IT, Crowder, Turner... everyone getting their revenge game :-\
Yeah, ET owes a lot of his contract to BradIT, Crowder, Turner... everyone getting their revenge game :-\
I doubt Turner resents the Celtics like the other two. He knew they weren't going to re-sign him and they revitalized his career making him a ton of money.
IT, Crowder, Turner... everyone getting their revenge game :-\
It's a good matchup for Hayward tonight. I would also see Robert Williams matched on Zach Collins, when Collins is in the game.I would settle for seeing Williams at all!
It's a good matchup for Hayward tonight. I would also see Robert Williams matched on Zach Collins, when Collins is in the game.I would settle for seeing Williams at all!
I still watch that dunk against Denver ;DIt's a good matchup for Hayward tonight. I would also see Robert Williams matched on Zach Collins, when Collins is in the game.I would settle for seeing Williams at all!
Me too. Every time he plays he brings in some very good manic energy.
I'm praying to the basketball gods that some of these wide open shots fall tonight. I'm also hoping Brad utilizes Hayward better. I'd like to see Gordon as the primary ball handler over rozier and smart for the time kyrie is resting. It seems like every time we have Gordon initiate the offense he makes a beautiful pass or get an open mind range. I'd much rather have him doing that than sitting in the corner waiting for a rozier kick out pass that's never going to happen.Agree on that, having Rozier run the point is really just brutal. Dribbles around for 20 seconds without being a threat.
Theis is probable ! Good news!
I'm genuinely beginning to dislike this team. Not only did they not get the rebound off of that free throw, the ball actually hit the floor first. This team is soft as all hell.
How about a timeout Brad? We're bad at both ends of the floor.
This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
Al Horford is simply not enough inside against the big 270lb+ bigs like NurkicThis looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
Interesting - Al got pulled early. Between that and him on the bench in crunch time in Utah, it makes you wonder if that's a bit of a message to him for his lackluster play early in the year thus far.Sure hope so. He's been more Average Al than Awesome Al
yes really. check out the nba play by play page. then look at the shots by the team.This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
O REALLY?
This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
O REALLY?
Me too. Hes been mediocre this whole tripInteresting - Al got pulled early. Between that and him on the bench in crunch time in Utah, it makes you wonder if that's a bit of a message to him for his lackluster play early in the year thus far.Sure hope so. He's been more Average Al than Awesome Al
This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
O REALLY?
Someone needs to tell him that Nurkic does not play for the Celtics.
yes really. check out the nba play by play page. then look at the shots by the team.This looks familiar. Opponents are scoring in the paint while we're relying on jumpers.more to the point, celtics playing soft on defense. celtics have taken more shots close to the basket than portland. so that is not the story so far.
O REALLY?
http://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=401070869
Interesting - Al got pulled early. Between that and him on the bench in crunch time in Utah, it makes you wonder if that's a bit of a message to him for his lackluster play early in the year thus far.Sure hope so. He's been more Average Al than Awesome Al
this whole road trip has been like chinese water tortureAnd we stay up late for this torture.
Starting to get ugly early(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/421/861/d9d.jpg)
"Connection Problemswas hoping this problem would have gone away with the transition to the new site.
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This phrase might be burned into my retinas by the end of the night. This site is now worse at this than the old site.
Tatum stepped on a fan's foot after that last jumper and twisted his ankle a bitYeah, as soon as his shot was falling too, ugh. Hopefully nothing serious
We also have fun new problems, like "the last post from your IP was less than 1 second ago". Gets very frustrating"Connection Problemswas hoping this problem would have gone away with the transition to the new site.
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This phrase might be burned into my retinas by the end of the night. This site is now worse at this than the old site.
this whole road trip has been like chinese water tortureAnd we stay up late for this torture.
"Connection ProblemsSame here
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later."
This phrase might be burned into my retinas by the end of the night. This site is now worse at this than the old site.
i know. the connection problems here are really bad as of late.this whole road trip has been like chinese water tortureAnd we stay up late for this torture.
Getting tortured by both the Celtics and CelticsStrong connection problems.
