@@AXEJAYB Yea that’s what I’m saying, all week before the finals it was “Luka and Kyrie best backcourt duo of all time” then after game 2 “Luka needs help” after game 3 “Luka is soft and doesn’t play defense” These dudes love talking a whole lot when they love not watching a whole lot
pretty sure most of the media had the Celtics winning. The odds were also in the Celtics favor. The only thing that went in the Mavs favor was viewer polls which was more an indication of which team viewers likes, not which team they thought would actually win.
This video is his entire justification of why he was wrong rather than an apology. His career was over the moment he decided to predict who’d win the finals.
Why? Obviously this man doesn’t know shit, ha picked mavs to beat the best team in the league lol, anyone with common sense can see that mavs were good but not good enough to be the dominant Celtics 😂😂😂
@@spiegeltn I'm a Mavs fan, but we were outplayed by the better team. I said in the preseason after they acquired Jrue and Kristaps that the Celtics were going to be deadly (as long as KP stayed healthy). I just never expected my team to be the final victim. Lol.
Not only do the Celtics have a super capable and balanced starting 5, they have super specialized role players in Pritchard and Hauser. Playoff Pritchard hit like three hash or half court buzzer beater threes, like a designated hitter who puts 98 mph dirtball sliders in the parking lot. Crazy arsenal this team has. It's crazy that I actually EXPECTED him to hit that last one in game 5.
@@zandermiller4293 not really if you went out with a friend and he was just reciting every quote he knew for a celebration like ur birthday you’d call him corny. Ur probably Boston trash tho so I get how you may not like being told the truth about yourself or someone you know/like/love
@@ast9052 bro saw my pfp and mentioned the championship league 💀 I have this pfp bc of the celebration kakas icon “I belong to Jesus shirt” , if anyone did this now it would be corny.
I can appreciate that the last few champs built their teams organically. I hope that becomes the trend. The NBA really needs stars that stay where they are drafted to be relevant again.
the thing I liked about 2022 is that it was a crazily homegrown team. So many players drafted by Boston. THe Jays, Marcus, Rob and Grant Williams, Payton, And Neismith. Sadly Rob never was the same after his injury, Marcus and Grant regressed, and Aaron was ridiculously inconsistent (happy for him in IND). We had to look elsewhere to make the next jump.
They picked up White, Porzingis, and Jrue lol, they literally did an all star sweepstakes to win it all. Nothing homegrown about this team besides the main 2 guys. Most teams have two drafted players starting. Mavs had Luka, Brunson, Finney Smith, Kleber, and Powell as their starters for years, all drafted except Powell. And way worse for it.
@@invisobill2125cs already had Tatum Brown Pritchard horford and white they traded for kristaps and jrue and the team got better and then annihilated the league
A person that hasn't grown up in Boston as an avid Boston sport's fan will never understand how much LOYALTY is to true fans. Yes, you have fair weather fans that talk bs and make true fans look like the enemy. Celtics are back to #1, the Patriots are tied for #1, the Red Sox are tied for #3 and the Bruins are #4 in terms of championships. The sports culture runs deep in Boston!
Yes, it does. It's a REAL thing. Other fan bases think it's insufferable, but we're just that passionate and we don't care what other people think. It's a Boston thing
No matter what old geezers will tell you, but NBA players are becoming more and more skilled, long gone are the days with teams built around one dimensional players, now all 5 need to be able to do everything.
The Celtics a high class high prestige organization they kinda juss play with swagless class and IT IS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY BORING they’ve always had a great team no doubt but if you not from Boston I think you gag hearing about a Celtic
@@snugnemongoo8635 This is just all time cope lmao. Watching a team possess 5 players who can all score any way they want has never been seen to this extent. This is fun basketball as long as you're not a hater.
@@bigoofinthechat5496how is it fun watching them blow out team after team in a shitty off-year for its conference? This team is amazingly good as much as it is boring and uncharismatic, and their story will be diminished by the circumstances of the season in the years to come. They will never be as iconic or exhilarating as an 08 Celtics let alone any Celtics team that came before that
@@bigoofinthechat5496 17-18 warriors were scarier scoring wise It is fun basketball to some extend but let’s be real, everybody hated seeing the warriors play except fans
It’s silly but yeah. after Jordan everyone went Star hunting. After LA everyone went for duos. After Miami everyone went for big 3. After Warriors ever went for the deep range. Now Boston has set everyone back to basics.
@@Hirschi74 back to basics as in- all around skilled 5 talent on the floor teams. Owners used to try and build the best TEAM, that’s the basics. Strongest as your weakest link mentality vs the “find me a curry or lebron” Focus
I see it as a rejection of the 3-and-D roleplayer. Everyone has to have a bag. Can be a big bag or a little bag, but if only two players can put it on the floor, you'll get beat.
From this old (5 decades) Celtics fan: Thank you Danny Ainge for Hiring Brad Stevens and drafting Jaylen and Jayson. Thank you Brad for dealing for Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, and bringing back Al Horford to the Celtics. This was truly a team effort to bring Banner #18. Red Auerbach and Mr. Bill Russell are smiling somewhere in this team effort. Boston 18, Los Angeles Faker 12.
As a C’s fan, I just realized Wemby actually helped the Celtics win a championship. In the 2nd-to-last game of the season, Wemby single-handedly carried the Spurs to a win over the Nuggets. This led to the Nuggets being knocked down to the 2nd seed and entering the playoff bracket with the Timbwerwolves. The Twolves were quite literally designed to beat the Nuggets, and that’s exactly what happened. The Nuggets match up well against the Celtics, and if they made the Finals, they probably would have repeated.
