Celtics (40-21) at Bucks (33-29) 3/9

[FatjohnReturns]

It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

At this point I might bench Perkins and either go with Sheed at Center or go small with Pierce and Finley at the Forwards and KG at center.

Then you can basically run the KG/Pierce pick and pop over and over.
Kg's 20 ft jumper looks sweet every time.

"Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll"

[Who]

It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

Hasn't Finley always been a pretty solid defender? I don't know much about his rebounding but I always thought he was a good defender. He's not a young guy anymore so that obviously factors in a bit

Finley was a very good defender when he was younger but he has been a poor defender these past few years.

His rebounding is serviceable (below average but acceptable) for a two guard but a major weaknesses when at either forward position.

[FatjohnReturns]

It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

Hasn't Finley always been a pretty solid defender? I don't know much about his rebounding but I always thought he was a good defender. He's not a young guy anymore so that obviously factors in a bit

Finley was a very good defender when he was younger but he has been a poor defender these past few years.

His rebounding is serviceable (below average but acceptable) for a two guard but a major weaknesses when at either forward position.
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It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

Hasn't Finley always been a pretty solid defender? I don't know much about his rebounding but I always thought he was a good defender. He's not a young guy anymore so that obviously factors in a bit

Finley was a very good defender when he was younger but he has been a poor defender these past few years.

His rebounding is serviceable (below average but acceptable) for a two guard but a major weaknesses when at either forward position.

You cant make this argument untill he gets a chance to play

[Who]

It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

Hasn't Finley always been a pretty solid defender? I don't know much about his rebounding but I always thought he was a good defender. He's not a young guy anymore so that obviously factors in a bit

Finley was a very good defender when he was younger but he has been a poor defender these past few years.

His rebounding is serviceable (below average but acceptable) for a two guard but a major weaknesses when at either forward position.

You cant make this argument untill he gets a chance to play

I saw Finley play quite a lot in San Antonio. His defense + his rebounding were major problems.

That is what I'm basing my judgments on.

[FatjohnReturns]

Well

It should have been Pierce and Kg pick and roll. Kg taking the 18 ft jump shot. cmon

Any time Boston is going against a center like Bogut ... late in games KG should be moved to center on offensive possessions and Boston should go to the pick and roll.

Opposing teams simply aren't able to defend that play at a high level. Boston will consistently get a good shot out of that play for Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce or a swing pass to a shooter on the other side of the floor.

This is where they miss a guy like James Posey. A good fit offensively for small ball and good enough defensively to live with him at the four.

what about Finley?

That would be very good so long as the C's can make an immediate offense/defense substitution and pull him right back out of the game. His defense + rebounding is too big of an issue to leave him out there for consecutive plays unlike James Posey.

Hasn't Finley always been a pretty solid defender? I don't know much about his rebounding but I always thought he was a good defender. He's not a young guy anymore so that obviously factors in a bit

Finley was a very good defender when he was younger but he has been a poor defender these past few years.

His rebounding is serviceable (below average but acceptable) for a two guard but a major weaknesses when at either forward position.

You cant make this argument untill he gets a chance to play

I saw Finley play quite a lot in San Antonio. His defense + his rebounding were major problems.

Well your not gonna play him major minutes. Your gonna use him situational to spread the floor along with Ray and hopefully Nate. The you just run the Pirce/KG pick and roll and you will get a better shot. The Pierce iso for the game is not a good play.

[Who]

I was expecting the Celtics to mount an impressive win streak here and finish the season strongly.

However, tonight's game and the game against the Wizards have dampened my hopes considerably.

I am very concerned about this team's ability to regain their early season form.

[Q_FBE]

Kinda of a tough loss tonight. The Celtics played a good game but Rondo got stiffed on a block-charge call in the middle of a key run by Milwaukee late in the 4th qtr. I thought that it turned the game against us.

I cannot complain about this particular game. I guess being on the road driving 500 miles a day to a new location makes me appreciate how tiring travel can be. 

[LB3533]

I didn't get a chance to watch the game, but I am feeling like if we continue to play the defense we have been playing the last week and half, we should do very well to finish the season strong.

Our defense is going to win us games and another championship.

If you recall all our blow double digit leads in the 2nd halves this year was because we were not able to stop anyone....and that affected our scoring on the other end.

The way we have been playing hard nose defense the last few games is a positive.

The Bucks are also one of the better defensive teams in the league with Skiles having his players play pretty tough.

Even though we didn't win this game...it's still a good sign IMO.

Also, I am estimating we lost this game because we did not go to the right people in crunch time. And that is either Doc's poor play calling or the Rondo unsure of what plays to run.

[MaxwellSmart86]

We're gonna have to go 20-0 just to get to 60 wins now...And I figured on 62-65 wins to start this season...We'll be lucky to get 55.

[Bahku]

Watching the re-broadcast on CSNNE right now, and Sheed is absolutely useless! Man, he plays no defense whatsoever, just lets opponents go right around him and never even gets his hands up on defense. I honestly don't know why this guy gets the respect on this blog that he does ... he's a waste of Celtic money and court-time! 

[Bahku]

Wow ... BBd clearly going for the ball, then Jennings taunts Glen and Glen gets a T?!? Man.

[Bahku]

I like what I'm seeing from Finley tonight, but I honestly don't know why Danny keeps going with older guys ... we've GOT to start considering the future here.

[Bahku]

Really bad charge call against Rage ... defender wasn't close to being set.  We have got the benefit of the fouls to this point, though ... man, Bogut is killing us.

[Bahku]

No green shirts crashing the boards in the 4th ... disappointing.

[Bahku]

Well, they got Pierce a great look on that last possession, but the shot just didn't go down, (should've had Rondo going to the hoop, though, and Paul as the second option). Couple of very questionable calls at the end, too, but we got the favor of the whistles tonight, so it's hard to comnplain. Ray just didn't show up tonight, not sure why ... and Rondo definitely hurt his hand ... hope it's nothing serious. Really thought we'd pull this one out, but some positives to take away from the game nonetheless.