Comments on: Rondo key to C’s winning IN Cleveland http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2008/05/12/rondo-key-to-cs-winning-in-cleveland/ Bill Burt's blog on sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Ghost of Shawn Walsh http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2008/05/12/rondo-key-to-cs-winning-in-cleveland/#comment-4001 Ghost of Shawn Walsh Tue, 13 May 2008 04:04:51 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2008/05/12/rondo-key-to-cs-winning-in-cleveland/#comment-4001 Regardless of how this series turns out - and I'm leaning Cavs in 6 - Doc Rivers needs to go. He once again is demonstrating that he can't coach in the postseason. Period. When you have Ray and KG on the bench to start the fourth quarter, and the suck that is Brown and Big Baby ON THE FLOOR you have problems. Look, Doc seems like a nice guy, but he's being out-coached by Mike Brown. Not Popovich. Not even Phil. BUT BY MIKE BROWN. Christ. Furthermore, Gang Green is playing like Doc played: Without aggression. It kills me to admit this, but C-Barks is right: The Celtics are getting ZERO easy baskets, and that is why the series is tied up going back to Beantown. There are several poblems with this team, aside from the obvious (road woes, inept coach). First, Paul Pierce is a different player on the road than he is at home. Why? Who knows. Regardless, Pierce the last two games has been somewhere between Cassell and Rondo on the suck-o-meter. What is his penchant for rushing 3s? Seriously, take it easy. Hey, speaking of Sam, wow, does he suck. Sure, he’ll make a few nice shots for you, but Sammy is all about Sammy and that’s a problem. And I know it's the NBA, so who cares about defense, but, yeah, it wouldn't kill Cassell to play a little either. Regardless of how this series turns out - and I’m leaning Cavs in 6 - Doc Rivers needs to go. He once again is demonstrating that he can’t coach in the postseason. Period. When you have Ray and KG on the bench to start the fourth quarter, and the suck that is Brown and Big Baby ON THE FLOOR you have problems. Look, Doc seems like a nice guy, but he’s being out-coached by Mike Brown. Not Popovich. Not even Phil. BUT BY MIKE BROWN. Christ.

Furthermore, Gang Green is playing like Doc played: Without aggression. It kills me to admit this, but C-Barks is right: The Celtics are getting ZERO easy baskets, and that is why the series is tied up going back to Beantown.

There are several poblems with this team, aside from the obvious (road woes, inept coach). First, Paul Pierce is a different player on the road than he is at home. Why? Who knows. Regardless, Pierce the last two games has been somewhere between Cassell and Rondo on the suck-o-meter. What is his penchant for rushing 3s? Seriously, take it easy.
Hey, speaking of Sam, wow, does he suck. Sure, he’ll make a few nice shots for you, but Sammy is all about Sammy and that’s a problem. And I know it’s the NBA, so who cares about defense, but, yeah, it wouldn’t kill Cassell to play a little either.

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