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Right now i don’t think anyone is paying attention to when smart is coming back it’s all about the championship 🏆
Thanks John
Brad is my hero. Wyc is daddy
I rather get Timelord over Smart just because how the team is set up now and what we urgently need which is a back up Center.
I spent a summer in Marmaras. Best summer of my life!
Nah, Tatum is TMac
We dont need smart to come back. Much like IT. can we just move on? what we need is a backup big. If olynyk/theis gets bought out then i'm open to bringing either of those 2 back on the vet min. I'd rather a younger big though that can grow with the team like charles Bassey or Jaylin williams.
I told you 2 weeks ago our starting 5 vs the west all-star. And my boy Joe gonna make it happen cuz he secretly likes coaching all-star weekend
I totally agree with your Tatum/Kobe point. He definitely tried to be Kobe early on and take difficult shots. His game has matured. That game vs the nets when he made that 3 in the fourth, last year he would’ve jacked up another one. When he drove, initiated contact for an and 1, I shed a tear.
Tatum is slowly becoming the Beige Mamba.
Neither Marcus nor Robert is coming back.
I really like the idea of the belt, but I think a good change would be you can't take it if you are in playoff position. Maybe add some minor compensation to it and games in mid February between between non playoff teams could have something to actually play for
I may be the few that hated Smart as a player on the Celtics. Love his energy on defense but he was no good at anything else. He viewed himself more highly than other star players on the team.
Yea idk about PP man he’s had enough time to “develop”. We can’t have him in the game during playoffs if he’s going to play like he did vs Brooklyn and Washington! It’s like he has a good game every 3 games. He has to be more consistent and I’ll be honest, I don’t trust PP in the game during playoffs. Hes too small on defense and his shooting is off most nights. He also fails to make the easy pass and always tries some tricky pass which turns into a TO. If I were him I’d copy exactly what Holiday does when he’s playing PG. keep it simple man you got arsenal of shooters on your team. I don’t get how he can’t get 5 assists in 20 mins.