The Tatum hate is insane, yall think Bostons offense would have neen nearly as potent if Dallas wasnt doubling him all the time? Not to mention he is an _elite_ defender, while Luka is hardly even servicable on that end. Yall just love to hate on a reserved, successful Boston superstar (he can be a bit cringe tho, ngl)
I get what ur saying but that’s goes both ways they doubled Luka and we already know Luka isn’t a great defender, everyone discredits Luka for things we knew he wasn’t good at in the first place, while people overlook his greatness.
@@noneya8999 The Celtics defense didn't really double Luka though. Obviously they would give him multiple looks and it would occasionally result in a double but they mostly played straight up and let him get whatever. They played to take away the lobs and corner threes. On picks, they would switch because Tatum was on the center and he's a fine defender. They would be happy having one of the guards switch onto Luka on a pick too. Even Horford and Tillman would play Luka straight up. When Porzingis was in, he'd play drop and that was the only time the defense really changed. On offense, the Celtics would attack Luka a lot. You mention Luka's flaws but the Celtics really game planned to pick apart those flaws. He needs to get in better shape so he's not gassing out by the 3rd quarter when a team like the Celtics game plans to go at him all game. Most players go through the growing pains though, I'm sure he'll learn from it.
@@curto201I think it’s because of how much the Celtics have gone thru over the years to get to this point. Say what you want about the city of Boston but the players deserved this for being so close for so long.
Greatness brings superstar scrutiny with it JT is not special in being held to this standard he didn’t play well again in the Finals he had a super team vs a undermanned Dallas team so he didn’t have too got to play like a 2nd 3rd option
We’re running out of room in the rafters. So happy we stand alone as the team with the most nba championships. That last Lakers bubble championship was dogshit.
Just wanna say that is was an absolute joy to be here with you and follow you through your growth since the beginning of this season, i remember you had a few thousand subs and now you touching 200k with your fingers, im so proud of you man! You killed it so you deserve it! I wish you more and more and i can't wait to see more content from you, wether it evolves or not, i'll be here for the GOAT 🔥
"They pulled it off without a single top five player." Yikes. I strongly suspect that's trolling, because Tatum has been All-NBA first team the past three seasons.
Defense wins championships in most team sports. at the highest level, 2 excellent offenses are facing off and whoever has the best defense usually wins.
The boston celtics are NOT the blueprint. U think its realistic to have 2 top 20 players and still have 3 borderline all star players with a deep bench. Thats not realistic
I think some mid-tier teams will try and mimic Boston this off-season, probably to no avail, but this win may influence new players and rookies to focus on a well rounded game and also, highlight the flaws in the large cast of aging superstars who need to retire
Celtics proved themselves and ready for 2 peat, mavs stepped up, pacers, knicks rising in the east okc rising in the west, nuggets still contender, wolves possible contender, bucks possible contender, nobody else matters.
Youre acting like the celtics havent been to like 5 ecf with tatum.... this isnt a big ring. Hence why it was the worst rated finals in the last 25 years.
@@curto201 yeah getting to 5 ecf at 26 an amazing thing. The Celtics finally got over the hump tho and the best team in the league by far will be back in force next season so unless some other team can make heavy adjustments I would take Cs as the favorites again
@@jessecorrell996 Literally one of the easiest roads in the finals in the last 25 years. They legit didnt play an elite team in the east because they were all injured.... This was a cake walk and wasnt good for the league at all. Why do you think they lost every other time when teams were healthy? Stumped ya didnt I.
@@curto201 they lost in the past for a number of reasons kyrie, Hayward,kemba rob williams, smart brown, ect injured. To many cooks in the kitchen with Kyrie as a leader. In 2022 came off 2 7 games series to play an all time Great team. Last year they underperformed against the heat and an injured Tatum is the only reason they couldn't complete the comeback. This year the Celtics were simply better all regular season including being 8-2 agains the healthy mavs, pacers while healthy, and cavs while healthy. But you right I forgot injuries only matter when it helps the Celtics
Whoever gives hate to Tatum are mavs fans or pacers fans it’s not his fault for celebrating a championship the Celtics were a better team. (I don’t blame for recreating Kobe moment after all it’s Tatum’s favorite player)
Rondo has one of the highest iqs in basketball history, could rebound and play defense, plus is considered one of the best point guards of his era . I don’t see how he wouldn’t get minutes on this celtics team .
@@ryles1159i dont kno what rondo you watched, not saying he was a great shooter or anything but when teams left him open, celtics won games based on him knocking down that open 3. In fact, go watch rondo vs KD 3 pt contest.. rondos mid range jumper was no slouch either
Finally the Celtics have clinched their 18th title with 5 two way players and consistent explosiveness from either Brown or Tatum. What a dominant season!
this year, you became my favorite nba guy on youtube. you even admitted you were wrong! this video is a great example of your high quality content without it being too long. I'm not a boston fan but you really did nail why they were so hard to beat you, are goated
After game 2 of the Finals it was crystal clear to me that the Celtics had the title in their bag. The Celtics are a TEAM, a TEAM where all of the players are good at every single thing on the court. Tatum and Brown have the smarts and the great decision making and THAT is what makes them top 5 in my eyes. Look at Lebron, the great on all stats, except decision making, leadership and composure, which is a good reason the Lakers are not championship material today but are not hard stats like points or dunks
Yeah, it was 2 on 5 out there for four out of five games. People were talking shit on Tatum and Brown for not dominating the statline in the first couple games, rather than praising Jrue and D-White stepping up getting buckets. Mainstream sports (all?) media such a distraction/controversy factory.
Soccer had a similar revolution in the past few decades. Defenders that could score goals and offensive players that could hand defensive duties with prestige. Midfielders that were do-it-alls across the entire 90+ minutes. It was called "total football." What you have described is a basketball game that I think would fit well under the moniker of "total basketball." Great analysis.
