Celtics (12-10) at Jazz (19-5) Game #23 2/9/21

[kraidstar]

This team looks deflated. Let's just hope this doesn't carry over to the next few games. It doesn't look like a happy team at all.

Honestly, they sabotage themselves constantly. They don't play as a team, they make life harder on themselves, they help on defense but not in a way that actually is effective.

There is a real leadership void out there, and you can feel the negative energy. They will find ways to lose. They will find ways to make possessions difficult.

Not a fun team to watch right now. When was the last time they played genuinely good basketball? DO they ever look like they're having fun? This is a joyless club.

[liam]

Kemba and Pritchard 3-16...

Mighty hard to win.

[jpotter33]

Teague 3 minutes - do they release him this week?
Semi gets 23 minutes and pours in 5 points.  Kemba 2 of 12 - all that stench overshadowed Jaylen and Theis going 5 of 6 on threes.

To be honest, I would've much rather had Teague out there tonight than Kemba.

[liam]

Teague 3 minutes - do they release him this week?
Semi gets 23 minutes and pours in 5 points.  Kemba 2 of 12 - all that stench overshadowed Jaylen and Theis going 5 of 6 on threes.

Why give Teague any minutes?

[jpotter33]

We really miss Smart. He's the heart and soul of the team and we just look lackluster and deflated out there.

A Harrison Barnes trade would be helpful, too.

[Alec14]

It's clear this team is fundamentally flawed. But the most frustrating part of it all is that they COULD be so much better if it weren't for Ainge's ego and Steven's inability to manage his players and put winning combinations on the court. Years of refusing to bring in quality vets and instead drafting high character/low upside guys gave us this roster. Throwing money at ball dominant / score first point guards when we have the most dynamic young wing tandem in the league who need the ball in their hands had resulted in this horribly inefficient offense. The players look lost out there. Stevens isn't giving them direction, he's just shoving the ball back into Kemba's hands and praying he'll remember how to play basketball. Horrible lineups. We all can see the TT / Theis combination doesn't work yet it keeps getting rolled out game after game. The Teague-Kemba-PP lineup is a disaster and yet it comes back again and again. Players with a hot hand are inexplicably frozen out of the offense - Jaylen dominated the first half and then to start the third we waste our first five possessions with Kemba throwing up bricks or dribbling aimlessly while Jaylen sits in the corner, no one even glancing in his direction. Then we're down 10 and we have to fight to get back in it.

Sorry for the rant. I'm just so fed up with how this team is operating right now.   

[Kuberski33]

Might be time to move on from Ainge. He assembled this roster.

[NKY fan]

Teague 3 minutes - do they release him this week?
Semi gets 23 minutes and pours in 5 points.  Kemba 2 of 12 - all that stench overshadowed Jaylen and Theis going 5 of 6 on threes.

It’s not just Teague. There are 10 other guys we can get rid of and not miss a beat

[Indocelts]

Kemba and Pritchard 3-16...

Mighty hard to win.

It was Kemba with a 2-12 and the bulk of the minutes. Given Kemba minutes, i am confident PP will do much better.

[Kuberski33]

Teague 3 minutes - do they release him this week?
Semi gets 23 minutes and pours in 5 points.  Kemba 2 of 12 - all that stench overshadowed Jaylen and Theis going 5 of 6 on threes.

Why give Teague any minutes?

Which begs the question, why is he still on the roster?

