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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: Phantom255x on April 20, 2017, 12:29:58 PM
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Reality is, only way for Boston to win this series or at least force a Game 7 is taking 2 out of 3 AT Chicago. Won't be easy at all but it's not impossible.
Hopefully having the extra day off here allows the team to re-group and re-focus, and let IT handle his own things with his family for a bit.
What do you guys think happens rest of the way?
MY PREDICTION: Unfortunately, Bulls In 6
REASON: Just don't think BOS can take 2 out of 3 @Chicago, and they'll still get out rebounded in most of these games. I hope they prove me wrong but unless IT can start scoring 40+, it's likely over. Frustrating to see Lopez hit all these open 15-18 footers but the Celtics missing them on the other end... I do think BOS takes one of the games @CHI and at least avoids the sweep, if that means anything.
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Don't forget that the only other 1 seed to go down 0-2 in the first round was the '93 Suns, who wound up winning the series and going to the Finals.
Celtics are still in this. This is the same team I thought could win in 5. So nothing has changed. They still have to win 4 out of 5 games and I think they'll do it.
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If I'm being honest, I don't really believe. I did after Game 1, but Game 2 was a heartless mess. It was a great run, but I really only trust IT at this point, and he's dealing with some heavy issues right now. I don't think we will get swept, but I do expect us to lose in five or six games.
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Based on what we've seen so far it looks like our only hope is that our team gets hot from outside while their role players go cold, or Isaiah just goes off for thirty five, forty points.
Pack the paint, box out at all costs, and make Jimmy, Wade, and Rondo beat you with jumpers.
I don't have a lot of confidence in the team to hit their shots or execute a game plan at this point, so my feeling is this is over in five, maybe six.
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Ainge said criticism of Stevens is fair but he doesn't agree.
He also said "we haven't been dominated either game" Um, err...has he been at the Red Claws games or the Celtics games? Seriously?
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Do I still believe?
*shrugs shoulders* yeah, i guess
But seriously, we see series every year change dramatically. This Celtics team in particular is capable of looking worse than Philadelphia and Phoenix and then beating Golden State and Cleveland. Never really know which version is going to show up. I wouldn't be surprised to see them win the next three, lose at Chicago, and then have the series come down to the wire in game seven. Karma strikes back in the final seconds as Jimmy Butler gets called for a phantom call on Isaiah with the Bulls up by 1 and .7 seconds on the clock. IT hits both free throws and the Bulls miss their last second heave.
We have no idea what the rest of the series will be like, even if it feels like we do right now.
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Can't lie I am a AB doubter, but i am dissapointed he didn't prove me wrong, i wont want to keep him if we lose
same for JC
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No.
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Ainge said criticism of Stevens is fair but he doesn't agree.
He also said "we haven't been dominated either game" Um, err...has he been at the Red Claws games or the Celtics games? Seriously?
Yeah, I have to disagree with him. They haven't been losing by a ton, but the deficits were much bigger than what the scoreboard indicated. In fact, when they entered the fourth quarter of Game 2 trailing by 11, I felt that it might as well have been 30, because at that point, making up 11 points was like climbing Everest.
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I think part of the let down is that the Bulls starting 5 is better than us. But our team is a better team..... I mean they proved it. I have been watching the other games and it seems to me that each team has roll players stepping up. Except the OKC.
I think we are not executing and finishing. I think the team should travel w/ IT. Support him, and then go to Chicago and play hard. Win or lose they need to come together for the future. Show the world what brother hood on a team is. Life is bigger than BBall. If they win along the way, I can see the Celtics become a contender next year. The heart and soul of brother hood can win anything.
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I would believe if we were the underdogs and we lost two away games by having two home games to ourselves.
But now we blew not one but two home games and we're required to play two games on the road. My gut feeling tells me that we may have seen our last game at the TD Garden this past Tuesday.
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It's difficult to see the Celtics coming back and winning this series, not the way they're being physically dominated on the boards. Not the way our tiny guards are surrendering a path into the paint.
Yes... they could have a game or two where our outside shooting explodes, and the ball takes a Celtic bounce off the rim, but winning 4 games? Fingers crossed.
I started the season with optimism, and I'll try to finish it the same way.
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Can't lie I am a AB doubter, but i am dissapointed he didn't prove me wrong, i wont want to keep him if we lose
same for JC
Would've seriously sent a package including Bradley and Crowder for one of those two obvious-mentioned stars.
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I think the Celtics have a >50% chance of winning each game in the remainder of the series.
Nonetheless: Bulls in 6.
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I'm strangely confident about this game 3.
I've had a strange feeling we'd underperform at home the first two games and play better on the road, so hopefully that feeling pans out.
Also, being the underdog now I expect the C's to bring much more energy than they have the first two games, along with some needed, if late, adjustments to the rotation by Brad. I also expect Chicago to let their foot off the gas a bit.
So I ultimately see game 4 as the deciding game in this series. Of course, I could be wrong and we could come out in game 3 just as soft as we've been in the first games. And if that's the case and we lose game 3, then I hope that we just get swept to make it clear to Danny that this core should be deconstructed and we don't need to be paying big money or maxing out any of these vets.
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even ifwe win the series, it's pathetic
we're a phony 1 seed but we should still beat the bulls
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It's out of character for me, but I'm optimistic about the Celtics winning the series.
