Nets (45-32) at Celtics (40-37) 4/10

[Chief]

I want to say that I think Danny has always done a good job of giving Doc what he needed to win championships since KG got here.

That includes this year. Even after all the injuries. Crawford was a good trade and Shav, Williams, and White were great pick ups. Now it's time for Doc to earn his money.

I think that is why so many are frustrated. We see the potential but Doc seems so unwilling to use what he has got correctly.

Hopefully he will figure it out. 

[Clench123]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

[The Rondo Show]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

[SCeltic34]

And... let the negativity parade begin.  Or continue, I should say.  I'm surprised a new Jeff Green hate thread hasn't popped up yet.

[Banner18now!]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

I agree with you he has in small spurts but do you really think he could play 35 minutes a night and be effective?

[The Rondo Show]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

I agree with you he has in small spurts but do you really think he could play 35 minutes a night and be effective?

Never said he should play 35 minutes a night. He should see more than 8 before garbage time though, especially when he's playing well.

[Clench123]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

He played tonight and didn't do much at all. 

Jeff Green didn't do jackEdited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. either.  Inconsitency he's had all year.  As a matter of fact, Jeff played terrible tonight, I'm sorry.

People like to blame Doc a lot around here but he certainly didn't have the tools

[The Rondo Show]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

He played tonight and didn't do much at all. 

Jeff Green didn't do jack**** either.  Inconsitency he's had all year.  As a matter of fact, Jeff played terrible tonight, I'm sorry.

People like to blame Doc a lot around here but he certainly didn't have the tools

9 rebounds in 10 minutes(7 in 8 before garbage time) isn't much?

[Banner18now!]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

I agree with you he has in small spurts but do you really think he could play 35 minutes a night and be effective?

Never said he should play 35 minutes a night. He should see more than 8 before garbage time though, especially when he's playing well.

Do you think he may not be effective if he was played more and Doc is playing him the correct minutes to get the most out of him before he is exposed?

[sed522002]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

Exactly! They're sharing the ball,but it's still not resulting in easy buckets and they're barely getting to the rim. Their weakness is half court offense and sadly it will be exploited in the playoffs.

[The Rondo Show]

Are you guys really surprised? Celts are missing their best player and rely on a 37 and 35 year old as their best players. Add the fact that Jeff Green doesn't show up every night and you can expect nights like this.

And that your coach likes to play small forwards at the 4 and undersized power forwards at the 5.

What options does he really have??? Everybody keeps saying Shav has all these stats in 8 minutes people act like if he played 35 minutes he would average 14 points and 20 boards, stop!
He was playing in China for a reason, he is good in spurts don't get carried away.

If you're unwilling to admit that Shav has shined in the small amounts of minutes he has seen, you're kidding yourself.

He clearly has a knack for rebounding and has been a spark of energy. If he's playing well early, to not give him minutes is completely asinine.

I agree with you he has in small spurts but do you really think he could play 35 minutes a night and be effective?

Never said he should play 35 minutes a night. He should see more than 8 before garbage time though, especially when he's playing well.

Do you think he may not be effective if he was played more and Doc is playing him the correct minutes to get the most out of him before he is exposed?

Is this a joke?

If that's a reason to not play a guy who is producing solid minutes toward your weakest area then that's some pretty p--- poor coaching logic.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

i do not give a rats behind what we did before. what he is doing now is NOT WORKING!!!!!!!!!  you think points in the paint and rebounds will not = wins?

defense? our d blows for GOD's sake.

[Clench123]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

i do not give a rats behind what we did before. what he is doing now is NOT WORKING!!!!!!!!!  you think points in the paint and rebounds will not = wins?

defense? our d blows for GOD's sake.

Considering that our best player (who was a very good rebounder) and our starting center is out, it's easy to see why most things we do won't work.  And you're using a very small sample size here to measure Doc's so called "horrible" system.  Against years and years of brilliant coaching, your argument won't stand.

[Chief]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

i do not give a rats behind what we did before. what he is doing now is NOT WORKING!!!!!!!!!  you think points in the paint and rebounds will not = wins?

defense? our d blows for GOD's sake.

Considering that our best player (who was a very good rebounder) and our starting center is out, it's easy to see why most things we do won't work.  And you're using a very small sample size here to measure Doc's so called "horrible" system.  Against years and years of brilliant coaching, your argument won't stand.

Brilliant? The guy must have 5 or 6 championship rings.

Ever read this from a few years back? Still hold true IMO.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060112

[CelticConcourse]

This team is garbage. I hope they blow it the eff up in the offseason. Wow this team stinks 

This game means nothing.

*annoyed*

this team looks nothing like the team that closed out last year, for those thinking we will turn it on in the playoffs they will be upset i am afraid.

Okay. So we're supposed to be the same team every year?

umm if doc was half as good as so many on this site claim him to be he would be implementing a points in the paint and rebounding strategy not too mention his defense sucks. it is suicide what he is trying to do.

Stop with the hyperbole.  It's thesame system that has earned us so much success in the previous years.  Defense first. 

People underestimate how much Rondo meant to this team.  You won't go far without a quarterback.  And Rondo was a great one...

i do not give a rats behind what we did before. what he is doing now is NOT WORKING!!!!!!!!!  you think points in the paint and rebounds will not = wins?

defense? our d blows for GOD's sake.

Considering that our best player (who was a very good rebounder) and our starting center is out, it's easy to see why most things we do won't work.  And you're using a very small sample size here to measure Doc's so called "horrible" system.  Against years and years of brilliant coaching, your argument won't stand.

Brilliant? The guy must have 5 or 6 championship rings.

Ever read this from a few years back? Still hold true IMO.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060112

I enjoyed reading that article very much.

Our team has the exact same problems as the 05-06 team, I suppose! (Except the TOs) very interesting.