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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

12 days

My newest for Celticsblg. Jayson Tatum has aura, it’s just a different kind.

CelticsBlog

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Jayson Tatum, Tim Duncan, and the aura of winning via @celticsblog

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

The game before the Lakers win, Celtics lose in OT to the Knicks. Rob Williams gets clearly fouled before time expires on a game winning put back. Yet, no Cs fans have been beating the drum over this. It happens all the time.

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Wayne Spooney

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2 years

@leveillejeremy @kylekuzma Bro Kuzma would be so fire on the Cs are you crazy. He’s exactly the type of big wing shooter we need

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Wayne Spooney

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7 months

Joe Mazzulla is an absolute sicko

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Wayne Spooney

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6 months

Telling my kids this was the '86 Celtics

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Wayne Spooney

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1 year

Celtics fans tried to warn everyone about the Heat. Nobody would listen, not even Heat fans

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Wayne Spooney

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4 months

Just absolutely have to involve Luka in nearly everything when he's defending.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

NBA Champion VauIt

@VauIIt

4 months

@__Kingnik they gonna be tweeting while I’m chugging a beer at the parade 😭

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Wayne Spooney

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1 month

Joe and I hit it off. Immediate chemistry.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Some random predictions before I try and sleep -Joe isn't fired -One of Smart/Jaylen is traded -Grant is re-signed -Brogdon is traded -We hire like 3 assistant coaches

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Joe ran Tatum at the 5 in our last game against Indy when we were without Al Horford.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

7 months

Cleaning the Glass net ratings when teams have 2 or more days rest. The Celtics are obliterating teams when they are rested.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

9 months

The rise of Jaylen Brown, pick and roll guru. He's 13th in PPP (including passes) of players with 100 or more pick and rolls this season per Synergy. He was 110th!! last season.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

I think this is a box and 1 zone, but Jrue isn't assigned to a specific matchup, he's just playing free safety.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Here's some alternate angles in slow mo (Reggie Miller kept calling it a block, not sure what the hell he's seeing). Again, not doing this because I think the Cs deserved to win, doing it to show that the response from the Lakers is absurd. Cs should have held on to their OT lead

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 months

Here's JT whipping a bunch of one-handed off the dribble passes from this season. Dude has added this pass to his skillset the past few years.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

This is a very important pass.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Won the game on a drive and kick corner 3 (second best shot in basketball). Celtics winning makes people totally unhinged lol

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4 months

I’m sure the dribble nowhere for 6 seconds into a step back in every key spot won’t be a problem in the Finals.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

5 months

Bam had absolutely nothing for Luke Kornet. Shot 5/14 (35%) and 2 turnovers for the series against him in 30.5 partial possessions. Luke workin.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Dallas will collapse hard if you get into the paint. They give up the 6th fewest FGAs and 4th lowest FG% in the restricted area. Kick outs and swings being crisp and on target will go a long way to keeping the offense humming. Can't get lured into forcing it over their length.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

It’s truly horrible that our home grown star won’t win the Finals MVP, and we have to suffer the atrocity of our home grown star wining Finals MVP

Prez💊 ‘

@PresidentEmbiid

4 months

I think deep down Celtic fans are going to be hurt that Tatum didn’t win Finals MVP, I also think them knowing they didn’t beat any healthy or very good teams along the way doesn’t validate this championship to their standards and will leave a hole of dissatisfaction to this run

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

The Celtics pushing the pace in crunch time and getting a wide-open look? What am I watching?

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

8 months

Jayson Tatum's three-point shooting by number of dribbles. Doesn't totally match the eye test for me, but the numbers are pretty stark.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 years

Inspired by @ChrisForsberg_ 's piece this morning, here is over 2 minutes of Tatum passes from last night. 8 Assists, 17! Potential Assists. He was tossing simple kick outs and insane off the bounce lefty one handers to corner shooters in traffic. What a fucking performance.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@gordonlee991 Im fine with complaining about the refs. Acting like it was a grave injustice committed against lebron and the lakers is ridiculous

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

@amaniwega Not shocked they beat the Knicks, but slapping the Bucks in 5 was pretty crazy

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@JayHerboGaming @leveillejeremy @kylekuzma He was overrated with the lakers, not a bum. Big difference

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 months

The Celtics' offense was 11.6 points per 100 better with Tatum on the court in the Playoffs. What happens next year when the shot starts going in again?

