First of a home and away between these two.C's will go for the win at home tonight but fall short because Toronto is just better than the Celtics. I think you will see more bench player minutes in the game at Toronto because then 2 days later they have back to backs with Chicago in a home and away. I could then see the C's trying to win the first Chicago game and sitting Rondo and Bradley in the 2nd Chicago game to rest them and giving youth and the bench another shot.
This is the sort of game I hope the celtics play well, give time to the kids, and ultimately fall short. But in any case....
Goooooo celtics,,,,
Come on Boston. If we finish this season on a 12 game winning streak, we can finish with 35 wins and maybe sneak into the playoffs.imposter!! what have you done with LB33? ;)
The rest of the schedule is filled with winnable games.
Come on Boston. If we finish this season on a 12 game winning streak, we can finish with 35 wins and maybe sneak into the playoffs.imposter!! what have you done with LB33? ;)
The rest of the schedule is filled with winnable games.
so we are the 5th worst team right now. After this major suckage all year and if we blow a top 5 pick none will be too pleased.
Next 4 games are all double impact games as we want Toronto and Chicago to sustain their ever-shrinking lead over Brooklyn. Difference between 18th and 20th pick (or worse if Nets stay hot and overtake Dallas). Hope we see 4 straight losses.
so we are the 5th worst team right now. After this major suckage all year and if we blow a top 5 pick none will be too pleased.See thread about top 10 picks. Most folks agree you have top-3 then there's a bit of a drop off.
so we are the 5th worst team right now. After this major suckage all year and if we blow a top 5 pick none will be too pleased.See thread about top 10 picks. Most folks agree you have top-3 then there's a bit of a drop off.
By far the best lineup. You notice, Stevens hesitates starting or even keeping this lineup in.
so we are the 5th worst team right now. After this major suckage all year and if we blow a top 5 pick none will be too pleased.
Make me the "tANK ". GM for the next six weeks "..........I'm not scard or bashful about trying improve the team ......at this point wins are BAD.....just BAD "........it's the NBA system .....it's like built in help .....to fix a bad team .....
I'm just mad ...... We should be playing the water boys and cheerleaders.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
By far the best lineup. You notice, Stevens hesitates starting or even keeping this lineup in.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
I remember when Rondo was in his prime. We were good back then innit.Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
TPs all around for everyone watching this game.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
TPs all around for everyone watching this game.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
TPs all around for everyone watching this game.
Back at you!
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
can't blame them. i'm ready for the chinese water torture to end as well but with a top 5 pick. if not there will be hell to pay............
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
can't blame them. i'm ready for the chinese water torture to end as well but with a top 5 pick. if not there will be hell to pay............
Bobby Knight said he'd trade a top pick for a young proven NBA player. I am thinking Ainge may do the same.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
can't blame them. i'm ready for the chinese water torture to end as well but with a top 5 pick. if not there will be hell to pay............
Bobby Knight said he'd trade a top pick for a young proven NBA player. I am thinking Ainge may do the same.
we may have no choice if we blow this tank job. sigh.
Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
can't blame them. i'm ready for the chinese water torture to end as well but with a top 5 pick. if not there will be hell to pay............
Bobby Knight said he'd trade a top pick for a young proven NBA player. I am thinking Ainge may do the same.
we may have no choice if we blow this tank job. sigh.
If the Celtics landed Randle and Stauskas I wouldn't complain.
I really like Valanciunas. I wish the Raptors made more of a point of getting him the ball on offense.
I really like Valanciunas. I wish the Raptors made more of a point of getting him the ball on offense.
I haven't seen much of him. How is his defense?
I shut it off at halftime, he,he.Man remember when Rondo had a real team around him? If he had some real players on this team he would be scary. I can't wait for us to reload.yeppers. this is the deadest thread all year.
Also how many people are watching this game right now? Like 5 or 6?
Ghost town!
TPs all around for everyone watching this game.
Nets lose. Good night for the draft if Raptors hold on.
Whew
Sitting here sweating out a possible victory... Sucks wanting loss ...but my heart is in the right place ....a win only hurts
Woo hoo
A BiG L
Tank count for the night so far....
