Much more balanced win last night and it was great to see them attacking more and getting to the FT line when threes weren’t falling . I’m sticking by my gut feeling which is when this team is healthy, there’s not a team that can beat them in a 7 game series. They have another west coast trip right around the corner where they’ll face the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Dallas. Will be another great litmus test. They have a target on their backs and each opponent they face will be bringing their A game. Just have to stay the course. Thanks guys! ☘️🔒
@@CelticsRepeat2025Nobody cares who is snd out of the lineup for Boston. I wanted Boston to go 4-0 on this road trip, but nobody is going to complain when they finished the trip at 3-1.
Here's a thought: If a team other than the Celtics won the title by shooting threes, do you think the majority of their fan base will complain about shooting threes? Of course not. It's the LOSING that upsets them, not the scapegoat threes.
My only issue ever is on the defensive end. I think the past few games have really dropped the ball on the defensive end when we lose. We let some stars on the opposing team get what they want and make them feel comfortable. I could care less about jacking up 3’s, most of them are high percentage looks but we simply didn’t make them. John, the read and react offence is absolutely nail on the head. Sometimes it’s an open 3 but not necessarily the right play. What often ends up happening is the Celtics take the open shot, which isn’t a bad shot, but isn’t the correct read at the time. A good example is when in the 2nd or 3rd quarter, we’re in the bonus but don’t capitalise on it. There have been multiple games where we had 3 to 4 minutes in the bonus and didn’t create off of it. Or there are instances where we had a clear line to drive but took the open 3 (excluding the Hauser 3 on Gobert). I understand the complaint for jacking up 3’s. I can’t understand why they don’t investigate their issue with it.
A 12 pit 4th quarter vs OKC, in one of the most aniticipated games of the regular season gets a lot of fans upset, and you're surprised?? Really? I've been watching the Celtics for 60 years, so I've learned not to overreact to a game in January, but it's hard to celebrate a win over the Jokic-less Nugs, after the meltdown in OK.
You would be feeling differently had they loss to Denver without Jokic. None of these teams in the NBA are going to “lay down” against the Celtics because they are the champs.
The Celtics are very deep. This team knows how to win a championship. I see the Celtics meeting the Cavs in this year's Eastern Finals and winning in 6 or 7. The Cavs are where the Celtics were the two seasons prior to last season. God Bless them. The Celtics and the Cavs have been building their teams right. Talented team with unselfish balance beats teams with a couple of superstars surrounded by minimum salary guys more times than not. Good show John and Tom.
People who criticize 3s typically lack insight into the game and need something to talk about. John K always had well thought out insights and follows the evolution and ups and downs of the Celtics with objectivity. Like what games did they hit a lot of 3s hunting them and win big. Doesn’t happen. Those games are beautiful offense. Most people just a victim of modern media - overexposed and under informed And without the 3 we never get a generation of sharp shooting bigs- why shouldn’t tall guys be able to shoot ? Took the 3 to make it happen. No offense to Bob Ryan but if he were born 40 Yesrs earlier he’d be bemoaning the forward pass - he likes to sound smart and the old sage. He’s past his usefulness but had a vg career
Nobody cared when Golden State was winning. Their style was celebrated. Now that the Celtics shoot so many threes, it is a problem. If we won by taking mostly mid range twos, everyone would be saying the mid range two game is boring.
GS didnt have a true 5 out lineup. Looney & Draymond are liabilities behind the arc. Even Wiggins isn't the most reliable. KD made them hard to guard but pre + post it was Steph and Klay and it would be hard for them to chuck 50 3's between them. Name me 1 person in the top 8 for the C's you dont feel confident taking an open 🤔
@@rollind2456 GS popularized the paradigm of volume threes. That's literally how they got their dynasty. It's just fair to point that out because it shows that the backlash is agenda-driven. If another team won the championship with threes, do you think the majority of their fans will be complaining?
@ No we don’t sound stupid. Speak for yourself. GS started the trend. They are still 4th all time in threes attempted per game. Curry is first all time individually. They started the trend and it was celebrated. Celtics shoot 49 a game. GS shot 42 a game. Celtics attempt about 8% more than GS. I would not call that a “hell of a lot more” by any stretch of the imagination. Also, I’m not criticizing the Warriors. I’m criticizing people whining about teams shooting threes.
