This is a great time to take a day to look back at some of the big storylines from the regular season and then see how they might apply to the Celtics playoff run. Will they regret losing some winable games? How does Jayson Tatum’s minutes load, especially early on, impact his ability to stay fresh in the playoffs? What about Joe Mazzulla’s coaching and whether he’s learned enough to help him adjust when needed? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss all that and more.
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I like cav's chances agains Milwaukee with Mobley and Allen against giannis and the donovan mitchell in the playoff and how hard he's to guard
brother, I want to thank you of all people for a great season as well! my second season as a dedicated viewer of the pod on YT. you've given all of us insight of the game that other pods aren't. cheers to you! LOCKED ON CELTICS 4L! We need a new MILLYZ Intro theme anthem as well, bro. GET ON IT lol
You just don't give away home court advantage to the only team you want home court advantage against in Milwaukee. A healthy championship Milwaukee team. And the fact that they could have easily gotten the 1st seed and an easier road to the finals while giving the Bucks the harder road. Just by not losing to a lottery team like the Rockets. I don't see them being rewarded for their arrogance and not caring about home court. They basically lost a championship because of arrogance and losing one too many lottery team games. Unforgivable
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Do u belive that Hauser can play a crucial role in the playoffs or do u think he will ride the bench the rest of the way?
So a championship team Milwaukee knowing what it takes to win a championship go for the first seed while the championship-less celtics say they don't need an easier road and home court because they got it all figured out. That mentality never worked and it won't work this time. Basketball Gods don't reward that BS. I mean it's so obvious
This regular season has passed so fast for me. Maybe because I've been focused on them getting back to the Finals since Day 1. Every season for the last 10 or so years it was more about "let's see how far they can go" but this year I truly expect them to win it all.
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We finished 1 game back from The Best record in the NBA. That's a really good season. #18
Net rating when Derrick and Rob are on the court is huge. If the Celtics stay healthy, they can grab #18.
Have to admit, there were times when I wanted to throw my tv out the window, but the way they closed out the regular season (with significant injuries to boot) brought me back off the ledge. Looking forward to the playoffs. The TD Garden will be THE place to be with the Celts and Bruins both in great shape for long postseason runs. LET’S FCKING GO! 🏀🏒☘️🐻
The aspect of Mazzulla’s coaching that came up in our most recent Philly game, but we seem to ignore in a lot of other contexts, is that the Celtics and Mazzulla have a tendency to keep wrinkles in their back pocket. I think some of the failures to adjust during the regular season have been fairly carefully calculated in order to 1: help the players with improvising against wrinkles mid-game, and 2: to save things for the playoffs. So with that context in mind, I am not worried about Joe’s playoff coaching at all.
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Can someone explain to me where the narrative of the "Bucks are the best team in the NBA" nonsense circulating in the sports media?
– C's only team in top 5 of OFF and DEF rtg (top 2 on both!!!!) Bucks not even top 10 in offense.
– C' only finished 1 game behind of this so-called best team in the NBA
– C's won 2 games against Bucks in blowout fashion, the 1 they lost, they lost in OT with 4 STARTERS OUT!!
– Bucks may have arguably the best player in a series with thw C's. But arguably as well, C's have the next best 3-4 players. And their depth is clearly better than the bucks depth.
My last point is the only one not backed by facts, but my other arguments stand. So please can someone enlighten me? Thanks