Celtics are now the #1 seed in the East
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:51 pm    Post subject:

Well they were playing quite well in the regular season. I think with Thomas losing his sister it affected him mentally not to mention the lack of playoff experience with most of the roster means in a 7 game series they were at best even odds against the Bulls.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:00 pm    Post subject:

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Well they were playing quite well in the regular season. I think with Thomas losing his sister it affected him mentally not to mention the lack of playoff experience with most of the roster means in a 7 game series they were at best even odds against the Bulls.



The Bulls also have by far the best player in the series in Jimmy Butler.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:52 pm    Post subject:

Let's be real the Celtics are an "ok" team. They can get to contender status if they add a superstar somehow. But theyre #1 because they play in the east. They're better than us right now, but the landscape of that can change quickly
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:13 pm    Post subject:

In the east its pretty much Cavs vs the rest of the field anyways. I don't think anybody from that conference can beat the Cavs in a 7 game series, no matter what their seeding is.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:07 pm    Post subject:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19190064/avery-bradley-says-boston-celtics-stay-together-falling-0-2-chicago-bulls

Celtics giving up?
Playoffs is when the real season starts.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:08 pm    Post subject:

Only reason Celtics finished #1 is because the Cavs have been complacent since midseason. Celtics can't rebound well enough to reach the championship series.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:04 am    Post subject:

Horford is not a star anymore, just a good starter
Isaiah, once Bulls doubled him, no other teammates can create offense. Unless Isaiah can save them, it's a sweep
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:56 am    Post subject:

This was the worst matchup for the Celdicks. They play a team that can fully take advantage of their weaknesses and neutralize their strengths. Buck Foston has no answer for elite talent at SF like Butler. Chicago has a very playoff-experienced guard crew who can step it up against playoff newbies like Thomas/Bradley. The Bulls have better talent at PF/C while all the Celdicks have is Al Horford who is grossly overrated and rather undersized at C. If Chicago wins out, I couldn't be any more happier.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:43 am    Post subject:

Maybe I'm just a big softy but I want Isaiah to win this series for his sister. (bleep) Boston. I hate Boston. Cops showed up at my house during game 7 because it sounded like someone was being slaughtered. As our president Donny Johnny would say; No one hates Boston more than me and I am the LEAST fan-o-Boston alive. Believe me. (Believe me). I just want Isaiah to get through this series though.
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PostPosted: Sun May 21, 2017 4:35 pm    Post subject:

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