I lost the post I had prepared, to summarize:
1.) PJ has been an offensive liability, hasn't done enough defensively or on the boards to make up for it IMO. Posey hasn't done much. Powe has been invisible. I'd love to see some Baby out there.
2.) 2nd game in a row, Lakers O falls apart right after TA enters the game. Not a coincidence.
3.) I thought Rondo's been fine. Though when left open I'd rather see him drive towards the hoop then take the open shot. But I don't favor a short leash. That said House's shot was in good form earlier, House should come in IMO whenever TA comes back in
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Lakers playing a small lineup, I'd love to see TA in for Posey
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Rondo been fine? Are you blind, or are you related to Rondo? he is the reason the Celtics lost this game. Down 11 early, and then, he caused the game to turn. He has stunk up the joint.
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No I thought Rondo was far from the problem early on, I thought he was one of our better players. Made good contributions defensively and offense was pentrating and creating opportunities for the team.
The problem was Leon Powe was overmatched tonight, we were small in the front court, and not overly physical without TA in the game. I thought PJ was singlehandedly responsible for a 10-15 pt swing (in favor of the Lakers) in the first quarter. He did nothing to make up for the fact that he missed I think three easy layups - if Baby was in for him at least one or two of those layups would have been three point plays. A weakness of LA is a small/weak front court, and we matched and thensome by putting forth a small/weak front court, and unlike their front court we only had one real offensive option down low (and no such option when KG was on the bench). When KG went down with 2 fouls, I was disappointed to see PJ re-enter.
Rough loss. We could have closed the series out tonight, and it would have been great, but we didn't. Lakers have life now, and as much as we shouldbe able to finish them off it is now anyone's series. KG choked big time down the stretch, and Ray was rather cold tonight, but he is the main reason we have gotten this far so we can't get on him too badly.
Tony Allen entered Thursday's game, I don't think the Lakers scored a point while he was on the floor. Tonight, he entered the game, I think it literally took them five minutes to score a single point. That is not a coincidence. IMO he should have been used at least in a 2-5 minute spark role sometime in the 2nd half, before the stretch really began.
I didn't always agree with Doc tonight but he was the better coach than I would have been Thursday night, and I'm sure there was good logic behind his decisions tonight.
The problem was Leon Powe was overmatched tonight, we were small in the front court, and not overly physical without TA in the game. I thought PJ was singlehandedly responsible for a 10-15 pt swing (in favor of the Lakers) in the first quarter. He did nothing to make up for the fact that he missed I think three easy layups - if Baby was in for him at least one or two of those layups would have been three point plays. A weakness of LA is a small/weak front court, and we matched and thensome by putting forth a small/weak front court, and unlike their front court we only had one real offensive option down low (and no such option when KG was on the bench). When KG went down with 2 fouls, I was disappointed to see PJ re-enter.
Rough loss. We could have closed the series out tonight, and it would have been great, but we didn't. Lakers have life now, and as much as we shouldbe able to finish them off it is now anyone's series. KG choked big time down the stretch, and Ray was rather cold tonight, but he is the main reason we have gotten this far so we can't get on him too badly.
Tony Allen entered Thursday's game, I don't think the Lakers scored a point while he was on the floor. Tonight, he entered the game, I think it literally took them five minutes to score a single point. That is not a coincidence. IMO he should have been used at least in a 2-5 minute spark role sometime in the 2nd half, before the stretch really began.
I didn't always agree with Doc tonight but he was the better coach than I would have been Thursday night, and I'm sure there was good logic behind his decisions tonight.