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Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #60 on: April 12, 2014, 09:48:29 PM »

Offline Surferdad

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Cavs have some interesting pieces -- Kyrie, Varrejao, Zeller, Jack --   But just playing with no heart at all.

Silver lining here: Boost in trade value for a few guys.

How would this game give anyone a boost in trade value?  Somehow I don't a lot of GM's are looking at a game where one team didn't make any effort at all and thinking it moves the needle on anyone.
It's a cumulative effect over the course of the final games. Pressey and Olynyk are worth more now than a week ago.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #61 on: April 12, 2014, 09:53:29 PM »

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So angry with what is going on and this team winning games. Have to say it is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Basically taking themselves out of the running for the top pick.

Take a look at Cleveland.  How many lottery picks are on their roster?  How much talent do they have on paper?  Or Sacramento.  That's what chasing fool's gold in the lottery will get you.

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Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #62 on: April 12, 2014, 09:54:41 PM »

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Hmm......because of Pressey it appears
Rondo's stock my hit the open market.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #63 on: April 12, 2014, 09:57:25 PM »

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Hmm......because of Pressey it appears
Rondo's stock my hit the open market.

Pressey's done a really good job these couple of games, but lets not get ahead of ourselves..the Cavs defense tonight was some of the worst I've seen all yr  ;D More so than anything I think Pressey has played himself into a contract over the summer.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #64 on: April 12, 2014, 10:04:56 PM »

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10th pick still in play.

We'll win against Philly.   Final game vs Wizards VERY winnable. 

When the Lakers lose tomorrow we'll be tied for 6th in the Tank rank.  We can still catch the Kings if they lose the rest.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #65 on: April 12, 2014, 10:05:14 PM »

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Think rondo will change his style of play next game?

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #66 on: April 12, 2014, 10:07:08 PM »

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Think rondo will change his style of play next game?
Hope not.  As Simmons points out, he's been our best tanking asset this year.  We've won 20% of the games he's played.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #67 on: April 12, 2014, 10:19:24 PM »

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Happy we are on a 2 game winning streak

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #68 on: April 12, 2014, 11:21:21 PM »

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I was at the game at the Garden Friday and during pre-game warm-ups I was watching Klynyk work on that one-footed, high arcing, Dirk Nowitzki fade away.  It looked a little silly in practice, but it was awesome to see him pull it out of his bag of tricks tonight and swish. 

It was a bummer that he turned into a pumpkin just after he hit the 30 minutes played mark. 
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PG: G. Hill/D. Schroder
SG: C. Lee/B. Hield/T. Luwawu
SF:  Giannis/J. Lamb/M. Kuzminskas
PF:  E. Ilyasova/J. Jerebko/R. Christmas
C:    N. Vucevic/K. Olynyk/E. Davis/C. Jefferson

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #69 on: April 12, 2014, 11:22:12 PM »

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Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #70 on: April 12, 2014, 11:27:01 PM »

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Smooth.  I actually remember seeing him do it in summer league, as well. 
DKC Seventy-Sixers:

PG: G. Hill/D. Schroder
SG: C. Lee/B. Hield/T. Luwawu
SF:  Giannis/J. Lamb/M. Kuzminskas
PF:  E. Ilyasova/J. Jerebko/R. Christmas
C:    N. Vucevic/K. Olynyk/E. Davis/C. Jefferson

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #71 on: April 12, 2014, 11:38:42 PM »

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If we don't get a top 3 pick, Ainge has to trade it for a proven veteran.

looking more and more like we could have blown the season.  Didn't play to win, and didn't play to get a great draft pick. WELCOME TO NBA HELL!

LET'S GO CELTICS!

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #72 on: April 12, 2014, 11:39:14 PM »

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Not sure what some are so upset about. The Celtics followed the tank plan to perfection tonight. They didn't play arguably their three best players in Rondo, Sully and Humphries. They played rookies and D League players big minutes and developed the youth.

Isn't that what good tanking teams do?

They won because over the last 5 games they may have had the best all around team shooting streak of the season. Just another game with high percentages of made shots from the field line and three. Do that and you are going to win some games. Can't stop players from shooting well. You can't instruct players to purposely miss shots.

The C's did everything that teams that are tanking are supposed to do. They won because their youth and D Leaguers played and shot very well and Cleveland no showed. It happens. Can't really be upset about that.

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #73 on: April 12, 2014, 11:40:12 PM »

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The way we are blowing our once great draft position, we had better pray we get lucky with the ping pong balls now that the odds are moving against us.
LET'S GO CELTICS!

Re: Celtics (24-55) at Cavaliers (32-48) Game#80 4/12/14
« Reply #74 on: April 12, 2014, 11:41:38 PM »

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The way we are blowing our once great draft position, we had better pray we get lucky with the ping pong balls now that the odds are moving against us.
I don't understand why people do not understand this but WE ALWAYS HAD TO GET LUCKY WITH THE PING PONG BALLS!