Celtics Claw Past Bobcats
by Greg Payne on Mar 3, 2010 9:58 PM EST
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PrintPlain and simple: The Celtics, particularly in the second half, had it going on tonight. They dismantle the Bobcats, 104-80. The highlights:
- Paul Pierce silenced his recent critics with 27 points, four assists, and three steals.
- Solid, well-balanced line for KG tonight: 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four blocks.
- GINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- It's the Celtics' first double-digit win at home since December 20.
- It was Pierce's first 20-point game since January 29.
- Nate Robinson was burying buckets all night. He had 16 points when it was all said and done.
- Celtics as a team shot 10-16 from three-point nation.
- The C's recorded 27 assists on 38 baskets. The ball was moving all night.
- The C's held Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson to 5-15 shooting and 16 points, combined.
- No starters had to play in the fourth quarter.
Overall, the Celtics still aren't back to where they need to be, but this was most definitely a step in the right direction. Solid, solid win for this group tonight. Great to see. Great energy from everyone. Great spirit. The players actually looked like they were enjoying themselves.
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Consider the competition
Just 8 road wins, only 2 vs teams with winning records (as of today) -
an OT win at the Suns, and the 3-pt win over the Cavs with LeBron held to his lowest ft total of the season by Joey Crawford and crew, just 2 fts on 21 shots, and the ’cats with 6 more fts overall…
by nba is the worst on Mar 4, 2010 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
So Why Can't They Do That More Often
I was shocked. They actually played well. Even Scalabrine took a charge and got a couple of rebounds.
its all about being healthy
finally, most guys are at least, say 75% healthy and nobody was dragged down by the flu.
Great effort on both offense AND defense.
We need to alert the media
B has turned positive !
(Btw, Scal did airball an open 3. What, no complaint?)
scal being scal
hustle—-cringe……hustle!…..brick, then turnover…..get a charge call, and a block! (air ball)…hits a jumpshot crowd goes wild. Emotions run the gamut-
malcontents....the lot of you
missposted somehow @ ^ ^ ^
PP plain and simple was the diff for me, backed up by nasty nate. Pierce must be poppin some serious pain pills and vitamins….that man had a pep in his step—-hot damm. When P gets that spin move working, game ovah.
malcontents....the lot of you
rebounds
I was in shock when I saw Scal get not one but 2 rebounds in the same game AND get them in traffic!
First complete effort at home in a long, long time
Great to see. Also, before anyone else posts it, Walker went for 22 tonight starting for the Knicks on 9-13 shooting! Back to the Celts — everyone is going to love Nate.
36 1/2 min, ZERO turnovers
the few, the proud, the boston celtics
by bleedgreen34 on Mar 3, 2010 10:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Great win
thought they were choking again for a minute in the second but they pulled thru and crushed that pu$$y…Go C’s!!!
Celtic Pride!
Nice to see it hasn’t completely gone away!
Now thats more like it.....
Great game all around.
The whole team gets the game ball tonight.
Nate really looking good and sure is a upgrade over House so far.
He has really changed the make up and overall chemistry of the 2nd unit.
Wish Tyrus Thomas was wearing Green and was playing behind Garnet instead of Baby.
After all these months it was nice to finally once again see dancing GINO !
STILL..
I don’t understand why the Doc insist on BBD.. He doesn’t even know how to jump.. For the past 2 games, Shelden played better statistically and a better rebounder than BBD.. And this is what is lacking with the team..
Agree 100%
Shelden is a better rebounder and offensive finisher around the rim then Baby.
He is a equal jump shooter and defender to Baby from what we have seen this year, so why Doc is not playing him ahead of Baby is puzzling????
I think Doc's a creature of habit
It’s hard for him to stop using Baby, whom he knows for the last 2 years, in favor of the new guy Shel. But over time… it might happen, depending on how they both perform. I think that’s partly why he’s giving them both PT now.
Its just frustrating seeing Doc....
stick with players even when they are struggling.
