Jay King thoughts on the Celtics

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I wish that people would stop acting as though shots have a mind of their own, as though some fickle, nebulous force (and not the players) is what determines whether shots go in.

Players are responsible for poor shooting. And if the players keep taking and missing a particular type of shot -- like, say, the three-pointer -- it's on the coach to make his players try something different.

When shooters don't make shots in pressure situations, it's called choking.  Celts, unfortunately, have a propensity for this and tend to be contagious with it.  They're not a bad shooting team - until they are - then they don't seem to know what to do when except try shooting their way out of it.

Agree 100%.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I wish that people would stop acting as though shots have a mind of their own, as though some fickle, nebulous force (and not the players) is what determines whether shots go in.

Players are responsible for poor shooting. And if the players keep taking and missing a particular type of shot -- like, say, the three-pointer -- it's on the coach to make his players try something different.

Just want to say, this is a great line. I'm sitting at a Dunkin and actually laughed out loud reading this 

Thanks. Happy to add to your day!

And I wish I was at a Dunkin right now.

[Who]

I am wondering what it would cost to get CJ McCollum for a couple of seasons to be that starting guard that is needed.

Atlanta are saying they want to keep McCollum so I would expect them to pay him a good amount. More than the MLE. I don't think he is gettable.

It also looks like they will draft a PG at #8 and go with a three guard rotation of NAW, McCollum, #8 pick. Dyson Daniels to play more SF moving forward. Kuminga and Risacher to battle it out for backup forward minutes. One of those guys should become available in a trade at some point.