Celtics improve to 2-0 after defensive clinic on Bobcats

Wish I could have watched it.

The ‘08 Celtics stressed this defensive intensity the entire season. If we continue to do that, this team has the best chance of winning in June! especially now that we can see that the Lebrons aren’t going to be giving anyone very much trouble.

For all of us in celtics nation….I applaud you danny! You brought in key people(sheed,quizy), you didn’t over pay for immature tallent(glen). The difference in this team from the past two teams is a depth and versitility we haven’t had…ever…period!
Quizy looks great…in his role! Sheed looks great in his role! Glen looks like…oh wait…well least we didn’t pay’em too much! LOL Paul looks 5 years younger and has a swagger and athleticism about him I haven’t seen in a long while…I mean did you see his aggression and dunk! Move b*tch get out the way! Thank u Luda! Rondo and KG look talkative and Allert on D. Perk looks fresh, light and nimble…yes I said nimble! Sheldon is looking like the college sheldon… Solid. Not flashy. But physical, active and gave 100% effort. I know it seems I forgot Ray. Nope. Best for last. My belief is that with age every player looses a step or two along with ellivation and stamina. I also believe any true professional such as Ray is…will gain more in the mental aspect, work ethic, conditioning and cunning than he looses in age. Ray works hard and it shows. He is crafty, wise, and can flat out score! His J is the sweetest money shot on earth….ever! He looks focused and determined to show he is still a key contributor. He is well on his way to making that point! Go C’s keep’em all on lock down!

this victory is a declaration: chimpion’s back !

I coudn’t understand during the entire game, why both Felton and Augustin defended Rajon so closely. I have always thought that the best way to stop him is to leave him some space and try to prevent him form driving to the hoop. Did they want to prevent him from jumpshooting? Maybe they thought that they are faster than him or something? And he gave them a punishing they’d asked for. I love the kid, he’s the Celtics future. Give him an extension, now!:)

the C’s could have put this away in the 1st half but played down to the Bobcats level as they usually do. Fortunately they put them away in the 3rd.

No excuse for Ray to play almost 40 minutes tonight—-none. Besides the fact the game was readily in hand by the middle of the 3rd quarter, Ray wasn’t playing particularly well all game. He hit 4 3’s in the 3rd but was ice cold from the field for the majority of the game.

Doc could have easily substituted Quisy or House into the game much sooner to limit Ray’s minutes.

You are setting a rediculously high bar for yourself, as are the Celtics (hooray!). We have gotten excellence from you in your reporting so now we expect excellence from you. I know you will continue to live up to our expectations. LOL. (No Pressure….ha ha ha)

Perkins was shooting well when contested in the lane but it would be a great help if he could hit the uncontested 5 to 10 footer from the side more consistently. He seems to get a few of those opportunities every night.

I don’t want to berate the defense at all, but when i was watching the game it just seemed like the celts got a little bit lucky the bobcats couldn’t hit anything. The celts didn’t seem to think about boxing out on either end of the floor, except maybe sheldon, often leading to multiple shots per possession. Half the time the Bobcats were shooting wide open and just missing. The Celtics didn’t even play them up close on the perimeter because they weren’t a threat. I really don’t think the celts played there greatest D because if they did, it would have been even more of a massacre, but then again I guess thats just a testament to how good our D can be.
Also on offense, the Celts are a bit too perimeter oriented. Obviously it works because we have such good shooters, but all to often we have people cutting towards the basket or having perfect position, and no one is even looking. We need to be more conscious of people inside and it will open things up vastly, which is scary because were very well spread simply with the drive and kick we do now. I don’t want to nit pick, but I just see this team as having a lot more potential dominance once we fix a few flaws, things we will need to fix when playing a good perimeter team.

Good observations and, as always, it was good to see you there last night.

We will have to work a few tandems this season for C-Blog.

Jamesk…I saw the same thing. The Bobcats had open threes at the left corner all night. They just missed them. They also missed a number of open Js at other spots.

Chandler had a very difficult game. But you also see how rudimentary his offensive skills are. I’m guessing that doesn’t change too much, at this stage of his career.

The team just wasn’t prepared to face the intensity that the Celtics brought.