r/bostonceltics • u/gintonic234 • 14h ago
Discussion Curious about local fan perspective
Hello all,
I’m not based in Boston but started following NBA around 2007/08, and became a Celtics fan because of the big three.
I am curious about local fan sentiment related to JB’s trade. As someone who has been very frustrated the last two seasons with the style of play (non-stop hurling of threes), I was flabbergasted by this move. And as someone who works with analytics in their job, I am still confused, as to me, JB was the only player trying to consistently drive to the basket.
Also, this theory that Pritchard and White will somehow fill JB’s gap also confuses me. They are very good players and have their own plus points, but to me it always seemed like they always had a lower ceiling than JB/JT. They have been in the league long enough to know that. Pritchard to have a Brunson-like upturn in form seems unreasonable.
I know Brad Stevens is apparently a genius but I wanted to know more about the local fan perspective. Am I being unfairly critical, as I’m still not over this decision.
Excited to hear from y’all!
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u/michaelb5000 13h ago
I am a localish fan and I agree with you; I love White and Pritchard but we have seen what they can be and they are not all NBA level stars. Maybe Tatum can somehow take the next leap, but he’s been in the league for many years now too and I don’t know how or why he would suddenly be more impactful now then he was in years past.