Mavericks (24-21) at Celtics (23-24) Game #48 3/31/21

[Goldstar88]

Pretty difficult to win games when Kemba and Smart shoot a combined 12-31 from the field, 4-16 from 3pt. But yeah, Keep giving those two the green light to fire away, Brad. Fournier and Pritchard on the other hand shot 5-10.

Again, this is a coaching issue. Idk, maybe get shots for your players that shoot a high percentage? Brads been atrocious. He’s either lost the locker room or forgotten how to coach. Or both...

[jpotter33]

Welp, I'm off on a fishing/camping trip until Sunday, so I get a break from this madness for a few days. TPs to all for sticking around.

[liam]

How many short comebacks now??

 

The Boston Short Comebacks!

[Silas]

Smart  not thinking and Tatum and Walker playing ball hogs.

[Celtics Mike]

Celtics need to focus on what they do best
Drive to the basket
STOP CHUCKING 3s

[Somebody]

Well that was an awful loss. Also not sure what people are waffling about regarding analytics - they want as many high-value shots as possible and the highest value shot in basketball is a layup. Threes are a response to teams protecting the rim by loading up there, they aren't meant to be the bread and butter of a team's offence unless opposing teams are giving up wide open looks to protect the rim. Maybe try to understand a concept before throwing an Aunt Sally at it

[Silas]

Looking forward to seeing some Red Sox tomorrow.

[Ogaju]

Yep ...TPS all around.

[Indocelts]

Smart and Kemba know about Brad's dirty secret. Hence the favoristism.

[esel1000]

why dont they do this all game?

It’s on Brad, too little too late per usual

Completely agree. Others may disagree, but I think this is absolutely a failure of the coaching staff to push the right buttons to get their guys to play hard and smart. That's the coaching staff's job - to manage the guys and get them motivated in these situations.

100% letting Smart, Kemba, Tatum chuck all game long. Not getting PP and Fournier involved. Not benching guys when they’re not playing hard.

6 mins of hard play at the end is so inexcusable it’s not even funny. Got to love those moral victories.

Eh. It's on the players, imo. These aren't little leaguers or high schools athletes. These are grown men, legitimate multimillionaires who need to stop being coddled so much. They show these glimpses where they're capable of playing at a high level, they're making a choice not to do it all game long. As some point, we have to take off the kid gloves and hold them accountable.

You’re not wrong but sometimes messages do need to be sent.

[Tr1boy]

Celts should cut Edwards and sign IT4

[Silas]

I don't understand why they won't let Payton shoot more.

[Silas]

What happened to Rob?

[radiohead]

They’re treating Fournier as though he was some sort of scrub. The guy is a legitimate 20 point scorer. He was brought in to alleviate the scoring burden of the Js. He must be really frustrated getting only 6 shots. If Brad can’t do it, Danny should sit JT down and tell him he’d be a much much much better player if he learned to pass the ball and trust his teammates.

[RJ87]

why dont they do this all game?

It’s on Brad, too little too late per usual

Completely agree. Others may disagree, but I think this is absolutely a failure of the coaching staff to push the right buttons to get their guys to play hard and smart. That's the coaching staff's job - to manage the guys and get them motivated in these situations.

100% letting Smart, Kemba, Tatum chuck all game long. Not getting PP and Fournier involved. Not benching guys when they’re not playing hard.

6 mins of hard play at the end is so inexcusable it’s not even funny. Got to love those moral victories.

Eh. It's on the players, imo. These aren't little leaguers or high schools athletes. These are grown men, legitimate multimillionaires who need to stop being coddled so much. They show these glimpses where they're capable of playing at a high level, they're making a choice not to do it all game long. As some point, we have to take off the kid gloves and hold them accountable.

You’re not wrong but sometimes messages do need to be sent.

But... They already know what they need to do. What other message is there? Sure, Brad could bench guys and make posters here happy, then they players can really tune him out and decide to get him fired. Again, this isn't a young team. They've seen success and know what it takes. It's up to them to earn the tens of millions per season, and right now they're not committed to doing that. Stop giving these guys an excuse by blaming the coach.