Daily Discussion Thread - October 22, 2025
THE BOSTON CELTICS PLAY REAL BASKETBALL TODAY
What’s the starting line up tonight have they announced it?
If Jaylen plays probably PP, Derrick, JB, Boucher and Queta
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we get enough gambling ads during the game bruh
DERRICK WHITE, we are BACK!
Finally, it’s time for the season to begin! I hope we start strong and get a win. I’m ready for Celtics basketball!
I’m sorry I don’t know where else to ask this question…Does anyone know the cheapest app I can purchase to watch all live Celtics games? I’m trying to find an app before the game starts tonight. Please and Thank you
if you have an android tv box, sportzx is great. if you don’t, a $20 Walmart Onn 4k box, free proton VPN, and troypoint for setup is a way to go.
What constitutes a slow enough start that Brad says “fuck it” and shifts into a paper tank job?
10-20?
I don’t think it makes a difference. If anything it lowers the value of tanking — blowing it up rather than being a fringe playoff team makes for a dramatic jump in lottery odds, blowing it up when you’re already top 10ish in lottery odds makes for a much smaller jump.
That doesn’t even get into the fact that we’d be selling low. A 10-20 start almost certainly negatively impacts the trade values of all our best assets.
I think it’ll be less about the time it takes to commit to a tank or pushing for the playoffs, but rather time it takes to have a comfortable enough evaluation of the specific players and weighing those evaluations against the market.
I believe them when they say they don’t want to lose assets to cut costs. It’ll probably be that “committing to the tank”, if that ever happens, will likely come from shutting Brown and White down for the season. If we do shut Brown/White down, it’ll likely come quite late in the season, unless they are injured.
Fun fact, in terms of players that played in more than 41 games last year, (half the season), here’s where some of our guys ranked in terms of last year’s eRAPTOR:
It’s interesting that Brad seems to always find a way to get players that perform well in terms of RAPTOR. Among players that played in more than half the season last year, we have 6 players that were ranked in the top 100 according to eRAPTOR. Btw, this is excluding Tatum.
To compare to some of our Eastern counterparts, Knicks have 5 players that were in the top 100 in terms of eRAPTOR and Cavs have 4. For those curious…Thunder have 8, (and that doesn’t count Holmgren who didn’t play in 41 games last year) lol
I’m really interested to see what the various advanced stats end up saying about White after this season. He probably doesn’t have a case for best player in the Eastern Conference other than Giannis like the numbers say, but on the other hand, what if he does?
Kevin Pelton had the note that his projections had the Celtics having 8 players better than average, tied for 8th most in the league. I believe he said elsewhere that Queta and Garza were the other two in addition to those 6. It’s kinda crazy how much the models hate Simons’ defense
The only thing holding White back is the counting stats. If the pre-season is any indication, then White could very well have the counting stats to support what the impact metrics have always said about him.
Do you know what projections Pelton uses? That’s interesting we have so many players that are above average.
With Simons, the Blazers actually figured shit out on defense last year, (top 5 defense after ASB), and defensive metrics still hated Simons. He was still a big contributor on that team though and the defense was that good with him around. He may have been dragging it down, but evidence is there that you can have a great defense with Simons.
I believe it’s his WARP stat. It’s box score only so rebound/stock monsters like Minott always end up looking really good
We’re at the real opening night!
My guess is:
Simons/Hauser/Minott/Garza are the next guys off the bench with Tillman coming in when we inevitably get into foul trouble trying to guard Embiid.
With our lack of big talent and our plethora of “options” at the wing, as well as our desire to play faster, I’m gonna guess Hauser starts over Boucher.
This would be my starter guess too. Maybe switch PP for Simons.
I didn’t watch a second of preseason so I have no idea how any of the bigs look. but I assume we’ll see a lot of Boucher helping off of his guy to double Embiid.
All i want is Garza guarding Embiid for a possession. That should be comedy.
Not Celtics related but I just have to say this
Drake Maye is my God
What the starting line up look like?
THERE’S A CELTICS GAME TONIGHT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Almost as importantly: THERE’S A CELTICS DAILY DISCUSSION THREAD!!!!!
The rockets desperately need a real pg, we are going to have to deal with Payton and white trade talks right up until the deadline aren’t we?
Pritchard on the Rockets might make them the team with the best chance to beat the Thunder. I think Pritchard is going to open some eyes league wide this year.
I caught the 2nd half of their game and I have no idea why the Thunder stopped pressuring Sheppard. He was coughing the ball up every time and one time just dribbled into a terrible turn-around after barely crossing halfcourt in 8 seconds.
They did pretty well holding their own, but yea, Reed Sheppard ain’t it and Amen Thompson isn’t a point guard.
I hope everyone has a good day. Looking forward to watching some Celtics basketball. 👍
In honor of “Payton Pritchard will be the starting point guard by Christmas” guy, I’m going to be leading the “Jayson Tatum will be back on the floor Super Bowl Sunday” believers. Or at least I want to claim it before anyone else does lol
Excited for this season regardless how it goes. This summer was way too long and Celtics basketball is finally back. So many interesting things to pay attention to with this team. Brown first option, Queta starting and the whole Center rotation situation, Pritchard starting, White’s elevated role, the young guys group and who emerges into the rotation, how Simons fits and what happens with him regarding a trade, 82 Tillman game winners. It’s going to be fun.
I think a fun storyline will be the dwhite for all star conversation. He’s effectively the 2nd or 3rd option now and also the usual poa defender. He looks ready to step up into that role
We really gotta hype up Derrick’s all-star campaign this year. He already was a fringe all star last year, he has way more of a chance now. Let’s do it yall!!
Patriots return to the Superbowl the same day Tatum returns to the NBA
SPEAK IT INTO EXISTENCE!!!!
Man crazy to go into a Celtics season with no expectations whatsoever, just gonna try and roll with the punches this year, and not get too worked up about losses/hyped about wins.
I really do not know how good they will be this year, like I feel this season can go 100 different ways and I won’t be surprised.
If the team stays healthy I really think they’ll be a 4-7 seed.
But the depth is just not there and if brown or white miss more than a handful of games we could have ping pong balls in our future easily.
Brown is a lock for missing ~20 games.
Pritchard and White have been iron men, but it will be interesting to see if Pritchard can keep that up in a bigger role.
But on the other hand, Giannis has been missing 15-20 and Milwaukee has still been a playoff team. I think we should be okay, if teams like that are our competition.
Udoka being jackass and plays KD 47 mins, Smart doing smart things, but more antics than winning plays, Al old as fuck but still good, Steph clutch 3, Lean Luka, SGA fts. We are so back
Okc even more aggressive and on the defensive end, even Reggie Miller called it out TWICE.. the refs giving them far too much leeway, how the hell can Dort undercut and trip and neither get looked at!?
L_kers suck, all is right in the world
The flopping
They added Smart to Lebron, Reaves, and Luka. Like…I just…i can’t…it hurts my eyes
Lakers lowkey garbage lol
Oh thank god the daily threads are back, I missed you crazy people
This season the DD threads will be filled with all 10 of us celtics sickos
There will be dozens of us
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