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Are Celtics officially the 'toughest, hardest' team in the NBA now?
« on: July 14, 2017, 12:11:14 PM »

Offline chambers

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We were arguably the toughest/ most physical team in the nba last season.
I don't think we have any competitors in this regard.
We've lost Avery which sucks but was inevitable. But to make up for it we've added
-Marcus 'the Felony Twin' Morris
-Aaron 'the Aussie bouncer' Baynes
-Semi 'the human truck' Ojeleye
-The French sirloin aka dancing bear Mr Yabusle

Add these guys to Crowder, Smart, Jaylen, Rozier and the toughest guard in the nba Isaiah, we are going to be feared and intimidating going into 7 game series. Even Kadeem allen (who might be a G league fixture most of the year) already looks like a defensive animal.

This is something that Ainge and Stevens have specifically gone out and assembled- a supremely physical, hard, gritty, scratchy, defense first line up that can shoot the 3 and defend all 5 positions.

Im really excited to see this team on defense. 
A huge factor in the playoffs will be that we now have 3 guys that can guard Lebron and DeRozan and switch onto guys like John Wall, Kyrie and Lowry whereas the last few years we've basically had Crowder with a sprinkling of Evan Turner and a rookie Jaylen.

We are a team of tough guys and I love it.
Edit: how could i forget the human zombie Zizic.
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2017, 12:12:43 PM »

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So I guess if we were starting a UFC team we'd be straight. 
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2017, 12:15:52 PM »

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Quote from: droopdog7 on July 14, 2017, 12:12:43 PM
So I guess if we were starting a UFC team we'd be straight.

Yes, but its our physicality that got us over the line vs the Wizards and got us close to cleveland at times. We've added an All Star scorer and more defensive weapons to throw at Lebron too.
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"We are lucky we have a very patient GM that isn't willing to settle for being good and coming close. He wants to win a championship and we have the potential to get there still with our roster and assets."

quoting 'Greg B' on RealGM after 2017 trade deadline.
Read that last line again. One more time.
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2017, 12:24:30 PM »

Offline BitterJim

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Nope.  We lost our hard-nosed enforcer, so we won;t be nearly as tough this year. 

Goodbye, Kelly "Put you in the Clinic" Olynyk
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2017, 12:33:05 PM »

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Not until we show it out on the floor.  Toughness is both physical and mental. I'm hoping this roster has both. That's what separates a winning team from a group of thugs.
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2017, 12:37:58 PM »

Offline coffee425

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The Cavs are the toughest hardest team.
Anyone here really think we can out-muscle Love, Thompson, LBJ for a rebound if they're all crashing the glass?

At least that's how i measure toughness, rebounding
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2017, 12:40:01 PM »

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Well, I wouldn't say that quite yet.

BUT... Baynes and Morris are already 10x tougher than Zeller, Olynyk, and 30 year old Amir.

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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2017, 01:20:49 PM »

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Quote from: chambers on July 14, 2017, 12:11:14 PM
We were arguably the toughest/ most physical team in the nba last season.
I don't think we have any competitors in this regard.
We've lost Avery which sucks but was inevitable. But to make up for it we've added
-Marcus 'the Felony Twin' Morris
-Aaron 'the Aussie bouncer' Baynes
-Semi 'the human truck' Ojeleye
-The French sirloin aka dancing bear Mr Yabusle

Add these guys to Crowder, Smart, Jaylen, Rozier and the toughest guard in the nba Isaiah, we are going to be feared and intimidating going into 7 game series. Even Kadeem allen (who might be a G league fixture most of the year) already looks like a defensive animal.

This is something that Ainge and Stevens have specifically gone out and assembled- a supremely physical, hard, gritty, scratchy, defense first line up that can shoot the 3 and defend all 5 positions.

Im really excited to see this team on defense. 
A huge factor in the playoffs will be that we now have 3 guys that can guard Lebron and DeRozan and switch onto guys like John Wall, Kyrie and Lowry whereas the last few years we've basically had Crowder with a sprinkling of Evan Turner and a rookie Jaylen.

