Celtics (12-11) at Bulls (13-9) 12/18

[Who]

Screw the Celts. My son just got into Villanova - his first choice!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations

[Chief]

Screw the Celts. My son just got into Villanova - his first choice!!!!!!!!!

congrats. Maybe he can get Easy Ed Pickney's autograph.

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Screw the Celts. My son just got into Villanova - his first choice!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!

[WeMadeIt17]

Was just kidding about the jeff green comment i made earlier.. I really hate to adnit it but at times I'm find myself saying this team sucks.. idk what it is or what we need.. I love Jeff I love bass but they are making bad plays after bad plays.. I know this team is good and turn it around but goodness they are mighty frustrating..

[ScottHow]

Well Rondo looks good...

[Chief]

Was just kidding about the jeff green comment i made earlier.. I really hate to adnit it but at times I'm find myself saying this team sucks.. idk what it is or what we need.. I love Jeff I love bass but they are making bad plays after bad plays.. I know this team is good and turn it around but goodness they are mighty frustrating..

sometimes it's coaching

[Galeto]

Bass really sucks so of course he's played 11 minutes already, second most on the team.  Must be the intangibles.

It's not like Sully or Wilcox where lighting it up out there.

Exactly. I don't get Bass Bashing. He is one few guys giving 100% every game. You can deal with few missed shots as long as he is hustling out there.

I prefer Sullinger but he was getting killed by Boozer and also got 2 quick fouls, whereas Bass played well in the 1st half tonight.

Bass did not play well.  His defense was horrible.  Not rotating to get in front of the basket and on those back to back baskets by Boozer off the same play, those were against Bass.  He also turned down a jumper, which he does with maddening frequency since that's the one area he's good at, to try and make a pass off the dribble, which he is not good at.  Predictably, he threw it away. 

I'd admit that I'm pretty hard on Bass but he's being used out of his element.  He's a backup who should be playing in around 20 minutes a game because his weaknesses really got the team.  Instead, he played the most minutes in the first half.  I don't get it.  I don't like Green at PF but if it's between Bass playing 18 minutes and Green only 6, I can take Green at PF.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Was just kidding about the jeff green comment i made earlier.. I really hate to adnit it but at times I'm find myself saying this team sucks.. idk what it is or what we need.. I love Jeff I love bass but they are making bad plays after bad plays.. I know this team is good and turn it around but goodness they are mighty frustrating..

sometimes it's coaching

docs offensive coaching has been GOD awful. not enough attacking the rim. mind boggling.

[Who]

I would love to see Doc start the second half with Jeff Green instead of Courtney Lee.

Go big on the wing and force Belinelli off the court. Make them put in Jimmy Butler instead. It'll leave Hinrich as the sole ball-handler for Chicago. Let Rondo pressure Hinrich. Disrupt the Bulls' offensive flow. Try and force some turnovers.

If they leave Belinelli on, then they can post up Pierce / Green against Marco as often as they want. Belinelli has no hope at being able to defend either one of them below 15 feet.

[Change]

Bass really sucks so of course he's played 11 minutes already, second most on the team.  Must be the intangibles.

It's not like Sully or Wilcox where lighting it up out there.

Exactly. I don't get Bass Bashing. He is one few guys giving 100% every game. You can deal with few missed shots as long as he is hustling out there.

I prefer Sullinger but he was getting killed by Boozer and also got 2 quick fouls, whereas Bass played well in the 1st half tonight.

Bass did not play well.  His defense was horrible.  Not rotating to get in front of the basket and on those back to back baskets by Boozer off the same play, those were against Bass.  He also turned down a jumper, which he does with maddening frequency since that's the one area he's good at, to try and make a pass off the dribble, which he is not good at.  Predictably, he threw it away. 

I'd admit that I'm pretty hard on Bass but he's being used out of his element.  He's a backup who should be playing in around 20 minutes a game because his weaknesses really got the team.  Instead, he played the most minutes in the first half.  I don't get it.  I don't like Green at PF but if it's between Bass playing 18 minutes and Green only 6, I can take Green at PF.

Your singling out Bass as if he is the main source of Celtics problems. He was good enough to start for this team that nearly made it to the finals.

BTW he has the best +/- differential.

[Who]

Joakim Noah with 7 rebounds, 6 points, 5 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.

I love his game!

[Change]

Finally ball movement. hallelujah

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C. Lee to the rim!
nice

[hpantazo]

We are a much better team when Rondo starts looking for his shot instead of fishing for assists.

[ScottHow]

I like the layup by Lee. One day he's going to hit a corner 3.