Rockets (16-21) at Celtics (28-8) 1/10

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Despite the score, our offense has had major rhythm problems.

Shots this half:

BBD 9
Nate 5

Ray 5
PP 4

that is pathetic

Are Ray and Paul getting open, i.e. moving on O?

I'm not sure...

[celticinorlando]

baby and nate are blackholes on offense

[Bankshot]

when davis gets more shots than PP and ray allen game after game...something is wrong

I told you guys yesterday, and someone shot it down.  But this first half is proof that Rondo is walking the ball up, letting the defense get set and often times Davis is the only one open when he finally passes with seconds left on the clock.  Maybe Rondo's ankle is bothering him?

[Chief]

I don't know why we aren't mixing in the old 1/3 pick and pop.  The 1/4 is just producing Baby 20 footers.

I don't know why we aren't mixing in the old 1/4 pick and roll with the 1/4 pick and pop.

[snively]

Our primary screens are not freeing Ray or Paul, so we're ending up with Baby jumpers.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

so what happened to erden..and why is it so wrong to try him at forward...?

I think Erden playing pf is like Doc putting Shaq and JO on the court together. It just make too much sense.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaa, my boy THE CHIEF...I knew i wasn't crazy....! YABOY..! THAT is why YOU are THE CHIEF...! YES!

[vinnie]

Rondo just awful tonight. Not even trying on defense and zero ball movement.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Thanks for the TP whoever, for a minute there i thought i was Rodney Danger-SCAL....LOL... Geeze, you kiddin..!

[celticinorlando]

boston is just bored and doesn't care. we are going to have to endure a .500 post Christmas record once again with this nightly effort

[Adelaide Celt]

If Rondo's ankle still isn't right then he needs to sit again immediately. Not doing any good playing through it.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

They just said Perk maybe back in 3 weeks....

[pengaloo]

Why did Rondo just dribble the clock out and then pass it to BBD who HAS to take the shot?  Why not get Pierce a shot?

I've seen multiple plays where I expect Baby, after receiving a pass from Rondo, to swing the ball to Paul or Ray. But it never happens. Maybe that's something KG would do, but it's been drilled in Baby to shoot whenever he's open (which is all the time now). Rondo has to stop getting the ball to Baby at the perimeter, because Baby just doesn't have the KG's pass mentality.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

If Rondo's ankle still isn't right then he needs to sit again immediately. Not doing any good playing through it.

ya, something is wrong, prob the ankle-ham-foot thing....why not rest him till after the allstar break...where he rests also....not playing in that dumb game, not KG either...! just my 2 cents there...i know i am retarded...!

[DinTN]

boston is just bored and doesn't care. we are going to have to endure a .500 post Christmas record once again with this nightly effort

Hope not. We saw what happened having Game 7 last year in LA did for us. I thought that's why we upgraded the bench...

[snively]

Rondo just awful tonight. Not even trying on defense and zero ball movement.

That's just not true.  He's certainly made too many bad decisions on both ends, but he's played some very solid defense too.  Very good ball denial in particular.