Feel Better Now?
by Jeff Clark on Mar 12, 2010 9:58 PM EST
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Championship 18 here we come!!! Sorry, I couldn't help but start off with a little sarcasm. In truth though, that was a relief. Needed that.
On the other hand, it is hard to get too high about this game given the recent up and down games. We're just as likely to play the Cavs down to the final possession as we are to get blown out by the Pistons. This team talks about "flipping the switch" but I feel like my 16 month old is in charge of the switch because there's no rhyme or reason to the lights going off and on.
Nice to see an offensive outpouring like this. They reached 100 points with more than 10 minutes left. It always helps when Nate hits 5 three pointers.
Not much else to review here. They looked good against a bad team. See you Sunday.
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Sunday
If we can get our act together and some how win Sunday all these BS loses lately will fade away. Normally I’m not a big “statement game” kind of guy but I think that Sunday’s game will be a statement game for us, not them. We haven’t had many “quality” win lately so a win on the road (where we play better and we will be rested) would be huge for the team’s confidence.
Not a chance
Reality bites sometimes – time to get used to the concept of playing the Bucks in the 1st round.
by nba is the worst on Mar 13, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Against a team with 7 road wins all season...
I would hope so.
Pacers effort was terrible – and the Celts still gave up 10 points more than when the defense was good…
by nba is the worst on Mar 13, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
Have to mention Finely....
obviously slow on defense, but who cares if he keeps shooting like this
We needed another shooter.
He is slow but a smart player and already fits into our team.
Nice to win the game...
but since it was against the Pacers its not much to cheer about.
I missed the pregame and caught the game late in the first quarter…what happened to Doc possibly changing the starting line up??
DRJ1 (if your out their) you called it right on when you noted that Doc will never change his ways no matter what he says.
But Doc never said...
…that he’d actually change the starting line up. You just assumed that’s what he meant when he said he wasn’t in love with change but might consider it.
I’m willing to wait till Sunday to see if there’s a possibility that whatever Doc did (or didn’t do) worked.
Sounds like....
the team or the players sat down and called a spade a spade. Finally! There has been stuff going on on the court far too long that is not characteristic of this team. Not going to go overboard on a win over the Pacers but Sunday will be a great measuring stick moving forward.
Correct ...
Doc never said he would change the starting line up…
but when he was quoted in the Herald a few days ago that he was considering making changes…I took that as if Doc was contemplating making a starting line up change.
I was not the only one as others assumed he might as well (see links below just a couple examples of many)
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=4987267
http://www.celticstown.com/2010/03/11/doc-rivers-pondering-lineup-changes/
Anyway the main point is if Doc was considering making any changes to the starting lineup, if he did not make any following our bad stretch last week….
he probably never will.
We must wait and see if that is wise or not, lets hope the current starting 5 gets it going to make this talk about changing the start 5 a mute issue.
Feeling much better, thanks.
I had the faith, but the hazing was getting to me. However, give me the inch, want the mile. More of the same, please….much more! How about another 18 game win streak?
by thirstyboots18 on Mar 12, 2010 10:17 PM EST reply actions
Not much else to review here. They looked good against a bad team.
Given how badly they’ve looked at times against bad teams, I think this was a good win. They got a lead and didn’t get comfortable – the aggression was there all night. The bench played solidly. Good win overall.
Rondooooooo
Honestly
right now any win is a good win. With L’s to the Nets and Grizz you have to take what you can get. A win Sunday would be HUGE for a lot of reasons.
Nice win
It was nice, but can’t get carried away with it. As much as I would like to whoop Clevelands butt on Sunday, it would be nice just to see another game with this much effort. Big turn around from the very lazy game against Memphis
Still needed it at home
It was a big win against a bad team but it has been bad teams that have been coming to Boston and beating the Celtics. They just needed to establish some kind of dominance again at home…regardless of the opponent. So we take it and now move on to Cleveland Sunday.
It was the boos
It’s gotta be the boos
the boos, really
had to be the boos
Yep, that was it. I’m convinced. we’ve found the solution to the Celtics malaise.
