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

[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.

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.

It’s not like the Williamses and Tristan are the epitome of consistency lol. They are also borderline unplayable

[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?

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.

And the fact that one of those guys is on your books for $107 million over the next 3 seasons is less than ideal....

[SparzWizard]

You know your team really has problems when your max player is 2 for 12 from the court with only 7 points tonight.

[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.

And the fact that one of those guys is on your books for $107 million over the next 3 seasons is less than ideal....

True. I'm mostly saying that's a lot of empty roster slots. If you aren't going to play guys when we're short handed we need different players.

[Jiri Welsch]

Maybe this is the 1:00am talking but I think we need a trade.

[ozgod]

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.

There's no Smartacus. And they're on the last day of a road trip where they've probably been stuck in their hotel rooms the whole time. Still not an excuse but a reason.

[footey]

Man Kemba ain’t right.

Danny said he wasn’t himself in the bubble.

Frankly I’d take bubble Kemba right now.

I feel bad for the guy. Must be killing him not being able to get blow by guys like he’s used to.

I think they should shut him down and let him rehab more. He seems to be getting worse. Something physically is off. Probably the knee.

[footey]

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.

There's no Smartacus. And they're on the last day of a road trip where they've probably been stuck in their hotel rooms the whole time. Still not an excuse but a reason.

Jazz had no Conley. They played harder longer and smarter than us.

[kraidstar]

Jazz had 10 more assists than us tonight. Right now we are the Durant/Westbrook OKC Thunder.

Too many possessions where a guy is clearly looking to score instead of properly working the defense. The opposition knows what we're doing before we even do it. And there is a certain joy and positive creativity to moving the ball around properly. It boosts morale. Right now we are of the reverse mindset. The ball sticks, frustration ensues, often carrying on  to the other end of the floor. If we don't improve passing, we are in big trouble.

[liam]

Jazz had 10 more assists than us tonight. Right now we are the Durant/Westbrook OKC Thunder.

Too many possessions where a guy is clearly looking to score instead of properly working the defense. The opposition knows what we're doing before we even do it. And there is a certain joy and positive creativity to moving the ball around properly. It boosts morale. Right now we are of the reverse mindset. The ball sticks, frustration ensues, often carrying on  to the other end of the floor. If we don't improve passing, we are in big trouble.

Getting Tatum the ball is looking crazy hard at times. It's all so forced. I hate Tatum bringing the ball up and then he passes it off over half court. Why even do that. I heard during the Game it's to get PP off ball but why. Brad just seems so stubborn and inflexible at sometimes. Where's the pace and where's the space?

[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.

There's no Smartacus. And they're on the last day of a road trip where they've probably been stuck in their hotel rooms the whole time. Still not an excuse but a reason.

Well, they have a bunch of home games coming up. We will see if that improves morale. I do think though there are some structural problems with their style of play. Too much ISO ball, questionable coordination on defense, losing key shooters in transition. Other teams just look smarter and crisper out there.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Hate losing to them, but I'm glad there's another juggernaut in the Western Conference that is fun to root for against the Lakers. They look legit.

I will, of course, root for anyone against the Lakers, but I really can't see anyone beating the Lakers in a 7-game series, provided LeBron and Davis are healthy.

[kraidstar]

Jazz had 10 more assists than us tonight. Right now we are the Durant/Westbrook OKC Thunder.

Too many possessions where a guy is clearly looking to score instead of properly working the defense. The opposition knows what we're doing before we even do it. And there is a certain joy and positive creativity to moving the ball around properly. It boosts morale. Right now we are of the reverse mindset. The ball sticks, frustration ensues, often carrying on  to the other end of the floor. If we don't improve passing, we are in big trouble.

Getting Tatum the ball is looking crazy hard at times. It's all so forced. I hate Tatum bringing the ball up and then he passes it off over half court. Why even do that. I heard during the Game it's to get PP off ball but why. Brad just seems so stubborn and inflexible at sometimes. Where's the pace and where's the space?

It's a miracle Tatum and Brown score as much as they do considering how locked in opposing defenses are on them. I guess that is cause for optimism.

But they need to learn how to get the club more easy shots. Especially in such a long season. The Jays are gonna get burnt out at this point.

[radiohead]

Man Kemba ain’t right.

Danny said he wasn’t himself in the bubble.

Frankly I’d take bubble Kemba right now.

I feel bad for the guy. Must be killing him not being able to get blow by guys like he’s used to.

I think they should shut him down and let him rehab more. He seems to be getting worse. Something physically is off. Probably the knee.

He himself said that he"s struggling mentally as well. It seems like he's overthinking and trying too hard to regain his form, unfortunately, to the detriment of the team. Perhaps a stint as a sixth man could help him get his groove back? I mean it doesn't take a genius to see that he's holding the Js back by dominating the ball on offense. It's the Js that should be creating and attacking right? I remember during the early part of the season when both JT and JB had well rounded games - points, boards, assists, etc. The ball was moving around and they were playing beautiful basketball.

[liam]

I can't think of another top team, don't even know if that includes The Celtics at this point but, that has as much deadwood on the roster as these Celtics.