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

[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

Your ability to somehow make every shortcoming Brad's fault is obsessive to the point of being pathological. Makes me wonder if there's something more to this with you.

You're right, Brad slept with my girlfriend and bullied me in school 

I don't particularly care what Scottiej23 on a fan forum thinks is wrong with me. I do care about garbage coaching, which is what we've seen tonight.

[esel1000]

It’s painfully obvious that this team needs a roster makeover. A lot of fault to go around for the season but in a game like this, when you have to rely on back-end talent, you realize how much of the roster is being wasted on fringe guys.

The minute that 2nd unit came in in the 2nd quarter it was over. On a real roster a guy like Grant would be in Semi’s spot, not the 7th-8th man.

It’s fair to say that Danny has made some great moves (Brown/Tatum obviously, and there are others) but he did fail to cash in on some of the assets we had and the team is paying for it now... using all of these draft picks in recent drafts was a fail.

Not sure how he’s going to do it but he needs to rehaul this roster and build around the NBA talent that exists on it.

[hwangjini_1]

Kyrie is being an ****

who would have thought at was possible?? 

[ozgod]

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.

It's pretty easy to understand. You can cheer for your team while have an understanding that you're clearly outmatched.

do you still pay $1000 to go watch em lose...do you pay $20.00 for a beer...wear a jersey with another man’s name on it....lose your voice cheering when you know you are outmatched? Is that rational?

Wasn't it you who said that fans aren't rational, that's why they are fans 

[Ogaju]

Danny has a lot of work to do this off season. How many roster spots are wasted on this team? Edwards, Waters and Fall don’t even belong in the NBA. Grant Williams, Langford, Semi and Kornet, Nesmith are average players at best who should make up the bottom half of your roster. Kemba is already a shell of himself and you can’t seemed on him. Time lord has potential but he basically useless since can’t stay on the court. Prichard, decent bench player right now but again further down the bench.
That’s leaves them with just Brown and Tatum.
If Ainge doesn’t get his act together Tatum will be leaving when his contract is up.

Ainge should be hearing from Tatum’s agent. If he doesn’t he should be very very worried.

[Phantom255x]

Is there a way to get Beal to join Tatum + Brown and keeping Timelord too lol? That might be the only way we can legitimately contend next season.

[jpotter33]

  Just throwing crap against the wall.

When you’re missing three starters and our bench blows, isn’t that all a coach can do?

To an extent, sure.

But that doesn't mean throwing out there a lineup with no Tatum, Smart, or TT. That's inexcusable. Tatum should've had the understanding that he's playing all night tonight, unless in foul trouble. As soon as he put that lineup in, they went on their run and made it their game to lose, even with KD and Kyrie on the bench.

[Silas]

Nice D from Parker. 

[Surferdad]

Jeez scal...

[Phantom255x]

Tatum could still have gone for 50+ tonight but zero support behind him. Fournier at best is just a 3rd or 4th option.

[slamtheking]

well, at least Nesmith hit a 3.  maybe it'll get him untracked for the next game

[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.

It's pretty easy to understand. You can cheer for your team while have an understanding that you're clearly outmatched.

do you still pay $1000 to go watch em lose...do you pay $20.00 for a beer...wear a jersey with another man’s name on it....lose your voice cheering when you know you are outmatched? Is that rational?

Wasn't it you who said that fans aren't rational, that's why they are fans 

That is my point. RP wants fans to be rational..there is nothing rational about grown men cheering for a sport’s team.

[Roy H.]

  Just throwing crap against the wall.

When you’re missing three starters and our bench blows, isn’t that all a coach can do?

It’s what this coach does

It’s what any coach would do.

He’s got one star player, two good players playing below their level (Smart, Fournier) and a whole lot of garbage. 

Red himself couldn’t make this game competitive, even if Pops and Phil Jackson were assisting.

[gouki88]

Is there a way to get Beal to join Tatum + Brown and keeping Timelord too lol? That might be the only way we can legitimately contend next season.

He would have to demand it, but it would probably be Kemba + 4 1st round picks + Langford/Nesmith

[cltc5]

If there is no new coach expect the same as long as Stevens is there