I think it’s a nice gesture. Maybe it even is the best move in the interim.

However, I do think our opening night starting lineup would be our best lineup if everyone is performing well.

It's the right call for now.

Next thing you know, Horford will say the same thing

I actually don't hate that idea. I say this based on nothing, but Horford and Rozier seem to play well together.

Celtics have two quality NBA starting teams time for the coach to realize this, and coach like it.

If the starting lineup is Kyrie, Smart, Morris, Tatum and Horford, we'd be looking at a 2nd unit of Rozier, Brown, Hayward and Baynes (with Theis, Semi, Williams, Yabu...).  Of course, the starters mix in, but, the talent balance of starters to bench would be pretty impressive. 


How many NBA games (presuming an average bench), does a starting unit of TR, JB, GH, Theis/Semi and Baynes win?  In the East, maybe 30 wins -- silly speculation, but illustrative of the talent on this team.

Alright for now but come playoff time having talent balanced across starters and the bench isn't a plus.  Specifically referring to Hayward on the bench not necessarily Brown.

Not surprised to hear this at all.  I firmly believe the team's struggles have centered around confidence, or lack thereof, more than anything else.  The young guys came into the season believing they would collectively beat down the rest of the league.  Things got off to a poor start and everyone tightened up.  Poor shooting, lack of aggression, and inconsistent effort can all be attributed to confidence issues with the young guys.

My least favorite narrative is that the team was playing "selfish" basketball and trying to get "theirs".  I'd imagine there's a sense of relief that the team might have found a successful starting lineup with Smart and Morris.  I'm expecting to see a trickle down effect to the rest of the team.

This take definitely matches Marcus Morris' interview from a few weeks ago. Basically he said the young guys were having issues shaking off bad games and they were carrying the negative energy into the next game.

In the first month.. The struggle of the original starting line up was the constant deferring that happened between Kyrie and Hayward to  an extent.. The team struggled i  sinking threes... Kyrie is an alpha that is bred to score.. His mindset in the last 2 weeks has been to score first, now that he has partnered with Smart in the starting line up, he is free willing in his offensive moves, not concious of GH. Plus Smart makes just the right read and plays with reckless abandon, not to mention he is currently shooting good... Its just the right balance really.

I think for the second unit to thrive, id like to see Brad involve a lot of GH and JB action on the pick n roll, and i a lso like the fact that Kyrie spoke with GH to have the mindset to score more.
Small 2 game sample but seems to be working so i hope it carries on with tonights difficult matchup with the Wolves.