Nate to have MRI on injured knee

[vinnie]

Obviously he won't play Sunday, which leaves 6 players now out for the Celtics. I am not a Nate fan, but he is a useful body who can give you 10-15 minutes a game. This is going to be a bloodbath Sunday against the Heat. Poor Celtics.

[moiso]

It's a decent sized blow to the C's.  Delonte wanted to play last night.  Maybe he will get his chance Sunday out of necessity.

[rondohondo]

Didn't you make this " Rather play with four players than have Nate on the court" thread the other day ?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=44326.0

Well you just about got your wish, lets see how productive the bench is without him. I agree he hasn't been playing good lately, but a lot of that has to do with not having a backup PG so Nate can play off the ball where he is much more effective.

Hope it is nothing serious because this would really hurt the bench's scoring ability.

[vinnie]

Didn't you make this " Rather play with four players than have Nate on the court" thread the other day ?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=44326.0

Well you just about got your wish, lets see how productive the bench is without him. I agree he hasn't been playing good lately, but a lot of that has to do with not having a backup PG so Nate can play off the ball where he is much more effective.

Hope it is nothing serious because this would really hurt the bench's scoring ability.

Yes, I did, which is why I noted in this post that I am not a fan of Nate, but he is a body to give you 10-20 minutes to spell someone else. Bottom line is, almost every time he is on the court, he is bad, but it does give someone else a rest. That is the point I am trying to make here. Without Nate, as bad as he has played, this team is now down to 7 serviceable players, one of whom should be an 11th or 12th man.

As far as hurting the bench's scoring ability, Nate has not scored all year, so I just don't see that an issue. It really is only an issue of losing another body.

[Fafnir]

Hopefully its nothing serious, this is ridiculous. All of our primary backups are hurt except BBD (knock on wood).

(PG - Nate, SG- West, SF - Daniels, PF - O'Neal, C - Other O'Neal)

[Greenbean]

I guess we'll get a glimpse of Bradley for extended minutes which I am kind of excited about. You know the kind of excitement I am talking about if you were a fan of this team in 06-07. This is not a good kind of excitement.

It's like, well, were screwed but lets see what this young athletic kid has to offer.

[celticinorlando]

wouldn't be surprised to see west play sunday

[PosImpos]

Obviously he won't play Sunday, which leaves 6 players now out for the Celtics. I am not a Nate fan, but he is a useful body who can give you 10-15 minutes a game. This is going to be a bloodbath Sunday against the Heat. Poor Celtics.

Still, we had to know this was going to happen sooner or later.  The C's were going to hit a stretch of the season when it was really going to be a struggle to keep guys on the floor and / or remain focused.

As long as we finish with 55+ wins and a top 2 seed, it won't be a big deal.  If we manage that, we might still end up with a better record than the Lakers, meaning we might be on the road against the Heat but have HCA in the Finals.

[vinnie]

Obviously he won't play Sunday, which leaves 6 players now out for the Celtics. I am not a Nate fan, but he is a useful body who can give you 10-15 minutes a game. This is going to be a bloodbath Sunday against the Heat. Poor Celtics.

Still, we had to know this was going to happen sooner or later.  The C's were going to hit a stretch of the season when it was really going to be a struggle to keep guys on the floor and / or remain focused.

As long as we finish with 55+ wins and a top 2 seed, it won't be a big deal.  If we manage that, we might still end up with a better record than the Lakers, meaning we might be on the road against the Heat but have HCA in the Finals.

55 wins means playing a little above .500 the rest of the way, and my guess would result in a third or fourth seed. 55 wins won't beat Miami nor Chicago, but hopefully would be enough to say ahead of Orlando for the third seed. Honestly, if the injuries continue, 55 wins could be difficult to achieve.

[Mike-Dub]

Obviously he won't play Sunday, which leaves 6 players now out for the Celtics. I am not a Nate fan, but he is a useful body who can give you 10-15 minutes a game. This is going to be a bloodbath Sunday against the Heat. Poor Celtics.

Still, we had to know this was going to happen sooner or later.  The C's were going to hit a stretch of the season when it was really going to be a struggle to keep guys on the floor and / or remain focused.

As long as we finish with 55+ wins and a top 2 seed, it won't be a big deal.  If we manage that, we might still end up with a better record than the Lakers, meaning we might be on the road against the Heat but have HCA in the Finals.

55 wins means playing a little above .500 the rest of the way, and my guess would result in a third or fourth seed. 55 wins won't beat Miami nor Chicago, but hopefully would be enough to say ahead of Orlando for the third seed. Honestly, if the injuries continue, 55 wins could be difficult to achieve.

55 wins is what I predicted at the beginning of the year.  Anywhere from 57-60 is what I'm expecting now.

[jc3celticsphan]

looks like its guna be avery bradley's comi out party cant wait to see him and rondo in our backcourt causing havoc.. bradley's guna lock down dwade put him on bradley island

[celts55]

I guess we'll get a glimpse of Bradley for extended minutes which I am kind of excited about. You know the kind of excitement I am talking about if you were a fan of this team in 06-07. This is not a good kind of excitement.

It's like, well, were screwed but lets see what this young athletic kid has to offer.

I wouldn't count on it. I didn't see much of him last night.

[Greenbean]

I guess we'll get a glimpse of Bradley for extended minutes which I am kind of excited about. You know the kind of excitement I am talking about if you were a fan of this team in 06-07. This is not a good kind of excitement.

It's like, well, were screwed but lets see what this young athletic kid has to offer.

I wouldn't count on it. I didn't see much of him last night.

After Nate got hurt he played. It wasnt for big minutes but someone has to take Nate's minutes these next two games before Delonte comes back. Rondo cant play 48 minutes and he is the only other pg healthy right now.

[j804]

Didn't you make this " Rather play with four players than have Nate on the court" thread the other day ?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=44326.0

Well you just about got your wish,

LOL

[Chris]

I guess we'll get a glimpse of Bradley for extended minutes which I am kind of excited about. You know the kind of excitement I am talking about if you were a fan of this team in 06-07. This is not a good kind of excitement.

It's like, well, were screwed but lets see what this young athletic kid has to offer.

I wouldn't count on it. I didn't see much of him last night.

After Nate got hurt he played. It wasnt for big minutes but someone has to take Nate's minutes these next two games before Delonte comes back. Rondo cant play 48 minutes and he is the only other pg healthy right now.

Well, there is a chance Delonte will be back.  I believe Doc has said he wants him to play on Wednesday, and he hasn't been completely ruled out for Sunday.