All I’m saying is Luka gonna be scary going forward. He already had a historic season, going forward he’ll be an all time great. This loss is only going to make him better.
Lukas defense wasn't the problem. Defense overall wasn't a problem. They held the Cs to poorer shooting numbers than expected. The problem was the Cs defense. That's what tricked everyone. We all thought that under the spotlight Kyrie would somehow perform better than he has in 10+ games previously vs the them but he didn't, he performed as expected which wasn't good. I mean the Mavs only scored over 100 points once and surprise surprise, they won that game.
@@Crane_001 basketball fans care. they watched. just the casuals who are fans of one hyped up player and don't know ball didn't watch. and what they watch or don't watch doesn't mean shit for basketball
I’m glad the NBA is changing this way, more skill and unlocking more things basketball players can do. No more limited play, it’s a good thing to see a player do anything - offensively or defensively - at any given time. The best players are the one’s with the least amount of weaknesses. A whole team of that will win any year imo. The Celtics are a great representation of that.
Despite the loss and the rest of the team not showing up, Luka still even with that great of Boston’s defense, he out scored everybody and had the best performance. With injuries. He’ll be back.
That’s what’s going to end the remarkable Luka. Boston showed the league how to beat Luka. Go ahead and let Luka score 30, 40, 50.. it’s just going to tire him out and ice the rest of the Mavs.
@@theraVen27 if there’s only 2 guys you really have to guard it’s easier to win cuz the other guys can’t shoot. Luka needs some help and Kyrie is great and the rest of the team will get better they need some shooters
@@-deedee idc if they bring in Steph curry. If he’s only getting one shot per quarter, he’s going to have poor performances. The 12 other guys all together averaged one shot per quarter vs Luka and Kyries over 200 shots in the series.
Dallas had an AMAZING season with Ky, he had dunks, steals, even step back 3s, ….. We all know that if Ky played 80% of his prime Dallas would have won. Plus there is a new season coming and I know that Dallas is at least going to the conference finals. These finals weren’t a loss for them, it was a huge learning season for further championships. Amazing.
How is he not? He’s streaky for sure but look at his numbers year to year and overall impact. Dude is a 5x all star, all star MVP, 3x all NBA first team, and A CHAMPION. Biggest point- he has improved every every every stat from year to year.
It's the defense! It is often overlooked because of how offense has advanced today, but defense always has been one of the huge factors of any championship on any era.
Tatum and brown aren’t some perfect stylistic duo, they made the right trades that won them the chip this season and probably need to retool a bit to repeat. If they do what they nuggets did, and either lose a valuable piece or just don’t add anybody, they won’t repeat. Every other team will be better next season but despite all the hype, the Celtics still don’t have a top 5 player or somebody who can take over and win them the game, they won because they had 5 really good starters that all played well against the mavericks specifically. This is not an all time great team, this is a well put together team for a good run.
@@YodaSmokes Yes but you don't NEED a top 5 player to win a championship. This is exactly what the video is arguing about. Just because a player isnt in an arbitrary top 5 list doesn't mean they are inable to take over a game. Bad take.
@@charlie_541 Agreed. Gobert is a fine regular season player, but he got majorly exposed against the real competition in the playoffs this year. KAT actually had to step in for the "DPOY" on Joker. What does that tell you...
Lol yea, Luka literally cries on every call and can’t even get up quick to help his team, but you know Tatum copied Garnett so that makes him cringe and invalid
I'm happy for Hortford 🎉 Jrue too. And the jays, they finally finished the job after what, 5 years, of scratching at the door? Edit: also White. Dude was so tough and effective on both sides of the ball
Every single move Kobe made was him trying to be Jordan, and it made Kobe great. There’s a reason people have influences coaches and film study. What an ignorant take
like someone said cover USA Olympics and the NBA draft as well at least the first 2 rounds. that way when the season starts you can pick up from the preseason games into the season. stay goated fam!
Stay GOATED brother. From someone from the other side of the world and i dont even really follow basketball apart from you and jimyhighroller, I just wanna say ive been loving your videos!!
Most of the players entering the NBA are not limited players, they just do what they have been asked to do. Before they can even expand their game, they are asked to specialise because the coach and GM don't plan for player development program, as they want to believe the players already know how to play basketball at a pro level. Fast forward 5 to 8 years, you end up with a highly specialised player who can't go left, shoot FT at a decent % rate, can't defend decently P'n R' or make basic read or passes but scores or defend in very specific contexts during a game. A team made up of 5 players who master the basic of the game, besides the skills that makes them stand out, will have a higher probability to win against one that relies solely on 2 or 3 star players to produce at high level of difficulty against anyone. That's why it's called team sport, the best team will high likely beat the poorly built team, there's nothing to deeply think about really. The problem is the ability to recruit the right personnel, players and coaches that can execute on a consistent basis in a highly competitive environment for 6 months...
Time to reevaluate how we rank the top players in the league, because someone being as limited on defense as Luka is can’t just be ignored when ranking guys or choosing an mvp
This is a interesting take on the evolution of the NBA - teams that want to make a run need 5 multi-dimensional players on the court, not just a superstar tandem & role players. Everyone has to have high bb IQ & decisionmaking skills. That’s a lot to ask from a league of players that were told to specialize
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The youtuber doesn't know shit he just got the money 😂 @@mihai2k9
The hate on tatum for celebrating a championship is actually crazy
it’s not hate, just cringe
Not hating, he just made himself look like a cornball while he did it.
@@Xtrem3eand y'all hating on Jokic being nonchalant with the win. Pick a side and ptake a break from the internet if you can't stand it.