This team is regressing every game. They simply are a bad basketball team that has been overhyped.
Nothing changes whatsoever.
This team is regressing every game. They simply are a bad basketball team that has been overhyped.
Nothing changes whatsoever.
They need to get home and have some good practices to address this.
C's bench showed up tonight.Just waiting for Brown to as well
C's bench showed up tonight.Just waiting for Brown to as well
Really shows how good this team should be that we're basically tied with the 2nd team in the West, and most of us are still pretty disappointed in our playThis team is regressing every game. They simply are a bad basketball team that has been overhyped.
Nothing changes whatsoever.
They need to get home and have some good practices to address this.
They need to do something. This is utterly terrible
I'm not sure Hayward will ever be the same again.Why?
Really shows how good this team should be that we're basically tied with the 2nd team in the West, and most of us are still pretty disappointed in our playThis team is regressing every game. They simply are a bad basketball team that has been overhyped.
Nothing changes whatsoever.
They need to get home and have some good practices to address this.
They need to do something. This is utterly terrible
I'm not sure Hayward will ever be the same again.
I'm not sure Hayward will ever be the same again.
This is the Tatum we need.Except for his consistently bad defence
I'm not sure Hayward will ever be the same again.Why?
The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
I'm not sure Hayward will ever be the same again.
It's only been a few months since he was even cleared for 5 on 5 basketball.
They only play good in spurts. It's becoming maddening.yeah, the story of the season so far.
Put out Yabu and RWill simultaneously!The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
Making Nurkic look like Shaq, and Myers Leonard look like KLove
Not switching on defence would help us stop Nurkic getting bucket after bucket at the ringby fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by not switching on defense.
by not drawing the defense out from the basket.
This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
I'd love to see Jaylen get some calls and how about a 3 second call on Portland?Ha, refereeing consistency? Ya joking!
by fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by not switching on defense.
by not drawing the defense out from the basket.
This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
maybe when we get AD next year? lol
Hayward is a negative against this team. If CBS wants to win tonight he will cut his minutes short.Half the players are negatives on this team.
Dame looks like Steve Nash, lol
by fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by not switching on defense.
by not drawing the defense out from the basket.
This board tends to fall in love with young big guys. Last year it Yabu. Now RW. Remember when Ante Zizic was supposed to be our savior?
by fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by not switching on defense.
by not drawing the defense out from the basket.
This board tends to fall in love with young big guys. Last year it Yabu. Now RW. Remember when Ante Zizic was supposed to be our savior?
by fouling more.The bigs aren't doing their jobs on this road trip.
How can Robert Williams be worse than what we are seeing?
by not switching on defense.
by not drawing the defense out from the basket.
This board tends to fall in love with young big guys. Last year it Yabu. Now RW. Remember when Ante Zizic was supposed to be our savior?
This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
I hate Marc Jackson more than any other ref in the league. He's such a ****.He's the weakest p***k I can recall refereeing
This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
maybe when we get AD next year? lol
The list of players that are just pitiful right now it just too long to list.
This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
Sheesh. This is a bleak take. If I didn't know the record, I'd think we were winless just reading this.
God, Al has been such a disappointment this season.Brick after brick after brick
Worst game of the season so farNo sense of urgency. Defense sucks. Can't hit the side of a barn offensively and we keep clanging them up from beyond the arc. Other than that they look great!
This feels like a blowout already. C's are so much slower on defense compared to them.
Well, we're not uncompetitive. We just have terrible stretches. We've still only had one loss that was over double digits (Toronto), and even then we shouldn't have lost by that much.This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
Sheesh. This is a bleak take. If I didn't know the record, I'd think we were winless just reading this.
The amount of talent this team has and to be this uncompetitive in most games is just unacceptable
God, Al has been such a disappointment this season.Brick after brick after brick
Good work Brad. Continue to not call a t/o on a 15-5 run! Great coaching ::)
Marcus Smart mode on offence is something I never wish to hear!God, Al has been such a disappointment this season.Brick after brick after brick
He's gone into Marcus Smart mode
And it's like Brad just keeps waiting for things to click into gear. It's just not happening right now.This feels like the 1989 Pistons...had everyone back off a deep playoff run and just did not have any chemistry until they made a big trade.