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I think we have the ability to come back and win the series.
Will we? I doubt it. We have a small margin for error against a team that has a much, much stronger mental state than us right now. We need to take at least two on their turf. We've dug ourselves a hell of a hole.
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I think we have the ability to come back and win the series.
Will we? I doubt it. We have a small margin for error against a team that has a much, much stronger mental state than us right now. We need to take at least two on their turf. We've dug ourselves a hell of a hole.
Mind Reader
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Winner of game 3 will take the series I think.
If we win this, it may gives us new energy an it will mean the players found a way of limit offensive rebounds etc. This could totally turn the momentum with a big win.
On the other end of course if Chicago wins game 3, it's waaaaay over.
Now, at 0-2, as a fan, I'm still thinking it's kind of a bad dream and it can not happen... So my optimistic self will say Celtics in 7.
Believe :)
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You know I believe it. I made a whole thread about it. Celtics in 7 baby!!!! IT is about to go off on these mother*******s rambo style. And don't forget about Smartacus. Time for waaaaaaaaaaaaaar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(https://gifyu.com/images/SmartacusFightNew577b5.gif)
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Sure why not?
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Drink the Kool Aid with me fellas, don't be shy there's enough for everyone.
Last year the C's were down 0-2 to Atlanta (similarly close Game 1, crappy Game 2). C's then win the next 2 (without Bradley), but granted they won at home/lost on the road.
But this team plays best when other teams count them out. Like making the playoffs in '15, becoming the #1 seed this year, etc. They went into GS 2 years in a row and won on the road, they can win in Chicago. C's had one of the best road records in the league.
Bulls are going to be relaxed, think they have this series in the bag with the next 2 games at home and the C's have already given up.
Isaiah (and the whole team) are going to be re-charged with Isaiah getting a couple of days off to handle his family business in Washington. C's locker room is going to be intense on Friday instead of everyone walking on egg shells.
Boston's going to win Game 3 by double digits, Isaiah's going off for 40+. Lopez doesn't have more than 5 boards.
Wade and Rondo have had about 3 good games together all year, one of them was Tuesday night. They won't have another good game together for the rest of this series/season.
A few Bulls scrubs have had good games (Portis, Zipser), you really think that trends going to continue?
(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/legomessageboards/images/a/aa/Green-kool-aid-man.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140623060251)
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Boston certainly has the talent but they have looked awful so no I don't believe they will win the series.
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At the end of the day, Boston can improve on their rebounding simply by effort. It's really that simple. I'm not saying they have to win the rebound stat, but they can't make it as extreme as it is.
I genuinely will be surprised if we end up losing this series. I would lose a lot of respect for specifically Crowder and Bradley. It's time for them to bring some defense. And Brad needs to stop putting Bradley on Butler
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I think we can win this series and, right now, I think we will.
Mike
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I can only begin my opinion with a major humble brag. In my rec league, my team has won the title the past two seasons and are now entering the championship this week for a 3rd straight time. I feel fairly confident that we are going to win again. I don't think it's a false confidence because I don't always feel this way. It's not because we have overwhelmingly superior talent, because that's not true. But it's because I truly feel that the guys on my team simply *know* how to win tough games.
When I look at Boston/Chicago over the past two games, I truly think Rondo and Wade have exhibited that knowledge of how to win tough games. That along with Butler who is just the best player on the floor. That realization makes me very concerned about the Celtics chances this series.
I feel very strongly that Boston still could win in the same way that I'm very aware my rec team could lose. It's going to come down to Boston figuring out some key strategic coaching moves that play into our favor and the players rising their play to the highest level that they are capable of. If a team can do those two things, I think that you *always* have got at least a chance.
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Heart believes C's in 7.
Money believes Bulls in 5.
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I feel very strongly that Boston still could win in the same way that I'm very aware my rec team could lose. It's going to come down to Boston figuring out some key strategic coaching moves that play into our favor and the players rising their play to the highest level that they are capable of. If a team can do those two things, I think that you *always* have got at least a chance.
Honestly the solution's as simple as "box out better and make some more open shots, including free throws". Those really are the difference so far. Making it happen's another story though.
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We win in one or more of three ways:
1) Smart steps up another level
2) Brown emerges as a primary bench scorer
3) Isaiah scores 40+ in three or four straight games
As someone above said...
My heart believes, my brain don't.
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I believe we need to go big instead of going small.
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Ainge said criticism of Stevens is fair but he doesn't agree.
He also said "we haven't been dominated either game" Um, err...has he been at the Red Claws games or the Celtics games? Seriously?
Yeah, I have to disagree with him. They haven't been losing by a ton, but the deficits were much bigger than what the scoreboard indicated. In fact, when they entered the fourth quarter of Game 2 trailing by 11, I felt that it might as well have been 30, because at that point, making up 11 points was like climbing Everest.
In neither game did it ever feel like they had control of the game or even really had a good chance to win it.
That, to me, means that neither game was close.
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I believe we need to go big instead of going small.
