Comments on: Recap: The Proof is In the Paint http://celticshub.com/2009/11/14/recap-the-proof-is-in-the-paint/ Thu, 24 May 2012 06:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sophomore http://celticshub.com/2009/11/14/recap-the-proof-is-in-the-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-13292 Sophomore Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:23:10 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4237#comment-13292 Obviously, rebounding and poor outside shooting were the big problems. That hurts. What also sucked is that when the Cs were not bricking up three-point shots they were able to create layups and high-percentage shots almost at will. There were a *lot* of layups and open shots coming off sweet ball movement. Want the proof? The Cs shot better than 60% from inside the three point line. You read that right - they were 35 out of 58, for a hair better than 60%. To get that kind of execution inside and still cough up the game... argh. One last point - while the Cs defense was generally solid, there were some real lapses in the 3d quarter when the Hawks made their run. Go back to the DVR and you'll see a number of uncontested shots. Guys often got stuck on picks and just didn't get through, leading to breakdowns on the defense. Obviously, rebounding and poor outside shooting were the big problems. That hurts.

What also sucked is that when the Cs were not bricking up three-point shots they were able to create layups and high-percentage shots almost at will. There were a *lot* of layups and open shots coming off sweet ball movement. Want the proof? The Cs shot better than 60% from inside the three point line. You read that right – they were 35 out of 58, for a hair better than 60%.

To get that kind of execution inside and still cough up the game… argh.

One last point – while the Cs defense was generally solid, there were some real lapses in the 3d quarter when the Hawks made their run. Go back to the DVR and you’ll see a number of uncontested shots. Guys often got stuck on picks and just didn’t get through, leading to breakdowns on the defense.

]]> By: steve http://celticshub.com/2009/11/14/recap-the-proof-is-in-the-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-13285 steve Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:14:35 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4237#comment-13285 Painful to watch the rebounding against the Hawks. Work hard on defense, force a tough shot, then don't box out and give them another chance. It seems worse that it happened time after time. You would think there would be a concious effort by everyone after the first half to get defensive rebounds. While you can give the Hawks some credit for their speed and athleticism a lot of it was the lack of boxing out. This seems correctable, or is it? It also seemed that Rondo finally realized at the end of the game that he could drive at will. Why wasn't that happening earlier? Rondo doesn't need to shoot jumpers, just drive, force the defense to commit and find the open man. He does a great job and can get around most any guard covering him. Hopefully back to hitting the threes and running against the Pacers and all will be well again. Painful to watch the rebounding against the Hawks. Work hard on defense, force a tough shot, then don’t box out and give them another chance. It seems worse that it happened time after time. You would think there would be a concious effort by everyone after the first half to get defensive rebounds. While you can give the Hawks some credit for their speed and athleticism a lot of it was the lack of boxing out. This seems correctable, or is it? It also seemed that Rondo finally realized at the end of the game that he could drive at will. Why wasn’t that happening earlier? Rondo doesn’t need to shoot jumpers, just drive, force the defense to commit and find the open man. He does a great job and can get around most any guard covering him. Hopefully back to hitting the threes and running against the Pacers and all will be well again.

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