FacebookTwitterPinterest Are the Celtics too reliant on Isaiah Thomas. Hard-core fans love making the case for their favorite players to get national team time. “When I got there, there no players, no goalposts, no uniforms, no soccer balls,” Toye said. “As his body stops being able to recover as well, is he able to modify how often he plays at that intensity – either within a game, or also which games he goes hard.