I don't think this helps on the rebound that much. I'd say go small, find back your identity : lots of 3 points and good shooting. Rebound with the heart rather than the size, knowing you won't will this battle anyway
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I'll believe it when I see it. But believing in the Celtics right now is worse than blindly believing. It's believing even when faced with evidence completely to the contrary. The play of the Celtics absolutely screams "We don't want it." I have never seen a team that a rebound is less important to. The team has played soft all year long and for the playoffs they just got softer. Other teams didn't respect them and didn't see them as a legit #1 seed because they are soft. Now here we are. I believe we need tougher players and if the coach does this next season again then we need a different coach. And if it happens the year after that I believe we need a different GM.
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No way we are this bad, no way we let them beat us in a 7 game series, so
I BELIEVE !!!!!
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I'll believe it when I see it. But believing in the Celtics right now is worse than blindly believing. It's believing even when faced with evidence completely to the contrary. The play of the Celtics absolutely screams "We don't want it." I have never seen a team that a rebound is less important to. The team has played soft all year long and for the playoffs they just got softer. Other teams didn't respect them and didn't see them as a legit #1 seed because they are soft. Now here we are. I believe we need tougher players and if the coach does this next season again then we need a different coach. And if it happens the year after that I believe we need a different GM.
Take that for Data ! 8)
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Dont expect a win, but the series is far from over. Chicago is inconsistent and we are two.
Things could swing very quickly.
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Yes I believe! What's the harm? Root for our team. It's been too good of a year to just give up after two losses. And, if they don't win ... well, we have the draft lotto coming up and that pick, Yab, Zizic and cap space in the off-season. Everybody posting on this site implies that this team is fatally flawed and that Stevens is suddenly a bad coach. Get real. Have some faith. Go C's!
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I'll believe it when I see it. But believing in the Celtics right now is worse than blindly believing. It's believing even when faced with evidence completely to the contrary. The play of the Celtics absolutely screams "We don't want it." I have never seen a team that a rebound is less important to. The team has played soft all year long and for the playoffs they just got softer. Other teams didn't respect them and didn't see them as a legit #1 seed because they are soft. Now here we are. I believe we need tougher players and if the coach does this next season again then we need a different coach. And if it happens the year after that I believe we need a different GM.
I think the Celtics need to make minor adjustment to win Game 3. Crowd the paint. Force Rondo to make jump shots off the pick instead of letting him get inside. Also, if they put more effort in, they can rebound better. All Al Horford needs to do is focus on making sure Lopez doesn't get close to the rim by boxing him out properly and letting the guards get the rebounds. It's really that simple imo.
I think people are also underrating IT. The guy has been off this series. He hasn't been in control of the pace in the game. We typically play a lot faster than we have this series.
Celtics in 7. I will eat crow if they lose. But I really believe we can come back from this.
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Bulls win in 5 or 6 maybe even 4
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I believe we'll get swept
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I believe we'll get swept
what the heck. i prefer to enjoy life and the celtics. so..... a BET!!!! ;D
a valuable and precious tp is at stake here c5!!! if the bulls sweep the celtics (oooowwww...it hurt to even type that) then you get a tp.
however, if it if NOT a sweep, you must fork over a tp to me.
deal? ;D
p.s. i say celtics in 7. it makes life more fun to believe this way.
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I believe we'll get swept
what the heck. i prefer to enjoy life and the celtics. so..... a BET!!!! ;D
a valuable and precious tp is at stake here c5!!! if the bulls sweep the celtics (oooowwww...it hurt to even type that) then you get a tp.
however, if it if NOT a sweep, you must fork over a tp to me.
deal? ;D
p.s. i say celtics in 7. it makes life more fun to believe this way.
Deal 8). I guess life is all about perspective no matter how wrong u are :laugh:
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It comes down to this for me: The Celtics have been hot garbage. They're not losing the series because they're playing the Bulls, if they played the Magic like this, they'd lose. If the Celtics can just play decent, they can beat this team. But they haven't. They've played like total trash and lost game 1 by just 4 points and weren't completely out of game 2 until the 4th quarter.
All they have to do is not play the worst basketball they've played all year and they can get right back in this.
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Sure do - all the way until the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSkIwwdT79E
Do NOT go gentle, BOSTON - go into Chicago and FIGHT.
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Has to be baby steps. Win one of the next two. Just gotta keep extending the series.
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Should the Bulls decide it is "up to them to knock off the #1 seed?"...the pressure will be on the Bulls.
Up until now, it has been the top seeded Celtics favored over the "barely got into the playoffs" Bulls.
Not sure if the pressure is off the C's yet.
Might have to go down 0-3...before they start playing like they have nothing to lose.
I wouldn't bet the house, but, I'd definitely bet the car...
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I believe we got a great chance getting blown out again . These guys are Cannon fodder for the Bulls right now.
But maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel,
Danny will,have to,make some trades to up grade the teams bigs .
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I'll cheer the celtics forever as long as they work hard. Injuries or simply not being as good a team, I'll watch entire games and cheer. We are a far better team than bulls if effort isn't there I'll be watching something else
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No surprise playoff Wade and playoff Rondo are giving us trouble. They care not for the regular season. Butler was always going to be the best 2 way player in the series.
It's the lack of intensity from the Celts, the lack of adjustments by Stevens that are surprising so far. IT, Bradley & Smart/Rozier should never all see the floor at the same time. It's killing us. We give up enough size in the post as is. We're giving up 5 inches at nearly every position.
