Brown and Tatum will be back. Idk why everyone shitting on them. They're young and got fucked over with a brand new, also young, coach. Celtics aren't like every other team and give up on its people
What an amazing video. Great production value, wonderful pacing and commentary, comprehensive editing. Thanks for the subtitles as well. Now I know that most of your audience is obviously English speakers but subtitles help a lot. Good luck on your future endeavours.
Agreed on your assessment of the problem but not necessarily on the paths to the solution. There's also a couple of issues with Jb related to the system that that you didn't bring up;
1. mazzula ball is essentially luka mavs east with alot of 3s. the 1/4/5 are glorified 3nd players who set screens, space the floor and playmake off of closeouts. it works when the 1/4/5 and whichever of 2/3 is off-ball at the moment is a good 3-point shooter. Thing is JB is off-ball alot more due to JT's creation but he's not a good 3-pt shooter nor screen-setter.
so yeah the ideal solution is to trade JB for a 2nd star that not only complements JT's strengths more but also fits the system more (screens better, higher shooting splits). Think someone like Lauri Markannen.
2. JB wanting the ball in his hands minimizes the chances of our pgs more to actually handle the ball and create. so having a guy again who's able to score more effiicently off-ball, ala klay thompson, allows the pgs in this offense to feel more involved instead of just standing around waiting for a kickout pass. they don't even get to bring the ball up often.
so as for the paths, there's stuff i agree with, disagree with and would suggest:
1. we dont' need another pg and the solution is not to trade JB for another pg. we alread have 6 pgs on the roster as is. we should be trying to get rid of 2 instead of bringing back a new 1. if the need is another playmaker that can compliment JT, it can be a playmaking wing or big that's better than JB. making life easier for JT doesn't need to mean taking the ball away from him. you can give JT a PNR partner who can set good screens to make his drives easier and that can playmake of the short roll well much like nikola jokic.
2. agreed we need to trade marcus smart. diasgreed that it has to be a pg. for a few reasons;
a. the reason why we need to trade marcus is because he's an offensive liability. As seen in the heat series, marcus is the typical person the defense leaves to double team JT so he;'s the typical recepient of the kickout pass to shoot the 3 and he sucks at that. Mazzula doesn't have the balls to sit him so the best solution is to remove the temptation.
b. marcus smart isnt an offensive liability with the ball in his hands either in the post or the PNR. so the solution here for Joe is to change the system to put the ball in pg's hands more or play marcus off the bench/less minutes against inferior defenders. thing is we know joe won't do either. so you trade him. and yes it's ok to trade both marucs and JB as they are bad fits of mazzula ball.
c. The c's actually have a pg that can run an offense. they don't need to bring a new one in. thing is they've miscast the guy in a 3nd role. that's d.white. it's like people have easily forgotten how well he ran Pop's system in San Antonio. We got a glimpse of it this year when D.white led a bunch of reserves to almost beating a fully healthy milwaukee team. do we remember how "un-stagnant" the offense looked in that game? marcus smart had his sot to run the team for 2 years now. it didn't work. it's time to give d.white the keys to the car and let him run the show. no need for a new pg. just take away the roadblock form Joe from allowing d.white to close games, run the offense and be comfortable as the lead guard.
3. so my suggestion is a celtic fan is to trade both but in this manner;
a. marcus smart- trade him, along with pp, to address positions of need: a starter quality big that fits mazzula ball (an al horford clone like kelly olynyk or myles turner) and a backup 3nd wing.
b. jaylen brown- only trade him this offseason if someone comes with an offer for a 2nd star that fits mazzula ball AND JT. as mentioned above, someone like Lauri (shoots well, will screen for JT, plays offball well). don't trade him for picks or young players we have to develop. we should be in win now mode. there's a 2-3 year window before the new CBA crushes us for having 2 supermax players.
other examples of good fits are kd, bam, sabonis, AD, mikal bridges, KAT, ingram, etc
if no trade for a good fit 2nd star comes around before the season starts then you sign JB to the supermax then you consider trading JB once JT signs his supermax in 2026.
