I have a feeling that we win this game...Celtics are usually good in san antonioEver since Rondo came. He turned everything around.
I like Jason Terry to start against Gary Neal. No point in using Courtney Lee here. It doesn't gain Boston anything but Terry gives Boston a matchup advantage over Neal.
I also like having Courtney Lee come off the bench to play against Manu Ginobili. C-Lee is Boston's defensive choice against Manu.
Difficult to see this one being even close.
Parker made C Lee look really bad right there. CMON Lee, move the feet, get ready. Do something!can't wait till the paint to pick up on D....!
I'd say sully has taken the leon powe crown..and wears it well...he will keep getting better.....!
This organization better not trade Sullinger. Most promising young player we've drafter since Joe Johnson
hope doc don't bench him for doing that thing....no one says the "R" word...LOL.....ginobili is not the cleanest player around....This organization better not trade Sullinger. Most promising young player we've drafter since Joe Johnson
that means he's automatically gone soon, LOL. They better not trade him!
Hope Ginobili's alright. Thought he was acting cause he's a known flopper, but guess not.It looked like Wilcox nailed him in the ribs with his left elbow.
Why not Sullinger on the post up? He's doing the dirty work on the glass, let him have some fun on the block.I think Diaw is one of the better post defenders Sully has played against lately. Very strong, low center of gravity, tough to move, quick feet, hard to get around. Around the same size as Sully.
Sigh, the dreaded Bass and Sully combo arises.
Sigh, the dreaded Bass and Sully combo arises.
As bad as I hate the combo, it is better than the Bass/Green pf/c combo.
Why not Sullinger on the post up? He's doing the dirty work on the glass, let him have some fun on the block.I think Diaw is one of the better post defenders Sully has played against lately. Very strong, low center of gravity, tough to move, quick feet, hard to get around. Around the same size as Sully.
I'd like to see Sully get some post ups but I think they'll be easier opportunities to work that into the offense on other nights.
He call bank on that?as i say...i never CALL the bank when i am making a deposit...!
Why not Sullinger on the post up? He's doing the dirty work on the glass, let him have some fun on the block.I think Diaw is one of the better post defenders Sully has played against lately. Very strong, low center of gravity, tough to move, quick feet, hard to get around. Around the same size as Sully.
I'd like to see Sully get some post ups but I think they'll be easier opportunities to work that into the offense on other nights.
I can sorta agree but Sully on the block is more efficient than Green on the block. And that is the play we keep seeing.
actually greeen is not a post guy.....he needs to slash....and shoot...dunk, layup...
I don't know about anyone else, but I find Bass wicked frustrating. If he's not hitting/taking his jumper, he's borderline useless.I wicked agree with you.
Why sub terry out there??Doc pulling out hot players is one of the things that frustrates me.
I don't know about anyone else, but I find Bass wicked frustrating. If he's not hitting/taking his jumper, he's borderline useless.
He DOES do that...amongst 100 other things....Why sub terry out there??Doc pulling out hot players is one of the things that frustrates me.
I can't give u anymore tpsHe DOES do that...amongst 100 other things....Why sub terry out there??Doc pulling out hot players is one of the things that frustrates me.
I don't know about anyone else, but I find Bass wicked frustrating. If he's not hitting/taking his jumper, he's borderline useless.
Exactly how I feel about Bass. I'm ok with him getting the pt for now so that we can showcase him for a good trade. Sullinger better be getting more minutes after the trading deadline
yup i am out of karma too...! smoke signals..?I can't give u anymore tpsHe DOES do that...amongst 100 other things....Why sub terry out there??Doc pulling out hot players is one of the things that frustrates me.
This hour
Why is Sully on the bench?
where's the kick ball?!?!?i know that was a major kick...soccer even...
see what happens whe n you cover the bonners of the world.....
Uh oh..you are right....doc noticed...we were getting rebounds...uhm...doc...buddy...REBOUNDING...IS DEFENSE....!!!Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
Well, that's a rookie mistake. He didn't get the memo, you're not supposed to rebound on the Celtics.Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
he is a little GREEN..?see what happens whe n you cover the bonners of the world.....