Its a bad habit he must break I think.
u guys are a joke
they win by 24 points and there is still the same whining as always… look at gerald greens numbers when we were in our finest moment.. oh yeah the same as bill walker is not putting up with the knicks.. he averages 21.5 points per game and hes the next jordan for christ sake.
oh btw, thanks for the tickets tonight.. enjoyed it immensely
Wow....
you are really frustrated Walker has been playing rather well since he left Boston ..Huh?
Can we not just give the kid some credit and be happy for him????
What are the criteria for "whining"?
Is it perhaps whenever anybody doesn’t agree with you?
no its when everybody keeps bringing up the same point...
and its nonsensical… again averaging 21.5 ppg MEANS NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yeah it would mean something for like 82 games BUT ITS BEEN 2.. playing in the easiset offensive system in basketball
WHERE U PLAY NO DEFENSE
Come ON. You can't be serious
“21.5 ppg means nothing” Uh huh. Well, it doesn’t mean anything for the fate of the universe, or the orbit of the Earth. Yeah, you’re right. But for a basketball player who NEVER got reasonable PT in Boston… it means the kid has REAL potential. Which we (Doc) failed to explore.
do me a favor
go look at some games that gerald green or allen ray played?? ya they averaged 21.5 ppg over a 2 game time period as well… again scoring 20 points for the knicks means nothing.. U MIGHT BE ABLE TO SCORE 20 in the knicks offense
kinda have to concur
The knick’s defensive rating is HORRIBLE. Almost 110 pts per 100 possessions. To be that bad, you have to be basically leaving the door open and standing down on the other end waiting for transition passes.
Its a totally different team philosophy from the C’s. You can’t compare Walker scoring 21 in that system to say, Pierce scoring 21 in the C’s.
Scoring 21 ppg means nothing???.
Does that not show Walker possibly has some talent, which we Walker supporters have been claiming all along and his non supporters were denying?
did allen ray have talent?
should i go through and give u every player who has scored 20 points in an NBA game??
When you said scoring 21 ppg means nothing in your post above, I responded by saying it shows he possibly has some talent like us Walker supporters have been claiming and you Walker bashers have been denying.
Your rebuttal to my post did not rebut it.
I then and continue to ask if you could?
ok my rebuttal is.....
bill walker sucks haha j/k….
but seriously hes playing in a system where really any sf/sg can go on a hot streak from time to time because of the way they play.. therefore i dont think these two games have proved anything about bill walker being an effective player
If thats what you believe fine...
But the kid is getting real court time for the first time in his career and we should all give him credit and be happy for him for his good play to date, especially since he is a former Celtic?
Playing time will tell if his good play continues and if he will blossom into a true player….but so far so good though.
(1) Who the hell remembers Allan Ray?
(2) Who cares?
(3) It’s two in a row now for Billy… and
(4) We are NOT saying this PROVES Billy is great. Just saying something VERY OBVIOUS — This INDICATES that he has POTENTIAL, which was never properly explored when he played for us.
Can we close this ridiculous argument now?
i remember allen ray
and i wont stop this argument because allen ray went on a week stretch in 07-08 where he averaged 22 ppg.. which pretty much proves my point
Proves nothing
Proves what one guy went through 3 years ago. Let’s move on.
There are indications now that Billy is turning out to be quite good. Let’s agree on that, at least, and then wait to see how he develops. At the very least, tho, we can question why Doc never gave him a shot. And that’s all we’re doing.
oh ok this is my last statement
to me there have been no indications.. the only indication im getting is that hes in an offense that will let anybody score points sorry
Case closed
Whew.
:)
(But if he does it 3 or 4 more times, we will have to revisit…. if my headache goes away by then.)
Reminds me of a line
in Bull Durham, rookie ace Nuke is celebrating a shutout. Crash, his catcher, goes off: “your curve ball was hanging, your fastball was up.” Nuke: “cant you just enjoy the win.” Crash: “we just did” —or something to that effect. Same applies here.