Celtics lose
Nets lose
Hawks lose .... Soon anyway
bobcats win
Raptors win
Cavs win (Is there anything more pathetic than two sub .400 teams slugging it out for an 8th seed?)
Now we need the big ones. C'mon Utah and Sacramento!!!
Too bad the wizards and pistons lost. Great tank night though.
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
I have to imagine it was a lot easier attacking the basket when you had floor-spreading big like KG on the floor... he always took the opposing big out of the paint, because his entire offense revolved around mid-range jumpers. Also didn't hurt when he had Ray Allen out there demanding attention beyond the arc... oh... and the fact that Paul Pierce was one of the most versatile and dangerous offensive weapons in the league. Opposing teams were usually focused on Pierce. A lot easier to penetrate inside when nobody is waiting for you there and they are more concerned with stopping the hall of fame talent you share the court with. Sure, I understand that some of his struggles have to do with his injury recovery... but this is also what a lot of people expected in the post-Big 3 era... Rondo's always been a weak offensive player and now he's getting all the attention.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
i really don't think his explosiveness will comeback. His body has alot of mileage on it. I mean since he has comeback he haven't seen even 1 explosive play. No dunks, not blowing by guys
Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
I have to imagine it was a lot easier attacking the basket when you had floor-spreading big like KG on the floor... he always took the opposing big out of the paint, because his entire offense revolved around mid-range jumpers. Also didn't hurt when he had Ray Allen out there demanding attention beyond the arc... oh... and the fact that Paul Pierce was one of the most versatile and dangerous offensive weapons in the league. Opposing teams were usually focused on Pierce. A lot easier to penetrate inside when nobody is waiting for you there and they are more concerned with stopping the hall of fame talent you share the court with. Sure, I understand that some of his struggles have to do with his injury recovery... but this is also what a lot of people expected in the post-Big 3 era... Rondo's always been a weak offensive player and now he's getting all the attention.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
i really don't think his explosiveness will comeback. His body has alot of mileage on it. I mean since he has comeback he haven't seen even 1 explosive play. No dunks, not blowing by guys
He still passes well, though.
Love is going to be a Laker. It's the 2nd worst kept secret in Hollywood behind Kevin Spacey's homosexuality.Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
Hide all of this from Kevin Love please!
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
Love is going to be a Laker. It's the 2nd worst kept secret in Hollywood behind Kevin Spacey's homosexuality.Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
Hide all of this from Kevin Love please!
Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
Hide all of this from Kevin Love please!
You need a show.Love is going to be a Laker. It's the 2nd worst kept secret in Hollywood behind Kevin Spacey's homosexuality.Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
Hide all of this from Kevin Love please!
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
This isn't at all true. A quarter or so of his assists are on threes, and probably close to a quarter more are from 15+ feet.
Hah. Like that means anything. Reminds me of when people kept pointing out Ellen Page had a "boyfriend"... like it negated the many reports of her being a lesbian. Thankfully she finally came out. It's well known in Hollywood circles that Spacey is gay. I'm just saying that it's the worst kept secret in Hollywood... 2nd worst kept secret is the fact that Kevin Love is going to be a Laker either this offseason via trade or in 2015 via free agency. Dude was born to play for that team.Love is going to be a Laker. It's the 2nd worst kept secret in Hollywood behind Kevin Spacey's homosexuality.Great comparison... like a slightly more offensively inept Ricky Rubio.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo now
Many PGs are > Rondo right now. He has a lot of work to do to reclaim his spot as an allstar. Lately he is on par with Ricky Rubio.
Rondo: 37%/29%/65%
Rubio: 38%/35%/82%
Rondo per-36: 12.6 points, 10.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Rubio per-36: 10.3 points, 9.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 steals
Pretty even. Rubio is half a decade younger.
Hide all of this from Kevin Love please!
And, FWIW, I believe that Kevin Spacey thanked his girlfriend, who was present, when he got his Oscar for American Beauty.
