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5-8 Seed
10 (38.5%)
4 Seed
5 (19.2%)
3 Seed
1 (3.8%)
2 Seed
0 (0%)
1 Seed
1 (3.8%)
Play In (9-10)
6 (23.1%)
No Playoffs
3 (11.5%)

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Celtics Playoff Chances (Current Roster)
« on: August 02, 2021, 09:02:31 PM »

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Celtics Roster

Guards: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Josh Richardson, Payton Pritchard, Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards

Forwards: Jayson Tatum, Aaron Nesmith, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jabari Parker

Bigs: Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Bruno Fernando

Likely Starting Roster:

PG: Payton Pritchard
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Jaylen Brown
PF: Jayson Tatum
C: Robert Williams III

Re: Celtics Playoff Chances (Current Roster)
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2021, 09:09:29 PM »

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6-8 seed

I'd say top 5 is Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Philly, Miami and Atlanta. Then Boston. Maybe Charlotte if they can get their bench together. Then the Knicks who may drop off a bit from last season but with Fournier they have upgraded so that should cancel each other out.

Not sure what the rest of the East looks like.

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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2021, 09:09:45 PM »

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Pritchard starting?

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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2021, 09:11:09 PM »

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I would say 7-10 seed.  Mil, Philly, Brk, Miami, NYK, Atl all will be better than us....up in the air how much lower than 7th we would fall.

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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2021, 09:11:47 PM »

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6-8 seed

I'd say top 5 is Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Philly, Miami and Atlanta. Then Boston. Maybe Charlotte if they can get their bench together. Then the Knicks who may drop off a bit from last season but with Fournier they have upgraded so that should cancel each other out.

Not sure what the rest of the East looks like.

I think we’re at par with the Bulls as currently constructed. Ball would be good for Markkanen and Lavine.

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« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2021, 09:17:34 PM »

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Pritchard starting?

He is our best ball handler. Full stop. I honestly think we are in trouble this coming season. We are deplete of depth and one or two injuries and we are horribly thin. And yes I realize Free Agency just started 3 hours ago. I just don’t have faith much else is gonna happen.

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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2021, 09:18:24 PM »

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Orlando, Detroit and Cleveland should all still suck. Toronto should get worse without Lowry.

I am not sure Chicago gets much better despite adding Lonzo (not a huge difference maker to begin with). Their team is messy. They have not solved the Markkanen issue. The Vucevic addition as only added complications to the team. Lot of questions about their frontcourt depth and the quality of their forwards.

Washington should be able to get near where they were last season with Westbrook since they replaced Westbrook with 3 solid rotation players so they swapped star talent for depth. So they should hold steady at below .500 but competitive.

Indiana is a question mark. Still a lot up in the air with them and Brogdon is always an injury risk. Their coach last year hurt them a lot. A change of coach could spring a good change. But I am not sure they have enough talent offensively SG-SF-PF. I do not like their twin towers approach.

Charlotte have a nice starting five

G: Rozier, (Devonte Graham?)
G: LaMelo Ball
F: Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges
F: PJ Washington
C: Mason Plumlee

That starting five could push the Celtics hard. Very little depth behind it though. So not too worried yet but they could surpass Boston if they fill out their bench and we do not.

So Indiana and Charlotte look the main threats to us along with the Knicks in that 6-8 range. 4 teams for 3 playoff spots.

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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2021, 09:24:17 PM »

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7-10 seed

Teams that are better than the Cs:

Milwaukee
Philly
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Miami
New York
Charlotte

Cs are a bottom playoff team and will be running for the 8th seed with WAS/CHI.

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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2021, 09:42:29 PM »

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Celtics Roster

Guards: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Josh Richardson, Payton Pritchard, Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards

Forwards: Jayson Tatum, Aaron Nesmith, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jabari Parker

Bigs: Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Bruno Fernando

Likely Starting Roster:

PG: Payton Pritchard
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Jaylen Brown
PF: Jayson Tatum
C: Robert Williams III

I don't we start Pritchard unless he makes some big strides early on.  Most likely Smart starting at PG and Richardson at SG with no bench.

I do like Pritchard a lot, but he's only in his second year, and lack of consistency last season doesn't suggest to me he's ready.

