After A Lose To The Grizzles, It Only Shows That Coach Doc Rivers Is The Problem

[krook]

giving more that minutes i know they can give more....
white and randolph played well defensively



crawford and also williams are killing it on offense

williams (4-4fg)
2 rebounds
1 steal
9 points
crawford 21 points
when these guys are hot, doc rivers take them out of the game,
now those stats just shows that these players can help us going to playoffs...

the last time randolph got 8 rebounds in just 17 minutes
so there's a reason to say that these player should start now and no more DNP

if kg and lee are still out
i know pierce will never come of the bench
so my line up would be
crawford
williams
pierce
white
randolph

2nd unit
bradley
lee
green
bass
wilcox

terry - for closed game situations, 3 points

moving forward with this line-up is not a bad idea + these players are fun to watch fresh from my eyes white and randolph and williams

[kgainez]

those line ups are poor
but i do agree that the new guys should get more minutes
and mainly by Doc opting to go large, esp against Western teams.

[Tr1boy]

If we had sully and barbosa where would we be now? the players are exhausted and also without a legit big man after kg, we are getting killed in the block shot and rebounding department.

Far from doc's issue imo

[krook]

those line ups are poor
but i do agree that the new guys should get more minutes
and mainly by Doc opting to go large, esp against Western teams.

ed davis is just 6'10
i know wilcox got 8 points
but randolph is 6'10 too
in just 8 minutes he got 1 offensive 3 defensive
wilcox got 3 defensive in 14
if we put the more minutes on shavlik, i think maybe he got 7 or 6 or 9 maybe...

marc gasol 7'1 out. still lose?

[krook]

If we had sully and barbosa where would we be now? the players are exhausted and also without a legit big man after kg, we are getting killed in the block shot and rebounding department.

Far from doc's issue imo

craford can do what barbosa did + he is young look at what he got 21 points, that is what doc wants from him a barbosa guy...
on the case of sully, he is still a rookie and learning
but the defensive positioning he has, those box outs + rebounds, but take note...sometimes and even most of the times sully only gets 4 or 5 rebounds a game...
which is to me, since randolph and white are sign for the rest of the season they can fill that role, white can block shots and somehow clogged the middle, randolph for reboounds, and they both played defensively today

[kgainez]

those line ups are poor
but i do agree that the new guys should get more minutes
and mainly by Doc opting to go large, esp against Western teams.

ed davis is just 6'10
i know wilcox got 8 points
but randolph is 6'10 too
in just 8 minutes he got 1 offensive 3 defensive
wilcox got 3 defensive in 14
if we put the more minutes on shavlik, i think maybe he got 7 or 6 or 9 maybe...

marc gasol 7'1 out. still lose?

Because Doc likes small ball and wants to run
but it only works if they run, which they didn't do a ton of tonight
Wilcox is not great. I'd like to see someone else with his minutes maybe.

[NocturnalRebel]

Doc isn't tha only problem. Tha players are an issue as well. 6 and 6 from Bass in 29:54 is terrible as a starter. As well as Terry with only 10 points, 2-8 in 27:32. Everyone, including Doc has to be better. They're recent play of basketball isn't gonna get them anywhere in tha post-season.

I do agree to tha fact that Doc should give Randolph, T-Will, and White more minutes but I doubt it happens. I like Doc but I hate that he only goes to them for 2 minutes. I feel like he relies to much on tha starters. Especially Pierce and KG.

He puts a certain rotation on tha court that works and refuses to stay with it. I just wish he would put more trust in them.

[krook]

those line ups are poor
but i do agree that the new guys should get more minutes
and mainly by Doc opting to go large, esp against Western teams.

ed davis is just 6'10
i know wilcox got 8 points
but randolph is 6'10 too
in just 8 minutes he got 1 offensive 3 defensive
wilcox got 3 defensive in 14
if we put the more minutes on shavlik, i think maybe he got 7 or 6 or 9 maybe...

marc gasol 7'1 out. still lose?

Because Doc likes small ball and wants to run
but it only works if they run, which they didn't do a ton of tonight
Wilcox is not great. I'd like to see someone else with his minutes maybe.

then we are becoming like OKC small ball team, they got a 7 footer like us fab melo

but...can the okc beat them? small vs small? i don't think OKC are better since the departure of james harden, for the heat the addition of ray allen and birdman means a lot
birdman can reduce some minutes of bosh to be fresh in 4th quarter situation and ray allen gives floor spacing for wade and lebron...and some killer 3's which terry lack off, on the celtics side, 1st rounds playoffs heat vs celtics, small vs small? i don't think we can beat them, with that kind of offense terry 10 points bass 6 points wilcox 8 bradley 8...also lee...we got defense but less offense...so i rely it all on green pierce kg crawford...
we lose to a non playoffs teams...what do we expect from hungry lebron james for back2back

[clover]

I'd watch what happens with KG and his injury.  Not only would his loss take the last fig leaf from this season, but IMO it could lead to his retirement--which could lead to Doc's walking away from the team as of next year.

[dark_lord]

if kg and lee are still out
i know pierce will never come of the bench
so my line up would be
crawford
williams
pierce
white
randolph

2nd unit
bradley
lee
green
bass
wilcox

[Celtics4ever]

Grizzlies are not a bad team folks.   They match up well with us.

[BballTim]

if kg and lee are still out
i know pierce will never come of the bench
so my line up would be
crawford
williams
pierce
white
randolph

  That lineup would give us a legitimate chance at a late lottery selection this season.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

If we had sully and barbosa where would we be now? the players are exhausted and also without a legit big man after kg, we are getting killed in the block shot and rebounding department.

Far from doc's issue imo

and why is this? are other teams using that excuse long before the playoffs start?

[crimson_stallion]

Yes, the problem is very clearly Doc.

The problem has nothing at all to do with the fact that we have Rajon Rondo, Jared Sullinger, Kevin Garnett and Courtney Lee on the injured list.

Nothing at all... 

[bfrombleacher]

Yes, the problem is very clearly Doc.

The problem has nothing at all to do with the fact that we have Rajon Rondo, Jared Sullinger, Kevin Garnett and Courtney Lee on the injured list.

Nothing at all... 

Also, Bosa.