Jazz (28-10) at Celtics (20-18) Game #39 3/16/21

[Ogaju]

Thought we played our asses off and just got beaten by a team that is better than us.  Props to Utah... they’re tough.

There is a reason they are better...roles are defined..great coaching.

[hpantazo]

Thought we played our asses off and just got beaten by a team that is better than us.  Props to Utah... they’re tough.

We hung in there, and certainly made the effort on defense tonight. The problem is we still made some dumb plays down the stretch on offense. Too many turnovers and some poor shot selection killed us.

[tenn_smoothie]

Thought we played our asses off and just got beaten by a team that is better than us.  Props to Utah... they’re tough.

Played our asses off playing bad basketball vs a team playing good basketball.

[flybono]

How do you justify allowing 40 points in the fourth quarter?

Great D I guess

[RJ87]

Thought we played our asses off and just got beaten by a team that is better than us.  Props to Utah... they’re tough.

There is a reason they are better...roles are defined..great coaching.

The reason they're better is because the roster is built around their best players. You have an elite guard in Mitchell and an elite big in Rudy. They're pick & roll game is effective. How do you maximize that? Put elite shooters around them, add in a couple of guys that can create their own shots or play off ball in Conley and Clarkson and go to work.

If anything, they're a masterclass in roster building without a Top 5 player.

[liam]

Is TIMELORD only allowed to play 22 minutes a night?

[liam]

Thought we played our asses off and just got beaten by a team that is better than us.  Props to Utah... they’re tough.

There is a reason they are better...roles are defined..great coaching.

The reason they're better is because the roster is built around their best players. You have an elite guard in Mitchell and an elite big in Rudy. They're pick & roll game is effective. How do you maximize that? Put elite shooters around them, add in a couple of guys that can create their own shots or play off ball in Conley and Clarkson and go to work.

If anything, they're a masterclass in roster building without a Top 5 player.

Shooting vs non shooting....

[angryguy77]

Danny can fix this.

Tell Stevens to take the IU job. Hire pro coach.

Then, pull his head out of his ass and trade Walker, put in a playmaking PG, get a center and some spot shooters who play within the team's offense.

Who's the coach you'd hire? The fire Stevens Brigade love to call for his hiring but rarely name who they think should take over. I'm really curious has to who's out there that can come in and magically transform this team.

Was brad everyone’s first choice when doc left?  It’s a weak argument.  Give any coach a shot and they may surprise you.  There’s umpteen assistant coaches in the nba a that would probably love a job.  Brad has not and probably never will be able to figure out how to coach on the nba level.  He has zero clue what to do with the talent he gets.  That said some of it falls on the players not doing their jobs.  Maybe a more definitive coach would fix that.

It wasn't anyone's first choice because he wasn't on anyone's radar. For a guy that doesn't "can't figure out how to coach on the NBA level" there's guys with more NBA assistant experience that couldn't dream of getting us anywhere near 3 EFC appearances in 4 years. I recall some posters wondering if we should take one of the Van Gundy's or such after Doc jumped ship, but Danny took a coach no one expected instead running through the usual retreads. Because, and this next part is shocking, an NBA GM has a firmer grasp on his team than anonymous internet posters.

No one is saying that Stevens isn't a good coach. But he has a ceiling and he has reached it - 3 times in 4 years.

I'll say it. He's not good. Overrated.

[liam]

Are there any other all-stars in the league that get to the line twice a game?

[Celtics2021]

Is TIMELORD only allowed to play 22 minutes a night?

I think I heard 25 on a recent broadcast, as they’re still trying to manage his injury trouble.

[liam]

Is TIMELORD only allowed to play 22 minutes a night?

I think I heard 25 on a recent broadcast, as they’re still trying to manage his injury trouble.

22 tonight. Maybe Brad can't count.

[Ogaju]

Is TIMELORD only allowed to play 22 minutes a night?

I think I heard 25 on a recent broadcast, as they’re still trying to manage his injury trouble.

22 tonight. Maybe Brad can't count.

He sure counts those timeouts he hoards.....lol

[liam]

Semi and Pritchard a combined 0-0 shooting. You don't see that ever day. Only Kemba and Smart didn't shoot well but they both took a lot of shots 9-26. I'd like to trade them both for Lowry.

[Ogaju]

Semi and Pritchard a combined 0-0 shooting. You don't see that ever day.

How did the Cs get stuck with such a weak bench? Usually you find teams with veteran stars that get paid a lot of money struggle to build a bench...how did the Cs get stuck with unplayable bench warmers?

[Ogaju]

Semi and Pritchard a combined 0-0 shooting. You don't see that ever day. Only Kemba and Smart didn't shoot well but they both took a lot of shots 9-26. I'd like to trade them both for Lowry.

Kemba and Smart? The money does not work, does it?