Morris, or Semi. Whoever is playing pg can be assigned to JJ Redick and just make sure he stays glued to him (we don't have to worry about Redick posting up or taking a smaller defender off the bounce).
That leaves Embiid, who Horfod and Baynes have had some success against. And I wonder if we won't see more Monroe this series, to give Embiid something to worry about on offense and a big body to run into on defense.
I don't think it'll be easy but I think the Celtics could make the ECF again.
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Here’s some full game highlights of when we played them:
https://youtu.be/ZTEAbTxO64g
https://youtu.be/4YAWinfKTfs
Tatum gets past Covington with ease
Embiid can’t do much against horford. Horford tends to shoot around embiids D or he gets crafty and still makes hard shots.
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I think the C's have the defenders to give Ben Simmons a lot of trouble, be it Brown, Tatum, Smart, Morris, or Semi. Whoever is playing pg can be assigned to JJ Redick and just make sure he stays glued to him (we don't have to worry about Redick posting up or taking a smaller defender off the bounce).
That leaves Embiid, who Horfod and Baynes have had some success against. And I wonder if we won't see more Monroe this series, to give Embiid something to worry about on offense and a big body to run into on defense.
I don't think it'll be easy but I think the Celtics could make the ECF again.
It's pretty interesting how the 76ers compare to the Bucks - similar in interesting ways. "Non-traditional" in that their main ball handlers are at the 3/4. Giannis is a freakish scorer, versus Simmons who is clearly more of a playmaker.
Embiid is the millionaire's version of Thon - can defend like no other with sheer physical talent - and Thon was a thorn on our side. Of course, Embiid is a handful on the offensive end, whereas Thon just got hot from 3.
Guess the best comparison for Middleton (who has killed us) is Saric? Maybe JJ Reddick? Either way, Middleton has been killing us with his mean mixture of ability to put the ball on the floor, and shoot it like no other - nobody like him on the 6ers. In fairness, Reddick has killed Brown through screen maze shenanigans. On the other hand, Brown could kill Reddick with brute force.
That said, with Covington, Saric and others, the 76ers have a far deeper roster than the Bucks - though I like how well our Bucks game plan might end up working against the 6ers.
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Stay at home on shooters. Play Simmons one-on-one, back off him and force him to shoot jumpers. Let Embiid do what Embiid does. Just concentrate on shutting down the supply of open jump-shots to all those shooters and transition opportunities. Embiid will be big but Simmons is inefficient offensively and the supporting cast limited. Target those guy's weaknesses.
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how tall is Joel JEEZE !!
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I can't wait for people to see the power of Stevens. I already have many ideas on how to abuse the Sixers and I'm just a regular guy. Stevens is going to dismantle this overrated team. They have way too many weaknesses.
Any further questions? They're at best on our level without Hayward and Irving. Every single person on their team, top to bottom, is overrated.
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I'm surprised nobody started a thread on "How do we beat the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals" yet.
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I can't wait for people to see the power of Stevens. I already have many ideas on how to abuse the Sixers and I'm just a regular guy. Stevens is going to dismantle this overrated team. They have way too many weaknesses.
Any further questions? They're at best on our level without Hayward and Irving. Every single person on their team, top to bottom, is overrated.
Just gave you your 100th TP for that prediction. Congrats!
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I'm surprised nobody started a thread on "How do we beat the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals" yet.
Welp... now I'll log in tomorrow and find 5 threads created with that... :(
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I'm surprised nobody started a thread on "How do we beat the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals" yet.
dont give me any ideas ;D
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I'm surprised nobody started a thread on "How do we beat the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals" yet.
Because most of us think it will be the Cavs 😆
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Great effort tonight, but I expect a hard fought series. The Celts shot an unsustainable 17/36 from 3, and the 76ers an uncharacteristic 5/26. They're a very good and well-coached team that will surely adjust for Game 2. Should be a fun series and I'm personally stoked for my NGT to be lifted for all of us to enjoy it together. :angel: :D
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See game #1 of ECSFs. 8)
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I can't wait for people to see the power of Stevens. I already have many ideas on how to abuse the Sixers and I'm just a regular guy. Stevens is going to dismantle this overrated team. They have way too many weaknesses.
Any further questions? They're at best on our level without Hayward and Irving. Every single person on their team, top to bottom, is overrated.
TP
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I can't wait for people to see the power of Stevens. I already have many ideas on how to abuse the Sixers and I'm just a regular guy. Stevens is going to dismantle this overrated team. They have way too many weaknesses.
Any further questions? They're at best on our level without Hayward and Irving. Every single person on their team, top to bottom, is overrated.
Yeah. The Sixers are going to shoot 20% from three for the remainder of the series, and Horford will be 10 for 12 from the field every night. The sweep is on, book it.
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this game 7 is your fault. This thread is BAD JUJU.
Yep. I fully blame this thread for last night's loss.
crazy talk
Nope. It's the rules of the universe.
Our only hope is that the Bucks blog has posted a similar thread on how they can beat the Sixers. The resulting conflict will tear a hole in the space-time continuum, sucking both posts back into the void. With the scales rebalanced, the Cs will have a chance on Saturday.
who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?
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Team that wins game TWO on Thursday will win the series .
Homecourt is everything . Game two will be the most critical game for both .
Even if Philly wins both home games
Celtics are sitting pretty for game 7
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It's too soon to get cocky, and I was surprised by how easily we won without Brown, but it was strange to see how little attention was given to Philly's red flags as a playoff team.
The biggest being Simmons' and Embiid's youth and playoff inexperience, but they're also very dependent on controlling pace and getting open 3s, and we're pretty good at preventing that. They have a bunch of mediocre wings that are mostly just out there for spacing, and no real perimeter stopper on D. The bench is...mediocre shooting wings and not much else. Take away the 3s and they don't have much flexibility to adjust styles. Plus we generally rolled them in the regular season.
All that said they still could beat us in our depleted state. But perceptions before the series just seemed much more dismal than the matchup warranted.
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They did it!!! ;D
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It's too soon to get cocky, and I was surprised by how easily we won without Brown, but it was strange to see how little attention was given to Philly's red flags as a playoff team.
The biggest being Simmons' and Embiid's youth and playoff inexperience, but they're also very dependent on controlling pace and getting open 3s, and we're pretty good at preventing that. They have a bunch of mediocre wings that are mostly just out there for spacing, and no real perimeter stopper on D. The bench is...mediocre shooting wings and not much else. Take away the 3s and they don't have much flexibility to adjust styles. Plus we generally rolled them in the regular season.
All that said they still could beat us in our depleted state. But perceptions before the series just seemed much more dismal than the matchup warranted.
can we get cocky now
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It's too soon to get cocky, and I was surprised by how easily we won without Brown, but it was strange to see how little attention was given to Philly's red flags as a playoff team.
The biggest being Simmons' and Embiid's youth and playoff inexperience, but they're also very dependent on controlling pace and getting open 3s, and we're pretty good at preventing that. They have a bunch of mediocre wings that are mostly just out there for spacing, and no real perimeter stopper on D. The bench is...mediocre shooting wings and not much else. Take away the 3s and they don't have much flexibility to adjust styles. Plus we generally rolled them in the regular season.
All that said they still could beat us in our depleted state. But perceptions before the series just seemed much more dismal than the matchup warranted.
can we get cocky now
i was cocky the whole time lol ;D
What a performance! Maybe the most competitive 3-0/5 game series I've ever seen but we did it by outplaying them in crunch time. They weren't ready. But they're gonna be scary as hell next year.