It’s funny Brad wants to take this trial by Fire approach for Joe Mazulla but not any of the draft picks like Madar or Davidson at point & allowing them to develop into what they need them to be for this teams success…!!! 🤦♂️ just give me the GM position already…!!!!!🤣🍀
Jaylen Brown isn't a top 50 player in the league. He might not be top 75. GM types like him because he'll get great scores on all the agility drills (except dribbling). The quicker he's traded the better. He's easy to replace and paying him 50 plus million long term will doom the Celtics to 1st and 2nd round playoff exits.
Clearly yall know nothing about the game our shooting wasn’t there but we still should of made the finals this year what these people who want to break this team up always miss is the refs helping the heat calling 4 bad travels stopping our momentum and us getting in our head’s and not playing basketball
Ppl won't take your takes seriously because you're not being objective… I watched your video and I constantly see you undervalue Tatum, and suck all on Luka sack… Celtics were a sprained ankle away from the finals and would've have put up a better fight than the Heat vs Denver, so I'm not sure why the video is about them… Your beloved Luka and company failed to make the play in but all you want to talk about are Celtic players flaws… 😲 Celtics Two stars are under 26 years old and has made a finals and multiple conference finals, other team team would keepbthat pair together, 31 other NBA teams would love to have this problem… Name me a superstar under 25 years old that have lead there team to a title? Tatum at 25 is probably better than the joker, Giannis, and Curry and Kawhi @ that age… They will learn how to get over that hump… Jordan and Bron were 28 win they won their first title
Great and very truthful assessment! If the Celtics are planning on keeping Jaylen Brown, they had better spend the whole summer training him with his right arm tied behind his back so that he can’t use it. He has a few months of very hard work ahead of him…and if this doesn’t work out, they should trade him ASAP. Yes, Jaylen is SO naturally talented…he is incredible to watch! However, when you are a Celtics fan and you see so many turnovers on the offensive end…and a lot of them happen of Brown’s watch, you tend to forget all of his incredible dunks and only remember how many times he gave up the ball at critical times on offense or missed a free throw at crucial times. Yes, I used to play basketball in high school and college, division III and we won. I was extremely hard on myself, fyi. However, these players are paid millions of dollars…MILLIONS!!! I really want him to succeed! I do think he wants to move on. He doesn’t like being second fiddle. Hey, being behind Jayson Tatum, that’s awesome! Jaylen should be willing to accept that. I can’t see him being the top player with that one massive flaw that everyone knows about. I do hope he proves me wrong, wherever he ends up. He really is a phenomenal talent…he just has to do the hard work that’s needed to get that left hand under control. It may just be a mental block…I just don’t know. He’s been in the league long enough to know that this is a problem, however. No one is more special than seeing him fly through- Like Michael Jordan, from the free-throw line to dunk the basketball. What a site to behold.
It’s not Jaylen,,, it’s the lack of a dynamic table setter/playmaker who can hit open shots on offense. It’s also the lack of veteran voices in that locker room who’ve actually WON SOMETHING.
Bro we was all injured Tatum got injured in the last game Jb was injured with stitched in his hand Brogdon injured Blake injured Robert came out from a injury didn’t have that much time with the team a healthy team we destroy anyone
Yes brake up the team because brad Steven hired the video editing guy to coach and had all his assistant quit mid season. The team was a sprained ankle away from back to back NBA finals.
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They arent even friends (JT & JB).. LMAO
This video is great dude. Great editing, great presenting, great graphics. I'm hitting the bell right now.
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Great content, Isaac. Nice to see the subtitles, I'm from Brazil and my listening is not that good, so it helps me a lot. Keep going. 👊
I always had a feeling issac was the best basketball mind great first vid
your vids are very entertaining to watch. fan of td3 too. love your bangers. issac has a perfect podcast voice
can you do one of these nanlysis videos for the warriors. im a warriors fan
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Fire video
Brown and Tatum will be back. Idk why everyone shitting on them. They're young and got fucked over with a brand new, also young, coach. Celtics aren't like every other team and give up on its people
What an amazing video. Great production value, wonderful pacing and commentary, comprehensive editing. Thanks for the subtitles as well. Now I know that most of your audience is obviously English speakers but subtitles help a lot. Good luck on your future endeavours.
