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If you has to pick one wing off the bench to be a sparkplug for game 7, who is it?

Scheierman
5 (71.4%)
Hugo
1 (14.3%)
Harper Jr
1 (14.3%)

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Pick one for game 7, Scheierman, harper, Hugo(poll)
« on: May 01, 2026, 02:20:46 PM »

Offline rondohondo

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Walsh is already playing. I love the energy he brings, buy think these other 3 have more potential to open up the offense more without giving up much on defense replacing mostly Hausers mins, but white could lose some mins too.

For me it's Harper Jr as I think he has a better chance of staying in front of Maxey and Edgecomb. Harper can also shoot and create a little bit.

Who do you have and why?

Re: Pick one for game 7, Scheierman, harper, Hugo(poll)
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2026, 02:33:28 PM »

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Baylor's shot has been more consistent lately.  he'd bring scoring, passing and rebounding. 

what we want or think should happen is frequently not the same thing as what Joe will do.

Re: Pick one for game 7, Scheierman, harper, Hugo(poll)
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2026, 03:02:27 PM »

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Scheierman.  He earned his spot all season long.


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Re: Pick one for game 7, Scheierman, harper, Hugo(poll)
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2026, 03:15:53 PM »

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I don't feel confident in any of them. I need a "none of the above" option in the poll.

I feel better about Baylor in the starting lineup where he can be the 4th option behind the Jays and D White than I do Baylor coming off the bench.

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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2026, 04:10:45 PM »

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I'd rather have Baylor start to be honest and use Hugo as a spark off the bench.

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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2026, 04:47:08 PM »

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ALL, I said this in another post. Embiid is playing well, Have every big we have at him!!! Make him WORK for everything he gets!! The same is true for these 3! Use them all!!! It is game 7, leave it all on the floor!! I would rather have someone foul out and have the team get into foul trouble, than to keep giving up easy buckets!!!!
That means bring in the young guys early, Make the 76s fight for everything they get!!! Let them walk off the court Bloody!! I know I am old, but they need to feel the Celtics!!

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LOL 2 of those ended up starting  :laugh:
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ALL, I said this in another post. Embiid is playing well, Have every big we have at him!!! Make him WORK for everything he gets!! The same is true for these 3! Use them all!!! It is game 7, leave it all on the floor!! I would rather have someone foul out and have the team get into foul trouble, than to keep giving up easy buckets!!!!
That means bring in the young guys early, Make the 76s fight for everything they get!!! Let them walk off the court Bloody!! I know I am old, but they need to feel the Celtics!!

It's funny you say that, because throughout the series JB had these points to make each loss, per Steve Buckley at the Athletic:

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If the Boston Celtics were as consistent with their shooting as they are with their postgame oratory, their opening-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers would have been over days ago.

Take, for instance, an observation Jaylen Brown made about the 76ers late Thursday night, after Boston?s 106-93 loss in Game 6 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philly. ?Their comfort level is higher right now,? Brown said. ?Their confidence is high right now. They?ve got a different swag to them, and we?ve gotta take that (away).?

Let?s rewind the tape a little more, and to something Brown said after Joel Embiid scored 33 points in the 76ers? 113-97 victory over the Celtics in Game 5 at TD Garden. ?Yeah, I feel like he got too many easy baskets,? Brown said. ?We need to make him work. It?s just too easy for him. Even though we want to trust our guys to guard certain aspects, we have to make it a little tougher.?

Now then, let?s rewind the tape just once more, to the aftermath of Game 2, in which rookie VJ Edgecombe?s 30 points led the way in the 76ers? 111-97 victory at the Garden. ?I thought Edgecombe was just too comfortable,? Brown said.

Which caused Steve to beg to ask the question:

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No attempt is being made here to pin all of this on Brown. But he?s a team leader, and his words therefore have weight. And considering the Celtics face elimination in Saturday night?s deciding Game 7 in Boston, the weight of those words could hang in the air for a long, long time. That is, if the Celtics lose.

If it were a simple matter of seeing to it that the 76ers aren?t so ?comfortable,? the Celtics could get, you know, more physical. They could play the role of the 1970s Big, Bad Bruins, and the 76ers could fight back in the spirit of Philly?s 1970s Broad Street Bullies, and oh man, would that be fun. But here in the real world, physicality, or lack thereof, isn?t a one-size-fits-all explanation as to why this series is tied 3-3 ? unless playing harder is part of being more physical. And make no mistake: The 76ers are playing harder. It was an absolute shocker Thursday night, when, with 10:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, Boston trailing 88-65, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7247317/2026/05/02/celtics-nba-playoffs-game-7-76ers/

Sometimes you gotta roll your sleeves up and make them feel you. They showed some mongrel, some junk yard dog tonight at least, but it was too little too late.
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I thought Hugo came in and changed our energy levels this past game.  They all are nice players.