If The Next Ten Games Are Like the Last Ten, Is It Tank Time?

[gouki88]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Win games and make pretty deep playoff runs? I'm anti-Stevens, but there aren't many coaches with better records than him

[Spicoli]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

If Stevens is so bad why does the great GM Ainge leave him on the job 8 years now?

I have absolutely no idea. I'm just wondering what is Stevens good at? Should be a real easy question to answer.

[JBJT619]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Fantastic calling plays out of time outs, has basically had every single star/starter that played for him put up career years (Hayward was injured basically his entire career) as well as role players (Sullinger, Jeff Green, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Evan Turner, Daniel Theis, Jordan Crawford, Tyler Zeller) who basically wouldn't have even been in the league if they didn't play in Brad's system, gone to the playoffs basically every year he had a remotely decent team, made it to the ECF 3 times in the last 4 years, and oh by the way was able to attract players like Al Horford and Hayward because they liked the system and like him as a coach/had connections.

What people on this blog don't understand is that yelling at grown ass men at the top of their lungs does absolutely nothing but make you look like an idiot and wear off over time if it was ever successful. If these professionals don't have the drive and basketball IQ to execute a system and show up every night it's not on Brad.

I think it's funny that everybody gets so mad about Brad's demeanor, but yet ignore the fact that Phil Jackson, one of the best all-time, had a similar demeanor. It's a philosophy of letting players figure things out and learn from the games they are playing in. Especially a young team like this with the Js. Does it look dumb to not call a time out when they've gone on a 12 point run? Sure, but by making decisions like that you are trusting that your team will autocorrect based on the discipline that's been instilled in them from the system and your demeanor as coach. Keep your head, stop the bleeding, and then keep executing again.

Brad has not "lost the players" as I've been hearing/seeing posted. The reality is Danny has lost the players and as always is expecting Brad to pick up the pieces while the roster is in shambles to make him not look as bad. All the while Brad takes the fall for what is truly not his fault.

Is it Brad's fault we didn't have a big man on the roster that could guard Bam Adebayo in the ECF and literally had Hayward guarding Bam because Theis was horrific against the zone? Is it Brad's fault that his next best bench player after Smart (if he's not starting) this year is Payton Pritchard or Robert Williams (Not bad, but not elite by any means)? Is it Brad's fault that after losing Kyrie we took a huge step back and brought in undersized point guard with a degenerative knee condition that has never won at a high level? Is it Brad's fault that the only FAs or trade acquisitions we made this year were Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague after losing an All-Star?

Cry all you want about Brad, but this roster is not even remotely a contending roster and is absolutely disastrous tbh. You want to win? Than bring in an actual starting center and maybe 1-2 above average bench pieces to complement the Js. If you can't do that Danny you don't deserve your job anymore.

[NKY fan]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

If Stevens is so bad why does the great GM Ainge leave him on the job 8 years now?

I have absolutely no idea. I'm just wondering what is Stevens good at? Should be a real easy question to answer.

he is good at squeezing the max out of misfits and outcasts. He is good at outsmarting bad coaches ..though he lost to Brooks yesterday. He is good at talking to the media without revealing what he actually thinks. ... too lazy to think of others lol

[Spicoli]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Fantastic calling plays out of time outs, has basically had every single star/starter that played for him put up career years (Hayward was injured basically his entire career) as well as role players (Sullinger, Jeff Green, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Evan Turner, Daniel Theis, Jordan Crawford, Tyler Zeller) who basically wouldn't have even been in the league if they didn't play in Brad's system, gone to the playoffs basically every year he had a remotely decent team, made it to the ECF 3 times in the last 4 years, and oh by the way was able to attract players like Al Horford and Hayward because they liked the system and like him as a coach/had connections.

What people on this blog don't understand is that yelling at grown ass men at the top of their lungs does absolutely nothing but make you look like an idiot and wear off over time if it was ever successful. If these professionals don't have the drive and basketball IQ to execute a system and show up every night it's not on Brad.

