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Enes Kanter currently has a DNP - Coaches Decision. No explanation for that
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Enes Kanter currently has a DNP - Coaches Decision. No explanation for that
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He could've helped when they were getting mauled by the zone in the 2nd. Especially when Soloman Hill was in
 
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UConn990411 said:
He was really good in the playoffs last year.
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He was still a net negative when you look at a lot of advanced analytics. Specifically because his defense. But you’re right, I was thinking 2 years ago specifically in OKC
 
MDHuskFan said:
He was still a net negative when you look at a lot of advanced analytics. Specifically because his defense. But you’re right, I was thinking 2 years ago specifically in OKC
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Kanter played great in the playoffs last year. And it's not like Stevens is choosing between Shaq in his prime and Kanter. The Celtics do not have any other options and they are still not playing Kanter.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Kanter played great in the playoffs last year. And it's not like Stevens is choosing between Shaq in his prime and Kanter. The Celtics do not have any other options and they are still not playing Kanter.
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You’re actually arguing for Kanter to get minutes? He can’t play defense, period. He can’t guard Bam, much less guard any of the perimeter guys the Heat have. And when you have 4 guys on the court at all times that can score better than he does, there is absolutely no need for him to be in the game. Theis has proven he is far better to have out there, you’re watching a different game if you think otherwise.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Kanter played great in the playoffs last year. And it's not like Stevens is choosing between Shaq in his prime and Kanter. The Celtics do not have any other options and they are still not playing Kanter.
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Please see prior post regarding advanced analytics pointing to him as a net negative. Great guy on your fantasy team vs contributing toward winning are 2 different things.
 
Here’s what Steve Kerr said;
www.boston.com

Steve Kerr calls Brad Stevens 'one of the best coaches in the league'

When Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr first met Brad Stevens, he already had a good feeling about the Celtics’ coach. “You could just tell he got it,” Kerr told Boston.com. The pair’s initial meeting was actually before either coach was in the NBA. Kerr, who worked as a broadcaster prior...
www.boston.com
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I have advanced analytics for you. Celtics are down 3 games to 1 to an inferior team.
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As a UConn fan you must know that heart and grit, beat talent especially when it matters. And Miami is a tough bunch.

Boston is exposed as being more finesse and looking somewhat soft. I'm no Boston fan (but yes a Kemba fan), but they look nothing like those tough 'ers back in the day, except for Smart who is a guard, and too small to be the 'intimidator' but damn if he doesn't try. If the team played like him this series would be different.

I think also that Kemba needs another year to be the defacto leader. He's still auditioning or evolving.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
I have advanced analytics for you. Celtics are down 3 games to 1 to an inferior team.
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Can't disagree with this. The Celtics have looked like the better team for all or most of 3/4 games, but they only won 1 of them. Heat are playing with sky-high confidence, and getting hot shooting nights from their perimeter guys. Right now its a mental battle, and the Heat are winning it.
 
I’m a huge Stevens fan. He’s a great coach but he’s lost touch of this team.
The way they’ve played down the stretch multiple times during these playoffs has been so poor and reflective of the coach. There is way too much isolation and standing around the perimeter, while Butler, Herro and Dragic are running circles around the Celtics defense on the other end.

I like Stevens but his obsession with Daniel Theis over Williams/Kanter and inability to tell Marcus Smart or Tatum to pound sand for a minute or 2 when they take an ill-advised shot is infuriating at times.
 
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I think Miami is actually a more talented team, though it is close. Tatum can be spectacular but he takes some of the worst contested shots I've ever seen, especially when he is so good at getting to the rim. He is still a year away with his maturity in being a team leading star. Brown is great but still improving as well. I would take Kemba over Dragic but its very close. Bam and Butler are stars, Robinson might be the best shooter in the league and Herro is becoming a star. The Celtics rely on overachiever types like Smart, Wannamaker and Thies to play a lot of minutes and as hard as Thies plays, he has trouble with with quality big men...Ibaka killed the Celtics and now Bam is doing the same thing...Imagine trying to guard Anthony Davis or Jokic.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Kanter played great in the playoffs last year. And it's not like Stevens is choosing between Shaq in his prime and Kanter. The Celtics do not have any other options and they are still not playing Kanter.
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Robert Williams was +10 yesterday, is leading the league in playoff eFG% , and second on the team in rebounding rate. He is the better option against the Miami athletic line ups. Can’t turn the ball over 19 times, that was the difference in the game.
 
I don’t think this series is necessarily over though. Herro is not going to drop 37 each game and Tatum is not going to be a goose egg for a whole half. And the Celtics aren’t going to have 18+ turnovers again.

The series really should be 2-2 on the balance of play. The Celtics can win 2 in a row against this team if they make some adjustments. I just don’t know if I have the faith in them to do that.

Having said that, Miami are a very good team and deserve to be where they are. I’d expect Miami to close it out, but it’s not over yet against a team like the Celtics. Each game from here on out will still be a grind.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
I don’t think this series is necessarily over though. Herro is not going to drop 37 each game and Tatum is not going to be a goose egg for a whole half. And the Celtics aren’t going to have 18+ turnovers again.

The series really should be 2-2 on the balance of play. The Celtics can win 2 in a row against this team if they make some adjustments. I just don’t know if I have the faith in them to do that.

Having said that, Miami are a very good team and deserve to be where they are. I’d expect Miami to close it out, but it’s not over yet against a team like the Celtics. Each game from here on out will still be a grind.
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with a healthy Hayward this could’ve been a Boston sweep.

less turnovers and hero ball is really all they need to do to make this work. But will they? Tatum has been doing this nonsense since duke.
 
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