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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2021, 09:47:33 PM »

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6 or 7 seed for my mind. There's a clear-cut top 4 in Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Philly and Miami. Atlanta a rung below them. Us in the same tier as New York. Wizards to make way for Chicago, or Charlotte if they're healthy (doubtful)
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PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2021, 09:49:16 PM »

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Yeah, probably a 6 or 7 seed. 


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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2021, 09:50:13 PM »

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We're practically the Atlanta Hawks of the 2008-2017....annual playoff team that gets bounced early or in the East Finals.

7-10 seed for next season.


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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2021, 10:31:07 PM »

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I do think there’s one move coming that will bring a useful player at the 4.

That said, I’m not nearly as down on this roster as most people.  Our defense was disappointing at best last year.  The number of open threes and easy drives to the basket was embarrassing, and I think giving a lot of Walker’s minutes to Richardson will help in that regard, as will having Al quarterbacking the defense.

The offensive ability on the team is taking a step back, no question, but if the offensive execution improves, we’ll still look better relative to last year, which was a disappointment.  Hopefully an offense that features more ball movement will get better looks for everyone, particularly some of our younger shooters.

A starting 5 of Smart, Richardson, Brown, Tatum, and Horford is better defensively than what we had most of last year, and is still good for 80-90 points on its own.  The bench needs a vet or two, because right now it’s Pritchard, Langford, Nesmith, TimeLord, and I don’t know who.  Grant? Parker? Dunn, which means we play small a lot?  As I said, I think there’s one move coming for someone who will start or be one of the top guys off the bench and primarily play the 4.

I think we finish with the 3rd best record in the East, although without a PF, as we are today, I’ll drop that to 5th.

I told a friend the other day that if we resigned Fournier and turned Tristan Thompson and a 2nd rounder into a PF like Kyle Anderson, I’d be happy.  We got Richardson instead, which I’ll accept because Fournier went for more than I was comfortable with.  If we still somehow turn Thompson into Kyle Anderson, I’ll continue to be pleased.

I must say I’m not nearly as bullish on Miami as others.  Lowry has clearly been in a decline the last 2-3 seasons, and he’s 35 now.  He’s had to miss progressively more time each year, and his production is dipping.  Still starter-level quality, but not a star, and is more likely to keep trending downward than anything else.  I think that team is easily passable, as are the Hawks and Knicks.  And something tells me if the Sixers don’t get Ben Simmons a new home, that team is going to struggle.  I know he’s been good in the regular season, but Doc and Embiid threw him under the bus (deservedly), and nothing about Simmons suggests he’s going to bounce back in a positive way if he’s still in Philly.

Get a someone who’s primarily a 4, such that Grant doesn’t get 1200-1500 minutes this year, and we’re a top 3 team.  Bonus points if we get a bench shooter like Bryn Forbes.
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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2021, 10:34:03 PM »

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I do think there’s one move coming that will bring a useful player at the 4.

That said, I’m not nearly as down on this roster as most people.  Our defense was disappointing at best last year.  The number of open threes and easy drives to the basket was embarrassing, and I think giving a lot of Walker’s minutes to Richardson will help in that regard, as will having Al quarterbacking the defense.

The offensive ability on the team is taking a step back, no question, but if the offensive execution improves, we’ll still look better relative to last year, which was a disappointment.  Hopefully an offense that features more ball movement will get better looks for everyone, particularly some of our younger shooters.

A starting 5 of Smart, Richardson, Brown, Tatum, and Horford is better defensively than what we had most of last year, and is still good for 80-90 points on its own.  The bench needs a vet or two, because right now it’s Pritchard, Langford, Nesmith, TimeLord, and I don’t know who.  Grant? Parker? Dunn, which means we play small a lot?  As I said, I think there’s one move coming for someone who will start or be one of the top guys off the bench and primarily play the 4.

I think we finish with the 3rd best record in the East, although without a PF, as we are today, I’ll drop that to 5th.

I told a friend the other day that if we resigned Fournier and turned Tristan Thompson and a 2nd rounder into a PF like Kyle Anderson, I’d be happy.  We got Richardson instead, which I’ll accept because Fournier went for more than I was comfortable with.  If we still somehow turn Thompson into Kyle Anderson, I’ll continue to be pleased.

3rd place in the East? Are you serious?

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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2021, 10:35:40 PM »

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Seems like a weird time to do this poll. Would be shocked if we don’t make more moves this off-season.