That's simply not true.
The last two games BBD has clearly better statistics than Shelden. Its not really close.
Look, I like Shelden too. He’s awesome under the basket and his rebounding efficiency is huge. But he’s got some limitations. He has brick hands and looks like Lurch whenever he puts the ball on the floor. And defensively, he’s terrible away from the post. BBD, for all his limitations (i.e. height) is a much more versatile defensive player because he can play defense around the edges of the paint and knows how to take a charge.
Shelden plays best when the 5-man unit he’s in complements him exactly – that is, they allow him to stay in the post and not be required to come out to contest shots when men come open on the perimeter off doubles.
Shelden does set a very nice screen. Nate rolled around it twice tonight beautifully.
Both of them double team with Sheed very well.
Yeah, so far
I think Doc’s finally trying to determine what Shelden can give us. A few more games should answer the question more fully. Theoretically, Shelden should be able to outplay Davis… but then, “that’s just a theory”.
Exhaling now
Finally, things are looking good for this team. The last remaining huge question mark for me was Paul, who seemed like he might be in permanent decline. Nope. Looks like it was just some combination of fatigue and injury. ’Cause he was pretty much back to his old self again tonight. Whew.
The only remaining sorta-big question now is Sheed. Sheed SUCKS right now. He really SUCKS. Still lazy as can be. The expectation, the hope, is that he is going to flip his switch for the playoffs. There’s good reason to believe that, based on his history. But it’s still an open question. Everything else about this team, including and ESPECIALLY Nate, looks good, real good.
- Landry? Not a second of PT? Must be a reason. Oh well, maybe Doc knows what he’s doing there. (???)
good point
Landry had to be our lone inactive.
by KY Celts fan on Mar 3, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Disagree on this one DRJ1....
Rasheed is his doing his job as back up center on this team and is actually playing rather well lately.
Nothing special just doing the basics.
If anybody sucks its Baby as he has really been struggling this season.
Oh no
Sheed sucks. Period. Did you see him throw the inbound to a Cat in Q2… then stand perfectly STILL watching that same guy drive right by him for a layup? Did ya SEE that? He still sucks. But… that’s ok. I figure… hope… he’s saving it for the playoffs. Still irritating as hell to watch…..
You know, maybe
… that’s debatable, certainly. BUT HE STILL SUCKS.
I was trying to say....
I respect your own opinion about Sheed, though I disagree and do not share that opinion myself.
He's lying
DRJ is trying to make a fool of you.
by KY Celts fan on Mar 3, 2010 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think I'd wait until they beat a good team before declaring things are looking good
In fact, how about 3 or 4 complete efforts in a row against bad teams. Then we might have something to talk about.
agree--one game is not a trend
I enjoyed this game, but you gotta run it back a couple more times for me. I saw some of the same defensive trends from the rest of the season overcome by great ball movement and nate being on fire. Loved the ball movement….loved PP’s game last night. If PP is back on: its trouble for the league…
malcontents....the lot of you
Sheed does not suck.
You don’t like him. Fine. But he’s playing well now that he is not required to start at PF.
Landry was inactive for the game. Roster limits 12 active.
Sorry
But you can’t use “Sheed” and “playing well” in the same sentence, not tonight. His defense was disgusting (non-existent)… and in general, just back to his old lazy self. I think that’s why he only played 17 minutes. Doc’s not completely crazy, yet.
But we’ve gone through this before, let’s not repeat. And… I still think/hope he’s planning on turning it fully on for the playoffs. We’ll know soon.
you really have different view of the game
Its like our sets are tuned to different channels. I’m watching an NBA game while you are watching … what? Old Dukes of Hazzard reruns?
Sheed only played 16:37 minutes for the same reason BBD only played 13:54 because the game was a blowout and Doc gave Shelden and Scal almost 19 minutes that would normally have been spread between Sheed and BBD.
Not because Doc ascribes in any way to your viewpoint on Sheed.
