If everyone is healthy, do 10 guys make the playoff rotation?

[dysgenic]

I say yes.  Bench= Green, Delonte, Baby, JO, and Kristich. 

Maybe Kristich doesn't get regular minutes, but I bet he does at around 10-15mins a game.

[birdwatcher]

I'd say we're nine deep, depending on the foul situations and the health of our bigs.

[chambers]

I say yes.  Bench= Green, Delonte, Baby, JO, and Kristich. 

Maybe Kristich doesn't get regular minutes, but I bet he does at around 10-15mins a game.

"Kristich" will definitely get no minutes for the Celtics, given we don't have a player with that name on the roster.

what's the point of that comment?


anyway, yes, I think there will be a 10 man rotation.
bench mob=JO,Krstic,BBD, West, Green.

Real nasty bench!

[jdz101]

Doc's got to get his head into gear with managing it. Taking KG and JO off at the same time today was a bonehead move. Rotation or not.

[aporel#18]

Nine players, as Doc always likes to talk about. It's just that Shaq/JO/Krstic count as 2 players.

End of the bench: Wafer, Murphy

[European NBA fan]

Doc's got to get his head into gear with managing it. Taking KG and JO off at the same time today was a bonehead move. Rotation or not.

That was because the 76'ers started running and gunning to change the pace, and those two would have been exhausted with a much higher risk for injury, if they had stayed in the game. It shouldn't happen in a playoff game.

[jdz101]

Doc's got to get his head into gear with managing it. Taking KG and JO off at the same time today was a bonehead move. Rotation or not.

That was because the 76'ers started running and gunning to change the pace, and those two would have been exhausted with a much higher risk for injury, if they had stayed in the game. It shouldn't happen in a playoff game.

Fair point, but the run and gun play started when those two went off and they saw the open lane. In my opinion that is.

[kozlodoev]

I say yes.  Bench= Green, Delonte, Baby, JO, and Kristich. 

Maybe Kristich doesn't get regular minutes, but I bet he does at around 10-15mins a game.

"Kristich" will definitely get no minutes for the Celtics, given we don't have a player with that name on the roster.

what's the point of that comment?


anyway, yes, I think there will be a 10 man rotation.
bench mob=JO,Krstic,BBD, West, Green.

Real nasty bench!

The point of that comment is that it's annoying when fans can't spell the names of players on the very team they're rooting for. It's even kind of sad, really.

As for the bench, don't expect more than a nine man rotation. In case both O'Neals are ready to go, Krstic will be limited to spot minutes.

[dysgenic]

I say yes.  Bench= Green, Delonte, Baby, JO, and Kristich. 

Maybe Kristich doesn't get regular minutes, but I bet he does at around 10-15mins a game.

"Kristich" will definitely get no minutes for the Celtics, given we don't have a player with that name on the roster.

what's the point of that comment?


anyway, yes, I think there will be a 10 man rotation.
bench mob=JO,Krstic,BBD, West, Green.

Real nasty bench!

The point of that comment is that it's annoying when fans can't spell the names of players on the very team they're rooting for. It's even kind of sad, really.

As for the bench, don't expect more than a nine man rotation. In case both O'Neals are ready to go, Krstic will be limited to spot minutes.

I agree, that's really annoying.  You know what's even more annoying?  When a fan finds it necessary to write 2 posts complaining about one spelling error.

Anyway, how does everyone see the minutes breaking down? 

[jdz101]

I say yes.  Bench= Green, Delonte, Baby, JO, and Kristich. 

Maybe Kristich doesn't get regular minutes, but I bet he does at around 10-15mins a game.

"Kristich" will definitely get no minutes for the Celtics, given we don't have a player with that name on the roster.

what's the point of that comment?


anyway, yes, I think there will be a 10 man rotation.
bench mob=JO,Krstic,BBD, West, Green.

Real nasty bench!

The point of that comment is that it's annoying when fans can't spell the names of players on the very team they're rooting for. It's even kind of sad, really.

It isn't annoying enough to be rude about...

On topic, Im not sure krstic will make the rotation.

[Tai]

If Shaq and JO could actually play enough minutes to keep Krstic on the bench, I'd be impressed. I mean, you're talking 24 min from each of them, something JO has only done twice and Shaq 9 times. Do we really want either one HAVING to play 20 minutes, let alone 24 min, in the playoffs?

Either way, Krstic apparently looked good in his first game back, especially considering he came off the bench.Unless he just blows it in the last few games, he'll find his way on the rotation. You can never have too many effective bigs, and Krstic is that if nothing else, especially off the bench.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I say yes. Shaq and the Big Four followed by JO, Green, Delonte, Baby and Curly.

[pearljammer10]

Doc said it himself. The big four with shaq, then green, west, baby, kristic, jo off the bench.

[ozman]

If Shaq and JO could actually play enough minutes to keep Krstic on the bench, I'd be impressed. I mean, you're talking 24 min from each of them, something JO has only done twice and Shaq 9 times. Do we really want either one HAVING to play 20 minutes, let alone 24 min, in the playoffs?

Either way, Krstic apparently looked good in his first game back, especially considering he came off the bench.Unless he just blows it in the last few games, he'll find his way on the rotation. You can never have too many effective bigs, and Krstic is that if nothing else, especially off the bench.

not realy, baby would most likley see minutes at center.
How many minutes can we expect off KG in the playoffs?

[Tai]

If Shaq and JO could actually play enough minutes to keep Krstic on the bench, I'd be impressed. I mean, you're talking 24 min from each of them, something JO has only done twice and Shaq 9 times. Do we really want either one HAVING to play 20 minutes, let alone 24 min, in the playoffs?

Either way, Krstic apparently looked good in his first game back, especially considering he came off the bench.Unless he just blows it in the last few games, he'll find his way on the rotation. You can never have too many effective bigs, and Krstic is that if nothing else, especially off the bench.

not realy, baby would most likley see minutes at center.
How many minutes can we expect off KG in the playoffs?

I like how you ask me how long KG should be expected to play right after saying BBD will likely see minutes at center. If Shaq, JO, AND Krstic are all healthy, there shouldn't be ANY room for BBD at center. So, that said, KG probably plays possibly 30-35 minutes in the playoffs, with BBD taking the rest of the minutes at PF..hopefully.