5/11 - G3 @ CLE - Scott Wedman: Hero of Watertown

[Nator]

If Strus or Wade hits one more three, it's time for Tillman to come in and drop the hammer on them.

 

[mostman]

Not winning the ball luck battle right now.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I just don’t understand doubling Garland 35 feet from the basket. Stop fucking up the switches.

 

[Just a bit outside]

It is like we have never seen PnR.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Lol, they gave Hauser the lane and he was baffled

 

[PedroKsBambino]

That worked better in 1H of G2 than 2H.

yeah but Cleveland is now hunting Al. He just isn’t quick enough

 

[Cellar-Door]

Jrue is playing well

 

[djbayko]

Jrue is playing well

He’s putting in work.

 

[CreedBratton]

Jrue a lot better tonight

 

[Strike4]

DEFENSE

 

[Just a bit outside]

Holliday is doing work.

 

[OnWisc]

The Celtics look like a video game team being controlled by a guy playing it for the first time.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Not sure what the gameplan is tonight on defense but it seems bad.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

DISCO SAMMY HAU$ER!

 

[Cellar-Door]

Savvy try from White, tried to inbound before they could sub in Mitchell

 

[bigq]

Holiday is balling.

 

[BroodsSexton]

Great defense

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

What a sequence of plays from Jrue on both ends. Hope he keeps it up.

 

[ifmanis5]

Jrue doing work.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Not sure what the gameplan is tonight on defense but it seems bad.

It was hiding Horford on Okoro so he could roam, but they keep putting him in PnR so they're trying to hedge it and rotate but they keep making mistakes

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Jrue cares!

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Though if Jrue never misses the defense matters less.

 

[djbayko]

A little far Doogie

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

STOP AUTOSWITCHING

 

[timelysarcasm]

sigh, on Horford again

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

This is such dumb defense. Make them actually set a screen.

 

[TrapperAB]

D White is utterly lost out there

makes me sad

 

[MannyRam]

Yeah maybe make an adjustment on the Horford Mitchell cross match

 

[Just a bit outside]

Is Mitchell going to shoot 70% from 3? Jesus.

 

[NWsoxophile]

Mitchell is such a problem

 

[djbayko]

Mitchell single handedly preventing the Celtics from pulling away

 

[Cellar-Door]

This is such dumb defense. Make them actually set a screen.

Didn't switch the first one there, then Jrue got lost so Hauser switched and got dropped.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Mitchell 5-7 from three and Cs are winning. Can't be too upset.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Just start Al on Mitchell and save them the trouble of hunting the switch if you are going to give it up that easy every time.

 

[timelysarcasm]

Now he’s hot, but I will be surprised if he’s hitting them at this clip late in the game. I would feel more confident about that if Horford wasn’t an immediate Mitchell bucket.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

They either need to stop switching those or get Horfird out. Betting on Mitchell not scoring is the worst defensive bet you can make vs Cleveland.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

This is such dumb defense. Make them actually set a screen.

Exasperated Guy nods in agreement.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

At a minimum, blitz Mitchell and put the pressure on others

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Just start Al on Mitchell and save them the trouble of hunting the switch if you are going to give it up that easy every time.

They have had better luck letting him into the teeth of the defense.

 

[Nator]

Mitchell single handedly preventing the Celtics from pulling away

OK. Let him get his, don't let the rest of them get theirs.

 

[mikeford]

Is Mitchell going to shoot 70% from 3? Jesus.

If they're not gonna guard him, yeah probably

 

[mostman]

Guess those folks didn’t get married on a Sunday.

 

[bigq]

Mitchell single handedly preventing the Celtics from pulling away

Yep. He’s putting the Cavs on his back. Doubt he can do it all by himself but we will see.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Mitchell 5-7 from three and Cs are winning. Can't be too upset.

Yeah, but when is he gonna stop hitting the three?

 

[slamminsammya]

They either need to stop switching those or get Horfird out. Betting on Mitchell not scoring is the worst defensive bet you can make vs Cleveland.

i think betting he won’t be 5-7 on pull-ups is an ok bet. if you’re not switching you’re dropping which also opens you up to pull-up threes if not more

 

[wade boggs chicken dinner]

They either need to stop switching those or get Horfird out. Betting on Mitchell not scoring is the worst defensive bet you can make vs Cleveland.

This is what BOS has done all season.

 

[TrapperAB]

This makes me a bad person, but the next time Mitchell ventures into the lane, he should find out what it takes to get a call on the new NBA.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Al has made his career as a big who can guard the perimeter, so it's not insane that they're giving it a try, but Mitchell is just cooking anyone that's not Tatum-Brown-Jrue-White.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Mitchell is 5-7 on threes off the dribble. That is pretty incredible.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

i think betting he won’t be 5-7 on pull-ups is an ok bet. if you’re not switching you’re dropping which also opens you up to pull-up threes if not more

you can also blitz. Or fight around the screen.

I get Mitchell is hot but he can also score off the bounce vs Al. It’s just a bad match one need to play differently