Every game left the starting lineup should beIf I was in Rondo's position... I'd probably just shut myself down. I know it's one thing to be "competitive"... but Rondo is stuck with this team at least one more season (if we don't trade him). Our best chance of putting some talent next to him next season is to lose as many games a possible from here on out. Those top 4 picks are pure gold and right now we're barely hanging onto the 4th worst record. There's not really anything to gain from winning any of these final 11 games.
pressy
bayless
Babb
Johnson
Anthony
small ball anyone???
That should give us what we need. :D
can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
This isn't at all true. A quarter or so of his assists are on threes, and probably close to a quarter more are from 15+ feet.
Yeah but those are when he is usually in standstill waving guys around screens to get open. Or driving in a few steps before handing the ball off to Bass or someone.
I'm talking about penetrating quickly, collapsing the defense and feeding guys open threes. He used to be able to do this with Allen, Pierce and KG (18 ft) all around the three pt line.
Now its taking alot more effort or guys once they receive passes don't have as much time and space to shoot (passes are projectable). I mean nobody is buying Rondo's ability to shoot nor finish around the basket. There is minimal need to collapse to try to stop him
Rondo got 15 assist tonight but the team shot at 40 percent (it's been like this ever since he has comeback). There is something not right about that. It's not like Rondo is feeding freebees like he used to be able to before. He is working hard for his assist and expecting guys to run around multiple screens, set him i don't know how many picks. If he got 8 assists, scored more efficiently i bet our overall shooting efficiency would be better. The team passing also has gone down. Guys like Olynyk used to pass 2-3 a game. These days with Rondo having the ball mainly to himself, he can't utilize this skill. If you let him and others also facilitate the offense, this opens up the floor more and causes the opposing defense to have to work harder. Right now its all too predictable if you ask me.
2nd worst kept secret is the fact that Kevin Love is going to be a Laker either this offseason via trade or in 2015 via free agency. Dude was born to play for that team.I don't think K-Love is going to go to LA. The team is in a bad way.
Physically, he's about 80%. Mentally, maybe less. He's not willing to push it, and I don't blame him. We haven't seen an explosive play because he doesn't have it yet. At this level, 10% can be the difference between elite and ho-hum. Give it time.can't believe i'm typing this. But lowry > Rondo nowYeah. Rondo's best days are behind him, but he can still be an effective player in this league if you surround him with superstars. He can still pass. He can't shoot worth a lick and his post-prime lack of explosiveness makes him incapable of scoring consistently inside... but he can still pass.
Btw... Rondo got 9 stitches. Let's say it's a season-ending concussion and call it a year. Rondo's intangibles are still enough to get us a few too many wins over the remaining 11 games.
+ 1.
Rondo's inability to shoot nor explode to the basket, gives him only 1 adv right now, and that is passing. Teams are daring him to shoot while they can help guard everyone else. rondo right now is mainly getting his assist from tick tack inside passes. His inability to explode or penetrate quickly to the basket makes his passes too late to the open man for jump shots
i really don't think his explosiveness will comeback. His body has alot of mileage on it. I mean since he has comeback he haven't seen even 1 explosive play. No dunks, not blowing by guys
2nd worst kept secret is the fact that Kevin Love is going to be a Laker either this offseason via trade or in 2015 via free agency. Dude was born to play for that team.I don't think K-Love is going to go to LA. The team is in a bad way.
I think K-Love is really sick of mediocrity in Minnesota and won't go to LA (even though it probably would be his 1st option otherwise) unless they show they can compete for a title ... which I don't think they can prove. Not with their roster in the state it is in. Not with Kobe coming off a career-threatening injury. Not with Pau Gasol slowing down. With minimal trade assets and cap flexibility (once K-Love signs with Kobe's $25mil extension, those two contracts wiping out almost all cap space).
The team is just in too rocky a situation.
I think LA needs to make a big upgrade somewhere before they can convince a top free agent like Melo or K-Love to join them. They just have too much ground to make up to go from where they currently are (~25 win team) to challenging for an NBA title. Too much ground for one major FA signing to make up for on his own. I think LAL will be looking at 2nd or 3rd tier free agents until they close that gap.