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on Mar 12, 2010 10:32 PM EST reply actions
It was the boos
You may very well be right. Boston may have needed their fans to boo them in order to wake them up.
I'm all for the boos
they earned it the other day. Can’t take the fans for granted like that.
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on Mar 12, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
You are right....it was the boos!
The customer is always right, and the team has been reminded of that. The answer? Boo early, boo often? Maybe. At least whenever there is a slackening off of effort. It might give us the chance to cheer early and often. Winning is a matter of practice, and that is one thing you can only practice during games! I agree with Doc that the team needs more actual practice, though. The new guys have to get caught up on the Celts’ game sets and the “old” team needs to feel comfortable working with each other and the new additions. It was nice to watch the game last night. I can take losses as long as the effort is there, but it broke my heart to see the loss of Celtics “pride”…
by thirstyboots18 on Mar 13, 2010 8:14 AM EST up reply actions
Defense was great from tipoff
Offense was non-existent for first 3 minutes, then good. Took off for real when Nate stole the ball and hit his 3 at the end of Q1.
Nate and Fin – both are playing great/very well, both look ready to rock for the Cs.
Glen chucks too much. Paul looked very good… improving with every game.
Perk has got to go. He is irretrievably bad, imo. Hopeless. They need to look to move Perk as soon as possible. Meanwhile, get Sheed ready for more PT than expected in the playoffs. I put more on that – including specifics on why – in a FanPost.
Perk will be a factor in the playoffs
The slow-down grind it out game is more suited to his strengths. He even made a pre-game comment about playing more within himself going forward. As a lot of us thought, he got too concerned with his touches on offense, and less focused on rebounding/playing D, which is where his bread is buttered.
He really needs to stop putting the ball on the floor and just go up with it though. Thought he had that figured out in November.
by TheOutletPass on Mar 12, 2010 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
See my fanpost
Perk is hopeless. This game was the last straw. Time to seriously plan on moving him out.
by DRJ1 on Mar 12, 2010 11:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
are you kidding?
he’s hopelessly shooting 60% from the floor and nearly 8 rebounds in 28min. Sheed is a drain on this team in every respect.
FG% does not account for TOs and secondary-TOs
Tonight, Perk had 2 TOs counted against against him, plus THREE more lost possessions that were not counted against his line, but for which he was completely responsible: Q2 @ 2:30 – dunk blocked by Granger because he delayed getting his shot up, as always; Q2 @ 0:23 – when he let Rondo’s pass go out of bounds, wrongly assuming the ref would call it off the Pacers; and Q3 @ 7:15 – when he AGAIN brought his arms down to dribble the ball FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER, even though he was 2 feet from the basket and only needed to go up and put it in. (Cs got the ball back by sheer luck, but the 2 points were lost. That was when the Pacers got within 16, and Doc called a timeout. KG was talking to himself, clearly disgusted… with Perk.)
He’s had FIVE YEARS to get this simple job straight. He has been told HUNDREDS of times NOT TO GO DOWN WITH THE BALL when he catches it under the basket, and yet continues to do it over and over and over. The man is STUPID. There is no way around it. He will be a liability FOREVER.
There’s no choice but to get rid of him. His good-looking stat line and relatively low price should make it reasonably easy to do. Maybe they can trade him for something like a younger version of Marcus Camby. They need to do whatever they can with whatever will be available… but Perk needs to go, this summer.
no
1 win versus one of the worst teams in the nba? let’s talk after the next game.
i alwys like it when they win, so good for all of us celtics fans. all around good effort against a limited team. the nets look a whole lot better than the pacers. perk played better, but he was putting the ball down on the floor before shooting a few times-old bad habits.perk- talk to clifford and by all means, listen to him.
Well, um....huh?
Nice win, no doubt. Any time Gino comes out it is a good thing. This team sure is Jekyll and Hyde though.
Hope for the best, expect… well, anything I suppose.
by KG's Knee on Mar 12, 2010 10:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Statement Game Sunday
C’s need to prove them can put together 48 good minutes and close out a good team. Otherwise, it’s 2-9 vs. the elite.
