Celtics now in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference

Post #1 » by **I love heinsohn** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:27 am

Panic thread... RIGHT HERE!

SuigintouEV · Post #2 » by **SuigintouEV** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:28 am

I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

celtics543 · Post #3 » by **celtics543** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:32 am

I'm not going to panic about our seed in the conference yet, but I am going to panic about how this team is playing. Something needs to change. I'm not going to pretend that I know what that is, but we need some type of spark.

BakersDozen · Post #4 » by **BakersDozen** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:34 am

SuigintouEV wrote:I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

I agree with you... I would have never thought I'd want Stephon Marbury on this team.

Celts17Pride · Post #5 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:38 am

As Rondo goes, so go the Celtics.

JR Hawks · Post #6 » by **JR Hawks** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:41 am

BakersDozen wrote:
SuigintouEV wrote:I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

I agree with you... I would have never thought I'd want Stephon Marbury on this team.

Glad to see one of our formerly arrogant posters has seen the light.

It's been comical watching certain posters say we don't need Marbury, Smith, Mutumbo, etc. as we play jokers like Glenn Davis.

Celts09 · Post #7 » by **Celts09** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:45 am

SuigintouEV wrote:I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

i agree.
still early in the season to worry about standings. 40+ games left in the season anything can happen.

Dogen · Post #8 » by **Dogen** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:05 am

BakersDozen wrote:
SuigintouEV wrote:I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

I agree with you... I would have never thought I'd want Stephon Marbury on this team.

Ditto!

NOT panicking. Waiting for slight roster adjustment, rested starters, surge after the all-star break and then a tune-up win streak some time before the playoffs.

Let the Cavs and Lakers get their consolation prize now. The Cavs are very good, but are just as liable to hit a few speed bumps during the season. This team has one goal. Tonight we saw what I believe constitutes the biggest obstacle to our repeating (Sorry fakers). Now Ainge can begin to make an educated decision on roster adjustments.

Triple M · Post #9 » by **Triple M** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:14 am

For some strange reason I'm not overly worried yet maybe because our best is still championship caliber and we can play at that level for an extended amount of time. Our current lull has to do with playing 38 games(most in the nba) coming off of 107 games last year (most in nba history) and a short summer. This recent stretch however has exposed how little game changing ability comes from the bench when our starters are lacking energy there isn't anyone off the bench to provide it. We pretty much have 3 capable players of doing anything on the bench but TA is out, House is useless, and Powe is in the Dog house. When you factor in that what was once the best starting unit in the league has about 3-4 guys struggling you can understand the recent woes.

MaxwellSmart · Post #10 » by **MaxwellSmart** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:33 am

Tired legs=missed shots=loss of confidence=turnovers=losses.....that and the refs suck.

T-Wack · Post #11 » by **T-Wack** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:36 am

PANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!

Havlicek17 · Post #12 » by **Havlicek17** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:58 am

No legs. Lots of turnovers. Shots aren't falling. Ray and PP playing lots of minutes. Just a tired looking group of players, you can see it as the game goes on. They went from executing in the 4th quarter of every game to seemingly looking like spectators in the 4th quarter of the last 9.

It's a long season, I am not panicked. Yes, we could use a stronger bench but I still believe the starting 5 can play with anyone. They're not over the hill, they just need some rest.

Danny has been waiting for the bargain veterans to come onto the market. Let's hope his strategy works and we can get a veteran big before the cutoff for playoff eligibility. I'd rent Marbury for the rest of the year too, if he ever becomes available. Anything to get the starters minutes down.

I will be worried if we're playing like this or look tired at the end of the year, but until then I am going to take it...one game at a time.

Joebiscuit · Post #13 » by **Joebiscuit** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:16 am

I am already worried because like I said before (and was criticized) this team is playing as bad as it has in the spring of 07. A contender should not be going through what the Celtics are going through right now. I understand having a few let down games but the Celtics have had far too many the past 2 weeks for me to considering them a contender any longer.

I mean when do you start you panic? There is a real chance the Celtics can lose all 4 games next week. Why do I say that? The nets have some pretty good guards and the celtics have been having big issues guarding them. The raptors have been playing pretty well lately as can shoot light outs.

What do you think will happen in February go on their west coast trip? The tired excuse only works for so long because it only gets harder from here.

