Bass looks like the weak link.Put Garnett on Griffin and Bass on D.Jordan defensively?
Going to be a tough game. Our focus needs to be containing Crawford and Griffin.
Going to be a tough game. Our focus needs to be containing Crawford and Griffin.
I thought Crawford has a broken nose, will he play?
Bass looks like the weak link.
Bass looks like the weak link.Put Garnett on Griffin and Bass on D.Jordan defensively?
Although, Garnett didn't exactly cover himself in glory in LA when he tried to defend Blake Griffin the last time around. Maybe KG is more valuable as a team defender. Might just have to live with that Bass vs Griffin matchup.
Regardless of who guards Griffin, force him to shoot from outside. In fact, that should be our team strategy today. With no CP3, they have a very limited perimeter offense.
Bass looks like the weak link.Put Garnett on Griffin and Bass on D.Jordan defensively?
Although, Garnett didn't exactly cover himself in glory in LA when he tried to defend Blake Griffin the last time around. Maybe KG is more valuable as a team defender. Might just have to live with that Bass vs Griffin matchup.
Not sure myself what is the correct way to go about this, considering Griffin's style, I rather keep Bass on him and let KG cover Jordan. As much as I like KG as a team defender, I really hope he doesn't over-help. It's usually unneeded, and it's in those instances where Jordan makes a living.
So give assignments, and stay solid throughout.
Good pull up jumper from the elbow by Bradley. Love that shot.
Aww god, an isolation for Courtney Lee? Yuck
Bass looks like the weak link.
DeAndre Jordan is an incredible finisher around the basket.
Only needs the tiniest bit of daylight between him, the defender and the rim.
Bass is playing incredibly lazy defense and it's resulting in alley oops.
Get Green in there please.
He can't guard anyone. Ship his but out!!!Bass looks like the weak link.
Weak!!!!!
LOL 2 rebounds 8 min in the game xD
Most hops I've seen from Jason all year.
Honestly, even without Rondo I think we still have a playoff roster 1-3, but we just don't have enough good bigs to deal with a team like LA that has two good bigs.Definitely need another rotation caliber big man. Preferably someone who can play the five.
Collins is going to use every one of his fouls, most will be of the blatant variety.
Honestly, even without Rondo I think we still have a playoff roster 1-3, but we just don't have enough good bigs to deal with a team like LA that has two good bigs.
Collins is going to use every one of his fouls, most will be of the blatant variety.
Honestly, even without Rondo I think we still have a playoff roster 1-3, but we just don't have enough good bigs to deal with a team like LA that has two good bigs.Definitely need another rotation caliber big man. Preferably someone who can play the five.
Collins is going to use every one of his fouls, most will be of the blatant variety.
He can't guard anyone. Ship his but out!!!Bass looks like the weak link.
Weak!!!!!
Collins great defense on Griffin two plays in a row.
Jeff Green playing like an all-star. :)He's always been our 4th best player... just no role for him. I've always had faith in Green... i kept a close eye on him in Seattle/OKC. He's talented.
This team is a joy to watch without Rondo, honestly. As they play more, they are getting more comfortable playing team basketball... the offense is just going to get better. Lots of guys who can do lots of different things as opposed to one guy doing one thing.I hope that when Rondo comes back we can stay with this form of offense.
When did the Clippers sign Bane?
Hey, where's the goaltending on Barnes?You think a crew of Eddie Rush and Zach Zarba would give the C's that call?
Chris Wilcox in the house!
This team is a joy to watch without Rondo, honestly. As they play more, they are getting more comfortable playing team basketball... the offense is just going to get better. Lots of guys who can do lots of different things as opposed to one guy doing one thing.I hope that when Rondo comes back we can stay with this form of offense.
Terrific defense and block by Odom on J.Green's dribble drive.
I just realized something...
We haven't been getting blown out by 20-0 runs with KG on the bench.
A CHRISTMAS MRACLE.
Terrific defense and block by Odom on J.Green's dribble drive.
I just realized something...
We haven't been getting blown out by 20-0 runs with KG on the bench.
