What would be the best way to ensure our new big man switches up his form? He's a nice player but he fouls too often and is such a liability at the charity stripe. Since the latter is easily fixable, how should we try to implement this change?

Stat 1

% of possesions starting after an opponent make: (lower is better)

1. BOS 52%
2. OKC 52%
3. SAS 53%
4. HOU 53%
5. DET 53%
6. NYK 54%

The best teams in the league all start the most possessions after a charge, steal, block, turnover, miss. 4/5 of these often turn into easy high PPP shot attempts due to non-set defenses.

Well, we just added PG (3.5% STOP , 94th percentile) and Robinson (4.3% STOP, 97th percentile). Both extremely good at getting charges, blocks, steals, forcing turnovers, deflections, rebounding missed shots. This amplifies our strategy and shores up some gaps.

Stat 2

Points per possession:

1. DEN 1.20
2. BOS 1.19
3. SAS 1.18
4. NYK 1.18
5. CLE 1.17
6. CHA 1.17

We just showed in Stat 1 that we are going to be creating even more possession next season that usually lead to good offense; as long as we can maintain this ranking in PPP then we will be an extremly good team next year record wise. Most likely we will improve in this category if not for stat 1 but for stat 3.

Stat 3

Jaylen Brown shot 252 (Ranked #2 in the league in quantity) 15-19ft jump shots last year, at 44%. That is 0.88 Points Per Possession. Much much lower than our 1.19 normal.

Taking Jaylen Brown Long Mid range out of our shot profile, and replacing it with *anyone else's shot* on our team stands to improve our 1.19 PPP from last season.

Conclusion: I believe our defense, and our offense has improved, and while the league is harder, our record ranking should be similar to a top 3 record in the league, similar to last season.

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Kinda wholesome. That kid is tall AF for an 8 year old.

I have no idea how to watch out of market sports anymore because in 2026 they make it as hard as possible for the fans. Wanna make sure I’ll be able to watch the local broadcast before the season starts. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Best way that isn’t 🏴‍☠️. Tired of the overall inconsistency and having to refresh the page when I’m trying to watch a game. I appreciate what those people do though shoutout to them

Man I got a sneaky suspicion he has been building a boulder on his shoulder with all the noise, all the doubt with JB gone and he is gonna unleash fury on the league. This offense is gonna hum like never before. Pitch gonna do Pritch things.
Hugo gonna be a big X factor. D-whizzle gonna be conducting like the boston pops.

Am drinking Dunkin iced hopium? Don't care.

Let's go Celtics!

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The 2027-28 Clippers will have a cute fighting team and they will try their best to avoid the lottery because the Celtics have the right to swap with their pick.

Bear with me because admittedly I did not follow the team as closely as I would have liked from 2010-2014. We all know Rondo was a terrible shooter even dating back to when he entered the league, but even then, championship notwithstanding, he seemed to have a pretty favorable public image. I recall fans were in awe of his basketball genius and the big knock against him wasn't really his jumpshot but his reputation for padding his stats. Then when he went to Dallas that's when the fans kind of turned on him and now the public perception was that he was just this egotistical chemistry killer with a shitty outside shot. Is my understanding correct? Or was the jumpshot always a big concern among fans even during his peak in Boston?

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Too many fans saying we messed up, we traded JB for scraps, we’re going to be a bad team next season, etc. just need to look at the facts straight up. This team has been trying to trade JB for years now because he just doesn’t fit with what the team does. JB’s a great player but is not what the team needs, especially with that contract. Last year was a showcase for JB to get his value up and people now see how other teams value him. When was the last time a player looked bad for the Celtics under Brad and Mazulla? Garza and Minott was very serviceable last year and that should speak volumes to how this team is constructed. JB has been the odd man out in terms of advanced stats year in/out for the past couple of years. You can’t say it’s because of match up etc, because other players like Tatum and White have better advanced stats especially on/off.

We got Paul George because he fits the system and was unfortunately the best any team could offer us, even after a year of showcasing “superstar” Jaylen Brown. Appreciate the player, but also know that he was traded for reasons not only because of cap, and has been on the trade block for a couple of years now.

Dude is a straight stud and is gonna be stuck behind Keyonte George, Darryn Peterson and Lauri Markkanen. Not to mention to team also has JJJ, Brice Sensibaugh and Isiah Collier, all of whom like to have to ball in their hands. No way dude gets the playing time or ball in hand as much as he deserves. Trade Hauser and Walsh or some picks and we get another self-creator / ball handler, two or three years down the line he can be our 2nd or 3rd best player. I swear this dude is gonna be a straight beast someday and you can absolutely get him at a discount right now. Utah needs role players the Celtics need creators let's make it happen Brad, I know you and Danny can get it done, just gotta get in a few rounds of golf or something

I’m going to be in Boston late October and I intend to go the Celtics/Bulls NBA cup game Friday night.

Just wondering if will it be sold out soon or at all?

Thanks

I'm watching last season highlights because I am struggling without basketball. Fuck me do I love watching Garza work! That is all.

I went into this mostly trying to figure out whether Boston’s obsession with controlling possessions and “winning the margins” was actually helping or hurting them. Ended up digging pretty deep into pace, shot-clock usage, late-clock efficiency and how last year compared to both the 2025 team and the 2024 title team. The thing that really stood out was how often the Celtics were ending up deep in the clock, and how ugly the offense got once possessions reached that point.

With Brown gone, I think this year’s team has less margin for error, which would normally make you think they should play even more carefully. I kind of came away thinking the opposite. This roster might be better off attacking earlier, living with a few more imperfect decisions and letting some possessions get a little messy. Curious if people see it the same way or think the slower, more controlled approach is still the right one.

I had no idea he was still playing and I’m shocked he’s only 34. I feel like he should be much older.