Be great to dial up the intensity level. Take the fight to them instead of sitting on our heels. Woulda been great to nab McGee to give us size and rim protection. Big miss. Amir doesn't seem to be scaring anyone.
Fired up to see how we react to adversity. Pessimistic we win series. Optimistic we adjust and have some good stretches before it's over.
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Having the image of Game 2 still in my mind, I would say Bulls should win easily.
But I think this is all really weird. I mean, it doesn't make sense that all of us, all the analysts, and even the Bulls fans picked the Celtics to win this series, and suddenly eveyone is saying this is over. For example, Zach Lowe said yesterday in his podcast that he couldn't think on anything the Celtics could do to change the outcome of the series (later, he did mention some small tweaks but didn't sound very confident), but when he did the playoff preview he picked the Celtics and thought the series wouldn't be that close.
So, either everybody is reeeeeaaaaally bad at making predictions, or something truly exceptional is happeing here. Since I also picked the Celtics, I'll go with option B.
It seems to me that Isaiah's family tragedy is one part of the equation, but the other is that the Bulls are just simply playing out of their minds. I know we're helping a little with our rebounding issues and the turnovers allowing them to go in transition, but they're also hitting a lot of shots they didn't hit during the regular season. I think Robin Lopez shooting wide open jumpers was part of the gameplan, but if he's going to make ninety percent of them, then we're screwed. Same with Portis, or Zipser, or Michael Carter-Williams, or any other not named Butler (and maybe Mirotic?)
Now, if they Bulls were just coasting during the regular season and they were waiting for the playoff to flip the switch and this who they really are, then good for them (although that strategy has some risks since they made the playoff by one game).
But maybe this is a fluke, and they'll start missing some shots (and we make a couple, for a change), and things go back to "normal", I don't know. That's what I'm trying to believe, anyway.
But at the end of the day, we have a good team plus one very good pick this year (and another one in 2018), Zizic, Yabu, and lot of cap space that we might use. We'll be fine.
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I'll cheer the celtics forever as long as they work hard. Injuries or simply not being as good a team, I'll watch entire games and cheer. We are a far better team than bulls if effort isn't there I'll be watching something else
THIS. I loved last year's team for that reason alone, win or lose. This year? ...
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The Bulls WANT us to think it's over...
...my team is STILL on the court!
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I believe... we're going to lose in 5, at best. Cute as they may be, these sallies ain't gettin' it done. Maybe Ainge and Stevens equally overestimated the quality of this team at the trade deadline.
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
No number 1 seed has ever failed to rebound from an 0-2 hole in a 7 game series.
This is unprecedented
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They're done. Hope I'm wrong of course, but I don't see a solution on the current roster for us getting pushed around up front. Plus the tend of their bench playing like crap has gone on for too long.
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We've been a good road team all year so being in Chicago for these games certainly shouldnt phase them. Maybe they'll feel less pressure not being in front of the home crowd. I do have a bit of confidence heading in to these two games for some reason, can't really explain. I also was pretty confident we'd roll Chicago in 5. If Stevens figured out Robin Lopez in the time off we've had, then we should be good. Butler, Wade, Rondo, Lopez - all crappy shooters have been making shots but you got to imagine they will level off eventually.
If they can take these two games on the road, I do believe we end up winning it.
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See the response by Indiana against Cleveland tonight?
I hope Boston brings the similar response Games 3-4. They HAVE TO.
Even though we are on the road, we just need to play and hustle consistently. Period.
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
No number 1 seed has ever failed to rebound from an 0-2 hole in a 7 game series.
This is unprecedented
One number 1 seed has fallen behind 0-2 (Phoenix in the 90s), and they came back and won the best-of-5 series despite a much smaller margin of error. So we're practically guaranteed to do it ;D
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
No number 1 seed has ever failed to rebound from an 0-2 hole in a 7 game series.
This is unprecedented
One number 1 seed has fallen behind 0-2 (Phoenix in the 90s), and they came back and won the best-of-5 series despite a much smaller margin of error. So we're practically guaranteed to do it ;D
TP for the positivity!!!!
Our team has played its best ball all year year after some really bad ball and often plays to the level of its opponents.
Time for some good ball. Cs in 7!!!!
Go Cs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
No number 1 seed has ever failed to rebound from an 0-2 hole in a 7 game series.
This is unprecedented
One number 1 seed has fallen behind 0-2 (Phoenix in the 90s), and they came back and won the best-of-5 series despite a much smaller margin of error. So we're practically guaranteed to do it ;D
TP for the positivity!!!!
Our team has played its best ball all year year after some really bad ball and often plays to the level of its opponents.
Time for some good ball. Cs in 7!!!!
Go Cs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If we need Kelly Olynyk to become Charles Barkley in the next few games.. well I might just wave the White Flag :P :laugh:
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NO.
When the Suns went down 0-2 as a first seed..they really were First seed and the best record in the NBA...they also had Barkley in his ptime who went to god mode and brought the Suns back to life by himself....we don't have that type of a player.
Our first seed is by luck because Cleveland didn't bother with it. And frankly we are an obvious second tier in the east who just happen to luck out into the top seed.
Our series feels like we are down 0-2 but not a close 0-2 losses...we got spanked and thrown around like a ragdoll in our own building....so do I still believe....well if we win this series ill never post on CB again...atleast wait until playoffs are done.
