ItStaysYang
Brandon Bass
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« on: January 27, 2013, 04:56:15 PM » |
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Think about it. Avery Bradley and Courtney Lee will start together. JET and Barbosa will back them up. If the Celtics had to lose a player at any position, thankfully it was at the GUARD. Suddenly having all of these capable backup guards seems like it will pay off, as these backups will all see more defined roles.
With Bradley starting and playing well with Lee (especially on defense), and JET plus Barbosa getting more regular backup minutes, these guys will still be able to make it happen. Plus, the offense seems less "congested" without Rondo on the floor (at least with all of these new pieces). Don't get the wrong idea, I love Rondo. To contrast, if it was KG that went down, we would be unable to make the playoffs.
Rondo (though he played exceptionally well in the games prior to the injury, and was scoring late game points) is NOT the go-to guy at the end of games. The Celtics have other capable passers in Bradley, Pierce, Lee, and even Terry/KG. Pierce will always take the game-winner regardless of Rondo's status.
If this team gets into the playoffs, or loses in any round, it won't be for any reasons involving Rondo not being around (e.g. rebounds, points in paint, etc.)
It's not the end, just a new chapter!
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GreenFaith1819
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2013, 04:57:51 PM » |
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TP for the optimism.
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C- Bill Walton/James "Buddha" Edwards/Danny Schayes/Caldwell Jones
PF-Buck Williams/Caldwell Jones/Danny Schayes
SF-Adrian Dantley/Ricky Pierce/Greg Ballard
SG-Eddie Johnson/Ricky Pierce/Trent Tucker
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BudweiserCeltic
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2013, 04:58:38 PM » |
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Yep, I'm not sweating it.
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vinnie
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2013, 04:59:21 PM » |
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Um, okay. Too bad they do not have one guy on the roster who can truly play point guard. We will be okay. We lost a guy who is supposedly a top 5 point guard in the league and in the top 20 for MVP. Sure, will be great.
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GreenFaith1819
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2013, 05:02:48 PM » |
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Um, okay. Too bad they do not have one guy on the roster who can truly play point guard. We will be okay. We lost a guy who is supposedly a top 5 point guard in the league and in the top 20 for MVP. Sure, will be great.
Well, look at it this way, Vinnie. Rajon Rondo is such a vitrolic symbol on this team that the critics of his game "should" automatically become a bit more optimistic now, I'm guessing.  |
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CelticsBlog 2013 Historical Draft Seattle Supersonics: Coach: Jerry Sloan
C- Bill Walton/James "Buddha" Edwards/Danny Schayes/Caldwell Jones
PF-Buck Williams/Caldwell Jones/Danny Schayes
SF-Adrian Dantley/Ricky Pierce/Greg Ballard
SG-Eddie Johnson/Ricky Pierce/Trent Tucker
PG-Maurice "Mo" Cheeks/Lionel Hollins
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Kane3387
Bailey Howell 
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Intensity!!!
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2013, 05:03:06 PM » |
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Delonte is out there. Lowry, Calderon might be available. Maybe it's not over.
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vinnie
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2013, 05:05:54 PM » |
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They do not have a legitimate backup point, never mind a starting point. Pierce is too old to play that role in my opinion.
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2013, 05:10:38 PM » |
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They do not have a legitimate backup point, never mind a starting point. Pierce is too old to play that role in my opinion.
So they will play a non-PG centric offense. |
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G - Andrew Toney, Freddie Brown, Clint Richardson
F - Bernard King, Cedric Maxwell, Bobby Gross
F - Larry Nance, Alvan Adams
C - Jack Sikma, Marvin Webster
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vinnie
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2013, 05:19:01 PM » |
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So the other day here there was a thread talking about who is the go to guy on the Celtics. Many posters said that Rondo is or has to be. That he is one of the few guys who can create his own shot, and so on. I agree with those posters. I also believe it is foolhardy to think that this team is going to be better without Rajon Rondo -- unless they can get a guy who can bring the ball up court and run the offense.
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kgainez
Kevin Garnett
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2013, 05:39:33 PM » |
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apparently no one wants us to be positive.
we will have to sit back and see.
and please, everyone:
I'm not opposed to saying 'tolja so'
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action781
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2013, 05:41:27 PM » |
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Um, okay. Too bad they do not have one guy on the roster who can truly play point guard. We will be okay. We lost a guy who is supposedly a top 5 point guard in the league and in the top 20 for MVP. Sure, will be great.
They were fine today without him |
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Tony Parker, Courtney Lee, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol
Jeff Teague, Paul George, Trevor Ariza, Chuck Hayes, Channing Frye
Kemba Walker, Andres Nocioni, Jason Collins
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vinnie
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2013, 05:43:01 PM » |
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I just checked and the words, "logic," "common," and "sense" have been removed from the dictionary and no longer exist.
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BudweiserCeltic
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« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2013, 05:45:26 PM » |
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I just checked and the words, "logic," "common," and "sense" have been removed from the dictionary and no longer exist.
Well, to be fair you don't use much of them in your posts either  |
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Neurotic Guy
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2013, 05:45:48 PM » |
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I just checked and the words, "logic," "common," and "sense" have been removed from the dictionary and no longer exist.
Your negativity sometimes gets under my skin (not that I think you are always wrong, just that I get irritated), but you are THE voice of reason today. |
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CelticsFan9
Paul Pierce
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Can Sully has cheeseburgers?
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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2013, 05:50:21 PM » |
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Of course we'll okay...for a first round playoff exit.
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