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@rdrhoney @AlbertBreer He plucked Theis out of Europe too

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Wayne Spooney

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

8 months

Celtics Net Rating in the clutch: Last season - +4.6 This season - +22.9 (3rd best in the league)

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Lots to like about JD Davison. Absurd athleticism, great feel on the pick and roll, quick feet, and looks he's in the middle of going super Saiyan.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

The prophecy is complete. We’ve found the third Jay.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

18 days

Just reporting what the numbers say. Zero agenda here.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

9 months

I forgot how amazing Horford was under Ime when he was fresh out of OKC's Vegeta style gravity training room and cryogenic chamber.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Since Smart went out, Tatum is averaging 5.8 assists (4.5 on season) and he's bumped his potential assist number up to 10 from 8.2. Tatum is becoming more and more capable as a playmaker, and his ability to become the primary handler when the starting PG is out is huge.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Tatum has shot 16 or fewer field goals in 5 games this season. 3 of them came in the 10 games that Smart missed (JB missing 5 of them). As the Cs started losing players, Tatum took on a larger share of the playmaking and dialed back his FGAs. Inverse of what you might expect.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Derrick White averaged 4.3 stocks in the ECFs. That's insane.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@Marc_DAmico I’m fine with people disagreeing with the selection. I’m not fine with the incredulity. To act like smart isn’t a reasonable candidate is absurd and honestly has turned me off from some of these people that used to listen/read religiously.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

9 months

Never totally believed in the team last year. This one though, this team has the goods.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 months

What the hell is Luka doing on defense here lol. Dude almost jumps out of bounds.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

8 months

Love that Pritchard has started incorporating the "Nash" into his game. He's not perfected it and a few of these are tough shots, but it keeps the offense moving It's also a part of the reason his assist to turnover ratio is so good since he's not forcing anything.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Mavs have gone to zone 32 possessions in the postseason (per Synergy). They ran it quite a bit against the Cs in the previous matchup, but Boston did a good job attacking at the FT line and FT extended. Cs scoring an absurd 1.55 PPP against zone in the Playoffs.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

I don't know how much Kleber we will see this series, but if he's out there without Lively or Gafford, Cs need to attack the rim. This is a pretty basic pick and roll out of horns, but Tatum's been cooking so they trap (gently). JB vs. Kyrie with Luka weakside "help." Easy 2.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 years

@taylorcsnow Jesus, almost half our games are part of a back to back?

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Tatum/Rob high screen and roll was eviscerating the Heat defense, they did not have an answer. Rob not getting back into the game late is coaching malpractice.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Tatum's stepback form is just so clean and smooth. I know he relies on that shot too often, but it's a very valuable weapon for him.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

8 months

Probably should mic up Luke Kornet every game.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 years

It's pretty absurd how often Smart hits Rob Will on an oop from behind the 3 point line. Anyway, here's 2 minutes of him doing that.

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Wayne Spooney

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4 months

I suppose you live with a Washington floater as the result when you blitz.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

10 months

This is just a crazy cut from Jaylen. Absolutely dusts Coby White.

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Wayne Spooney

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4 months

I think we probably see a lot of drop against Luka PnRs. JB does a really good job of helping on the dunker spot.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Did Jaylen just casually drop a “fuck”?

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Pick and roll efficiency (including passes) for the Playoffs minimum 40 possessions. Jayson Tatum.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 years

The drop off from Stevens to Udoka has been jarring. I forgot what it’s like to watch a team that’s poorly coached night in and night out.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Marcus conducting a symphony right now

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@JayHerboGaming @leveillejeremy @kylekuzma People were saying he was better than Tatum. Probably were some cs fans slandering him. I’ve always been a fan.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

5 months

He’s a whole 4 months younger than Tatum.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

6 months

Tatum and basically any combination of PP/Sam/Luke is killing teams, and the four of them on the floor together is +23.7. They've got amazing chemistry no matter who they share the court with.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 months

I love Anton Watson. Dude is just a basketball player. Operating as a dribble handoff hub, gets into a throw and chase, perfectly paced roll to the rim.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Tatum is averaging a career-high FG% from mid-range this year. He's getting to his spots and creating space out of pick and roll, isos, and the high post. Using all the tools in his bag to get open shots. And sometimes there's just some ridiculous shot making.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Hauser really understands spacing on offense and it’s a very underrated skill

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

JT just needs to draw the defense and make the right play. No need to force it against this Mavs defense, that's what they want. Draw the defense, make the right play.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

6 months

Remember when people thought Jaylen Brown didn't have a left hand?

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Wayne Spooney

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4 months

NVM, this is the best defensive game of Jaylen's career.

Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

This might be the best defensive game of Jaylen's career.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Al Horford is a series leading +36 through 2 games.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Gallo solves a lot of the problems we were hoping Brogdon would (can get you efficient offense without Tatum on the floor). He's an absurdly versatile scorer and it would be very cool of him to come back fully healthy.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 months

Jaylen Brown held Luka to 40.9% shooting in the series. Allowed 9 assists but turned him over 5 times. Was an absolute monster defensively.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

Here's every Celtics miss from the 4th quarter last night. Short of maybe Derrick rushing his layup after the steal, you'd be hard pressed to find bad process. Annoying loss, but felt like they played offense the right way, shots just didn't fall (not the case in Minny OT BTW).

