Brad Stevens has built arguably one of the greatest wagons in the history of wagons.
And make no mistake, none of this happens without the brain of Brad Stevens.
Cherish it, enjoy it, and understand that these days won’t last forever.
I’ll just wait for the dust to settle and if the Celts make it through, cool.
If they don’t?
Whatever, they went 3-1 and to me, that’s what matters.
Allow me to explain.
The best player on the floor last night was without a doubt, Jayson Tatum.
We are watching a generational Celtic.
So far this season, we’re seeing the most complete version of Tatum to date.
Offensively, there are no holes in his game.
Sorry if this offends, but it’s the truth.
It’s why he’s #2 in most MVP rankings at the moment.
When he’s aggressive and cleaning up on the defensive glass, you know he gives a shit.
To debate that at this point just shows you’re unable to accept reality.
Hey dummies, they are a superteam BECAUSE of Jayson Tatum.
When it’s his time to produce, he does so at a best in the NBA level.
That exists because Jayson Tatum exists.
While important, sometimes it’s about the moves he doesn’t.
Don’t get it twisted, the Celtics won this game last night because of Payton Pritchard.
Look at the patience he operates with coming off that screen.
Early in his career, Pritchard goes right into that layup and definitely gets blocked.
Look at what he does right before he goes up.
He uses his strength to create juuuuuuust enough space around Vucevic so he can’t block the shot.
In a game like this, given how the Bulls were shooting you could not trade 2s for 3s.
That’s Mazzulla Ball.
Death by 3s or death by plays at the rim.
On the offensive end, it’s a pick your poison pop in of situation.
You have to guard him 35ft out because that shit’s going up without hesitation if you don’t.
He’s the very definition of a cheat code.
KP has pretty much eliminated that by himself.
THAT is true rim protection in my opinion, not too different from what we see with Gobert.
None of this throw the ball in bang out of dunk/poster that isn’t really a poster.
Jaylen is going to go through you with force which I find both erotic and highly entertaining.
When in doubt, just find Derrick and let him pull the trigger.
Am I worried about this “sore foot”?
That’s the most obvious ending to this situation of all time.
- The Celts defense is still nowhere close to being good enough in my opinion.
Another 129 points allowed with a team shooting 51/39% with 20 3PM.
That more often than not is going to get your ass beat.
Once that happens, guys get open looks, they make them, and suddenly everyone feels confident.
The bench production depends on it, and it can’t only be Payton Pritchard.
Hauser is shooting just 34.5% on “open” 3PA so far this season which feels impossible.
The Ugly
- Nope, you know the rules.
7 in a row means we can continue to skip this section.
That’s the benefit of being a wagon.
