I requested for questions and also you guys attacked the duty with championship degree depth. The least I can do is attempt to match that vitality. Mailbag solutions under!
Celtics65
What’s the huge image plan for this season? Attacking the championship is a given, however what’s the plan of assault?
I believe the teachings discovered final 12 months must be the identical. Play elite protection, belief one another by shifting the ball to get the most effective shot, and spam that 3 level line.
The one added factor I can consider (huge image) is a reminder that this can be a marathon common season, not a dash. So preserve giving relaxation the place it’s wanted (which supplies decrease rotation gamers added reps) and keep cautious with damage return instances.
.ReedKeller.
What do you assume Tillman’s function with the group is? Initially thought he would share time with Queta and Kornet for backup minutes to Horford (relying on matchup) however appears Queta clinched these minutes together with his current play
It’s a lengthy common season and there’s time for Tillman to earn himself some extra minutes. This stuff generally tend to ebb and stream generally. Final 12 months Dalano Banton and Lamar Stevens each began out the 12 months getting rubbish time solely minutes and by the tip was averaging 20 to 30 min per sport. Brissett was out and in of the lineup all 12 months lengthy.
I think there will probably be a necessity for Tillman by the tip of the 12 months. Specifically as we preserve managing the minutes of Horford and Porzingis (after he returns).
It has been nice seeing Queta benefit from the minutes he’s been given, however there are holes in his sport (guarding in house for instance). In sure matchups, Tillman may very well be the higher possibility for Joe to name upon. He simply has to “keep prepared.” (and possibly preserve engaged on the jumpshot)
Celtics65
Neemias Queta is racking up minutes. What does it imply? Clearly there’s extra to it than making an attempt to maintain Horford wholesome, since his minutes are popping out of Luke and Xavier extra so than Al. I severely doubt Queta is taken into account our second greatest heart with Porzingas out. Is the considering that that may change between now and the playoffs? Are we simply stealing time for him this season to be able to groom him for subsequent season and past? Are we displaying him off in preparation for a mid-season commerce? What provides?
The (poor man’s) Robert Williams III comparability might be overused as a result of comparisons are all the time unfair on some degree. Queta isn’t the defensive sport changer that Timelord is (when wholesome). However he does present the group with a tall, athletic, rim-running huge man that places a unique form of stress on defenses that Luke doesn’t and Tillman merely can’t.
Bits_of_Real_Panther
Who’s going to purchase the group and are they going to crush it earlier than they win 5 titles?
Nicely, once I was out searching for a brand new superyacht I bumped into my buddies Invoice Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and we received to speaking in regards to the Celtics over our complimentary champagne and caviar. We’ve already engaged the Scroll and Key to ensure Jeff Bezos is sufficiently distracted and Elon Musk has been given the unsuitable deal with.
I might inform you who it’s that’s going to really purchase the group, however then what good is it being a multibillionaire socialite like myself? I’ve to have some perks.
ezwind
I initially misinterpret the headline and thought it was referring to the sport threads:
“Ask me questions on attacking the champion Boston Celtics”
Nicely, good luck. That hasn’t been figuring out for different groups (or their followers).
1) I do know somebody goes to ask so we would as effectively get it out of the way in which: Why doesn’t Luke shoot 3s?? I’m not a type of who consider that it’s an enormous deal, but when he did take just a few and make them at a good clip it actually wouldn’t damage.
I assume it wouldn’t be a mailbag with out this query. My quick reply: The identical motive we don’t see Payton Pritchard dunk extra. I don’t assume he’s superb at them and he’s specializing in the stuff that’s protecting him within the league.
2) Baylor Scheierman has been on fireplace since being despatched right down to Maine. Can we anticipate one thing like that sooner or later with the C’s (not essentially this season), or will he simply be a very good G League participant?
I actually hope so. It is rather onerous to evaluate a rookie within the first month of their first season, particularly once they aren’t lottery degree expertise. Likewise, I don’t understand how a lot you may actually take from the G League stat strains. I assume it’s the identical factor as Summer season League. Good efficiency doesn’t essentially imply something, however unhealthy efficiency may be very troubling.
I’ll say this although, if he shoot with accuracy and play simply effectively sufficient on protection, he’ll have a spot within the league.
Kubers
My query: Any ideas on who the Cs may pursue on the deadline, if anyone?
I’m unhealthy at selecting out potential commerce goal names however I could make just a few fairly cheap predictions.
In the event that they make a deal for somebody making greater than the minimal, it should most likely be a contract that matches under Jaden Springer’s $4M wage and saves the group tax cash.
The place we commerce for may rely on who occurs to be injured from the common rotation in the intervening time.
He (most likely) received’t play a major function within the playoffs.
I’ll speak myself into loving whoever it’s as a result of Brad Stevens can’t appear to do any unsuitable.
ParquetNotParkay
How does the backup wing scenario shake out? Proper now DWhite/Jrue/PPPG have the ball handler function coated. And JB/JT/Hauser is a our wing rotation. However when any of these six guys are out (and with accidents and the necessity to relaxation, that’s a whole lot of the time) who takes up the slack? We’ve seen Joe attempt Tilman on the 4 and Walsh on the 3. Is a type of the reply, or are there different choices Joe ought to he be ? Bringing Springer or JD because the second guard off the bench? Or possibly Peterson or Scheierman because the second bench wing? And the way do you weight utilizing these minutes to develop some low-cost younger guys versus doing every little thing potential to win?
It looks like Walsh is the early favourite to fill in together with his vitality and protection. He’s nonetheless very uncooked, however you may see that the sport is beginning to decelerate for him. I believe Baylor ought to observe the same path that Jordan did (spending a very good period of time in Maine as a rookie).
Personally, I’m not an enormous believer in JD at this degree and I don’t actually see it with Drew Peterson (however I’ve been unsuitable earlier than). As talked about above, I believe Springer may simply be a strolling commerce piece. So I assume we’ll see.
Charlie-two-protons
Are you as astonished as I’m each time Jrue smokes a bunny? As Marcus’s successor he has my full Gratitude and Religion, however it’s odd seeing little issues like that occur.
All of us have our foibles. I lean too closely on narratives and cliches. Tatum will get distracted by unhealthy calls. You capitalize phrases in the course of sentences to emphasise them. No person’s good. I discover that once we settle for our personal flaws, it turns into simpler to just accept and stay affected person with different folks’s flaws.
BlueSky questions: (Comply with CelticsBlog right here)
Positionally it might doubtless be Queta and Kornet taking a small step again in minutes. However between easing KP again and giving Horford nights off, there ought to nonetheless be loads of minutes at heart.
If all goes in response to plan, Porzingis will present that further punch that turns some extra of those “spirited” video games with lottery groups into 15 – 20 level wins the place the starters get to take a seat out the final 5 minutes.
Good query, and we’ll get the reply right here quickly sufficient. 15-0 is spectacular in any context and you’ll guess that each groups will probably be up for the showdown.
My expectation is that Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland will rating in bunches, Jarrett will seize a whole lot of rebounds, and Evan Mobley will make life tough for the Celtics offense. Mainly, they’ll do what they do greatest.
Cleveland, nevertheless, doesn’t have many options to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Particularly not when our shooters are spreading them out.
I believe will probably be shut, however when the scenario requires it, I might anticipate Derrick White and/or Jrue Vacation to show the protection as much as 11 and seal the win.
He most likely was requested, however Joe is laser targeted on the season and might’t be distracted by such trivial issues like commercials.
Thanks for the questions everybody! Let’s do that once more someday.
