BOSTON CELTICS vs. Washington Wizards (Eastern semi-finals)

[VrabelJr]

Wizards starters are a lot better than ours. Bench is the only reason we stand a chance.

 

[BlueThunder]

I turned it on in 3rd to see Wizards in a 26 point run......CLICK....back to watching News...LOL

 

[Kdo5]

Incredibly pathetic performance in the second half. Stevens was horrible tonight with the rotations. Marcus Smart and Jae Crowder were trash. How much does Smart have to screw up for Brad to bench him?

Less Smart and more of Rozier/Jaylen Brown. But Brad is stubborn and he cost us the game. Unbelievable. After Game 2 when we were riding a high I thought we could win two games against the Cavs. If we even make it to ECF, a big if, we will get swept. Hell I won't be surprised if the Wizards reverse sweep us.

 

[deroc5050]

This is the inconsistent Celtics.. its what they are. But honestly never .. I can't remember a team going on a 26-0 run with out a time out being called. I have never seen a team just fall apart like that in a 4 minute span.. very rarely do you see an NBA game lost in a couple of minutes in the 3rd quarter. Marcus Smart makes me want to pull my hair out watching him.

 

[Kdo5]

This is the inconsistent Celtics.. its what they are. But honestly never .. I can't remember a team going on a 26-0 run with out a time out being called. I have never seen a team just fall apart like that in a 4 minute span.. very rarely do you see an NBA game lost in a couple of minutes in the 3rd quarter. Marcus Smart makes me want to pull my hair out watching him.

Blame Brad for not taking out players who were ice cold and sucking. Even IT was trying to be the hero and giving up turn overs. Instead of trying to set up some scores to stop the bleeding he is just driving into traffic.

Suck all around.

 

[VrabelJr]

We can't drive on them and you can't shoot 50+ percent from three every night.


I just wish John Wall would stop pointing at himself and saying "me" like a toddler 1000 times a game.

 

[deroc5050]

Blame Brad for not taking out players who were ice cold and sucking. Even IT was trying to be the hero and giving up turn overs. Instead of trying to set up some scores to stop the bleeding he is just driving into traffic.

Suck all around.

Just bad basketball.. IT not getting to the line at all.. who knows but maybe he is worried about getting his teeth messed up. I still can't believe that 26-0 run

 

[catent]

I just wish John Wall would stop pointing at himself and saying "me" like a toddler 1000 times a game.

C'mon man, this is weaksauce.

 

[captain insano]

that was sad. on the bright side whoever wins this series is going to get steamrolled by the Cavs.

 

[Kontradiction]

Celts are extremely beatable when IT is kept even somewhat in check.

 

[VectorPrime]

Celtics are still a Super Star and an All Star away from contention.

 

[dafoe2016]

I can't take anyone seriously as a good coach let alone a great one, that stubbornly insists on continuing to play Marcus Smart 40 minutes a game. He played himself out of the rotation a loooong time ago. Constant bad decisions, comically unforced turnovers and a never ending barrage of jump shots he has no chance of making an no business taking. This kid belongs in the NBA like Tim Tebow belonged in the NFL. One of my least favorite athletes of all time. This is an 8-10 minutes a game player. If that. I would have brought up Jackson towards the end of the season to see what he could do against NBA talent before I would play Smart. This kid will NEVER develop into NBA talent outside of the following scenario. A real coach gets a hold of him on a contender and uses him as a spot player to pester the other team defensively, but makes it clear that he is not to take jump shots with more than 4 seconds left on the shot clock. Defensive specialist only. And even then, he's not that great a defensive player that it makes up for his other flaws. It's not like he's Bruce Bowen. Or even Avery Bradley. We are a better team when this irrationally confident idiot is not on the court. This kid makes Rondo look like Jordan offensively. HATE him.

 

[dafoe2016]

Celtics are still a Super Star and an All Star away from contention.

If only they had paid an All Star 113 million in the offseason. Another swing and miss by Danny. I'm willing to give him somewhat of a pass because I honestly believe Durant led him to believe that signing Horford would get a deal done. But without getting into all his horrific decisions, in the last two draft he has drafted Marcus Smart (not an NBA caliber player) at 6 and Jaylen Brown (who's ceiling is probably solid defensive player who contributes 10-12 ppg off the bench) at 3. This is made even more disturbing by his putrid draft record in general. If he doesn't turn one of those two remaining Brooklyn picks into a legitimate All Star I don't think we can afford to continue this Danny experiment. Take IT (which was more luck than anything) off this team and they are a 25-30 win team at best.

 

[rochrist]

If only they had paid an All Star 113 million in the offseason. Another swing and miss by Danny. I'm willing to give him somewhat of a pass because I honestly believe Durant led him to believe that signing Horford would get a deal done. But without getting into all his horrific decisions, in the last two draft he has drafted Marcus Smart (not an NBA caliber player) at 6 and Jaylen Brown (who's ceiling is probably solid defensive player who contributes 10-12 ppg off the bench) at 3. This is made even more disturbing by his putrid draft record in general. If he doesn't turn one of those two remaining Brooklyn picks into a legitimate All Star I don't think we can afford to continue this Danny experiment. Take IT (which was more luck than anything) off this team and they are a 25-30 win team at best.

