Nets (2-1) at Celtics (1-2) Round 1 Game 4 5/30/21

[Roy H.]

Nets have two MVPs and another All-NBAer.

We’re missing three starters.

And yet people fault coaching?

People are faulting both. We're riddled by injury and yet Brad is still reverting to people who shouldn't play (Semi) over those who should (Nesmith).

We're also seeing Nash make good changes in reaction to what we succeed with, while Brad makes no changes to what Brooklyn succeeds with.

Brooklyn succeeds with having elite talent that can improvise.  They’re one of the hardest teams to guard in recent history.  We don’t have the personnel to play elite offense or elite defense.

[Scottiej23]

Nets have two MVPs and another All-NBAer.

We’re missing three starters.

And yet people fault coaching?

People are faulting both. We're riddled by injury and yet Brad is still reverting to people who shouldn't play (Semi) over those who should (Nesmith).

We're also seeing Nash make good changes in reaction to what we succeed with, while Brad makes no changes to what Brooklyn succeeds with.

Brooklyn succeeds with having elite talent that can improvise.  They’re one of the hardest teams to guard in recent history.  We don’t have the personnel to play elite offense or elite defense.

That's Brad's fault too.

[Ogaju]

I really like that minute when Pritchard was pushing the ball until Brad slow him down by screaming a bunch of crap at him. RUN!!!!~!~!

lol

[RPGenerate]

At least Game 3 was fun

I just wanted for there to be no sweep, and I got my wish. I just find it funny people are getting worked up losing to a team that is massively out of our league.

[Chief]

 Varsity playing JV

[Phantom255x]

Honestly, just rest the guys and shut down guys as well (Kemba, Timelord, etc.). Series is officially over.

[Roy H.]

At least Game 3 was fun

Yep.  Without Brown it’s the best we could hope for.  I expected 4-0.

[coco]

Can’t stand watching our pathetic defense.  It’s so awful.

[jambr380]

At least Game 3 was fun

It really was. And it couldn't have come at a better time after the Kyrie comments.

When we found out Kemba and TL were out tonight, the writing was on the wall. Sure, it would have been great if Tatum put up another 50 spot and we played better D, but it was always super-unlikely.

[Ogaju]

At least Game 3 was fun

I just wanted for there to be no sweep, and I got my wish. I just find it funny people are getting worked up losing to a team that is massively out of our league.

I have never understood the concept of the rational fan.

[jpotter33]

Nets have two MVPs and another All-NBAer.

We’re missing three starters.

And yet people fault coaching?

Personally I've been willing to give Brad some benefit of the doubt - we're clearly outmatched this entire series.  But the lineup he rolled out to start the 2nd was beyond braindead.  Just terrible decision making.

The game was lost with that lineup. Grant, Semi, Fournier, Pritchard and I think Nesmith or Lanford (can't remember). Inexcusable

Pretty much this.

Again, the fact that we're outmatched - especially tonight - does not mean that Brad is immune from criticism. We can be outmatched and with injuries and Brad still make mind-boggling decisions, which is exactly what is happening. Just throwing crap against the wall.

[Tr1boy]

Celts offense is too easy to defend

No multiple passes. No cutting and hitting that man. Who then passes off for a 3

Just pure iso

[gouki88]

Nets have two MVPs and another All-NBAer.

We’re missing three starters.

And yet people fault coaching?

People are faulting both. We're riddled by injury and yet Brad is still reverting to people who shouldn't play (Semi) over those who should (Nesmith).

We're also seeing Nash make good changes in reaction to what we succeed with, while Brad makes no changes to what Brooklyn succeeds with.

Brooklyn succeeds with having elite talent that can improvise.  They’re one of the hardest teams to guard in recent history.  We don’t have the personnel to play elite offense or elite defense.

That's not the point I was making. The Brooklyn defence adjusted to essentially triple-teaming Tatum on the catch, and Brad left non-shooters like Langford out there when he was doing nothing on either end. I don't expect them to win, the talent disparity is too great, but I do expect the coach to actually show up. It was inexcusable to play the lineup he did in the early 2nd quarter, and that's when the gap went from 3 points to double-digits in a blink.

Stevens routinely displays an inability to manage lineups or stagger his star players well, and is always too slow to react to runs. I'm pretty firmly done with him

[LilRip]

Ah, I see the Magic 8 Ball has decided that Nesmith can actually play some in the second half.

And gets stuck in no man’s land to leave Kyrie open for 3 smh. His defensive awareness does not match his athleticism (yet).

[Ogaju]

At least Game 3 was fun

It really was. And it couldn't have come at a better time after the Kyrie comments.

When we found out Kemba and TL were out tonight, the writing was on the wall. Sure, it would have been great if Tatum put up another 50 spot and we played better D, but it was always super-unlikely.

Kemba? lol he is cooked.