Paul Pierce has Taken 2 More shots than Rondo in the Series.

return2glory · Post #1 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 3, 2008 11:02 am

Paul Pierce has 76 FG's in 6 games vs 74 for Rondo. How and why is our best offensive player taking about the same shots as Rondo?

WTF is going on? How much of this is Doc and how much of this is Pierce?And I don't want to hear about the defense being tough on Pierce because that's never stopped Pierce before. Beside it should be easier for Pierce to score know that he has KG and Ray.

I got too blame this on Doc the more I think about it. When was the last time in this series that when saw Pierce or Allen coming off a screen or a double screen. There is hardly any ball movement and no strategy on offensive. It's more a one on one.

How hard is it to get the Paul more touches? Another reason why Doc is **** clueless?

PPAW4Life · Post #2 » by **PPAW4Life** » Sat May 3, 2008 11:53 am

Well half the games the C's have blown the game wide open....PP didn't need to score as much or play as much for that matter.

On the road he's been in foul trouble at times and just couldn't stay aggressive.

return2glory · Post #3 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:22 pm

PPAW4Life wrote:Well half the games the C's have blown the game wide open....PP didn't need to score as much or play as much for that matter.

On the road he's been in foul trouble at times and just couldn't stay aggressive.

You got it right when you said he couldn't stay aggressive.

Pierce has averaged more minutes than Rondo. 33.5 to 31.0 for Rondo.
Pierce is averaging 12.6 FGA's per game to Rondo's 12.3. I'm not happy with that stat and the game strategy of this team.

celtsloyalty · Post #4 » by **celtsloyalty** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:25 pm

lol so rondo has taken equal amount of shots then pierce, no blame for rondo, all docs fault.

Dogen · Post #5 » by **Dogen** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:31 pm

celtsloyalty wrote:lol so rondo has taken equal amount of shots then pierce, no blame for rondo, all docs fault.

Hold on, we all knew from before the season that teams would sag off Rondo--- particularly in the playoffs--- and dare him to beat us.

return2glory · Post #6 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:35 pm

celtsloyalty wrote:lol so rondo has taken equal amount of shots then pierce, no blame for rondo, all docs fault.

Not all Doc's fault. I'm not even blaming Rondo. But it's Doc's responsiblity as a head coach to notice what's going on. He needs to get Pierce more involved in the offense.

If you notified in game 5, Doc Rivers admitted to Cheryl Miller that it was his fault that Pierce wasn't getting the ball enough. Then the next game, same **** happens.

Here is a coach that takes forever to realize the obvious and then once he does, he can't have his team follow through.

Another thing about Doc, he has never led his teams past the 1st round of the playoffs.

celticfan42487 · Post #7 » by **celticfan42487** » Sat May 3, 2008 6:25 pm

That's the type of offense we run. We no longer run a one man offense. We run a team game of passing the ball.

In comparison Pierce has had 0 easy shots this series. Rondo has had 70 easy shots.

JoshB914 · Post #8 » by **JoshB914** » Sat May 3, 2008 6:26 pm

A big reason is that Bibby can't defend anyone. And JJ has done an incredible job defensively on PP in the fourth qtr.

15th overall · Post #9 » by **15th overall** » Sat May 3, 2008 7:12 pm

Yeah the Rondo/Bibby is our best matchup to exploit. Bibby's been getting schooled on both ends of the floor for the majority of the series.

And as a plus it looks like at least the Hawks are starting to show Rondo some respect; throwing guys like Childress and JJ at him at times.

return2glory · Post #10 » by **return2glory** » Sat May 3, 2008 7:53 pm

15th overall wrote:Yeah the Rondo/Bibby is our best matchup to exploit. Bibby's been getting schooled on both ends of the floor for the majority of the series.

And as a plus it looks like at least the Hawks are starting to show Rondo some respect; throwing guys like Childress and JJ at him at times.

Think about what you wrote. If that is the case and it may be, then that is sad with KG, PP, and Ray.

Al-Haqq · Post #11 » by **Al-Haqq** » Sun May 4, 2008 12:30 am

I'll be very annoyed if Pierce doesn't get at least 18 shots on Sunday! He is as big time scorer as anyone else in this league, so why does he only get 12-14 shots, when the other scorers are taking like 18-24? Let him shoot and run the offense through him and then look to Garnett and/or Allen.

Spud34 · Post #12 » by **Spud34** » Sun May 4, 2008 12:33 am

Al-Haqq wrote:I'll be very annoyed if Pierce doesn't get at least 18 shots on Sunday! He is as big time scorer as anyone else in this league, so why does he only get 12-14 shots, when the other scorers are taking like 18-24? Let him shoot and run the offense through him and then look to Garnett and/or Allen.

humblebum · Post #13 » by **humblebum** » Sun May 4, 2008 1:01 am

Pierce and surprise surprise Perkins need to get more shots. They are our toughest, most rugged finishers in the paint. KG and Ray would only primarily operate of player movement or ball rotation if I were attacking the Hawks... hardly any isos for these guys. Perkins and Pierce should be the focal points of the offense in terms of Isos.

tontoz · Post #14 » by **tontoz** » Sun May 4, 2008 1:15 am

KG is averaging 18 shots per game which i find odd since he is going up primarily against Smith, our best defender. Not coincidentally KG is shooting 8% worse than he did in the regular season.

Rondo is going up against a garbage can in Bibby.

Fencer reregistered · Post #15 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun May 4, 2008 4:10 am

In each of the first four games of the series, Rondo made a higher percentage of his shots than Pierce.

That might have something to do with it ...

ermocrate · Post #16 » by **ermocrate** » Sun May 4, 2008 9:36 am

return2glory wrote:Paul Pierce has 76 FG's in 6 games vs 74 for Rondo. How and why is our best offensive player taking about the same shots as Rondo?

WTF is going on? How much of this is Doc and how much of this is Pierce?And I don't want to hear about the defense being tough on Pierce because that's never stopped Pierce before. Beside it should be easier for Pierce to score know that he has KG and Ray.

I got too blame this on Doc the more I think about it. When was the last time in this series that when saw Pierce or Allen coming off a screen or a double screen. There is hardly any ball movement and no strategy on offensive. It's more a one on one.

How hard is it to get the Paul more touches? Another reason why Doc is **** clueless?

And then I ask you why PP has the most TO on the team, why he grabs less Rebs tha Rondo (with the same paying time) ad Posey (with 10 mpg more) and why he decresed his FT% from .843 to .679... Maybe he chokes in the PO?