Stevens temporarily owned the worst win percentage by a coach in playoff history

[Hank Finkel]

BS just won 5 playoff games in a row.  What percentage of coaches have done that?

[Granath]

Threads like you show how badly some Celtics fans want to be negative.

Overreaction. I literally just posted a tweet with news and statistics, no "negative" commentary or anything. Good Lord.

So this thread is the equivalent of a dog taking a giant dump on the sidewalk and leaving it for others to step in?

Some people take this blog way too seriously.

I literally saw a tweet, thought it was interesting, and decided to post it to start a conversation. I never said that I agreed or disagreed with it. I just wanted to see what others thought about this particular fact/stat. It was entirely relevant and justified to make such a post given the situation and the fact that it was true at the time.

Personally, I think looking at that stat (and overall stats in general) without considering their context is fallacious. When you look at the context of that 2-10 record, a lot of that was not on Stevens:

1) We barely snuck into the playoffs in 2015, and we faced the superteam Cavaliers. Of course we got swept, so there's four losses that can't really be blamed on Stevens. We really weren't expected to win a game that series.
2) In 2016, we were decimated by injuries that took AB and KO out pretty much the entire series, and Jae was only half the player he was during the season. We also had a really bad draw in the playoff matchup, so when you combine all of those factors you can't really blame those losses on Stevens.
3) While IT's sister's death was a major factor in the two Bulls losses, I do think Brad could've made more adjustments and had his team more ready than what they were. He didn't do enough to stem the tides of their runs or deal with their size until his adjustments in game 3. But overall he's been very good since then.

So I'd say that only 2 out of those 10 losses can you really blame Stevens for given the context. But that doesn't change the fact that at the time of this post he had the worst win percentage by a head coach in the playoffs.

jpotter, imagine if DumBo or Lar had posted that with no context. We'd be calling it s**tposting and we'd be correct in doing so. Context is everything. When something like that gets posted, it's just a big steaming pile unless the poster gives it context by stating their own opinion on the matter.

I don't believe in contextual statistics like that. That's like watching a Super Bowl telecast and having John Madden talk about how the Houston Oilers (yes, I know) have only given up 13 points in the 3rd quarter all year long. It has no bearing on that game. It's just empty stats. The same goes for the Brad Stevens tweet.

At one point Michael Jordan was 1-9 in playoff games. Does anyone think that turned out poorly for the Bulls?

[jpotter33]

Threads like you show how badly some Celtics fans want to be negative.

Overreaction. I literally just posted a tweet with news and statistics, no "negative" commentary or anything. Good Lord.

So this thread is the equivalent of a dog taking a giant dump on the sidewalk and leaving it for others to step in?

Some people take this blog way too seriously.

I literally saw a tweet, thought it was interesting, and decided to post it to start a conversation. I never said that I agreed or disagreed with it. I just wanted to see what others thought about this particular fact/stat. It was entirely relevant and justified to make such a post given the situation and the fact that it was true at the time.

Personally, I think looking at that stat (and overall stats in general) without considering their context is fallacious. When you look at the context of that 2-10 record, a lot of that was not on Stevens:

1) We barely snuck into the playoffs in 2015, and we faced the superteam Cavaliers. Of course we got swept, so there's four losses that can't really be blamed on Stevens. We really weren't expected to win a game that series.
2) In 2016, we were decimated by injuries that took AB and KO out pretty much the entire series, and Jae was only half the player he was during the season. We also had a really bad draw in the playoff matchup, so when you combine all of those factors you can't really blame those losses on Stevens.
3) While IT's sister's death was a major factor in the two Bulls losses, I do think Brad could've made more adjustments and had his team more ready than what they were. He didn't do enough to stem the tides of their runs or deal with their size until his adjustments in game 3. But overall he's been very good since then.

So I'd say that only 2 out of those 10 losses can you really blame Stevens for given the context. But that doesn't change the fact that at the time of this post he had the worst win percentage by a head coach in the playoffs.

jpotter, imagine if DumBo or Lar had posted that with no context. We'd be calling it s**tposting and we'd be correct in doing so. Context is everything. When something like that gets posted, it's just a big steaming pile unless the poster gives it context by stating their own opinion on the matter.

I don't believe in contextual statistics like that. That's like watching a Super Bowl telecast and having John Madden talk about how the Houston Oilers (yes, I know) have only given up 13 points in the 3rd quarter all year long. It has no bearing on that game. It's just empty stats. The same goes for the Brad Stevens tweet.

At one point Michael Jordan was 1-9 in playoff games. Does anyone think that turned out poorly for the Bulls?

I don't know who DumBo is, but the rest of your argument is self-defeating: there's no way in hell Lar would've posted a stat without giving a 15 minute explanation of why the C's suck, Philly is better, and/or why Smart is a failed pick. That's not his style. 

[Granath]

Threads like you show how badly some Celtics fans want to be negative.

Overreaction. I literally just posted a tweet with news and statistics, no "negative" commentary or anything. Good Lord.

So this thread is the equivalent of a dog taking a giant dump on the sidewalk and leaving it for others to step in?

Some people take this blog way too seriously.

I literally saw a tweet, thought it was interesting, and decided to post it to start a conversation. I never said that I agreed or disagreed with it. I just wanted to see what others thought about this particular fact/stat. It was entirely relevant and justified to make such a post given the situation and the fact that it was true at the time.

Personally, I think looking at that stat (and overall stats in general) without considering their context is fallacious. When you look at the context of that 2-10 record, a lot of that was not on Stevens:

1) We barely snuck into the playoffs in 2015, and we faced the superteam Cavaliers. Of course we got swept, so there's four losses that can't really be blamed on Stevens. We really weren't expected to win a game that series.
2) In 2016, we were decimated by injuries that took AB and KO out pretty much the entire series, and Jae was only half the player he was during the season. We also had a really bad draw in the playoff matchup, so when you combine all of those factors you can't really blame those losses on Stevens.
3) While IT's sister's death was a major factor in the two Bulls losses, I do think Brad could've made more adjustments and had his team more ready than what they were. He didn't do enough to stem the tides of their runs or deal with their size until his adjustments in game 3. But overall he's been very good since then.

So I'd say that only 2 out of those 10 losses can you really blame Stevens for given the context. But that doesn't change the fact that at the time of this post he had the worst win percentage by a head coach in the playoffs.

jpotter, imagine if DumBo or Lar had posted that with no context. We'd be calling it s**tposting and we'd be correct in doing so. Context is everything. When something like that gets posted, it's just a big steaming pile unless the poster gives it context by stating their own opinion on the matter.

I don't believe in contextual statistics like that. That's like watching a Super Bowl telecast and having John Madden talk about how the Houston Oilers (yes, I know) have only given up 13 points in the 3rd quarter all year long. It has no bearing on that game. It's just empty stats. The same goes for the Brad Stevens tweet.

At one point Michael Jordan was 1-9 in playoff games. Does anyone think that turned out poorly for the Bulls?

I don't know who DumBo is, but the rest of your argument is self-defeating: there's no way in hell Lar would've posted a stat without giving a 15 minute explanation of why the C's suck, Philly is better, and/or why Smart is a failed pick. That's not his style. 

Sho' nuff. TP for that.