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Celtics Talk / Re: Celtics Regular Season Thread 2026-27
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 02:47:44 PM »I thought Hugo played well until Joe took him and forgot about him.
Joe took him?! Where!
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Joe took him?! Where!
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Celtics Talk / Re: The all-purpose "feel good" / pep rally / "optimism only" thread
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 02:44:47 PM »this is what I've been saying about the trade and mentioned Edgecomb specifically as another player asset that Brad should have gotten from Philly. The pick situation is a joke.QuoteI will say, I still think the Jaylen Brown trade was idiotic, and I'm not a huge Paul George guy at this stage of his career considering also his injury history/durability issues (including the suspension last season).
BUT I've been pleasantly surprised. He's fit in nicely with the team and has great chemistry already. And he's been awesome on the defensive end, carrying over from late last season. He's putting up 20/6/5 now but even if he consistently is around the 16/5/5+ range that'd be nice.
Tatum has quietly looked MVP-caliber so far
He has been great, and not the problem. My issue I have with the trade is lack of draft capital or not getting another player like Edgecomb.
Edgecombe was the 3rd overall pick in last years draft. He averaged 16pts/6rebs/4ast as a Rookie. There was no chance he was going to be a part of the trade. Brad should have been able to get Philon Jr, though.
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Game Threads / Re: Celtics (5-1) at Rockets (6-1) Game #7 11/2/26
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 02:39:34 PM »Feel like the Celtics need to rest PG13 for this one. Thought they would have held him out vs Orlando so that he could play against Houston. Will be interesting to see what Joe does.
He should either sit out or be limited to 20 some odd minutes...
Paul George is out tonight for rest. Joe messed this up. PG13 should have rested against the weaker opponent in Orlando and played today against Houston. That was not smart.
Pritchard and/or White are going to need to have a big game tonight for the Cs to have a chance.
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Celtics Talk / Re: Would Tatum Make The All-Time Celtics Starting Five?
« Last post by slamtheking on Today at 02:34:38 PM »Only if you move Bird to the 4. Otherwise, Tatum isn't cracking the starting rotation. Tatum has already surpassed Truth, though.I don't think he's passed PP at all. PP used to be the top of the league in 4th quarter points and was a clutch scorer - moreso than Tatum has shown. to be fair, I think part of the issue with Tatum's clutch scoring is the coach he's playing for. both played in 2 finals and PP didn't shrink in the spotlight unlike Tatum in the finals against GSW.
PG - Cousy
SG - Hondo
SF - Tatum
PF - Bird
C - Russell
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Celtics Talk / Re: Would Tatum Make The All-Time Celtics Starting Five?
« Last post by slamtheking on Today at 02:32:31 PM »My sentiment would be that Jayson Tatum just misses out on the best starting five in Celtics history.how the hell do you have DJ in the C's top 5? No knock on DJ but there's a number of other C's guards I'd put ahead of him. Bob Cousy is clearly the number one PG this franchise has had. I'd also put Mchale over KG as the starting PF. KG didnt' spend enough time in green to get that honor -- most of his best years were in Minny.
Dennis Johnson
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Kevin Garnett
Bill Russell
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Celtics Talk / Re: Would Tatum Make The All-Time Celtics Starting Five?
« Last post by Donoghus on Today at 02:28:37 PM »Only if you move Bird to the 4. Otherwise, Tatum isn't cracking the starting rotation. Tatum has already surpassed Truth, though.
PG - Cousy
SG - Hondo
SF - Tatum
PF - Bird
C - Russell
PG - Cousy
SG - Hondo
SF - Tatum
PF - Bird
C - Russell
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Celtics Talk / Re: The all-purpose "feel good" / pep rally / "optimism only" thread
« Last post by slamtheking on Today at 02:28:06 PM »this is what I've been saying about the trade and mentioned Edgecomb specifically as another player asset that Brad should have gotten from Philly. The pick situation is a joke.QuoteI will say, I still think the Jaylen Brown trade was idiotic, and I'm not a huge Paul George guy at this stage of his career considering also his injury history/durability issues (including the suspension last season).
BUT I've been pleasantly surprised. He's fit in nicely with the team and has great chemistry already. And he's been awesome on the defensive end, carrying over from late last season. He's putting up 20/6/5 now but even if he consistently is around the 16/5/5+ range that'd be nice.
Tatum has quietly looked MVP-caliber so far
He has been great, and not the problem. My issue I have with the trade is lack of draft capital or not getting another player like Edgecomb.
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Celtics Talk / Would Tatum Make The All-Time Celtics Starting Five?
« Last post by slightly biased bias fan on Today at 02:23:22 PM »My sentiment would be that Jayson Tatum just misses out on the best starting five in Celtics history.
Dennis Johnson
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Kevin Garnett
Bill Russell
Dennis Johnson
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Kevin Garnett
Bill Russell
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Game Threads / Re: Celtics (5-1) at Rockets (6-1) Game #7 11/2/26
« Last post by Neurotic Guy on Today at 01:25:08 PM »Excited to see how Cs will do v 6-1 Rockets, away and on second night of btb. I like 8:30 starts.
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Celtics Talk / Re: Celtics Regular Season Thread 2026-27
« Last post by Celtics4ever on Today at 01:24:16 PM »I thought Hugo played well until Joe took him and forgot about him.
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