Wizards (24-54) at Celtics (49-29) 4/9

[JohnBagleyValueMeal]

I gotta admit... even though I haven't watched the game tonight... if I were Doc, I'd play the starters during these last minutes. Rub their noses in the crap they've created.  Let them soak in the boos....

The bench deserves a lot of blame for tonight's masterpiece too.

Yeah, it was the bench that gave up that 19-0 run. The worst +/- rates on the team are BBD and Finley. Shelden actually was the best.  Sheed was comparitively pretty good, ironically.

[colincb]

Wow...KG looks like CRAP tonight....crap

As bad as KG was, Baby has found a way to be even worse.  Worst defensive performance of the year from Baby.  Completely flummoxed by Blatche, ineffective on the glass.

I'd like to add Paul Pierce to this list.

PP has stunk since the injury

Unlike BBD whose defense has always stunk.

[snively]

I wonder what a Garnett + Dalembert combination would be like defensively. Is Dalembert athletic enough as a five to offset KG's declining athleticism at the four?

Would it be more effective than a Perk + Garnett combination?

I think so.  Although Sammy's motor has been questioned.

Yeah, I agree, I think it would be more effective than KG + Perk too.

Would it be more effective than Garnett + possible new power forward? Say KG + Ty Thomas? Yeah, probably. Better defensively and on the glass. Worse in transition and largely comparable offensively.

More athleticism on the wing might tip the balance the other way though.

I would trade Perk for a pick and a player(Detroit, OKC, Utah)and offer the MLE to Brendan Haywood

Haywood's a pure 5.  His athleticism would be a slight boost, but we'd still be slow overall.  

I'm convinced that KG has to switch to the 5 for us to add the significant quickness we need to in the short-term.  He's too slow at the 4, especially with Ray and Pierce at the 2/3.

[get_banners]

nate needs to be more aggressive...see what happens when he plays that way?

[Cman]

The Boston Celtics.  Where new lows happen.

[Cman]

But big kudos to Nate Rob for his play in the last minute.

[Who]

I'm not sure I'm interested in bringing back Ray Allen next season.

I'm especially hesitant to bring him back in a starting role.

[MaxwellSmart86]

But big kudos to Nate Rob for his play in the last minute.

Yeah---it's too bad Doc Rivers is an IDIOT.

[RJ87]

nate needs to be more aggressive...see what happens when he plays that way?

Seriously, he can be so effective when he looks for his own shot... He's trying too hard to be unselfish, IMO.

[Cman]

Earl Barron
Sonny Weems
which has been/ never been do we have to watch out for when playing Washington? Shaun Livingston? Cartier Martin?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=36667.msg725122#msg725122

Looks like it was Shaun.

[JohnBagleyValueMeal]

The celts 42 4th qtr points are 3 times what they had in the 2nd qtr

[MaxwellSmart86]

nate needs to be more aggressive...see what happens when he PLAYS that way?

Fixed it for you-----hard to do when he's on the bench all the time---while Doc WEARS out Rondo.

[RJ87]

I'm not sure I'm interested in bringing back Ray Allen next season.

I'm especially hesitant to bring him back in a starting role.

By not trading him at the deadline, we've pretty much locked ourselves into resigning. We just don't have much cap flexibility to do much else. Unless someone hands us something in a sign and trade, Ray will likely be a Celtic next season.

[Kiorrik]

A good game to sleep through. Which I mostly did.

[MaxwellSmart86]

I'm tired of Greg Dickerson interviewing players from OTHER teams at the end.