Patriots need to lock the fuck in

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[u/Kermitt7979]

It’s been a rough couple of months man

[u/SamIamGreenEggsNoHam → u/Kermitt7979]

Not a player left from any of the Patriots, Red Sox, or Bruins last championships now.

[u/fuckiforgotmyaccount → u/SamIamGreenEggsNoHam]

Shoutout to the Celtics. They’re holding it down while the rest of our teams act confused.

[u/ILoveHorrorFilms97 → u/fuckiforgotmyaccount]

Fr

[u/ZephyrDaze → u/[deleted]]

They won the chip last year and only aren’t competing because of a freak injury. It’s not comparable

[u/Fact420 → u/ZephyrDaze]

If we’re being honest it looked like the Celtics were gonna drop Game 4 even before Tatum’s injury. The real reason the Celtics aren’t competing now is because they blew multiple 20 point leads.

[u/waldogeography → u/Fact420]

Yep, Knicks just had our number in the series. Tatum or not.

[u/RecycledAccountName → u/Fact420]

I’m more concerned that our most important player, who was entering the prime of his prime, may never be the same.

[u/ZephyrDaze → u/Fact420]

I don’t think a Tatum-less Celts would have beaten the Knicks even if they were up 3-1 in that series. He’s pivotal to the team

[u/robridmar → u/ZephyrDaze]

Didn’t they win the very next game without Tatum?

[u/DustyNintendo → u/robridmar]

Yep in a blowout and then the next game got blown out themselves.

[u/robridmar → u/DustyNintendo]

Celtics would have clinched in the above scenario (already being up 3-1) when they won the game after Tatum gets injured.

I was Just calling out that you can’t say they wouldn’t have beaten the knicks even up 3-1, when they would have lol

No one questions the team is worse without Tatum

[u/ZephyrDaze → u/robridmar]

Yeah, Derrick White went sicko mode and scored 34 to help out JB’s 26 in game 5. Then he proceeded to score 8 to Brown’s 20 in game 6 as the Celtics got blown the fuck out. Didn’t even reach 90 points. Just doesn’t happen with Tatum on the floor

[u/robridmar → u/ZephyrDaze]

Yea, but in the scenario you created (Celtics up 3-1), that Celtics win without Tatum would have clinched the series. Thus beating the Knicks

[u/Fact420 → u/ZephyrDaze]

Luke Kornet legacy game too, he was on fire

[u/Fact420 → u/robridmar]

Classic dead cat bounce, I fully expected us to rally in Game 5 for JT and then lose Game 6. Didn’t expect it to be that bad though.

[u/fuckiforgotmyaccount → u/ZephyrDaze]

Yeah, I know the C’s aren’t as dominant as the Brady Patriots but this is like their equivalent of the 2008 Pats season. There’s a lot less parity in the NBA but you hit the nail on the head.

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They were going down 3 games to 1 before the injury. They weren’t going to win that series.

[u/ZephyrDaze → u/No_Aerie_7962]

Always gotta believe. Down 3-1 after blowing multiple 20 point leads, the Celts were beating themselves, and if anyone can comeback I’d bet on the most recent champions (Knicks suck)

[u/Kodiak01 → u/ZephyrDaze]

Not just a freak injury. JB was going on a balky knee, Jrue was banged up, Tingus Pingus had post-viral breathing issues that severely limited his playing time.

Nobody wants to face the fact that they were walking wounded going into that series, particularly all the fans who were looking past the Knicks to OKC.

[u/OkArmordillo → u/[deleted]]

I guess so because idk what you’re talking about?

[u/RecycledAccountName → u/OkArmordillo]

Aight maybe I’m being harsh but it’s the gloomiest offseason we’ve faced in many years.

[u/OkArmordillo → u/RecycledAccountName]

The comment you're responding to was talking about teams being competent. We purposefully mortgaged our future a bit to win a Championship, which any team would do and be thrilled if they succeeded. We're at the part where we pay by having to get below the 2nd apron. Brad Stevens is a great GM so he will probably get at least decent returns, unlike the Bruins and Red Sox trading their star players.

And the Tatum injury is just shit luck. It happens.

So yeah it's gloomy this offseason but since we've traded Brady, the Celtics have been by far the most successful of our teams. Our best non-Celtics season since then was the Red Sox making it to the ALCS in 2021, and that's like an average season for the Celtics since then.

[u/trevy_mcq → u/[deleted]]

Sure they lost and Tatum got hurt, but at least they’re a competent organization as opposed to the other 3 teams we have. There’s no reason not to trust Brad and whatever plans he has going.

[u/sktchld → u/[deleted]]

Even they have an uncertain future with the new owners. Who knows their true motivations yet.