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Brad is all smiles at practice (and also maybe disappears?)

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

24 days

Payton Pritchard is really good. My newest for @celticsblog :

Payton Pritchard is better than any of us realize

Payton Pritchard’s offensive game continues to evolve.

www.celticsblog.com

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

3 months

For @celticsblog , I breakdown the Celtics’ offseason options under the new CBA. ☘️ Re-signing our free agents ☘️ Who is extension eligible ☘️ Signing other free agents ☘️ The trade market

Deep dive into Celtics’ offseason options

A breakdown of what Brad Stevens and the front office can do this offseason under the new CBA.

www.celticsblog.com

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

I doubt this version of Dallas let's you get middle so easily (THJ doesn't play anymore and they've grown as a defensive team), but I like going to JT posting Kyrie. Good way to get the defense scrambling and can rack up fouls on him.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

The Celtics, over these last 3 games, are 50.8!! points per 100 possessions WORSE when Tatum is off the court. They are a -46.5 per/100 when he's sitting. Absolutely unacceptable.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

5 months

Tatum's asked to do a lot of different things defensively this series, including help at the rim. Bar a few miscommunications, he's been mostly excellent.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

Here's a few examples. Immediate pass when they see Tatum is on them, and just waltz to the corner and completely remove Tatum from the play. Not to say they never attacked him, they did, but even Butler sat in the corner a lot with JT on him.

Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

We are reaching a point with Tatum where teams don’t even bother attacking him. They just plunk whoever he’s guarding in the corner or try and force a switch.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Gotta squeeze the pumpkin on this one Tilly.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

@MazzullaMauler He gets blown by so the shots are contested by others

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

Mavs have the 7th best Playoff half-court offense. They can be stopped, but limiting turnovers live ball turnovers is a killer. Cannot afford to give up lazy ones like they do here.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@TrustSwisho I'm starting to dislike Bucks fans. That amount of contact on a drive happens a solid 40 times a game.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Marcus Smart isolation defense PPP: Last Regular Season - 94th percentile This Regular Season - 15th percentile This Playoffs - 92nd percentile Strange (and kinda bad defensively) regular season for Marcus, but he turned it up when it mattered.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

20 seconds of great defense. KP thinks Luka's gonna shoot and the pass is zipping by his head immediately for an easy 2.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Grant Williams was so damn good on both ends this series, but especially defensively. Physical, disciplined, smart, and sneaky quick hands.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

What a lefty bullet pass from Tatum. Just something he didn't have in the "playmaking" bag a few years ago.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

He had a -19 net rating against Indy… it happened, we just swept anyway.

Hardwood Paroxysm

@HPbasketball

4 months

Pritchard was a huge plus in the season series vs. Dallas. He's +6.3 in playoff net rating. I still just DO not buy it. Some team, some time, HAS to expose the Celtics' bench as unplayable beyond the Big 6. SURELY it will be Dallas, right?

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

You know who makes a lot of sense playing next to KP? Grant Williams.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

4 months

The response to this team’s success from the national analyst types is one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen.

Ryan Bernardoni

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4 months

There’s a group of intelligent basketball analysts (Lowe, Partnow, Legler, KOC…) who can’t deny that this historically great team is good, actually, but they seem almost insulted by it

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

6 months

Jayson Tatum can drag anyone to an absurd net rating.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@_Floki___ Nope. Not complaining that we lost, just showing the lakers response to this is absurd because it happens to every team.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

8 months

Cs on a 63-win pace with KP missing 14 games. Not bad.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

Brogdon's best game as a Celtics. Just relentless going to the rack and splashing 3s.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@NeoHeisenberg Do you have their number? I’d love to give them a ring

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 months

Watching the series back, without the specter of stress and anxiety warping my perception, the Celtics were by far the better team. Dallas stood zero chance.

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2 months

We had those boys in hell.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

11 months

Jrue is sort of a weird player. Makes the right decision like 95% of time, but the other 5% is baffling. Dribbles the air out of the ball, then shoots a post fall-away against Scottie Barnes for some reason.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

7 months

I know their roles are different, but this is pretty stark.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

2 years

@DeekyMeatv2 @NBA_University Knicks

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

1 year

Need more Rob Williams on the short roll. More Rob Williams on the short roll. More Rob Williams.

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

10 months

Great episode, and yes, I've been pumping the Sam is Kyle Korver propaganda non-stop. Here's some more.

Chris Forsberg

@ChrisForsberg_

10 months

☘️🎙️ NEW CELTICS TALK POD A (slightly before) the quarter mark of the season checkup with @Cerrone_Battle . Most encouraging? Most concerning? Biggest surprise? Evaluating Year 2 Joe. Brad’s next move? 🎧 📺

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Wayne Spooney

@WSpooney

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@NormanHeller7 It’s a joke

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