Sheed only played 16:37, yet his team outscored the ‘Cats by 12 while he was on the floor. Do you realize that’s the best Net48 +/- of any C in the game?
When are you going to take off the reality distortion glasses and actually LOOK at what is going on on the floor instead of just dismissing Sheed out of your personal disgust at what you percieve as his body language?
Sheed is a bum
You really like the +/- stats dont you? Really I agree with DRJ1 Sheed is lazy and rarely contributes the kind of play that was expected of him when he was brought in. That being said we won today so it rly doesnt matter this game, but had we lost it would have been more of a big deal.
m, when are you going to stop using +/- like it means something
… in a single game?
Facts: Sheed scored 5 points in 17 minutes. He played almost no defense. He threw the ball to a Cat at one point (inbound play in Q2) for a TO, then watched the guy dribble right by him for a layup, without so much as moving a foot to try to stop him.
Really… if you think this was a GOOD game for Sheed… well, let’s just say that’s not possible. Not if you not psychotic (delusional).
(But we’ve gone down this road before. NOT gonna argue it again. Let’s just hope that he pulls it together for the playoffs. I do think he will, based on what he has said. He’s the one remaining question mark… not a huge one, but still a question.)
DRJ1, when are you going to learn to understand that 4 vs 5 doesn't work in the NBA
I don’t care what team we are talking about. You don’t stomp all over another team with 4 against 5. Especially you cannot play defense with 4 guys no matter how good they might be.
It takes 5 NBA players on the floor to beat 5 NBA players. If you truly think otherwise then YOU are the one that is ‘delusional’.
You are the one casting the extreme aspersions of just how horrible you think Sheed plays. By your description, he might as well be tripping our own players on purpose and handing the ball to the other team everytime he touches it!
+/- DOES mean something, even in a single game.
The point of +/- is that it tells us that at a minimum he could NOT have been a big negative while on the floor and indeed – unless you buy into the idea that 4 on 5 works in the NBA – must have done more than just stand around being lazy. Further, it indicates that more likely he was a positive contributor during his time on the floor.
When are you going to admit that maybe, just maybe, Doc, Tom T, Cliff, etc. actually know a bit more about basketball than you do? That maybe they have a better understanding of what is going on on the floor that your “fans eyes” may not see? They aren’t putting Sheed out there because they think he sucks.
Not gonna get into this AGAIN
Yes, when I see Sheed standing around doing nothing, sometimes it feels like 4 vs 5. But normally he doesn’t just stand there (he shouldn’t ever, of course)… he’s doing SOMETHING… shooting 3s, putting an arm out in “defense”, post work, whatever.
My aspersions are not “extreme”. They’re merely accurate. Sheed has sucked, has usually shown very little energy or activity, with a few exceptions here and there.
+/- is meaningless in a single game, and you know it. Won’t repeat the arguments, except to say that you have previously agreed on this point.
And the fact that they continue to play Sheed doesn’t mean they like what he’s doing. They have to play him, ‘cause he needs to be ready for the playoffs, when they know they’re going to need him. However… if he does NOT step up for the playoffs… god forbid… then I think we WILL finally see Doc bench Sheed, because at that point, there’s nothing to wait for anymore.
i've said that +/- is inconsistent from game to game
that just means each game’s +/- is not tightly correlated with the prior game’s +/-.
That is NOT the same as saying it is meaningless in a single game.
It most definitely DOES have meaning even within a single game. You just have to look it carefully and understand in a single game context it is measuring the efficiency of that player’s floor time within those minutes in that game within the context of the other players on the court at that time.
When you look at longer-term (i.e. seasonal) measurements, you get a more robust measurement of the player’s individual merit on average over the course of that season because contextual factors (i.e. the other players on the floor) average out.
Those are two different things. Both have meaning.
Agree w every point, save one
The implication that +/- is meaningful in evaluating 1 player in 1 game. As you know, there are just too many variables… “contexual factors”, in your terms. A guy can play terribly and have a good +/- by random chance based on his teammates’ actions. Sample size is just too small.