Sorry you just found out about Bob Ryan… he’s had big “Shut up and dribble!” energy for some time now; the 3-point shot is just his most recent, completely off base gripe. Thanks for podcasting - it’s nice to have at least once place to come where Mazullaball is actually understood to not just be the excessive shooting of any particular shot.
There was a talk at work the other day talking about how they needed to raise the rim and there were only dunks. I don't think anyone had seen a game in a bit...
Honestly hate when people say the Celtics shoot too many 3’s. I’d agree if they were middle of the pack or worse but legitimately one of the top 3 team who just won a chip. Majority of the 3’s they take are either open or wide open. They don’t take a lot of contested shots. The passing is actually impressive when you watch it. The drive and kick might be boring but it’s good ball. And C’s do it better than everyone else. Great John and Tom.
John actually gets pissed off about ppl complaining about the 3 point shooting volume is because there's validity to the argument...! It's hard to keep defending stupidity.💯🤷🏽♂️
@LockedOnCeltics If it wasn't bad entertainment half of the watching viewership wouldn't be screaming to the heavens about the volume of 3's being taken. Only CLNS MEDIA & Boston fans think it's good entertainment ( because they're winning with it ). There's a reason you're getting t'd off about it because you keep hearing about it.
@LockedOnCeltics If it wasn't bad entertainment half of the watching viewership wouldn't be screaming to the heavens about the volume of 3's being taken. Only CLNS MEDIA & Boston fans think it's good entertainment ( because they're winning with it ). There's a reason you're getting t'd off about it because you keep hearing about it.
John, your description of the Celtics offense is dead on, although your description is of the Platonic ideal of the Celtics offense. They get close on a many, many nights. They have 10 losses, and near as I can tell 7 of them were because they departed from the ideal and started jacking 3s. If you want to be the champ, you need to pay attention to the details and practice how you want to play all the time. For instance, the end quarter offense is quote often Tatum dribbling the air out of the ball and launching a contested 3- that's not a good shot, even when it goes in. They are a great team, but need to improve their consistency to win another championship
What I never understand is why people say that the game has evolved just by taking into account how offense is played nowadays, without taking into account how the rules have changed and how much less physical, less competetive, guys missing mutilpes game during the season for no reason but because tehy mke a bunch of moeny and they can do it and less defense is being played now. I think defense and physicality are inferior to shooting... Which doesn't make sense to me, it's just an emotional reaction from those who think that what's new is ALWAYS BETTER. That everything only changes for the better. It only evolves... The game did not evolve. It changed. It improved in some aspect and had regressed in others. However, when you are so emotionally invested in defending how Basketball is played nowadays, it is hard to accept that has regressed in other aspects.
The Celtics aren’t as dominant as last year. Obviously being the reigning champs they have a target on their backs. They still have a great chance of repeating. However a repeat title is an extremely difficult feat. This is something the Celtics have not done since the days of Bill Russell. GSW being the last team to repeat 7 years ago. All the titles since then have been one and done. The Celtics have some bad habits that need to be addressed but they do have the third best record in the NBA. They have a good chance to repeat if they can find ways to remedy their flaws.
2k10 was my first and what actually got me heavy into the NBA. And I stopped playing after about 2 months into this 2k. I also sat out 2k19 and 2k20. But this is a new level of ASS.
Well I believe people are not happy about it now because the ratings are straight trash. The people have spoken. It’s these players in this LBJ era that is killing the NBA
Not really. But watching a bunch of three chucking for under 20% and playing like trash on defense gets boring to watch. Complaining about people complaining about the three chucking is a gen z snowflake thing
@CelticsRepeat2025 This happens. But not as often as you guys say it does. This statement does not define the Celtics' play. It does not define the NBA as a whole. Also, getting offended for being called out because of a lame argument? Spoken like a truly sensitive old timer.