We are a team of tough guys and I love it.

Don't forget Zizic..
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« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2017, 01:24:13 PM »

Offline CELTICSofBOSTON

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Any team that has Marcus Smart is automatically in the discussion.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2017, 01:27:06 PM »

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Quote from: footey on July 14, 2017, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: chambers on July 14, 2017, 12:11:14 PM
We were arguably the toughest/ most physical team in the nba last season.
I don't think we have any competitors in this regard.
We've lost Avery which sucks but was inevitable. But to make up for it we've added
-Marcus 'the Felony Twin' Morris
-Aaron 'the Aussie bouncer' Baynes
-Semi 'the human truck' Ojeleye
-The French sirloin aka dancing bear Mr Yabusle

Add these guys to Crowder, Smart, Jaylen, Rozier and the toughest guard in the nba Isaiah, we are going to be feared and intimidating going into 7 game series. Even Kadeem allen (who might be a G league fixture most of the year) already looks like a defensive animal.

This is something that Ainge and Stevens have specifically gone out and assembled- a supremely physical, hard, gritty, scratchy, defense first line up that can shoot the 3 and defend all 5 positions.

Im really excited to see this team on defense. 
A huge factor in the playoffs will be that we now have 3 guys that can guard Lebron and DeRozan and switch onto guys like John Wall, Kyrie and Lowry whereas the last few years we've basically had Crowder with a sprinkling of Evan Turner and a rookie Jaylen.

We are a team of tough guys and I love it.

Don't forget Zizic..

Or Daniel Theis.   He is one helluva tough basketball player.
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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2017, 01:42:22 PM »

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Love it. This is how you counter dominance by a team like Golden State. Follow the important trends but add your own wrinkle.

It's going to be hell to play 48 minutes against Smart, Morris, Baynes, Zizic, Crowder, and then also having to run with Jaylen & Tatum, and keep tabs on IT + Hayward + Horford. What an exhausting bunch we'll be in the playoffs when those guys are really fired up. Anything from Semi, Yabusele, Allen would be icing on the cake.
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2017, 02:06:16 PM »

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Added a few bad boy pistons, couple freight trucks, and some tough euros. Id say we did get tough
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2017, 02:24:16 PM »

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Quote from: footey on July 14, 2017, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: chambers on July 14, 2017, 12:11:14 PM
We were arguably the toughest/ most physical team in the nba last season.
I don't think we have any competitors in this regard.
We've lost Avery which sucks but was inevitable. But to make up for it we've added
-Marcus 'the Felony Twin' Morris
-Aaron 'the Aussie bouncer' Baynes
-Semi 'the human truck' Ojeleye
-The French sirloin aka dancing bear Mr Yabusle

Add these guys to Crowder, Smart, Jaylen, Rozier and the toughest guard in the nba Isaiah, we are going to be feared and intimidating going into 7 game series. Even Kadeem allen (who might be a G league fixture most of the year) already looks like a defensive animal.

This is something that Ainge and Stevens have specifically gone out and assembled- a supremely physical, hard, gritty, scratchy, defense first line up that can shoot the 3 and defend all 5 positions.

Im really excited to see this team on defense. 
A huge factor in the playoffs will be that we now have 3 guys that can guard Lebron and DeRozan and switch onto guys like John Wall, Kyrie and Lowry whereas the last few years we've basically had Crowder with a sprinkling of Evan Turner and a rookie Jaylen.

We are a team of tough guys and I love it.

Don't forget Zizic..
Thanks, fixed it :)
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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2017, 02:42:37 PM »

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Maybe, but they aren't the best so what does it matter?
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2017, 07:38:13 PM »

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tough teams don't get raped at home by a thousand points , tought teams dont give up 100 three pointers.

Our team is not tough.

2008-2012 team was tough.
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