Celtics (37-26) at Hawks (37-25) 4/20

[alajet]

Wow... Avery Bradley, man.  He keeps surprising me.  I didn't realize he could create his shot like this.  Very impressive.  Earlier in the season when we were looking old, disinterested and boring, one of the main reasons I stopped watching was because there wasn't a single young player showing any signs of potential whatsoever.  Bradley within the last month or so has definitely fit that requirement... this has been a fun game to watch.

That said, he's getting absolutely destroyed by Joe Johnson.  Bradley's potential will always be limited by the fact he's undersized.  He'll never have the vision to play PG and he'll never have the size to deal with the Joe Johnsons of the world.

That's one Doc. He's leaving Avery on an island guarding JJ

But I mean they are both technically shooting guards...

Bradley is just a 6'2 180 pound shooting guard while Johnson is a 6'7 240 pound shooting guard.

Even Westbrook, who is a point guard, is bigger than Bradley.  I know a lot of people want to compare Bradley to Westbrook right now, but it seems like wishful thinking.  Maybe if we're very lucky, Bradley will be a poor man's smaller version of Monta Ellis.  Even that seems like wishful thinking.  But wow... I'm really impressed by Bradley's ability to create his own shot in this game.

You think Bradleys ceiling is a poor mans Monta Ellis and you call it wishful thinking?

Wow, you really dont have hope. I wonder what you thought the #21 pick Rondo would be.

Monta is slightly bigger than Bradley, so, I don't think that holds as a comparison good enough, as Monta is a better scorer and will be the better scorer.

[bruinsandceltics]

im not worried or impressed wit the hawks we dont need homecourt advantage to beat those clown is 5 or 6 games

The fact that this team we are playing against their first team right now isn't down 20 is embarrassing for the Hawks.

This Celtics squad out there is atrocious.

[bostonman1]

One of the cardinal rules of basketball is to keep going to a play until the opposing team stops it.  Bradley is shredding the Hawks defense.  Why in the world did Doc start going to Bass on every possession and go away from what was working. 

Force feeding Bass who refuses to pass but cannot hope to score consistently on Josh Smith makes no sense.

[alajet]

im not worried or impressed wit the hawks we dont need homecourt advantage to beat those clown is 5 or 6 games

They know they don't have to waste energy against these Celtics, so, they're just taking it easy. You have to take this fact into consideration.

[relja]

This is going to be painful to watch. Yikes.

[bruinsandceltics]

Why are we sitting Greg Stiemsma, but not Bass?

[relja]

Why are we sitting Greg Stiemsma, but not Bass?

Probably because Doc believes in him, he's been good all season.

[bruinsandceltics]

im not worried or impressed wit the hawks we dont need homecourt advantage to beat those clown is 5 or 6 games

They know they don't have to waste energy against these Celtics, so, they're just taking it easy. You have to take this fact into consideration.

Nope. This is the Hawks going 100% with what they got.

[bostonman1]

Shows how dumb the Hawks are --- they double teamed Bass the last 2 times down court forcing him to pass!!!

You could see Bass wanted to shoot but couldn't.  Why would the Hawks not want him to shoot the ball that is hilariously bad defense...

[bruinsandceltics]

Why are we sitting Greg Stiemsma, but not Bass?

Probably because Doc believes in him, he's been good all season.

Bass needs to sit, not because he sucks tonight, but because he can't get hurt or we are screwed.

[Change]

Hopefully 29 GM's get the word on how Brandon Bass performances without Rondo.

[thestackshow]

Good things happen when we go to Bradley.

Bad things happen when we do anything else.

Why not just keep going to Bradley?

[snively]

Hollins is so aggravating to watch.  That size, that athleticism, but such terrible timing and hands on the boards/block attempts. 

[alajet]

im not worried or impressed wit the hawks we dont need homecourt advantage to beat those clown is 5 or 6 games

They know they don't have to waste energy against these Celtics, so, they're just taking it easy. You have to take this fact into consideration.

Nope. This is the Hawks going 100% with what they got.

Really? I feel for them, if that's the case. Their body language is very poor.

[bruinsandceltics]

im not worried or impressed wit the hawks we dont need homecourt advantage to beat those clown is 5 or 6 games

They know they don't have to waste energy against these Celtics, so, they're just taking it easy. You have to take this fact into consideration.

Nope. This is the Hawks going 100% with what they got.

Really? I feel for them, if that's the case. Their body language is very poor.

What else would you expect from a team that is basically led by Josh Smith?