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We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« on: March 12, 2015, 01:03:24 PM »

Offline bigal534

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Keeping it brief:

We match up REALLY well with ATL. I know they have a better record, but we play them tough, because we play the same style, and they do not have that 1 go to scorer that puts the fear into us.

I do not like out chances against CLE, just too much talent.

But calling it now, IF we make the playoffs, and face ATL in the 1st round, calling the UPSET right now!

Teague vs Smart
Korver vs Bradley
Carroll vs Crowder/ET
Millsap vs Bass
Horford vs. Zeller

#bleedgreen
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Re: We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2015, 01:27:38 PM »

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Teague is vastly better then Smart

Korver is a better shooter then Bradley

Millsap is better then Bass

Horford is better then Zeller


I dont see it when you lay it out like that.  Maybe our guys playing together as a team can beat them combined with our bench out playing theirs.

But honestly, its kind of a jinx to even be talking about this.  We have a LONG ways to go and a lot of hard work to do, plus get a lot of luck in order to reach that 8th seed.

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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2015, 01:32:15 PM »

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Quote from: incoherent on March 12, 2015, 01:27:38 PM
Teague is vastly better then Smart

Korver is a better shooter then Bradley

Millsap is better then Bass

Horford is better then Zeller


I dont see it when you lay it out like that.  Maybe our guys playing together as a team can beat them combined with our bench out playing theirs.

But honestly, its kind of a jinx to even be talking about this.  We have a LONG ways to go and a lot of hard work to do, plus get a lot of luck in order to reach that 8th seed.

I'm not sure the OP was doing a straight-up player-by-player talent comparison like you did; I think the OP is saying that Boston's defensive abilities could put it in a position to do well against ATL.
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Re: We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2015, 01:33:28 PM »

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In the bag. Need to start prepping for 2nd round, imo  ;)
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Re: We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2015, 01:36:18 PM »

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Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on March 12, 2015, 01:32:15 PM
Quote from: incoherent on March 12, 2015, 01:27:38 PM
Teague is vastly better then Smart

Korver is a better shooter then Bradley

Millsap is better then Bass

Horford is better then Zeller


I dont see it when you lay it out like that.  Maybe our guys playing together as a team can beat them combined with our bench out playing theirs.

But honestly, its kind of a jinx to even be talking about this.  We have a LONG ways to go and a lot of hard work to do, plus get a lot of luck in order to reach that 8th seed.

I'm not sure the OP was doing a straight-up player-by-player talent comparison like you did; I think the OP is saying that Boston's defensive abilities could put it in a position to do well against ATL.
We haven't played them particularly well in our matchups though.

Plus our offense doesn't match up well against their D either.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2015, 02:16:19 PM »

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They usually keep it close against Atlanta.

Last night Denver ran them over. Ya better hope ATL has one downer game at home!

Imagine we sweep the Hawks?  ;D ;D ;D Atlanta is usually a first-round fodder; they've never made it past the second round in the last 7 or 8 years.
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Re: We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2015, 02:19:49 PM »

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Not sure if they'd be able to knock of Atlanta but what I will say is this is now a team that no one wants to face.  Any team that defends, hustles for 48 minutes and has an excellent coach is going to be a pain in the neck to play against.
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2015, 02:22:47 PM »

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Quote from: bigal534 on March 12, 2015, 01:03:24 PM
Keeping it brief:

We match up REALLY well with ATL. I know they have a better record, but we play them tough, because we play the same style, and they do not have that 1 go to scorer that puts the fear into us.

I do not like out chances against CLE, just too much talent.

But calling it now, IF we make the playoffs, and face ATL in the 1st round, calling the UPSET right now!

Teague vs Smart
Korver vs Bradley
Carroll vs Crowder/ET
Millsap vs Bass
Horford vs. Zeller

#bleedgreen
So Atlanta is vastly superior in pretty much every position. I guess that makes it an upset if it happens.
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Re: We may shock the world if we get the #8 Seed
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2015, 02:24:28 PM »

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Point is guys, we have a new team from even 1 month ago.

The way the team plays with effort, energy, passion for each other, AB's new offensive approach and IT doing work off the bench, it will be a tough out.

We are not going to win the title this year, BUT, i think we make headlines with what we do with ATL.

We just have the right type of team to make noise. Worst case we go 7 games, best case we win in 5 ;)
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2015, 02:31:42 PM »

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If the Celtics make the playoffs, we will have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  No expectations, only the opportunity to get very valuable playoff experience for all of our guys.

I ain't fraid of no Hawks!

;)

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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2015, 02:32:30 PM »

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Quote from: bigal534 on March 12, 2015, 02:24:28 PM
Point is guys, we have a new team from even 1 month ago.
You mean we have Isiah Thomas and a bunch of guys playing for their new contracts? Yes, sounds about right...
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2015, 02:35:17 PM »

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Quote from: kozlodoev on March 12, 2015, 02:22:47 PM
Quote from: bigal534 on March 12, 2015, 01:03:24 PM
Keeping it brief:

We match up REALLY well with ATL. I know they have a better record, but we play them tough, because we play the same style, and they do not have that 1 go to scorer that puts the fear into us.

I do not like out chances against CLE, just too much talent.

But calling it now, IF we make the playoffs, and face ATL in the 1st round, calling the UPSET right now!

Teague vs Smart
Korver vs Bradley
Carroll vs Crowder/ET
Millsap vs Bass
Horford vs. Zeller

#bleedgreen
So Atlanta is vastly superior in pretty much every position. I guess that makes it an upset if it happens.

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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2015, 02:36:37 PM »

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Quote from: Kuberski33 on March 12, 2015, 02:19:49 PM
Not sure if they'd be able to knock of Atlanta but what I will say is this is now a team that no one wants to face.  Any team that defends, hustles for 48 minutes and has an excellent coach is going to be a pain in the neck to play against.

I believe this is more realistic. I don't think the Celtics are going to win the series against anyone. They may very well be swept in 4. Ultimately, talent wins out when there's such a wide gulf in it. Atlanta is more talented in every single starting position.

But you're right in that no one will want to face the Celtics. They play with passion, disrupt offenses with their high-energy defense, have no one monopolizing the ball but yet still have that "go to" 4th quarter scorer. The opposing team is going to know they're in for a fight and to win that team is going to have to play well and play hard. There won't be any gimmies by the Celtics.
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2015, 02:45:19 PM »

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Thomas has a 33% usage rate with the C's. That's just below Kobe-level ball hoggery.  The only reason he's not monopolizing the ball is because he only plays 28 minutes per game.

And I love Thomas.
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2015, 02:48:02 PM »

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Quote from: Granath on March 12, 2015, 02:36:37 PM
But you're right in that no one will want to face the Celtics. They play with passion, disrupt offenses with their high-energy defense, have no one monopolizing the ball but yet still have that "go to" 4th quarter scorer. The opposing team is going to know they're in for a fight and to win that team is going to have to play well and play hard. There won't be any gimmies by the Celtics.

The flip side of this is that while we have shown some great effort, the core of the team has little to no playoff experience and has been playing together as a unit for just a few weeks, and the alternative for top teams is probably playing the Pacers, who made the ECF last year and may have George back, or Milwaukee, who are also inexperienced but are ridiculously long and play very good defense.  So I'm guessing most teams would much rather play us.
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