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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2021, 03:27:13 PM »

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If they are wearing a Celtics jersey I like them, even if they are total p.r.icks like KG.

Really?  I root for all of them, but I certainly don’t like all of them.
I know pretty much nothing about them, so for me, I just don't care.  They are on my team I like them.  They aren't on my team I don't like them.  I've met some athletes in person and that alters things for me (good and bad), but for people I don't know and know very little about outside of basketball, I just don't form an opinion. 

Now if you ask me about their game, play style, etc. I have plenty opinions about that.
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2021, 04:02:54 PM »

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I kind of separate it into their game and their makeup.

Smart - Like his game / love his makeup
Tatum - love his game / like his makeup (good guy, needs to be tougher)
Brown - love his game / like makeup (needs more consistent focus)
Horford - like his game / love his makeup
Timelord - like his game / like his makeup
Schroder - like his game / like his makeup (I am enjoying him more than I thought I would from afar)
Richardson - undecided (I liked his game from afar, but he has been pretty blah so far, not awful, but I need to see more)
Nesmith - like his game / love his makeup
Romeo - like his game / dislike his makeup
Pritchard - like his game / love his makeup
Grant - dislike his game / like his makeup
Enes - like his game / love his makeup

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2021, 04:05:13 PM »

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Tatum: Love. Ever since he whooped Philly in his second playoff series I've thought he was special. Sure, he's started this season ice cold. But he's our most talented player, and has won us far more games than he's lost us. Not many players can drop 50+ four times in a couple of months, but JT can.

Brown: Love. Has improved every single season, and has come an incredibly long way since his rookie campaign. He's going to be a perennial All-Star for a long time.

Horford: Love. Super heady player, what he's been doing this season (chiefly on defence) has actually been worth his price tag - I never saw that coming. I always loved what he brought, but thought he was asking for too much money. Maybe Philly are just clueless :P

Schroder: Like. He makes some poor judgement calls and isn't very inefficient, but he's our best passer, our best penetrator off the dribble and he harasses the opposition like nobody else on our team. Once his 2PT efficiency goes up he'll be awesome.

Smart: Borderline hate. Cannot stand him. Refuses to improve the absolute glaring flaw in his game, is no longer reliable for consistently elite defence, is overpaid and has an overinflated sense of what he should be doing on this team. Hope we trade him.

Rob Williams: Like. He has turned into an awesome player for the 27th pick in the draft. Insane efficiency, elite defence, great rebounding and solid passing. He's on a pretty solid contract too.

Nesmith: Like, but could be love. With minutes I think most of us will love Nesmith. Hard worker with the potential to really open things up for us as that wing shooter off the bench we've wanted for years.

Pritchard: Irrational love. I think PP will be a really solid bench piece who can spot start for years to come. I dislike that Ime has iced him minutes-wise. I dislike a lot of what Ime does with our bench players.

Langford: Recently started to like. His shot looks so much better than it did. He's getting them up with confidence, playing good defence, making shots inside the arc. He's playing quite well.

Grant: Like. I really like Grant. Strong shooter, solid defender in the right match-up (like when he was locking up Bam in the playoffs) and generally seems like a good guy to have on the team.

Richardson: Bordering on dislike. No idea why we extended him without seeing him play. He hasn't been tearing it up offensively, but his defence has been good. Hope he can turn it around.

Kanter: Like. Would like to see him play 6-8 minutes a game more often. His offensive rebounding and physical style of play is a massive change compared to Al and Timelord. Good locker-room guy.

Juancho: Like. Another guy Ime is failing to utilise well. He deserves much more than 3MPG.

Jabari: Neutral. Similar comments to Kanter.

The rest: Neutral until they play enough to swing me otherwise.
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2021, 04:22:35 PM »

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Tatum -  One of the best offensive players in the game when his head is on straight, over complicates shots, wants to be star instead of earning it. I like him.  You must pay your dues and one days the star calls will come but quit whining.

Brown - By far one of our best two way players, fiery, competitor.  I like him, I worry that social issues may distract him.  Improves every year.

Horford - Smart, tough, and a team leader.  I like him, the veteran

Timelord - Physical freak, amazing talent, just needs to stay healthy and continue adding to his game.   I like him

Smart -  Can win you games, can lose you games, wants to be a big time scorer but better served being a career hustle guy.  Tough and fearless.  I like him, but like him more when he plays within his game and limitations

Schroder -  Quick, chippy, I like him, I do think he is too fast for his own good sometimes, only natural PG.  One of those you hate when he is on other team, but like him on yours.

Richardson - I like him.   Great defender with good hands and pesky.  Offensively is he all over the place, good and bad.

Nesmith -   I like him.   Plays hard.   His shot comes and go.   Much better athlete than advertised.   I liked when he was angry at being benched.