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Our series feels like we are down 0-2 but not a close 0-2 losses...we got spanked and thrown around like a ragdoll in our own building....so do I still believe....well if we win this series ill never post on CB again...atleast wait until playoffs are done.
TP, I like your posts, but I hope we don't see you on here till after the playoffs!!!! ;D ;)
You best come back after that, though.
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Go To The BASKET--!!!
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Playing the first round in 7 games, no number 1 seed has ever rebounded from a 0-2 start.
Do you believe?
Also, no number 1 seed has ever had the best odds to pick 1st overall.
Do you believe? Well, you should. It's us.
Take it as you want. I mean, anything can happen. I'll go home when I'm kicked towards it. Not before.
No number 1 seed has ever failed to rebound from an 0-2 hole in a 7 game series.
This is unprecedented
One number 1 seed has fallen behind 0-2 (Phoenix in the 90s), and they came back and won the best-of-5 series despite a much smaller margin of error. So we're practically guaranteed to do it ;D
TP for the positivity!!!!
Our team has played its best ball all year year after some really bad ball and often plays to the level of its opponents.
Time for some good ball. Cs in 7!!!!
Go Cs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YASS! This Celtics team hasn't shown what they can do yet.
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Go To The BASKET--!!!
Took the words out of my mouth
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Hell yes I'll believe in them to the very end as long as they're fighting
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I do believe we can come back with some adjustments to the lineup, if not then no.
I think Zeller is better suited to guard Robin Lopez and the same goes for Jaylen Brown against Jimmy Butler. Therefore, I'd consider bringing Amir and Crowder off the bench for the rest of this series, because they are not doing the first unit any good. Crowder could also be the guy we need off the bench that is going to strengthen our second unit.
It will be interesting to see what Stevens decides to do for the 3rd game.
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I wish Stevens would have a Fizdale type rant. He needs to wake these guys up. I like his calm demeanor at times but most of the time he's too cool for school. We need to see him go completely bonkers for once.
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Go To The BASKET--!!!
Took the words out of my mouth
Problem is we have nobody that can go to the basket like that.....name one person besides IT who can do that.
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The grief will still be enormous for Isaiah. It's not really him I've been worried about though because he's shown the ability to remove at least 50% of the emotion of his personal tragedy through the first 2 games. It's his team mates being swept up in his grief that terrified me going into this series and I think their heads have been completely out of the game. I think Ainge was saying the same thing this morning on Toucher and Rich- they have the adrenalin sucked out of them and it's been a huge 'cloud' over the organization- which is what is to be expected.
I believe that right now the reality has sunk in with our team and that we are basically facing elimination.
The urgency has hopefully arrived for our guys and that's when they have the opportunity to play up to what they're capable of.
Winning this series means taking it game by game.
Win this game tomorrow is the only objective and I think that will be hitting home very hard right now.
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Not sure about us wining the whole series, but we have a chance. As the game 3 is nearing, I feel more and more that we will win today.
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WE BELIEVE!
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Go To The BASKET--!!!
Took the words out of my mouth
Problem is we have nobody that can go to the basket like that.....name one person besides IT who can do that.
Horford walk through that door
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Down 2-1, do the naysayers believe now?
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I believe. I believe that this thread will become a crescendo of power in game 6 or 7 that surpasses even the game thread. Us all rising up to say we believe. Because after hearing there was a 6% chance after being down 2-0, this group of all groups could junkyard dog it out.
The Celtics are going to pull this out. We believe. I believe. We are going to give it all, and leave the restructuring until after the post season.
I believe. Go celtics, go 18, be it now or later.
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Winner of Game 4 wins the series. True or False?
Go!
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Winner of Game 4 wins the series. True or False?
Go!
Maybe. That Rondo injury is huge though. Bulls offense doesn't flow without him.
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Winner of Game 4 4 Games wins the series. True or False?
Go!
Fixed that for ya :)
Rak
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34 assists on 41 made field goals tonight! Need that kind of team play to keep going if we're gonna claw our way back into this.
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Rondo was destroying us...Bulls looked slower and very beatable without him.
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Hondo is nothing but a bench player. With or without him, they would not have stopped us last night. It's just that we stepped up, played focused, started to put those 3s and with some CBS's adjustments, we finally looked as we should have from the start. Nothing but this. Not Bulls, not Hondo, not Butler, not pizza guy, just Celtics! We still control this series, because they don't have an aswer to this kind of play that C's showed. It's all on us, just keep playin'.
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Down 2-1, do the naysayers believe now?
Nope
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Hondo is nothing but a bench player. With or without him, they would not have stopped us last night. It's just that we stepped up, played focused, started to put those 3s and with some CBS's adjustments, we finally looked as we should have from the start. Nothing but this. Not Bulls, not Hondo, not Butler, not pizza guy, just Celtics! We still control this series, because they don't have an aswer to this kind of play that C's showed. It's all on us, just keep playin'.
Hondo would have very much turned the series around for both teams, do you know how great he was in the 60s and 70s championship runs? (jk I know you're talking about Rondo but Hondo is a completely different guy lol)
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Down 2-1, do the naysayers believe now?
Funny, how folks did not post the stuff when we were down 0-2. I want us to win but we have a big hole to dig out of,go Celtics.
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Sure do - all the way until the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSkIwwdT79E
Do NOT go gentle, BOSTON - go into Chicago and FIGHT.