Biggest game of the regular season so far.
Yes
And if they come out this focused on defense, they’ll be fine. Their D was just great, right from the start. You could see they weren’t foolin around this time.
Those boos… they were very effective. That’s actually a beautiful thing when you think about it… players and fans, supporting each other, making everbody stronger. Great stuff.
by DRJ1 on Mar 12, 2010 11:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
After Nate single-handedly opened up the lead, the Pacers quit
And the Celtics STILL gave up 103 points – hard to understand why you think the defense was “great”.
The offense was great, vs a team with no interest in trying….
by nba is the worst on Mar 13, 2010 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
You don't get it
The defense was not good, it was GREAT… when they needed it. Once it was clear this was a blowout, they did back down on the D…. understandable. And who cares about that? They came out right from the start of the game with great, LOCKDOWN defense. Their offense was horrible for about 3 minutes (no scoring at all till the 3rd minute in), but then gained traction, and took off after Nate hit his first 3.
good to see them come out and totally destroy a really bad team
Once Nate hit those threes at the end of the first quarter and early in the second, the game was over. Indiana gave up and for one of the first time this season, the Celtics put their foot on an opponent’s neck. Indy played no defense and the Celtics took advantage of that all night. At one point, early in the third, the Celtics made 4 or 5 straight layups or slam dunks, with little or no resistance.
Good to see Nate actually being used in the role for which they got him. Pretty much everyone plyed well tonight and the defense was solid in the first half. The second half was basically and NBDL game with no defense, but that’s okay.
Now another real teat on Sunday. Here’s hoping they keep it going.
Still lots of work to do...
First they need to learn to play defense for 48min. It was good at times tonight but it came and went like the tide (Gave up 31 in the 3rd). They lucked out that the offence was working tonight. A few minor things I see with the offence tonight. Glenn’s jumper is not there, handful of missed layups, a couple bad turnovers, Nate getting stripped going to the hoop. I know I am nitpicking but at this stage they need to fix as many of the small things as they can or we are in trouble. I did enjoy the game and loved the improvements but we still have a lot to work on. Final point Nate and Finley are falling into place nicely IMO.
Agreed
And I’m sure Doc’s said some things like here or there. At least, I hope. : \
No doubt tonight wasn’t perfect, but if that’s what “not perfect” can give us, then it’s progress. Of course, this comes with the understanding that the Pacers are a 21 win team.
A 21 win team -and a terrible defensive one at that
Something to build on, but we’ve been down this road of false hope before.
If they win Sunday – that’ll tell us something. Nothing less than a win will do.
by TheOutletPass on Mar 13, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
agreed
No moral victories on Sunday or for the rest of the season. Hopefully the air it out session amongst the team did what has long been needed and now they can get back to playing Celtics basketball and make a run at #18 before it’s too late and their window of opportunity closes.
If it had been a close game, it would not be so positive
But anytime you blow out an NBA team, it’s noteworthy. This was an excellent performance, and showed what they can do when they’re determined to do it right.
Their D was awesome
…coming out of the gate. They can be forgiven for backing down a little once they were up 20+, I think.
Glen does shoot too much. The other little things you mentioned are not chronic problems, just occasional events…. altogether, this really was an excellent all-around performance. And isn’t it great to see Nate and Fin doing so well, so quickly?
Friday Night Home Game
The C’s actually won a Friday Night Home Game! If you go back and look at the team’s L’s this year, a noticeable # of them have been Friday Night Home Games.
Disagree, warriorspirit
Baby played great tonight. His defense was effective and intense, his screens and blocks kept opponent off the boards, not to mention the 15 points he got. His jumper was there last game, maybe not this game, but it will come back.
Most wonderful of all was seeing PP and KG obviously healing and getting their energy back. It energized the whole team. Really excellent game….saw that team spirit back in everyone.
if they can beat the cavs
and put together a string of wins I might get back on the wagon but they have a long ways to go to prove to me that they’re a good team
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