Anyone with a working brain could’ve foretold Celtics in 5 or 6 unless Luka and Kyrie averaged 80 on 66% TS a game. It was by far the easiest possible western matchup the Celtics could possibly get especially given the frontcourt discrepancy and the Celtics washing Dallas in both regular season games. Still puzzling people who get paid to talk about sports on TV thought they’d lose
https://x.com/celticsunite18/status/1844381233939365903?s=46
Most fans only said that because they wanted the Celtics to lose, not because they thought the Mavs would win. Anyone with a functioning brain knew the Celtics were going to run through them with ease.
Oh get fucked. I watched pundits pick against the Mavs for three straight series, there wasn’t anyway I didn’t give them a chance in the finals as well. I know Boston would be tough, and after game one it pretty much confirmed we were gonna lose. Fuck me for rooting for my team I guess
The media doesn’t get paid to be right they get paid to get clicks and views. If they told everyone the truth which was the mavs were gonna get smoked no one would tune in. ESPN is just the fox news of sports
“I didn’t know if the Media was trolling, or they really though I would win FMVP”
“I didn’t know if the Media was trolling, or they really thought I would win FMVP”
Ya bucks were the only team that had a chance of knocking them out but giannis and dame were injured
If Pat Riley hadn’t run out of dark magic the heat would’ve had a chance. Problem is he had to expend so much to just get them in, he didn’t have enough for our series.
The Bucks had no shot. Their wings moved at the speed of smell and Dame would have been BBQ chicken. Denver was the only threat.
I hope I dont get downvotes for this.
But I think there was a “Luka” factor there
It is like “Let’s see if Luka can will his team to upset this celtics team. If he can, then he is the next “Him””
And some analysts think Luka is a potential next best player in the league (alongside Wemby) after Jokic/Giannis/Embiid Trio enters father time.
Anyways,
It was an illogical premise and if then conditional statement for Luka. But it is what it is.
However, Luka failed. And even got exposed on defense.
Now, some people criticize him heavily for that finals series
IT was a 2 Way Sword
If he won that Finals Series. Suddenly, he woud be in Best Player in the League talk.
But he lost. So he is now receiving some unwanted criticisms especially on his defense.
Luka was not at that level of greatness to where he can will a team like his to beat Boston like a Jokic, Lebron, or Curry
The criticisms of Luka’s defense are not unwarranted. He is an absolute traffic cone, and on top of that, he’s lazy.
Y’all Celtics fans wonder why Tatum is hated when he’s being shoved down our throats everyday with posts like this. FOH and post this shit on your sub.
Somehow I doubt you were whining about it when every other post on here during the Olympics was dumping on him
lol
Y’all Celtics fans wonder why Tatum is hated
No we don’t. It’s because he’s a Celtic.
A lot of pundits picked the Mavs and then after the fact it kind of became well of course they won the celtics are a juggernaut.
I think they had bet against the Mavs three times and were sick of being wrong, ended up overthinking themselves.
This is probably it. Mavs had a great team, just was a complete mismatch against us.
My hatred for Boston made me delusional
Tbf, anyone with a Laker flair is understandable.