Woj is full of it. I woke up this morning and I made the choice of using twitter for my Celtics thoughts. Enjoy or don’t. Just to be clear, I hope they win Game 4 tonight.

• When the Nets almost hired Udoka, November 9th, the Celtics were 8-3 and the players' uneasy feelings, my term, caused them to win 13 of their next 15 games.
  
  But sure Woj. https://t.co/jF2HBKUm3y

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• Some facts to fire back at this Woj video:

  Woj, who shares the same agent as Udoka, is blaming Mazzulla. Shocker.

  When the Nets almost hired Udoka, November 9th, the Celtics were 8-3 and the players’ uneasy feelings, my term, caused them to win 13 of their next 15 games.

  Frank Vogel seven days before the season began had a year left on his LA Lakers contract so he could sit at home and collect or the Celtics would have had to pay up in at the very least Cash to get him out of his Lakers contract.

  Jay Larranaga was here from 2012–2021 as an assistant, I bet he didn’t want to come back because he knew what Tatum and Brown were all about.

  Will Hardy is 35 years old and was hired by the Jazz on June 29, 2022. When the Celtics first learned of the relationship between Udoka and the staff member in July, they were led to believe it was consensual, according to The Athletic. So Will Hardy was gone before the Udoka thing was an issue. Just based on the reporting.

  Celtics went 10-3 after 3/13 when Damon Stoudamire left for G-Tech.

  The ownership spending money on a more experienced ast coach is valid. I bet they didn’t because Brad Stevens was there overseeing everything. I think Wyc did want to have Stevens back behind the bench and Stevens wanted nothing to do with it.

• If Brad Stevens wanted a veteran coach like Frank Vogal before the season and Celtics ownership said no due to money, that’s a problem.

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• If the Celtics don’t make the finals and win a championship it’s really on the players being talented enough to execute and smart enough to adjust to layers of adjustments. Health is an issue for sure. The desire to win is a question mark. Coaching could get in their way.

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• If the Celtics lose tonight or lose this series, I don’t think the Celtics can win 4 in a row against Miami, all the questions about Tatum and Brown winning a title together come back. Is coach Marcus Smart a problem? Can we count on Rob Williams health? Etc

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• Wyc and Pags are really good owners. They’re very serious about winning the next championship they’re just very logical about how to build a team and when to go all in. The two seasons of dysfunction with Kyrie could have set the franchise back for a while but it didn’t. https://t.co/yPZqqNF2n5

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• I was looking around NBA rosters for players I’d consider trading Tatum or Brown for and I keep coming up with, I wouldn’t do that deal or team “x” isn’t dealing that player.
  I don’t see a major move, I just see minor moves and tons of speculation about the Celtics this offseason

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

• Defense first coach. Won a title with LeBron in the bubble. My guess is this roster would hate Frank Vogel. I think he’s a high level coach. https://t.co/Hk5O2HP78m

  — James Stewart ☝️ (@IAmJamesStewart) May 23, 2023

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