C's have won a lot of games where they haven't played particularly well. Maybe that is just the team we have this year. Just not always pretty to look at but gets the job done.
all i am saying is these results are not sustainable especially in playoffs with these PERFORMANCES. we need to fix the little things and then we can let the results take care of themsleves
You're preaching to the choir but we are 25 games in eventually you are who you are.
If you are who you are, then the C's are a 23-5 team that manages to win ugly when they need to. I get that these types of wins aren't sustainable, but "who they are" is the team with the 2nd best record in the NBA.
Smart is agonizing, but a whole lot better than Tony Allen was before he left for Memphis. TA was a nightmare with the ball and his 1:1 Assist:TO ratio tells the story reasonably well. What it doesn't tell you is you got the same feeling when TA touched the ball as you feel when Marcus is about to shoot. Marcus averages 5 assists a game and plays superior defense with superior energy. He needs to stop shooting -- and he will. He's still a very valuable player on this team.
Marcus Smart is a special defender. Tony Allen was a better one.
He just has to take and make enough shots that other teams know he is willing to shoot if left alone.
As for their 23-5 record, they have the leagues 4th best pythagorean win% (which I think is just a combo of net rating and strength of schedule or something like that).
They have played like a 19-8 team. Really good, but not as good as 23-5 suggests.
That said, when you have a coach like Brad and a closer like Irving you should always finish a bit above those types of projections.
With all that said, if we can continue at that projected 19-8 pace for the rest of the year we would finish at 61-21. Not too shabby!