Celtics vs Bulls - Friday, December 19th

Athanacropolis · Post #2 » by **Athanacropolis** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:18 pm

1) Should be a double-digit Cs victory.

2) Is that a "Jingle All The Way" sig?

celticfan42487 · Post #3 » by **celticfan42487** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:56 pm

1) Yes

2) Yes

I wouldn't mind if Rondo got Rose in foul trouble like he did Deron Williams.

Gordon and Gooden are playing surprisingly well. We should have the advantage in execution. And that should help us go over the top against these guys.

Athanacropolis · Post #4 » by **Athanacropolis** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:00 pm

celticfan42487 wrote:1) Yes

2) Yes

I wouldn't mind if Rondo got Rose in foul trouble like he did Deron Williams.

Gordon and Gooden are playing surprisingly well. We should have the advantage in execution. And that should help us go over the top against these guys.

This cannot be overstated. It's been the difference in many games this season.

Post #5 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:03 am

Athanacropolis wrote:1) Should be a double-digit Cs victory.

2) Is that a "Jingle All The Way" sig?

He'll tell you its Arnold. But Sinbad is the best.

GoGoCeltics · Post #6 » by **GoGoCeltics** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:54 am

No game should be taken lightly, especially with every team wanting to stop the C's win streak. But let's be honest here, the Celtics SHOULD have this one in the bag easily.

Kefa461 · Post #7 » by **Kefa461** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:30 am

One game at a time......C's by 10 8-)

celticfan42487 · Post #8 » by **celticfan42487** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:58 am

Tyrus Thomas is not expected to play in this game.

SonicYouth34 · Post #9 » by **SonicYouth34** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:13 am

celticfan42487 wrote:Tyrus Thomas is not expected to play in this game.

Damn, he took like 30 uncontested jumpers last time and missed nearly every one.

But it should be a good game, but I don't think the Bulls have the firepower to get past the Fantastic Four...and Scal

MyInsatiableOne · Post #10 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:27 am

Athanacropolis wrote:1) Should be a double-digit Cs victory.

2) Is that a "Jingle All The Way" sig?

1) Yes

2) I pointed that out in another thread on monday 8-)

3pt % · Post #11 » by **3pt %** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:50 pm

How much has Deng dropped off the planet?

He was the key match up in years past as Pierce has always had trouble with him.

Now?

Meh.

**** doesn't even rate.

Get an outside shot bitch, then come back to the party.

Rose... Rose is the real deal, but he isn't as good as CP3 yet and as he found out, no PG is putting the Celtics away by himself.

Al-Haqq · Post #12 » by **Al-Haqq** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:14 pm

Damn, Bulls are in for a hurting.

Red2 · Post #13 » by **Red2** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:06 pm

this is a classic let down game after a huge game against the hawks. Pierce is banged up and our bnech hasn't done much in a while do I would not be shocked to see us struggle tonight. I still like our chances to win but don't think this will be an easy game at all especially if their shooters have it going. Rose is playing well as is Nocionni and Deng always gives Pierce fits. We have to go inside which is where they're weak and we have to stop rose from penetrating

Gant · Post #14 » by **Gant** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:53 pm

Red2 wrote:this is a classic let down game after a huge game against the hawks. Pierce is banged up and our bnech hasn't done much in a while do I would not be shocked to see us struggle tonight. I still like our chances to win but don't think this will be an easy game at all especially if their shooters have it going. Rose is playing well as is Nocionni and Deng always gives Pierce fits. We have to go inside which is where they're weak and we have to stop rose from penetrating

The Deng hex on Pierce is long gone. It only happened because (back before the Sebastian Telfair trade to Minnesota) Chicago always doubled or tripled teamed Pierce. Since the tall guy and the great shooting guy arrived Deng plays Pierce in single coverage, and Pierce does well against him.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #15 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:11 pm

3pt % wrote:How much has Deng dropped off the planet?

He was the key match up in years past as Pierce has always had trouble with him.

Now?

Meh.

**** doesn't even rate.

Get an outside shot bitch, then come back to the party.

Rose... Rose is the real deal, but he isn't as good as CP3 yet and as he found out, no PG is putting the Celtics away by himself.

Remember when some people on here 2 years ago wanted us to trade Pierce for Deng? :lol:

humblebum · Post #16 » by **humblebum** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:11 pm

I'm excited to see Rondo play against Rose. It would be good for Rondo to get into the habit of putting Rose in his place, he's going to be matching up with him for years to come.

greenbeans · Post #17 » by **greenbeans** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:00 pm

Deng has a striking resemblance to Seal in the op.
And this game scares me a bit, it's about as trappy as a trap game can get.

BillessuR6 · Post #18 » by **BillessuR6** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:08 pm

I think we are just too good to lose to a team like the bulls. If we played at CHI then I could see a potential for a letdown but at home I really don`t see how we could lose to them.

celticfan42487 · Post #19 » by **celticfan42487** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:00 pm

I agree that Pierce could have a letdown, he's injured. But he's already had about 5 letdown games during the streak.

This Bulls team should let Ray Allen get back into the grove of things.

And hopefully Rondo continues playing like he has the past couple of games. If he does we should do well. Probably come down to the last half of the fourth because our bench still sucks.

Sebastian · Post #20 » by **Sebastian** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:07 pm

thebirdman wrote:I think we are just too good to lose to a team like the bulls. If we played at CHI then I could see a potential for a letdown but at home I really don`t see how we could lose to them.

Exactly. Bulls are 8-3 at home, 3-10 on the road. There's no way they can beat the Celtics in Boston.