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I knew the Celtics were fucking filthy terrorists. This is completely on brand for that franchise of maggots.


Merry Christmas @Wamu @Gman @The Q
lol... I don't get it. :scratch:

It was nice to see Daniel Theis still in the league and contributing with the Clippers the other night, though.

Nobody knocks down the Berlin Wall. :D

Merry Christmas to you too, FF.
 

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lol... I don't get it. :scratch:
Al Queda is the name of a famous group of Mideast terrorists. Get it?
It was nice to see Daniel Theis still in the league and contributing with the Clippers the other night, though.

Nobody knocks down the Berlin Wall. :D

Merry Christmas to you too, FF.
Enjoy the time especially the break from school. I have 115 essay tests to grade this break. Yay!
 

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Man, I’m glad the Clippers didn’t include him now. Doesn’t seem like that next step is coming for him.

 

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Enjoy the time especially the break from school. I have 115 essay tests to grade this break. Yay!
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That must be a private school thing... here in public school land, we had to have grades finalized before the Christmas Break, so no pesky grading for me.

My busy grading season will begin once we get back through AP testing time.
 

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That must be a private school thing... here in public school land, we had to have grades finalized before the Christmas Break, so no pesky grading for me.

My busy grading season will begin once we get back through AP testing time.
We use the quarter system. My next end of grades situation is the third week of January. That’s why I plan the schedule to be able to utilize Christmas break to grade. If I didnt, I would be rushing through shit and then what’s the point of me having them do it if I can’t dig in and give them meaningful feedback to get better.
 

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Man, I’m glad the Clippers didn’t include him now. Doesn’t seem like that next step is coming for him.


I thought it was weird as well but I get they only wanted to dump old vets

that said they'd be looking even more feisty with Batum instead of Mann
 

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The Celtics are still a 3 pt shooting team, and that's ok...

Boston has made at least 15 3s in 21 of their 28 games, and are 18-3 when they do. In the 11 games where they've made 18 or more 3s they are 11-0 with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. Looking at percentage, they've shot at least 33.3% 20 times and are undefeated in those outings. In the 12 games where they've shot at least 40%, they are likewise perfect with an average margin of victory of 20.4 points.
A team so reliant on the outside shot might usually be assumed to be soft or finesse. Not these Celtics, as shown by the following stats...
  • Boston is currently 3rd in scoring defense (109.7)
  • Boston is currently 2nd in rebounds per game (47.1)
  • Boston is currently 5th in blocks per game (6.29)
Take it all together... these Celtics don't even have to shoot the ball particularly well on any given night. Basically, if the Celtics just shoot in the upper below average range from downtown (make roughly 1 out of 3 from distance), they've been unbeatable.
 

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I thought it was weird as well but I get they only wanted to dump old vets

that said they'd be looking even more feisty with Batum instead of Mann

Nah, the tucker for batum swap is what made nonsense
 

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maybe it was the middle ground for the Clips keeping Mann

The harden Mann pg kawhi C

Has been the single best lineup in the league this year

Should’ve kept batum is the real issue

ESP once the nba got involved
 

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The harden Mann pg kawhi C

Has been the single best lineup in the league this year

Should’ve kept batum is the real issue

ESP once the nba got involved

how big a part of that is Mann though lol

like I said that was probably Phillys last offer then...to get Batum.
 

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I thought it was weird as well but I get they only wanted to dump old vets

that said they'd be looking even more feisty with Batum instead of Mann
Batum was the only guy that I actually had interest in other than Mann. That was me watching them from afar. Now that I see Batum on the floor and all the shit he does to make for winning basketball I’m just enamored. Batum alone fits this team better than Harden and I actually loved the Harden/Embiid two man game. Dare I say it…Maxey/Embiid two man game may not be there right now but in time Maxey/Embiid two man game is gonna be better than Harden Embiid. Maxey shoots the 3 better and Maxey has elite quickness to the hole that Harden doesn’t have anymore. Embiid power and finesse with Maxey’s speed is just a recipe to put defenders in a bind.

All of this is just speculation though until we see what it looks like in playoffs.
 

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The Celtics are still a 3 pt shooting team, and that's ok...


A team so reliant on the outside shot might usually be assumed to be soft or finesse. Not these Celtics, as shown by the following stats...
  • Boston is currently 3rd in scoring defense (109.7)
  • Boston is currently 2nd in rebounds per game (47.1)
  • Boston is currently 5th in blocks per game (6.29)
Take it all together... these Celtics don't even have to shoot the ball particularly well on any given night. Basically, if the Celtics just shoot in the upper below average range from downtown (make roughly 1 out of 3 from distance), they've been unbeatable.
Good post. The volume and the threat opens up other areas of the court for them as well and with a team that has guys like Tatum Brown White Holiday able to drive and get into the teeth of the defense it all makes for seamless offensive basketball.

Gonna be funny as fuck when the Sixers finally clear them this May.
 

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They weren’t getting Harden without taking on the PJ money. Morris Roco and the picks wouldn’t have been enough.

Nah

Not once the nba inappropriately got involved

If the sixers were holding it up over that the nba should’ve stepped in and stopped helping the sixers


Whcih they’ve done constantly
 

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Nah

Not once the nba inappropriately got involved

If the sixers were holding it up over that the nba should’ve stepped in and stopped helping the sixers


Whcih they’ve done constantly
So funny to me when you bring politics forum conspiracy theory Q to sports. Merry Christmas, my guy. Amazon should be delivering this later today from me so you can make your hat.

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