Glad to see our C's did not go gentle into CHI.
GET GAME 4, C's!!! STAY HUNGRY AND KEEP FIGHTING!!
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
winning this series wont change any of that. if we win it wont be about the celtics rising up and proving the naysayers wrong, it will be about how Rajon Rondo getting hurt buried the Bulls and bailed the Celtics out......and we'll be heavy underdogs against Washington and rightfully so.
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For me, it is not so much that we won game 3 but how we won. We are a better team than Chicago with our without Rondo, not by all that much, but by enough.
We can't slip up though. Game 4 is must win.
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I'm not sure honestly, they already disappointed me by not going 82-0.
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Down 2-1, do the naysayers believe now?
Funny, how folks did not post the stuff when we were down 0-2. I want us to win but we have a big hole to dig out of,go Celtics.
really? i remember a number of posts that were "believing" after being down 0-2. please check this thread again.
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
winning this series wont change any of that. if we win it wont be about the celtics rising up and proving the naysayers wrong, it will be about how Rajon Rondo getting hurt buried the Bulls and bailed the Celtics out......and we'll be heavy underdogs against Washington and rightfully so.
maybe. but then again, maybe its a form of cosmic justice to balance out the injuries the celtics had last playoffs against atlanta.
this is all part of the game. long, long ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, i remember a celtic playoff game against detroit and isiah thomas (the elder) got hurt, turning the series to the celtics.
i see no historical foot note on that. this is sports, this is part of the game.
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I believe that if Rondo were healthy and continued to play the way he did through 2 games, the Celtics were sunk. The bigger issue to me is that Brad has lost faith in all of his bigs not named Horford. He can't trust any of them and this series has driven that point home.
Win or lose, I think it's become obvious that Ainge needs to re-think the type of team he's going to have moving forward - and that starts with the upcoming draft.
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Down 2-1, do the naysayers believe now?
Funny, how folks did not post the stuff when we were down 0-2. I want us to win but we have a big hole to dig out of,go Celtics.
I was, just not on this thread. The curmudgeons were out in full force after the Celtics lost two games.
"A big hole"? They are down 1 game and the Bulls are missing one of their best players who has a big time playoff resume. Did you watch the game yesterday?
Get a warm glass of milk, it's going to be ok!
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The bigger issue to me is that Brad has lost faith in all of his bigs not named Horford. He can't trust any of them and this series has driven that point home.
For good reason, it has been a problem area for most of the year. Amir and KO have had their spots. But Amir is brittle and KO is soft. Both have some skills but they do not always fight for the ball or their bodies do not obey their minds. More athleticism please.
Ainge, could have added some bigs at the deadline yet choose not to, and he has to be aware that it is a problem. CBS may force his hand and make him get some help.
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I felt like they'd win game 3 but didn't believe they could win this series. Let's be real now with Rondo out they look like the better team. I hope like somebody pointed out wether we win/lose this series that Ainge still makes some big changes over the offseason. We need to get big, need more shooters and another ball handler.
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I believe they MUST win game four still. Game is as critical . They are still bailing water hard as they can go. I do blame most of the teams funk to the IT family tragedy. Even though IT played well ......the heaviness seemed to grab the whole team and wipped team out their spirit They needed to throw off this gloomy weight and move on now .
If they can tie it up 2-2
Then I'll change my mind and STILL believe.
Still on a wait and see mode.
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If they put together a solid game tomorrow and win again, the series is 2-2 and the Celtics have homecourt advantage back. As has been the story all series, if the Celtics play to their potential they should come back and win. Not just that they can win, I think they should.
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In the words of Tom Brady, "LETS GOOOOOOOO!"
Celtics in 6 baby!!!
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In the words of Tom Brady, "LETS GOOOOOOOO!"
Celtics in 6 baby!!!
Tie series with homecourt advantage back. If they take care of business at home on Wednesday, they have a chance to put it away on Friday in Chicago. I don't see any reason the C's can't finish this in 6.
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I can suffer letdown now . I was going to be really down on the team if they were swept by th lowly Bulls.
My confidence level is restored for the moment.
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I still think we have a hard road to go, but it is doable. CLE is the best team in the east but there is not a whole lot of seperation between the other seven teams in the playoffs with each other.
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Bulls are a vastly different team without Rondo and it shows in their defense more than anywhere else. Rondo's aggressive defense is what gave the Bulls the first two games.
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I wonder what it was like to watch this year's Super Bowl with some of the Celtics skeptics around here. Guessing a lot of fun, upbeat parties!
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I wonder what it was like to watch this year's Super Bowl with some of the Celtics skeptics around here. Guessing a lot of fun, upbeat parties!
To be fair, being down 25 points in the third quarter of the Super Bowl is a lot more depressing than being down 0-2 in a best-of-7 series, and also a lot less likely to result in a comeback. I'd be surprised if any Patriots fan can honestly say that they were still hopeful when the Pats were down 25.
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Well, do you now? ;D
Great job keeping up the faith everyone! It's a series and now we lead 3-2!
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Well, do you now? ;D
Great job keeping up the faith everyone! It's a series and now we lead 3-2!
I started believing when Rondo broke his thumb
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I did not. TP to Phantom.
