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What team do the Celtics matchup poorly with?
« on: June 12, 2008, 11:10:17 AM »

Offline silvershamrocker

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The Lakers seem to matchup poorly with us.
Fisher has trouble with quicker players(Rondo)
Kobe is a good defender, but I think he would prefer to save his energy for offense, so any one that could wear him out (Ray)
Radmanovic? Name a player (sorry)
Odom? taller, more physical players (KG)
Gasol? tougher, more physical players (Perk)

Now what about the Celtics? Who would they have problems with?
Rondo-bigger, stronger, more physical players (chauncey, D. Will, Andre Miller...)
Ray-taller, more athletic players (Joe Johnson, T-Mac,  J Rich, Kobe (kinda)...)
Pierce- taller, faster, athletic players (LeBron (although he did a good job), Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, Melo,  Turkoglu)
KG-not sure about him, he can guard pretty much anyone. Maybe a thicker, stronger player???
Perk-taller jumpshooters(Ilgauskas, Sheed, Okur)

The Lakers don't seem to fit the bill as a team that would give us problems. What do you guys think?

(BTW- I'm not saying the Lakers are a bad team, because they aren't, we just seem to be built to expose their weaknesses, while the Lakers aren't built to expose ours. And it's not like Rondo can't guard Chauncey and Pierce can't guard LeBron, just that those are the type of players they'd have problems with....)
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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2008, 11:11:43 AM »

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Wizards, Hawks, and Bobcats come to my mind.  Long, young, athletic teams seem to have given us the most trouble during the year. 
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Well, Atlanta sure gave us a run for our money in the first round.

Not a fun matchup.
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 11:13:19 AM »

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Quote from: ma11l on June 12, 2008, 11:11:43 AM
Wizards, Hawks, and Bobcats come to my mind.  Long, young, athletic teams seem to have given us the most trouble during the year. 

I think the Sixers would fit in that category as well. 
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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2008, 11:14:24 AM »

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I don't think there's any type of team that gives additional problems than they do other sides.

Celtics are well built. Very balanced offensively and have a whole roster full of capable defensive players. They counter anything.
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2008, 11:15:04 AM »

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I think our defensive scheme matches poorly with Utah's offense.
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2008, 11:20:52 AM »

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orlando, utah, atlanta.

i think these three are the teams we match up worst with. i think we're better than all those teams, but bad match-ups for us and in theory would give us the most trouble.
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2008, 11:24:55 AM »

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Bruisers that can rebound (Utah, Cle) and Slashers (Atl, Wash, Char). We matchup VERY well against jump shooting teams.
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2008, 11:31:36 AM »

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I felt Utah gave us the most fits during the season.  New Orleans was also a tough matchup.
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2008, 11:37:47 AM »

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  Any team with LeBron on it.
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2008, 11:41:26 AM »

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Phoenix 2.0 with Shaq is an interesting matchup for the Celtics.

I have no idea how did they do against each other in the regular season. But in terms of size, type and build. Both teams are very similar.
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2008, 11:46:00 AM »

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Quote from: seccom on June 12, 2008, 11:41:26 AM
Phoenix 2.0 with Shaq is an interesting matchup for the Celtics.

I have no idea how did they do against each other in the regular season. But in terms of size, type and build. Both teams are very similar.

In Phoenix we had a similar game to Game 3 against the Lakers-fatigued because in the middle of a long road trip, terrible offense (we scored 77), but great defense (held them to 85)

At the garden we blew them out by 20.

Rondo/Nash
Ray/Bell
Pierce/Hill
KG/Stoudemire
Perk/Shaq

That is a pretty similar matchup... But still not the type of team that would hurt us.
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2008, 12:15:24 PM »

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Even though the Lakers smoked em and even though the Celts did well against them I still have a certain fear of and respect for any team with Duncan.
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