Celtics (3-0) at Bulls (1-2) Game #4 10/24/22

[celticinorlando]

Gotta get the defense going and have to address the lack of size off the bench.

[ozgod]

Eddie House saying that Tatum is getting a rep with the officials as a whiner and they are on the lookout for him waving his arm in a dismissive gesture and will T him up when they see him do it

[Who]

Strange game to lose. Chicago have been unimpressive without Lonzo this season and late last season.

Everyone has an off-day I suppose.

[radiohead]

Gotta get the defense going and have to address the lack of size off the bench.

This is the most glaring really. We badly need rebounding. Vonleh may have his good days but we need a more consistent guy. Maybe trade PP?

[hpantazo]

So did Will Hardy take our defense with him to Utah? I thought Mazzulla was the guy credited with last season's defense but now I'm starting to wonder.

[hpantazo]

Gotta get the defense going and have to address the lack of size off the bench.

This is the most glaring really. We badly need rebounding. Vonleh may have his good days but we need a more consistent guy. Maybe trade PP?

What do we honestly think PP's trade value is? I mean, he's not going to get us a starting caliber big man or anything.

[ozgod]

So did Will Hardy take our defense with him to Utah? I thought Mazzulla was the guy credited with last season's defense but now I'm starting to wonder.

It’s the same players though…other than Timelord but he missed time (no pun) last season as well….this season they aren’t doing the fundamentals as well as they did. I did notice some changes to their pick and roll coverage with Horford and Vonleh in drop coverage, last year Al was always switching. Could it be he’s a step slow this Eason? He is 36 after all.

We did have Theis last year to play the 2nd big role when Timelord was out, Vonleh works hard but is not at his level.

[radiohead]

Gotta get the defense going and have to address the lack of size off the bench.

This is the most glaring really. We badly need rebounding. Vonleh may have his good days but we need a more consistent guy. Maybe trade PP?

What do we honestly think PP's trade value is? I mean, he's not going to get us a starting caliber big man or anything.

An upgrade over Noah? As it is Vonleh is the first big off the bench.

[SparzWizard]

Boston getting blown out by the Bulls and blown out by the Bears Chicago in one night, how depressing 

[hpantazo]

Gotta get the defense going and have to address the lack of size off the bench.

This is the most glaring really. We badly need rebounding. Vonleh may have his good days but we need a more consistent guy. Maybe trade PP?

What do we honestly think PP's trade value is? I mean, he's not going to get us a starting caliber big man or anything.

An upgrade over Noah? As it is Vonleh is the first big off the bench.

We could get that off the free agent pile. I can't see anyone better than that who would be available for PP.

[Roy H.]

Weird:  NBA teams need more than one or two big men to win.

[Sophomore]

That was just gross on both sides of the ball. It’s hard to find any area of play where the Celtics did well.

[slamtheking]

Weird:  NBA teams need more than one or two big men to win.

they also need to play defense to win.

[Roy H.]

Weird:  NBA teams need more than one or two big men to win.

they also need to play defense to win.

Those usually go hand-in-hand. 

[Sophomore]

Weird:  NBA teams need more than one or two big men to win.

they also need to play defense to win.

Those usually go hand-in-hand.

A better big can’t clean up everything they did tonight. The Bulls would go right by their perimeter defender like he wasn’t there - even Smart was blown by a few times. On the other end, the Bulls didn’t hold the Cs down because Vucevic is a great defensive center; drives stalled on the perimeter and went nowhere.