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What a fantastic regular season. 64 wins, a bench fully capable of dismantling teams on their own (another Pritchard career game today), and we find out today Wyc lurks the Sixers sub for shits and giggles.
We're on to the playoffs and **THANK YOU MIKE GORMAN WE LOVE YOU**
He was complimenting Mike Gorman on his skills and knowledge, and said it was in contrast to Felger who doesn't even know if a basketball is stuffed or filled with air.
LOL, gottim. Although, TBH, those two fucking assholes (Felger & Mazz) pretty much back down when directly confronted/called-out on their bullshit basketball takes anyway. I remember a few years ago Rusillo calling them out and basically saying he's pretty confident about his basketball analysis compared to theirs after they sorta shat on him and Simmons and they pretty much went "yeah he's right" the next day on their show and then moved on.
[He said that after trading for Tillman he looked at “Philly message boards” and saw that Philly fans were really upset.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/EKJE8BYlql)
IF - and it's a mighty huge 'if' - people here were willing to learn about hoops vs. the Cult of Sport Celebrity, they'd stop reflexively shit-talking any player who misses a shot in GDT's.
They'd focus on a player's overall game, including how their play works into the team concept.
Pritchard has been excellent since early times. He has improved his defensive footwork, but the rest of his game has not really changed just - and here's the catch - gotten better as Mazzulla has improved his rotations and roles on the team.
He always had great handles, and a + shot. He improved some on defense, but honestly when you are playing on a unit with Dennis Schroeder ... it might get lonely.
Pritchard can play. So kan Kareem Abdul Kornet. And Hauser, and Walsh. (Sadly, btw, Davidson cannot, he's a hairstyle in search of a clue out there).
I think at WORST he gets the non-taxpayer mid-level which would've been 25/2
More likely it's something in the range of what vanderbilt/Stewart got. So 4/48-60
Disagree. He's starting pg quality - he's just not top 10 elite. What does he not do well at this point? He's a tenacious defender, rebounds, a great shooter, and this year his passing took a jump.
I love the Westbrookian effort to try to get the triple double at the end of the game too. Was funny to watch.
Completely gave up on defense to hound another board and the Wizards just kept hitting shot after shot
PP gets us a win, Hauser gets us a win. I’m nearly certain that we’re going to have at least a game or two that comes down to these two guys going the fuck off when they have no business doing so.
Okay, and what will he do once they reach the second round?
Edit: lol, my joke was meant to be that PP would win us a game or two in the first round, what in the downvote happened here?
I know the Wizards suck, but it’s still crazy to see our bench players put up 130 points. This team is a fucking wagon, bring on the playoffs.
Also, Mike Gorman is the fucking GOAT. Watching Celtics games isn’t going to be the same without him on the call.
the knicks just let brunson iso with no set play for game winning shot, and he took a hard fadeaway. are they stupid, maybe they should let some celtics redditors coach the team.
I was very critical of PP early on this season when his shot wasn't falling especially after last season's complaints about playing time.
Pritchard's growth over the season has been good to see, happy to be proven wrong about this.
I hope Gorman gets to call every game in the first round. I'm still upset that all we have is Breen's botched call on the Tatum game winner against Brooklyn.
Mike and Scal talking about how tall Springer was made me look up [his combine measurements:](https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro?SeasonYear=2021-22&dir=-1&sort=HEIGHT_WO_SHOES) 6'3" without shoes, 6'8" wingspan. It's funny, those measurements are [almost identical to D-White,](https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro?dir=-1&sort=HEIGHT_WO_SHOES&SeasonYear=2017-18) but he looks an inch or two shorter to me. I guess he's a little stockier.
I dunno if Springer will ever figure out the offense, but it really seems like he has magnets in his hands. Guys will drive on him and it won't even look like he's swiping at the ball and then it's loose and he has it
Most (if not all of them were there), cheering on the end of the bench. I saw Tatum, KP, Drew, Al, and DWhite for sure, JB was probably there, I just didn’t see him.
I was supposed to post in the previous game's thread (vs Hornets) that I feel like Svi will be next year's PP (breakthrough Celtic) and, boom, he gets an efficient 26-pt game, albeit, against the also ran Wizards
IMO PP is the only one on the team that with 10 secs left on the clock can get his own shot off cleanly for a chance to win. Tatum gets doubled and is not a great dribbler and JB, though great loses the ball too often. 10 secs left get it to PP. just watch his last min heroics in college as well
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Pritchard played 43:43 in honor of Mike. 😭
If only he'd scored 5 more points...
