One thing that gets overlooked when talking about Tatum, Brown and Smart is that outside of Steph/Klay/Draymond there isn't a group of 2 or 3 teammates that have been together as long as these guys. This is their 6th season together and in a league where players are constantly moving their longevity together gives them an advantage. Kind of reminds me how in college we see Senior lead teams take out teams full of talented freshmen.
@@jaydenwalker_ Al was gone for 2 years. If you are are Celtics fan and you heard Al was coming back before last season started you were pumped because you knew who you were going to get and since then he’s been great
The core of this team has been together for a while, unlike almost every other team out there. They grew together. I think Horford is one of the smartest players in the league and he came back.
Idk if I’m off base for this, but I feel like closing this run with a ring solidifies him as one of the all time great Celtics. He really taught this team how to win
@@Stephcurry-e7v no they didn’t, Brooklyn leaked that to create tension in the Celtics locker room. If they really wanted to trade JB for KD, they would’ve
Grant Williams has lowkey been really good for them too. Marcus Smart has improved a lot too, especially his passing and shot selection. They have all the pieces. Their starting 5 of Smart Brown Tatum Horford Williams is a defensive nightmare. Brogdon White and Grant off the bench gives them so much versatility in their lineup.
3 of the top 5 3pt% in the league are Celtics and 4 of the top 10. For offensive rating they have 4 of the top 6, for net rating they have 3 of the top 5 including first and second in the league, and 3/10 for efg%. And it’s not just the same guys in all those stats, every rotational player besides luke kornet appears in at least one of those stats top 10. That might make you think Luke kornet isn’t a good player but he’s coming off the bench averaging a fg% of 71% and a block in 14 minutes per game it’s just not enough for him to qualify but he would be 4th in the league for efg%.
I said before the season started that the Celtics acquired the best players in the off season, everybody on the team can cut, shoot, rebound and defends.
yes, i think you should’ve included “effort” even though that’s assumed for the reasons you listed but i think effort is hard to see on a lot of teams.
And low ego everyone is important. Everyone wants the same thing. Everyone wants to win everyone knows what they need to do to win. AND WITHOUT ROB and can get better at the deadline with Gallinari’s contract
During playoffs and finals, Smart was playing on 1 leg and white was still fitting in. Now I see White is very comfortable and we also have Brogdon which makes a huge difference
Mazzula has a Psychology degree,as someone that has studied NLP for years, I think Joe's skills in getting the best out of the players,is so clear. It's all about mindset, mindsets can be changed for the better.
@@jamesball5743 to be fair, and i know we ended up going to finals, but look at the celtics record last year at this time. it was awful. hopefully they aren’t a regular season team that chokes in the playoffs like the jazz or something.
White was great for us last year but he’s been amazing this year. He had an okay jumper last year to now one of the best in the league, and he’s playing incredible defense
I believe ur right, even if u take JT and JB off the team personally I think Celtics still easily a playoff team, ive never seen a team with so many starting caliber players than the Celtics
@@MazevG so many starting calibre players with no weaknesses for their position, out of the players that are always in the rotation don’t have any exploitable flaws at all, it’s ridiculous
I just hope the team doesn't buy into their own hype and keeps playing hard every night. Just remember the Finals last year, not what everyone is saying about you this year. Only thing that matters is getting to and winning the Finals.
I think that’s the biggest difference between this season and their recent seasons. They clearly matured and play with a chip on their shoulder every night. They’re taking every game very serious.
The best trade by any gm in any sport I’ve ever seen. Took what remained of an aging roster that used to be perennial contenders and flipped them for assets that became young keys for another perennial contender. Since drafting JT and JB they have been to 3 conference finals and 1 finals in just 5 seasons while they were developing into stars, I can’t wait to see what they can do in the next 5 years.
Every time Tommy speaks he specifies that they've spoken about this before, every single question or statement or anything. It's insane when you start to notice it.
@@ryanbradshaw3813 He can barely articulate his question after he says it, it's bizarre. Like I've never consistently watched a podcast or radio show and thought "that guy needs some media training" as much as this.