This is not the same team as last year am I did not think they would start looking this old until next year.

ryaningf · Post #14 » by **ryaningf** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:33 am

Y'all can back away from the ledge. This is the same team that won 19 in a row. They've just hit a bad patch and a confluence of events have conspired to create this losing streak--Rondo and Ray hit a slump at the same time, then Perk tweaks his shoulder at the same time (and only now is rounding back into shape), TA rolls his previously injured ankle (and misses 3 games and counting..who knows how long it'll take him to get back to full strength), House quits hitting anything (not like he's hit much this season), KG gets kicked in the calf but guts it out, random scrubs pick Celtic games to have season highs (like Morrison, or Wafer, or Chandler--though he's not a scrub, it was still his season high), I mean, a lot of random things have conspired at this point in history to cause this losing streak, just like a bunch of good bounces contributed to our winning streak... With rest and a few cupcakes we'll regain our equilibrium, just like I assume Cleveland and LA will hit their lulls at some point this season. We just need to keep our heads up, and fight through it.

But until then, I hope this happens: Pruitt gets some minutes. He's about the only spark we have to turn to without signing or trading for someone. He's the best point on the 2nd team, has fresh legs and can defend the perimeter better than anyone not named TA. It's a real shame that Doc has chickened out and not given him more minutes since TA went out. House has continued to slump, and Doc has continued to stick with him. We need to give Pruitt his chance right now and give him an opportunity to win the 2nd team PG spot and also give him an opportunity to spark us from the bench.

Post #15 » by **Slartibartfast** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:01 am

The problem I see with Pruitt, ryan, is that he's pretty tentative at PG, which leads to a lot of the same "jack-it-up quick because nothing else is developing" shots that we get with Eddie. I agree that Pruitt is better defensively, and I think that should start earning him more minutes than Eddie.

Still, on a team that's as struggling as much as we are offensively, I can see why Doc is partial to keeping Eddie on the floor. Eddie's release is so quick that he can make teams pay for even slight double teams of the big 3. He's getting the shots off and Doc is hoping that his percentages will eventually return. Gabe's slower release and perhaps inferior option don't give Doc as much hope, at least not yet.

What Gabe needs is a good 15 point outburst, to show he can really punish teams from deep and change the course of a game.

CourtsideTV · Post #16 » by **CourtsideTV** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:16 pm

zomg...magics>celtics....call an amboolance.

Dave_From_NB · Post #17 » by **Dave_From_NB** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:21 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:The problem I see with Pruitt, ryan, is that he's pretty tentative at PG, which leads to a lot of the same "jack-it-up quick because nothing else is developing" shots that we get with Eddie. I agree that Pruitt is better defensively, and I think that should start earning him more minutes than Eddie.

Pruitt is tentative, because he's played a total of 240 minutes in the NBA. And most of those minutes were in garbage time. I doubt he's played 40 minutes of important time when players are actually running plays instead of trying to generate personal offensive stats.

I like House, but at this point he's hit his peak, and he is what he is. Some increased investment in playing time for Gabe I think is appropriate, he even has the size to slide to the 2 with Rondo running point. Invest in Gabe now, and you may have a player when you need him in the playoffs, or if Rondo needs some games off. House will always be there when you need him.

Kefa461 · Post #18 » by **Kefa461** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:30 pm

Joebiscuit wrote:I am already worried because like I said before (and was criticized) this team is playing as bad as it has in the spring of 07. A contender should not be going through what the Celtics are going through right now. I understand having a few let down games but the Celtics have had far too many the past 2 weeks for me to considering them a contender any longer.

I mean when do you start you panic? There is a real chance the Celtics can lose all 4 games next week. Why do I say that? The nets have some pretty good guards and the celtics have been having big issues guarding them. The raptors have been playing pretty well lately as can shoot light outs.

What do you think will happen in February go on their west coast trip? The tired excuse only works for so long because it only gets harder from here.

This is not the same team as last year am I did not think they would start looking this old until next year.

You sing the same song all the time no matter what the situation.....1st game or 40th game
That's why at least I never take you seriously....kinda like Chicken Little. No offense meant. 8-)

SuigintouEV · Post #19 » by **SuigintouEV** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:53 pm

Dogen wrote:
BakersDozen wrote:
SuigintouEV wrote:I'll panic when Stephon Marbury signs with a different team or doesn't get bought out.

Let the Cavs and Lakers get their consolation prize now. The Cavs are very good, but are just as liable to hit a few speed bumps during the season.

I don't know about that one. Last year, home court proved vital to beating the cavs and even hawks. Rondo plays way better at home.

return2glory · Post #20 » by **return2glory** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:45 am

No time to panic. We aren't playing well. No excuses. These loses may be a blessing because Ainge and the owners can atleast acknowledge that we can use a few more good players. I would panic a little bit if we haven't added some help after the trade deadline.

One thing that is frustrating is that we have no spark off the bench and Doc isn't trying anything different with his rotations.