I think it's funny that everybody gets so mad about Brad's demeanor, but yet ignore the fact that Phil Jackson, one of the best all-time, had a similar demeanor. It's a philosophy of letting players figure things out and learn from the games they are playing in. Especially a young team like this with the Js. Does it look dumb to not call a time out when they've gone on a 12 point run? Sure, but by making decisions like that you are trusting that your team will autocorrect based on the discipline that's been instilled in them from the system and your demeanor as coach. Keep your head, stop the bleeding, and then keep executing again.

Brad has not "lost the players" as I've been hearing/seeing posted. The reality is Danny has lost the players and as always is expecting Brad to pick up the pieces while the roster is in shambles to make him not look as bad. All the while Brad takes the fall for what is truly not his fault.

Is it Brad's fault we didn't have a big man on the roster that could guard Bam Adebayo in the ECF and literally had Hayward guarding Bam because Theis was horrific against the zone? Is it Brad's fault that his next best bench player after Smart (if he's not starting) this year is Payton Pritchard or Robert Williams (Not bad, but not elite by any means)? Is it Brad's fault that after losing Kyrie we took a huge step back and brought in undersized point guard with a degenerative knee condition that has never won at a high level? Is it Brad's fault that the only FAs or trade acquisitions we made this year were Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague after losing an All-Star?

Cry all you want about Brad, but this roster is not even remotely a contending roster and is absolutely disastrous tbh. You want to win? Than bring in an actual starting center and maybe 1-2 above average bench pieces to complement the Js. If you can't do that Danny you don't deserve your job anymore.

I don't think he is anything special at calling plays out of timeouts but i'll give you that. I'll also give you the fact that he helped attract free agents. I'll also give you that certain players had career years under his coaching. So that's about 3 things that you can say Stevens is good at. I can list a lot more than 3 things that Stevens is not good at.

[Spicoli]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

If Stevens is so bad why does the great GM Ainge leave him on the job 8 years now?

I have absolutely no idea. I'm just wondering what is Stevens good at? Should be a real easy question to answer.

he is good at squeezing the max out of misfits and outcasts. He is good at outsmarting bad coaches ..though he lost to Brooks yesterday. He is good at talking to the media without revealing what he actually thinks. ... too lazy to think of others lol

This current team doesn't really have any misfits or outcasts so that doesn't really help us. Also, outsmarting bad coaches doesn't really help either since there typically aren't any bad coaches in the playoffs. I can think of far more things that Stevens is not good at.

[JBJT619]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Fantastic calling plays out of time outs, has basically had every single star/starter that played for him put up career years (Hayward was injured basically his entire career) as well as role players (Sullinger, Jeff Green, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Evan Turner, Daniel Theis, Jordan Crawford, Tyler Zeller) who basically wouldn't have even been in the league if they didn't play in Brad's system, gone to the playoffs basically every year he had a remotely decent team, made it to the ECF 3 times in the last 4 years, and oh by the way was able to attract players like Al Horford and Hayward because they liked the system and like him as a coach/had connections.

What people on this blog don't understand is that yelling at grown ass men at the top of their lungs does absolutely nothing but make you look like an idiot and wear off over time if it was ever successful. If these professionals don't have the drive and basketball IQ to execute a system and show up every night it's not on Brad.

I think it's funny that everybody gets so mad about Brad's demeanor, but yet ignore the fact that Phil Jackson, one of the best all-time, had a similar demeanor. It's a philosophy of letting players figure things out and learn from the games they are playing in. Especially a young team like this with the Js. Does it look dumb to not call a time out when they've gone on a 12 point run? Sure, but by making decisions like that you are trusting that your team will autocorrect based on the discipline that's been instilled in them from the system and your demeanor as coach. Keep your head, stop the bleeding, and then keep executing again.

Brad has not "lost the players" as I've been hearing/seeing posted. The reality is Danny has lost the players and as always is expecting Brad to pick up the pieces while the roster is in shambles to make him not look as bad. All the while Brad takes the fall for what is truly not his fault.