@@brandonhobbies lmfao you gen zers are the biggest cohort of 🐱 to ever walk the earth. Ashamed of nothing offended by everything. If you think this Celtics team is playing better this year than last you are on drugs. Like everything else gen z take on sports isn’t to be taken seriously. All I said was the play style is boring. That isn’t being offended. You seriously cannot be that slow.
@@CelticsRepeat2025Who on the Celtics does not play defense in your opinion? Was your opinion the same when Marcus Smart was the first guard to win DPOY since Gary Payton? Did you think Jaylen Brown not play defense against Luka in the 2024 Finals.
Celtics definitely peaked too soon by winning a championship last season. If they took fewer threes against Dallas, and allowed Luka to score more points, they would be better positioned to go all the way in 2025
There's no such thing as peaking too soon. You either have a championship window or you don't. Why do you think Brad pulled the trigger on KP and Jrue and sent the whole team deep in the tax?
Much more balanced win last night and it was great to see them attacking more and getting to the FT line when threes weren’t falling . I’m sticking by my gut feeling which is when this team is healthy, there’s not a team that can beat them in a 7 game series. They have another west coast trip right around the corner where they’ll face the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Dallas. Will be another great litmus test. They have a target on their backs and each opponent they face will be bringing their A game. Just have to stay the course. Thanks guys!
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The nuggets were missing their best player and only all star.
@@KWAPT definitely there with you on that! Go Celtics
@@CelticsRepeat2025Nobody cares who is snd out of the lineup for Boston. I wanted Boston
to go 4-0 on this road trip, but nobody is going to complain when they finished the trip at 3-1.
Well said on the rant John
Thanks!
I like the grrr... ❤
Here's a thought: If a team other than the Celtics won the title by shooting threes, do you think the majority of their fan base will complain about shooting threes? Of course not. It's the LOSING that upsets them, not the scapegoat threes.
Exactly…cry babies
The diehard Celtics fans are not complaining. It is the fringe to casual fan that goes overboard after a loss.
Epic rant by Karalis! I appreciated it! My kids on the ride to school loved it!
Thank you!
John, that rant was the most cathartic thing I’ve heard all season. It’s exactly what I needed to start off the new year… Thank you!
This rant was inspiring. Well said.
My only issue ever is on the defensive end. I think the past few games have really dropped the ball on the defensive end when we lose. We let some stars on the opposing team get what they want and make them feel comfortable. I could care less about jacking up 3’s, most of them are high percentage looks but we simply didn’t make them.
John, the read and react offence is absolutely nail on the head. Sometimes it’s an open 3 but not necessarily the right play. What often ends up happening is the Celtics take the open shot, which isn’t a bad shot, but isn’t the correct read at the time. A good example is when in the 2nd or 3rd quarter, we’re in the bonus but don’t capitalise on it. There have been multiple games where we had 3 to 4 minutes in the bonus and didn’t create off of it.
Or there are instances where we had a clear line to drive but took the open 3 (excluding the Hauser 3 on Gobert). I understand the complaint for jacking up 3’s. I can’t understand why they don’t investigate their issue with it.
Have i been snoozing on the new decal intro, slick n sleek ☘︎🔒
@@q-j-p the animation is new
Bravo john 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾great rant
A 12 pit 4th quarter vs OKC, in one of the most aniticipated games of the regular season gets a lot of fans upset, and you're surprised?? Really? I've been watching the Celtics for 60 years, so I've learned not to overreact to a game in January, but it's hard to celebrate a win over the Jokic-less Nugs, after the meltdown in OK.
You would be feeling differently had they loss to Denver without Jokic. None of these teams in the NBA are going to “lay down” against the Celtics because they are the champs.
Yeeessssss Karalis! Great rant! Sooo happy to hear you say it!!
The Celtics are very deep. This team knows how to win a championship. I see the Celtics meeting the Cavs in this year's Eastern Finals and winning in 6 or 7. The Cavs are where the Celtics were the two seasons prior to last season. God Bless them. The Celtics and the Cavs have been building their teams right. Talented team with unselfish balance beats teams with a couple of superstars surrounded by minimum salary guys more times than not.
Good show John and Tom.
People who criticize 3s typically lack insight into the game and need something to talk about. John K always had well thought out insights and follows the evolution and ups and downs of the Celtics with objectivity.
