Josh S's Blog

C's are running into three big problems. First, like you said, c's came out on fire, and at 21-9, I thought the game was over. And so did the refs, who all of a sudden found their whistles on the c's end (they seemed to be lost on the hawks' end). Those bogus, ticky tack calls on pierce and KG early on really kept it close. I do give credit to the Hawks for taking advantage of that opportunity, but the refs in this series (and all the other series) have been so inconsistent.

Another issue which I haven't heard brought up anywhere... the last two-three weeks of the season, when Doc was resting guys up. Obviously, rest is good, but it also leads to rust. When's the last time Eddie House took a 3-pointer under duress? A month ago? And it certainly looked like it last night when he was chucking up bricks.

Third, and I hope this wont be the downfall...Doc's coaching ability (or lack thereof) finally creeping its way into this series. IN the first two games, at home, everything firing on all cylinders, I could coach those games. Now, Atlanta goes home, they make adjustments, they decide to run on every play, never set up in the halfcourt...so how do the celts counter? What's their adjustment?...Well they havent made one yet. And how do you let Joe Johnson continue to scorch you, without switching Ray off of him. Ray had played 40 minutes at that point, was clearly winded, and even if he had played 4 minutes, I dont think he could shut down Johnson. Especially when he's in the groove like that. Where was Posey? Where was Tony Allen? Why did Pierce switch to him so late? Th

Yeah, seriously how many horrible, quick threes did the Celts take down in Atlanta? I honestly cant even count, I know it was many. Tony Allen probably is not the answer, as you said, he scares the [BLEEP] out of me on offense.. but what about going small with Posey in there? Or throwing Pierce on him. Simmons brought up a good point today, maybe Pierce is more hurt from that body slam than people think...

But again, I hope Doc is planning on making some sort of adjustment in this series. It's terrifying to say against a team like the Hawks, but I don't think the c's can win by just playing their game and making Atlanta "come to them" anymore... That worked in the first two games, but then the hawks made an adjustment. Now it's Doc's turn... can he do it? I think so, but I won't know for sure until I see it.

All that being said. I'm still not worried. The c's should take care of homecourt and move on..but after watching Joe Johnson rip them apart last night, I'm more terrified than ever of a 2nd round matchup with Bron Bron.

If the Celtics dont step it up they will be watching the rest of the season from a hotel room.
Hopefully game 5 will be better and tey can get a win at home!

Not so sure everyone thought they'd sweep. I know I didn't. As a Boston sports fan, if I have learned nothing else, I have learned that anything can happen in a playoff game. I haven't watched basketball for a really long time and did not jump back on the Celt's bandwagon but I have been keeping up. There's definitely no way the home court advantage couldn't help. Celts will move on. Go Celts.
BTW Josh, how come you never spell out God? You always use the dash.

Thanks for the answer Josh, I always wondered.
I'd say there have always been a lot of C's fans who never jumped off the wagon. I used to go to games and watch faithfully. I just got busy with other things and stopped watching. Doesn't mean it's not exciting though. Go C's.