The corner 3 is working for the C's today. It's only accounted for 7.3% of their offense this season (lowest in the league) - down from 13th last season. But, with Scheierman having a hot hand, and more focus on spray offense, it's been a legit weapon in the 1st half...

With Neemy out, I’d expect to see some more small-ball from Mazzulla in the coming games. Will also be good to see what Garza can do with an increased role. Was a big fan of those 2nd quarter small ball minutes last game

4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, Joe Mazzulla made a tweak to the Celtics' rotation. That tweak led to Boston winning the remaining possessions of the qtr by 17 points, and set the tone for the rest of the game. I explore that tweak, and it's impact www.celticschronicle.com/p/boston-cel...

4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, Joe Mazzulla made a tweak to the Celtics' rotation. That tweak led to Boston winning the remaining possessions of the qtr by 17 points, and set the tone for the rest of the game. I explore that tweak, and it's impact www.celticschronicle.com/p/boston-cel...

Yet, we keep showing up — because we love our teams and the sport. I wrote more about this yesterday, actually — read it here www.celticschronicle.com/p/an-ocean-a...

Really good piece by Adam on what a lot of us deal with covering from out of market. He's not THE person I was talking about yesterday, but one of them to be sure.

Doing this from a distance is a tough ask. We don’t get the access, opportunities and oftentimes respect that those in market do. But, we’re doing a very similar job, while making just as many sacrifices. Closed circles within the media are blind to happen. Still, that doesn’t make it (1)

Three members of the Celtics had SOLID defensive nights against Memphis. Derrick White defended 11 shots, allowing 3 makes 27.3 DFG% Jordan Walsh defended 11 shots, allowing 2 makes 18.2 DFG% Josh Minott defended 17 shots, allowing 4 makes 23.5 DFG%

After yesterday's DeMar DeRozan trade proposal from ClutchPoints...I thought it would be fun to look at some realistic trade targets for the Celtics, with a focus on adding depth to the big-man rotation. www.celticschronicle.com/p/5-potentia...

🚨New Celtics Chronicle Podcast w/ @bruceveliz.bsky.social ☘️Why tranisition-based basketball is a double-edged sword ➡️Exploring the data ➡️Strengths and weakeness of the roster ➡️Why the Celtics are generating so many turnovers ⬇️Link in comments

Some fleeting thoughts on the Celtics uptick in long two-point attempts…

☘️New Celtics Chronicle Podcast ☘️ 🟢Joined by new primary co-host @bruceveliz.bsky.social 🟢Jaylen Brown's BIG night 🟢Josh Minott's increasing importance 🟢The crossover between Minott & Walsh 🟢 Watch here ⬇️ youtu.be/9SVo884CLXQ?...

Jaylen Brown has had FOUR 30+ point nights in his last five games. In those five games, he's averaging: 29 points 4.8 assists 1.2 steals 3.4 boards 66.2% from 2 32.3% from 3

The Celtics haven't been taking many corner threes this season. It's one of the bigger changes from recent years. According to Cleaning The Glass they didn't take a single corner threes in non-garbage time minutes last night. Having someone cutting baseline out of the corner is a neat wrinkle

WHAT A DIME from JB...Great cut from Minott, too!

Josh Minott was the STEAL OF THE SUMMER...

Josh Minott....Roll man

Lot's more off-ball activity to start this game.  Here the Celtics run "Angle Ram" to get a Minott/PP screening action.  Followed by running "Chest" for White to flare out to the weak side slot. PP goes for the step back. Good process nonetheless. Way better fluidity.

Celtics go back to the Chest action here (player executes a ghost screen to come off a flare screen) PP turns down the shot and finds Neemy on the lob. The movement so far has been SO MUCH better

Playcall: Empty-Side Iverson Oklahoma Fist

I took a *probably too early* look at the White and Pritchard’s struggles to begin the season. - What could be causing their slump -How has their volume changed - How has their shot profile changed And dove into why their slumps could be occurring. www.celticschronicle.com/p/can-boston...

This is...interesting

The slump won't last forever, but right now, White and Pritchard are both STRUGGLING from deep, going a combined 24-of-109 from the perimeter -- a combined 22% conversion rate from deep

new newsletter 👀 shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/vintage-ni...

The Celtics broke their 3 game losing streak with a fun win over a short-handed New Orleans Pelicans roster. I look at some key stats, player developments and much more in today's Celtics Chronicle ⬇️ www.celticschronicle.com/p/boston-cel...