I think one of the most important reasons why Celtics are as good as they are right now and it kind of is a hidden reason nobody talks about as much is how much Marcus Smart has improved as a playmaker and shot maker(especially playmaking). I remember when the Celtics said they moved him to the 2 guard position because he didn't like the responsibility of facilitating the offense and playmaking for the Celtics. He preferred to be a 3nD player at the 2 guard position. When Jaylen Brown emerged and when Kyrie came, he had to come off the bench as the energizer bunny and even though he did play well in that role, you could tell at times he wasn't as good as he thought he should have been in that role. I think Brad Stevens had a little to do with the elevation of his game, but Ime Udoka most definitely had an impact on his improvement. Once Marcus Smart was inserted back into the starting lineup role as the PG because they knew that they needed him for his defense as well as floor spacing shooting abilities, he knew that he wouldn't fit properly playing in the backcourt with the team's two star wings in Tatum and Brown. That was only because Tatum and Brown didn't know how to get other players involved in the offense which is why they struggled the first half of that season they had that championship chasing run. He was the only one that was playmaking for everyone else and when Tatum and Brown got the ball, they would go iso/my turn your turn costing them a lot of their games. When Marcus Smart called them out during the post game interview, the energy just shifted and Tatum and Brown became less selfish and him being heart and soul of that team, he was able to get those two on board. Once they got on board, his level of play shot up tremendously, and then you start to see him making crazy good magical playmaking passes racking up the assists along with scoring better on the offensive end because of his improved handling of the ball. He means so much to that team and he deserves way more credit than what he is given. I love how JT and JB compliment each other, but Marcus Smart compliments them even more. Gotta give that man his flowers 🌷💚🌷💚🌷💚🌷💚.
How did they keep the same team and still get better? By keeping the same team :) :) :) Consistency is underrated. Even in off years they didn't freak out.
One of the best trades they made in the last decade was literally bringing back Al Horford. He genuinely has no excuse to be as good and consistent as he is at this age.
Worth noting on Celtics defensive rating - they are blowing teams up so as great as their offense and defense is now, they are slightly dragged down as they coast to end games.
So true, they played the pelicans not too long ago and in that game they went up 20 right away, let the pelicans back into the game, went up 20 again, then let it get down to single digits right for the start of the 4th, then went up 20 again and then the bench let the score get to single digits by the end of the game. But as of late it seems they are closing out games at a much more consistent level once they get up which is good to see, when they went up on the suns they just didn’t relent at all and once it got to 40 it stayed at 40 for the rest of the game.
Not having two big men in there all the time is definitely helping Tatum, Brown, and their overall spacing. Tatum has such a greater advantage at the 4 with a wide open driving lane than he does at the 3. I'm actually worried they lose some of this magic with Robert Williams back. People talk about how their defense hasn't been as good without Williams, but it's still been 5th in the NBA over the last 15 games. That's plenty good. And the benefits of going 5-out on offense at all time outweigh any defensive loss, in my opinion.
Tatum and Brown is the best duo in the NBA right now, and they're both drafted by the Celtics. Add that to a good front office and coaching staff (before the Udoka thing happened) this helped built a championship culture in Boston. On the other hand, the Nets could have had a team with a good culture to built on but they chose the superstar route, look at them now.
The biggest key is that Marcus Smart is attempting less shots on average. Mazulla seems to have the common sense of actually scheming offense around the best offensive players. The previous coaches relied too much on defense creating offense and that’s why you would often see horrible stretches of offense and inability to close games under Brad and Ime (albeit only one year).
I totally agree the ball movement and decision making cut down on turnover are the recipe of success. ball movement and spacing the floor and sharing the ball they will be winning iy all.
Dec 16 against Orlando Celtics got outrebounded 53-38. In their 2 other losses last week they were also outrebounded (Clippers 46, Celtics 35) (Warriors 53 Celtics 39)
3/4 of this team can be starters , this team is stacked and has shooters on shooters , they haven’t even got Rob and Gallo yet. They’re hungry for it more than anyone and I truly believe they will win it all
The bucks defense has been nearly as good as the Celtics offense has been, and when Middleton gets back their offense will likely become top 3 in the league, and when Rob Williams come back the Celtics defense will be top 3 in the league. Every time they play this season will be must watch tv I can’t wait for the Christmas game
You guys sleeping on Kornet ( FRANKORNSTEIN). He is a great presence and very crafty, probably one of the most underrated player in the leauge atm. His been covering for Timelord and doing great and has a better offensive game I think
Long time Warriors fan here. (B4 the naybobs chime in about Bandwagon- u don’t kno Mr Mean). My next fav team is the Celts. Watched Brown in college, like the chemistry, etc.
Reminds me of variations of the triangle mixed with warriors hybrid triangle Princeton offense with some poppavich just incredible everybody on this team is *NSYNC with each other Joey should b the coach moving forward it’s gonna b hard to move away from ime but man joe is doing the damn job
Smart, Brown, Tatum, Grant, Rob, Horford, White, Pritchard, Hauser and Kornet were all with the team last season. The entire coaching staff was also with the team, Udoka and Hardy are gone but the rest stayed the same with changed roles. The only new players that get regular minutes are Griffin and Brogdon.