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Well, do you now? ;D
Great job keeping up the faith everyone! It's a series and now we lead 3-2!
I started believing when Rondo broke his thumb
Yeah honestly that sparked things too.
But the C's are playing a lot more motivated than they were Games 1-2 too. Can't discount that.
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
winning this series wont change any of that. if we win it wont be about the celtics rising up and proving the naysayers wrong, it will be about how Rajon Rondo getting hurt buried the Bulls and bailed the Celtics out......and we'll be heavy underdogs against Washington and rightfully so.
Wow . . . someone around here who doesn't wear green glasses. Holy moiso!
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Well, do you now? ;D
Great job keeping up the faith everyone! It's a series and now we lead 3-2!
I started believing when Rondo broke his thumb
Yeah honestly that sparked things too.
But the C's are playing a lot more motivated than they were Games 1-2 too. Can't discount that.
They are. Hope they don't let their guard down in the second round.
Wanna see growth this season, which, looks like is taking place. Nice!
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Well, do you now? ;D
Great job keeping up the faith everyone! It's a series and now we lead 3-2!
I started believing when Rondo broke his thumb
Yeah honestly that sparked things too.
But the C's are playing a lot more motivated than they were Games 1-2 too. Can't discount that.
They are. Hope they don't let their guard down in the second round.
Wanna see growth this season, which, looks like is taking place. Nice!
Yeah, but first win Game 6 C's!
If Rondo is out that game too (seems likely), I think it will be over.
We certainly don't want to face this Bulls team in a Game 7 with potentially a healthy Rondo... Yikes.
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You know I believe it. I made a whole thread about it. Celtics in 7 baby!!!! IT is about to go off on these mother*******s rambo style. And don't forget about Smartacus. Time for waaaaaaaaaaaaaar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(https://gifyu.com/images/SmartacusFightNew577b5.gif)
Yup
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LB33!!! You are back!!!!
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LB33!!! You are back!!!!
Our resident contrarian-turned-hermit was def logged in a few minutes ago.
Don't be shy, my man!
Let the green goodness flow.
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LB33!!! You are back!!!!
Our resident contrarian-turned-hermit was def logged in a few minutes ago.
Don't be shy, my man!
Let the green goodness flow.
Lol. I had just pm'd him.
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LB33!!! You are back!!!!
Our resident contrarian-turned-hermit was def logged in a few minutes ago.
Don't be shy, my man!
Let the green goodness flow.
Lol. I had just pm'd him.
I feel like after the collective punishment we've undergone the last couple years he should join in this revelry a bit.
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LB33!!! You are back!!!!
Our resident contrarian-turned-hermit was def logged in a few minutes ago.
Don't be shy, my man!
Let the green goodness flow.
Lol. I had just pm'd him.
I feel like after the collective punishment we've undergone the last couple years he should join in this revelry a bit.
He'll be back. Like the Outlaw Josey Wales, he always doubles back for a friend.
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Keep believing. Not over yet.
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Keep believing. Not over yet.
Yep. NEED to close this out Friday night.
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I'm okay admitting publicly that I did not believe in this team after they were down 2-0. I'm also happy to say I was wrong.
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I believed. I think at the time, it could've been rightly called 'denial' but I believed.
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Sure why not?
See, I never lost faith 8)
Honestly Game 2 made it feel like the Celtics would get swept but the teams are 1 and 8 seeds for a reason. I figured play would even out.
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Who cares if you believed, as long as you made your sacrifices to the Blood God like the rest of us...
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Who cares if you believed, as long as you made your sacrifices to the Blood God like the rest of us...
i find that younger goats seem to work best for sacrifices and blood rituals. ;D
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Sure why not?
See, I never lost faith 8)
Honestly Game 2 made it feel like the Celtics would get swept but the teams are 1 and 8 seeds for a reason. I figured play would even out.
I agree, it felt like a 4-5 game series after Game 2.
Must admit I wasn't very hopeful at that point that they'd figure it out.
I will say, the team has done a really good job coming back in this series. I didn't expect that they'd manage it (they still need to close it out, of course).
With that said, it's a totally different series without Rondo playing for the Bulls.
I know Rondo is far from a superstar these days, but the drop-off from him to the next man up at point guard for the Bulls is so huge that it has made a large and obvious difference.
That combined with Isaiah and the rest of the Celts getting further and further in time from the horrible tragedy that occurred the day before Game 1 has resulted in the total flip of the script in this series.
If the Celts manage to close out the Bulls, I guess we'll see how they fare in the next series (probably against Washington). Whether or not that's competitive will tell us how much stock we should put in Rondo's injury as an explanation for the outcome of this series.
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I'm curious what this thread looks like in an alternate reality where the Bulls don't lose their starting and backup PG.
The Celtics had some good fortune. Anybody who had serious concerns after watching the team play in Games 1 and 2 was pretty justified.
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Keep believing. Not over yet.
Yep. NEED to close this out Friday night.
We're gonna learn a lot about the maturity of this team based on how they play Friday.
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I'm curious what this thread looks like in an alternate reality where the Bulls don't lose their starting and backup PG.
The Celtics had some good fortune. Anybody who had serious concerns after watching the team play in Games 1 and 2 was pretty justified.
In that alternate reality, we probably get swept and 90% of threads this offseason are about rebooting the roster like they were for two days. But in that alternate reality, does Isaiah's sister live? Reality is what it is.
