Time to start Smart and Brown in the backcourt?

[Chris22]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

[Roy H.]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

[Chris22]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

No one wants to bench him. Just bring him in later in the game and play him the same minutes.

[wdleehi]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

And?   This is normal in an NBA season for good NBA teams. 

[Chris22]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

And?   This is normal in an NBA season for good NBA teams.

Except we saw this before in the playoffs last year. I wonder if teams have figured out how to defend Thomas.

[Roy H.]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

And?   This is normal in an NBA season for good NBA teams.

Except we saw this before in the playoffs last year. I wonder if teams have figured out how to defend Thomas.

Yeah, they just decided not to do it the first 60 games or so. It's a league-wide rope-a-dope strategy.

[Chris22]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

And?   This is normal in an NBA season for good NBA teams.

Except we saw this before in the playoffs last year. I wonder if teams have figured out how to defend Thomas.

Yeah, they just decided not to do it the first 60 games or so. It's a league-wide rope-a-dope strategy.

I think you figured it out!

[wdleehi]

We have lost three of our last four games, and the only one we won, we won because Brown hit a clutch shot in the last 40 seconds.

And?   This is normal in an NBA season for good NBA teams.

Except we saw this before in the playoffs last year. I wonder if teams have figured out how to defend Thomas.

Yeah, they just decided not to do it the first 60 games or so. It's a league-wide rope-a-dope strategy.

There is a plan out there to defend IT.   Few teams have the players to successfully run it always.


I do agree another offensive threat would be a great help to the Celtics come playoff time, but benching IT doesn't fix that.   It just weakens the starting offense greatly.   It would lead to more slow starts. 

[CoachBo]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

It's a good thing that grabbing one's head and screaming in disbelief - as this thread has caused - cannot easily be conveyed on this board.

The problem isn't Thomas. The problem is that he doesn't have enough help.

[kozlodoev]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

When you think that having the second best scorer in the entire league coming off the bench is a good idea, you certainly have issues. SMH.

[Big333223]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Maybe when he makes his second all star team and is top 2 in the league in scoring?

No? Ok.

[BlackCeltic]

I think Crowder and Bradley are the ones who should come off the bench. Start IT, Smart, and Brown.

[chilidawg]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

Be the worst defensive player in the league?

[Phantom255x]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

Be the worst defensive player in the league?

Take away IT and this team could have the worst offense in the league.

Have him come off the bench and virtually the same thing.

And if you plan to still play him 35-40 minutes a game, then why have him off the bench??

[Roy H.]

Ugh, when will the nonsense stop with the benching IT thing?

Seriously. We have a guy doing what only a handful of superstars have done in the past 15 years, and some want to bench him.

Be the worst defensive player in the league?

Tony Parker?