Pacers (12-13) at Celtics (21-4) 12/19

[Tenacious D]

Looking at the Box, Hibbert and Granger chuck a lot but hit so little.  Collison, too.

[snively]

thanks for the tp whoever sent it, i appreciate it...I did NOT want to go at it with casper there...but i also didn't call him out either....i was calling bbd out.....we NEED a rebounder on this team....like lasme, leon sheldon...doc doesn't like rebounders..don't forget how leon led us to a championship with his rebounding...i don't mean led..but you know...for those of you who know....

It's not that Doc doesn't value rebounding, it's that he places similar value on defense and floor spacing. 

Baby's ability to move his feet on defense and hit the 15 foot J keeps him on the floor.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

if doc is sarter than me, than why didn't he see he should have stopped rondo from playing till hius hammy was fixed, then his foot..then his ankle......an ex player like doc should have known better......vs the knicks too, a meaning less game....

[Donoghus]

Nice win.

Great game from the Captain.

[snively]

Pierce found a time machine.  Wow was he good.  Made some incredible passes.

[GreenFaith1819]

if doc is sarter than me, than why didn't he see he should have stopped rondo from playing till hius hammy was fixed, then his foot..then his ankle......an ex player like doc should have known better......vs the knicks too, a meaning less game....

Well, I think a lot of that is Rondo, too, Meadowlark. He is stubborn one, like Kobe.

And like Kobe, he has probably resisted Doc's wishes to sit out. Kobe's done the same thing in the past to Phil.

That is what makes Rondo a Great player. And Doc a Great coach.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

ell i know bbds good stuff...but we still need a blue colar rebounder, and he is the most likely guy...he has shown he could do it...but he doesn't have the nose for it, or the desire....leon did, lasme, sheldon, all i ask is for him to be under the hoop...where is he when the ball is up.....you CAN be under the hoop, then get back you know. the ball is there, the court is not a football field. bbd is young.

[Drucci]

13 in a row and JO probably coming back on Wednesday against Philly, good news!

[Cman]

Nice job Cap'n!
Nice W.

[GreenFaith1819]

Well, this one's in the books. Triple Double for our Captain, and #13 for The Green. Pacers are a good team, and long, with Hibbs in the middle.

Let the good times keep rollin'!

[Meadowlark_Scal]

a coach can't sit a player out....i heard that, but don't know who is the boss there...no way to know from here, right.? i would think the coach runs that.....but i don't know.

[Casperian]

18/7 for "no effort, no consistency Baby", almost 16/7 over the last 10 games.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

ya, jo back, that will help......i hope,,,,,he is a "could do it" type...he could do a lot....i want to like jo.....i just want him to bring it soon...!

[jarufu]

I enjoyed that!  

Triple-double from PP.

Davis really worked on that shot over the summer, didn't he?!  Money!

[GreenFaith1819]

a coach can't sit a player out....i heard that, but don't know who is the boss there...no way to know from here, right.? i would think the coach runs that.....but i don't know.

That's true, Meadow. My comments were only speculation.

I made the comment based on Rondo's history of being stubborn. Doc is known to sit players out, give them rest. That's why I was thinking (guessing) that Rondo may have rebuffed his wishes, or even told Doc something like: "I'm fine, Doc - it's Hamstring, ankle, etc) only a little sore. I can play."

I'm just glad we got the W.