@natechods it's not that he celebrated that's the problem, it's the fact he used MUTLIPLE other people's celebrations instead of just being himself
@@commandershepard4471this is exactly what OP is talking about you clown 😂
At least GOAT admits that he was wrong about who won the finals, unlike everyone in the ESPN media
What do you mean? every single ESPN analysist switched up all their takes on a dime the moment they were proven wrong as ususal
@@AXEJAYB Yea that’s what I’m saying, all week before the finals it was “Luka and Kyrie best backcourt duo of all time” then after game 2 “Luka needs help” after game 3 “Luka is soft and doesn’t play defense” These dudes love talking a whole lot when they love not watching a whole lot
@@jordanscott7247 Tbf most takes were about Luka & Kyrie being the best OFFENSIVE backcourt of all time. Still bad tho, but not the same.
pretty sure most of the media had the Celtics winning. The odds were also in the Celtics favor. The only thing that went in the Mavs favor was viewer polls which was more an indication of which team viewers likes, not which team they thought would actually win.
This video is his entire justification of why he was wrong rather than an apology. His career was over the moment he decided to predict who’d win the finals.
Please cover The Olympics basketball your GOATiNess 👑
Yes
Yes
For sure!
Why? Obviously this man doesn’t know shit, ha picked mavs to beat the best team in the league lol, anyone with common sense can see that mavs were good but not good enough to be the dominant Celtics 😂😂😂
Yeah the Olympics are gonna be wild especially since Jokic is playing for Serbia.
People will hate but at the end of the day they will always be champs
I've heard very little hate for the Celtics after their win.
@@bobhollywood4093 people not really talking about it =hate
@@bobhollywood4093 Yeah they just would not miss, they had a great team and played excellent all year.... on to another season.
@@spiegeltn I'm a Mavs fan, but we were outplayed by the better team. I said in the preseason after they acquired Jrue and Kristaps that the Celtics were going to be deadly (as long as KP stayed healthy). I just never expected my team to be the final victim. Lol.
@@bobhollywood4093are you serious? It’s everywhere
Not only do the Celtics have a super capable and balanced starting 5, they have super specialized role players in Pritchard and Hauser. Playoff Pritchard hit like three hash or half court buzzer beater threes, like a designated hitter who puts 98 mph dirtball sliders in the parking lot. Crazy arsenal this team has. It's crazy that I actually EXPECTED him to hit that last one in game 5.
Brad did a great job at building the roster for this season. Even the trade deadline moves paid off with Tillman playing in the finals.
Dont forget derrick white aswell hes been playing really well this season
@@robertmurray2843 Absolutely, DWhite's play was insane. He's a starter though. My comment was directed at the supporting cast.
Well said. Go Celtics
Im hoping the celtics sign Klay to come off the bench with those two can you imagine a 2nd unit with Pritchard,Houser,and Thompson that's Def a repeat
So you saying it’s over Dallas can’t comeback this series
brother match happened ages ago
@@aaroncheema2992 after Dallas won that one game Brodie made a video saying it’s still a chance
@@blankblank2924 yea and the lost the next match on the next day 💁
@@aaroncheema2992 did he make a video when that happened? I’m pretty sure this his first video since he said that.
@@blankblank2924bro the finals at over, Boston already won... You live under a rock?
Man, people are gonna hate Tatum no matter what. At least he won a chip with them hating.
Calling someone Corny ain’t hate
@@Mecofmecs you're right, its disrespect
@@zandermiller4293 not really if you went out with a friend and he was just reciting every quote he knew for a celebration like ur birthday you’d call him corny. Ur probably Boston trash tho so I get how you may not like being told the truth about yourself or someone you know/like/love
@@Mecofmecs then every championship celebrations past and present is now corny
@@ast9052 bro saw my pfp and mentioned the championship league 💀 I have this pfp bc of the celebration kakas icon “I belong to Jesus shirt” , if anyone did this now it would be corny.
I can appreciate that the last few champs built their teams organically. I hope that becomes the trend. The NBA really needs stars that stay where they are drafted to be relevant again.
the thing I liked about 2022 is that it was a crazily homegrown team. So many players drafted by Boston. THe Jays, Marcus, Rob and Grant Williams, Payton, And Neismith. Sadly Rob never was the same after his injury, Marcus and Grant regressed, and Aaron was ridiculously inconsistent (happy for him in IND). We had to look elsewhere to make the next jump.
U mean like Dirk and kobe
OKC next up
They picked up White, Porzingis, and Jrue lol, they literally did an all star sweepstakes to win it all. Nothing homegrown about this team besides the main 2 guys. Most teams have two drafted players starting. Mavs had Luka, Brunson, Finney Smith, Kleber, and Powell as their starters for years, all drafted except Powell. And way worse for it.
@@invisobill2125cs already had Tatum Brown Pritchard horford and white they traded for kristaps and jrue and the team got better and then annihilated the league
A person that hasn't grown up in Boston as an avid Boston sport's fan will never understand how much LOYALTY is to true fans. Yes, you have fair weather fans that talk bs and make true fans look like the enemy. Celtics are back to #1, the Patriots are tied for #1, the Red Sox are tied for #3 and the Bruins are #4 in terms of championships. The sports culture runs deep in Boston!
Yes, it does. It's a REAL thing. Other fan bases think it's insufferable, but we're just that passionate and we don't care what other people think. It's a Boston thing
@@CoraNFL Yes ma'am...ABSOLUTELY!!!
No matter what old geezers will tell you, but NBA players are becoming more and more skilled, long gone are the days with teams built around one dimensional players, now all 5 need to be able to do everything.