A CHRISTMAS MRACLE.
Yeah, this team has been really fun to watch lately.
Terrific defense and block by Odom on J.Green's dribble drive.
Yep, not a match-up that Green can really capitalize in. He's equally long, and has speed to keep up too.
Grant Hill looks about done.Yeah, he looked awful against Toronto yesterday too.
30 point 1st quarter for Clips.Clippers without Chris Paul = far worse
4 points so far in the 2nd.
What happened to the whole flopping penalty thing?
Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
I'm just laughing at how much better we are now that Rondo's ball hogging is gone.It's too early... but I this is definitely living up to my expectations. Very interesting.
Remember when we walked the ball up the court every time and some idiots were saying "WELL HE DOESNT HAVE ANYONE TO RUN WITH HIM"
Rondo is out for the year and all of a sudden our old guys learned how to run.
Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
We already have 8 guys in double digit minutes with two more with 4 and 5.
We have 9 players with 4-8 points and one more 3 points.
Great balance and defense so far.
Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
Well yeah and Chris Paul is the greatest point guard in the league and a serious offensive weapon who could score 30 a night if he wanted to... makes sense they'd play poorly without him. Rondo's a passer playing with a bunch of guards who can create their own shots. It makes sense that we wouldn't be that much worse without him.
Maybe Ainge didn't have a choice. Rondo needs shooters. The best shooter in the league hated Rondo and bailed on the team. Ainge scrambled and took the best available guards, Terry, Lee and Barbosa. Neither of which are pure shooters. It was a good decision... it's not like we had a better choice. All three of those guys are capable guards. I wouldn't call any of them starters, but they are capable.Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
Well yeah and Chris Paul is the greatest point guard in the league and a serious offensive weapon who could score 30 a night if he wanted to... makes sense they'd play poorly without him. Rondo's a passer playing with a bunch of guards who can create their own shots. It makes sense that we wouldn't be that much worse without him.
Maybe Ainge should have thought of that before he constructed the team the way he did.
That team is way too dependent on Chris Paul for offense.
That team is way too dependent on Chris Paul for offense.Hes a legitimate MVP candidate. He carried teams to 50 wins by himself. The clippers went from being a 32 win team to being one of the best in the entire league. The Hornets went from being a playoff team to being one of the worst in the league. Chris Paul is amazing.
We already have 8 guys in double digit minutes with two more with 4 and 5. We have 9 players with 4-8 points and one more 3 points.Great balance and defense so far.Uhm-hm. And only 5 TOs. What happends when passing is in the flow of the game vs Looking To Pass. So fewer forced passes. This is how Docs offense can work, once the, uhm , bottleneck is remeoved.
10 Celtics played the first half.
10 Celtics have scored
0 Celtics have scored in the double digits
Pierce is the only Celtic to have taken more than five shots (6)
Nine Celtics have a rebound
All five starters have at least 2 assists
Celtics bench has 1 turnover
Clippers bench has 7 turnovers
Our best two +/- players are from the bench (Terry, Green)
Absolutely beautiful basketball.
Maybe Ainge didn't have a choice. Rondo needs shooters. The best shooter in the league hated Rondo and bailed on the team. Ainge scrambled and took the best available guards, Terry, Lee and Barbosa. Neither of which are pure shooters. It was a good decision... it's not like we had a better choice. All three of those guys are capable guards. I wouldn't call any of them starters, but they are capable.Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
Well yeah and Chris Paul is the greatest point guard in the league and a serious offensive weapon who could score 30 a night if he wanted to... makes sense they'd play poorly without him. Rondo's a passer playing with a bunch of guards who can create their own shots. It makes sense that we wouldn't be that much worse without him.
Maybe Ainge should have thought of that before he constructed the team the way he did.
I think in most seasons, losing Rondo would be more impactful, but we just so happen to have talent on this roster that can step up in his absence. Rondo's absence defines roles, gets more minutes for our guards, moves undersized Bradley into the PG slot, puts our best defensive guards in the starting back court, gives Jeff Green an opportunity to play like Jeff Green... etc. So far it seems like a net gain. It fixed some of our roster issues.
