Celtics (12-9) at Magic (10-12) Game #22 12/7/16

[Tr1boy]

Patrick Ewing theory anyone?


Too soon?

Don't over react to one game against the Magic...

Soon we'll see "Celtics 1-0 without Thomas. Isn't it clear we're better without him?" posts, ala Rondo when he was still here

Seriously it's sickening to see this **** on here. Smart's had one good game and we are so quick to annoint him starting point guard. One bad game by IT and we are ready to bench him already. That's how bad the Smart bias is around here

can you look at the big picture

team comes 1st

and team play at both ends has not looked this good in a long time

I am. Our team is 12-8 and 3rd in the East with IT starting. If you think that Smart can put up this performance with any consistency over an 82 game season than your on something. IT consistently puts our team on his back in the 4th to help win us games and has done that consistently ever since he came here starting or not. There's a reason that our record has dramatically improved every year that IT has improved as a player. This year he's having another career year and for some reason we are on pace for 50 wins.

Our defense has looked worse than last season... and one key reason is bc of IT

teams are focusing on attacking him through PNRs etc...  he can't defense guys taller than 6'2

Watch how teams have been playing us this year....ALOT of PNR, PNP.... 

You can't get away with doing this with Smart at the point

Defense wins championships....not offense.     IT scoring 25 but giving up 20-25 points via PNR doesn't make it easy for the team to win... its been a nail biting type of season so far...and alot of it vs mediocre teams...if only our D was better we could be 15-5 instead

[Tr1boy]

Nice to see some Smart enthusiasm on this board but let's not go overboard.

IT is averaging 26 and 6 assists. Marcus Smart has put up 26 points twice in his career. IT is simply a better player at PG than Smart at this stage and it's not even close.

is IT also the better defender?

[Ilikesports17]

I think missing Isaiah tonight was good for the team. It took away their binkie. It got rid of the idea that Isaiah will come in and score 15 in a row. Probably brought a sense of urgency to the squad.

Hopefully Isaiah comes back and the team can continue to play with this sense of urgency.

[liam]

Nice to see some Smart enthusiasm on this board but let's not go overboard.

IT is averaging 26 and 6 assists. Marcus Smart has put up 26 points twice in his career. IT is simply a better player at PG than Smart at this stage and it's not even close.

I agree.

[celtics2030]

Now I know why Vucevic is on the bench

[SCeltic34]

Amir doing his best Rondo impression there.  Passed up a wide open layup

[liam]

Nice to see some Smart enthusiasm on this board but let's not go overboard.

IT is averaging 26 and 6 assists. Marcus Smart has put up 26 points twice in his career. IT is simply a better player at PG than Smart at this stage and it's not even close.

is IT also the better defender?

No he is not.

[walker834]

why not wait until  marcus can do both?  Marcus is more versatile off the bench than IT is.  Let Marcus improve his scoring.

Same with Jaylen. I realize his ability. But he's young.  Having him off the bench is fine with Crowder here.

[celticslove]

Nice to see some Smart enthusiasm on this board but let's not go overboard.

IT is averaging 26 and 6 assists. Marcus Smart has put up 26 points twice in his career. IT is simply a better player at PG than Smart at this stage and it's not even close.

better offensive player, without IT's offense he is useless, marcus with an inconsistent offense still valuable to the team.

[letsgoblue86]

Amir doing his best Rondo impression there.  Passed up a wide open layup

Dude is just scared to elevate.  Can't jump anymore.

[Surferdad]

Biyombo stealing magic money

[trickybilly]

Order has been restored in Celtics land and Jaylen Brown is obviously our best player. That is going to be an interesting development to see how big a player he becomes in his rookie year. He looks NBA ready, just new at it. He must have dominated college. Negative Celtics fans must be pulling their hair out hating this game.

TP for the crazy.

1. Nowhere near our best player.
2. NBA ready AND "new at it". Nope.
3. He did not dominate in college... He was streaky. Hot streaks were scary though, which is why we gambled.

[celtics2030]

magic have one more run in them

[liam]

Amir doing his best Rondo impression there.  Passed up a wide open layup

Jaylen should've got that pass!

[esel1000]

Amir what??