Is it Brad's fault we didn't have a big man on the roster that could guard Bam Adebayo in the ECF and literally had Hayward guarding Bam because Theis was horrific against the zone? Is it Brad's fault that his next best bench player after Smart (if he's not starting) this year is Payton Pritchard or Robert Williams (Not bad, but not elite by any means)? Is it Brad's fault that after losing Kyrie we took a huge step back and brought in undersized point guard with a degenerative knee condition that has never won at a high level? Is it Brad's fault that the only FAs or trade acquisitions we made this year were Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague after losing an All-Star?

Cry all you want about Brad, but this roster is not even remotely a contending roster and is absolutely disastrous tbh. You want to win? Than bring in an actual starting center and maybe 1-2 above average bench pieces to complement the Js. If you can't do that Danny you don't deserve your job anymore.

I don't think he is anything special at calling plays out of timeouts but i'll give you that. I'll also give you the fact that he helped attract free agents. I'll also give you that certain players had career years under his coaching. So that's about 3 things that you can say Stevens is good at. I can list a lot more than 3 things that Stevens is not good at.

Let's hear me them lol?
Sure because every coach has his weaknesses lol. If you are looking at a perfect coach you are wasting your time.

And if you think coaches are replaceable than I think you are making even more of a case that winning at a high level happens because of the players on the roster, not so much the philosophy of the coach per se. Lol Phil Jackson wasn't even successful at implementing the triangle offense with dog crap players in NY

[mef730]

No. It's the Celtics. Celtics don't tank. Period.

Mike

[Spicoli]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Fantastic calling plays out of time outs, has basically had every single star/starter that played for him put up career years (Hayward was injured basically his entire career) as well as role players (Sullinger, Jeff Green, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Evan Turner, Daniel Theis, Jordan Crawford, Tyler Zeller) who basically wouldn't have even been in the league if they didn't play in Brad's system, gone to the playoffs basically every year he had a remotely decent team, made it to the ECF 3 times in the last 4 years, and oh by the way was able to attract players like Al Horford and Hayward because they liked the system and like him as a coach/had connections.

What people on this blog don't understand is that yelling at grown ass men at the top of their lungs does absolutely nothing but make you look like an idiot and wear off over time if it was ever successful. If these professionals don't have the drive and basketball IQ to execute a system and show up every night it's not on Brad.

I think it's funny that everybody gets so mad about Brad's demeanor, but yet ignore the fact that Phil Jackson, one of the best all-time, had a similar demeanor. It's a philosophy of letting players figure things out and learn from the games they are playing in. Especially a young team like this with the Js. Does it look dumb to not call a time out when they've gone on a 12 point run? Sure, but by making decisions like that you are trusting that your team will autocorrect based on the discipline that's been instilled in them from the system and your demeanor as coach. Keep your head, stop the bleeding, and then keep executing again.

Brad has not "lost the players" as I've been hearing/seeing posted. The reality is Danny has lost the players and as always is expecting Brad to pick up the pieces while the roster is in shambles to make him not look as bad. All the while Brad takes the fall for what is truly not his fault.

Is it Brad's fault we didn't have a big man on the roster that could guard Bam Adebayo in the ECF and literally had Hayward guarding Bam because Theis was horrific against the zone? Is it Brad's fault that his next best bench player after Smart (if he's not starting) this year is Payton Pritchard or Robert Williams (Not bad, but not elite by any means)? Is it Brad's fault that after losing Kyrie we took a huge step back and brought in undersized point guard with a degenerative knee condition that has never won at a high level? Is it Brad's fault that the only FAs or trade acquisitions we made this year were Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague after losing an All-Star?

Cry all you want about Brad, but this roster is not even remotely a contending roster and is absolutely disastrous tbh. You want to win? Than bring in an actual starting center and maybe 1-2 above average bench pieces to complement the Js. If you can't do that Danny you don't deserve your job anymore.

I don't think he is anything special at calling plays out of timeouts but i'll give you that. I'll also give you the fact that he helped attract free agents. I'll also give you that certain players had career years under his coaching. So that's about 3 things that you can say Stevens is good at. I can list a lot more than 3 things that Stevens is not good at.

Let's hear me them lol?
Sure because every coach has his weaknesses lol. If you are looking at a perfect coach you are wasting your time.