Not sure when Boston is going pull out of this tailspin..but there are no real encouraging signs
Sheesh. This is a bleak take. If I didn't know the record, I'd think we were winless just reading this.
The amount of talent this team has and to be this uncompetitive in most games is just unacceptable
If they miss the 3s it’s okay because Nurkic or any of their bigs grab the rebound and put it in.
Nobody even moved when Kyrie had the ball. Literally standing around watching.
This feels like a blowout already. C's are so much slower on defense compared to them.
I think their frustration from the offensive end is affecting their defense.
Body language says they are just ready to go home.
This team looks destined to be a 5th or 6th seed where everyone asks themselves why is that team so bad..They remind me of... the Wizards. Talented and should be better than they are but aren’t. Stephens has done an awful job so far this year.
Ouch. Not incorrect, but still painfulThis team looks destined to be a 5th or 6th seed where everyone asks themselves why is that team so bad..They remind me of... the Wizards. Talented and should be better than they are but aren’t. Stephens has done an awful job so far this year.
I think we can reasonably start wondering whether this Celts team has the right chemistry. They are performing far far less than the sum of their parts. Something isn't working and they're not improving. This team should be an offensive juggernaut yet scoring buckets is like pulling teeth.
Jaylen needs to stop thinking he's going to win 5 championships before he's 28 and focus on making 5 shots so he has at least 10 points. It feels like this team is getting so far ahead of themselves in terms of how good they think they are - right now they're not very good and need to focus on the fundamentals.
This feels like a blowout already. C's are so much slower on defense compared to them.
I think their frustration from the offensive end is affecting their defense.
Definitely. It should be the other way around, too - their defense fueling their offense. That's what has made us good the last several years.
Just no urgency or confidence whatsoever on this team right now, and that's on everyone - both the players and Brad.
We ought to trade for Carmelo. He'd be perfect on this team.We'll be able to sign him after he's cut soon enough! He can teach Tatum how to more of a weak defending bad-shot selecting point scorer
We ought to trade for Carmelo. He'd be perfect on this team.We'll be able to sign him after he's cut soon enough! He can teach Tatum how to more of a weak defending bad-shot selecting point scorer
Jaylen needs to stop thinking he's going to win 5 championships before he's 28 and focus on making 5 shots so he has at least 10 points. It feels like this team is getting so far ahead of themselves in terms of how good they think they are - right now they're not very good and need to focus on the fundamentals.
He has jinxed this team... What a stupid thing to say when theyve proven nothing.
The "Run down chunk up a shot offense" might need a couple of tweaks...
The "Run down chunk up a shot offense" might need a couple of tweaks...
Hey, this is what Brad wants apparently. No offensive actions at all; just everyone taking turns isoing and throwing up midrange jumpers or threes.
What's the point of playing a 5-out offense if (a) nobody is going to hit their shots, and (b) we're not going to take advantage of the spacing it provides and penetrate to the hole?
Our starting lineup needs a shake-up. With Theis back, I think going back to Baynes is probably the best play, and Gordon just has to understand that he can rehab just as well from the bench as he does the starting lineup.
I think we can reasonably start wondering whether this Celts team has the right chemistry. They are performing far far less than the sum of their parts. Something isn't working and they're not improving. This team should be an offensive juggernaut yet scoring buckets is like pulling teeth.
It hurts that Brad isn't making an adjustment either.
The "Run down chunk up a shot offense" might need a couple of tweaks...
Hey, this is what Brad wants apparently. No offensive actions at all; just everyone taking turns isoing and throwing up midrange jumpers or threes.
What's the point of playing a 5-out offense if (a) nobody is going to hit their shots, and (b) we're not going to take advantage of the spacing it provides and penetrate to the hole?
Our starting lineup needs a shake-up. With Theis back, I think going back to Baynes is probably the best play, and Gordon just has to understand that he can rehab just as well from the bench as he does the starting lineup.
