eh, i can't blame tony though. 1.7 on the clock how's someone supposed to pump fake and get a shot off, he needed to contest it. let's face it, if he didn't contest it he'd be getting grilled for not playing tough d, so it's a catch-22 on tony and its not really fair. he was thrown in the game after playing virtually no minutes if my memory serves me correct. he had no rhythm whatsoever, blame doc for that one.
But this is what I got from this game in regards to the Celtics:
1. Doc Rivers couldn't coach a team of 5th graders to a championship vs a team of 3rd graders with downsyndrome and in wheelchairs.
2. Ray Allen is better than we all thought. He's been hitting ballsy shots all year long.
3. We're MUCH better than throwing the ball into Pierce and letting him take a horrific off balance baseline fadeaway, I could have came up with about 84739832 other possibilities. KG in the post, KG in the high post, Allen off a pick, Rondo off the dribble (no one could contain him off the dribble last night, he was ridiculous).
4. Perk's offensive deficiencies definitely outweight his defensive proficiencies. His showing on the offensive end has just been straight up pathetic. He brings every ball down to the floor, pump fakes once, and brings it up, gets fouled almost every time, never gets and ones, and always misses one of two free throws. If there is one undoing this year, this is it.
5. Eddie House, Ray Allen, and KG look like the crunch time shooters, Pierce is too selfish to be that guy. I understand he doesn't draw the plays up, Doc does, but he's gotta know a good shot from a bad one. I understand he is "Celtics", and he's been our guy for years, but if you don't have a shot don't do it all yourself, you have a bunch of other shooters on the floor.
6. Rondo CAN lead this team to a huge year. He's been supremely intelligent on the offensive end, his repetoire of moves when he drives is pretty big now. His 18-20 footer is looking great, his defense has been solid (even though Chauncey was going crazy on him, to Rondo's credit, he mad Chauncey take tough shots, but Chauncey was on last night). He doesn't just drive anymore on the fast break, he knows when to attack the rim and when to pull it back out. I really love how he's been playing this year.
7. Pollard off the bench needs to stop. Seriously. Unless we need to hack Dwight Howard, he should keep his ass down.
8. Someone needs to teach GBBD to not foul in the first 15 seconds of him coming into the game. Every time he comes in, it's a quick foul, that's been his downfall all year long when he's been getting minutes.
9. I never though I'd say this, but Scal really needs some time off the bench. He's a pretty good defender, his hustle, and his ability to hit the three is a pretty good contribution to the team just to get left on the bench.
10. Pierce is still showing immature tendencies.