Celtics (41-16) at Bucks (39-17) Game #58 2/14/23

[celticinorlando]

Boston Milwaukee finishing 1/2. Doesn’t matter because Boston can win in Milwaukee if need be.

The real key is finishing in first or second. Don’t anyone in the east. Sixers, Heat or cavs. Don’t think bucks are as good as years past

HCA doesn't matter as much as matchups do. C's path to the Finals caught up to them eventually. I would prefer the C's avoid Miami this year. They wear the C's out too much.

Agree. Give me hawks or someone in round one, sixers in round two and then the bucks

[radiohead]

Good game...moral victories and all that.. love the fight

Holiday was ridiculous

That half court heave was the difference maker.

[celts55]

Any of the Joe apologists still ready to excuse that one, too? Just another inexcusable brain fart by him.

Thinks bench players should just iso their way to tie the game up against the best defense in the league. Freaking inexcusable.

like what? Our b-team was playing man. this wasn't even supposed to be a game.

Love that people are trying to blame Joe for this loss. Yes, if only he called a timeout, Grant wouldn’t have dribbled the ball of of his own foot. it’s clearly Joes fault for letting Grant do that. 

Not blaming him, but don’t you think with a bunch of bench players he might have wanted to call a timeout to figure a play? It was a 2 point game. Did he want them to go for the tie or a 3 for the win? The position was going nowhere 

[Kuberski33]

Apparently Joe admitted he messed up by not calling a TO on that last possession.

[celticinorlando]

Should have called TO

[BackDoorCut]

Any of the Joe apologists still ready to excuse that one, too? Just another inexcusable brain fart by him.

Thinks bench players should just iso their way to tie the game up against the best defense in the league. Freaking inexcusable.

like what? Our b-team was playing man. this wasn't even supposed to be a game.

Yet it was, and our incompetent clearly doesn't learn from his mistakes. He literally expected a bench group to iso a shot to tie or win the game against the best defense in the league.

It's just astounding the incompetence.

How about some credit for it even being a game then.

[jpotter33]

Any of the Joe apologists still ready to excuse that one, too? Just another inexcusable brain fart by him.

Thinks bench players should just iso their way to tie the game up against the best defense in the league. Freaking inexcusable.

like what? Our b-team was playing man. this wasn't even supposed to be a game.

Love that people are trying to blame Joe for this loss. Yes, if only he called a timeout, Grant wouldn’t have dribbled the ball of of his own foot. it’s clearly Joes fault for letting Grant do that. 

Not blaming him, but don’t you think with a bunch of bench players he might have wanted to call a timeout to figure a play? It was a 2 point game. Did he want them to go for the tie or a 3 for the win? The position was going nowhere

Goldy is a Joe apologist. I don't even bother arguing with him about it anymore haha

But, yes, clear brainfart. Joe literally admitted that he screwed up in the game we lost to Miami under similar circumstances by not doing anything and letting them try to iso a possession to tie it up. Yet, with even more missing players and no stars, Joe yet again sat on his hands, didn't call a timeout or a play, and expected an exclusive bench unit to create against the best defense in the league.

I don't care how much of a Joe apologist that you are, that's incompetence and not learning from your mistakes.

[celts55]

Apparently Joe admitted he messed up by not calling a TO on that last possession.

Yeah. He does that a lot. When is he going to learn?

[slamtheking]

Joe's post game interviews really make him look like an Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline..  particularly doesn't like Abby's questions.

[jpotter33]

Apparently Joe admitted he messed up by not calling a TO on that last possession.

Said virtually the same thing about the Miami game, yet didn't learn from it. I'm going to be lucky to make it through the rest of this season with us expecting this rookie coach to lead this team to a championship when he's so not ready.

[celticinorlando]

Just beat the pistons tomorrow, hope the sixers lose and head into the break up 4 on Philly and 1 on the bucks. Bucks will cool off. They have gotten fat on bad teams

[PAOBoston]

If healthy, Cs are going to destroy the Bucks in the playoffs. Cs match up quite well against them. In two games so far this year, I have seen nothing to tell me the Bucks at going to give them issues.
As always with the Cs, just need to make it there healthy.

Also, I love Jrue Holiday. That guy is awesome.

[celticinorlando]

If healthy, Cs are going to destroy the Bucks in the playoffs. Cs match up quite well against them. In two games so far this year, I have seen nothing to tell me the Bucks at going to give them issues.
As always with the Cs, just need to make it there healthy.

Also, I love Jrue Holiday. That guy is awesome.

Agree 100 percent about the bucks. Not impressed. Boston will wear ginnias out and their guys after holiday aren’t much. Middleton looks cooked.

And crowder will shoot them out of games.

[Goldstar88]

Any of the Joe apologists still ready to excuse that one, too? Just another inexcusable brain fart by him.

Thinks bench players should just iso their way to tie the game up against the best defense in the league. Freaking inexcusable.

like what? Our b-team was playing man. this wasn't even supposed to be a game.

Love that people are trying to blame Joe for this loss. Yes, if only he called a timeout, Grant wouldn’t have dribbled the ball of of his own foot. it’s clearly Joes fault for letting Grant do that. 

Not blaming him, but don’t you think with a bunch of bench players he might have wanted to call a timeout to figure a play? It was a 2 point game. Did he want them to go for the tie or a 3 for the win? The position was going nowhere

Goldy is a Joe apologist. I don't even bother arguing with him about it anymore haha

But, yes, clear brainfart. Joe literally admitted that he screwed up in the game we lost to Miami under similar circumstances by not doing anything and letting them try to iso a possession to tie it up. Yet, with even more missing players and no stars, Joe yet again sat on his hands, didn't call a timeout or a play, and expected an exclusive bench unit to create against the best defense in the league.

I don't care how much of a Joe apologist that you are, that's incompetence and not learning from your mistakes.

Yes, I’m apologizing for Joe coaching the team to the best record in all of basketball. Do better Joe! We shouldn’t have lost a single game all season! Guess they are winning in spite of him. Team probably would be better without a coach. I mean, that’s what Kyrie always said.   

[Mahk E Mahk]

Any of the Joe apologists still ready to excuse that one, too? Just another inexcusable brain fart by him.

Thinks bench players should just iso their way to tie the game up against the best defense in the league. Freaking inexcusable.

like what? Our b-team was playing man. this wasn't even supposed to be a game.

Yet it was, and our incompetent clearly doesn't learn from his mistakes. He literally expected a bench group to iso a shot to tie or win the game against the best defense in the league.

It's just astounding the incompetence.

How about some credit for it even being a game then.

that credit goes to brad for constructing a deep and talented bench that hung with the bucks and should have won the game. joe blew it by not calling a TO when he had backups in a high pressure, end-of-game scenario. 100% of nba coaches call a TO in that situation. shame on joe for blowing a valiant effort by a bunch of role players who played their hearts out, only to be let down by their coach.