Maybe Ainge didn't have a choice. Rondo needs shooters. The best shooter in the league hated Rondo and bailed on the team. Ainge scrambled and took the best available guards, Terry, Lee and Barbosa. Neither of which are pure shooters. It was a good decision... it's not like we had a better choice. All three of those guys are capable guards. I wouldn't call any of them starters, but they are capable.Clips definitely look terrible without Paul
And maybe the Celtics are just that good.
Well yeah and Chris Paul is the greatest point guard in the league and a serious offensive weapon who could score 30 a night if he wanted to... makes sense they'd play poorly without him. Rondo's a passer playing with a bunch of guards who can create their own shots. It makes sense that we wouldn't be that much worse without him.
Maybe Ainge should have thought of that before he constructed the team the way he did.
I think in most seasons, losing Rondo would be more impactful, but we just so happen to have talent on this roster that can step up in his absence. Rondo's absence defines roles, gets more minutes for our guards, moves undersized Bradley into the PG slot, puts our best defensive guards in the starting back court, gives Jeff Green an opportunity to play like Jeff Green... etc. So far it seems like a net gain. It fixed some of our roster issues.
Maybe...
Let's see what happens in the playoffs (if we get there) when the games slow down and become far more half-court oriented. Let's see what happens when we face the same team 7 games straight.
17ppg/11apg/6rpg is not easily replaced.
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
If Rondo played like he played in the playoffs... 17 points 11 assists, 5 rebounds, etc... It would require him to play 43 minutes a game like he did last year. If Rondo played 43 minutes a game, that would leave only 53 minutes total for Avery Bradley, Courtney Lee, Jason Terry and Leandro Barbosa to split... So maybe 13 minutes each for these interchangeable guards? So in other words, you'd probably end up seeing Barbosa get a bunch of DNPs which is shame, because Barbosa is one of our more talented players. That would be a waste of a quality roster spot.10 Celtics played the first half.
10 Celtics have scored
0 Celtics have scored in the double digits
Pierce is the only Celtic to have taken more than five shots (6)
Nine Celtics have a rebound
All five starters have at least 2 assists
Celtics bench has 1 turnover
Clippers bench has 7 turnovers
Our best two +/- players are from the bench (Terry, Green)
Absolutely beautiful basketball.
Celtics 33 point first quarter and 59 point first half are both the best of the season.
Hilarious how much better we're playing without Rondo. It's a shame he doesn't play like it's the playoffs every game and doesn't ball hog. We would have been unstoppable.
Bass is so irrelevant we need to like trade him like yesterday... "clueless" haha Great Half! Saw it coming... this team is so exciting to watch nowadays ;D
Bass is so irrelevant we need to like trade him like yesterday... "clueless" haha Great Half! Saw it coming... this team is so exciting to watch nowadays ;D
unfortunately we need Bass now that Sullinger is done for the year.
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
I loved him last year, he has great game we can use, but his struggling...I believe he'll get a grip ans start being a great piece for this team(see C. Lee)Bass is so irrelevant we need to like trade him like yesterday... "clueless" haha Great Half! Saw it coming... this team is so exciting to watch nowadays ;D
unfortunately we need Bass now that Sullinger is done for the year.
The ball is definitely moving much better without Rondo, but I think that's a philosophy change that needs to happen. In the first 2 years of the Big 3, the ball moved around the court a lot. Rondo is masterful with the ball, and can pick defenses apart (so I totally get why we gave him the ball more and more over the years), but we need to change back to the older style...and along with that, Rondo needs to look to score more. I think these are transitions that will happen, and I think Rondo will pick this up as he's watching the games. The kid wants to win as much as KG, and I honestly don't think he'll care what his numbers look like so long as it helps the team win. I think the team we have once Rondo returns next year will rely much more on ball movement, and Rondo attacking for points.Rondo is a weak offensive player and a poor shooter. That makes him somewhat unreliable off the ball. Teams continue to slack off him. We couldnt play this way with Rondo. Our offense was built to play to Rondo's strengths and mask his weaknesses. Now we're just playing basketball.