Finally, Boston and Tatum won something after coming close for so many years
The Celtics a high class high prestige organization they kinda juss play with swagless class and IT IS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY BORING they’ve always had a great team no doubt but if you not from Boston I think you gag hearing about a Celtic
@@snugnemongoo8635 This is just all time cope lmao. Watching a team possess 5 players who can all score any way they want has never been seen to this extent. This is fun basketball as long as you're not a hater.
@@bigoofinthechat5496how is it fun watching them blow out team after team in a shitty off-year for its conference? This team is amazingly good as much as it is boring and uncharismatic, and their story will be diminished by the circumstances of the season in the years to come. They will never be as iconic or exhilarating as an 08 Celtics let alone any Celtics team that came before that
@@bigoofinthechat5496 17-18 warriors were scarier scoring wise
It is fun basketball to some extend but let’s be real, everybody hated seeing the warriors play except fans
and they're still young.
So the new NBA is having five players that can all shoot well defend well and move without the ball well. Got it.
It’s silly but yeah. after Jordan everyone went Star hunting. After LA everyone went for duos. After Miami everyone went for big 3. After Warriors ever went for the deep range. Now Boston has set everyone back to basics.
@@theraVen27 Thats not back to Basics. Thats building teams of "Jack of all Trades" without the "Master on none" aka "Master of all Trades"
@@Hirschi74 back to basics as in- all around skilled 5 talent on the floor teams. Owners used to try and build the best TEAM, that’s the basics. Strongest as your weakest link mentality vs the “find me a curry or lebron”
Focus
I see it as a rejection of the 3-and-D roleplayer. Everyone has to have a bag. Can be a big bag or a little bag, but if only two players can put it on the floor, you'll get beat.
That's exactly what we seen wit da Mavs. Only 2 players that can score@@mezzb
From this old (5 decades) Celtics fan: Thank you Danny Ainge for Hiring Brad Stevens and drafting Jaylen and Jayson. Thank you Brad for dealing for Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, and bringing back Al Horford to the Celtics.
This was truly a team effort to bring Banner #18.
Red Auerbach and Mr. Bill Russell are smiling somewhere in this team effort.
Boston 18, Los Angeles Faker 12.
MAVS IN 8 INNIT
stra8 to cancun 😭
@@infinitlightspeed they go to cancun anyways since its the finals
Nah str8 to Galveston 🤣🤣🤣
A team based NBA...yes please
FINALLY!!!
As a C’s fan, I just realized Wemby actually helped the Celtics win a championship.
In the 2nd-to-last game of the season, Wemby single-handedly carried the Spurs to a win over the Nuggets. This led to the Nuggets being knocked down to the 2nd seed and entering the playoff bracket with the Timbwerwolves. The Twolves were quite literally designed to beat the Nuggets, and that’s exactly what happened. The Nuggets match up well against the Celtics, and if they made the Finals, they probably would have repeated.
"WHAT THEY GONNA SAY NOW?!"
WHUDEYGNASEYNAAAAAAAAH!!
That Jordan commercial right after the win was so good
🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bro thought he was curry
Bro tried to have a moment lmao
The Tatum hate is insane, yall think Bostons offense would have neen nearly as potent if Dallas wasnt doubling him all the time? Not to mention he is an _elite_ defender, while Luka is hardly even servicable on that end. Yall just love to hate on a reserved, successful Boston superstar (he can be a bit cringe tho, ngl)
I get what ur saying but that’s goes both ways they doubled Luka and we already know Luka isn’t a great defender, everyone discredits Luka for things we knew he wasn’t good at in the first place, while people overlook his greatness.
Corny
@@caffeine1264 a one word reply, I'm devastated
@@noneya8999 The Celtics defense didn't really double Luka though. Obviously they would give him multiple looks and it would occasionally result in a double but they mostly played straight up and let him get whatever. They played to take away the lobs and corner threes. On picks, they would switch because Tatum was on the center and he's a fine defender. They would be happy having one of the guards switch onto Luka on a pick too. Even Horford and Tillman would play Luka straight up. When Porzingis was in, he'd play drop and that was the only time the defense really changed.
On offense, the Celtics would attack Luka a lot. You mention Luka's flaws but the Celtics really game planned to pick apart those flaws. He needs to get in better shape so he's not gassing out by the 3rd quarter when a team like the Celtics game plans to go at him all game. Most players go through the growing pains though, I'm sure he'll learn from it.
Mavs looked like shit
I rooted for the Mavs, but this is the most deserved championship win in a long time.
How is one more deserved than the other? Define that. You guys are weird.
@@curto201I think it’s because of how much the Celtics have gone thru over the years to get to this point. Say what you want about the city of Boston but the players deserved this for being so close for so long.
I love how Tatum has these haters 😂 people hate on Greatness
That is part of what made him more mature and I am loving it. The haters are now the ones choking. 😆
Tatum did not play well in the Finals though lol Boston is insanely stacked though, might be a dynasty run incoming with the unit they have
@@DoPtRiGGahe only did bad shooting or are you a casual
Greatness brings superstar scrutiny with it JT is not special in being held to this standard he didn’t play well again in the Finals he had a super team vs a undermanned Dallas team so he didn’t have too got to play like a 2nd 3rd option
Greatness? Stop it get some help.
Champions! Banner 18! Lets go Title Town!
I'd rather be a lakers fan when i see things like this 🤮 (i hate lebum and the lakers)
@@noahlarson1149 if you're team won you'd be saying very similar things. let boomer have their moment
@@noahlarson1149wompity womp
@@noahlarson1149what's your team then 😂😂😂😂
We’re running out of room in the rafters. So happy we stand alone as the team with the most nba championships. That last Lakers bubble championship was dogshit.
