I too, want my Celtics back.
Here is a comment I left over on RedsArmy after tonight’s debacle.
When does it become far enough into the season where we don’t say, “It’s too early to pass judgement”? 20 games?
I say now.
This is not the same team that destroyed Charlotte. This is not the same team that put an offensive clinic on for Utah. Sure the players names are the same. And the talent is still there. But the effort and commitment clearly is not there.
I don’t pretend to know why our team looks the way they do. I know it isn’t the refs. It isn’t fatigue (better not be anyway after all the talk of off season preparation for this year). And it sure isn’t KG’s knee.
The losses don’t really matter. The way they lose does. Last night it was guys going one on one and giving up the offensive rebound. So then tonight we get beat by team ball. 31 assists on 40 FG?!(that is not the stat of a team which is playing against any even mediocre level of defense)
Maybe the team thinks too much of themselves. Maybe they’ll be humiliated after these two losses. I hope they are. Someone in the organization has to step up and demand each and every player is committed every night. KG? Doc? Captain Pierce? Where is the emerging leader Rondo?
This is a great team. They just are not playing like one these days. Here’s to seeing them kick some ass in the coming days.
It’s the NBA. It’s a marathon. If it continues for a few weeks then you know something must be up.