That Felt Like Redemption! Also, So Happy For Kemba

[ozgod]

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Speaking of Jaylen, here's what he had to say about Kemba:

https://twitter.com/Amanda_Pflugrad/status/1304634548467249152

And it's funny how Kyrie is trending on Twitter without even playing

[SparzWizard]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Addition by subtraction id always say...these players departing opened up shot opportunities for the Jays, and GH with Kemba even dropping his FGA /game.

Crazy how a year has gone by since they got rid of two headcases, a smartmouth, and a washed-up has-been and back to the East Finals the C's go...

[RockinRyA]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Addition by subtraction id always say...these players departing opened up shot opportunities for the Jays, and GH with Kemba even dropping his FGA /game.

Crazy how a year has gone by since they got rid of two headcases, a smartmouth, and a washed-up has-been and back to the East Finals the C's go...

sooooooo

The headcases- Baynes and RJ Hunter
The smartmouth- Yabu
The washed up has been- Greg Monroe

[gouki88]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Addition by subtraction id always say...these players departing opened up shot opportunities for the Jays, and GH with Kemba even dropping his FGA /game.

Crazy how a year has gone by since they got rid of two headcases, a smartmouth, and a washed-up has-been and back to the East Finals the C's go...

sooooooo

The headcases- Baynes and RJ Hunter
The smartmouth- Yabu
The washed up has been- Greg Monroe

I still miss Moose...

[jambr380]

It really is amazing - we lost Kyrie, Horford, Baynes, Rozier, and Morris (and essentially Hayward to this point in the playoffs) and basically replaced them with Kemba, Kanter, and Grant Williams; yet, here we are in the ECF. That really is a testament to how much chemistry our team has and how much they've grown (mainly the Js and Smart).

Those 6 players - including Hayward - would easily be a solid playoff team in either conference and we've somehow gotten better w/o them. Really hoping to pull Hayward back to our side very soon, though!

[Celtics Mike]

Yes today was some long over due compensation for the heart breaking 2018 game 7 defeat against the Cavaliers in the ECF

Let's now reboot for a match-up with the Heat
Erik Spoelstra is another astute coach

Think Game 1 and Game 2 might be too soon for Gordon Hayward but hope he might see some minutes off the bench in Game 3

[Phantom255x]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Addition by subtraction id always say...these players departing opened up shot opportunities for the Jays, and GH with Kemba even dropping his FGA /game.

Crazy how a year has gone by since they got rid of two headcases, a smartmouth, and a washed-up has-been and back to the East Finals the C's go...

sooooooo

The headcases- Baynes and RJ Hunter
The smartmouth- Yabu
The washed up has been- Greg Monroe

I still miss Moose...

I actually miss Baynes a lot. Timelord + Theis have done very well to this point, but if Baynes was there I just feel our team would be so complete. Baynes can actually do well and defend well against a lot of the bigs in this league, and it's not always a "matchup thing" with him like it is with Kanter and others.

[gift]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

What goes around comes around. From the beginning of the season (almost a year ago):

"While Walker was heating up early in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown rushed down the court and misfired on an 18-foot jumper with time off the shot clock having barley expired.

Brown would had been chewed out in a the past for a decision like this, but instead, he received encouraging words from Walker.

“Brad (Stevens) had an aneurysm and Kemba’s like, ‘You’re good, bro, just keep playing,’” Brown said. "

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/10/26/20933536/boston-celtics-inspiring-confidence-in-one-another-kemba-walker-jaylen-brown-112-106-toronto-raptors

[Roy H.]

“The young guys don’t know what it takes to be a championship level team. What it takes every day. And if they think it is hard now, what do they think it will be like when we’re trying to get to the Finals?”

The “young guys” proved that diva wrong.

[Phantom255x]

“The young guys don’t know what it takes to be a championship level team. What it takes every day. And if they think it is hard now, what do they think it will be like when we’re trying to get to the Finals?”

The “young guys” proved that diva wrong.

Also it was funny when Kyrie before last year's deadline suggested they add a "14 or 15 year vet" to the team to add leadership and experience.

I'm so glad he's gone. Subtracting Kyrie feels like an addition of 1000+ 

[hwangjini_1]

“The young guys don’t know what it takes to be a championship level team. What it takes every day. And if they think it is hard now, what do they think it will be like when we’re trying to get to the Finals?”

The “young guys” proved that diva wrong.

Also it was funny when Kyrie before last year's deadline suggested they add a "14 or 15 year vet" to the team to add leadership and experience.

I'm so glad he's gone. Subtracting Kyrie feels like an addition of 1000+ 

agreed. a great individual talent, but not a great individual.

[Phantom255x]

“The young guys don’t know what it takes to be a championship level team. What it takes every day. And if they think it is hard now, what do they think it will be like when we’re trying to get to the Finals?”

The “young guys” proved that diva wrong.

Also it was funny when Kyrie before last year's deadline suggested they add a "14 or 15 year vet" to the team to add leadership and experience.

I'm so glad he's gone. Subtracting Kyrie feels like an addition of 1000+ 

agreed. a great individual talent, but not a great individual.

Yeah. I think Lebron deserves some credit honestly. Somehow he was able to put up with Irving it seems despite everything. Kind of reminds of me how Tomlin and the Steelers dealt with Antonio Brown all these years even though it looks like he's been a headcase for a while. Talented players, but with big egos and attitudes.

[gouki88]

https://twitter.com/BrianTRobb/status/1304635376754098181

I love their chemistry and togetherness...no egos anywhere in this team. Night and day from last year when the team just oozed frustration and unhappiness.

Yep. Last season as soon as adversity hit Kyrie bailed. Kept shooting like 6-22 and was clearly checked out. Wasn’t encouraging teammates either and frankly I think guys gave up on him too (notably Jaylen).

Kemba is also so much easier to root for

Ainge deserves a ton of credit. It could have been a disaster when Kyrie, Rozier, Morris AND Horford left but he got Kemba, Kanter and didn’t make a (stupid) major trade. And here they are in the ECF with a solid chance at reaching the Finals.

Addition by subtraction id always say...these players departing opened up shot opportunities for the Jays, and GH with Kemba even dropping his FGA /game.

Crazy how a year has gone by since they got rid of two headcases, a smartmouth, and a washed-up has-been and back to the East Finals the C's go...

sooooooo

The headcases- Baynes and RJ Hunter
The smartmouth- Yabu
The washed up has been- Greg Monroe

I still miss Moose...

I actually miss Baynes a lot. Timelord + Theis have done very well to this point, but if Baynes was there I just feel our team would be so complete. Baynes can actually do well and defend well against a lot of the bigs in this league, and it's not always a "matchup thing" with him like it is with Kanter and others.

Oh yeah, Baynes I miss for a number of reasons. Firstly, he was a legit 260lbs banging big-man, secondly he was Australian

I just miss Moose because he was a fun guy to root for. Still think with his passing and offensive rebounding he deserves a shot on a team - just not us. He's still 30 years old!