I don’t think you would disagree too strongly with that.
by DRJ1 on Mar 5, 2010 7:02 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sheed has been worse than bad...
in all but a handful of games.
he’s been responsible for more bad play on both sides of the ball than anyone else on the team – indisputably!
by nba is the worst on Mar 5, 2010 7:10 AM EST up reply actions
no, you are not getting the point.
+/- establishes boundaries.
It says “within this box things are good/bad”. It is true that it does not describe the details within the box. But the box is not infinite and unknown. It is made up essentially of just 10 discrete pieces – the players of the two 5-man units. Thus each of those players has a huge impact on whether the outcome is good or bad.
I’m not looking here for a fine grained picture of how a player played. I"m not trying to say that Sheed is playing great. I’m looking here to see if YOUR description of the player simply fits in the box.
YOU make statements that describe Sheed as worse than a complete waste of a spot on the floor. If that were true, then there is no rational way to fit him into a box that has a measured outcome that is “good”.
Sheed was on the floor for approximately 50 offensive and defensive possessions. That is more than enough of a sample. Do you really think that 4 NBA players can out score 5 other NBA players by 12 points across that length of time? THAT is essentially what you are saying.
Gotchya
And as presented, I completely agree with your point.
The difference between us is: I do not say that Sheed is “worse than a complete waste.” That is the key point of exaggeration that now graces your +/- point with validity. Barring that over-the-top, clearly hyperbolic statement (which would be the case even if I HAD said it… which I have not), the +/- point disappears, because as we both agree, +/- analyses are not valid enough in one game to allow a conclusion like ‘Sheed actually played well’. Or even ‘Sheed did not suck.’
Btw... I do like Sheed
Just can’t stand watching him mope around being so useless sometimes. But I like him… hope to like him a lot more pretty soon.
"Celtics still aren't the team they need to be" ??
Huh? Actually, they WERE the team they need to be tonight. Except Sheed, of course. But he’s waiting for the playoffs (we hope). Otherwise, looked pretty good to me… Ok, except for the 2nd quarter, give you that.
Yeah, overall they aren't
One game isn’t enough to erase months of struggles…Hence the “but this was most definitely a step in the right direction.”
One game
…where Paul’s back to his old self, KG still playing very well, Nate continuing to dazzle, everybody working hard… it’s enough to say this team does not have a basic talent/physical problem. It’s enough to enable us to say that they can get it together for the playoffs, that nothing insurmountable stands in their way. Pretty good for one game…..
Regarding lingering physical problems......
I still think Garnett is dragging his injured leg at times.
Also I notice him avoiding jumping on it which leads me to think he may not have confidence landing on it 100% yet..
Have you noticed this at all?
Yeah, still a little
… but he’s on a curve heading straight for 100%, looks like. So not worried. He’s probably 85%-90% already. We’re good.
I noticed the 4 blocked shots
and 5 defensive rebounds – in only 24 minutes.
I agree
KG’s leg seems to come and go a bit. He plays well on it at times, but every now and then, its like he has to push off on it the wrong way and it won’t do what he wants, so he blows the play (usually on D). Other times, it just seems like a confidence or prudence thing, where KG decides against going for the block, or going up for the alley, etc.
What’s great though, is that KG has not sustained any new injuries and is still managing to be effective most of the time. I will continue to keep my fingers crossed and hope he stays healthy.
Even better was the return of an effective Pierce tonight. Is it just me, or does he look thinner than he has ever been before? Didn’t see the first half, so perhaps someone can tell me if Pierce took it to the rack with any authority? I only really saw him get to the basket once in the second and his shot wasn’t really challenged at the rim. That is the one remaining question mark I have about Pierce.
All in all, a morale boosting blow out that this team needed. And it comes on the first game of the year when every Celtic was on the floor and basically healthy!
