Clippers (17-17) at Celtics (16-18) Game #36 12/29/21

[Kiorrik]

Alright, the points I'm trying to make about our offense:
.......

What this all means to me is very simple; WE DID NOT DESERVE THE WIN, because we couldn't hit wide open shots.

I think we're bottom in the league in 3pt %. Would you say the roster needs a shakeup in terms of backup/support players - if so I would agree

We're number 23, about to go down to 25 in 3pt%.

Sort of agree, regarding personnel being the issue, yeah. I also think low shooting% is infectious. It's so much a mind game.

[Kiorrik]

HAHAHAHA here's a stat;

JB had 0 assists ... on 8 potential assists.

Highest number of potential assists for anyone with 0 assists this season.

Source: https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1476395315834011648

#JKJB

[Kiorrik]

Alright, the points I'm trying to make about our offense:
.......

What this all means to me is very simple; WE DID NOT DESERVE THE WIN, because we couldn't hit wide open shots.

I think we're bottom in the league in 3pt %. Would you say the roster needs a shakeup in terms of backup/support players - if so I would agree

We're number 23, about to go down to 25 in 3pt%.

Sort of agree, regarding personnel being the issue, yeah. I also think low shooting% is infectious. It's so much a mind game.

Yay self quote!

Looks like JB agrees with me :'D

Jaylen Brown on if bad shooting is contagious: "Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again., I guess so. We got a lot of great looks and we didn't make them."

https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1476398630999371779

[pokeKingCurtis]

Alright, the points I'm trying to make about our offense:
.......

What this all means to me is very simple; WE DID NOT DESERVE THE WIN, because we couldn't hit wide open shots.

I think we're bottom in the league in 3pt %. Would you say the roster needs a shakeup in terms of backup/support players - if so I would agree

We're number 23, about to go down to 25 in 3pt%.

Sort of agree, regarding personnel being the issue, yeah. I also think low shooting% is infectious. It's so much a mind game.

Yay self quote!

Looks like JB agrees with me :'D

Jaylen Brown on if bad shooting is contagious: "Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again., I guess so. We got a lot of great looks and we didn't make them."

https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1476398630999371779

Maybe you're secretly Jaylen Brown but just don't know it, like Tyler Durden from Fight Club

[Kiorrik]

Alright, the points I'm trying to make about our offense:
.......

What this all means to me is very simple; WE DID NOT DESERVE THE WIN, because we couldn't hit wide open shots.

I think we're bottom in the league in 3pt %. Would you say the roster needs a shakeup in terms of backup/support players - if so I would agree

We're number 23, about to go down to 25 in 3pt%.

Sort of agree, regarding personnel being the issue, yeah. I also think low shooting% is infectious. It's so much a mind game.

Yay self quote!

Looks like JB agrees with me :'D

Jaylen Brown on if bad shooting is contagious: "Edited for profanity.  Please do not do it again., I guess so. We got a lot of great looks and we didn't make them."

https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1476398630999371779

Maybe you're secretly Jaylen Brown but just don't know it, like Tyler Durden from Fight Club

I'd love that to be true. My vert b lackin' :'D

[blink]

So, I'ma disagree with literally everyone and say I liked everything I saw tonight except the 3pt%.

I agree with you, there was some pretty good runs of play by Timelord, Horford and Brown.  I don't get why we jacked up so many 3's. They must be coached to do that.

But I don't get the complaining about the assists either.  We only hit 35% from the field, we aren't going to have 30-35 assists.

Were they good looks from 3 or their typical contested shots?

A lot of them were open shots and decent looks, but there was a portion that were bad shots.  We got a lot of off rebounds from our bad 3 point shooting.  I have seen us take more bad 3s in a game.  I have never seen us shoot so poorly from 3 though.

[blink]

HAHAHAHA here's a stat;

JB had 0 assists ... on 8 potential assists.

Highest number of potential assists for anyone with 0 assists this season.

Source: https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1476395315834011648

#JKJB

stop it with all this NUANCE!  We want to be mad at Jaylen because we didn't win and he didn't have any assists!!!!

lol

[86MaxwellSmart]

Well, the Clippers were all moving without the ball--as the C's stood around most of the game. Brown playing hero ball didn't work, Tatum is a little better at it. Pritchard finally gets his chance to start and lays a massive turd colored egg.

[Kiorrik]

Well, the Clippers were all moving without the ball--as the C's stood around most of the game. Brown playing hero ball didn't work, Tatum is a little better at it. Pritchard finally gets his chance to start and lays a massive turd colored egg.

Criticising Brown for hero ball in a game where we're starting Pritchard and Langford.

This ain't it.

[Celtics2021]

So, I'ma disagree with literally everyone and say I liked everything I saw tonight except the 3pt%.

I agree with you, there was some pretty good runs of play by Timelord, Horford and Brown.  I don't get why we jacked up so many 3's. They must be coached to do that.

But I don't get the complaining about the assists either.  We only hit 35% from the field, we aren't going to have 30-35 assists.