Good young team that is def coming.. 2 years from now they will be a legit playoff team, 3 years from now I could see them contending for the East but if Boston can keep this roster together for the most part it’s gonna be a better task to knock these fellas off for the foreseeable future.. Magic got some young talent tho n they should be able to snag at least one more lottery pick before they start to hit their stride
The best thing to happen to the Celtics was to part ways with Kyrie. You seen the emergence of Marcus Smart. And you Taum & Brown really become "MJ/Pipp," "Shaq/Kobe," "Stock/Malone." Addition of Brogdon, Williams coming back.. Nobody stopping the Celtics.
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The Celtics have the number 2 defensive rating on the road already. They had so many blowouts at home, that their rating does not really show how well their defense was when it mattered.
I wish people would quit saying their defense has dropped off. It was bad to start the season. It's been very good for most of the year. If we look at the last 15 games, it's 5th in the league. And I'm sure you recorded this pod a while back but that "15th on the season overall" stat is no longer even true. It's up to 9th overall.
literally every regular guy on the Celtics, can shoot except for ROB. Even Kornet is decent, his free throw shooting way better then rob. TBH the offense going to go down once rob is back. Man really needs to focus on his free throw shooting, and attempt some threes, and he will be an elite center.
Seeing one pass beyond at 3 levels is not a common characteristic among all make their own 1 on 1 players. When you talk about patience within 24 seconds it sounds like an oxymoron however it is not. Trust the movement of man and ball even if there's a breakdown as creative players will find space and time to find a finishing player.
Just my opinion I love everything they are doin but I think the only things they’re missing is a JJ redick type player who can move off screens and knock down 3s on the backside of the defense just a thought tho
Not really they played the cavs and they are a big team and we didn’t have timelord or grant for 1 of the 2 games and remember Al Horford didn’t play when we lost to the heat so you have to take it with a grain of salt historically we’ve been great in the clutch and overtime
The answer for that first question is, will. They finally want it to the point they're playing the way they should. ... Much like the second half of last season. Age & majority of the J's this season is hopefully enough to win it all 🤞. No more hero ball come playoffs. ... The accolades shall come with winning. Go C's!!!
The suns was having similar success last season coming off a finals lost and they got eliminated in the second round! All this season success don’t mean nothing if you don’t at least make the finals .
Don't want to overdo the Celtics content. Instead of focusing on a very unique team doing historical things, best to keep it varied. I've been listening for a while, and it felt like you went out of your way not to talk about Boston at points last season. Is there beef there or something?
Cause they played the Cavs twice during their first 7 games, and had yet to take off. They literally went to a whole other level after starting the season 4-3.
Nets are great but theyre making the same mistake the Celtics were making, being iso heavy. I dont blame them to a degree cuz their other players are sub par.
Bro the Nets are not even close to a great TEAM, they have two GREAT players but only one of them can be counted on night in n night out, u never know if Kyrie is gonna go for 40 pt 10 ast or 7 pt 3 ast, take the jays off of BOS n KD n Kyrie off of BKN n the Celts role players would run those other Nets players off the floor and that is why Boston has a great team n the Nets are just a decent team
Sorry, but time is ticking with this team. You had the Isiah Thomas phase, then Hawyard-Kyrie phase & now this current roster. Historical speaking, how much longer is this team gonna keep falling short without being blown-up?
well, at some point, if they keep this core, they will become significantly more expensive. they kind of got lucky because tatum didn't make all-nba sooner, so he's only the normal 25% max, not the 30% baby supermax guys like luka and trae have. brown is also not on any sort of max at all, and obviously everyone else is cheaper. barely anyone will hit FA in 2023, but in 2024 jaylen brown is UFA, and in 2025 the only core guys they have under contract are robert williams and marcus smart (tatum has a player's option, he probably won't take it). so part of it just depends on how much they're willing to spend.
@@Strategic_Reformer People act like the Bucks are this kryptonite team for everyone. They're not scary and they don't move Boston. Khris buck tooth isn't their savior.
