Mavs (28-10) at Celtics (11-18) Game #30 1/2/15

[kozlodoev]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Yeah I wonder if Ellis suffered from the stigma of smallish score first guards having the rep for not helping teams win, or if that's just something that nerds on blogs say. Either way, what a huge steal for a UFA.

I thought it was pretty clear that he could both play SG and provide playmaking skills (5+ assists for 4 consecutive seasons before the Mavs picked him up) legitimately. It wasn't like he came out of nowhere.

[Nerf DPOY]

Mudiay please.

How scary would a Mudiay/Smart backcourt be in a couple of years?

Well, there's a good chance we'll have the 4th most amount of ping pong balls this May, so I'm hopeful....

The Celtics have never moved up in the draft ever. They have only moved down and occasionally stayed where they are. Depending on the ping pong balls is a really scary proposition for Celtics fans.

Lucky or not, this team is going to sink like a stone, especially when Green is gone in a few weeks. 4th or 5th(from the bottom) is probably where we'll end up.

[mr. dee]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Yeah I wonder if Ellis suffered from the stigma of smallish score first guards having the rep for not helping teams win, or if that's just something that nerds on blogs say. Either way, what a huge steal for a UFA.

He's good. Maybe if we got Monta here in Boston, Rondo wouldn't be traded.

Monta was a fan favorite in Golden State. They were so p---ed on the trade that they booed on Chris' Mullin's retirement ceremony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4

[Nerf DPOY]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Yeah I wonder if Ellis suffered from the stigma of smallish score first guards having the rep for not helping teams win, or if that's just something that nerds on blogs say. Either way, what a huge steal for a UFA.

I thought it was pretty clear that he could both play SG and provide playmaking skills (5+ assists for 4 consecutive seasons before the Mavs picked him up) legitimately. It wasn't like he came out of nowhere.

True, but they hated him in Milwaukee(again, going off of Real GM posters). He basically got the same deal as Jennings. It's hard to say what the league thought of him. On one hand, the Warriors were able to get Bogut for him; on the other hand, why didn't somebody offer him more than 8 something and 3 years?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Yeah I wonder if Ellis suffered from the stigma of smallish score first guards having the rep for not helping teams win, or if that's just something that nerds on blogs say. Either way, what a huge steal for a UFA.

He's good. Maybe if we got Monta here in Boston, Rondo wouldn't be traded.

Monta was a fan favorite in Golden State. They were so p---ed on the trade that they booed on Chris' Mullin's retirement ceremony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4

Yep, them dumb Dubs fans. I was on board with that Monta trade from the start, my cousins thought I was stupid...

[Celtics4ever]

Ab showed up in the fourth, why can't he play a little more like he did tonight every night.   I saw some O and some D.   Next game his head will be in the sand probably.

[celticslove]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Ellis' contract  is a bargain, Bradley's is a burden.

hahaha TP.

[greece66]

Hat tip to the Captain and TPs to everyone who watched this to the end.

[Eja117]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

[greece66]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

0.1 nanoseconds.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

I like RR even if I am mad at him right now but I am a Celtics fan, I want the best for OUR players... why anyone would find any satisfaction in our players getting bested by an opponent is so weird to me. Also, RR torched AB most of any player... Smart put up no defense against him either but RR was a man on a mission, no one stopped him and we put all of our guards on him at least once.

[D.o.s.]

Speaking about Monta Ellis, he's on the books for 2 years for Avery Bradley type money ($8.3 million, $8.7 million)... just in case you wondered.

Yeah I wonder if Ellis suffered from the stigma of smallish score first guards having the rep for not helping teams win, or if that's just something that nerds on blogs say. Either way, what a huge steal for a UFA.

He's good. Maybe if we got Monta here in Boston, Rondo wouldn't be traded.

Monta was a fan favorite in Golden State. They were so p---ed on the trade that they booed on Chris' Mullin's retirement ceremony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4

That was more about the team actively tanking to protect the Harrison Barnes draft pick than just trading Ellis (which was a big part of it, since Bogut was out for the season at that point already). Ellis has always been unfairly maligned by the shooting efficiency crowd.

[Eja117]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

0.1 nanoseconds.

I don't know. PTSD can last a while.

[Eja117]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

I like RR even if I am mad at him right now but I am a Celtics fan, I want the best for OUR players... why anyone would find any satisfaction in our players getting bested by an opponent is so weird to me. Also, RR torched AB most of any player... Smart put up no defense against him either but RR was a man on a mission, no one stopped him and we put all of our guards on him at least once.

I would have loved Smart to play well tonight, or really any night.

[jpotter33]

How long do you think it will take Marcus Smart to return from the severe beating he took tonight?

I like RR even if I am mad at him right now but I am a Celtics fan, I want the best for OUR players... why anyone would find any satisfaction in our players getting bested by an opponent is so weird to me. Also, RR torched AB most of any player... Smart put up no defense against him either but RR was a man on a mission, no one stopped him and we put all of our guards on him at least once.

Because Rondo is god, duh.