Game Thread GAME# 54: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 9, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

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Who do you think should now start at SF?

Poll closed Feb 14, 2017.

  1. Aminu

    3 vote(s)
    7.0%

  2. Harkless

    28 vote(s)
    65.1%

  3. Crabbe

    4 vote(s)
    9.3%

  4. Connaughton

    3 vote(s)
    7.0%

  5. Layman

    5 vote(s)
    11.6%
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  1. KingSpeed

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    They only outrebounded us by 2 and we outshot them. It came down to the turnover discrepancy. That turnover by Aminu after his great D killed the momentum.
     
    KingSpeed, Feb 9, 2017
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    That's been a battle all year. And that's why our defense sucks. Because good defense requires being mentally switched on all the time.
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 9, 2017
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'm not sure that's really a good selling point.

    It's not that they're having a bad season, it's that they've regressed from last year...or worst yet, haven't shown ANY growth or improvement.

    How many times have players been able to go drive to the hoop and score?

    ANY resemblance to a defensive big man would help a lot. They used to funnel players into Marcus Camby, Theo Ratliff and Robin Lopez. Now they funnel guards into....pretty much an open lane since Plumlee isn't a shot blocker, Meyers is even worse at it, and Ed Davis barely seems to get into games at weird intervals.

    A player like Nerlens would be a nice addition, not only for blocking shots or changing the shots of players, but rebounding.

    But for whatever reason, they aren't going to make any changes.
     
    julius, Feb 9, 2017
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    Gave up too many offensive rebounds too. Shame to waste Aminu's best offensive game of the year.
     
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    Yeah I guess, but we still give up too many 2nd chance points....or so it seems
     
    Pinwheel1, Feb 9, 2017
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    Rebounds killed us tonight, and the Celtics aren't even a good rebounding team. When Vonleh was in there we played better. Either commit to developing him or find a damn PF.
     
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    Yeah
     
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    We lost a ton of defensive rebounds...they killed us with second chance pts just like the Thunder game...and we didn't return the favor
     
    riverman, Feb 9, 2017
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    Let's win the next 2 going into the All Star break.
     
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    Those teams aren't hamstrung by awful contracts however.
     
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    Vonleh had the most rebounds for us and played only one more minute than Pat, who played the fewest minutes for us. Our starting lineup did so well, it kind of seems like maybe we should have played that combo a little more.
     
    LuckyShot, Feb 9, 2017
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    Which btw could/should be the last two games this team plays together.
     
    Scalma, Feb 9, 2017
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  13. KingSpeed

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    I agree
     
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    What would you have done last summer? Let everyone go?
     
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    They better be shopping those two 1st round picks hard for Noel or Vucevic. This team is a lost cause this season and you don't develop rookies with the 2nd highest payroll in the NBA.
     
    craigehlo, Feb 9, 2017
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    I wonder if hiring an awesome sports psychologist may be even more valuable to this team than a (realistic) trade.
     
    DUB, Feb 9, 2017
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    I'll be 100% honest, I would have resigned Harkless, CJ and Meyers (I was totally wrong obviously on the last one). I wasn't comfortable with Crabbe or Turner due to their massive contracts. They should have walked.
     
    craigehlo, Feb 9, 2017
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    I wondered what Kaman was doing myself!
     
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    I doubt it's mental. The same guys were pretty bad last year on D too. We don't have two-way players.
     
    craigehlo, Feb 9, 2017
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    Ok. So we let Crabbe go to Brooklyn. Who do we sign to replace him? And if we don't give our cap space to Turner, who do we give it to? It was a use it or use it situation.
     
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