Not sure if you will see this JJ but for everybody else that does. Do you guys think the Celtics have a Top 5 player in the league? I remember hearing or seeing somewhere that the teams that win the finals for the most part have to have a top 5 player in the league. History does show this as well . last year with curry, 2021 Giannis ,2020 bron/ad , 2019 kawhii. So I’m just curious as to if Tatum is a top 5 player in the league and if not does that diminish their chances of winning it all?
he is the leading candidate for the mvp so yeah id say he is in the top 5. he gives you an efficient 30 a game with close to double digit rebounds almost 5 assists a game and he most likely makes an all nba defensive team. brown is also arguably a top 10-15 player right now as well
Jason Tatum is a top five he's probably not one or two but definitely top five and they have a top twenty or twenty five in jaylen Brown and top five defensive player on the team they also probably have the best six man to come off the bench and a top five shot blocker/rim protector on the team and he hasn't even played yet.
One thing that gets overlooked when talking about Tatum, Brown and Smart is that outside of Steph/Klay/Draymond there isn't a group of 2 or 3 teammates that have been together as long as these guys. This is their 6th season together and in a league where players are constantly moving their longevity together gives them an advantage. Kind of reminds me how in college we see Senior lead teams take out teams full of talented freshmen.
Giannis and Middleton ? 🧐 But i get what you are saying though
@@dennisanih4990 yeah that’s fax. marcus. JB. JT. and Al have been together forever
@@jaydenwalker_ Al was gone for 2 years. If you are are Celtics fan and you heard Al was coming back before last season started you were pumped because you knew who you were going to get and since then he’s been great
@@johnnysalami27 yeah fax. and oh i know. but he’s been there when marcus and jaylen were rooks so that’s why i said it
@@johnnysalami27 yeah fax. and oh i know. but he’s been there when marcus and jaylen were rooks so that’s why i said it
The core of this team has been together for a while, unlike almost every other team out there. They grew together. I think Horford is one of the smartest players in the league and he came back.
Al horford wants that damn ring so badly to mane get close everytime
The only core longer is the Warriors. Celtics a decade or so younger tho!!!
@@7mileTen yeah but Al wants to retire in Boston
Honestly he should retire where he wants. Hawks or Celtics.
Idk if I’m off base for this, but I feel like closing this run with a ring solidifies him as one of the all time great Celtics. He really taught this team how to win
The biggest key is the fact that the Celtics two best players are willing to set screens.
agreed the beat player are willing to sacrifice there body for the team
A lot off ball screens to
Also there's no ball stoppers and everyone can shoot. It's a beautiful thing.
My old coach who used to play for Latvia always said the easiest way to get open was to set a screen which tbh was great advice
@@kevinfowler8687 brogdon was such a seamless fit
the celtics have so much depth they are definitely the favourites this season
Warriors own them
The good ole favourites l😂😂
They tried to trade jaylen brown how do people forget this !?
What does that have to do with them being the favorites... Lol
@@Stephcurry-e7v no they didn’t, Brooklyn leaked that to create tension in the Celtics locker room. If they really wanted to trade JB for KD, they would’ve
Having such a good player like Brogdon coming off the bench is huge!
I love Malcolm Brogdon! He plays as well as a starter.
Grant Williams has lowkey been really good for them too. Marcus Smart has improved a lot too, especially his passing and shot selection. They have all the pieces. Their starting 5 of Smart Brown Tatum Horford Williams is a defensive nightmare. Brogdon White and Grant off the bench gives them so much versatility in their lineup.
tbh grants not lowkey, mans averaging 2nd best 3p % on the team at 47%
3 of the top 5 3pt% in the league are Celtics and 4 of the top 10. For offensive rating they have 4 of the top 6, for net rating they have 3 of the top 5 including first and second in the league, and 3/10 for efg%. And it’s not just the same guys in all those stats, every rotational player besides luke kornet appears in at least one of those stats top 10. That might make you think Luke kornet isn’t a good player but he’s coming off the bench averaging a fg% of 71% and a block in 14 minutes per game it’s just not enough for him to qualify but he would be 4th in the league for efg%.
Don’t forget about Payton
They're already 9th in Defensive Rating after stomping the Suns last night.
when they get rob back, they automatically gonna be top 3 in defensive rating
4th in last 10 game sample
I said before the season started that the Celtics acquired the best players in the off season, everybody on the team can cut, shoot, rebound and defends.
yes, i think you should’ve included “effort” even though that’s assumed for the reasons you listed but i think effort is hard to see on a lot of teams.
And low ego everyone is important. Everyone wants the same thing. Everyone wants to win everyone knows what they need to do to win. AND WITHOUT ROB and can get better at the deadline with Gallinari’s contract
everyone on the team (except rob williams) can shoot 3's! very important!
@@tonyezzat664 I think rob can shoot mid decently but it's not asked of him to do so
As Sam Hauser said, the C's have the "best 2nd unit" in the league!
