I have to admit, I much prefer this route compared to last year.
Call me crazy, but I consider that pretty impressive.
You see teams in that bang out of spot fumble the game all the time.
This isn’t about them, this is about the Champs.
This is about not skipping steps and taking care of the games you should be taking care of.
The Celts are 7-1 with the 1st ranked offense (121.8) and a +14.1 net rating.
Their defense (ranked 4th) still has room to improve.
Said another way, the Celts are currently dominating the league while coasting to some degree.
We warned you in June, the league was entering the reign of the Tatum/Brown Celtics.
This is what that looks like.
Yes, there are going to be 3PA that he misses.
There are going to be heat checks.
There are going to be hot streaks and cold streaks.
Welcome to planet earth.
Early in the game Tatum put pressure on the defense with his outside shooting.
C&S 3PA, pull ups in transition, side steps, they were all cash.
That pick-your-poison choice for opposing defenses is why Tatum is such an impossible cover.
If you give him space, he’s going to bury you from deep.
Just two games, but still.
To the surprise of no one, guess who is back to leading the NBA in +/-?
A winning player like you goddamn read about.
Wake up idiots, Derrick White is a star.
I could argue he’s the perfect basketball player.
When those are dropping, it’s time to verify he get his looks from deep.
They currently own the 4th best defense in the NBA.
How did they do that?
Shoutout Jrue & Co for being WAY better at the rim in this game.
Good luck with that!
This is about winning another banner.
Is it crazy to suggest that Payton Pritchard has the greenest green light on the team?
For good reason Pritchard is allowed to take whatever shot he wants from whatever distance he wants.
We won it for Brogdon, we can win it for Pritchard.
- Well, it would appear as if Brad Stevens has done it once again.
This time, via Neemias Queta.
To be honest, I’ve seen enough
This is Rob-Lite.
Let’s be honest, the shot is still nowhere close.
Guy can’t really buy a bucket right now but that’s perfectly fine.
His role is to play hard, play defense, and simply get experience.
While it would be nice if he can knock down an open 3, that will come.
Ultimately, the shot is going to have to come around.
The math is the math.
Last night was a perfect example of that.
I have thoroughly enjoyed Jrue Holiday’s start to the season.
Same thing with Horford.
When the Celts do something like that in a quarter, they should be up 15, not 5.
- Brutal Kornet game, which is going to happen from time to time.
That’s why the development of Queta is so important.
At the end of the day, Kornet is a serviceable 3rd center.
There are going to be nights where he’s awesome, and nights where he’s virtually unplayable.
Last night was an unplayable game.
- Baylor Scheierman really does suffer from Lackofbucketsitis.
It didn’t matter who it was, nobody could seem to throw Queta an easy lob.
Just take 30 minutes at practice and figure it out.
Other than that, what else can we really complain about in a 30 point win?
And now we turn the page to the biggest game of the early season.
We’ve also seen them kick the shit out of GS.
This is their chance to send another message, and lord knows the motivation is there.