Bad analysis is bad.

 

[Sfpat]

Is it true that Ainge would't include Crowder in a trade for Carmelo? Bad move if so. Crowder is trash, would take Carmelo over him every day of the week.

 

[ViperGTS]

If only they had paid an All Star 113 million in the offseason. Another swing and miss by Danny. I'm willing to give him somewhat of a pass because I honestly believe Durant led him to believe that signing Horford would get a deal done. But without getting into all his horrific decisions, in the last two draft he has drafted Marcus Smart (not an NBA caliber player) at 6 and Jaylen Brown (who's ceiling is probably solid defensive player who contributes 10-12 ppg off the bench) at 3. This is made even more disturbing by his putrid draft record in general. If he doesn't turn one of those two remaining Brooklyn picks into a legitimate All Star I don't think we can afford to continue this Danny experiment. Take IT (which was more luck than anything) off this team and they are a 25-30 win team at best.

Jaylen will be a superstar in 3 years.

Bench player......lol.

 

[Kdo5]

I can't take anyone seriously as a good coach let alone a great one, that stubbornly insists on continuing to play Marcus Smart 40 minutes a game. He played himself out of the rotation a loooong time ago. Constant bad decisions, comically unforced turnovers and a never ending barrage of jump shots he has no chance of making an no business taking. This kid belongs in the NBA like Tim Tebow belonged in the NFL. One of my least favorite athletes of all time. This is an 8-10 minutes a game player. If that. I would have brought up Jackson towards the end of the season to see what he could do against NBA talent before I would play Smart. This kid will NEVER develop into NBA talent outside of the following scenario. A real coach gets a hold of him on a contender and uses him as a spot player to pester the other team defensively, but makes it clear that he is not to take jump shots with more than 4 seconds left on the shot clock. Defensive specialist only. And even then, he's not that great a defensive player that it makes up for his other flaws. It's not like he's Bruce Bowen. Or even Avery Bradley. We are a better team when this irrationally confident idiot is not on the court. This kid makes Rondo look like Jordan offensively. HATE him.

I'm also sick of seeing Marcus Smart. He can be a good defensive contributor but he is hot garbage on offense and it drags us down when he is out there. Disastrous shooter and a sloppy player overall.

Take a big chunk of his minutes and hand them over to Rozier to is actually playing well and looks capable on both ends of the floor.

That said I disagree with your follow up post regarding Jaylen Brown. He could end up a damn good player. We might've already seen more flashes if Brad shows him anywhere near the confidence he bizarrely has in Smart.

 

[Kdo5]

Is it true that Ainge would't include Crowder in a trade for Carmelo? Bad move if so. Crowder is trash, would take Carmelo over him every day of the week.

Crowder has good games here and there but god he blows in games such as tonight. I think they are all expendable aside from IT/Horford/Rozier/Brown. Even Avery Bradley I'm hesitant to pay at this point.

 

[AvocadoIceCream]

Yikes... what a difference a few days make


Sorry, but they need more from IT... after his 53, even Felger and Mazz went all in on him

Since? A good 1st quarter but then NOTHING. Obviously his supporting cast isn't showing up either, but come on, little man. You gotta do more than 2 points in the 2nd half... that's not max money, MVP caliber super star play.

And wtf is with Stevens throwing Brown in the dog house? I get he's raw and inexperienced but clearly you need an athlete who can match up better than Crowder or Jerebko.... because those two SUCK and have no athletic ability .. bad 2 games for BRAD

 

[deroc5050]

If only they had paid an All Star 113 million in the offseason. Another swing and miss by Danny. I'm willing to give him somewhat of a pass because I honestly believe Durant led him to believe that signing Horford would get a deal done. But without getting into all his horrific decisions, in the last two draft he has drafted Marcus Smart (not an NBA caliber player) at 6 and Jaylen Brown (who's ceiling is probably solid defensive player who contributes 10-12 ppg off the bench) at 3. This is made even more disturbing by his putrid draft record in general. If he doesn't turn one of those two remaining Brooklyn picks into a legitimate All Star I don't think we can afford to continue this Danny experiment. Take IT (which was more luck than anything) off this team and they are a 25-30 win team at best.

I disagree with you on Jalen.. his ceiling is definitely a starter 15-20 pts/gm and the other things like rebounding and defense only time will tell. But in 2 or 3 years he will be a very good player as he continues to develop. He needs to grow a bigger set of balls though. But he is young.

Marcus Smart honestly what a waste of a pick. He is a turn over machine.

Horford has been really solid.. he can pass and shoot the long ball.

IT needs to play smarter.. they started pressing in this game I saw it. He needs to spread the ball around if he is going to be double or triple teamed. He sucked tonight.