Jump shot after jump shot
This starts from the coach and offensive philosophy. Cs are like dead lost in FTs generated. They play soft and it shows. And I think it has started to make their defense soft too.Jump shot after jump shot
Its like this team has forgotten how to drive and draw fouls.. Get to the FT line if you cant generate points by briking shots then they should drive and draw foul.
I don't know who performance is worse...the Celtics or the "Connection Problem"
The Rim we were shooting at was bent?
The Rim we were shooting at was bent?
Looks like it was >:(
I really see no light at the end of the tunnel. They aren't improving at all...they all talk a good game but this team looks broken already
Does this mean we can replay the first half? :)The Rim we were shooting at was bent?
Looks like it was >:(
What the...?
Does this mean we can replay the first half? :)The Rim we were shooting at was bent?
Looks like it was >:(
What the...?
Don’t Portland have any money? Why can’t they maintain their equipment?
How nice...rim is jacked up for Boston and then fixed for Potland
Looks like the Blazers court has gone the way of this forum.
Per the NBA’s stat site:
- No team has attempted a higher percentage of open shots than the Celtics (32.5 percent).
- The Celtics are 27th in FG% on open shots.
Does this mean we can replay the first half? :)The Rim we were shooting at was bent?
Looks like it was >:(
What the...?
They have to swap out the rim now?
Looks like the Blazers court has gone the way of this forum.
Lol. TP.
https://twitter.com/Tom_NBA/status/1061674638986465280QuotePer the NBA’s stat site:
- No team has attempted a higher percentage of open shots than the Celtics (32.5 percent).
- The Celtics are 27th in FG% on open shots.
Beyond this, tonight will be the 9th (out of a total of 13) road game that we've played thus far, and we've played something like a top-3 most difficult schedule thus far.
So there certainly are things working against us with the road-heavy/difficult start to the schedule and us just simply missing open shots, but it certainly does say something about our offensive philosophy that we are that dependent upon jump shots in order to succeed.
One and done.
One and done.
so you agree with me that we needed to capitalize last year when we had the opportunity to get to finals because of the nightmare this year has been so far?
One and done.
so you agree with me that we needed to capitalize last year when we had the opportunity to get to finals because of the nightmare this year has been so far?
I'm talking about the shot selection lol
Uncle Drew to save us again, both by scoring and assisting.Lol. Terry regressing and quite obviously playing for a contract isn't helping his chances.
If anyone ever argues that we should take Terry at a lower salary over Kyrie again they should be banned from this forum. That talk is anathema on this forum.
I need to only watch the second halves....
I need to only watch the second halves....
Boston just needs to play second halves
Just an awful shot by Kyrie there. No need for that 3Was like a heat check without being hot
Where is this in the first halves of games??If we played like this for entire games we'd be awesome. Frustrating
Back to back awful shotsJust an awful shot by Kyrie there. No need for that 3Was like a heat check without being hot
Going iso with terry and Morris and doesn’t end well
Kyrie should have just taken that 3. Back to stupid offence
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
Can't win games when you play about 10 minutes of functional basketball a night.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
Can't win games when you play about 10 minutes of functional basketball a night.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMHBecause he's passive, and has been straight up trash for most of the season.
This team should be able to score at least 25 points a quarter.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
This team should be able to score at least 25 points a quarter.
Turner's game would be useful on this team right now. Jaylen more than made up for it last season. He's been totally lost on the floor so far this season.Brown has 2 points this game
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
Because Al morphed into Shaquille O'Neal from behind the arc this season.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
Maybe because Al hasn't made a 3 in forever.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMHBecause he's passive, and has been straight up trash for most of the season.
Why would Al pass up the shot to make Kyrie attempt a more difficult shot with time expiring?! SMH
Because Al left his BBIQ in the offseason.
finally was able to check in on the game. sounds like it was bad at first but now we are back in the game? same old same old, or some other reason we got behind early?
finally was able to check in on the game. sounds like it was bad at first but now we are back in the game? same old same old, or some other reason we got behind early?We were shooting badly early, but not quite as badly as in PHX. Our defence was getting torched by Dame and Nurkic in the PnR. Pretty much every play
finally was able to check in on the game. sounds like it was bad at first but now we are back in the game? same old same old, or some other reason we got behind early?
finally was able to check in on the game. sounds like it was bad at first but now we are back in the game? same old same old, or some other reason we got behind early?