Romeo -  I like him.   Health is always a concern.   Good athlete and defender

Pritchard - I like him, smart gutsy kid who can shoot.   Limited on defense and lacks size, career backup

Grant - Hated Grant last year, it was clear his rookie success went to his head.   Corrected his mistakes and worked hard this summer.   Limited athletically, and can only defend slower guys and lack length.  Intelligent, one of our best shooters.   He is a like this year.

Enes - I liked him.  Best team mate, great interview but the game has passed his kind of big man up

Parker- I like him, instant offense but his knees are shot on D, can bang with big men, crafty scorer

Hermangomez -   I like him, he cuts well but I really have not seen enough.

Two ways guys - I think they are hoping Hauser becomes Duncan Robinson lite.

So I like all our guys, I root for them hard in the games, our bench guys have limitations but what bench guys do not....

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2021, 04:23:12 PM »

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 Tatum, love! Best player on team! That's why every team double and triple team him!
Brown,almost love! Disappears at times!
Horford like a lot!
Schroder like, should be the starter over Smart!
Rwill like, could turn to love!
Nesmith, Langford, Pritchard like, all should see more minutes!
Parker  like, rather see him on the floor instead of Gwill!
Smart HATE! Not one thing about his game do I like!!

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2021, 04:59:57 PM »

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My likes and dislikes from primarily a basketball perspective.

Tatum, Brown, Horford = like a lot. Lead the Boston Celtics to win a Championship and I'll upgrade that to love. I'm not 'easy' in giving out love to just about any Celtics player.  ;)
Schroder - neutral
Smart - like & hate, similar to my relationship with Antoine Walker back in the day
R. Williams - somewhat like
Nesmith - somewhat like
Pritchard - somewhat like
Langford - somewhat like
Kanter - somewhat like
G. Williams  - neutral
Richardson - neutral
Hernangomez - neutral

Ratings can change if players do well (or worse) and the team wins more (or less) this season. 

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2021, 05:23:22 PM »

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Tatum-love but quit complaining
Nesmith-love
Brown-like
Horford-like
Schroeder-like
Katner-like
Pritchard-meh
Parker-meh
Hernandez-meh
Richardson-meh
Bruno-meh
Smart-hate
TimeLord-hate
Grant-hate
Romeo-hate
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2021, 05:46:10 PM »

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Id rate them 5 love, 1 hate.

Tatum=5
Brown=5
Smart=2
Hordford=3
Schroder=3

TL=3
Josh=2
Nesmith=3
Langford=2
PP=3
Parker=2
Grant=2
Kanter=3


Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2021, 01:59:14 AM »

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Love - Smart, Jaylen, Timelord, Horford.

Really Like - Tatum, Nesmith, Jabari

Like - Everyone else
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2021, 06:08:48 AM »

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Tatum 5
Brown 5
Timelord 5
Nesmith 4
Smart 3 (was my favorite 1 and half year from now)
Langford 3
PP 3
Schroder 3
Parker 3
Josh 2
Horford 2 (don t forget he left for our rival  OK for big money, but with him we may have passed Miami)
Grant 2 (I really found him horrible last year and even if he wasn’t responsable I disliked the fact CBS didn't sticked him to the bench -but the guy is mature, Smart and Nice)

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2021, 09:56:53 AM »

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I dislike using the verb "hate" for someone I don't know personally.  Also, I think it is inappropriate to use the verb "love" for a professional athlete in a sport I follow.  That said:

Tatum - like a lot
Brown - like a lot
Horford -like a lot
Schroder - like
Smart - dislike
R. Williams - like a lot
Nesmith - like a lot
Pritchard - like a lot
Langford - neutral for now
G. Williams - dislike
Richardson - neutral for now
Hernangomez - neutral for now
Kanter - like
Fernando - neutral for now
Parker - like
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2021, 12:12:38 PM »

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Smart has obviously had an awful start to the year, but the hate for him is overblown. If we didn’t have Smart, we would probably be viewed as one of the most Charmin soft teams in the league.

Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2021, 12:44:30 PM »

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I love all these guys and wish them all success. Life's too short already; being a hater just takes your joy away and degenerates your brain.

Having said that, Jaylen Brown is my favorite NBA player.
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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2021, 01:28:25 PM »

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Smart has obviously had an awful start to the year, but the hate for him is overblown. If we didn’t have Smart, we would probably be viewed as one of the most Charmin soft teams in the league.

I don’t think most people are judging him on an eight game sample. Last year was an abomination from him, and he’s had plenty of dumb behavior in the past. This year, it seems like he has decided to bundle all of his negatives together, but really it was last year that made him lose his luster.


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Re: Rate Our Players (Like / Dislike)
« Reply #29 on: November 06, 2021, 01:35:34 PM »

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Reading through this reminds me wasting time in 8th grade by rating the girls in home room on a scale of 1-10.