Celtics (0-1) at Knicks (1-0) Game #2 10/24/25

[Phantom255x]

I can live with losses like last night during this season against great teams if we see the continued growth and improvement of guys like Hugo, Queta, etc.

One thing I have personally observed though and have also seen others seemingly agree with, I think PP and Hauser are simply better coming off the bench. I get the roster and depth this year is limited so they'll have bigger roles but like, Simons IMO should be starting.

And long term I think Brad is going to need to add a center AND a capable PG, to let Pritchard be the 6th or 7th man because I just think with his size too and defensive limitations it'll be hard for him to be a starter. When he's bricking open shots too it's brutal. At least Isaiah Thomas was a superstar scorer. But PP is just not a long term starter. He can be a fringe/spot starter for injuries but that's about it.

I agree with the idea that losing to good teams is an acceptable outcome as long  as we see signs of growth - either as a team or with young players.  More than happy with Hugo so far, and Queta is looking like a decent rotation big once he?s replaced by a suitable starting center.   

I am not in agreement about Pritchard. It?s not that I?m certain that he?s a good starting guard, I just feel that he?s worked his way into being an effective player and he deserves more than two hideous shooting games to judge the experiment.  Also think with JT on the court he?ll be more of a weapon.   I?d like to see him 20 games as a starter before concluding that the experiment is not successful.

That's completely fair. Maybe Joe will just unleash PP and let him figure it out, but I just feel if they want to win some games they need to see if having Simons start will help. Or they could be of the mindset of experimentation and tanking

[satch]

My take on the first two games.... Experimenting

[Who]

Folks too quick to write off Pritchard as a starter.

It is only 2 games.