Celtics (23-21) at Sixers (6-38) Game #45 1/24/16

[mr. dee]

Smart finally misses.

[jpotter33]

Two excellent Smart defensive plays in a row.

I'm so sick and tired of IT and Turner making stupid, forced passes leading to turnovers.

[max215]

That's actually the wrong call there, foot was in the restricted area.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

amir (12) and sully (11) have 23rbs... selfish. 

[BudweiserCeltic]

 They both were talked about a lot around here as shot blockers we could draft. Mickey went 33, Holmes 37, so there was some competition.

Holmes was undrafted. Mickey's future with us was never in doubt because of Holmes. If anything, it was Young's, but doubtful even then.

Exactly, they were never in competition with each other. Not only did Holmes go undrafted we had another pick after Mickey, if there was any real question between the two it didn't seem to show, we used it on someone else.

This is a different Holmes, Richard Holmes on the 76ers (taken 37th overall), not Jonathan Holmes, who played for our summer league team

The conversation was based on people explaining that Richaun wasn't the guy we had. That's where the confusion lies.

Yeah, I think we all got confused... I see his context right now after re-reading the posts.

[guava_wrench]

That's actually the wrong call there, foot was in the restricted area.

I didn't get a good look on that replay but it def looked like an iffy call.

[jpotter33]

Where's one of RJ, Young, Rozier, Mickey?

Cmon , Brad, can't work one of those guys in?

He's pretty reluctant to play the younger guys. I remember we had another huge blow out recently like this, and most of the really young guys didn't come in until a minute or so left in the game.

I don't think he's reluctant to play young guys at all, but Stevens struggled all season to get something that resembles a rotation out there, and we're pretty much there right now and probably he doesn't want to mess with that.

Stevens has been willing to play young players all through his tenure so far with the Celtics.

Where's one of RJ, Young, Rozier, Mickey?

Cmon , Brad, can't work one of those guys in?

He's pretty reluctant to play the younger guys. I remember we had another huge blow out recently like this, and most of the really young guys didn't come in until a minute or so left in the game.

No, Brad played the young guys earlier in the season, but now he's shortened the rotation.

Earlier in the year he was regularly playing Hunter and Young, but since he's shortened his rotation he's been pretty stingy with it, even at the end of blowout games.

[bostonsportsforlife]

Well, this is a lot better than the last game against Philly

[guava_wrench]

sixers are truly horrid.

[tomrod]

Wow, Olynyk playing no defense at all

[jpotter33]

Dangit, Marcus, your three point field goal percentage can't take those long heaves at the buzzer! 

[hwangjini_1]

i
like
this
game
 

[BudweiserCeltic]

Dangit, Marcus, your three point field goal percentage can't take those long heaves at the buzzer! 

Was thinking the same thing... he's flirting with being under 20% for the year.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

OT: did you guys see David Lee so frustrated a practice yesterday? He was so mad he couldn't make a bucket against KO or Zeller. Poor guy must be thinking, "I can't even score when guys are just half-heartedly playing D!" He was soooo mad.

[jpotter33]

Oh man, Smart looked good on that drive and pull up.