Maybe they try to get CP
JB Smart AL Rob Grant gotta go everyone except JT and White
Loving this style!! Excited to get more basketball content from you Isaac😊😊 td3🔥🔥🔥
Agreed on your assessment of the problem but not necessarily on the paths to the solution. There's also a couple of issues with Jb related to the system that that you didn't bring up;
1. mazzula ball is essentially luka mavs east with alot of 3s. the 1/4/5 are glorified 3nd players who set screens, space the floor and playmake off of closeouts. it works when the 1/4/5 and whichever of 2/3 is off-ball at the moment is a good 3-point shooter. Thing is JB is off-ball alot more due to JT's creation but he's not a good 3-pt shooter nor screen-setter.
so yeah the ideal solution is to trade JB for a 2nd star that not only complements JT's strengths more but also fits the system more (screens better, higher shooting splits). Think someone like Lauri Markannen.
2. JB wanting the ball in his hands minimizes the chances of our pgs more to actually handle the ball and create. so having a guy again who's able to score more effiicently off-ball, ala klay thompson, allows the pgs in this offense to feel more involved instead of just standing around waiting for a kickout pass. they don't even get to bring the ball up often.
so as for the paths, there's stuff i agree with, disagree with and would suggest:
1. we dont' need another pg and the solution is not to trade JB for another pg. we alread have 6 pgs on the roster as is. we should be trying to get rid of 2 instead of bringing back a new 1. if the need is another playmaker that can compliment JT, it can be a playmaking wing or big that's better than JB. making life easier for JT doesn't need to mean taking the ball away from him. you can give JT a PNR partner who can set good screens to make his drives easier and that can playmake of the short roll well much like nikola jokic.
2. agreed we need to trade marcus smart. diasgreed that it has to be a pg. for a few reasons;
a. the reason why we need to trade marcus is because he's an offensive liability. As seen in the heat series, marcus is the typical person the defense leaves to double team JT so he;'s the typical recepient of the kickout pass to shoot the 3 and he sucks at that. Mazzula doesn't have the balls to sit him so the best solution is to remove the temptation.
b. marcus smart isnt an offensive liability with the ball in his hands either in the post or the PNR. so the solution here for Joe is to change the system to put the ball in pg's hands more or play marcus off the bench/less minutes against inferior defenders. thing is we know joe won't do either. so you trade him. and yes it's ok to trade both marucs and JB as they are bad fits of mazzula ball.
c. The c's actually have a pg that can run an offense. they don't need to bring a new one in. thing is they've miscast the guy in a 3nd role. that's d.white. it's like people have easily forgotten how well he ran Pop's system in San Antonio. We got a glimpse of it this year when D.white led a bunch of reserves to almost beating a fully healthy milwaukee team. do we remember how "un-stagnant" the offense looked in that game? marcus smart had his sot to run the team for 2 years now. it didn't work. it's time to give d.white the keys to the car and let him run the show. no need for a new pg. just take away the roadblock form Joe from allowing d.white to close games, run the offense and be comfortable as the lead guard.
3. so my suggestion is a celtic fan is to trade both but in this manner;
a. marcus smart- trade him, along with pp, to address positions of need: a starter quality big that fits mazzula ball (an al horford clone like kelly olynyk or myles turner) and a backup 3nd wing.
b. jaylen brown- only trade him this offseason if someone comes with an offer for a 2nd star that fits mazzula ball AND JT. as mentioned above, someone like Lauri (shoots well, will screen for JT, plays offball well). don't trade him for picks or young players we have to develop. we should be in win now mode. there's a 2-3 year window before the new CBA crushes us for having 2 supermax players.
other examples of good fits are kd, bam, sabonis, AD, mikal bridges, KAT, ingram, etc
if no trade for a good fit 2nd star comes around before the season starts then you sign JB to the supermax then you consider trading JB once JT signs his supermax in 2026.