Were they good looks from 3 or their typical contested shots?

A lot of them were open shots and decent looks, but there was a portion that were bad shots.  We got a lot of off rebounds from our bad 3 point shooting.  I have seen us take more bad 3s in a game.  I have never seen us shoot so poorly from 3 though.

Yeah, I'm going to check the tracking stats tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if 25-30 of those misses were considered open or wide open.  I don't remember many contested ones, and a majority were off the catch as well.  I think our guys are gassed -- they all either just had Covid or have played a ton of minutes recently because they were the only ones who didn't get it.  The hustle was there, but strength and explosiveness were not.

[Kiorrik]

So, I'ma disagree with literally everyone and say I liked everything I saw tonight except the 3pt%.

I agree with you, there was some pretty good runs of play by Timelord, Horford and Brown.  I don't get why we jacked up so many 3's. They must be coached to do that.

But I don't get the complaining about the assists either.  We only hit 35% from the field, we aren't going to have 30-35 assists.

Were they good looks from 3 or their typical contested shots?

A lot of them were open shots and decent looks, but there was a portion that were bad shots.  We got a lot of off rebounds from our bad 3 point shooting.  I have seen us take more bad 3s in a game.  I have never seen us shoot so poorly from 3 though.

Yeah, I'm going to check the tracking stats tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if 25-30 of those misses were considered open or wide open.  I don't remember many contested ones, and a majority were off the catch as well.  I think our guys are gassed -- they all either just had Covid or have played a ton of minutes recently because they were the only ones who didn't get it.  The hustle was there, but strength and explosiveness were not.

A lot came as a pass out after an offensive rebound as well.

Lotta offensive rebounds.

(lotta misses)

[Celtics2021]

Well, the Clippers were all moving without the ball--as the C's stood around most of the game. Brown playing hero ball didn't work, Tatum is a little better at it. Pritchard finally gets his chance to start and lays a massive turd colored egg.

Criticising Brown for hero ball in a game where we're starting Pritchard and Langford.

This ain't it.

Not to mention his putrid 36% FG% was actually the second best on the team, behind only TL, who gets a very different type of shot.  I don't think more shots from Horford or Richardson (combined 6-25, 0-12 from 3) were a better answer.

[Celtics2021]

So, I'ma disagree with literally everyone and say I liked everything I saw tonight except the 3pt%.

I agree with you, there was some pretty good runs of play by Timelord, Horford and Brown.  I don't get why we jacked up so many 3's. They must be coached to do that.

But I don't get the complaining about the assists either.  We only hit 35% from the field, we aren't going to have 30-35 assists.

Were they good looks from 3 or their typical contested shots?

A lot of them were open shots and decent looks, but there was a portion that were bad shots.  We got a lot of off rebounds from our bad 3 point shooting.  I have seen us take more bad 3s in a game.  I have never seen us shoot so poorly from 3 though.

Yeah, I'm going to check the tracking stats tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if 25-30 of those misses were considered open or wide open.  I don't remember many contested ones, and a majority were off the catch as well.  I think our guys are gassed -- they all either just had Covid or have played a ton of minutes recently because they were the only ones who didn't get it.  The hustle was there, but strength and explosiveness were not.

A lot came as a pass out after an offensive rebound as well.

Lotta offensive rebounds.

(lotta misses)

Yep.  We took 20 more shots than they did.  I'd guess NBA teams win near 90% of the time with that kind of shot attempt disparity.

[Kiorrik]

Well, the Clippers were all moving without the ball--as the C's stood around most of the game. Brown playing hero ball didn't work, Tatum is a little better at it. Pritchard finally gets his chance to start and lays a massive turd colored egg.

Criticising Brown for hero ball in a game where we're starting Pritchard and Langford.

This ain't it.

Not to mention his putrid 36% FG% was actually the second best on the team, behind only TL, who gets a very different type of shot.  I don't think more shots from Horford or Richardson (combined 6-25, 0-12 from 3) were a better answer.

And I get the frustration.

I just don't think the solution is a change in ownership, gm, coach or top 2 or 3 players.

I think you gotta look at your roleplayers and ask yourself why they aren't stepping up. Like, at all.

Romeo has been disgustingly bad on offense. Pritch had 1 good game and people were all like "OMG HE SHOULD START". Well here's your starter.

Richardson just got back from covid protocols, struggled.

Man, we played Brodric Thomas 14 minuntes.

This games was cooked from the word go.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Well, the Clippers were all moving without the ball--as the C's stood around most of the game. Brown playing hero ball didn't work, Tatum is a little better at it. Pritchard finally gets his chance to start and lays a massive turd colored egg.

Criticising Brown for hero ball in a game where we're starting Pritchard and Langford.

This ain't it.

Was not criticising Brown (although 13 for 36, 1-13 from 3 point land with ZERO assists is kinda weird IE-Hero Ball).--the entire C's offensive scheme stinks, Clippers moved the ball and players much better, deserved to win. Pritchard sucked all game, maybe Brown would have at least ONE assist if anyone on this team could shoot.