Mavericks (24-21) at Celtics (23-24) Game #48 3/31/21

[hpantazo]

Porzingis really looks like a shadow of his former self. He should be destroying us with the 3rd string big men we've been throwing at him.

[ChillyWilly]

Mavs look like a much more advance team

Can the Celts trade for Rick Carlisle?

Would love that. Carlisle is one of the better coaches in the league and would provide so much better mentorship for our young guys over soft Boy Scout Brad.

Rick Carlisle is a 60 year old Brad Stevens. Difference is he's had a top 5 NBA player his entire career. I'm not defending Brad because quite frankly he's sucked a fat egg these last 2 seasons but Rick is probably his closest comparison.

[Chief]

One team can shoot, one can't....

Yet, somehow we've shot one more three than them. 

I suspect it's because their analytics nerds have told them that they aren't shooting enough threes and were taking too many midrange shots. From Jay King's article in the Athletic after the loss to the Jazz:

Stevens saw that the Celtics had attempted 18 more field goals than Utah. Normally, the coach suggested, that type of disparity would result in a Boston win. But not against the Jazz, who found other ways to shift the odds in their direction. In a league where the 3-point arc can mean everything, the Celtics again lagged behind top competition from that distance.

“If you would have told me we took 18 more shots in the game, I would have felt pretty good about our chances,” Stevens said. “But I do think the quality of shots, as far as just from an efficiency standpoint, favored them quite a bit. As it has all year. They’ve been the best in the league at it.”

The Celtics have not. For various reasons, they have not kept up with the rest of the league’s push toward embracing the 3-point arc. It’s a strange development because, under Stevens, they used to be among the league’s trendsetters in the movement. Four years ago, during Isaiah Thomas’ final season in Boston, his team ranked third in 3-point attempts per 100 possessions, trailing only James Harden’s Rockets and LeBron James’ Cavaliers in that statistic. The league has evolved a whole lot since then. More and more big men have increased their range. Many guards, following Stephen Curry’s lead, are now pulling up from well behind the line. The average team now launches almost eight more 3-pointers per game than the average team from the 2016-17 season. Even in such a rapidly transforming environment, the Celtics have regressed in their shot selection. They are actually taking fewer 3-pointers per 100 possessions this season than they did four years ago. Entering Tuesday, they ranked 18th in 3-point makes and 20th in 3-point attempts per 100 possessions. Though they rank a decent 11th in 3-point percentage, they are doing themselves a disservice by failing to use the line to greater effect. Tuesday, the Jazz outscored Boston by 27 points from behind the arc. The final score: 117-109.

https://theathletic.com/2456816/2021/03/17/the-celtics-are-getting-their-shots-but-theyre-the-kind-that-leave-a-team-behind-in-the-nba/

That's why we're seeing them jack it up from 3 a lot more recently.

It's working out so well.

[liam]

I think we need to accept this team is likely headed to a first round exit.

I mean yeah they could also miss the playoffs entirely but I think other teams are just worse (somehow).

At this point we'll be lucky to make the play in games.

[ozgod]

Marcus and Kemba, 1 for 9 from 3s.  Why won't Brad let Payton play more minutes?

Really 1-8. Kemba, once again, throwing up a prayer at the buzzer at the end of the 2nd. It's bad enough when he does it in a game where is on fire, but when he is shooting this poory, it just makes his bad percentage even worse. I really wish the ball would be in somebody else's hands at the ends of quarters for a change - the dude can't help but shoot it.

The previous 6 of 7 misses were definitely his fault but I can't blame him for that last one - GWill fumbled the inbounds pass and there was 2 sec on the clock when he recovered and passed it to Kemba who had to throw up a prayer.

[hpantazo]

Fournier looked good in the first half, so did Kornet in his short time out there.

[RJ87]

Mavs look like a much more advance team

Can the Celts trade for Rick Carlisle?

Would love that. Carlisle is one of the better coaches in the league and would provide so much better mentorship for our young guys over soft Boy Scout Brad.

Rick Carlisle is a 60 year old Brad Stevens. Difference is he's had a top 5 NBA player his entire career. I'm not defending Brad because quite frankly he's sucked a fat egg these last 2 seasons but Rick is probably his closest comparison.

TP. Carlisle might be the most overrated coach in the NBA.

[esel1000]

Walker and Smart are a predicable 4-17.

Pritchard has 5 points on 2 shots.

Do you think Brad watches the game? He can't be seeing something practice cause there is no practice. What is he watching?

It feels like he sticks hard to his game plan rotations and never adjusts to how players are actually performing.

If Brad does his job we’ll see neither in the second half.

But they’ll play the lion share of mins because that’s how it is here.

[Tr1boy]

Did Cs have a chance at Docic?

They did perhaps. Kings maybe make a trade with Celts

No, we didn't. We would have had the 8th pick in the draft if we didn't trade for Kyrie. We had no chance, you're just guessing what might have happened

I'am. But if Celts offered Brown and 8th for 2nd

I wonder if Kings would have bit on that

Anyways the question was if Celts had a shot. Hindsight

[liam]

Mavs look like a much more advance team

Can the Celts trade for Rick Carlisle?

Would love that. Carlisle is one of the better coaches in the league and would provide so much better mentorship for our young guys over soft Boy Scout Brad.

Rick Carlisle is a 60 year old Brad Stevens. Difference is he's had a top 5 NBA player his entire career. I'm not defending Brad because quite frankly he's sucked a fat egg these last 2 seasons but Rick is probably his closest comparison.

Rick has a top five player now too!

[gouki88]

Porzingis really looks like a shadow of his former self. He should be destroying us with the 3rd string big men we've been throwing at him.

He's on track for 18 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 assists. He is destroying us

[tenn_smoothie]

There is seriously no reason to think that making the playoffs would be better for the future of the franchise than simply resting guys heavily the remainder of the season and getting a top 12 pick......................

................................. and firing our weak coach.

[Chief]

Mavs look like a much more advance team

Can the Celts trade for Rick Carlisle?

Would love that. Carlisle is one of the better coaches in the league and would provide so much better mentorship for our young guys over soft Boy Scout Brad.

Rick Carlisle is a 60 year old Brad Stevens. Difference is he's had a top 5 NBA player his entire career. I'm not defending Brad because quite frankly he's sucked a fat egg these last 2 seasons but Rick is probably his closest comparison.

Quin Snyder too

[Silas]

Please play Payton more this half.

[gouki88]

Did Cs have a chance at Docic?

They did perhaps. Kings maybe make a trade with Celts

No, we didn't. We would have had the 8th pick in the draft if we didn't trade for Kyrie. We had no chance, you're just guessing what might have happened

I'am. But if Celts offered Brown and 8th for 2nd

I wonder if Kings would have bit on that

Anyways the question was if Celts had a shot. Hindsight

To which the answer is no, not unless history was changed