tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post7207632782816366178..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: Boston Celtics 102 Atlanta Hawks 90Bret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-37407353095989728412011-01-01T13:00:43.571-05:002011-01-01T13:00:43.571-05:00In grading an offseason, the fundamental question ...In grading an offseason, the fundamental question that needs to be asked is, did the team improve? Obviously the Cavaliers had a tough offseason…it would be very difficult to support and borderline unrealistic to say that the Cavaliers improved.<br /><a href="http://www.bostonsportsstuff.com" rel="nofollow">The Knicks, on the other hand, landed a very talented Amar’e Stoudemire who could bring some status to New York basketball</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-24397766015029833472010-12-17T13:06:55.304-05:002010-12-17T13:06:55.304-05:00lazybum --
39.2% of Smith's fiels goal attemp...lazybum --<br /><br />39.2% of Smith's fiels goal attempts this season have been outside of 15 feet.<br /><br />Turnover rate is the same as when Joe Johnson got hurt. It bottomed out after the Philadelphia game and his risen back to 15.1%. To my eye it's a combination of Johnson being a really low turnover guy relative to the amount of touches he gets, Horford and Smith handling the ball more plus getting more defensive attention, Horford and Smith handling the ball more on the perimeter as they play the 4 and the 3, respectively, and Mo Evans and Damien Wilkins being unable to space the floor and exacerbating the attention Horford and Smith are drawing.<br /><br />Playing Miami, Orlando, San Antonio, and Boston on the road in the last seven games shouldn't be discounted, either.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-46062916580865408332010-12-17T12:49:58.309-05:002010-12-17T12:49:58.309-05:00i didn't get a chance to watch the game, but i...i didn't get a chance to watch the game, but i looked up the game shot chart, it seems that half of jsmoove's shot attempts were outside the paint, has that been his normal shot distribution throughout the season? <br /><br />we were 75-77 w/ 10 mins left in the 4th...on surface, i sympathize, its a tough call to bring your second unit in when they've been instrumental in bringing you back in the game (we were down 71-77 less than a min into the 4th) u have to ride your hot hand(s) right? <br /><br />but on a closer look, only teague and marvin were hot; zaza got one rebound, powell didn't do anything so by the time we make a sub for horford and smoove with 7:41 to go in the 4th, it was too late already (down 75-84)<br /><br />oh and boston recorded 6 steals in the 4th, two of which resulted in 3pt makes on the other end...bret, do you think our turnovers have lowered as the season has progressed? as in, are we committing fewer turnovers when running LD's offense over the course of the season (when we don't revert to the old iso approach)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-44080580654956746722010-12-17T11:51:38.592-05:002010-12-17T11:51:38.592-05:00First, tell 'em why you why mad, Bret. :) I wi...First, tell 'em why you why mad, Bret. :) I will be blogging about the last few games, but last night is a perfect example of why I can't do game recaps anymore - it becomes to repetitive. If we had hired another coach, I'd probably have fodder for each one, but not now...<br /><br />There were lots of things like - when you remove the other 3-4 best options, Marvin Williams can produce (hence, the reason we need to trade Jamal and move Marvin to the 6th man - shooter off the bench, defensive presence role) or the If You Just Commit 20-30 minutes to Jeff Teague every game, no matter the mistakes or caliber of team, HE JUST MIGHT BE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. I completely envy how the Celtics run their team and organization.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838862137960043254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-73873488696008188432010-12-17T10:51:53.989-05:002010-12-17T10:51:53.989-05:00Apologies for the delay in getting this up, but I ...Apologies for the delay in getting this up, but I think I've licked this cold after a good, long night's sleep. And the evening of December 16th draft of this post would have been more solipsistic than normal.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.com