Celtics (11-19) at Bulls (23-10) Game #31 1/3/15

[jpotter33]

What is wrong with Green and these silly fouls and turnovers?

[HomerSapien]

I was actually enjoying this game until I found out we allowed for
15 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS AND 12 TOs

Rebounding might be the thing this team misses most from Rondo. We've been getting killed on the glass the last 2 games.

[MBunge]

Stevens finally mixing it up a little.  Double teaming Pau in the post.  We saw some switching on the PnRs last night too.

I think we just have to accept that Stevens is going to spend much of his 6-year deal simply learning how to be an NBA coach.  He may turn out to be pretty good but there's going to be a lot of growing pains getting there.

Mike

Maybe he'll get a decent roster someday.  The only NBA coach who would potentially envy our collection of current players is Brett Brown.  And that would be short-lived if he ever had to coach them.

I don't know why this has to be repeated so often, but Green, Bass and Bradley would be rotation guys on even the best teams in the league.  Wright and Crowder were rotation guys on one of the best teams in the league.  Zeller has looked great and Turner has looked just as good but not as consistently.  Thornton is a proven vet.  KO, Smart and Sully have all shown a lot of promise.

This is not a great collection of talent.  But comparing it to the Sixers is dumb.

Mike

we definitely have a better roster than Philly.  unfortunately our roster is loaded with role players.  they'd be solid contributors on a better team but the sad truth is the sum of these parts is less than the whole

That's where the coaching is supposed to come in.  I'm not saying Stevens should have these guys as the 4th seed in the playoffs but you can't look at this team and say Stevens is getting them to play above their talent level.

Mike

[Beat LA]

Stacey King said that Bradley has learned from Rondo in regards to guarding Rose, as Rondo used to hold Rose and get away with it. You're kidding me, right?  Rose gets away with murder.

[jpotter33]

Is Gasol the Bulls' best player this year?

[greece66]

WE ARE BACK BABY!!!

[slamtheking]

I was actually enjoying this game until I found out we allowed for
15 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS AND 12 TOs

Rebounding might be the thing this team misses most from Rondo. We've been getting killed on the glass the last 2 games.

solid point.  Sully is the only good rebounder on the team.  without Rondo, the team is taking a hit on the defensive boards -- particularly those long rebounds that he would have been in position to snag

[jpotter33]

For all of the bad Turner has done this game, he's almost single-handedly scored us back into this game in the third.

[slamtheking]

Stevens finally mixing it up a little.  Double teaming Pau in the post.  We saw some switching on the PnRs last night too.

I think we just have to accept that Stevens is going to spend much of his 6-year deal simply learning how to be an NBA coach.  He may turn out to be pretty good but there's going to be a lot of growing pains getting there.

Mike

Maybe he'll get a decent roster someday.  The only NBA coach who would potentially envy our collection of current players is Brett Brown.  And that would be short-lived if he ever had to coach them.

I don't know why this has to be repeated so often, but Green, Bass and Bradley would be rotation guys on even the best teams in the league.  Wright and Crowder were rotation guys on one of the best teams in the league.  Zeller has looked great and Turner has looked just as good but not as consistently.  Thornton is a proven vet.  KO, Smart and Sully have all shown a lot of promise.

This is not a great collection of talent.  But comparing it to the Sixers is dumb.

Mike

we definitely have a better roster than Philly.  unfortunately our roster is loaded with role players.  they'd be solid contributors on a better team but the sad truth is the sum of these parts is less than the whole

That's where the coaching is supposed to come in.  I'm not saying Stevens should have these guys as the 4th seed in the playoffs but you can't look at this team and say Stevens is getting them to play above their talent level.

Mike

no disagreement there.  I don't think they're better than the 5th worst team in the league but I'm not seeing any consistent progress other than Zeller.  everyone else is very inconsistent and the team as a whole is not cohesive

[greece66]

Just for the record
ET has 11 points with 5/8

[Surferdad]

Stevens finally mixing it up a little.  Double teaming Pau in the post.  We saw some switching on the PnRs last night too.

I think we just have to accept that Stevens is going to spend much of his 6-year deal simply learning how to be an NBA coach.  He may turn out to be pretty good but there's going to be a lot of growing pains getting there.

Mike

Maybe he'll get a decent roster someday.  The only NBA coach who would potentially envy our collection of current players is Brett Brown.  And that would be short-lived if he ever had to coach them.

I don't know why this has to be repeated so often, but Green, Bass and Bradley would be rotation guys on even the best teams in the league.  Wright and Crowder were rotation guys on one of the best teams in the league.  Zeller has looked great and Turner has looked just as good but not as consistently.  Thornton is a proven vet.  KO, Smart and Sully have all shown a lot of promise.

This is not a great collection of talent.  But comparing it to the Sixers is dumb.

Mike

we definitely have a better roster than Philly.  unfortunately our roster is loaded with role players.  they'd be solid contributors on a better team but the sad truth is the sum of these parts is less than the whole

Yes this is a great roster except we are missing the top 5 guys.

[jpotter33]

Why does Green not take it to the hole like that more often? Noone was stopping him there.

[greece66]

LOVE IT! It's a tie!

[fairweatherfan]

Nice comeback.  Hanging in here nicely.

[jpotter33]

Rose looks just awful. He's just not going to be the same Rose he was before the injuries.