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If the Celts manage to close out the Bulls, I guess we'll see how they fare in the next series (probably against Washington). Whether or not that's competitive will tell us how much stock we should put in Rondo's injury as an explanation for the outcome of this series.
If we do beat the Bulls and then win our next round, I will happily admit that my "It's about Rondo" theory is wrong, while taking a big bite of a bird in the family Corvidae and genus Corvus.
Mike
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I'm curious what this thread looks like in an alternate reality where the Bulls don't lose their starting and backup PG.
The Celtics had some good fortune. Anybody who had serious concerns after watching the team play in Games 1 and 2 was pretty justified.
It's a really good question. I maintain that those first two losses were more about the C's playing the worst basketball they played all year than anything the Bulls or Rondo, specifically, were doing well. I think if Rondo was still playing the C's still get back on track and win the series.
But we'll never know.
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Hell yes I'll believe in them to the very end as long as they're fighting
[dang] anything is possible
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
[dang] if we win game 6 my prediction will be true
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I would have liked to see the poll closed after Game 2. I think there are still votes filtering in now and [obviously] they are Cs in 6 or 7 votes.
Sure why not?
See, I never lost faith 8)
Honestly Game 2 made it feel like the Celtics would get swept but the teams are 1 and 8 seeds for a reason. I figured play would even out.
This was exactly my take, as well. We invest so much time throughout the year in our team, it seemed a little impetuous to bail after two games. I was one of those who felt if we got swept that we needed to majorly shake things up. But I will not feel that way if we got at least 6 or 7 in the next round.
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I'm curious what this thread looks like in an alternate reality where the Bulls don't lose their starting and backup PG.
The Celtics had some good fortune. Anybody who had serious concerns after watching the team play in Games 1 and 2 was pretty justified.
Way to perk people up Roy. Just the ticket on a thread about believing in the Celtics. ;D
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I would have liked to see the poll closed after Game 2. I think there are still votes filtering in now and [obviously] they are Cs in 6 or 7 votes.
Yep. The "sweep or 5 games" option is at 25.6% now but I'm pretty sure it was over 28% of the vote after game 3, so there are definitely some Johnny-come-latelies.
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I believe we'll get swept
what the heck. i prefer to enjoy life and the celtics. so..... a BET!!!! ;D
a valuable and precious tp is at stake here c5!!! if the bulls sweep the celtics (oooowwww...it hurt to even type that) then you get a tp.
however, if it if NOT a sweep, you must fork over a tp to me.
deal? ;D
p.s. i say celtics in 7. it makes life more fun to believe this way.
Deal 8). I guess life is all about perspective no matter how wrong u are :laugh:
Ha, ha. Well stated c5. And a tp for it.....
Which reminds me, debt collection time. Please mail a tp my way. No sweep by the bulls!!
Life is good and I still believe. ;D
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Heart believes C's in 7.
Money believes Bulls in 5.
well, they still have 1 more to win but I'd much rather be happy with empty pockets than miserable with full pockets.
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#ITSNOTLUCK
#WEBELIEVED
Congrats to everyone who believed!
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It's out of character for me, but I'm optimistic about the Celtics winning the series.
I'm not right often, but I'm glad I was this time.
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
[dang] if we win game 6 my prediction will be true
YYYYYEEEEEESSSS WE DID IT!!!! I BELIEVE!!!
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Nice job to those who voted win in 6. I for sure did ;D
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
Give this man a Tommy point!
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What a wild week it's been. And not over yet. Game 1 Sunday 8)
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Poor little IT
What a week
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I believe we'll get swept
what the heck. i prefer to enjoy life and the celtics. so..... a BET!!!! ;D
a valuable and precious tp is at stake here c5!!! if the bulls sweep the celtics (oooowwww...it hurt to even type that) then you get a tp.
however, if it if NOT a sweep, you must fork over a tp to me.
deal? ;D
p.s. i say celtics in 7. it makes life more fun to believe this way.
Deal 8). I guess life is all about perspective no matter how wrong u are :laugh:
Ha, ha. Well stated c5. And a tp for it.....
Which reminds me, debt collection time. Please mail a tp my way. No sweep by the bulls!!
Life is good and I still believe. ;D
You got it! ;). Way to keep the faith! Glad I was wrong, but [dang] did I ever want to be right lol. Let's hope the momentum keeps rolling. They're playing with nothing to lose now and that's the way they should stay! Let's go C's!
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It's time for us to show up and shut the ****ing **** spewing from haters' mouths about how we are the worst first seed in nba history, how we are getting our asses kicked by a pizza guy named Zipser (no offense to the kid himself) and how we are just pure hype and a team that any lower seed would beat. We'll win this series in 6 games with the final game being us shoving a ****ing blowout in those motherf***ing c***s***ers' throats about their weak ass team sweeping us and reach the nba finals just like the Phoenix Suns did.
Give this man a Tommy point!
Appreciate it!
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What's impressive is this team actually went 3-0 AT United Center.
I thought winning 1 would be tough there, but they won all 3 fairly convincingly (with some scares in Game 4, but that's about it).
Ironically, Celtics/Bruins combined are 1-5 at TD Garden.
Blackhawks/Bulls went 0-5 at United Center and now both teams are OUT.