The NBA Countdown crew break down the race for the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament, Boston Celtics struggles and the potential for the Charlotte Hornets if they can get healthy.
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The Dugout Basketball
May 8, 2021 at 12:22 am
I like Jay Wlilliams socks
Wan Hundo
May 8, 2021 at 2:09 am
Celtics might not even make the playoffs
XChronicHash
May 8, 2021 at 2:30 am
they need to trade Kemba and Brown
Nic Stone
May 8, 2021 at 3:35 am
how old is brown and tatum
Jerome Drummer
May 8, 2021 at 4:22 am
How about just fire the coach
XChronicHash
May 8, 2021 at 4:24 am
@Jerome Drummer yeah sure fire one of the best young coaches in the league
Nic Stone
May 8, 2021 at 4:39 am
@Jerome Drummer now that sounds right to he has lost them
Nic Stone
May 8, 2021 at 4:39 am
@XChronicHash yep time to move on
Sun Hat Kid Jr.
May 8, 2021 at 2:38 am
Nope. We play with zero sense of urgency and our defense is pathetic. We’re either going to lose in the play in or be a 1st round exit.
F
May 8, 2021 at 7:28 pm
Lmao lose in the play in, and ainge can use our 14th pick to draft another bust like romeo
Americamera_Jay 84
May 8, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Faxs I bet my co worker lunch. 🥗 Cs are trash as it kills me to say it. Their style of play sucks. Going to either get eliminated from the play in tournament or 1st rd exit 🤦🏾♂️
Jay- Jay
May 8, 2021 at 6:26 am
Celtics starters is as talented as 76ers, Nets, and Bucks, but the problem is the bench. The stars on the Celtics feel like they can beat any team in the playoffs it seems like they don’t care about standings, they really don’t care about winning every game. once playoffs starts they will be completely different. Let’s be real tho Knicks is going to end up in play in.
Tristan Fabiano
May 8, 2021 at 6:41 am
We just need to go into next season healthy We know what we can do we don’t need to do trades we just need to play with a sense of urgency and play together when we do those we are a top defensive team and an elite offensive team
Americamera_Jay 84
May 8, 2021 at 7:30 pm
We do need trades I love Kemba but we don’t need Him
Any Cover You Like
May 8, 2021 at 8:44 am
Celtics #1 problem is Danny Ainge’s front office decisons. I have a video I made on my channel where I discuss this in detail
Ethan Rivers
May 10, 2021 at 9:49 pm
So are we going to ignore him going 2/2 in the draft this year and making a great deadline move in getting Fournier for an absolute steal of 2 second round picks?
Any Cover You Like
May 10, 2021 at 10:25 pm
@Ethan Rivers Fournier was really not that great of a move… they could have either retained Hayward (a better player) ir used that money on a big (more important team need).
I will give you that Pritchard and Nesmith are solid, but they should have tried to trade those picks for a veteran who can help them compete for a championship
Bryan Ho
May 8, 2021 at 3:19 pm
The Celtics are maddening to watch. They play with such inconsistency, If they don’t even made the play-in I wouldn’t be shocked. But they have enough talent that If they make the Eastern Conference Finals, I wouldn’t be shocked either. However, they traded away Theis essentially for salary cap purposes during a playoff run. That pretty much sets the tone.
J Chandler
May 9, 2021 at 12:14 am
Seems none of them have the hunger it takes to turn it up a notch. Seems like they where groomed for it from youth.
Bjim Malinao
May 8, 2021 at 5:40 pm
The Celtics don’t have a veteran WINNER. Sure, they brought in Kemba but he wasn’t a winner in his Charlotte days. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are studs, but they don’t know what it’s like to be a winner. They need like a Jimmy Butler, a Chris Paul, a Rajon Rondo to take them over the hump.
btjack22
May 9, 2021 at 8:27 am
Lol Tristan Thompson won a chip. Kyrie was a failed experiment as well.
Big Boom
May 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm
The need to lock down on defense that’s it that’s all if they turn it up they’ll run through anybody the potential is there the shooters are there
Muskokan
May 8, 2021 at 6:57 pm
Find themselves on vacation after the first round? Yeah probably
Mike Jones
May 9, 2021 at 7:04 pm
Fail at your job and get an early vacation. Nice incentive.
John Rollin
May 8, 2021 at 8:52 pm
I live in a world where the wizards face the hardenless nets and Russ finally gets his revenge against Durant. Wizards in 6
laffon brelland
May 9, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Yo im so down for this fantasy to actually happen
bash will
May 9, 2021 at 3:57 pm
Revenge?, they’re friends off the court
Let it go
wikedwun
May 9, 2021 at 4:36 pm
I can see this happening fr
The Moore Report
May 8, 2021 at 9:07 pm
Not when Tatum shoots 30 times a game and ball watches
Celtics will never be great until Tatum grows as a passer
Papi Fuego
May 9, 2021 at 5:58 am
Somewhat true but half the time he’s playing with bums he’s got like three teammates he trusts. And they traded theis and that was his guy
Mike Jones
May 9, 2021 at 7:02 pm
J. Brown is consumed by his dedication to BLM. He is a cancer on the team. Trade him.
Papi Fuego
May 9, 2021 at 7:06 pm
@Mike Jones if only he realized BLM is just using black people to push an agenda and it’s mostly white college kids proclaiming “we’re helping our black friends” I’m sure they love when the cities they live in our burned to the ground for things we were supposed to have been over with it for years.
