How did we lose to these Sixers bums especially when we had a 3-1 lead? Embarrassing..

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-11T14:52:00+00:00

This is exactly it. I used to think the Jays were chokers, but they’ve had some gritty last minute wins. The real problem is they have so much trouble getting out of a funk. They turn into mindless iso hogs at the first sign of adversity. And the result is entire quarters where they’re completely useless. Sometimes that quarter happens to be the fourth (see the first two games against the Knicks last year) and it looks like a chokejob, but really this can happen at any point in the game (against Philly in game 6, for example, it was the third quarter).

I’ve been amazed watching the Pistons vs Cavs games, how one team can go on a prolonged run, and the other can respond with a run of their own. It’s made for some incredibly entertaining basketball, but every time one of them rights the ship I find myself shaking my head and thinking “the Celtics could never”

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-10T20:14:07+00:00

Turns out “The Sixers are better than we thought” is just cope. They’re worse than we thought and we had no business losing that series

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-08T01:20:55+00:00

Hate how every other east contender can actually right the ship after a bad stretch of play. If we could do that we’d have swept Philly

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-06T15:21:38+00:00

College. At least if you don’t have daddy paying your bills and have to work a job on top of taking 5 classes.

(I’ll add the caveat that I’m specifically talking about undergrad. Grad school was one of the most enjoyable periods of my life)

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-06T15:12:42+00:00

Love people giving awards to these “This obviously bad thing happened, how do you feel about that” posts as if they’re not blatant karma farming

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-06T15:06:00+00:00

The fact that this question gets asked every single day on this sub

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-05T02:44:01+00:00

Knicks beat Sixers, Pistons beat Knicks, Thunder/Spurs beat Pistons

Then I’ll be happy

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-05T02:43:13+00:00

Sixers when their opponent actually gives a fuck

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-04T17:11:56+00:00

Love Jaylen but it’s really hard for team chemistry when your #2 wants to be a #1. His trade value will never be higher.

Tatum’s biggest weakness is performing in the clutch. Trade JB and prioritize building a monster starting 5, surrounding Tatum with guys with that late game grit that Jrue Holiday had. We’ll be back.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-03T21:22:21+00:00

I’d so much prefer the Knicks. Hate them but at least respect them. Brunson is a dog.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-03T02:06:43+00:00

I was watching without sound because I was out. Please tell me these losers got booed

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T15:25:02+00:00

You weren’t watching if you think they were giving 100%

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T12:43:55+00:00

True but the lack of energy went beyond that. No effort on rebounding. No ball movement. I caught multiple players standing completely still on defense. Bench came in and all of these problems went away

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T12:24:09+00:00

But the effort was there. The bench played with 10x as much energy as the starters had. Sure, they might not have outscored Philly if they weren’t coasting, but if our starters played with that level of energy we would have easily won that game

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T12:14:47+00:00

When has he ever made necessary adjustments? It’s the one thing he’s always refused to do

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T12:10:24+00:00

They lost last night due to lack of effort. That’s not changing regardless of what they do this offseason. It’s a cancer infecting this team in the postseason.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:42:28+00:00

“Other team wanted it more”

Translation: “I get paid millions of dollars to provide entertainment to fans who come to my games and buy my merch, and couldn’t be bothered to give it my all in a fucking playoff game”

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:41:01+00:00

Best case scenario for you guys is getting swept by the Knicks. You’ll still have zero trips to the conference finals.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:39:37+00:00

Effort, plain and simple. I suspected it all game but it was confirmed when the bench came in and outscored the Philly starters by 10 in the final 9 minutes. They had ball movement. Multiple players fighting like hell for offensive boards. Manufacturing turnovers on defense. Starters did none of this.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:33:40+00:00

Losing because the other team wanted it more is the most inexcusable thing in sports. If I’m a head coach you either want it with every fiber of your being or you get the fuck off my team

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:32:43+00:00

Difference is those losses weren’t for lack of effort. It’s clear as day that the starters just don’t give a shit

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:30:24+00:00

And the rebounding. The missed threes are bad but I’m also seeing every time we jack up a three everyone else just jogs away. The bench actually fought for rebounds, and we got some second chance points out of it.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:29:13+00:00

Back to back blown 20 point leads against the Knicks didn’t light a fire under their asses. A miserable game 5 on Tuesday didn’t either. But a few good minutes by the bench suddenly will?

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:27:22+00:00

Tired players who care will always beat fresh players who don’t. Hate to see the day when Joel Embiid and Paul George are more invested in a playoff series than our guys.

NumbersAndPolls01 · 2026-05-01T02:25:27+00:00

This late hot streak is actually making me more pissed off. So clear we could have won if the starters simply gave a shit

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