You can’t say we’re back yet, after two horrible months, but this was nevertheless a very solid performance and win against a Bobcats team that is much improved and has two gun players in Wallace and Jackson, both of whom we played well.
by Celticsbloke on Mar 4, 2010 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
Sheed didn't shoot a 3
That’s an improvement on where he needs to be in itself. : )
Nate effect.
Nate provides perimeter 3PT pressure for the second team – less reason for Sheed to be out on the edge other than to set screens (and he set a beauty for Nate tonight).
and maybe pick up a mike finley
more shooters on the floor forces sheed off that three point
malcontents....the lot of you
sheed wont transform defensively in the playoffs either
He’s gonna give what he gives….but i cannot live with him not being disciplined offensively. I like him taking his occaisonal sweet spot threes, and his potentially unstoppable post game. I find he gets more into the game defensively when he’s playing in the flow of the game.
malcontents....the lot of you
Finally...
…a blow out win. I couldn’t remember the last time we had one. Encouraging, especially since the ’cats are a playoff team.
I’m not so worried about facing them in the playoffs anymore.
Not necessarily
Cats couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat tonight. Different story any other day
the few, the proud, the boston celtics
by bleedgreen34 on Mar 3, 2010 10:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Was watching Kentucky game, so wasn't really paying attention here
But I see Ray only played 18 minutes for 3 points. Someone please tell me he’s not injured.
Foul trouble
Mostly bs calls and played GREAT D on s. jackson
the few, the proud, the boston celtics
by bleedgreen34 on Mar 3, 2010 10:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not sure i'd call it 'foul trouble' as it seemed largely intentional.
He owned Jackson defensively to set the tone for the game. Yeah, he sat down at 4 fouls but could have come out for more – but there was no need.
Nice to win a game without having to play Ray for 36 minutes!
Nice to win a game.
Nice for Ray not to play 36 minutes.
Simply divine to have those two things combined in one evening.
-sw
Growing up in the Weinman household, you learn two rules very quickly if you aspire to reach double-digits in the years-of-age category: Hate thy Knick, hate thy Yankee.
Go Celtics, Go Dodgers. -sw
by Steve Weinman on Mar 4, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
As I mentioned in the game thread
I’m not so sure this is a good thing, since he only played 18 minutes and put up only 2 shots. He’s a player that likes to play in rhythm, so I don’t know if this might disrupt it. He’s finally has found his stroke lately so I would really hate to mess with his rhythm at the moment.
by BudweiserCeltic on Mar 4, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the truth of that was in how frustrated and irritated Jackson was gettting
SJ could not go anywhere without Ray putting a hand in his face.
Gino! Gino! Gino! Gino!
Man, that was soul cleansing!
by KG's Knee on Mar 3, 2010 10:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Refs
It was such a good game, we forget the refs.
- Did you see Rondo throw the ball off a Cat’s foot => no call. A couple of minutes later, a Cat throws it off a Cs foot => immediate kicked ball call. WTH was that?
- And that offensive foul call on Paul in Q2? The guy was still moving into position.
- And ALL those uncalled fouls on Paul and KG getting mauled underneath?
Man, those guys just suck. ONCE in a great while, you don’t notice their suckiness… and that becomes a great NBA game. Otherwise, par for the course. (Probably a little worse than par tonight.)
Some went the C's way
Bavetta frequently blows the whistle with zero contact – as he did on a clean block by one of the ’cats
Too bad Stern doesn’t care about how people perceive NBA officiating
by nba is the worst on Mar 4, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
Along w/the win @ Portland
This is the best win we’ve had since Christmas. Mainly it’s great to see Pierce snap out of his funk and the Nate addition looks like a stroke of genius so far. So great to see them blow out a good Bobcats team on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. I’m gonna hold off on declaring them back from the dead until I see how they play @ Cleveland on 3/14, but this was encouraging following last week’s debacle.
Maybe I’m imagining things but isn’t there a similarity in the deals Danny made for Ray and Kevin and the deal he just made for Nate. You give up several players, many of them decent or even very good players (Delonte and Al and so forth) and you get AN ESSENTIAL PIECE, not just a contributing player.