During playoffs and finals, Smart was playing on 1 leg and white was still fitting in. Now I see White is very comfortable and we also have Brogdon which makes a huge difference
Mazzula has a Psychology degree,as someone that has studied NLP for years, I think Joe's skills in getting the best out of the players,is so clear. It's all about mindset, mindsets can be changed for the better.
And yet their last coach got the same out of them without a fancy degree! Coaching hardly matters or n the NBA, having great players wins games.
@@jamesball5743 to be fair, and i know we ended up going to finals, but look at the celtics record last year at this time. it was awful. hopefully they aren’t a regular season team that chokes in the playoffs like the jazz or something.
Brogdon and white were excellent pick ups
White was great for us last year but he’s been amazing this year. He had an okay jumper last year to now one of the best in the league, and he’s playing incredible defense
Not sure if it’s recency bias but not sure I’ve seen a team as dominant since the kd warriors crazy thing is they’re not even fully healthy yet
I believe ur right, even if u take JT and JB off the team personally I think Celtics still easily a playoff team, ive never seen a team with so many starting caliber players than the Celtics
@@MazevG so many starting calibre players with no weaknesses for their position, out of the players that are always in the rotation don’t have any exploitable flaws at all, it’s ridiculous
Nah it’s actually so palpable. The way they’re connected literally FEELS different than any other squad. The effortlessness leaves me in awe.
On god once they get Rob back it’s looking very scary 😧
They’re so deep too, they’re 2nd unit is literally another starting lineup
I just hope the team doesn't buy into their own hype and keeps playing hard every night. Just remember the Finals last year, not what everyone is saying about you this year. Only thing that matters is getting to and winning the Finals.
That’s the key if they do that they winning the title and probably easily too
@@ronhawkins1824 not easily playoffs a different game and the bucks are crazy tuff out
I think that’s the biggest difference between this season and their recent seasons. They clearly matured and play with a chip on their shoulder every night. They’re taking every game very serious.
@@gagebrody2631 bucks the only team that’ll give them issues everybody else are easy pickings
@@ronhawkins1824 agreed, Celtics are the favourite rn
They are actually ranked 3rd in defense in their last 8 in which they are 7-1.
😳
KG and Pierce got us Jays.
The best trade by any gm in any sport I’ve ever seen. Took what remained of an aging roster that used to be perennial contenders and flipped them for assets that became young keys for another perennial contender. Since drafting JT and JB they have been to 3 conference finals and 1 finals in just 5 seasons while they were developing into stars, I can’t wait to see what they can do in the next 5 years.
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MVP Tatum
DPOY Smart
6Man Brogdon
COTY Mazulla
EasConfChamp Celtics
Finals Celtics
FinalsMVP Brown
Every time Tommy speaks he specifies that they've spoken about this before, every single question or statement or anything. It's insane when you start to notice it.
I remembered thinking that to myself and wondering why he felt the need to caveat it every time like is it validation or insecurity or what lol
@@ryanbradshaw3813 He can barely articulate his question after he says it, it's bizarre. Like I've never consistently watched a podcast or radio show and thought "that guy needs some media training" as much as this.
imagine them with Gallinari
And Robert Williams 🙌
@@sencillo96 Rob Williams ranked #2 as the NBA's best blocker last year! Everybody look out he's baaaaack! 💚💚💚
It's always great when a team that all the key guys were drafted and groomed by a team plays this great. They are a dynasty in the making
I think one of the most important reasons why Celtics are as good as they are right now and it kind of is a hidden reason nobody talks about as much is how much Marcus Smart has improved as a playmaker and shot maker(especially playmaking). I remember when the Celtics said they moved him to the 2 guard position because he didn't like the responsibility of facilitating the offense and playmaking for the Celtics. He preferred to be a 3nD player at the 2 guard position. When Jaylen Brown emerged and when Kyrie came, he had to come off the bench as the energizer bunny and even though he did play well in that role, you could tell at times he wasn't as good as he thought he should have been in that role. I think Brad Stevens had a little to do with the elevation of his game, but Ime Udoka most definitely had an impact on his improvement. Once Marcus Smart was inserted back into the starting lineup role as the PG because they knew that they needed him for his defense as well as floor spacing shooting abilities, he knew that he wouldn't fit properly playing in the backcourt with the team's two star wings in Tatum and Brown. That was only because Tatum and Brown didn't know how to get other players involved in the offense which is why they struggled the first half of that season they had that championship chasing run. He was the only one that was playmaking for everyone else and when Tatum and Brown got the ball, they would go iso/my turn your turn costing them a lot of their games. When Marcus Smart called them out during the post game interview, the energy just shifted and Tatum and Brown became less selfish and him being heart and soul of that team, he was able to get those two on board. Once they got on board, his level of play shot up tremendously, and then you start to see him making crazy good magical playmaking passes racking up the assists along with scoring better on the offensive end because of his improved handling of the ball. He means so much to that team and he deserves way more credit than what he is given. I love how JT and JB compliment each other, but Marcus Smart compliments them even more. Gotta give that man his flowers 🌷💚🌷💚🌷💚🌷💚.
