How I feel about Paul Pierce heroics

[PosImpos]

The last shot was great, but it was a bailout, an it wasn't a good shot.

Well, it was the best shot we had with 5 seconds on the clock -- what are you going to do?

Oh, I don't know, run any of a number of plays Doc has ever drawn up to create an open shot . . . one that doesn't involve Pierce predictably hoisting a shot over 3 defenders at the 3 pt line?

The only reason that play was even necessary to force OT is that the team got totally bogged down in the 4th quarter, with almost no ball movement whatsoever.

Oh you mean when Rondo was 0-6 with 4 missed layups off of great ball movement/smart passes off of mismatches, and KG missed a couple quality looks for him. The ball movement was not bad, in fact Hubie pointed out after a miss, just how good the ball movement was and that you have to take those shots.

Playing a two man game with KG and Paul exchanging post-ups every trip down the floor killed momentum and made the team far easier to defend.

[PosImpos]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s 

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

I was absolutely thrilled when Pierce hit that shot to tie the game and send it to overtime.  But up until that lucky -- yes, lucky -- shot, the team was on their way to losing, and they deserved it.  I've seen that Pierce iso offense kill this team in the 4th quarter too many times.  Everybody else here has, too, which is why I'm fairly shocked anybody still thinks it's great, even when it works.

How many times have we seen this team give up leads in the 4th because they go away from everything that was working so well for them up until that point?  The way this team plays in the 4th is so different from the way this team plays in the 3rd, and there's a reason they're much better in the latter than in the former.

[Change]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

[PosImpos]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s 

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

Look, I think everybody can agree I'm no Rondo apologist, but you're being ridiculous.

[ejk3489]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

This cannot be serious...you do realize he generated over half of our points today, right?

[dark_lord]

good lord....it was a fun game that we won. pierce and rondo put up some great numbers and made memorable plays.

cant people just enjoy it?! 

[Change]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

This cannot be serious...you do realize he generated over half of our points today, right?

because he has the ball in his hands ~100% of the time. Celtics had over 120+ possessions. The point and assists are given. 17 Rebounds are indeed out of this world. But we can't overlook 0-6 in 4th

[Celts Fan 92]

Cant believe some people say Pierce nearly costed us the game lol but this aint nuthin new half the blog think he's an old washed up bum anyway loved the way Rondo played for the most part those video game numbers was ridiculous in a good way

[scaryjerry]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

Sounds like LeBron James....pretty sure people would build around him

[GrandTheftRondo]

good lord....it was a fun game that we won. pierce and rondo put up some great numbers and made memorable plays.

cant people just enjoy it?! 

Never. Which is why this forum has lost its luster. Its no longer fun. People are just miserable and will find ANYTHING to complain about.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

Sounds like LeBron James....pretty sure people would build around him

Woah, now I don't care what is talked about before this comment b/c it's really of no matter since we won...

let me start by saying, I hate lebrinda (second only to koME)... you can't just put that there as if brinda doesn't score in the 4th because he does CONSISTENTLY... what he doesn't do is be the MAN when it counts and say, "give me the darn ball and move" at the end of the game! RR is nowhere near brinda during 4th Qs!!! Don't exaggerate man!!

[Change]

I am sorry, you didnt get the memo, Pierce bogged us down all fourth quarter and only Rondo's basketball IQ and managing of the team got us back on track.

But seriously, could have done better on the shot with 30 seconds left (not time for a heat check) but boy did he work his mismatches late in the 4th and that final 3 was a tough clutch shot. Gotta to love the captain

/s  

All hail Lord Rondo. Although he was nowhere to be found finals minutes of the 4th.  Forget Pierce heroics 7points final 90seconds. All glory goes to Rondo statpadding.

  Rondo does something that's never been done in nba history, Paul scores 30+ points and hits a huge three, and half the board is trying to rip apart the game one of them had to support the other. Sad.

His stats mean nothing when he goes 0-6 from the field in the 4th & 4-7 from the line overall. How can Danny Ainge build a team around a point guard who consistently disappears in most crucial parts of the game, and he still can't hit his free throws. Stats matter to staticians but not in the NBA where games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Thank god for Captain heroics otherwise there'd be 1000x trade Rondo thread. He disappeared again.

Sounds like LeBron James....pretty sure people would build around him

Lebron wishes teams gave him the Rondo treatment. Wide open on every play.

[Celtics4ever]

Sounds like LeBron James....pretty sure people would build around him

As long as you didn't have a shot that mattered it might work.   But personally I think James is the king of chokers.

[Roy H.]

Sounds like LeBron James....pretty sure people would build around him

As long as you didn't have a shot that mattered it might work.   But personally I think James is the king of chokers.

James is the king of chokers in the Finals.

In the regular season, Lebron is as "clutch" as they come.  He routinely carries his team down the stretch in fourth quarters.

In Finals games, he shrinks, especially late in games.  Unfortunately, since Lebron plays beside Wade, I think he'll win multiple rings, because Wade is one of the more clutch playoff performers out there.

As for today's game, I only caught the very end, but kudos to Paul Pierce.  I understand those say the shot was lucky, but Pierce buried one when it counted.

[Neurotic Guy]

I don't think it is intellectually honest to consider this an aging, flawed, mediocre, 7-8 seed team on the one hand, and then to whine about lucky shots and disappointing 4th quarter collapses after a win against a good team on the other.  If this team is mediocre and they fight to beat an up and coming deep, younger team in overtime, then I think we should be offering praise.  A historical performance by Rondo today and a gritty, smart and clutch performance by Pierce.  And, a tremendous overtime period by the 'old' team!

If I were prone to criticism after a fun win, I'd probably start with 1-6 from 3 for Pietrus, with at least 3 of the misses shockingly wide open.