Just wanna say that is was an absolute joy to be here with you and follow you through your growth since the beginning of this season, i remember you had a few thousand subs and now you touching 200k with your fingers, im so proud of you man! You killed it so you deserve it! I wish you more and more and i can't wait to see more content from you, wether it evolves or not, i'll be here for the GOAT 🔥
"No tatum celebrated👶👶👶i cant believe he would do that to my mighty lord and saviour😢😢luka doncic
My Mavs will be back next year trust btw LETS GO GOATS
"They pulled it off without a single top five player." Yikes. I strongly suspect that's trolling, because Tatum has been All-NBA first team the past three seasons.
10:41 my man just called homie a Pokémon I’m weak 💀
Defense wins championships in most team sports. at the highest level, 2 excellent offenses are facing off and whoever has the best defense usually wins.
The boston celtics are NOT the blueprint. U think its realistic to have 2 top 20 players and still have 3 borderline all star players with a deep bench. Thats not realistic
Right we finna be in the luxury tax like Ah mf lol but it was worth it 🍀
I think some mid-tier teams will try and mimic Boston this off-season, probably to no avail, but this win may influence new players and rookies to focus on a well rounded game and also, highlight the flaws in the large cast of aging superstars who need to retire
Somebody has to poach a key player from Boston
@@noahlarson1149 I think everyone is signed through next season so can't really happen till after that if it's going to happen.
@@jammer9941 And if they repeat the players will want to stay and may be willing to sacrifice a little dough to do so. This team isn't going anywhere
Can you do a summary of this entire season?
Who stepped up onto the spotlight?
Who disappointed? Who proved themselves? Etc...
Celtics proved themselves and ready for 2 peat, mavs stepped up, pacers, knicks rising in the east okc rising in the west, nuggets still contender, wolves possible contender, bucks possible contender, nobody else matters.
Youre acting like the celtics havent been to like 5 ecf with tatum.... this isnt a big ring. Hence why it was the worst rated finals in the last 25 years.
@@curto201 yeah getting to 5 ecf at 26 an amazing thing. The Celtics finally got over the hump tho and the best team in the league by far will be back in force next season so unless some other team can make heavy adjustments I would take Cs as the favorites again
@@jessecorrell996 Literally one of the easiest roads in the finals in the last 25 years. They legit didnt play an elite team in the east because they were all injured.... This was a cake walk and wasnt good for the league at all.
Why do you think they lost every other time when teams were healthy? Stumped ya didnt I.
@@curto201 they lost in the past for a number of reasons kyrie, Hayward,kemba rob williams, smart brown, ect injured. To many cooks in the kitchen with Kyrie as a leader. In 2022 came off 2 7 games series to play an all time Great team. Last year they underperformed against the heat and an injured Tatum is the only reason they couldn't complete the comeback. This year the Celtics were simply better all regular season including being 8-2 agains the healthy mavs, pacers while healthy, and cavs while healthy. But you right I forgot injuries only matter when it helps the Celtics
Bro the way u break it down piece by piece is amazing u are one of the best basketball channels out there fr❤
Thank you goat for posting about this amazing season!🎉🎉🎉
Whoever gives hate to Tatum are mavs fans or pacers fans it’s not his fault for celebrating a championship the Celtics were a better team. (I don’t blame for recreating Kobe moment after all it’s Tatum’s favorite player)
Going for those versatile types of players seems to dominate trend for sure.
Excited to watch your GOATed videos again next season!!
Your videos are wildly better than similar channels
Rondo has one of the highest iqs in basketball history, could rebound and play defense, plus is considered one of the best point guards of his era . I don’t see how he wouldn’t get minutes on this celtics team .
He would play but not get that many minutes he would be in a 3 man rotation with drew and white
He would play, but as a replacement in limited minutes. Because they need the spacing and rondo couldn't shoot the 3s...
Rondo could barely shoot period 😂
@@ryles1159i dont kno what rondo you watched, not saying he was a great shooter or anything but when teams left him open, celtics won games based on him knocking down that open 3. In fact, go watch rondo vs KD 3 pt contest.. rondos mid range jumper was no slouch either
Mav’s whole locker room should watch this.
Finally the Celtics have clinched their 18th title with 5 two way players and consistent explosiveness from either Brown or Tatum. What a dominant season!
"BOSTON! This is for YOU!"
- Kyrie Irving
They've used previous loss as springboard for a championship. Congratulations Celtics!
It's been an honour following this season with the GOAT.
Best recaps, bar none.
This season wouldn’t be complete without one last GOAT video… keep up the good work bro 🤘
Wake up babe! New GOAT video just dropped
No way this man just said “20 oh 8”💀💀
"Rayjohn Rondo" LMFAOOOO
I was gunna saw…
You’re just old hating on someone young
@@katlas ain’t no way people younger than me refer to the 2000s like that, also there’s a very solid chance Goat is older than me
@@katlaswe 90's peope referre to the 2000's as that.
this year, you became my favorite nba guy on youtube. you even admitted you were wrong! this video is a great example of your high quality content without it being too long. I'm not a boston fan but you really did nail why they were so hard to beat
you, are goated
This was really well done. Thank you.
After game 2 of the Finals it was crystal clear to me that the Celtics had the title in their bag. The Celtics are a TEAM, a TEAM where all of the players are good at every single thing on the court. Tatum and Brown have the smarts and the great decision making and THAT is what makes them top 5 in my eyes. Look at Lebron, the great on all stats, except decision making, leadership and composure, which is a good reason the Lakers are not championship material today but are not hard stats like points or dunks
Yeah, it was 2 on 5 out there for four out of five games. People were talking shit on Tatum and Brown for not dominating the statline in the first couple games, rather than praising Jrue and D-White stepping up getting buckets. Mainstream sports (all?) media such a distraction/controversy factory.
