Dear Coach Stevens

[Chris22]

I don't know about Kelly at small forward. lol

You may have a point with the set play remark.

I'm beginning to get the feeling that teams are toying with the Celtics in the first half. The Hawks played with no urgency in the first half at all, falling behind by 23 points. They kind of asked the C's to show them what they had.
Then the Hawks in the second half really tightened up the defense, shutting down penetration, tightening up in general, to the games end result.

When things tighten up, it seems no one on the Celtics can get a good look, there offense gets desperate and unorganized.

That's it in a nutshell.

[Beat LA]

Coach,

Please tell me:

1. Why isn't Pressy running the second unit?
2. Do we have any set plays or is it gonna be 82 games of freestyling?
3. Can you please play Kelly as a small forward?
4. Is boxing out allowed in Boston?
5. I think we have too many people wanting to score. I love Bass but he shouldn't be our scoring option at the end of the shot clock.
6. Contested shots are awesome when falling but amateur when not (Atlanta). Please run some plays that find open shooters.

Yours truly

Frustrated Fan

No - in fact, it's not even allowed in the league anymore.  Does anyone else remember a couple of years ago when Pierce had Carmelo perfectly blocked out, went up for the rebound, got fouled over the back, and the official called Pierce for a loose ball foul?   That summed up everything perfectly, to me.  But, but - you can't keep Carmelo from getting a rebound - IT'S NOT FAIR!  STOP IT!  WAAAH!

[Beat LA]

I disagree.

I prefer to watch Rondo stand there and try to direct traffic for 23 seconds and then shoot a desperation three.

What games are you watching?  Seriously, man, you lost me a long time ago lol .

[Jonny CC]

I would have put Pressey in to cover Schroder in the fourth quarter when he was eating Rondo alive.

Only Pressey and Bradley can stay with quick guards.

Rondo can't.

Pressey is terrible at def.  He literally gets abused by everyone he guards.

The team is a plus 5.9 with Pressey on the floor.
He defends small, quick guards like Schroder well.

So...Pressey is a good defender because the team is a plus 5.9??  Have you watched Pressey try to play defense?  I don't care if they are a plus 50, he's not a good defender.

[kozlodoev]

Dear Original Poster,

Why u no understand basketball?

Yours,
Disgruned Colleague

PS. CBS is awful.

[blink]

I would have put Pressey in to cover Schroder in the fourth quarter when he was eating Rondo alive.

Only Pressey and Bradley can stay with quick guards.

Rondo can't.

Pressey is terrible at def.  He literally gets abused by everyone he guards.

The team is a plus 5.9 with Pressey on the floor.
He defends small, quick guards like Schroder well.

So...Pressey is a good defender because the team is a plus 5.9??  Have you watched Pressey try to play defense?  I don't care if they are a plus 50, he's not a good defender.

How dare you question the absolute validity of the +/- stats that Chris22 posts!  That is practically a personal attack on him right there.

j/k  sarcasm. 

[hwangjini_1]

Coach,

Please tell me:

1. Why isn't Pressy running the second unit?
2. Do we have any set plays or is it gonna be 82 games of freestyling?
3. Can you please play Kelly as a small forward?
4. Is boxing out allowed in Boston?
5. I think we have too many people wanting to score. I love Bass but he shouldn't be our scoring option at the end of the shot clock.
6. Contested shots are awesome when falling but amateur when not (Atlanta). Please run some plays that find open shooters.

Yours truly

Frustrated Fan

1. Pressey is awful
2. We have set plays we just don't play defense
3. Would be a disaster, he already can't defend centers
4. We do out-rebound our opponents regularly
5. Bass has a pretty reliable J. But we do have a lot of guys on the 2nd unit who feel as though they're the #1 option.
6. They did run plays. They just don't play defense.


You're asking the wrong questions....

nicely done esel1k. tp for the response.

[timobusa]

I would have put Pressey in to cover Schroder in the fourth quarter when he was eating Rondo alive.

Only Pressey and Bradley can stay with quick guards.

Rondo can't.

Pressey is terrible at def.  He literally gets abused by everyone he guards.

The team is a plus 5.9 with Pressey on the floor.
He defends small, quick guards like Schroder well.

So...Pressey is a good defender because the team is a plus 5.9??  Have you watched Pressey try to play defense?  I don't care if they are a plus 50, he's not a good defender.

How dare you question the absolute validity of the +/- stats that Chris22 posts!  That is practically a personal attack on him right there.

j/k  sarcasm. 

Thats blasphemous! Anything Chris22 says is factual and we need to follow his lead! He's the future of this franchise!

[Alleyoopster]

I would have put Pressey in to cover Schroder in the fourth quarter when he was eating Rondo alive.

Only Pressey and Bradley can stay with quick guards.

Rondo can't.

Pressey is terrible at def.  He literally gets abused by everyone he guards.

The team is a plus 5.9 with Pressey on the floor.
He defends small, quick guards like Schroder well.

So...Pressey is a good defender because the team is a plus 5.9??  Have you watched Pressey try to play defense?  I don't care if they are a plus 50, he's not a good defender.

In the beginning of the season I thought Pressey was a great defender.  Then, as the season progressed there were too many plays where guards would drive by him like he wasn't there.  My feeling is his defense is spotty.  Sometimes he looks great because he's all over the man he's guarding.  Other times he's out to lunch. 

[guava_wrench]

It is odd that people harp on offensive choices when it is our defense that is horrible.

[BleedGreen1989]

It is odd that people harp on offensive choices when it is our defense that is horrible.

Preach!