Bucks (1-1) at Celtics (1-1) Round 2 Game 3 5/3/19

[slamtheking]

aggravating listening to Hubie Brown quote game stats to say why Milwaukee's great yet ignores the biased officiating that would explain much of it.

[footey]

Still a big man’s league.

[liam]

Rozier's stat line 0-3, 0,3, 1 steal and a rebound and a turnover in 14 minutes...

Maybe give Wanamaker a try next game...

[Ogaju]

why did they stop the play there?/???

looked like Cs were about to make a move. You cannot have that.

[Phantom255x]

And unfortunately, that's likely our season in the books... 

[SparzWizard]

To hell with home court we didn’t need it anyway 

Let’s win game 4 and steal another one over there again

Really the Celtics couldn't even beat the Bucks at home how will they beat the Bucks in Milwaukee a second time

[gouki88]

Big picture:

Danny Ainge signed Hayward and traded for Kyrie.  We knew we had a couple years to see how good Kyrie, Hayward, and Horford could be. 

Due to nobody's fault, Hayward got hurt.  That knocked him out as a major piece for basically a year and a half, and even now he's not 100%.


At the end of this two year stretch it's looking like this group just isn't good enough.


Not the end of the world.  Back to the drawing board.  Question now is -- can they make a big move to create a more dangerous core, or do they take a step back and be young for a while, wait for the next opportunity to add a guy who could be MVP caliber?

I think we have to go all in. GSW will be more vulnerable than ever, as KD is likely gone and Klay could leave too. Middleton is a free agent, as is Lopez & Mirotic. Kawhi is seemingly destined to go back West. Harris and Butler are both free agents. CP3 will be a year older and a year worse.

If we are able to keep Kyrie, trade for Davis. Kyrie, AD, Horford, Hayward and hopefully Brown/Smart is enough to win a title next season.

[Somebody]

Hope Brad Stevens gives the team an absolute shellacking for falling apart in the second half AGAIN.

[droopdog7]

Just saw a crazy stat. If you discount garbage time, the Bucks have shot 77% of the TOTAL free throws of the series.

About what we should have expected given they shoot a lot and we shoot a little.

You really are ridiculous. I understand trying to be objective, but you really have wool over your eyes if you think they haven't got a favorable call all series, especially Giannis. Kyrie has been taking it inside plenty, yet he has nowhere near the calls of Giannis.

100% agree.

Man, people need to man up around here.  They’ve been better.  Period. 

[liam]

aggravating listening to Hubie Brown quote game stats to say why Milwaukee's great yet ignores the biased officiating that would explain much of it.

or The Freaks foot on the line which he claimed was outside the line...

[PAOBoston]

Hope Brad Stevens gives the team an absolute shellacking for falling apart in the second half AGAIN.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[gouki88]

Rozier's stat line 0-3, 0,3, 1 steal and a rebound and a turnover in 14 minutes...

Maybe give Wanamaker a try next game...

I think I could provide more than Rozier at this stage, let alone literally any other player on our team.

At this stage I wish RJ Hunter had his spot, lol

[PhoSita]

It’s over.  Bring on the culling.

Cue a month and a half of Anthony Davis speculation.


Can you imagine this board if the draft passes and the Celts don't trade for him?  What about how things will look on July 5th if Kyrie has signed with the Knicks and the Celts haven't traded for anybody?


Going to be a fascinating, possibly horrible couple of months in Celtics fandom.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

This team just plain SUCKS. Very typical that they'd make a little run near the end to make the score "respectable" and give us "hope"—except it's FALSE HOPE.

I hope Danny gets rid of the whole team this offseason and starts over with players who aren't softies and patsies. I hope he gets some legit size, some legit rebounders. Pathetic. Pathetic display tonight.

[gouki88]

Just saw a crazy stat. If you discount garbage time, the Bucks have shot 77% of the TOTAL free throws of the series.

About what we should have expected given they shoot a lot and we shoot a little.

You really are ridiculous. I understand trying to be objective, but you really have wool over your eyes if you think they haven't got a favorable call all series, especially Giannis. Kyrie has been taking it inside plenty, yet he has nowhere near the calls of Giannis.

100% agree.

Man, people need to man up around here.  They’ve been better.  Period.

You aren't the paragon of truth and rationality that you think you are