It’s funny Brad wants to take this trial by Fire approach for Joe Mazulla but not any of the draft picks like Madar or Davidson at point & allowing them to develop into what they need them to be for this teams success…!!! 🤦♂️ just give me the GM position already…!!!!!🤣🍀
Jaylen Brown isn't a top 50 player in the league. He might not be top 75. GM types like him because he'll get great scores on all the agility drills (except dribbling). The quicker he's traded the better. He's easy to replace and paying him 50 plus million long term will doom the Celtics to 1st and 2nd round playoff exits.
Get LaMelo Ball
Loved the vid man, do sixers next
Clearly yall know nothing about the game our shooting wasn’t there but we still should of made the finals this year what these people who want to break this team up always miss is the refs helping the heat calling 4 bad travels stopping our momentum and us getting in our head’s and not playing basketball
It took Olajuwon 10 years to win 2 titles give this duo time this dude ain’t a basketball great mind he has no clue what he’s talking about
Ppl won't take your takes seriously because you're not being objective… I watched your video and I constantly see you undervalue Tatum, and suck all on Luka sack… Celtics were a sprained ankle away from the finals and would've have put up a better fight than the Heat vs Denver, so I'm not sure why the video is about them… Your beloved Luka and company failed to make the play in but all you want to talk about are Celtic players flaws… 😲
Celtics Two stars are under 26 years old and has made a finals and multiple conference finals, other team team would keepbthat pair together, 31 other NBA teams would love to have this problem… Name me a superstar under 25 years old that have lead there team to a title? Tatum at 25 is probably better than the joker, Giannis, and Curry and Kawhi @ that age… They will learn how to get over that hump… Jordan and Bron were 28 win they won their first title
Great and very truthful assessment! If the Celtics are planning on keeping Jaylen Brown, they had better spend the whole summer training him with his right arm tied behind his back so that he can’t use it. He has a few months of very hard work ahead of him…and if this doesn’t work out, they should trade him ASAP. Yes, Jaylen is SO naturally talented…he is incredible to watch! However, when you are a Celtics fan and you see so many turnovers on the offensive end…and a lot of them happen of Brown’s watch, you tend to forget all of his incredible dunks and only remember how many times he gave up the ball at critical times on offense or missed a free throw at crucial times. Yes, I used to play basketball in high school and college, division III and we won. I was extremely hard on myself, fyi. However, these players are paid millions of dollars…MILLIONS!!! I really want him to succeed! I do think he wants to move on. He doesn’t like being second fiddle. Hey, being behind Jayson Tatum, that’s awesome! Jaylen should be willing to accept that. I can’t see him being the top player with that one massive flaw that everyone knows about. I do hope he proves me wrong, wherever he ends up. He really is a phenomenal talent…he just has to do the hard work that’s needed to get that left hand under control. It may just be a mental block…I just don’t know. He’s been in the league long enough to know that this is a problem, however. No one is more special than seeing him fly through- Like Michael Jordan, from the free-throw line to dunk the basketball. What a site to behold.
It’s not Jaylen,,, it’s the lack of a dynamic table setter/playmaker who can hit open shots on offense. It’s also the lack of veteran voices in that locker room who’ve actually WON SOMETHING.
They need a Lamelo Ball or Trey Young.
Trade. How can you justify that much for subpar taleent
i love the “Celtics have a Jaylen Brown problem cuz Jayson Tatum isnt good enough to be the guy.”
the Celtics need a legit point guard, not Marcus Smart or some other combo guard.
Bro we was all injured Tatum got injured in the last game
Jb was injured with stitched in his hand
Brogdon injured
Blake injured
Robert came out from a injury didn’t have that much time with the team a healthy team we destroy anyone
this clown is a Laker fan & has never played ball in his life. stop it.
Tatum makes Brown better. But Brown doesn't make Tatum better. As simple as that.
Yes brake up the team because brad Steven hired the video editing guy to coach and had all his assistant quit mid season. The team was a sprained ankle away from back to back NBA finals.
Good content here
Finally! Someone who gets it. Well said, man. 👏