Our rim may or may not have been crooked.
I swear these foul calls are just arbitrary at times lol Like the last two fouls on the Blazers, how are those any different than regular contact each time down the court?It really makes no sense. Then you see Drummond and DeAndre Jordan go to war in the paint with no calls
Hit a freakin shot
Hit a freakin shotha ha ha..i know, that is the story. lots of open shots, not enough of them going in.
Or if Horford was Horford ;)Hit a freakin shotha ha ha..i know, that is the story. lots of open shots, not enough of them going in.
if hayward was hayward the celtics would be winning.
Still just totally reliant on the three ball...
Celtics took 18 (!) 3-pointers in the third quarter.
Briefly pulled within 5 but back to 13 now.
For god's sake, why do we not box out onFTFY3pt attemptsat all
we need to be aggressive going to the rim at the end of games
someone filp that switch please
Maybe one day Brad will check a game thread :Dwe need to be aggressive going to the rim at the end of games
someone filp that switch please
GOOD LUCK
BEEN SAYIN THIS FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS NLOW
Oh my goodness, Al gets an offensive rebound RIGHT UNDER THE BASKET, doesn't even look to see if he's open, and passes it out to Brown for a three. Good Lord.Wasn't even a very good 3
For god's sake, why do we not box out onFTFY3pt attemptsat all
Hit a freakin shot
or get theater team in the penalty and get some free throws...
Oh my goodness, Al gets an offensive rebound RIGHT UNDER THE BASKET, doesn't even look to see if he's open, and passes it out to Brown for a three. Good Lord.
More disappointing this season - Brown or Al? Both have been big reasons why we have been mediocre thus far.
More disappointing this season - Brown or Al? Both have been big reasons why we have been mediocre thus far.Brown. With Al we expected continuity, whereas with Brown we expected improvement. Both have regressed, but considering expectations Brown has been truly shocking
Oh my goodness, Al gets an offensive rebound RIGHT UNDER THE BASKET, doesn't even look to see if he's open, and passes it out to Brown for a three. Good Lord.
I almost threw my remote at the TV. He's not even looking at the rim when he's in the paint.
Hayward out of position defensively leading to a three pointer... again.
At least he drew that foul, I guessOh my goodness, Al gets an offensive rebound RIGHT UNDER THE BASKET, doesn't even look to see if he's open, and passes it out to Brown for a three. Good Lord.
I almost threw my remote at the TV. He's not even looking at the rim when he's in the paint.
Yep. In his own head at this point.
Hayward out of position defensively leading to a three pointer... again.
I really didn't want him in the game down the stretch. Poor coaching decision by Brad.
Hayward, Al, and JB are holding this team back the most so far.And guess who is on the court? All 3 of them ::)
Jeesh. I like Aminu, but 25 footers aren't his game
Maybe we need to go get Korver and not let Philly acquire himHe'd arrive and start missing
Jeesh. I like Aminu, but 25 footers aren't his gamethat was such a ridiculous shot
hats off to portland for making a 26 foot three pointer.
You're probably rightMaybe we need to go get Korver and not let Philly acquire himHe'd arrive and start missing
Wasn't even the wrong move by Hayward. Dame is a huge threat. UghJeesh. I like Aminu, but 25 footers aren't his gamethat was such a ridiculous shot
Let's wait until this team gets back home and gets some practices in before declaring doom.i tend to agree
We had a tough opening schedule to the season, with a brutal road trip. We still showed a lot of fight in each of these games. Once this team gets back to practicing and some reasonable scheduling, they will be fine.
Let's wait until this team gets back home and gets some practices in before declaring doom.
We had a tough opening schedule to the season, with a brutal road trip. We still showed a lot of fight in each of these games. Once this team gets back to practicing and some reasonable scheduling, they will be fine.