[liam]

It's clear this team is fundamentally flawed. But the most frustrating part of it all is that they COULD be so much better if it weren't for Ainge's ego and Steven's inability to manage his players and put winning combinations on the court. Years of refusing to bring in quality vets and instead drafting high character/low upside guys gave us this roster. Throwing money at ball dominant / score first point guards when we have the most dynamic young wing tandem in the league who need the ball in their hands had resulted in this horribly inefficient offense. The players look lost out there. Stevens isn't giving them direction, he's just shoving the ball back into Kemba's hands and praying he'll remember how to play basketball. Horrible lineups. We all can see the TT / Theis combination doesn't work yet it keeps getting rolled out game after game. The Teague-Kemba-PP lineup is a disaster and yet it comes back again and again. Players with a hot hand are inexplicably frozen out of the offense - Jaylen dominated the first half and then to start the third we waste our first five possessions with Kemba throwing up bricks or dribbling aimlessly while Jaylen sits in the corner, no one even glancing in his direction. Then we're down 10 and we have to fight to get back in it.

Sorry for the rant. I'm just so fed up with how this team is operating right now.   

Sing it, man! Everyone is just as frustrated....

[tenn_smoothie]

The Jazz has efficient shooters at almost all positions,  including their PG, and a dominant center..

Yes, Yes and Yes

[jpotter33]

It's clear this team is fundamentally flawed. But the most frustrating part of it all is that they COULD be so much better if it weren't for Ainge's ego and Steven's inability to manage his players and put winning combinations on the court. Years of refusing to bring in quality vets and instead drafting high character/low upside guys gave us this roster. Throwing money at ball dominant / score first point guards when we have the most dynamic young wing tandem in the league who need the ball in their hands had resulted in this horribly inefficient offense. The players look lost out there. Stevens isn't giving them direction, he's just shoving the ball back into Kemba's hands and praying he'll remember how to play basketball. Horrible lineups. We all can see the TT / Theis combination doesn't work yet it keeps getting rolled out game after game. The Teague-Kemba-PP lineup is a disaster and yet it comes back again and again. Players with a hot hand are inexplicably frozen out of the offense - Jaylen dominated the first half and then to start the third we waste our first five possessions with Kemba throwing up bricks or dribbling aimlessly while Jaylen sits in the corner, no one even glancing in his direction. Then we're down 10 and we have to fight to get back in it.

Sorry for the rant. I'm just so fed up with how this team is operating right now.   

I do think injuries have really hampered us and not allowed us any consistency, which has made it harder on Stevens. But he does own a lot of the blame for his constant playing with the rotations with mismatched lineups and his continued ridiculous insistence on the two-big lineup of Theis and TT that has been atrocious all year long.

[tenn_smoothie]

It's clear this team is fundamentally flawed. But the most frustrating part of it all is that they COULD be so much better if it weren't for Ainge's ego and Steven's inability to manage his players and put winning combinations on the court. Years of refusing to bring in quality vets and instead drafting high character/low upside guys gave us this roster. Throwing money at ball dominant / score first point guards when we have the most dynamic young wing tandem in the league who need the ball in their hands had resulted in this horribly inefficient offense. The players look lost out there. Stevens isn't giving them direction, he's just shoving the ball back into Kemba's hands and praying he'll remember how to play basketball. Horrible lineups. We all can see the TT / Theis combination doesn't work yet it keeps getting rolled out game after game. The Teague-Kemba-PP lineup is a disaster and yet it comes back again and again. Players with a hot hand are inexplicably frozen out of the offense - Jaylen dominated the first half and then to start the third we waste our first five possessions with Kemba throwing up bricks or dribbling aimlessly while Jaylen sits in the corner, no one even glancing in his direction. Then we're down 10 and we have to fight to get back in it.

Sorry for the rant. I'm just so fed up with how this team is operating right now.   

Don't apologize, that was beautiful and right on target.

[liam]

Teague 3 minutes - do they release him this week?
Semi gets 23 minutes and pours in 5 points.  Kemba 2 of 12 - all that stench overshadowed Jaylen and Theis going 5 of 6 on threes.

Why give Teague any minutes?

Which begs the question, why is he still on the roster?

We have too many unplayable players on the roster right now: Teague, Kemba, Nesmith, Romeo, Edwards, Taco, Waters, Smart and Green. When 9 of your players aren't playable for whatever reason that's going to be tough.