Bucks (21-9) at Celtics (18-12) Game #31 12/21/18

[CF033]

Not worried about it.  Bucks are probably the 3rd best team in the East behind Philly and the Raptors and Boston is on the outside looking in right now.  Hayward is a shadow of himself.  Horford and Morris are injured.  Kyrie had a weak game.  No biggie.  Keeping it under 20 is a moral victory.

lol you are still a Philly fan boy.  Bucks are better that Philly.

Agree, Philly has no chance this year.

[trickybilly]

Not worried about it.  Bucks are probably the 3rd best team in the East behind Philly and the Raptors and Boston is on the outside looking in right now.  Hayward is a shadow of himself.  Horford and Morris are injured.  Kyrie had a weak game.  No biggie.  Keeping it under 20 is a moral victory.

Wow. Do you really believe Philly is better? That seems a little off. I haven't watched many philly games though..

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I think we really struggled with the Bucks size.  It was a struggle last year in that playoff series.  They are long and talented.

Yabu and Williams played a combined 12 minutes....

yeah I dunno if that was the right move or not.  Timelord is struggling with team def, but we really missed having any type of rim protection tonight.

[liam]

I think we really struggled with the Bucks size.  It was a struggle last year in that playoff series.  They are long and talented.

Yabu and Williams played a combined 12 minutes....

yeah I dunno if that was the right move or not.  Timelord is struggling with team def, but we really missed having any type of rim protection tonight.

Brad went small and i don't think it worked out. Rebounding was a huge issue.

[BringToughnessBack]

Kyrie is only  player not a net negative on court tonight. Hayward and Smart shooting like they had blinders on.  Giannis best of bunch tonight..he is getting better and better. He is a force of nature.

Good news is its still only December and we have plenty of time to right this ship. If playoffs started now I woulld be worried but they dont so I am not. Now if Danny is nervous in February, all bets are off.

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Snell and Maker 7-8 from 3 point was really the big difference in this game.
That and us losing the board battle by 19.

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I think we really struggled with the Bucks size.  It was a struggle last year in that playoff series.  They are long and talented.

Yabu and Williams played a combined 12 minutes....

yeah I dunno if that was the right move or not.  Timelord is struggling with team def, but we really missed having any type of rim protection tonight.

Brad went small and i don't think it worked out. Rebounding was a huge issue.

yeah a -19 issue tonight
uggg

[Neurotic Guy]

Not worried about it.  Bucks are probably the 3rd best team in the East behind Philly and the Raptors and Boston is on the outside looking in right now.  Hayward is a shadow of himself.  Horford and Morris are injured.  Kyrie had a weak game.  No biggie.  Keeping it under 20 is a moral victory.

Reasonable analysis of the current situation.  A healthy C's team is competing with Philly, Toronto and Milwaukee -- I am pretty confident of that. 

[trickybilly]

D was actually pretty good on Giannis all night.

[nickagneta]

When Brown goes straight up with his body at the free throw line and gets his nice release, he is actually a very good free throw shooter. His problem is he leans forward and back and jumps in the direction he leans and it messes up his shot. His form is good. His balance through the form is all over the place. Look at how many times he is leaning into that FTA and shoots, his whole body leaning forward and he stays grounded by his toes as the rest of his body pushes into the shot rather than getting the shot naturally straight up.

I could see where as the game slows for him, he ages, he matures and finishes growing into his body, that things balance out for him and he becomes a very good shooter from three(+40%) and good from the line(+70%). His form looks solid and consistent. It's his balance that is off.

Meh...maybe not but I am hopeful. Kid is smart. We will see how he matures from his struggles this year. Clearly this looks mental and not physical or lacking in talent.

[gouki88]

Not worried about it.  Bucks are probably the 3rd best team in the East behind Philly and the Raptors and Boston is on the outside looking in right now.  Hayward is a shadow of himself.  Horford and Morris are injured.  Kyrie had a weak game.  No biggie.  Keeping it under 20 is a moral victory.

Wow. Do you really believe Philly is better? That seems a little off. I haven't watched many philly games though..

I wouldn’t be too frightened if he rates Philly highly

[tazzmaniac]

I hate watching us play against the Bucks.  All I can think about is Giannis ought to be in Celtics green.   

[trickybilly]

I hate watching us play against the Bucks.  All I can think about is Giannis ought to be in Celtics green.   

Ah Kelly Olynyk - we'll always have that game against Washington during the Isiaih years..

[slamtheking]

C's had another night of bricklaying and letting another set of mediocre players having big nights.

Irving, Hayward, Tatum and Rozier were a combined 16-55 and Snell, Maker and Bledsoe were 17-20.  Rebounding differential was just awful and really didn't help with the effort.

C's really need their big men back soon

[ozgod]

Meh...maybe not but I am hopeful. Kid is smart. We will see how he matures from his struggles this year. Clearly this looks mental and not physical or lacking in talent.

Those technical issues the coaches should be helping him overcome. It's the mental issues, confidence, that seem to affect a number of our players. Once they miss shots they really get down on themselves. Should take a leaf out of Jordan Clarkson's book - he could be 0-50 and would still keep letting it fly