I don't know what is more frustrating, this road trip, or the constant connection problems to the new site...uggg
Let's wait until this team gets back home and gets some practices in before declaring doom.Excuses
We had a tough opening schedule to the season, with a brutal road trip. We still showed a lot of fight in each of these games. Once this team gets back to practicing and some reasonable scheduling, they will be fine.
I don't know what is more frustrating, this road trip, or the constant connection problems to the new site...uggg
Interesting Bobby Marks tweet: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1061836761041657856Our offball movement was awful down the stretch.
https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1061838332521410562Lol. At least he’s owning it
Double post, wow this site is broken.
Interesting Bobby Marks tweet: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1061836761041657856
i expect Danny may not be the happy camper either with this team
Pitiful road trip. Hayward just doesn't need to be starting yet. He's not much of a threat to score the ball, and his defense has been bad. Al and Brown being no-shows clearly hasn't helped either, but I think replacing Gordon in the starting lineup makes the most sense right now.
I was a little sketchy with playing that small across the board with only one true big in Al out there anyways, but I thought it'd end up working out with our increased shooting and playmaking, along with still having lots of good, long defenders on the perimeter. But the fact that our offense isn't making up for our loss in size and defense (e.g. all those offensive boards tonight) points to me that we could do ourselves some good by either going more defense-oriented in the starting lineup (Baynes for Gordon) or offense-oriented in the starting lineup (Morris for Gordon).
At the very least it'd give us an identity to work around and not have us continuously get into these major holes that we have to fight so hard to get out of.
https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1061838332521410562
Pitiful road trip. Hayward just doesn't need to be starting yet. He's not much of a threat to score the ball, and his defense has been bad. Al and Brown being no-shows clearly hasn't helped either, but I think replacing Gordon in the starting lineup makes the most sense right now.
I was a little sketchy with playing that small across the board with only one true big in Al out there anyways, but I thought it'd end up working out with our increased shooting and playmaking, along with still having lots of good, long defenders on the perimeter. But the fact that our offense isn't making up for our loss in size and defense (e.g. all those offensive boards tonight) points to me that we could do ourselves some good by either going more defense-oriented in the starting lineup (Baynes for Gordon) or offense-oriented in the starting lineup (Morris for Gordon).
At the very least it'd give us an identity to work around and not have us continuously get into these major holes that we have to fight so hard to get out of.
CBS seems determined to stickwith GH , rather play him back into form . Maybe at tye cost of alot of games.
sleep less,nights for CBS. right now
Well, they paid him $30 million a season and the biggest reason he came here was because of Brad so he probably feels like he owes him. So far it hasn't at all worked out like anyone expected, but ultimately Hayward needs to be a key part of this team because he's untradeable right now.Pitiful road trip. Hayward just doesn't need to be starting yet. He's not much of a threat to score the ball, and his defense has been bad. Al and Brown being no-shows clearly hasn't helped either, but I think replacing Gordon in the starting lineup makes the most sense right now.
I was a little sketchy with playing that small across the board with only one true big in Al out there anyways, but I thought it'd end up working out with our increased shooting and playmaking, along with still having lots of good, long defenders on the perimeter. But the fact that our offense isn't making up for our loss in size and defense (e.g. all those offensive boards tonight) points to me that we could do ourselves some good by either going more defense-oriented in the starting lineup (Baynes for Gordon) or offense-oriented in the starting lineup (Morris for Gordon).
At the very least it'd give us an identity to work around and not have us continuously get into these major holes that we have to fight so hard to get out of.
CBS seems determined to stickwith GH , rather play him back into form . Maybe at tye cost of alot of games.
sleep less,nights for CBS. right now
https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1061838332521410562
Satire? Can't really tell.
He's got a tough job at getting all of these pieces to mesh, and that will clearly take time that we should all give him plenty of time to address.
But it is a pretty big failure that he can't get these guys to play with consistent energy from quarter to quarter, let alone night to night. I know chemistry plays a part in that, but defensive energy shouldn't be affected by that all that much.
The hype clearly got to these guys' heads, and Brad even saw it in the preseason when he said we aren't as good as we think we are/as we are made out to be. Yet, he hasn't been able to figure out how to address it yet, and that's where the "not well-coached team" part is clearly accurate.
