POST GAME CHARLOTTE HORNETS

I watched the 2nd and 3rd quarters.  It was almost 4am and went back to sleep.  Too bad, this looks like it was a classic.  Twitter is saying we were down 10 with 5 minutes left in regulation.  This is why it's good to be Rosalie.  She never gives up on the Celtics.

Re: Game On! Celtics vs. Hornets - October 25, 2021
Post by RosalieTCeltics Yesterday at 8:36 pm

What a game, poor bob went to bed.  Ha, I do not think so I bet he is watching this

Nope, couldn't keep it going (I'm not really much of a night owl anyway), but I did go back and read all of the Game On! posts.  

Ime says he doesn't want as much Hero Ball, but if you take even one quarter of the J's combined 48 fgas out of our 101 total we're sunk.  When your two studs, the ones Ime himself described as "our two pillars of the franchise", are a combined 26-48 you give them the ball, step back, and let the Big Dogs eat.

Parker saved our bacon in the 2nd quarter.  He's a Human Bucket and for short stretches where his defense can't be extensively exploited he's our new "in case of emergency, break glass" Gerald Green.

The Hornets were 36-75 after 3, 48%.  They ended up 46-103 for the game.  That means they shot 10-28, 36%, in the 4th quarter and OT.  Some of that might have been them just cooling off and some of it our defense.  As I said I didn't watch the 4th and OT, so I cannot say, although everybody seems to be saying Marcus Smart put his cape on and started locking people down.

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
yesterday
Marcus Smart said he has been suffering from migraines and vomited this morning but said he decided this afternoon to play. #Celtics

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
yesterday
Rob Williams: "Smart is a dog."

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Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
yesterday
Rob Williams: "We are building a good chemistry."

I cannot wait for the highlight films to be posted to YouTube so I can see this dunk. You know it's going to be good when you see the defender's mouth guard almost out of his mouth.



John Karalis @RedsArmy_John
yesterday
Udoka on not having Brown involved w/Tatum on the final play: The goal was to pick on Ball, so if they involved Jaylen then they're bringing over one of Charlotte's best defenders. By using Smart or someone else, they're trying to switch the weaker defender onto JT


Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
yesterday
Maybe the biggest difference between Ime Udoka and Brad Stevens is that Udoka is literally saying the Celtics wanted to pick on LaMelo Ball late in the game and I can't remember Stevens ever saying anything that didn't sound like the most effusive wedding toast about an opponent


Kelly Oubre is one annoying SOB.  So is Marcus Smart, but Smart backs his irritations with winning plays.  Oubre thinks he's a GQ model and should be an All-Star.  You got owned last night, superstar.  Jaylen Brown, with an iffy knee, dropped 30 on your ass in fewer minutes.

I thought Plumlee pretty much owned Robert Williams in the 2nd and 3rd quarters that I watched.  I know Cowens was getting frustrated on the Game On! thread too.  6 points and 9 rebounds in the 4th and OT.  Having said that I have to give credit to Mason Plumlee.  For a relatively unathletic white boy he gets the job done, he does really well at bully ball.  Plumlees > Zellers.  Same type of game, same skill sets but executed much better.

Schroder demanding a starting job.  He's a scorer and he had 8 assists and only 1 TO.  Ironically, the coup that Brad pulled off to get Schroder here and still stay under the cap is the same coup that will see him leave next year, but we get to enjoy this now.

I'm looking forward to the highlight films.

https://www.espn.in/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401359865


Bob


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These highlights are with the Charlotte announcing crew. This is what I listened to for the 2nd and 3rd quarter. I eventually had to turn the sound off.

I see about Smart's defense at the end. It's what he does.

And that dunk in OT by Jaylen on Bridges was attempted murder.





Bob


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This was a big time early season win on the road!

The East is loaded.  Teams like the Hornets and the Bulls are no longer automatic W's.  The Hornets were off to their best start in franchise history. That is an impressive offensive team.  I never really watched much of LeMelo Ball but I was very impressed with his game and that of Bridges.  Michael Jordan finally has a team that can compete.

Ok.  Enough about them.  Now on to us.

After the game it was revealed that Marcus Smart was not feeling very good. He gutted it out and helped us snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat.  He made some bad plays but still managed to come up with enough good ones to help us win.  

The Jays both showed up.  Jayson was a smooth operator and Jaylen used his speed and strength to get downhill and to the rim.  Teams do not have enough defenders to shut those guys down when they are on their games.  71 points between them is huge.

Dennis Schroder had a very strong game as our 3rd scorer with 23 points.  He also had 8 assists and 6 rebounds and only 1 turnover.  Teams are going to load up on the Jays so you have to have one or two guys that can make shots.  That still looks like the one area that lacks consistency.

Actross made a point about this in relation to having Smart as the outlet for passes when the Jays have to kick it out.  Most of these look like late in the shot clock bailouts for catch and shoot opportunities.  Marcus went 1-9 from deep and several of those misses came from kickout plays. Some of those missed shots however came early in the shot clock.  Having a 1-9 night like that is no cause for concern for one game.  The problem is that Marcus is off to a horrible start shooting the ball.  He is now 7-29 from deep (24.1%)  Marcus takes too many 3 point shots but how do you reduce his volume when he is the primary outlet guy?  

Robert Williams played with great energy in this game.  The biggest problem with Robert Williams is not Robert Williams.  He went 5-7 last night for 12 points.  He also had 4 assists and 3 blocks.  He was all over the court, keeping balls alive and securing 16 rebounds with 6 off the offensive glass. The Celtics have a 70% shooter and they still do not get him enough opportunities to score.  The Celtics need to use his scoring ability a lot better and that will help to balance their offense.

Parker came in and scored a ton of points in a hurry.  He ran the floor well and looks quick.  With no AH he gave us a big offensive lift.  He also had 5 boards and a block.

We discussed rotations before the season started and so far Ime is going with a 9 man rotation.  We have only played one game with a full compliment of available players.  Hernangomez logged 4 uneventful minutes while Kanter and Nesmith and Fernando are stuck to the pine.  Romeo Langford was in street cloths.

With only 4 games under our belt you can expect that we will see other guys get an opportunity to play.  It seems that ime is going with his vets plus 3rd year guy GW.  I think he wants to establish chemistry with this group before integrating more players into the mix.  Also, each game played has been really close.  No blow outs this far and fewer opportunities to turn the game over to the bench.

Next up Washington on Wednesday and again on Saturday.  Jeff Goodman wanted to trade JB for Beal and now he wants to trade Marcus Smart for a PG.

The Three Stooges

Hi Sinus007, great to see you posting. I sent you an email a couple of weeks ago because I had not seen you post.

Gary Tanguay is stooge #1 When he suggests that the jays cannot play together Goodman, stooge #2 agrees with him. Bob Ryan does not discredit the premise that the jays cannot play together. Then Tanguay says that the Celtics need to trade Marcus Smart and neither Goodman nor Ryan disagree with him. I respect Bob Ryan's resume as it relates to Boston Sports and Celtics basketball in particular. With him being the more knowledgeable guy among the 3, he could have shared his 2 cents and set the record straight about the Jays fit and about trading Marcus.

Tanguay is an idiot and so is Jeff Goodman. I am changing to 2 stooges.