Celtics (6-2) at Pacers (6-3) Game #9 11/3/18

[jpotter33]

That's a ridiculous call on Tatum. His pivot foot didn't move.

[liam]

ANOTHER TRAVEL? really?

[Neurotic Guy]

Ok so I just got to the game in time to see Boston just take the lead.  Can someone provide me the quick synopsis of the game so far?

[nickagneta]

This team, besides maybe Brown and Smart, have no players that have the ability to post players at their positions. The simple fact is this team was built to be long, to be great defensively and to score from the outside.

A lot of you guys just need to come to grips with this. What this team needs to do to score more inside is get better outlet passes on misses and run the ball on the break for easy baskets. Without that, you have to get used to the fact that this team was built to be an outside shooting team

[liam]

That's a ridiculous call on Tatum. His pivot foot didn't move.

Terrible!

[BitterJim]

That's a ridiculous call on Tatum. His pivot foot didn't move.

"The earth is moving, therefore Tatum's pivot foot was moving. Clear travel" - these refs, probably

[liam]

Marcus Morris = MVP

[SCeltic34]

Low IQ defense at the end there.  Gotta close out better than that.  You know the clock is winding down.

[mr. dee]

I can't believe Morris is the most consistent player on the team this season.

[Birdman]

Morris 2nd best player since season started

[blink]

this game is wearing me out...Morris is on fire

[liam]

We've been at 5 free-throws since sometime early in the 1st half. Amazing.

[RJ87]

This team, besides maybe Brown and Smart, have no players that have the ability to post players at their positions. The simple fact is this team was built to be long, to be great defensively and to score from the outside.

A lot of you guys just need to come to grips with this. What this team needs to do to score more inside is get better outlet passes on misses and run the ball on the break for easy baskets. Without that, you have to get used to the fact that this team was built to be an outside shooting team

For the most part, I agree with with. But when we have guys passing out of open layups for threes, I just don't think that's smart basketball. Nothing to do with posting up.

[jpotter33]

This team, besides maybe Brown and Smart, have no players that have the ability to post players at their positions. The simple fact is this team was built to be long, to be great defensively and to score from the outside.

A lot of you guys just need to come to grips with this. What this team needs to do to score more inside is get better outlet passes on misses and run the ball on the break for easy baskets. Without that, you have to get used to the fact that this team was built to be an outside shooting team

Nobody is clamoring for more post-ups. We're arguing that there needs to be more inside-out play and penetration in general. Too many times on these threes we're just passing the ball around the perimeter and taking a semi-open look. Pretty much everyone on our team has the ability to beat their man and get into the paint, yet we're hardly doing any of that to collapse defenses and get better looks.

And that's not even getting to the issue of us consistently passing up open looks in the lane for threes.

[jpotter33]

Excellent pass, Smart.