2018 PLAYOFFS: (2) Boston vs. (7) Milwaukee

bledsoe is way overrated

Celtics are one win away from the second round. I believe they can and will do it, but I also still think that that's where their journey ends.

Proud of this group of Celtics, such a young/exciting group.

Props to Marcus Smart coming back and making a splash, his hustle was missed. Ive never been a fan, but he certainly impacted the game in game 5.

bledsoe is way overrated

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Going to seven games. The trend so far suggests that the Celtics at least have a decent shot at advancing with the decisive game being played in Boston, but without Kyrie, they may finally be running out of steam. I'll still pick them to get the job done, but it certainly wouldn't be shocking if Milwaukee bucks the trend in Game 7 to get the road win and advance.

The Sixers are gonna SLAUGHTER whoever wins game 7

Marcus Smart with the suspect shot selection again, dude kills me.

For those who are his biggest supporters (A couple I work with), how can you praise the guy so much when every time he does something good, he screws up even more? He is so frustrating. Alright cool, you got a hustle rebound, but when you go down the other end and put up a shitty shot that bricks, the rebound becomes pointless. Every time Marcus Smart is allowed to be on the floor as one of the main ball handlers, our offense looks like crap.

I respect Stevens to no end, but It's one thing that's always frustrated me about him. He allows Smart to literally BE THE GUY on the floor for long stretches. Yes our team is depleted, but he was doing this during the regular season with everybody healthy. Smart is 4-16 since his return (2 games)

Id like to see those shots coming from Rozier, Brown, Tatum, Horford, etc. It's the playoffs, have your best shot makes taking more of those shots.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Got the right team, but I underestimated the Bucks. A healthy Celtics team likely would've yielded a result closer to my prediction though, I believe.

Disappointed in Bucks. With declining LBJ, they were supposed to be next young up and coming powerhouse from East. Instead 76ers took the spotlight.

Well, Celtics should be eliminated in next round thougj.

I'd say this is just the beginning for the Bucks. Still plenty of potential there.

Bucks gotta find a head coach first. Or are they content with Joe Prunty?

There's virtually no chance they keep Joe Prunty. Talent-wise, this roster is about as good as it's gonna get. Their only hope of keeping Giannis long-term is by improving soon, and the only thing they can really do is upgrade at the head coach position. Not sure if that will be enough to compete with the Sixers/Celtics/other good East teams down the road, but it's their best hope..

There's virtually no chance they keep Joe Prunty. Talent-wise, this roster is about as good as it's gonna get. Their only hope of keeping Giannis long-term is by improving soon, and the only thing they can really do is upgrade at the head coach position. Not sure if that will be enough to compete with the Sixers/Celtics/other good East teams down the road, but it's their best hope..

Well player wise, what does the Bucks cap space/contract situation look like?

Looks like they'll at least be slightly over the cap next year, with about $30 million coming off the books the year after.

There's virtually no chance they keep Joe Prunty. Talent-wise, this roster is about as good as it's gonna get. Their only hope of keeping Giannis long-term is by improving soon, and the only thing they can really do is upgrade at the head coach position. Not sure if that will be enough to compete with the Sixers/Celtics/other good East teams down the road, but it's their best hope..

i like the talent but there are some legit concerns. they need perimeter shooting bigtime and some defense (not sure if it's a scheme related). bledsoe's fit with this team is questionable. he can push the ball john wall style but aside from giannis, who can really run with him? and he has perimeter shooting issues too

Seems like they have a lot of individual talent but can't seem to out it together. I was impressed by Middleton's 3 point shooting but they didn't really wow me