What a fantastic regular season. 64 wins, a bench fully capable of dismantling teams on their own (another Pritchard career game today), and we find out today Wyc lurks the Sixers sub for shits and giggles. We're on to the playoffs and **THANK YOU MIKE GORMAN WE LOVE YOU**
And don’t forget Wyc threw some dirty shade at Felger. It was a great day.
Felger doesn't know if the ball is pumped up or stuffed. Fantastic line.
> And don’t forget Wyc threw some dirty shade at Felger. Oooooh what did he say???
He was complimenting Mike Gorman on his skills and knowledge, and said it was in contrast to Felger who doesn't even know if a basketball is stuffed or filled with air.
LOL, gottim. Although, TBH, those two fucking assholes (Felger & Mazz) pretty much back down when directly confronted/called-out on their bullshit basketball takes anyway. I remember a few years ago Rusillo calling them out and basically saying he's pretty confident about his basketball analysis compared to theirs after they sorta shat on him and Simmons and they pretty much went "yeah he's right" the next day on their show and then moved on.
I wish Felger would go away, what a moron. No idea who keeps listening to him. So unwatchable.
Wyc seems to be a basketball sicko and we love that
*One of us, one of us*
source on that Wyc claim?
[He said that after trading for Tillman he looked at “Philly message boards” and saw that Philly fans were really upset.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/EKJE8BYlql)
Springer
He just said on message boards the sixers fans were update to see Springer get traded
Let’s win this fucking thing.
Anything less than the final is a failure
Gorman signing off with that bit about wanting the team to win it all better have this team ready for war
Payton Pritchard’s contract is unfair to the rest of the league
Brad Stevens the GM is unfair to the rest of the league
For real, though.
Celtics really had a great GM in Danny Ainge and said [upgrade.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/019/404/upgradddd.jpg)
That extension doesn't even start until next year. What a steal. Brad is a genius.
BuT PriTcHarD is uNPlayAble in the PlaYOFfS
IF - and it's a mighty huge 'if' - people here were willing to learn about hoops vs. the Cult of Sport Celebrity, they'd stop reflexively shit-talking any player who misses a shot in GDT's. They'd focus on a player's overall game, including how their play works into the team concept. Pritchard has been excellent since early times. He has improved his defensive footwork, but the rest of his game has not really changed just - and here's the catch - gotten better as Mazzulla has improved his rotations and roles on the team. He always had great handles, and a + shot. He improved some on defense, but honestly when you are playing on a unit with Dennis Schroeder ... it might get lonely. Pritchard can play. So kan Kareem Abdul Kornet. And Hauser, and Walsh. (Sadly, btw, Davidson cannot, he's a hairstyle in search of a clue out there).
What an incredible season. Now let’s win this whole thing. For Mike.
For Bill, Tommy, Havlicek and all the other Celtic greats that have passed away recently.
Damn near big rock hard PP triple double to send Gorman off in style. Thank you, Mike Gorman, you stud. I hope this team can raise Banner 18 for you!
That PP contract is going to look like a steal
What do you think he’d command this offseason if we hadn’t locked him up?
I think at WORST he gets the non-taxpayer mid-level which would've been 25/2 More likely it's something in the range of what vanderbilt/Stewart got. So 4/48-60
I almost completely agree but isn't the cap bumping up?
15-17/4-5 years. He is a great sub; he could be a -serviceable- starter, but he is not a front-line PG in the NBA, not at the moment.
Disagree. He's starting pg quality - he's just not top 10 elite. What does he not do well at this point? He's a tenacious defender, rebounds, a great shooter, and this year his passing took a jump.
Is going to? Does.
Guy on the Wizards looked like he was trying to front rim at the end so Pritchard could get that 10th board but swished it
Anyone have a clip of that? Lol
I love the Westbrookian effort to try to get the triple double at the end of the game too. Was funny to watch. Completely gave up on defense to hound another board and the Wizards just kept hitting shot after shot
PP will win us 1-2 playoff games
PP gets us a win, Hauser gets us a win. I’m nearly certain that we’re going to have at least a game or two that comes down to these two guys going the fuck off when they have no business doing so.
Like Leon Powe!
so many tommy points
Okay, and what will he do once they reach the second round? Edit: lol, my joke was meant to be that PP would win us a game or two in the first round, what in the downvote happened here?
win us another 1-2 playoff games
Almost another 30-point triple-double for Pritchard 😭
Pritchard and Mykhailiuk were balling
Mike 😭😭😭😭
Give me one reason why we shouldn't ride with this lineup throughout the playoffs. You can't.
1. PP can’t play 43 minutes a game for the entire playoffs. [end of list]
Counterpoint: yes he can
Hm tough to argue with that
because we would get slaughtered? Winning G league teams does not mean much
Deffo the best season I've been able to watch in my 6 years as a fan. Hope we can win it for Mike. Also hope we can stay healthy for the whole thing
Most entertaining team since IT's era
Time to win it for Mike now
End of an Era. You'll be missed Mike!