How did they keep the same team and still get better? By keeping the same team :) :) :)
Consistency is underrated. Even in off years they didn't freak out.
PS Plus Malcolm Brogdon!
One of the best trades they made in the last decade was literally bringing back Al Horford. He genuinely has no excuse to be as good and consistent as he is at this age.
Worth noting on Celtics defensive rating - they are blowing teams up so as great as their offense and defense is now, they are slightly dragged down as they coast to end games.
So true, they played the pelicans not too long ago and in that game they went up 20 right away, let the pelicans back into the game, went up 20 again, then let it get down to single digits right for the start of the 4th, then went up 20 again and then the bench let the score get to single digits by the end of the game. But as of late it seems they are closing out games at a much more consistent level once they get up which is good to see, when they went up on the suns they just didn’t relent at all and once it got to 40 it stayed at 40 for the rest of the game.
NEEEEEEEEED JAYLEN BROWN ON THE POD!
Keep the Celtics content coming! We're starved
Not having two big men in there all the time is definitely helping Tatum, Brown, and their overall spacing. Tatum has such a greater advantage at the 4 with a wide open driving lane than he does at the 3. I'm actually worried they lose some of this magic with Robert Williams back. People talk about how their defense hasn't been as good without Williams, but it's still been 5th in the NBA over the last 15 games. That's plenty good. And the benefits of going 5-out on offense at all time outweigh any defensive loss, in my opinion.
You can’t overdue the Celtics content. They have a huge following I hope these videos have the views to prove it. Keep it up boys
Tatum and Brown is the best duo in the NBA right now, and they're both drafted by the Celtics. Add that to a good front office and coaching staff (before the Udoka thing happened) this helped built a championship culture in Boston.
On the other hand, the Nets could have had a team with a good culture to built on but they chose the superstar route, look at them now.
I second the sam hauser podcast, would be very interesting to get his perspective of his story to the nba
The biggest key is that Marcus Smart is attempting less shots on average. Mazulla seems to have the common sense of actually scheming offense around the best offensive players. The previous coaches relied too much on defense creating offense and that’s why you would often see horrible stretches of offense and inability to close games under Brad and Ime (albeit only one year).
can't wait for Timelord to return
celtics just can't get too big headed and they'll be golden
They got to the finals at this point it’s championship or bust
Celtics are scary. I honestly think Tatum will be hard to not pick as MVP. But their whole team is so good. Brogdon great pick up
Get Jaylen Brown on episode pleaseeeeeeeee
Embarrassing that legends 10 years older own those punks Tatum and Brown.
Where is this full episode?
I totally agree the ball movement and decision making cut down on turnover are the recipe of success. ball movement and spacing the floor and sharing the ball they will be winning iy all.
Dec 16 against Orlando Celtics got outrebounded 53-38. In their 2 other losses last week they were also outrebounded
(Clippers 46, Celtics 35) (Warriors 53 Celtics 39)
JB is the best sg in the league and definitely has a chance to end up in the top 5 sgs of all time
It’s funny casual fans wrote them off even before the season started because of the Ime Udoka controversy.
3/4 of this team can be starters , this team is stacked and has shooters on shooters , they haven’t even got Rob and Gallo yet. They’re hungry for it more than anyone and I truly believe they will win it all
I had the suns and Celtics as top 2 teams in the league but my god last night Celtics just looked miles ahead of the sun’s!!! Up by 45 at one point
The suns office is straight trash theyll NEVER win
Celtics and bucks are miles ahead of everyone else imo
The bucks defense has been nearly as good as the Celtics offense has been, and when Middleton gets back their offense will likely become top 3 in the league, and when Rob Williams come back the Celtics defense will be top 3 in the league. Every time they play this season will be must watch tv I can’t wait for the Christmas game
@@jacopobottoni8597 Agree. The West looks like a FCS team in comparison to the Celtics and Bucks looking like an SEC school.
where I can found this full episode?
