All-Star Break Check-In | Are the Celtics back in the Driver’s Seat?
It’s finally the all-star break, and the Boston Celtics have completely shifted the vibe in February. Are they now the undisputed title favorites?
Plus, KP vs Wemby, Torrey Craig’s debut, Jayson Tatum’s continued dominance, and what’s going on with NBC Sports Boston’s new camera angles?
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I’m always tragically unavailable at the time you guys do these live. Always a fun show. Thanks
I sadly missed this stream. Good show as always
I'm not scared of anyone, not even the Thunder or Nuggets. I am so confident in the Celtics and when they show up, they are unbeatable.
Championship C's are back!!! Also, my PP is cookin again.🎉
Love this show
Full pod!
Get to the Celtics. No one cares about your life. 3 min intro.
RETURN OF THE POD ALL STARS…WINNING!!!!!💚☘☘☘
Have to stop underrating Torrey Craig! He won defensive player of the year over seas so stop with the oh "He's not a good defender" narrative because he's definitely a solid defender 💯
This team only goes as far as White and Brown take them. They were bad throughout their December-late January struggles. Hope White's out of his shooting slump and JB can take care of the ball. The Celtics only have 4 fewer losses than the Lakers, which is so offensive to me when I (and I assume most of us) vehemently hate the Lakers. Hopefully Celtics can pull away and dominate the second (slightly less than) half of the season.
Wemby has allergies. That was the reason they were giving. Weird excuse for being tired , but that’s what they said.
So I was very impressed with the debut of Craig as well. But he left me with a few questions. Number one why is Baylor getting minutes before Walsh? And what does this addition mean for Jordan Walsh if he is behind Baylor in the rotation? If that is the case he needs to be sent back down to The G league so he can actually play basketball. Right now he is just sitting on a bench getting no run at all as a 20-year-old. I don’t see how this helps anybody. I know people are gonna say he’s not good enough and he’s not ready yada yada yada but how can you expect 20-year-old to be ready when he is not getting any run… These young guys need The repetitions to improve and adapt to the NBA. His shot looks smooth, it has not been falling for him, but neither has Baylor. I think Baylor Has more Air balls then makes in the NBA. Yeah he is consistent from three in the G league but Jordan Walsh was consistent from three in the G league last year at around 36%. I’m just really worried about Walsh and his progression. Maybe I’m the only person who thinks he has potential, but 6’7“ tall with a 7‘3“ wingspan and a hound on defense should not be rotting away on a bench. They should do right by him and trade him or send him back to Maine. He was showing great flashes, and it looked like he was improving. Every time he stepped on the court. But I digress. There are so many examples of young players who just needed minutes. To become serviceable pieces for a team. Aaron Nesmith,Yabu lol, Dyson Daniels, and the list goes on. I understand he may not be ready, but the Celtics do not need to win every single game. But they will need cheap serviceable pieces down the line… They won’t play him against weaker opponents, i’m just not sure I see a path for him on this Celtics team. And I think he has loads of potential so if that means sending him away for him to grow as a player then so be it. Clearly, Joe is not willing to give Him the room to grow or make mistakes and learn from them. So why is he here? Why did we sign him to an actual deal? I Guess I’m just confused.
My biggest gripe with Cornet was his defense, but in the last number of games, he has been excellent. I take back any thing bad I ever said about Cornett. He continues to impress me on both sides of the ball and that is huge because at one point he was a target. I think he has learned how to be a 7‘2“ mountain in the paint. He really made a difference in the Cleveland game,. But yeah, Luke has been amazing in the Short roll, in the dunker spot, setting screens, moving off ball, and has been a decent rim protector as of late. I am so impressed with Luke and I thought we had Ceiling but I was wrong. Sorry for any grammatical errors. I am using talk to text. I know I spelt cornet wrong. Don’t kill me in the comments.
Absolutely a horrible trade for the Mavs no justification whatsoever for making the trade like this and in the way you made the trade. It definitely seems like the owners does not care about basketball whatsoever. It definitely feels as if the owner has an agenda clearly. There are so many unanswered questions about this move. Like, why did no one else knw about it? Why weren’t other teams in the mix?
Aw, thanks for the shout out guys! My pleasure, happy to get you Celtics’ stuff when I can. I love how passionate you are about this team. I’ve loved them since I was a kid. It is amazing to see the worldwide connection this team brings about. They are special! I’ll keep sharing stuff when I can and keep promoting the FTTF pod! Send the swag to Jake!