Celtics (54-23) at Bulls (57-20) 4/7

[GrandTheftRondo]

Rondo is such a great defender.  He really shuts down opposing point guards.  

He has problems with point guards who are just as fast or faster than him.

Unfortunately there are more and more point guards in this league who fit that description.  We're entering the age of the fast, athletic point guard.  At some point practically every team is going to have a point guard who is as fast or faster than Rondo.

Westbrook, Rose, Paul, Brooks, Lowry, Conley, Holliday, Evans, Ellis, Wall, Jennings, Beaubois, Collison . . .

Yup...I'm really interested in seeing what Rondo works on during the off season...

Hopefully he works on his attitude.

Yeah...that's definitely  on the list.

[CelticG1]

Just read the last few posts talking about Rondo not doing anything.

He is putting in a ton of effort on D but he is getting picked off over and over and isn't getting much help underneath.

Rose is really good. Think about Paul on Lebron. Neither of those guys are gonna stop an MVP caliber player like that. We need better team defense and make them work

[celticinorlando]

pierce needs to drive the ball...

[slamtheking]

not an encouraging half.  Rondo isn't doing diddly to slow down Rose.    Even when Rose misses, someone on the C's has to cover for the fact he blew past Rondo so now that defender is out of position thus leaving their man open for an easy offensive board and score.

C's have to find an answer to slowing down Rose.  C's have everyone available that would help in this aspect so hopefully Doc comes up with something at halftime that works

Rose is going to score. Maybe Doc is taking the approach he tends to have with big time scorers like LeBron & Kobe. Try to contain him, but keep everyone else from hurting you.

if that's his approach, Rose isn't being contained and the rest of the team is hurting us anyway.

[birdwatcher]

The good thing for us, is that Rondo isn't to the Celtics what Rose is to the Bulls. With Delonte West in, we can still run the offense. The Bulls NEED Rose to BE the offense. If anything happens to Rose, the Bulls are doomed.

True.
If this was soccer, I'd put a target on Rose knee to foul him out of the game!! 

If this was soccer, everybody would be flopping.

Flopping? I'm speaking about serious soccer (European or Southamerican..).
But of course it was just a joke.

Yeah I was too, I was thinking of World Cup, and I wasn't joking 

[CaliCeltics]

Since no one has brought it up, I guess I will. Ray Allen has been drawing fouls a lot out there, so eventually they're not going to be as physical when he's running through screens. Can we get him more involved? He's made some shots, let's get him some looks from the three, and get him going. He can swing the game like nothing.

[GrandTheftRondo]

Just read the last few posts talking about Rondo not doing anything.

He is putting in a ton of effort on D but he is getting picked off over and over and isn't getting much help underneath.

Rose is really good. Think about Paul on Lebron. Neither of those guys are gonna stop an MVP caliber player like that. We need better team defense and make them work

Rondo did a pretty good job on Lebron last time we played Miami...

[celticinorlando]

i will live with rose scoring..even rose and boozer...but bogans has 6 points...watson has scored a few...korver has some...it is those scrubs that need to be shutdown...

[birdwatcher]

not an encouraging half.  Rondo isn't doing diddly to slow down Rose.    Even when Rose misses, someone on the C's has to cover for the fact he blew past Rondo so now that defender is out of position thus leaving their man open for an easy offensive board and score.

C's have to find an answer to slowing down Rose.  C's have everyone available that would help in this aspect so hopefully Doc comes up with something at halftime that works

Rose is going to score. Maybe Doc is taking the approach he tends to have with big time scorers like LeBron & Kobe. Try to contain him, but keep everyone else from hurting you.

if that's his approach, Rose isn't being contained and the rest of the team is hurting us anyway.

oh, who? Aside from Boozer and Noah cleaning the glass, I'm not sure I follow you.

[CaliCeltics]

We need to force turnovers. Rose with 0? Please.

[Who]

It is literally a one man show out there for the Bulls. If Rondo would just learn to stay in front of Rose we would be up in this game.

  How many points did Rose score from getting by Rondo in the half court?

Four of Rose's six baskets came when Delonte West was covering him.

Another hoop was his coast-to-coast fastbreak layup (Rondo was in the game).

Derrick Rose has only one other made basket for the game with Rondo on him. That was early in the first quarter when the whole right hand side of the floor was wide open and the help defense didn't arrive in time to properly contest Rose's dribble penetration or layup attempt.

[CelticG1]

Just read the last few posts talking about Rondo not doing anything.

He is putting in a ton of effort on D but he is getting picked off over and over and isn't getting much help underneath.

Rose is really good. Think about Paul on Lebron. Neither of those guys are gonna stop an MVP caliber player like that. We need better team defense and make them work

Rondo did a pretty good job on Lebron last time we played Miami...

yeah dude 22 points (just under 50% shooting) 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Shut him DOWN.... seriously though i dont know how to respond to this unless it was  a joke

[celticinorlando]

not an encouraging half.  Rondo isn't doing diddly to slow down Rose.    Even when Rose misses, someone on the C's has to cover for the fact he blew past Rondo so now that defender is out of position thus leaving their man open for an easy offensive board and score.

C's have to find an answer to slowing down Rose.  C's have everyone available that would help in this aspect so hopefully Doc comes up with something at halftime that works

Rose is going to score. Maybe Doc is taking the approach he tends to have with big time scorers like LeBron & Kobe. Try to contain him, but keep everyone else from hurting you.

if that's his approach, Rose isn't being contained and the rest of the team is hurting us anyway.

oh, who? Aside from Boozer and Noah cleaning the glass, I'm not sure I follow you.

brewer has a put back...gibson has a few...thomas

[slamtheking]

not an encouraging half.  Rondo isn't doing diddly to slow down Rose.    Even when Rose misses, someone on the C's has to cover for the fact he blew past Rondo so now that defender is out of position thus leaving their man open for an easy offensive board and score.

C's have to find an answer to slowing down Rose.  C's have everyone available that would help in this aspect so hopefully Doc comes up with something at halftime that works

Rose is going to score. Maybe Doc is taking the approach he tends to have with big time scorers like LeBron & Kobe. Try to contain him, but keep everyone else from hurting you.

if that's his approach, Rose isn't being contained and the rest of the team is hurting us anyway.

oh, who? Aside from Boozer and Noah cleaning the glass, I'm not sure I follow you.

Brewer's been active on the boards as well.

[GrandTheftRondo]

All of Rose's points in the paint...shocker.