FYI In the video description it says 'Al Forward' instead of Horford 😅
🤣🤣🤣 I just noticed
You guys sleeping on Kornet ( FRANKORNSTEIN). He is a great presence and very crafty, probably one of the most underrated player in the leauge atm. His been covering for Timelord and doing great and has a better offensive game I think
71% from the field and 72% efg% which would be 2nd and 1st in the league but he only plays 14mpg so he doesn’t qualify
Long time Warriors fan here. (B4 the naybobs chime in about Bandwagon- u don’t kno Mr Mean).
My next fav team is the Celts. Watched Brown in college, like the chemistry, etc.
Malcolm Brogdon certainly accelerated their offense off the bench
Reminds me of variations of the triangle mixed with warriors hybrid triangle Princeton offense with some poppavich just incredible everybody on this team is *NSYNC with each other Joey should b the coach moving forward it’s gonna b hard to move away from ime but man joe is doing the damn job
They are so good because of their emotionally intensity from the finals loss.
It’s not similar personnel, Malcolm Brogdon is a massive addition they have 3 PG’s who all do different things really, really well
all 3 pgs can shoot and play defense and play off the ball.. they all compliment off each other when 2 of them court at the same time
Smart, Brown, Tatum, Grant, Rob, Horford, White, Pritchard, Hauser and Kornet were all with the team last season. The entire coaching staff was also with the team, Udoka and Hardy are gone but the rest stayed the same with changed roles. The only new players that get regular minutes are Griffin and Brogdon.
get the AND1 crew on the podcast!! ...would also love to hear some announcers on the pod as well!
Can you watch some film on the Magic and give your thoughts on them right now?
Good young team that is def coming.. 2 years from now they will be a legit playoff team, 3 years from now I could see them contending for the East but if Boston can keep this roster together for the most part it’s gonna be a better task to knock these fellas off for the foreseeable future.. Magic got some young talent tho n they should be able to snag at least one more lottery pick before they start to hit their stride
That blowout the same night this was tapped was impressive
The best thing to happen to the Celtics was to part ways with Kyrie. You seen the emergence of Marcus Smart. And you Taum & Brown really become "MJ/Pipp," "Shaq/Kobe," "Stock/Malone." Addition of Brogdon, Williams coming back.. Nobody stopping the Celtics.
The Celtics have the number 2 defensive rating on the road already. They had so many blowouts at home, that their rating does not really show how well their defense was when it mattered.
I wish people would quit saying their defense has dropped off. It was bad to start the season. It's been very good for most of the year. If we look at the last 15 games, it's 5th in the league. And I'm sure you recorded this pod a while back but that "15th on the season overall" stat is no longer even true. It's up to 9th overall.
Yooo def get hauser on !
No lie I forgot JJ Reddick existed. Jerry West banished this man to the shadow realm 😂
literally every regular guy on the Celtics, can shoot except for ROB. Even Kornet is decent, his free throw shooting way better then rob. TBH the offense going to go down once rob is back. Man really needs to focus on his free throw shooting, and attempt some threes, and he will be an elite center.
this years celtics, looks EXACLTY like the 1986 celtics "perfect game" team, except with the introduction of the 3-point arc
Is this the new studio?
Seeing one pass beyond at 3 levels is not a common characteristic among all make their own 1 on 1 players. When you talk about patience within 24 seconds it sounds like an oxymoron however it is not. Trust the movement of man and ball even if there's a breakdown as creative players will find space and time to find a finishing player.
JJ - feel free to over-do the Celtics content. The team is on fire and the espn still wants to talk about the lakers and nets all the damn time.
Their strength is playing motion offense, but in last years finals they fell into the trap of playing Jays iso
Celtics winning the NBA finals 2023, this team is HUNGRY
You guys should get Sam Hinkie on though would be a dope guest
Just my opinion I love everything they are doin but I think the only things they’re missing is a JJ redick type player who can move off screens and knock down 3s on the backside of the defense just a thought tho
Hauser?
@@zack8879 Yes, Mark Twine
They have Hauser for that. The efficiency numbers for the lineups he is in are otherworldly.
They have 5 players shooting 42+% from 3, 3 of those players are Top 5... Brodgon is shooting an absurd 50% from 3... I think they will be alright
Sam Hauser exists lol
BROGDON IS AN ALL STAR.
Pretty good for a 6 seed, aye Tommy?
That team will win if they stay toguether
celtics 9th in defensive rating now🤣
The Achilles' heel is that they lost all 3 overtimes.
