Celtics (17-4) at Wizards (7-12) 12/10

[jdpapa3]

Wow no one was even covering Rondo there. I wouldn't have been mad if he shot it, but he still got KG a great look in great position. This kid is GREAT!!!

[BASS_THUMPER]

[USG]

Hopefully this game will quiet down the TA haters for awhile. A couple of turnovers, but he is playing great D on Butler and has 8 points I believe.

Won't keep me quiet...he's a brain dead basketball player having a decent night. For every good play, he has a bad one.

So I guess he can't ever do anything right? Hopefully he fills in well for Quisy and most of the haters will quiet down.

You act as if the hate is unwarranted. He can do things right, but the problem is how many things he does wrong. He has a long history of inconsistency and making the "dumb play" and because he had one of the good games his type is destined to have, you seem to think it should "shut up the haters"?

When do people ever address that he does have good games? All I hear is that he is "brain dead" a "terrible basketball player" "awful" etc etc. I don't think saying those things are really fair. Yes he's inconsistent but that doesn't mean that he can't help us out in some games. He is a bench player and will be filling the void of another injured bench player (a person more fragile than TA himself). What do people want out of him? He's like a 10th 11th 12th man. If Bill Walker was doing what TA is doing tonight people would be wetting their pants

I just did. TA has great games. He has great streaks where he gets well into the teens for 5 or 6 games at a time. But he doesn't do it consistently and the reason is because he's kinda brain dead when it comes to basketball. I think it inspires a particularly adverse reaction because he's got everything it takes physically to be a star. But when he plays bad, man, he looks like he doesn't belong in the D-League.

By the way, a 10th, 11th, or 12th man just isn't a great player in the NBA. They're the kind that should really only get much run in big foul games or in case of injury. So it's not surprising that a lot of people are unhappy to see him.

If Walker or co. did so well, yeah, people would be happy because it would be a rookie that people expect to develop. Tony...we're passed that point. Different standards for different stages.

Yeah you did so there's one person I guess. I'm not saying Tony is a great player- far from it. I am saying that he could be a decent 10th 11th 12th guy off the bench. I don't see what is so absurd with that. That is my whole point.

Fair enough. He's just always gonna be one of the more frustrating ones because...Man, we've seen him be SOMETHING.

[USG]

I take it back. 20/29 is not OK.

[Kiorrik]

Rondo & Doc, orchestrating the fine art of offense.

[Roy Hobbs]

Blatche has looked good tonight.  Ugh.

[USG]

I think Ray dunking on him gave Blatche superpowers.

[vinnie]

I would say this is the worst half this team has played all year

[Kiorrik]

Blatche has looked good tonight.  Ugh.

Is he always this good, or is he "that one guy" for us again?

[celticinorlando]

p--- poor second half by boston...andre blatche...pathetic..another scrub having a career night vs boston

[USG]

I would say this is the worst half this team has played all year

Tempted to agree, though I heard the first half vs. Orlando was baaaaaad. I was on a plane, though, so I cannot confirm it.

[jdpapa3]

I'd like to get Ray a look here. I love his jumper in crunch time. Pierce going to the rim can't be too bad either. And Kg getting a jumper wouldn't be so bad...AHHHH Doc has a tough job haha.

[Tenacious D]

This one's going down to the wire, gang. As Sheed says, time to knuckle up.

[vinnie]

The effort in the second half has left a LOT to nbe desired. 28 points scored and lackluster defense are the highlights

[scoop]

Wow no one was even covering Rondo there. I wouldn't have been mad if he shot it, but he still got KG a great look in great position. This kid is GREAT!!!

He must take those shots (like the last one he took... he missed but it was the better option).