This is why I don't like zones or gimmick de
By the way, Green has zero basketball IQ.
Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
yea, none of that rebounding crap in here young man, take a seat on the bench!
DOC...is the ONLY guy in the worlod who doesn't believe in REBOUNDING...!!!Well, that's a rookie mistake. He didn't get the memo, you're not supposed to rebound on the Celtics.Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
Uh oh..you are right....doc noticed...we were getting rebounds...uhm...doc...buddy...REBOUNDING...IS DEFENSE....!!!Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
Why is Sully on the bench?
Because he likes to REBOUND ???
yea, none of that rebounding crap in here young man, take a seat on the bench!
Get down there on the spot marked Steamer!!!
Why is Sully on the bench?Because there was nobody (Duncan, Bonner) he was able to defend.
I'm loving all these wide open layups for guards at the moment...
Just stellar
sully can cover bonner....I don't think Sully can defend out on the perimeter.
cant look any worse then Bass did in dat half tho at least Sully got boardssully can cover bonner....I don't think Sully can defend out on the perimeter.
That is why Doc took Bass out. Went small for the final 6 and a half minutes.cant look any worse then Bass did in dat half tho at least Sully got boardssully can cover bonner....I don't think Sully can defend out on the perimeter.
That is why Doc took Bass out. Went small for the final 6 and a half minutes.cant look any worse then Bass did in dat half tho at least Sully got boardssully can cover bonner....I don't think Sully can defend out on the perimeter.
It gave the team it's best defensive, offensive and overall lineup against the Spurs lineup with Bonner out there. It pulled the lead back from 38-31 to 52-49.
Good coaching.
Bass 14 minutes 0 points 2 rebounds
Sully 9 minutes 2 points 6 rebounds
Bass 14 minutes 0 points 2 rebounds
Sully 9 minutes 2 points 6 rebounds
what you see out of Splitter is what popovich would get out of fab melo.....doc....will get a D league guy..who never plays in the NBA...!
Why does it seem that every single team has 3 point shooting contests against us?
back to back horrible foul calls refs stoppin our momentum
I'd like to see Doc bring in Sully here for Green. I don't think this small lineup is working.Don't even bother. He is too stubborn to do that.
The Celtics' offense is the antithesis of the Spurs'. The Spurs move the ball, anyone brings up the ball, they get quickly into the sets, the ball doesn't stick. They play organized random offense. The Celtics are slow and repetitive and grinding.
Spurs are a true team. Duncan 2-11, no Ginobili, Jackson, or Leonard. They find ways to make the game simple.The firepower San Antonio has offensively is very impressive.
De Colo is a smart player. Reads the game very well. I like him.
its pretty crazy sully hasn't been back inI'm surprised Doc didn't send him straight to the locker room after grabbing 6 rebounds in 9 mins... that was unacceptable and put our fantastic team D in great danger... :P
Rondo is the worst fastbreak point guard in the league. It's not even close how many transition turnovers he makes. The worse is that he rarely passes the ball ahead.
yep after dat tony parker circus shot dis ones ova spurs announcers makin dis game even harder to watch
yep after dat tony parker circus shot dis ones ova spurs announcers makin dis game even harder to watch
Ok, we aren't on the Spurs level yet. But we'll get there, and that'll be when it counts, in the playoffs.
Good Job, Good Effort.
Sean Elliot is da worst dont get me started on da overzellous guy who screams ova every minor thing smhyep after dat tony parker circus shot dis ones ova spurs announcers makin dis game even harder to watch
TP. Really hard... and they call Tommy a homer ::)
This game shows that we aren't even in the discussion as a contender. Spurs were tired, not playing their best for about 3/4 of the game. We played horrible D and really let the spurs catch fire at the end of the game. We were lazy on O, not getting to the rim enough, settling for way too many jump shots. When they stopped falling, and parker caught fire we were cooked.
