Celtics are now:
#10 in net rating
#9 in offensive rating
#9 in defensive rating
#1 in offensive TOV%
#5 in defensive TOV%
#8 in offensive OREB%
#28 in defensive OREB%
#30 in offensive FTr
#28 in defensive FTr
All numbers according to cleaning the glass, which filters out garbage time.
They're not a bad team.
As much as I would love to see them get a high lottery pick, I think they will -- assuming health -- continue to hover around .500 (and maybe a bit better if Joe cuts down on the rotation as the year goes along)
Hovering around 500 is the absolute stupidest thing this franchise can do.
There is ZERO chance of winning it all, there is minimal chance of even being in a play-in.
We are at 500 early in season when other teams are still figuring out, and this completely ignores that the wins came against the Pelicans, Clippers, Wizards, Magic, Grizzlies and Brooklyn.
Extreme view point to say the least.
Continue to develop the players while installing a competitive mind set, add Tatum and a one or even two more B level players and this team is back on top of the East NEXT year.
We are not injured enuff to truly tank and trading away one of our current best players likely pushes the championship window farther away than ?26.
Just jerk with lineups, play youth a bunch and the losses will pile up.
Add a good lotto pick in a generation draft, get Tatum back and healthy and make noise NEXT year.
It is the only play. Finishing around 500 and being, at best, a playin team with no chance of winning is a bad idea.
no need to play crappy line-ups to force a bad record. C's team isn't great and will lose more than we'd like against the better teams in the league. Also, any games missed by JB (figure 10-15 like any typical year), White and PP (figure 5 each) will be an automatic loss because there's no depth to replace what JB contributes and we do not have the PG depth to make up for White or PP if they're out.
I've been saying since the preseason that we have the worst frontcourt in the league and that's still true. we're not getting killed as badly on the offensive boards as we did to start the season but Queta's the only real rebounder we have. Boucher has been a disappointment. Tillman is well, Tillman. Garza's not much of a defensive rebounder. Minott has been a great energy guy but is not a strong rebounder. This will continue to be an achilles heel against teams that hit the offensive glass.
The C's are currently in a short stretch against bad teams they should beat but have a 7-game stretch coming up shortly that's against much better competition and will be a better indicator of what this team could accomplish this year. I still think they'll be a late lottery team -- just miss the play-in in the East. Wash and Brooklyn just really stink. Charlotte can't get healthy but if they do, they'll be competitive. Indy too -- healthy they'll be competitive but injuries are killing them.
other than those teams, who else is really a worse team than the C's this year in the East? Everyone else either has a star player that can carry them or a better-fitting/deeper roster of talent that can get them more wins than the C's.