Clear bait
Rage bait
@@mrdan523I was shocked at why old man Bron was mentioned.
@@mrdan523bro spitting facts thoo
Mavs in 8
Congratulations to you too. What a channel
Will you be doing a video on the NBA draft night? I really enjoy these videos
maaan never trusting your opinion again bro, you was wrong all year 😭😭😭
Please cover the Olympics 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Soccer had a similar revolution in the past few decades. Defenders that could score goals and offensive players that could hand defensive duties with prestige. Midfielders that were do-it-alls across the entire 90+ minutes. It was called "total football." What you have described is a basketball game that I think would fit well under the moniker of "total basketball." Great analysis.
Love the way you put these videos together💪🫡
Rooted for the Mavs but do not understand how people dislike JT & JB? Good on them winning, congrats 🌞
Rooted for the Mavs also, will never root for Boston, but will always support and root for my bros JT & JB.
All I’m saying is Luka gonna be scary going forward. He already had a historic season, going forward he’ll be an all time great. This loss is only going to make him better.
Reminds me of Jokics journey. If he drops weight and improves his conditioning he will be deadly
@@jaysav8958And you think Tatum won’t get better? He will be motivated to win finals MVP next season
@@marcus8030 where in my comment did I mention tatum or even compared the two of them?
Lukas defense wasn't the problem. Defense overall wasn't a problem. They held the Cs to poorer shooting numbers than expected. The problem was the Cs defense. That's what tricked everyone. We all thought that under the spotlight Kyrie would somehow perform better than he has in 10+ games previously vs the them but he didn't, he performed as expected which wasn't good. I mean the Mavs only scored over 100 points once and surprise surprise, they won that game.
Dallas D didn't hold them, they were literally missing wide open shots they typically make. Dallas had open shots, too. But not corner 3's.
Another goated summary - thank you. Can't wait to see what you gonna do next - best of luck with that
“WE DID IT”😭💀
He thought he was kg 💀
@@ojukwuojukwu3266cringe
Shet was cringe and he looked/sounded zesty the whole time
Wow can I see your NBA championship trophy?!?
Y’all got mad at Jokic for not celebrating. Let Tatum be happy.
BANNER 18!! Suck it haters! See y’all next year for the B2B ;)
Least watched finals . Nobody really cares
Cope harder
@@Crane_001 basketball fans care. they watched. just the casuals who are fans of one hyped up player and don't know ball didn't watch. and what they watch or don't watch doesn't mean shit for basketball
@@Crane_001considering the amount of coping I've seen since they won, I think a lot of people do care.
Thank you for an exciting season of updates. GOAT 🐐 see you next season 🎉
I’m glad the NBA is changing this way, more skill and unlocking more things basketball players can do. No more limited play, it’s a good thing to see a player do anything - offensively or defensively - at any given time.
The best players are the one’s with the least amount of weaknesses. A whole team of that will win any year imo. The Celtics are a great representation of that.
Despite the loss and the rest of the team not showing up, Luka still even with that great of Boston’s defense, he out scored everybody and had the best performance. With injuries. He’ll be back.
Great _offensive_ performance. There's two ends of a basketball court, and you can't be great if you're effective on only one of them
That’s what’s going to end the remarkable Luka. Boston showed the league how to beat Luka. Go ahead and let Luka score 30, 40, 50.. it’s just going to tire him out and ice the rest of the Mavs.
@@theraVen27 that’s why the Mavs are going to change their roster and get people who can shoot the damn ball
@@theraVen27 if there’s only 2 guys you really have to guard it’s easier to win cuz the other guys can’t shoot. Luka needs some help and Kyrie is great and the rest of the team will get better they need some shooters
@@-deedee idc if they bring in Steph curry. If he’s only getting one shot per quarter, he’s going to have poor performances. The 12 other guys all together averaged one shot per quarter vs Luka and Kyries over 200 shots in the series.
Jason Tatum surpassed Kat for the corniest player .
Grasping at straws. This is akin to republicans hating Obamas brown suit.
He also surpassed Luka whos now in the position tatum was 2 years ago🤷♂️
@@jessecorrell996 Not really. Pretty sure most people like Luka
@@Crane_001 idc who likes him, Tatum has a chip luka doesnt
@@jessecorrell996 actually it does matter . Tatum didn’t do anything to earn that chip. Jaylon brown does tho. He’s cool
This analysis is so much better than what ESPN offers or any other famous channels, GOAT has so many unique perspectives. Respect mate!
Dallas had an AMAZING season with Ky, he had dunks, steals, even step back 3s, ….. We all know that if Ky played 80% of his prime Dallas would have won. Plus there is a new season coming and I know that Dallas is at least going to the conference finals. These finals weren’t a loss for them, it was a huge learning season for further championships. Amazing.
I don’t think Celtics fans can hate on Kyrie’s decision. Boston can never hold the moral high ground again after what they did to Isaiah Thomas
Chill with the whataboutism
We were literally screaming fuck kyrie after we won it all
Isiah Thomas was betrayed by the organization, which is different now Kyrie betrayed the city.
Tatum still isn’t a Superstar and we all know it. Good on him for getting the bag tho
Lol as long as he gets paid like one I don't think he cares
He is tho
If he isn’t a superstar, then that means the Celtics aren’t a superteam
How is he not? He’s streaky for sure but look at his numbers year to year and overall impact. Dude is a 5x all star, all star MVP, 3x all NBA first team, and A CHAMPION. Biggest point- he has improved every every every stat from year to year.