Like what games did they hit a lot of 3s hunting them and win big. Doesn’t happen. Those games are beautiful offense. Most people just a victim of modern media - overexposed and under informed
And without the 3 we never get a generation of sharp shooting bigs- why shouldn’t tall guys be able to shoot ? Took the 3 to make it happen.
No offense to Bob Ryan but if he were born 40
Yesrs earlier he’d be bemoaning the forward pass - he likes to sound smart and the old sage.
He’s past his usefulness but had a vg career
Nobody cared when Golden State was winning. Their style was celebrated. Now that the Celtics shoot so many threes, it is a problem. If we won by taking mostly mid range twos, everyone would be saying the mid range two game is boring.
The Celtics shoot a hell of a lot more 3s than GS. We sound stupid bringing them up
GS didnt have a true 5 out lineup. Looney & Draymond are liabilities behind the arc. Even Wiggins isn't the most reliable. KD made them hard to guard but pre + post it was Steph and Klay and it would be hard for them to chuck 50 3's between them.
Name me 1 person in the top 8 for the C's you dont feel confident taking an open 🤔
@@rollind2456 GS popularized the paradigm of volume threes. That's literally how they got their dynasty. It's just fair to point that out because it shows that the backlash is agenda-driven. If another team won the championship with threes, do you think the majority of their fans will be complaining?
@ No we don’t sound stupid. Speak for yourself. GS started the trend. They are still 4th all time in threes attempted per game. Curry is first all time individually. They started the trend and it was celebrated. Celtics shoot 49 a game. GS shot 42 a game. Celtics attempt about 8% more than GS. I would not call that a “hell of a lot more” by any stretch of the imagination. Also, I’m not criticizing the Warriors. I’m criticizing people whining about teams shooting threes.
@@pdizzle5302I agree. If it was the Lakers, the fans and media would be calling it exciting and being giddy because it is the Lakers doing it.
I still believe 🍀🏆💍
Sorry you just found out about Bob Ryan… he’s had big “Shut up and dribble!” energy for some time now; the 3-point shot is just his most recent, completely off base gripe.
Thanks for podcasting - it’s nice to have at least once place to come where Mazullaball is actually understood to not just be the excessive shooting of any particular shot.
There was a talk at work the other day talking about how they needed to raise the rim and there were only dunks. I don't think anyone had seen a game in a bit...
Honestly hate when people say the Celtics shoot too many 3’s. I’d agree if they were middle of the pack or worse but legitimately one of the top 3 team who just won a chip. Majority of the 3’s they take are either open or wide open. They don’t take a lot of contested shots. The passing is actually impressive when you watch it. The drive and kick might be boring but it’s good ball. And C’s do it better than everyone else. Great John and Tom.
John actually gets pissed off about ppl complaining about the 3 point shooting volume is because there's validity to the argument...! It's hard to keep defending stupidity.💯🤷🏽♂️
I'm not sure that makes sense.
@LockedOnCeltics If it wasn't bad entertainment half of the watching viewership wouldn't be screaming to the heavens about the volume of 3's being taken. Only CLNS MEDIA & Boston fans think it's good entertainment ( because they're winning with it ). There's a reason you're getting t'd off about it because you keep hearing about it.
@LockedOnCeltics If it wasn't bad entertainment half of the watching viewership wouldn't be screaming to the heavens about the volume of 3's being taken. Only CLNS MEDIA & Boston fans think it's good entertainment ( because they're winning with it ). There's a reason you're getting t'd off about it because you keep hearing about it.
John, your description of the Celtics offense is dead on, although your description is of the Platonic ideal of the Celtics offense. They get close on a many, many nights. They have 10 losses, and near as I can tell 7 of them were because they departed from the ideal and started jacking 3s. If you want to be the champ, you need to pay attention to the details and practice how you want to play all the time. For instance, the end quarter offense is quote often Tatum dribbling the air out of the ball and launching a contested 3- that's not a good shot, even when it goes in. They are a great team, but need to improve their consistency to win another championship
What I never understand is why people say that the game has evolved just by taking into account how offense is played nowadays, without taking into account how the rules have changed and how much less physical, less competetive, guys missing mutilpes game during the season for no reason but because tehy mke a bunch of moeny and they can do it and less defense is being played now.