I hope I’m not wrong. The Green invented the sixth man who comes smokin’ off the bench and it’s about time we had one again instead of just being destroyed by other team’s sixth men (Crawford, that was painful. Anyway, tonight was progress and remembe we dismantled Portland not too long ago. Glimmer of hope.
by asIwandered weakand weary on Mar 3, 2010 10:34 PM EST reply actions
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
Nate is playing good, but he hasn’t crossed over into Jamal Crawford or Jason Terry territory. I hope he does get there, but we just got to be patient. Like children on Christmas Eve.
by KY Celts fan on Mar 3, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
So far he looks like the next "Microwave"
Which considering his diminutive size, is an appropriate nickname!
by nba is the worst on Mar 4, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
were we that good or were the cats that bad? both. why has doc been wasting shelden? he stays near the basket on both ends and contests every board. he is as i have been saying-very serviceable. moreso than davis. we still need to do better on weak side rebounding. tony allen smelled blood tonite. nate played some d and stayed in front of his man.
because he's weak defensively and a liability offensively away from the basket
He’s terrible at picking up the lose perimeter shooter – which is the big’s responsibility when they double someone.
Stone hands if he has to do anything with the ball other than shoot.
Shelden is great under the post on both ends. But the C’s need him to do more than that to get playing time.
Oh, and the BobCats aren’t THAT bad. We blew past their points allowed average and throttled them well below their points scored average.
all I can say is Paul
what took you so long? it’s been 5 weeks since he scored more than 20 points. let’s hope he can stay healthy and on the floor. Dare I say we looked good tonight? the D was there and was kept the turnovers down. Ray scores 3 points and we win by 24. Go figure
On the stat sheet
Shot distribution was right tonight, Quis took 10 (up from 2-3 last night), Davis took 2 after taking 12 previous. No threes for Sheed. Stay in your roles, gentlemen.
So...
No comment on the bench playing full of energy with Sheed the “anti-killer instinct”?
by BudweiserCeltic on Mar 3, 2010 11:59 PM EST reply actions
If you look back at what I wrote yesterday
I merely posed the question. And ended it with “perhaps”. I did not definitively say anything, whatsoever. I did not say something like…“Clearly the bench played well because Rasheed Wallace wasn’t a part of it.”
This was my first attended game of the season!
Wow, I hit the motherload. It was a spur of the moment decision to go to tonight’s game (I got midcourt line, balcony, 5th row seats for cheap!), and boy was fortune dumped upon me. WHAT a fantastic game! First double digit home blowout since December 20th. Oh my god…what were the odds of that happening in my first game of the season? I knew I had a good feeling about going last night!
Nate was incredible…the crowd just went wild for him…in fact, it seemed as if everyone around me knew him by name already, and they all hollered and screamed like crazy when “the little man” launched those dagger 3’s. Truly incredible. Even better though, was Paul! Hallelujah to that! If Paul and KG keep rising, this team will be golden!
Ashtray Bouquet
First game. Amazing.
You hit the jackpot… best game of the year… a real breakout for the Cs.
what made the difference
is that for the first time in quite a while, they came out and played with purpose and a desire to compete and beat the opposition. Primarily the big 3 all came out with a purpose last night. KG’s block in the beginning of the game set the tone.
Perk was definitely off - will give him the benefit of the doubt that’s it’s flu leftovers. Rondo was back to playing matador defense in the beginning but got it together later in the game.
TA was great on defense but my god, what’s up with those free throws? TA, Rondo and Perk were pure crap at the line tonight.
Don’t know why I had to bring up any negative points, seems like they stuck out even amongst the many, many good things that happened last night.
Great game to see. good back to back games so far—-they gutted out a win in Detroit and played like a contender should play by making plays down the stretch and then beating a solid playoff team thoroughly last night. Hopefully a sign of things to come where they’ll play this way for the rest of the year to get primed for the playoffs.
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