He owns your team. Top 5 not 5
It's the defense! It is often overlooked because of how offense has advanced today, but defense always has been one of the huge factors of any championship on any era.
i love how you don't just put out mass amounts of videos, you take time and produce the best videos. ALWAYS worth the wait thank you!!!!🙏
Brown popped off this series!!
Tatum and brown aren’t some perfect stylistic duo, they made the right trades that won them the chip this season and probably need to retool a bit to repeat. If they do what they nuggets did, and either lose a valuable piece or just don’t add anybody, they won’t repeat. Every other team will be better next season but despite all the hype, the Celtics still don’t have a top 5 player or somebody who can take over and win them the game, they won because they had 5 really good starters that all played well against the mavericks specifically. This is not an all time great team, this is a well put together team for a good run.
Saying Tatum and Brown cant take over is a bad take. The Celtics arent the fcking 2004 Pistons. The Celtics actually have superstars.
Tatum nor brown are superstars. They are stars. They can’t do what Luka can do or what lebron use to do. I’m not sure how that is up for debate.
@@YodaSmokes Yes but you don't NEED a top 5 player to win a championship. This is exactly what the video is arguing about. Just because a player isnt in an arbitrary top 5 list doesn't mean they are inable to take over a game. Bad take.
I would rather go with a team of 5 really good starters than with a team that have the mvp, another star, and 3 decent role players.
Strenght in numbers
Minnesota 2025 NBA Champions
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Celtics gon run it back
You mean the team that could barely crack 100 against the Mavs? Yeah good luck with that
Trade Gobert and KAT and you might be right
@@charlie_541 Agreed. Gobert is a fine regular season player, but he got majorly exposed against the real competition in the playoffs this year. KAT actually had to step in for the "DPOY" on Joker. What does that tell you...
200K subs in one season 🎉 Congrats GOAT
Also the part of the new NBA: waiting for GOAT to drop the next video as my only news source on what's happening in the league
Tatum gotta be the most unoriginal person ever lmao. Great job covering this year’s playoffs, you’re my goat. Much love brother
Everyone hating on Tatum, where is Luka’s ring? Oh yeah that’s right.
Lol yea, Luka literally cries on every call and can’t even get up quick to help his team, but you know Tatum copied Garnett so that makes him cringe and invalid
Your vids, just getting better and better
I'm happy for Hortford 🎉
Jrue too.
And the jays, they finally finished the job after what, 5 years, of scratching at the door?
Edit: also White. Dude was so tough and effective on both sides of the ball
Tatum was so corny for sayin all that and copying Kanye and KG
Tatum won and nobody cares 😂😂 plus he thinks he is Kobe.
Tatum is his own man. Great player! Not Kobe. Not taking anything away from him just different game… from a lifelong lakers fan from L.A.
Every single move Kobe made was him trying to be Jordan, and it made Kobe great. There’s a reason people have influences coaches and film study. What an ignorant take
@@theraVen27 Nah I was just trolling, it’s just that he is corny. He texted a dead Kobe and he is trying too hard to be iconic 😂.
@@avc8313 He’s 26.. give the kid a break haha
@@theraVen27 i’m just joking around but wemby wouldn’t do this and he is 20 🫣.
Tingus Pingus finally won a Ringus
Tingis Pingis will go down in NBA lore. Funniest shit ever 😂😂😂😂
At least you're giving the NBA CHAMPIONS their much deserved flowers. Let's fucking go Celtics! ☘🏆
before it was about the stars, now its about the stats
thanks joe mazzulla
The way he says 2008 at 0:53 makes me giggle
nah when he said rayjan rondo 😂
So basically the nba started becoming real life nba 2k myteam
like someone said cover USA Olympics and the NBA draft as well at least the first 2 rounds. that way when the season starts you can pick up from the preseason games into the season. stay goated fam!
Luka and the Dallas Mavericks will see you again next season for another clash of NBA championship 🏆
Stay Goated.. you did a great job throughout the playoffs. Looking forward to the new season
this season really marks a new era
I subscribed on this video. Keep it up! 👍
I love the breakdown in this vid top-notch💯🐐
Stay GOATED brother. From someone from the other side of the world and i dont even really follow basketball apart from you and jimyhighroller, I just wanna say ive been loving your videos!!
Most of the players entering the NBA are not limited players, they just do what they have been asked to do.
Before they can even expand their game, they are asked to specialise because the coach and GM don't plan for player development program, as they want to believe the players already know how to play basketball at a pro level.
Fast forward 5 to 8 years, you end up with a highly specialised player who can't go left, shoot FT at a decent % rate, can't defend decently P'n R' or make basic read or passes but scores or defend in very specific contexts during a game.
A team made up of 5 players who master the basic of the game, besides the skills that makes them stand out, will have a higher probability to win against one that relies solely on 2 or 3 star players to produce at high level of difficulty against anyone.
That's why it's called team sport, the best team will high likely beat the poorly built team, there's nothing to deeply think about really.
The problem is the ability to recruit the right personnel, players and coaches that can execute on a consistent basis in a highly competitive environment for 6 months...
Time to reevaluate how we rank the top players in the league, because someone being as limited on defense as Luka is can’t just be ignored when ranking guys or choosing an mvp
Swiss Army knife defendors! Great analogy usage love it bro ❤
Pritchard is like special teams hes only on court to hit halfcpurt buzzers
Yes, brilliant season, history, & "Celtic Glory Team"! GOATED IS AN UNDERSTATMENT!
This is a interesting take on the evolution of the NBA - teams that want to make a run need 5 multi-dimensional players on the court, not just a superstar tandem & role players. Everyone has to have high bb IQ & decisionmaking skills. That’s a lot to ask from a league of players that were told to specialize