I'm glad Pierce came to play the second half.
What a shot by Pierce, basically dribbling backwards towards the 3-line and pulling up. Truth
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
With Rondo we were not going to make the playoffs.
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
With Rondo we were not going to make the playoffs. He was a hinderance to the team.
The ball is definitely moving much better without Rondo, but I think that's a philosophy change that needs to happen. In the first 2 years of the Big 3, the ball moved around the court a lot. Rondo is masterful with the ball, and can pick defenses apart (so I totally get why we gave him the ball more and more over the years), but we need to change back to the older style...and along with that, Rondo needs to look to score more. I think these are transitions that will happen, and I think Rondo will pick this up as he's watching the games. The kid wants to win as much as KG, and I honestly don't think he'll care what his numbers look like so long as it helps the team win. I think the team we have once Rondo returns next year will rely much more on ball movement, and Rondo attacking for points.Rondo is a weak offensive player and a poor shooter. That makes him somewhat unreliable off the ball. Teams continue to slack off him. We couldnt play this way with Rondo. Our offense was built to play to Rondo's strengths and mask his weaknesses. Now we're just playing basketball.
We have a bunch of quality backup guards who are offensive weapons. Now we can uses those offensive weapons without restricting them into being merely shooters.
has anyone been paying close attention to the "savior" Avery Bradley? Has his defense dropped off now that he's being asked to do more on offense? I haven't really been watching closely... I feel like a lot of his defense is just based on effort an intensity... hard to maintain that.
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
With Rondo we were not going to make the playoffs.
You have absolutely no evidence to support this. Even with the record we had at the time Rondo went down we were still the 8th seed.
starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
What team can the Celtics beat that the Rondo crowd will admit, this team is better without Rondo slowing down the offense and not playing any defense?
I'm not sure what you mean by Rondo crowd, but I will not be impressed unless we make it further into the playoffs.
So, unless we make the Finals.
With Rondo we were not going to make the playoffs.
You have absolutely no evidence to support this. Even with the record we had at the time Rondo went down we were still the 8th seed.
We were an 8 seed who was on a big losing streak and the Raptors just drastically improved.
We were getting worse, and even if we did manage to sneak into the playoffs, there was no way we were making the freaking finals like you said we would. What a freaking idiotic comment.
Were you not watching last year? We were plagued by injuries last year... Wilcox, Jeff Green, Ray Allen, JO... from that we had to force Bradley and Bass into significant roles and we were forced to switch KG to center.starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
I don't think injuries had much to do with it, other than with JO. Bass was playing well in his role before injuries, Wilcox was playing well, and we could've used him in the playoffs.
So don't know what you're particularly pointing to.
starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
Celtics are really screwing things up for the tank mode peeps right now.
Were you not watching last year? We were plagued by injuries last year... Wilcox, Jeff Green, Ray Allen, JO... from that we had to force Bradley and Bass into significant roles and we were forced to switch KG to center.starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
I don't think injuries had much to do with it, other than with JO. Bass was playing well in his role before injuries, Wilcox was playing well, and we could've used him in the playoffs.
So don't know what you're particularly pointing to.
I'm not even a Bradley fanatic and even I realize that injuries contributed to the defined roles of last season.
This year is completely different, but injuries once again are defining roles for us.
starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
thats the guy you had riding the bench Docthis!!!!
thats the guy you had riding the bench Doc
Were you not watching last year? We were plagued by injuries last year... Wilcox, Jeff Green, Ray Allen, JO... from that we had to force Bradley and Bass into significant roles and we were forced to switch KG to center.starting to feel a lot like last year... all sorts of troubles early... underperforming players getting minutes... and then injuries suddenly started defining roles and the team found an identity.
Granted, our identity this year will be drastically different than last year... but we're starting to form one.
I don't think injuries had much to do with it, other than with JO. Bass was playing well in his role before injuries, Wilcox was playing well, and we could've used him in the playoffs.
So don't know what you're particularly pointing to.
I'm not even a Bradley fanatic and even I realize that injuries contributed to the defined roles of last season.
