Cavaliers (25-12) at Celtics (30-10) Game #41 1/3/18

[CelticsElite]

Laker pick update:

Nets up 2 with 40 seconds left in game

Suns game tied in 2nd q

Bulls tied with raptors in 4th q 11 min left


Magic lost to rockets

[apc]

Smart 

[blink]

we have taken a whole lot of quick 3s tonight.  Smart, Kyrie, Semi a lot of guys need to stay a bit more patient.  We are scoring the ball taking it to the rim.  Keep up the good ball movement and we can get a decent 3 at any time.

[Kevins Gamble]

Smart is on pace for the most 3PA in his career this year...because apparently the sub-30% rate is acting as positive reinforcement for him.

[BringToughnessBack]

Zero reason Smart should be taking clock down to zero and heaving a three. We are shooting too many threes and that is only  reason Cavs in semi striking distance- especially with Korver lurking.

[azzenfrost]

Can't see the game. Is Kyrie on the bench?

[CelticSooner]

C's won't lose this game. I would like to see them close it out though before it gets any closer. They take some really dumb shots when they get a big lead.

[azzenfrost]

Keep the Cavs under 90 would be nice.

[Phantom255x]

Keep the Cavs under 90 would be nice.

How about we focus on winning this game first before setting goals, okay! 

(Sorry I'm still nervous)

[esel1000]

Tatum!!!

[liam]

Rozier is having a great night!

[SparzWizard]

THERE WE GO TATUM. GO FOR THE 2.

[jpotter33]

That dumb lineup with Smart on Lebron and Rozier on Korver allowed Korver to get going. Dumb decision by Brad with all of the evidence we have of that defensive scheme not working.

If only you were there to let Brad know. Boy then he might really be a decent coach.

Too bad.

Lol, guess because he's a professional he's not deserving of any criticism right? Give me a break

Implying you know more than he does, or would make better decisions humors me.

Every game people are questioning him.

If anyone of them actually sat down with him, and asked why do you do these things I think you shouldn't, they would leave going, wow, I was completely wrong.

But go ahead, and think you could coach a game better than Brad.

So pretty much what Gouki said? Gotcha.

Let fatalism reign - Brad is now beyond reprieve, everybody. He has successfully overcome human fallibility.

Funny.

For real, do you think, if you sat down with Brad, and said "I disagree with X, Y, and Z", do you think he would just say, "boy, you are right, what was I thinking" or would he say "I did that for reason A, B, C"?.

He makes the decisions he does for [dang] good reasons, and it is hilarious to me that so many people here think they could improve on what he brings and his decisions.

What's more hilarious is that you think coaches are infallible just because they coach in the NBA. 

But, no, he would absolutely have his reasons for what he does; I just think he's wrong. Just because he has a reason that he does something doesn't mean that the reason is correct.

His preference to never call timeouts in late-game situations in favor of not letting the defense set is a perfect example of this. Sure, his reasons are logical, but they're absolutely wrong - in philosophical logic this is demonstrated as the difference between a valid argument and a sound argument. Brad's argument/gameplan is valid, but it's not sound. That particular gameplan has virtually never worked for us, and it's absolutely in contradiction with his elite (probably best in the NBA) skill of drawing up ATO plays.

I have never, ever said he is infallible. Ever.

But acting like he doesn't do the things he does (your gripe about his TO calling), for reasons that are far far better than your reasons for wanting him to do differently, is hilarious to me.

And I say that with a lot of respect, because I agree with you on most other things, and it is just you I have this particular grievance with.

Just don't get it.

I mean, you realize that you are pretty much saying this exact thing right here in the bolded parts, right?? lol

You're literally saying that Brad's reasons are always better than mine, which is pretty much the essence of infallibility!

[wayupnorth]

That is it, I am on the Jayson is a superstar bandwagon.

This kid is ludicrous.

[Atzar]

Tatum is so much better going to the hoop than I expected him to be.