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Switching off a pick and roll is easy in the NBA, but flipping the switch on and off in the NBA this season has been a difficult one for the Boston Celtics.



This Boston Celtics team has had an underwhelming season to say the least.Good thing the real season begins on April 13th, Aka NBA PLAYOFFS!!!!The Celtics are likely going to face off against the Indiana Pacers in the first round, a very desirable matchup for the Celtics after Victor Oladipo went down with a season ending injury a few months ago.



However, the Celtics won’t be going very far unless they figure out a way to develop some consistency very quickly.Playoff basketball is where the roster shrinks down, and the stars get the big minutes, I think this is where the Boston Celtics will shine.



Last year for example Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs Cleveland the Boston Celtics had a 7 man rotation.If something like this happens this year in the playoffs, top 7 guys on the Celtics right nowKyrie, Tatum, Jaylen, Hayward, Horford, Smart and Morris. (We would throw Baynes in too)I predict some point Hayward this playoffs, the bench is going to be very short players that haven’t played up to par this season will find themselves on the bench unless the Celtics fall into some trouble.I think a rise in minutes for these star players will be the key to “Flipping the switch”Brad has heavily limited minutes for his stars this season, the Boston Celtics do not have a player in the top 33 with average minutes played, Kyrie is currently 34th on the list.Coach Stevens has received more criticism this year than all of his previous years as the Celtic’s Head Coach combine.Look at the bigger picture that a lot of people haven’t realized, Brad over the course of his career as an NBA head coach has seen himself lose to the LeBron led Cavs more times than I’d like to talk about, but do you think that this season he is taking some notes from “The King’s” team?Brad has had no problem giving our guys plenty of rest this season, as much as it sucks heading into a game and realizing “WTF Kyrie isn’t even playing!!” it really might pay off this postseason.Kyrie in my opinion is the key to success this year, we obviously didn’t have him last year when we needed him, this year I think that he’s 100% healthy and that could really be due to Brad and the coaching staff managing his load this year.HERO BALL?That shit doesn’t happen in the playoffs.We’ve seen it all to often this season in games the Celtics have a 20 point lead in the 2nd quarter and all of a sudden players start getting wild launching up “dagger shots”That shit DOES NOT happen in the playoffs.All of these points I’m making have to do with the Celtics flipping that switch.



That switch is going to be flipped and we will be very pleased with this team in the playoffsDuring an 82 game season the games are watered down, players don’t give it 100% every single night, however once the primetime playoff basketball begins? THATS WHEN THEY CARE!!!!!NBA Playoffs are absolutely must watch TV, the world will be watching, and I can’t wait for the world to watch this fucking team FLIP THAT SWITCH, BITCH.

GRD OUT.