Brad: “we’re not a well coached team right now...we need to start games better”
Pitiful road trip. Hayward just doesn't need to be starting yet. He's not much of a threat to score the ball, and his defense has been bad. Al and Brown being no-shows clearly hasn't helped either, but I think replacing Gordon in the starting lineup makes the most sense right now.
I was a little sketchy with playing that small across the board with only one true big in Al out there anyways, but I thought it'd end up working out with our increased shooting and playmaking, along with still having lots of good, long defenders on the perimeter. But the fact that our offense isn't making up for our loss in size and defense (e.g. all those offensive boards tonight) points to me that we could do ourselves some good by either going more defense-oriented in the starting lineup (Baynes for Gordon) or offense-oriented in the starting lineup (Morris for Gordon).
At the very least it'd give us an identity to work around and not have us continuously get into these major holes that we have to fight so hard to get out of.
CBS seems determined to stickwith GH , rather play him back into form . Maybe at tye cost of alot of games.
sleep less,nights for CBS. right now
Per Game
Rk Player Season Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
▼
1 Jayson Tatum 2018-19 20 12 12 32.8 5.2 12.8 .403 1.4 4.0 .354 3.8 8.8 .425 .458 3.4 3.8 .891 1.3 5.7 6.9 2.8 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.7 15.2
2 Jaylen Brown 2018-19 22 11 11 30.2 4.5 12.1 .368 1.2 4.3 .277 3.3 7.8 .419 .417 1.6 2.6 .621 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.2 2.7 11.7
3 Gordon Hayward 2018-19 28 11 11 25.1 3.7 9.5 .394 1.3 4.0 .318 2.5 5.5 .450 .462 1.5 1.9 .762 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.8 10.2
Per 36 Minutes
Rk Player Season Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
▼
1 Jayson Tatum 2018-19 20 12 12 394 5.7 14.1 .403 1.6 4.4 .354 4.1 9.7 .425 3.7 4.2 .891 1.4 6.2 7.6 3.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.9 16.6
2 Gordon Hayward 2018-19 28 11 11 276 5.3 13.6 .394 1.8 5.7 .318 3.5 7.8 .450 2.1 2.7 .762 1.3 6.1 7.4 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.7 2.6 14.6
3 Jaylen Brown 2018-19 22 11 11 332 5.3 14.4 .368 1.4 5.1 .277 3.9 9.3 .419 2.0 3.1 .621 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.4 3.3 14.0
Advanced
Rk Player Season Age G MP PER▼ TS% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
1 Jayson Tatum 2018-19 20 12 394 13.7 .522 .312 .299 3.8 18.2 10.9 13.1 1.5 1.1 11.2 21.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 .105 -1.3 1.4 0.1 0.2
2 Gordon Hayward 2018-19 28 11 276 12.7 .495 .423 .202 3.6 18.0 10.6 16.2 1.6 0.9 10.3 19.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 .092 -1.3 1.3 -0.1 0.1
3 Jaylen Brown 2018-19 22 11 332 7.8 .443 .353 .218 4.5 11.1 7.8 7.0 0.7 1.6 8.2 20.8 -0.4 0.5 0.1 .013 -4.1 -0.2 -4.3 -0.2Pitiful road trip. Hayward just doesn't need to be starting yet. He's not much of a threat to score the ball, and his defense has been bad. Al and Brown being no-shows clearly hasn't helped either, but I think replacing Gordon in the starting lineup makes the most sense right now.
I was a little sketchy with playing that small across the board with only one true big in Al out there anyways, but I thought it'd end up working out with our increased shooting and playmaking, along with still having lots of good, long defenders on the perimeter. But the fact that our offense isn't making up for our loss in size and defense (e.g. all those offensive boards tonight) points to me that we could do ourselves some good by either going more defense-oriented in the starting lineup (Baynes for Gordon) or offense-oriented in the starting lineup (Morris for Gordon).
At the very least it'd give us an identity to work around and not have us continuously get into these major holes that we have to fight so hard to get out of.
Brad needs to coach better..... build two teams, use your depth.