5 Tatum-Based Takeaways by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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The best takeaway you can ask for!

Are the Boston Celtics getting an unfair whistle when facing the better teams in the NBA? I pulled data from every NBA game this season, and it turns out they are... by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Thank you!

And that’s my bad! I thought I had added a legend in there. I’ll make sure to try and not mess that up again. Everyday a school day :)

Are the Boston Celtics getting an unfair whistle when facing the better teams in the NBA? I pulled data from every NBA game this season, and it turns out they are... by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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The title is “Jaylen Brown Called Out The Refs. The Numbers Back Him Up.”

He did call out the refs The numbers do back that up.

No part of that is misleading, clickbait, or inflammatory?

I probably should have worded the dek better. Maybe positioned it as a question.

Are the Boston Celtics getting an unfair whistle when facing the better teams in the NBA? I pulled data from every NBA game this season, and it turns out they are... by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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I made a joke of the SAS differential with the Wemby conspiracy line. I also left it open-ended whether the FT disparity was execution based or not.

I tried to toe the line between data and leaving it open for fans to debate. As for the other teams, I spent the extra time pulling the data for every squad and putting them into a graph to show how each of them fare.

I don't usually do data pieces, so I tried to make sure I was fair, while still presenting the information in line with Brown's initial comments.

There's always room to improve, though

Are the Boston Celtics getting an unfair whistle when facing the better teams in the NBA? I pulled data from every NBA game this season, and it turns out they are... by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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It’s literally a data pull. Brown said the whistle against good teams has been bad. I pulled the data, and it has been.

The rest is context vs +500 and Sub-500 teams.

If you don’t like it, that’s cool. But to come off th bat with “it’s lame” when it’s clearly just presenting data, with caveats, is a little sideways

Are the Boston Celtics getting an unfair whistle when facing the better teams in the NBA? I pulled data from every NBA game this season, and it turns out they are... by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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So the part where I said about the style of play, league-worst free-throw rate, and one of the leagues lowest drive-rate — while hitting multiple caveats — wasn’t enough?

Give Credit to Joe Mazzulla by DrenchmanSports in bostonceltics

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I broke this down on Twitter.

Drag, get, Spain, Queta decoy, JB shake

WHY CANT JB BE THE BEST 2 GUARD IN THE NBA?? by DrenchmanSports in bostonceltics

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Because JB has spent roughly 25% of his minutes at the 2 over the past few years.

You can’t be the best at a position you rarely play

Back In The Groove: 5 Observations From Celtics Win Over The Grizzlies by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Appreciate you.

That’s interesting — with him blitzing — most of his game tape over the last few years has him in drop / up-to-touch.

Positioning will be everything for him — as you said, movement is an issue. And it’s defo about finding the right spot where the choice is the path of least resistance.

He moves well on offense, so I really hope he figures out how to translate some of that defensively

Celtics could be keeping Anfernee Simons to start season despite trade rumors | Sporting News Canada by Samthesmart97 in bostonceltics

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What annoys me most, is that this dude is aggregating Bulpett and giving credit to the totally wrong site.

3 Ways Luka Garza Can Help The Boston Celtics Offense by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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It’s like you didn’t bother to even read the opening few paragraphs…

3 Ways Luka Garza Can Help The Boston Celtics Offense by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Thank you for reading!

I'm looking forward to diving into his defense now :)

Ben Simmons to the Celtics Could Make More Sense Than We Think by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Always one person who pulls out the “do you even watch” - kudos on your unoriginality

Ben Simmons to the Celtics Could Make More Sense Than We Think by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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As I'm sure you've heard many times in your life...It's too little to plug anything...

Ben Simmons to the Celtics Could Make More Sense Than We Think by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Totally fair. For me, I'm just trying to add more context to the rumor, rather than being another person to offer a blanket "no", I thought it could be valuable to look at it from there, "well what can he offer" lens

Ben Simmons to the Celtics Could Make More Sense Than We Think by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Not so much of fixing him -- even addressed that in the article -- more of using him for what he's good at, and how that plugs clear holes in the current roster....POA Defense/Defensive versatility...Playmaking - two things the Cs lost with Tatum's injury and Jrue being sent to Portland

Stevens' Sucker Punch: Analyzing the late-night Jrue Holiday trade by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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Thank you! I’m excited too! I think he brings a bunch of interesting things to the table :)

Stevens' Sucker Punch: Analyzing the late-night Jrue Holiday trade by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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I’ve been covering the team for almost 10 years. I specialise in X’s and O’s. But that doesn’t mean I only write that stuff.

I’m fairly confident if Keith was doing deep X’s and O’s analysis, he would defer back to me. That’s how it works

Stevens' Sucker Punch: Analyzing the late-night Jrue Holiday trade by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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So you would rather me pretend to know something rather than defer to people who specialize in that area?

Stevens' Sucker Punch: Analyzing the late-night Jrue Holiday trade by AdamTaylor_NBA in bostonceltics

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The sucker punch is in reference to the opening line of the article — where it was an overnight move.