And if you think coaches are replaceable than I think you are making even more of a case that winning at a high level happens because of the players on the roster, not so much the philosophy of the coach per se. Lol Phil Jackson wasn't even successful at implementing the triangle offense with dog crap players in NY

1. He doesn't play the best players (R. Williams is the best center on this roster and he's somehow third on the depth chart).

2. His offensive system is inadequate. He has guys sitting in the corners with no ball movement. Guys like Grant Williams and Javonte Green are spotting up in the corners why? Why does Brown not get any plays ran for him in the post or Tatum? Even Grant Williams is decent in the post. His offensive system has been bad for years now.

3. His defensive system is overrated. Guys like Ish Smith, Herro, Saddiq Bey, Buddy Heild etc have had field days against this defense. The team cannot lock down and get stops when they need them against good teams as well as bad teams.

4. His rotations are mind boggling. I read that he's experimented with 14 different lineups this year. He refuses to identify lineups that work and stick with it. He won't give these guys a chance to get consistent minutes night in and night out. Nobody knows when they will play and when they will sit.

5. His lack of adjustments. This team still has not figured out how to beat a simple zone. Whenever the opposing coach goes to zone this team crumbles. That's a lack of adjustments and really bad coaching.

6. He allows other teams to go on massive runs with no answer. He is unable to stop the bleeding when the team needs him to do something.

7. He doesn't hold players accountable. He allows guys to throw up bad shots with no repercussions. Marcus Smart can pretty much do whatever he wants out there with an unlimited leash.

8. His team does not play hard every night and does not play hard for 48 minutes. I cannot remember too many games recently where the team played a complete game for 48 straight minutes.

9. His team blows big leads. How many times now have we seen the Celtics go up by 15 or 20 points and blow that lead in a matter of minutes? They lost the Heat series especially because of this.

10. He does not take the regular season seriously. He treats the regular season like pre-season. He constantly tinkers and changes things and doesn't allow the players to get into good rhythms. Every game they play different. No consistency. Tatum and Brown rarely play over 40 minutes even when the outgame of the game requires it. How many times have we seen Tatum or Brown sitting on the bench at the same exact time every game.

[Boris Badenov]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

He has been pretty consistent. With Teague recently fallen out of favor for Pritchard

Well and also: how would we have found out Pritchard was this good if Stevens "picked a bench rotation and stuck with it for better or worse"? We'd be looking at 20mpg from Jeff Teague and PP would be riding the pine. That is a ridiculous thing to say when your bench consists of mostly young, unknown talents.

Stevens is looking for what works, which he does early in the year every season. The difference is, this year we lost two All-Stars, effectively, in Hayward and Kemba.

[gouki88]

Brad Stevens doesn't take these games seriously so there's no wonder the players aren't playing hard. Why are there different bench lineups every single game? Just pick a bench lineup and stick to it for better or worse. I'm tired of him benching guys for weeks on end, then playing them, then benching them again. Nobody can get into any kind of rhythm. Roster construction is problem number one, and problem number two is Stevens.

Stevens is a good coach common now.. It is not his fault that players like Thompson and Timelord refuse to work on their defensive rotations... or that kemba is limited defensively or that grant and and semi alternate decent games with multiple bad games lol

There is no alternative to the coach now- TINA ...

What does Stevens do well as a coach?

Fantastic calling plays out of time outs, has basically had every single star/starter that played for him put up career years (Hayward was injured basically his entire career) as well as role players (Sullinger, Jeff Green, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Evan Turner, Daniel Theis, Jordan Crawford, Tyler Zeller) who basically wouldn't have even been in the league if they didn't play in Brad's system, gone to the playoffs basically every year he had a remotely decent team, made it to the ECF 3 times in the last 4 years, and oh by the way was able to attract players like Al Horford and Hayward because they liked the system and like him as a coach/had connections.

What people on this blog don't understand is that yelling at grown ass men at the top of their lungs does absolutely nothing but make you look like an idiot and wear off over time if it was ever successful. If these professionals don't have the drive and basketball IQ to execute a system and show up every night it's not on Brad.

