Celtics (2-0) at Wizards (0-2) Round 2 Game 3 5/3/17

[droopdog7]

So, apparently Brad wasn't done with this dumb starting lineup, even with as terrible as it has been.

I find Brad to be a pretty smart guy.  Surprised you call him 'dumb' so often throughout the course of a game.  Game after game.

He plays with a long view in mind; develops talent and motivates young players to grow into better versions of themselves.  Not many like him in the NBA, I'm grateful we have him.

Never called Brad dumb, but he does make dumb rotation decisions at times. He's started the wrong person all three games this series so far and has yet to adjust properly to it. We're getting murdered on the boards once again, yet he continues to go small, even when it's not working to overcome that deficit with his shooting.

I'll never understand this notion on Celticsblog that Brad is not able to be critiqued.

Do you think if you asked him why he did that he wouldn't have a reason?

How do you know he started.the wrong guy?

That is what I am talking about. you critize him, when you have no idea why he makes those decisions.

You really ought to give the best coaches in the league the benefit of the doubt. Seriously, they know what they are doing, even if you don't understand it.

You give them way too much credit. They're still human, and they still have flaws and make bad decisions.

I don't care what his reason is for starting Green and Amir this series. The proof is in the pudding: it's the wrong lineup to start off with how we're spotting them huge leads. It has absolutely been a bad decision.

I'll give him a pass  with starting Green game 1 since we played so well against Chicago with him, though I was on the record saying that was a bad idea prior to game 1. But there was no justification for starting Amir with how he's played in the playoffs and given the matchups. And going back to Green this game was also a major mistake, as we've seen tonight.

So, if you sat down with Brad, one of the best and smartest coaches in the league, you think you would be able to teach him something he doesn't know, or that you would be able to create a better argument for starting whom than he is?

Come on man, you are an awesome poster, but the constant acting like you know better than the coach is just ridiculous.

I'm sorry, but your logic is just completely flawed here. You're essentially making an appeal to authority on behalf of somebody else, which is a classic logical fallacy.

You say that you know the coach is not perfect, since no one is, but you act to the contrary by  criticizing anyone who dares to critique any decisions of his, whether or not they are legitimately poor decisions. He can still be a great coach, know WAY, WAY more about basketball than me, yet still make poor decisions that someone else wouldn't. This is exactly what is happening here. Are you really going to argue that starting Amir and Green in this series in differing games were not poor decisions?

And why are you only on my arse about this? There have been at least a half dozen other posters that have criticized Stevens' rotation decisions in this game. According to your flawed logic, every single criticism like this shouldn't be here.

The ISSUE is you're judging him against perfection.  By that standard everyone sucks.  And please don't tell me he coached us to a 30 point deficit.  Anyone paying any attention at all could see this coming a mile away.

[SparzWizard]

So whoever wins Game 4 has control of this series.

So if the Wizards win Game 4, they got all the momentum the need heading into Game 5. And y'all know how poorly these Celtics like to start off the 1st quarter. It ain't pretty.

[Tr1boy]

this series is getting UGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

this is playoff basketball !   

fantastic if  you ask me

[D Dub]

How'd terry get a 2nd T?

[jpotter33]

Love that fire from Rozier, though.

[Kuberski33]

Washington bench is still up.  This isn't done.

[liam]

So whoever wins Game 4 has control of this series.

If it's the Celtics, the Wiz just even it up...

[CelticsElite]

Jennings and rozier were disqualified from the game. Didn't even know that was a thing and I've watched NBA for 10 years

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

wow

[celticinorlando]

Wiz associate being tough with being cheap

[wayupnorth]

So, apparently Brad wasn't done with this dumb starting lineup, even with as terrible as it has been.

I find Brad to be a pretty smart guy.  Surprised you call him 'dumb' so often throughout the course of a game.  Game after game.

He plays with a long view in mind; develops talent and motivates young players to grow into better versions of themselves.  Not many like him in the NBA, I'm grateful we have him.

Never called Brad dumb, but he does make dumb rotation decisions at times. He's started the wrong person all three games this series so far and has yet to adjust properly to it. We're getting murdered on the boards once again, yet he continues to go small, even when it's not working to overcome that deficit with his shooting.

I'll never understand this notion on Celticsblog that Brad is not able to be critiqued.

Do you think if you asked him why he did that he wouldn't have a reason?

How do you know he started.the wrong guy?

That is what I am talking about. you critize him, when you have no idea why he makes those decisions.

You really ought to give the best coaches in the league the benefit of the doubt. Seriously, they know what they are doing, even if you don't understand it.

You give them way too much credit. They're still human, and they still have flaws and make bad decisions.

I don't care what his reason is for starting Green and Amir this series. The proof is in the pudding: it's the wrong lineup to start off with how we're spotting them huge leads. It has absolutely been a bad decision.

I'll give him a pass  with starting Green game 1 since we played so well against Chicago with him, though I was on the record saying that was a bad idea prior to game 1. But there was no justification for starting Amir with how he's played in the playoffs and given the matchups. And going back to Green this game was also a major mistake, as we've seen tonight.

So, if you sat down with Brad, one of the best and smartest coaches in the league, you think you would be able to teach him something he doesn't know, or that you would be able to create a better argument for starting whom than he is?

Come on man, you are an awesome poster, but the constant acting like you know better than the coach is just ridiculous.

I'm sorry, but your logic is just completely flawed here. You're essentially making an appeal to authority on behalf of somebody else, which is a classic logical fallacy.

You say that you know the coach is not perfect, since no one is, but you act to the contrary by  criticizing anyone who dares to critique any decisions of his, whether or not they are legitimately poor decisions. He can still be a great coach, know WAY, WAY more about basketball than me, yet still make poor decisions that someone else wouldn't. This is exactly what is happening here. Are you really going to argue that starting Amir and Green in this series in differing games were not poor decisions?

And why are you only on my arse about this? There have been at least a half dozen other posters that have criticized Stevens' rotation decisions in this game. According to your flawed logic, every single criticism like this shouldn't be here.

The ISSUE is you're judging him against perfection.  By that standard everyone sucks.  And please don't tell me he coached us to a 30 point deficit.  Anyone paying any attention at all could see this coming a mile away.

TP Thank you!!!!!!!

Judging a guy against perfection is just something I do not understand.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

So whoever wins Game 4 has control of this series.

So if the Wizards win Game 4, they got all the momentum the need heading into Game 5. And y'all know how poorly these Celtics like to start off the 1st quarter. It ain't pretty.

can't argue that. we need a split badly headed home now.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

this series is getting UGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

this is playoff basketball !   

fantastic if  you ask me

well yeah, i am fine with bench clearing brawls like hockey and even UFC style fights. but this is NBA! come on man.

[BringToughnessBack]

What is that on Young's head? Honey Bees nest?  KO and Young have same stylist!

[RJ87]

JOHNSON LIVES