This year is completely different, but injuries once again are defining roles for us.
Completely forgot about the Ray Allen aspect, that said, Ray was playing well last year until the injuries.
92 after 3 is pretty amazing for this group,
Someone switched the sliders to 100Always on fire - press B, B, B, B, B, B, B, then press and hold Up,Y,B.
thats the guy you had riding the bench DocBarbosa was the odd man out, unfortunately. That's what happens when you only have two guard slots, 5 guards and one of them is playing 43 minutes a night.
Punk-a$$ Barnes
I'm getting the feeling Barnes is going to get decked
Biggest difference so far is the Clippers arent turning the ball over.
This is a terrible unit Doc has there.
Bll Kennedy everybody...Guy just hates the C's so much.
Clippers
-grabs Barbosa around the head, throws him to the ground
-throws a shoulder into KG
Result: two regular fouls
Celtics
-KG talks trash to Blake
Result: a technical foul
Not to mention the ridiculous and unending stream of tick-tack fouls called against us on one end while the Clippers are allowed to mug our guys.
just tuned in what have I missed??
How is that NOT a continuation basket? Trash referees.
Why is Avery not guarding Crawford?
How is that NOT a continuation basket? Trash referees.
Because he continued to dribble the ball after the foul. It was a good call.
And this is when we miss Rondo. Can't get s good shot to save our lives. Now we see why all those "Rondo doesn't matter" theories were so ridiculous
Clippers are full of punks and losers. What an unlikable group of idiots.
Why is Avery not guarding Crawford?
Crawford has about 7 inches on him. That would be incredibly stupid.
And this is when we miss Rondo. Can't get s good shot to save our lives. Now we see why all those "Rondo doesn't matter" theories were so ridiculous
Why is Avery not guarding Crawford?
Crawford has about 7 inches on him. That would be incredibly stupid.
Why is Avery not guarding Crawford?
Crawford has about 7 inches on him. That would be incredibly stupid.
Looked good there. ;)
What a play! Refs made up for the entire game there.
Bradley seems down on himself... is it because Bledsoe is lighting us up or is it because Bradley's been so horrible offensively this season?
He should keep his chin up. He's got a long season ahead.
Jeez Crawford
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.
Vinny Del Negro with the play call of the year! (not fouling)
Please someone take Bass off our hands. I was begging Doc to put Jeff back in late in the 4th. They were going small. Good win though.This. Dumbfounded that doc plays brandon bum over green in the 4th. Smh doc genius
Vinny Del Negro with the play call of the year! (not fouling)
Yeah, it really was stupid. Even if Pierce missed, they had maybe 2 seconds left to get a shot to tie.
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.
And this is a Celtics team without Rondo another starter in Sully. Your point is?
Please someone take Bass off our hands. I was begging Doc to put Jeff back in late in the 4th. They were going small. Good win though.This. Dumbfounded that doc plays brandon bum over green in the 4th. Smh doc genius
Stupid decision by Clip not to foul.
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.
And this is a Celtics team without Rondo another starter in Sully. Your point is?
The difference is the clippers are getting chris paul back so they aren't the team they will be later this season. We aren't getting back rondo or sully so this is who we are.
Still working out the kinks of the "Freedom Offense"...
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.
And this is a Celtics team without Rondo another starter in Sully. Your point is?
The difference is the clippers are getting chris paul back so they aren't the team they will be later this season. We aren't getting back rondo or sully so this is who we are.
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.You guys kill me, yet if we would have dropped this one it would have been see told ya once we ran into a contender in the Clippers we were no match blah bla etc
I like the win. But this is the Clips with no CP. C's shot great from 3. No conclusions from me, but I remain dubious that we are seeing anything more than a post-injury energy rush. Hope it continues at least against the Lakers on Thursday.You guys kill me, yet if we would have dropped this one it would have been see told ya once we ran into a contender in the Clippers we were no match blah bla etc
Clippers have been playing worse than the C's overall since the new year. Both by record and point differential.
I hadn't realized they'd been struggling so much.