Gordon Hayward on why the LOADED 2018 Celtics Fell Short of Expectations
In my eyes it was just we all had too many agendas and the agenda to win the whole thing was not the main one not to blame anyone either cuz I think it was all human nature I mean I’m coming back from where the last season that I played
I was an All-Star so I’m trying to prove that I’m still an All-Star Kyrie was hurt the year before too didn’t miss the playoffs so he’s trying to prove like this is still his team and then you’ve got JT and Jaylen and Terry who were coming off where they’re all starting
Make it to the Eastern Conference Finals the year before they’re all trying to prove like we’ve arrived y were loaded we had probably eight players that had career highs of like over 40 MH who were all like arguably in their Prime were y’all having those hard conversations of
Like hey we get it it’s one basketball like we got to had like eight of them okay at least we do need people to sacrifice but that person shouldn’t be me we still made it to the second round and that was with all the difficulties that we Had
“We all had too many agendas, and the agenda to win the whole thing wasn’t the main one.” #shorts #bostonceltics #celtics #gordonhayward #nba #paulgeorge #podcastp
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Gordon was definitely the sorriest one he shoulda took backseat quickly
Celtics vs warriors in 2018 would've been so interesting, I feel like that would've went to 7 games
No one talks about terry ego
well, take a look back… irving, brown, tatum, hordord, smart, rozier, morris, hayward, baynes, theis… thats an amazing core…and then…think back… cf without hayward and kyrie and theis…. mad respect to brad
that makes westbrook's decision even more impressive.
Gordon should’ve took the baccseat to JT 💯 Then I feel we would’ve did better 💯
Gotta get kyrie on here
Too many chiefs not enough Indians
Most interesting story so far. Gordon, has alot to say. If he never got injured his foot on his Celtic debut we never know.
“That person shouldn’t be me”😂😂😂
Gordon said it shouldn’t be him when others offer more than him
he will be remembered for his half court miss more than anything but he couldn’t sacrifice with Tatum brown or kyrie or terry like you a role player on that team this guys delusional AF he never played at a all star lever some play at for years and never get to . But affirmative action can work both ways .
On paper, they were supposed to be one of the teams that could beat the Kd warriors.
I had Kyrie winning mvp that year smh
That person should of been every one of you expect JT
Never forget Paul pierce after the first game of that series. “ ITS OVER” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Am I the only one thinking this dude kinda has a whole lot of Kobe facial features??
It wasn’t a team honestly… just a group of guys playing basketball together… there was no chemistry or anything
Be real. Kyrie hasn’t ever been a team leader.
Gordon is being nice about the damage Kyrie did in Boston.
JB and JT were far from their prime 😂
everyone knows the main reason he wasn’t happy was because his wife was smashing a Wellesley cop
Should’ve gave kyrie the ball m shut the fuck up
Wrong caption he’s talking about the 2019 team when he came back from injury when they got steamrolled by Milwaukee in round 2
THIS MONEY VACUUM HAS BEEN STIFFLING THE PROGRESS OF THE HORNETS BY BEING THE LARGEST CONTRACT ON THE TEAM AND BY FAR THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE OF ANY HORNET FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS! HORNETS NEED TO TRADE THIS GUY AND THAT CONTRACT….IM NOT SURE WHY JORDAN PAYS THESE WHITES BUT HE NEVER IS WILLING TO PAY THE BLACKS MAX CONTRACTS TO COME BACK….JORDAN WAS A GREAT PLAYER…BUT BARKLEY IS 100 PERCENT CORRECT JORDAN HAS TOO MANY YES MEN AROUND HIM…ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO SINCERELY WANTED TO MAKE HORNETS BETTER AND NOT JUST FINESSE MJ FOR THEIR PAYCHECK WOULD BLOW THIS TRASH ROSTER OUT THE SKY STARTING WITH THE WEAKEST LINK THAT MAKES THE MOST MONEY IN GORDON HAYWARD!!! MEANWHILE DWIGHT HOWARD AND CARMELO, J CRAWSOVER CANT FIND JOBS AND THEY ACTUALLY PRODUCE NUMBERS
…JORDAN LET THE MONEY GET TO HIS HEAD…THIS GUY TOO THE FACT THAT HE HAS NERVE TO BE INTERVIEWED WHEN HIS GAME NEEDS DRASTIC WORK IS UNFATHOMABLE!
One ball, and too many guys wanting to be, "the guy", basically🤷🏿♂️
The guy saying it shouldn’t be me, should be the guy. If he’s rly good enough he’s see that he’s gotta get his team further.
Really gotta give some respect to guys like Bosh for this exact reason
But let media tell it it was all Kyrie fault
that team will work with a video game, one person controling the team with a joystick
Yeah there is no excuse. One of most loaded and disappointing teams ever. Couldn't act like adults for one season. One of the most unlikable Celtics teams ever.
Kyrie / Terry
Smart / Brown
Tatum / Gordon
Morris
Al / Baynes
Just a ridiculous team. They should have won 60+ and competed for a title. The fact that they nearly won 50 games despite how insane everyone was acting, is nuts
Kyrie with the ball, was just crazy… but everyone wanted to bring the ball down soooo 🤷🏻♂️
Naw Gordon is a cool dude fr
Part of basketball is having high enough IQ too recognize what it tak😂s to win the chip.😮
Man only if they stuck it out 🏆 🏆 🏆
We can say loaded now based on the names, but Jalen and Tatum were not what they are now, and Haywood wasn’t what he had been before. The only one who probably at their peak was Terry Rosier. Kyrie is Kyrie, but it seems that was when he starting what seemed like a sort of identity crisis. Not knocking him for it, but it was a beyond basketball thing that I respect him for, but it wasn’t where you need a star player to be if you are to be a championship contender.
Nah it def should’ve been you
bruh that team was so talented, but talent doesn’t always equate to a title
If Kyrie came off the bench with Hayward that wouldve been extremely great, they wouldve whooped teams asses
Not to be a meat rider but this kinda shows how good curry is and how he should get his flowers for how good of a leader he had been. Even with arguably the most stacked team in history, and multiple accolades he still willingly gave up some of his shots and touches with no complaints to accommodate for his teammates.
Didn’t he break his leg the first game
Yeah that shit was so crazy. I thought Gordon was finna be a top 10 player in the league but it really never worked out that way. If he stayed on the Jazz he could’ve been a superstar or perennial all-star. I think having THREE small forwards on the same team that do the same thing is crazy.
The reason modern day super teams don’t work is cause everyone is selfish. Steph put his ego aside and let kd take the reigns when he needed them that’s why that team worked and no other super team has worked since
We all knew this already this isn't new
“Someone needs to sacrifice but NOT ME” they were all thinking they were the main character 💀 that’s why they lost
Celtics been on the brink for going on a decade. Still hadn't cracked.
tell your barber to give you yo money back gangy
Not to blame anyone, maybe if they had blame some ppl they could have played better as a team
"And you cant blame anyone, it's just human nature" everyone trying to prove their selfs. He's exactly right
The team got better when you and Kyrie left don’t be salty
And ofc Tatum is a second option and never been a legit superstar