Celtics (0-0) at Knicks (0-0) Game #1 10/20/21

[RJD1974]

Why - WHY - are they playing Schroeder and Prichard at the same time? Against THIS team?

[PAOBoston]

This entire switch everything defense is doodoo. Knicks bigs just keep getting matched up vs the small Cs guards.

[jpotter33]

Okay, Ime. How long do we have to get killed with the small ball crap before we adjust? For the love of God, please don't be Brad 2.0 with the small ball crap.

[Ogaju]

So when do we start blaming everything on Udoka?

Not Long.

[Sophomore]

NY has two bigs in the game at all times who can finish at the rim. You can’t switch Schroeder onto them or even Romeo and expect to survive. Easy lobs and offensive boards.

[esel1000]

get someone in there to just get a body on Obi
he isn't unstoppable, someone big needs to hustle though and stop all this garbage.

Why isn’t Hernangomez getting minutes? Can’t be worse than Grant has been.

[RJD1974]

Okay, Ime. How long do we have to get killed with the small ball crap before we adjust? For the love of God, please don't be Brad 2.0 with the small ball crap.

I have a sneaking suspicion we're gonna be seeing a lot of this.

[liam]

get someone in there to just get a body on Obi
he isn't unstoppable, someone big needs to hustle though and stop all this garbage.

Small and slow isn't the way to go.

[esel1000]

Okay, Ime. How long do we have to get killed with the small ball crap before we adjust? For the love of God, please don't be Brad 2.0 with the small ball crap.

Maybe that’s why Brad hired him lol

[Big333223]

Knicks seem like they're getting everything they want. And when they miss, they're getting the rebound.

Missing some toughness tonight from the Celtics.

[jpotter33]

This entire switch everything defense is doodoo. Knicks bigs just keep getting matched up vs the small Cs guards.

Yeah, that's one thing about Ime's scheme that I haven't liked from the get-go. It didn't work for Brad, and it won't work now. It's great to have versatile defenders, but switching literally everything is just inviting mismatches in an era where guys are too good offensively to do that.

[radiohead]

Knicks are playing downhill against us literally every possession now.
get tougher with some transition def fellas.

This is where we really miss Big Al. I wish Ime tried Hernangomez for a few mins to see what he could do.

[slamtheking]

team's offense is a mess and leading to a lot of transition buckets for the Knicks.  biggest concern I had with this roster is that there's not enough offense even with both of the J's having a decent night.  there's just not enough if one is out or having a lousy shooting night like Tatum is having right now.

[blink]

we gotta fight through screens so Timelord isn't stuck in the least helpful position for him on def (top of the key)

[Atzar]

Our inability to hit shots let the Knicks kill us in transition.  Barrett and Toppin did nothing until we let them run all over us.