Not really they played the cavs and they are a big team and we didn’t have timelord or grant for 1 of the 2 games and remember Al Horford didn’t play when we lost to the heat so you have to take it with a grain of salt historically we’ve been great in the clutch and overtime
The answer for that first question is, will. They finally want it to the point they're playing the way they should. ... Much like the second half of last season.
Age & majority of the J's this season is hopefully enough to win it all 🤞.
No more hero ball come playoffs. ... The accolades shall come with winning.
Go C's!!!
Modern Pippen and jordan
The suns was having similar success last season coming off a finals lost and they got eliminated in the second round! All this season success don’t mean nothing if you don’t at least make the finals .
Don't want to overdo the Celtics content. Instead of focusing on a very unique team doing historical things, best to keep it varied. I've been listening for a while, and it felt like you went out of your way not to talk about Boston at points last season.
Is there beef there or something?
Nice fit JJ
I guess they figured the best defense is a great offense.
Please overdo the Celtics content
Quick question if there so good why can’t they beat the cavs
Cause they played the Cavs twice during their first 7 games, and had yet to take off. They literally went to a whole other level after starting the season 4-3.
Just remember cavs only beat the Celtics in OT. the point is Celtics is not that easy to beat..
Jarret Allen is too tough also, no Robert for us
@@edgardorivera8857 so the team that was in the finals neeeded more time then a team with a new player relax they got more games to do
and Rob Williams is coming back
Yo who is Al Forward?
Nets are great but theyre making the same mistake the Celtics were making, being iso heavy. I dont blame them to a degree cuz their other players are sub par.
Bro the Nets are not even close to a great TEAM, they have two GREAT players but only one of them can be counted on night in n night out, u never know if Kyrie is gonna go for 40 pt 10 ast or 7 pt 3 ast, take the jays off of BOS n KD n Kyrie off of BKN n the Celts role players would run those other Nets players off the floor and that is why Boston has a great team n the Nets are just a decent team
I’d like to see the Nets healthy and play at least like 20 games together..
Sorry, but time is ticking with this team. You had the Isiah Thomas phase, then Hawyard-Kyrie phase & now this current roster. Historical speaking, how much longer is this team gonna keep falling short without being blown-up?
if TOR & MIL were able to figure it out so quickly, what is BOS' excuse?
the core of the team isn't even old except for Horford. Tatum, Brown, Williams are all 26 and younger, Smart and White are both 28
well, at some point, if they keep this core, they will become significantly more expensive. they kind of got lucky because tatum didn't make all-nba sooner, so he's only the normal 25% max, not the 30% baby supermax guys like luka and trae have. brown is also not on any sort of max at all, and obviously everyone else is cheaper. barely anyone will hit FA in 2023, but in 2024 jaylen brown is UFA, and in 2025 the only core guys they have under contract are robert williams and marcus smart (tatum has a player's option, he probably won't take it). so part of it just depends on how much they're willing to spend.
Please overdo the Celtics content. All ESPN does is talk about bad teams
This is just a giant draft kings ad to bet on Celtics 😂
Lol bro I hopped on FanDuel and bet $30 on Celtics beating suns by 11+ and I woke up and won $112. They beat them bad 😂
Please fix the black cloth curtain. It’s too distracting. Act like the Celtics dude
sigh.
Celtics will find a way to trick their position ! Mark my words ! 2nd round exit
Only if the second round is the Bucks
@@Strategic_Reformer People act like the Bucks are this kryptonite team for everyone. They're not scary and they don't move Boston. Khris buck tooth isn't their savior.
Nah you wish, boys are hungry 😊
@@VodkaUSMC the Bucks are deep, they just need a good center off the bench, but yes, boston is obviously better
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Not sure if you will see this JJ but for everybody else that does. Do you guys think the Celtics have a Top 5 player in the league? I remember hearing or seeing somewhere that the teams that win the finals for the most part have to have a top 5 player in the league. History does show this as well . last year with curry, 2021 Giannis ,2020 bron/ad , 2019 kawhii.
So I’m just curious as to if Tatum is a top 5 player in the league and if not does that diminish their chances of winning it all?
he is the leading candidate for the mvp so yeah id say he is in the top 5. he gives you an efficient 30 a game with close to double digit rebounds almost 5 assists a game and he most likely makes an all nba defensive team. brown is also arguably a top 10-15 player right now as well
Jason Tatum is a top five he's probably not one or two but definitely top five and they have a top twenty or twenty five in jaylen Brown and top five defensive player on the team they also probably have the best six man to come off the bench and a top five shot blocker/rim protector on the team and he hasn't even played yet.