Way overreacting. The bench has played so much better than any other second unit in the league. They have two bad games that correspond with Tony being hurt, as well as some problems with the rotation against Indiana, and the sky is falling.
When Tony's in the game he controls a lot of the tempo. He wasn't around and so the pressure on Eddie made the second unit completely in chaos. If Tony's there, this doesn't happen, and we win the game by 25.
No problem.
are you serious?? what you are saying is equivalent to saying without paul pierce our starting unit would stink. You can't depend on one guy like that. We can't think tony allen will be healthy 100 percent cuz no player is.
I guess you didn't see how pizzed kg was
I don't know about amenhotep, but I think he makes a great point and you've completely misinterpreted it. This is a bench we're talking about! We're not going to have three or four playmakers on that bench that can control the game. It's not like the starting lineup where if you want to contend you need multiple scoring/double team threads on the court (or your name is Lebron James). Every team spends their year depending on the healthiness of one player. Every team. Tony's effect upon the bench unit is the same as Pierce's was to the first team a few years ago in this apt anaology you've provided. If Paul is inujured, you may as well consider the game lost. Tony does a great job creating his own shot and a solid job controlling the tempo and pace of that unit and has really stepped up as a leader in my opinion. The make-up of a starting lineup is much different to that of a second unit. You don't want too many playmakers on the second unit simply because they tend to just constantly look for their own shot and become black holes when they get the ball (see: Travis Outlaw).
BBD, never got back on D or even tried to box out tonight, and he tried to be a goto man and that he is not.
POB at least deserves the chance to earn Cry babies minutes after this game and after the actions on the sideline Danny better be looking to trade BBD....
I'm guessing you didn't see the game, because many of these comments cannot be verified from at least my perspective of the game.
As for his 'go to man' status...You mean the grand total of two shots he took? At least one of which was an offensive rebound (if not both, I don't remember the other however I shall give you the benefit of the doubt). He didn't look for his jumper at all despite being open from midrange a few times (which did confuse me) and he was really within the flow of the offense tonight.
POB disgusted me tonight. That one play where Oden caught the ball and basically just pushed POB back all the way to the rim without any resistance was one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen in any form of basketball. Then finally, in his act of surrender he gives away the softest foul of all time, I was expecting him to drop on one knee and propose on the spot.
Anybody else feel that the hyperbole on CB lately has been...uhh...hyperbolic?
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Housecall: Just saw your post. I'll admit that I am a huge Outlaw hater, but I don't think he brings anything to the table, especially for us. He had an outstanding shooting night by his standards, and made 5-10, many of them shots that nobody wants him to make (including his teammates) purely because they are such low percentage shots that a make might encourage him. He's athletic but little else on the other side of the ball, and historically he hasn't been able to shoot the 3-ball at all. I can't see his chucker mentality being beneficial to the Celtics at this point in his career.
Edit 2: Just saw your post Buckners. TP for the Oden reference, great minds think alike