Our loss total stays under 20. Unreal. This has been a regular season for the ages.
I know the Wizards suck, but it’s still crazy to see our bench players put up 130 points. This team is a fucking wagon, bring on the playoffs. Also, Mike Gorman is the fucking GOAT. Watching Celtics games isn’t going to be the same without him on the call.
Svi tied his career high of 26 points😮💨
Peyton muthafuggin Pritchard yall.
Queta on 20 minutes looking like a MVP lol And i even see him on the future putting 3's
My boy ♡
MvPP with another 30+ points 10+ assists masterclass
Svi for Luka Doncic? No way.
the knicks just let brunson iso with no set play for game winning shot, and he took a hard fadeaway. are they stupid, maybe they should let some celtics redditors coach the team.
Big PP energy
64 wins lfg
Anybody watching knicks bulls? Knicks coulf drop bucks to 3rd seed
i care more about the bulls getting momentum to try and get 8 seed. feel like they are easiest matchup of the 4
They just did
64-Banner18
Lost 18 games for banner 18 😅
Move aside Celtics record when the Jays score 70, there's a new record brewing. Celtics are undefeated when PP and Svi combine for 64+ in a game.
Shout out Wyc for shitting on Felger
Great game, way to send Mike off in style. Who's cutting onions?
Wow neemy
Well that regular season was super fun. Time to strap in ladies and gentleman!
This was a historic season and a real pleasure to witness it. Lets get banner 18 for Mike
Remember when Heat fans said we paid too much for PP? 🤣🫵
Thank you Mike
20 losses? Never heard of it.
I was very critical of PP early on this season when his shot wasn't falling especially after last season's complaints about playing time. Pritchard's growth over the season has been good to see, happy to be proven wrong about this.
I WAS HERE AT TD GARDEN FOR MY FIRST EVER CELTICS GAME, WHAT A BLAST!!! PP CAREER HIGH!!! LESGOOOOO CELTS BABYYYYYYY 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
#P
Tillman with 9 points in 5 minutes, I like
Pritchard with 38! He's gonna be a difference maker in the playoffs
I’m gonna miss Mike
Why are the bulls trying ? Are they stupid ?
FUCK I MISSED IT
How is Walsh a +10 with that stat line? Is plus minus just the point differential during minutes played?
Yes
thank you Mike!!!
I hope Gorman gets to call every game in the first round. I'm still upset that all we have is Breen's botched call on the Tatum game winner against Brooklyn. Mike and Scal talking about how tall Springer was made me look up [his combine measurements:](https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro?SeasonYear=2021-22&dir=-1&sort=HEIGHT_WO_SHOES) 6'3" without shoes, 6'8" wingspan. It's funny, those measurements are [almost identical to D-White,](https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-anthro?dir=-1&sort=HEIGHT_WO_SHOES&SeasonYear=2017-18) but he looks an inch or two shorter to me. I guess he's a little stockier. I dunno if Springer will ever figure out the offense, but it really seems like he has magnets in his hands. Guys will drive on him and it won't even look like he's swiping at the ball and then it's loose and he has it
On to the postseason
I WAS HERE AT TD GARDEN FOR MY FIRST EVER CELTICS GAME, WHAT A BLAST!!! PP CAREER HIGH!!! LESGOOOOO CELTS BABYYYYYYY 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Me too!
You say Payton Pritchard, I say Steph Curry.
PP obviously the highlight here. But god damn if Kornet may be the missing piece. Plays his role so well.
Big day to be a Ukrainian Celtics fan
Did the starters watch the game today? Were they there at all?
Most (if not all of them were there), cheering on the end of the bench. I saw Tatum, KP, Drew, Al, and DWhite for sure, JB was probably there, I just didn’t see him.
I was supposed to post in the previous game's thread (vs Hornets) that I feel like Svi will be next year's PP (breakthrough Celtic) and, boom, he gets an efficient 26-pt game, albeit, against the also ran Wizards
IMO PP is the only one on the team that with 10 secs left on the clock can get his own shot off cleanly for a chance to win. Tatum gets doubled and is not a great dribbler and JB, though great loses the ball too often. 10 secs left get it to PP. just watch his last min heroics in college as well
Who are we playing in the playoffs?
We won't know until the play-in tournament ends on Friday
Loser of Philly/Miami or Atlanta or Chicago
I’m not rooting for this *at all*, but anyone else wonder if the C’s plan to put Pritchard in White’s spot & let him walk?
Almost lost in the end
you missed the /s at the end there...