Series Thread: 2) Boston Celtics vs 7) Brooklyn Nets

[bksballer89]

 

[Gman]

Tough match-up.

That said: I think the Celtics have the better overall team... and further that they match-up pretty well against the Nets.

This is no gimme, though... more like a toss-up. I personally think Kevin Durant is the best player in basketball, and that matters a lot.

Seth Curry having a gimpy ankle hurts Brooklyn a bit, and I'm not super worried about the Ben Simmons factor because dude can't shoot and is gonna be rusty as heck.

Celtics are gonna have to shoot the ball reasonably well.

Celtics in 7.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Not sure but i know they fell off a bit since the williams injury

They’re probably still a top group. They can survive no Williams in this matchup because the Nets don’t really have a post presence. Where Cs will miss him as being that roving rim protector.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Tough match-up.

That said: I think the Celtics have the better overall team... and further that they match-up pretty well against the Nets.

This is no gimme, though... more like a toss-up. I personally think Kevin Durant is the best player in basketball, and that matters a lot.

Seth Curry having a gimpy ankle hurts Brooklyn a bit, and I'm not super worried about the Ben Simmons factor because dude can't shoot and is gonna be rusty as heck.

Celtics are gonna have to shoot the ball reasonably well.

Celtics in 7.

Where Simmons could play a role is in playing 4th Q defense against Brown/Tatum. Now they have 2 elite wing defenders in KD and Simmons. The trade off is that Simmons naturally has a forced role in the half court. Gonna be even harder for him without the time to get acclimated.

 

[Gman]

Where Simmons could play a role is in playing 4th Q defense against Brown/Tatum. Now they have 2 elite wing defenders in KD and Simmons. The trade off is that Simmons naturally has a forced role in the half court. Gonna be even harder for him without the time to get acclimated.

Right.

Simmons is a plus defensively but a clear minus offensively... particularly in a 4th quarter situation where either KD or Kyrie is gonna have the ball in their hands more.

Ben Simmons off-the-ball just clunks things up... ( but I know I don't need to explain that to you. )

 

[BigKen]

Celtics in 5.

Better bench.

 

[Wamu]

Rooting for Boston.

KD is really outstaying his welcome by claiming he "is basketball" and that all his jerseys should be retired.

Celtics the better team. Boston in six.

Fuck. The Celtics are screwed if you're rooting for them. Don't do that.

 

[Wamu]

-->Barkley picking the Celtics...Nets win confirmed

Defense matters in the playoffs, in no way do I think the Nets are a lock

I think this one goes 7, and it's a pick em like Sixers Raptors

 

[Wamu]

Too bad R. Williams isn't available for this series. His rim D will be missed.

 

[Gman]

Too bad R. Williams isn't available for this series. His rim D will be missed.

Yeah... but the Nets have been impacted by injuries too... arguably more...

... it's part of the game.

 

[Wamu]

Yeah... but the Nets have been impacted by injuries too... arguably more...

... it's part of the game.

I don't count Simmons. He's yet to play a single game for them and I question his true love for the game. Right now it seems he's more interested in collecting a paycheck than playing.

Do you mean Joe Harris? Not sure of any other Nets injured at the moment. But if you only mean Harris he's not the on-court impact player Williams is.

 

[Gman]

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I don't count Simmons. He's yet to play a single game for them and I question his true love for the game. Right now it seems he's more interested in collecting a paycheck than playing.

Do you mean Joe Harris? Not sure of any other Nets injured at the moment. But if you only mean Harris he's not the on-court impact player Williams is.

Joe Harris was a very important cog to the Nets machine... Seth Curry is also clearly being affected by a gimpy ankle.

That's two money shooters that would normally thrive playing off KD and Kyrie.

 

[Wamu]

Joe Harris was a very important cog to the Nets machine... Seth Curry is also clearly being affected by a gimpy ankle.

That's two money shooters that would normally thrive playing off KD and Kyrie.

Well all I can say is I'm not disappointed that two of the Nets outside shooters aren't 100%.

But there's just no other way to look at it. Injuries suck for all teams. And sometimes they happen at the wrong time of the season.

 

[Wamu]

Joe Harris was a very important cog to the Nets machine... Seth Curry is also clearly being affected by a gimpy ankle.

That's two money shooters that would normally thrive playing off KD and Kyrie.

You hear about the Twolves fan that super glued her hand to the court last night in protest of the Twolves owner? Mentioned it in the off topic thread. Funny stuff.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Yeah... but the Nets have been impacted by injuries too... arguably more...

... it's part of the game.

I think they can survive his loss in this matchup but if they’re fortunate enough to move on, he’s gonna loom large building the wall vs Giannis.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Best matchup for the Cs in this one is at head coach. Huge discrepancy in my eyes on that.

 

[Iggloo]

So sad that one of these two teams is going to lose in the first round!

 

[Shanemansj13]

I picked the Nets but I could see the C's upsetting them and I wouldn't be surprised. This Nets team is a not a championship roster. Kyrie and KD on fire will get you some wins but they won't carry you to the Finals. Kyrie couldn't miss and still a close game vs an injury-riddled Cavs team. They are dangerous but I would take MIL, MIA and possibly PHI over them but that is a coin flip bc of Harden and Doc Rivers. I think Miami would beat BKN in 5 barring KD and Kyrie just going berserk, which is certainly possible.

 

[logic]

I'm going Nets in 7

 

[thunderc]

Tough and long series, Nets in 7