Mike Jones
May 9, 2021 at 7:18 pm
@Papi Fuego He may be a good kid but he is making his own decisions and they will come back to haunt him some day.
Papi Fuego
May 9, 2021 at 7:35 pm
@Mike Jones well we all grow up trying to do the right thing. Lessons are learned through trials and tribulations. I believe in the man this season and this country’s setting has taken a toll on everyone
J Chandler
May 9, 2021 at 12:13 am
Are they even going to make the playoffs? :/
GMGOmusic
May 9, 2021 at 4:07 am
IF the Celtics make the playoffs, they will be eliminated in the first round.
Walker Wolfson
May 9, 2021 at 4:48 am
BPI is the most ridiculous thing its never accurate and nobody cares
614Supercool
May 9, 2021 at 10:47 am
The Cs are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get. Hard work one day and no effort the next day.
JJ skyflyer
May 9, 2021 at 11:46 am
The Celtics stink Jalen Rose sounds like a dummy trying to sell up that mess of a team
Youngboomer RAGEvictim
May 9, 2021 at 2:13 pm
Raptors 11th place
nishanth suntharalingam
May 10, 2021 at 12:28 am
@Youngboomer RAGEvictim lol and the raptors won a ring in the last decade 😂, this Celtics team under Stevens has been shitting the bed. It’s sad cause when the nets traded all those picks to Boston everyone hyped ainge, now the nets are gonna make a finals or win a ring before the Celtics lmfaoo
Youngboomer RAGEvictim
May 11, 2021 at 4:59 pm
@nishanth suntharalingam You should have just stopped at raptors have one ring ever. Lost credibility after that. Everyone knows it’s sad sad raptors fans that cherry pick these bos vids and try to get their kicks in. And we know why *12th place 1 ring
nishanth suntharalingam
May 11, 2021 at 5:18 pm
@Youngboomer RAGEvictim lol the raptors have only been around since 1995 and won a chip that’s better then most teams, the only guy left from the Celtics last finals team is rondo and he’s about to retire 😂😂. This ain’t ur dad or your grandpas Celtics, they wear those banner jerseys now to live in the past cause they know they ain’t winning a ring anytime soon. Brown gonna be a free agent in a few years and is gonna dip when he realizes he’s not gonna win anything or even be the man with the Celtics
Youngboomer RAGEvictim
May 11, 2021 at 11:46 pm
@nishanth suntharalingam Yeah that’s about what I would expect a depressed toxic sad sad 12th place 1 ring raptors fan to say. Seek help man
Youngboomer RAGEvictim
May 9, 2021 at 2:21 pm
Probably not this year l guess well see what it’s like to be an average team it’s been a while
YoPlush !
May 9, 2021 at 2:38 pm
i honestly think the celtics are falling off because they dont have gordon hayward anymore
laffon brelland
May 9, 2021 at 3:14 pm
Celtics booking their Cancun tickets early
mark ngure
May 9, 2021 at 6:48 pm
The Celtics got good with 2 legit superstars who r entering their prime but at the wrong time to be good in.
joecesh
May 10, 2021 at 12:22 am
Celtics roster is like nets (compared to the 3 superstars) has 2 rising stars and near-end prime star. No legit center, some veterans, and the rest are mostly g-league players
Ethan Rivers
May 10, 2021 at 7:35 pm
People shitting on the Celtics for not meeting expectations during a covid season when the raptors aren’t even in the playoff race anymore
melanin botswana
May 10, 2021 at 9:44 pm
Don’t put raptors in this one remember topic is about celtics they have everything to succeed they fail all the time,if you want to compare I will let you know that we took your stacked team to game7finals after losing our superstar secondly we lost 2 more championship players in ibaka and gasol ,we don’t have a home we play in Florida so pliz don’t start how long are you guys going to keep having excuses, raptors to us is a blessing we might get a good pick this year its been horrific year logistics wise playing in Florida
Ethan Rivers
May 10, 2021 at 9:48 pm
@melanin botswana “I will let you know” headass lmaoooo id rather lose a washed up gasol and a good role player in ibaka over losing Hayward an all start caliber player 10/10 times. Not to mention idrgaf how many games you took us to in the playoffs last year because A. I was talking about this season and B. You lost
Canvas
May 10, 2021 at 8:37 pm
Three out of four years in the Eastern Conference Finals and they choke, that is an indictment on coaching