Losing Links

He could have mentioned that Injuries haven`t helped either, but the fact is….

This Celtic team is simply not committed to play “the full 48 minutes”.

You can come up with all the dumb why we lost, but if you really take stock of the situation you will see it’s Doc’s fault. Now how can all of this be Doc’s fault. Simple when you are in charge if you win you get the sugar, if you loose you get the shit. His job is to coach the team to wins not come up with all these wild excuses. It’s clear he wants to win every game, and that’s as it should be. But the man is confused!!!! Any right thinking person that plays Eddie house for 20 minute. Well Eddie scored 10 pts. That’s good but what did his man score. I nor anyone else here knows if Giddens can play or not , but this I do know Giddens or Lester Hudson can better defense than House. No one can win if the other team plays 5 men and we only play 4. It’s not fair to ask any team to play 5 of them while we only play 4 for us. Now for all you Scal lovers out there look at his stats for the last few games(less than 3 rebounds-six points). Sheldon Williams can do better than that. Oh I forgot Scal spreads the floor. Bull his man sags and helps out on the double team of a good player. That’s not so bad what about when Doc plays Scal and Eddie at the same time, then it’s 5 for them and 3 for us.

This loon thinking starts with the refusal to play our young players. Nothing in the whole wide world survives if you don’t cultivate our young. FIRE DOC NOW

The complaints keep mounting about the team not playing 48 minutes. There old and need help… PLAY THE YOUTH

I don’t say fire Doc because he’s a bad coach because he’s not a bad coach as a matter of fact he’s a good coach. But right now it’s plain to see he’s not going to change(play the young) so fire him.

A trade is really out of the question. Besides we already have everything on this team to win it all.

I’m a Scal supporter but I can’t argue with your point. I still think Scal can drop down to defend a 3 better than Sheldon, but Sheldon earned some minutes with his play. I certainly agree that the lack of 48 minute play could be remedied with a kamikaze squad of Giddens, Hudson, Walker for a few minutes. Yes there may be TOs and cheap fouls but compared to what – fatigued play by the vets.
But Doc does not need to be fired. He manages players well and is a good company man. He needs to hear from Danny “You know, Doc, let’s see what the young guys can do. Maybe run them together”

As I said earlier, they’re getting old. Injuries are to be expected. They simply don’t have the stamina or the legs to compete for 48 minutes against younger, more athletic teams.

Except for Rondo and Perkins, this team has either bombed in the draft (e.g. Marcus Banks, Gerald Green) or traded away its first round picks since 2000. Other teams haven’t. The Celtics are starting to pay the price.

Then he isn’t good enough to play. Please stop trying to vent for him. It’s downright ridiculous; Doc also has the entire coaching staff to consult with him on who plays, and if no one feels that Giddens, Hudson, or Walker should play, why are you trying to convince yourself they’re ready? Saying “cause they could do what Scal’s doing” is laughable; if they could, I don’t think the coaching staff would feel the need to bench them. Now, what do I mean by they couldn’t? They probably don’t know about the rotations as well as Scal does.

I have a hard time believing that the coaching staff would sit players Danny drafted and tell them they’re not ready yet when they are. It’s laughable to me. Maybe it’s a horrible sign that Danny drafted poorly, oh well, and as it is to say that may be the case. Either way, if that’s how it is, that’s how it is. Stop trying to make it look like something else.

We fans are privy to ALL the information. We watch ALL the practices. We know intimately how the personalities and skills of each player mesh.

We should replace the coaches with a computer that simply spits out decisions that we fans all vote on!

 Let’s take your point of view all the coaches sat down and the consensus is Scal can play, House deserves extended minutes. Giddens is useless Hudson is a wast wnd Walker is what ever. Look at the stats for the last three games…Scal 17 minutes 1 rebounds. 0pts, 0 assist. And now for that scoring machine Eddie House, 10 pts in 21 minutes feel better. Try this his man scores more points than the whole bench in the last two games combined.

Eddie does have a use (shooting 3’s)
Scal….. well spreading the floor and a occasional 3

I’m not downing the team just the way they’re being used. Who’s not using them properly Doc Rivers. Doc has to get the credit when the team wins so it’s only fair when they loose he accept the blame for the losses.

I do not profess to be any smarter than the next guy , but it’s plain to see House and Scal are being played out of position and look horrible.