We have been absolutely DESTROYED at the guard position tonight. Thoroughly dominated.
... and it wasn't just the guards. Not a single Celtic shot 50%. Only two Celts shot 42%.
Not just talking shooting, Roy.
You cannot run this offense the way Rondo ran it tonight - soft and passively - and have any expectation of good shots and success. We simply aren't athletic enough.
Attack and get to the line or we lose. It's that simple, and Rondo's sat outside pounding the ball all night, and he's been absolutely obliterated defensively on the other end, with the two guard being obliterated as well.
This is game 4 all over again. We play another like it Saturday and the season's over. This may be the lowest basketball IQ Celtics team I've seen with any playoff expectations.
Some of you are going to have to get it through your heads: This offense starts with Rondo and when he's taking a night off, as he did tonight, we have nothing - no ball movement, no good shots, etc.
He has the ball, he shoulders the blame. And he deserves a bunch of it tonight.