Team Meeting

[FLCeltsFan]

The Celtics had a 36 minute team meeting after Friday night's loss.  They didn't really share what they talked about but Kyrie had a very telling quote afterwards. 

“Obviously some selfish play out there,” said Irving. “We have some really talented guys, but we’re better as a team sharing the basketball, and if it’s late in the shot clock that’s when we start shooting our iso plays, as opposed to if we have nothing in transition, shooting with 16 or 17 on the clock, or shooting a fadeaway, something like that. I get caught up in that as well.”3 of our young players have been guilty of that - Tatum, Brown and Rozier.  The big thing now is whether these players will take it to heart and realize that they need to change it or if they are going to feel picked on and get defensive.  That will be the key to whether the Celtics turn it around or not. 
I agree with Kyrie that there has been some hero ball and quick shots.  I think some of the guys are trying to do it all themselves to make up for the players who are out.   I have a feeling that when Horford and Morris come back things are going to turn around pretty quickly.  We will definitely miss Baynes but Williams will have a chance to grow and get better while he is out.  That could make a big difference come playoff time. 
What do you guys think? 

[jmost]

You can add Smart to the group who takes bad shots early in the shot clock. Kyrie is probably the worst offender as far as doing it himself and it's because he's so talented he can pull it off a lot of the time. But this team is only going to win it all if it plays basketball the right way. If everyone is healthy and we have everyone moving the ball crisply, we will be tough to beat, assuming we rebound and play good D. If we simply take turns playing hero ball, we'll lose early in the playoffs.

Too many possessions occur when two or three guys never even touch the ball. I think it's hard to stay engaged when you're not involved on both ends.

[Roadrunner]

Brad Steven's offense does not work with deep, talented teams. There is like 8-10 players that get the green light to shoot. BOS top 4 players, shot attempts, are shooting great. BOS next 4 shooters need to either shoot less, or shoot better. Side note - Hayward has been a lightening rod for negative criticism, however if you watch his misses, he rims a lot of those shots which tells me eventually he will make those shots.

[runrondo]

The perils of success from last season. Now, that trio of youngsters (Rozier,Brown,Tatum) are trying too hard on a team where they need to focus on doing the little things as opposed to being the offense. Tatum taking mid-range fadeaways with a lot of time on the shot clock or Brown being a black hole have been a lot more frequent it seems. At least they're publicly admitting it and showing some games they can play a well-balanced offense.

[Roadrunner]

Dec 23, 2018 16:20:35 GMT -5 runrondo said:

The perils of success from last season. Now, that trio of youngsters (Rozier,Brown,Tatum) are trying too hard on a team where they need to focus on doing the little things as opposed to being the offense. Tatum taking mid-range fadeaways with a lot of time on the shot clock or Brown being a black hole have been a lot more frequent it seems. At least they're publicly admitting it and showing some games they can play a well-balanced offense.

I am OK w/ Tatum's "ISO-Melo" shots, however Brown driving to the hoop without awareness, and Rozier jacking up shots is bad. I want the top-4 players taking the bulk of the shots, versus a well-balanced 8-players taking the shots.