I think defense and physicality are inferior to shooting... Which doesn't make sense to me, it's just an emotional reaction from those who think that what's new is ALWAYS BETTER. That everything only changes for the better. It only evolves...
The game did not evolve. It changed. It improved in some aspect and had regressed in others. However, when you are so emotionally invested in defending how Basketball is played nowadays, it is hard to accept that has regressed in other aspects.
The Celtics aren’t as dominant as last year. Obviously being the reigning champs they have a target on their backs. They still have a great chance of repeating. However a repeat title is an extremely difficult feat. This is something the Celtics have not done since the days of Bill Russell. GSW being the last team to repeat 7 years ago. All the titles since then have been one and done. The Celtics have some bad habits that need to be addressed but they do have the third best record in the NBA. They have a good chance to repeat if they can find ways to remedy their flaws.
26:57 people not watchin the games, lord! 🍀💚
I might be in the minority here, but I watched the first half of that OKC/CLE game and found it boring…
HOME OF THE WINNERS PEACE ✌️🍀💚
Cavs beat OKC…booo 😅John,we are just overreacting to the loss to OKC..we wanted a win.
2k10 was my first and what actually got me heavy into the NBA. And I stopped playing after about 2 months into this 2k. I also sat out 2k19 and 2k20. But this is a new level of ASS.
Sorry John, this team needs to hit their 3s
When the threes fall they win typically when they don’t fall they lose. This game could have had a different outcome if Jokic was playing.
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Well I believe people are not happy about it now because the ratings are straight trash. The people have spoken. It’s these players in this LBJ era that is killing the NBA
hatred for the 3-pointer is an old man's argument.
Not really. But watching a bunch of three chucking for under 20% and playing like trash on defense gets boring to watch. Complaining about people complaining about the three chucking is a gen z snowflake thing
@CelticsRepeat2025 This happens. But not as often as you guys say it does. This statement does not define the Celtics' play. It does not define the NBA as a whole. Also, getting offended for being called out because of a lame argument? Spoken like a truly sensitive old timer.
@@brandonhobbies lmfao you gen zers are the biggest cohort of 🐱 to ever walk the earth. Ashamed of nothing offended by everything. If you think this Celtics team is playing better this year than last you are on drugs. Like everything else gen z take on sports isn’t to be taken seriously. All I said was the play style is boring. That isn’t being offended. You seriously cannot be that slow.
@@brandonhobbies all I said is it’s boring to watch. Only a gen zer could confuse that with being offended. Go do your homework little kid.
@@CelticsRepeat2025Who on the Celtics does not play defense in your opinion? Was your opinion the same when Marcus Smart was the first guard to win DPOY since Gary Payton? Did you think Jaylen Brown not play defense against Luka in the 2024 Finals.
If you have any basketball aptitude you have to be disgusted with the play this year, especially with the defense.
Nah, that ain't it. I'll put my basketball aptitude against anyone's. I disagree with you
Why not go for Glasgow Celtic if you want a soccer team
Westerholm is wrong! Join the gunners join! Saka and Brown are boys! #goarsenal
Spurs never won anything TOM😅 and I feel like it will take a while for them to win UCL or the England premier league.
Too many people are jumping on the bandwagon of hating the game because of their backward point of view (just my thoughts).
I think there's a lot of echo chamber stuff going on. A lot of people are just repeating shit they've heard
Celtics definitely peaked too soon by winning a championship last season. If they took fewer threes against Dallas, and allowed Luka to score more points, they would be better positioned to go all the way in 2025
There's no such thing as peaking too soon. You either have a championship window or you don't. Why do you think Brad pulled the trigger on KP and Jrue and sent the whole team deep in the tax?
@@mikotagayuna8494 I hope you know I was being sarcastic
But...inconsistent! Hard to know which "team" is showing up...reminds me of some previous seasons (barring last year).
Third best record in the league and they're considered "inconsistent". Tone down that entitlement.