Celtics (39-27) at Pacers (35-31) Game #67 3/15/16

[Jvalin]

No disrespect to Jonas but it’s hard to win an NBA game with him as your second most productive player.

[alldaboston]

I really really really wish Marcus took less threes.

[JOMVP]

Could be a rough couple games against Thunder and Raptors. Very realistically could lose 4 games in a row after those two games. Not a good look at the end of the season.

[SHAQATTACK]

This Celtiacs gig maybe broke without Jae

[alldaboston]

Yet, we were off for a few days. Some sloppiness was expected. Hopefully smart takes it to Westbrook tomorrow.

[Csfan1984]

I really really really wish Marcus took less threes.

Me too can we get at least one game with less than  2 three pointer attempts. Guy is becoming Sully out there.

[nickagneta]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

[Ilikesports17]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

Its really quite difficult to imagine he could be any worse than Tyler Zeller at this point.

[nickagneta]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

Its really quite difficult to imagine he could be any worse than Tyler Zeller at this point.

And yet, Brad Stevens, a coach universally applauded and hailed as a genius on this site, does imagine that Mickey would be worse because he plays Zeller. How do you explain that? That all the Mickey fans on a website are right and the head coach of the Celtics who people across the league and on that very same website hail as a spectacular coach is wrong? Color me unimpressed with the opinions of the fans on the website, especially since I don't see that a Mickey is all that good right now.

[Ilikesports17]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

Its really quite difficult to imagine he could be any worse than Tyler Zeller at this point.

And yet, Brad Stevens, a coach universally applauded and hailed as a genius on this site, does imagine that Mickey would be worse because he plays Zeller. How do you explain that? That all the Mickey fans on a website are right and the head coach of the Celtics who people across the league and on that very same website hail as a spectacular coach is wrong? Color me unimpressed with the opinions of the fans on the website, especially since I don't see that a Mickey is all that good right now.

Brad brough Isaiah Thomas off the bench for all of last year and the start of this year. At the beginning of the year Brad started David Lee and Tyler Zeller.

Hes not always right.

I think its entirely possible Brad is trying to do right by Zeller because Zeller did right by him.

Lastly Brad might be in a situation where he believe he cant afford to have any inexperienced players in the game that dont absolutely have to be as he is already forced to play the guards and wings in the absence of Crowder.

[hwangjini_1]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

[dang] you nick and your voice of reason and logic. [dang] you to hell for speaking thus. 

[nickagneta]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

Its really quite difficult to imagine he could be any worse than Tyler Zeller at this point.

And yet, Brad Stevens, a coach universally applauded and hailed as a genius on this site, does imagine that Mickey would be worse because he plays Zeller. How do you explain that? That all the Mickey fans on a website are right and the head coach of the Celtics who people across the league and on that very same website hail as a spectacular coach is wrong? Color me unimpressed with the opinions of the fans on the website, especially since I don't see that a Mickey is all that good right now.

Brad brough Isaiah Thomas off the bench for all of last year and the start of this year. At the beginning of the year Brad started David Lee and Tyler Zeller.

Hes not always right.

I think its entirely possible Brad is trying to do right by Zeller because Zeller did right by him.

Lastly Brad might be in a situation where he believe he cant afford to have any inexperienced players in the game that dont absolutely have to be as he is already forced to play the guards and wings in the absence of Crowder.

Or Brad was right to start the season and then Lee and Zeller played themselves out of a job so he made the changes he had to make. If I remember correctly Lee looked good in preseason and Zeller was Brad's starting center last year when he played very well.

[Chief]

And we didn't even get to see Mickey 

My only theory and it's a huge stretch,  is they are trying their best to hide him. They don't want other teams wanting him thrown in on a trade this summer. Jae Crowder style.

That's what I'd been saying all along.

Tp!

So the only thing you guys can think of as to why Mickey isn't playing is some half cocked conspiracy theory that Stevens and Ainge are hiding him? Really? Tell me you're not serious.
 
I mean come on! It's never entered your mind that Mickey just might not be good enough at this junction to get playing time for a team looking to win every game because they are a third seed? It's never occurred to you that maybe there is more to playing basketball than being able to block shots? Mickey has talent and one fabulous skill but has shown little else at the NBA level yet. Most likely he hasn't been tearing it up at practice either because if he had, he most likely would be playing.

I did preface that it was a theory and a huge stretch. ...

[YoungOne87]

why the heck did clarke play over mickey??

[tarheelsxxiii]

why the heck did clarke play over mickey??

He's better at basketball.