Rebounding issues ✅ Playmaking issues ✅ Clunky offense ✅ The Cetics fell to 0-3 vs. the Pistons yesterday, and could be 0-4 by tomorrow morning. I broke down yesterday's game in today's edition of the Celtics Chronicle (Share and Subscribe) www.celticschronicle.com/p/rebounds-r...

I know you're being sarcastic, but Pritchard out rebounded the ENTIRE big man rotation last night. He had more boards than Neemy, Garza and Boucher combined...

Jaylen Brown over the first 3 games of the season 89 points 16 rebounds 11 assists 13 turnovers 48.8% from 2 50% from 3 The turnovers are still a problem for him. Outside of that, he's had a strong start.

The Celtics have A LOT of areas that need fixing....

The Celtics fell to 0-2 on the season with their loss to the New York Knicks. I shared some thoughts, observations, and opinions in today's edition of The Celtics Chronicle. Don't forget to subscribe!! www.celticschronicle.com/p/the-celtic...

The sooner the Celtics stop messing around and move Pritchard back to the bench and start Simons, the better. This can't be about Payton's ego

The Celtics fell to 0-2 on the season with their loss to the New York Knicks. I shared some thoughts, observations, and opinions in today's edition of The Celtics Chronicle. Don't forget to subscribe!! www.celticschronicle.com/p/the-celtic...

Thoughts, observations, key stats and some X’s and O’s from last nights game — all in today’s Celtics Chronicle www.celticschronicle.com/p/a-tough-lo...

Some of my notes from last nights game. Tough loss, but lots of positives to take away. Will have more thoughts in today's newsletter.

Reminder: If you're looking to get Celtics coverage sent straight to your inbox, now would be the perfect time to subscribe to the Celtics Chronicle newsletter. It will be back in full swing as of tomorrow. CelticsChronicle.com

Reminder: If you're looking to get Celtics coverage sent straight to your inbox, now would be the perfect time to subscribe to the Celtics Chronicle newsletter. It will be back in full swing as of tomorrow. CelticsChronicle.com

We're at the point on Twitter, where I'm seeing more AI generated posts and/or replies than ever before. I truly don't understand the value of that, in any shape or form

Neemias Queta is stepping into a WAY BIGGER role for the Celtics this season. Here's a quick breakdown of his strengths, weaknesses, best roles, and projected position in the rotation.

I don't know when it happened, but Birthdays are bittersweet now...Like, yeah, I'm happy it's my birthday, but I'm also mortified that I'm even older.

I’m heading into year 7 of *trying* to cover the Celtics from afar. Lots of ups — Hayward interview, Media for Lakers/Cs, working with everyone at CelticsBlog Lots of downs — 4 of those 7 years were toughest of my life. The feeling of being on the outside due to location. Self-sabotage online.

Celtics Preseason Risers and Fallers Risers - Josh Minott - Hugo Gonzalez - Chris Boucher - Luka Garza Fallers - Anfernee Simons (Hot take? - Lack of ball-handling + defense) - Jordan Walsh (injury induced) - Baylor Scheierman Jury's Out - Neemy

I implemented a new recap format in today's Celtics Chronicle. Feedback welcome www.celticschronicle.com/p/thats-a-wr...

We’ve seen two new Sideline Out-Of-Bounds actions from the Boston Celtics during preseason. I take a closer look at each of them here ⬇️ www.celticschronicle.com/p/boston-cel...

Bit of a blow for Celtics fans...Al Horford told The Athletic's Nick Friedell that he expects GSW to be his last stop in the NBA. "Yeah, I think so...I think at this point in my career, where I see everything, that is my expectation, just to be here." www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Will the Celtics stick to a “Center By Committee” approach during the season? open.substack.com/pub/thecelti...

**Threading this for easier use *** Mazzulla tends to stick to a handful of SLOB (Sideline Out of Bounds) calls throughout a season. This one could become a staple. "Slice Veer"

**Threading this for easier use *** Mazzulla tends to stick to a handful of SLOB (Sideline Out of Bounds) calls throughout a season. This one could become a staple. "Slice Veer"

3rd straight time of going to this on SLOB possessions.

Same action on the very next SLOB possession. Lots of good reads available on this. Great cut from Boucher.

Mazzulla tends to stick to a handful of SLOB (Sideline Out of Bounds) calls throughout a season. This one could become a staple. "Slice Veer"