This was a really winnable game. I guess on the 2nd night of a back to back we have that built in excuse. But we are really what our record says we are right now. Barely a playoff team. I am really tired of watching our D. I can't wait until it gets better.
Doc is determined to play small and be the worst rebounding team in the league. Looks like Sully got punished for crashing the boards tonight.
Danny save this team. Please trade Bass, Lee, and a first rounder for a 7 footer.
Doc is determined to play small and be the worst rebounding team in the league. Looks like Sully got punished for crashing the boards tonight.
Danny save this team. Please trade Bass, Lee, and a first rounder for a 7 footer.
We are not the worst rebounding team in the league. We get fewer rebounds in total, but we are fourth when it comes to defensive rebounds percentage according to basketball-reference.com. This is not really the problem.
The 7 footer we need is for rim protection, since we allow a lot of points in the paint - 25th in the league according to Teamrankings.com - and it's not mainly fastbreak points (13th in the league).
Doc is determined to play small and be the worst rebounding team in the league. Looks like Sully got punished for crashing the boards tonight.
Danny save this team. Please trade Bass, Lee, and a first rounder for a 7 footer.
We are not the worst rebounding team in the league. We get fewer rebounds in total, but we are fourth when it comes to defensive rebounds percentage according to basketball-reference.com. This is not really the problem.
The 7 footer we need is for rim protection, since we allow a lot of points in the paint - 25th in the league according to Teamrankings.com - and it's not mainly fastbreak points (13th in the league).
TP. We've actually been rebounding fairly well since Doc called the team soft.
Our defense allowing too many easy scores - transition buckets, paint points, and wide open 3 pointers - is the problem. We always seem half a step slow on rotations. I'm confident that when (I would say "if", but I'm trying to be optimistic) our defense improves, we'll be winning a lot of games. We've always been at our best when we get multiple consecutive stops throughout the course of the game.
Doc is determined to play small and be the worst rebounding team in the league. Looks like Sully got punished for crashing the boards tonight.
Danny save this team. Please trade Bass, Lee, and a first rounder for a 7 footer.
We are not the worst rebounding team in the league. We get fewer rebounds in total, but we are fourth when it comes to defensive rebounds percentage according to basketball-reference.com. This is not really the problem.
The 7 footer we need is for rim protection, since we allow a lot of points in the paint - 25th in the league according to Teamrankings.com - and it's not mainly fastbreak points (13th in the league).
TP. We've actually been rebounding fairly well since Doc called the team soft.
Our defense allowing too many easy scores - transition buckets, paint points, and wide open 3 pointers - is the problem. We always seem half a step slow on rotations. I'm confident that when (I would say "if", but I'm trying to be optimistic) our defense improves, we'll be winning a lot of games. We've always been at our best when we get multiple consecutive stops throughout the course of the game.
The Celtics are now 2nd worst in the league in rebounding differential per game and are dead last in rebounding percentage differential.
I think this hits the nail on the head. in previous years, not crashing the O boards was frustrating but the D would be set and there'd be no fastbreak buckets by the other team. This year is completely different in that regard. The team seems to go for more O boards but when it doesn't so they can get back on D, they still get burned on fastbreak buckets
It's deceiving because we completely ignore the offensive boards. This seems to actually hurt us because it's not like we're playing good transition defense even when we send all 5 guys back. It's been happening all season and it needs to be fixed.
When is Doc going to get some criticism for how much the Celtics are underperforming? Maybe they're not contenders, absolutely they're not contenders right now but they should be better than skimming .500. I don't think he's made any adjustments in three or four years. The offensive sets are exactly the same and he can't rein in Rondo to actually move the ball ahead and around. He always moans about a lack of ball movement. Well, he's the coach, can't he figure it out and demand it of Rondo?
How he uses Terry epitomizes how little coaching he does and how much Rondo will not adjust to a new teammate. The guy slotted him directly into Ray Allen's plays. It's absurd. Instead of letting Terry handle the ball more and basically do what he's done for most of his career within the framework of great teams, he just replaced an outgoing Ray exactly. The bottom third ranked offense Terry was coming into needed no altering at all. Total sense.