Home Away From Home, Celtics Beat Wizards

But… Whatever… It’s the Wizards and the Pistons……….

Garnett had a very fine game too, but Rondo playing like he was… well, he’s every bit as good as Chris Paul when he’s on his game (in fact, when he plays like he did tonight he may well be better). I’m really glad we kept Rondo. Absolutely love the way he played tonight.

So it was no surprise to see them going after each other and play to the other’s weaknesses.

Really nice to see KG have a good game.

but anyone watching the game could tell that Rondo was in complete control. I’m also liking how our bench is coming together – Bass is great, Dooling is playing well, and Stiemsma has been awesome so far.

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They should help get them in the right groove. KG especially, about whom I think we can now breathe a little easier…. seems the old KG fire is not quite out yet. (And he’s just getting warmed up.)

So though these recent wins are against bad teams, they bode well for the future as this team gets it together.

OOH-RAH!!!!

kidding but hopeful. I’ll keep saying it until we have the whole team healthy and in the flo(fingers crossed)

Bass, Pietrus, Dooling, Marquis..and now Steimsma/Wilcox…totally seriously, is the bench we have needed. Dooling, Pietrus, Ray PP and KG is going to look as good as the championship lineup. What Dooling is doing is normal for him. We are gonna look good playing the 4th q with guys like PP, KG, Rajon and Jo resting.(lineup of Wilcox/Steimsma, Bass, Marquis, Ray, Dooling is fine

Love the ice cube reference.

Another good win, we had good energy tonight. All the starters played well, I’m not surprised.

We gotta have killer instinct and squash these guys tomorrow. It could set a tone and get our starters some rest for when we play better teams.

it’s “pedal”, not “peddle” (unless the end of the bench players are selling hot dogs in the stands during the game).

Hopefully these victories give us momentum when we battle the tougher teams ahead!

Anyone else see that five step shuffle by McGee after Ray hit his 2nd three? And the refs had a tendency to wait and see if Wash. shots fell before calling a foul. Longer, and more pronounced than usual.

And I hope this hockey line change strategy pays off for chemistry by mid season for the Cs. Having all bench players in rather than subbing a couple in here and there has been kind of brutal. Thoughts?

he’s not a great shooter but he’s the kind of player who does the little things. plays good D and he’s a good passer

a win is a win is awin… itis also good that the subs get to play. yes , the subs like daniels, bradley might not shine but they are getting experience and giving the geezers some rest. some very critical people here, let’s be patient and let this team evolve. the game aganist the pistons—19 for 19 shooting free throws- that’s what i would like to see more of.

Where are all the “fans” that wanted to trade Ray last year and Rondo this year??? Great game Celtics!

Why are people hammering bradley after this game? He was OK. And who here thinks dickerson was more hungover than “sick”?

- Stiemsma had 4 blocks, not 3. That foul they called when he blocked Wall from the back was totally bogus, as he hit nothing but ball and hand.

- Rondo had only 1 TO, not 3, because the first one was more JO’s fault for being so brain-dead about getting in position, and the second one was not a turnover but a foul (when he was pushed into the upright driving to the hoop).

Quick note about Bradley. He looks like the best 1-on-1 defender on this team, height aside. Yeah, he’s got a lot to learn about running an offense, but he’s awesome on the other end, and that should come in handy at some points this season.

Good game by the c’s. This also was probably the best officiated celtic game so far. great to see kg looking alive out there. I thought moore was getting bradleys minutes? JJ is killing me. I know he has skills but its sad when he is out there. The kid seems so nervous. Anyone else notice that ALL of boston rookies over the past few year seem to all be timid? When I watch other teams play, no matter if they had a high or a low pick, when their rookies play, they seem to contribute and simply play. Ours on the other hand look like nervous wrecks.

Yes, KGwill…, our rookies do play like they are terrified of making mistakes. (Except Stiemmsma). That may not just be on Doc, just the whole Celtic thing. But none of our failed young guys have gone on to stardom elsewhere either. Billups the notable exception but that was during the Evil Empire’s reign.

About Bradley, I would remember Billups. I wouldn’t give up on him yet. He is only 20. You could see the fear-of-missing in his first half dozen shots. Good to see him swish one yesterday. He does have above average speed and does have an eager attitude (not Gerald Green).

JJ is certainly better than he looks so far. I am a believer that KG looks bad now (up to last night) because he NEEDS training camp more than others to get his ferocious parts moving symmetrically (as opposed to Ray who wakes up in perfect symmetry, and Pierce who is just a ball-er, anytime, anyplace). JJ is a rookie who looks like he needs every day and drill of a preseason. So patience required there.

Right now, Bass is better than the guy we traded him for, nobody expected Daniels to be back, and Stiemmsma is way better than anyone thought. That’s a pretty good plus side. Dooling has looked OK but D West would be better . Can’t tell on that one until the season is over and we see who suited up more times. i was pro-Pavlovic but he has looked like a waste of minutes.