I think it's funny that everybody gets so mad about Brad's demeanor, but yet ignore the fact that Phil Jackson, one of the best all-time, had a similar demeanor. It's a philosophy of letting players figure things out and learn from the games they are playing in. Especially a young team like this with the Js. Does it look dumb to not call a time out when they've gone on a 12 point run? Sure, but by making decisions like that you are trusting that your team will autocorrect based on the discipline that's been instilled in them from the system and your demeanor as coach. Keep your head, stop the bleeding, and then keep executing again.

Brad has not "lost the players" as I've been hearing/seeing posted. The reality is Danny has lost the players and as always is expecting Brad to pick up the pieces while the roster is in shambles to make him not look as bad. All the while Brad takes the fall for what is truly not his fault.

Is it Brad's fault we didn't have a big man on the roster that could guard Bam Adebayo in the ECF and literally had Hayward guarding Bam because Theis was horrific against the zone? Is it Brad's fault that his next best bench player after Smart (if he's not starting) this year is Payton Pritchard or Robert Williams (Not bad, but not elite by any means)? Is it Brad's fault that after losing Kyrie we took a huge step back and brought in undersized point guard with a degenerative knee condition that has never won at a high level? Is it Brad's fault that the only FAs or trade acquisitions we made this year were Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague after losing an All-Star?

Cry all you want about Brad, but this roster is not even remotely a contending roster and is absolutely disastrous tbh. You want to win? Than bring in an actual starting center and maybe 1-2 above average bench pieces to complement the Js. If you can't do that Danny you don't deserve your job anymore.

I don't think he is anything special at calling plays out of timeouts but i'll give you that. I'll also give you the fact that he helped attract free agents. I'll also give you that certain players had career years under his coaching. So that's about 3 things that you can say Stevens is good at. I can list a lot more than 3 things that Stevens is not good at.

Let's hear me them lol?
Sure because every coach has his weaknesses lol. If you are looking at a perfect coach you are wasting your time.

And if you think coaches are replaceable than I think you are making even more of a case that winning at a high level happens because of the players on the roster, not so much the philosophy of the coach per se. Lol Phil Jackson wasn't even successful at implementing the triangle offense with dog crap players in NY

1. He doesn't play the best players (R. Williams is the best center on this roster and he's somehow third on the depth chart).

2. His offensive system is inadequate. He has guys sitting in the corners with no ball movement. Guys like Grant Williams and Javonte Green are spotting up in the corners why? Why does Brown not get any plays ran for him in the post or Tatum? Even Grant Williams is decent in the post. His offensive system has been bad for years now.

3. His defensive system is overrated. Guys like Ish Smith, Herro, Saddiq Bey, Buddy Heild etc have had field days against this defense. The team cannot lock down and get stops when they need them against good teams as well as bad teams.

4. His rotations are mind boggling. I read that he's experimented with 14 different lineups this year. He refuses to identify lineups that work and stick with it. He won't give these guys a chance to get consistent minutes night in and night out. Nobody knows when they will play and when they will sit.

5. His lack of adjustments. This team still has not figured out how to beat a simple zone. Whenever the opposing coach goes to zone this team crumbles. That's a lack of adjustments and really bad coaching.

6. He allows other teams to go on massive runs with no answer. He is unable to stop the bleeding when the team needs him to do something.

7. He doesn't hold players accountable. He allows guys to throw up bad shots with no repercussions. Marcus Smart can pretty much do whatever he wants out there with an unlimited leash.

8. His team does not play hard every night and does not play hard for 48 minutes. I cannot remember too many games recently where the team played a complete game for 48 straight minutes.

9. His team blows big leads. How many times now have we seen the Celtics go up by 15 or 20 points and blow that lead in a matter of minutes? They lost the Heat series especially because of this.

10. He does not take the regular season seriously. He treats the regular season like pre-season. He constantly tinkers and changes things and doesn't allow the players to get into good rhythms. Every game they play different. No consistency. Tatum and Brown rarely play over 40 minutes even when the outgame of the game requires it. How many times have we seen Tatum or Brown sitting on the bench at the same exact time every game.

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 applies to almost every team, and 4 is almost out of his hand given our unique blend of injuries and covid.