05-10-2023, 08:35 AM
So last night - because I didn't think the outcome would be in question - I didn't watch Sixers-Celtics Game 5. Then I saw the score with about a minute left in 3rd only to see Sixers leading by 18!?!?!?
WTF has happened to the Celtics? Last year's finalists are both on the brink of elimination. There was a lot of reason to doubt the W's based on their regular season, but the Celtics seemed to have everything, and now appear to have lost their defensive edge in search of three point shots. When you do that and go 12-38, you are in trouble.
As for Poole... I can understand his beef. He sees Klay stinking up the joint and wonders why only he gets pulled when he is struggling. Some may say but Klay has the resume. My response is the W's are suppose to be ego-less, nobody ahead of the team. When Klay plays terribly, he doesn't get pulled, it looks like he is being put ahead of the team. Why should Poole be treated different?
I heard someone on radio say Poole is a player who thrives on confidence. Tough for him to have it when he is pulled after struggling a bit. I said last year that I thought Poole should start and bring Klay off the bench because Poole plays better as a starter ostensibly because he's more confident starting. It worked out with him coming off the bench last year in playoffs, but Klay was playing better too.
If I was Kerr, my starting lineup for Game 5:
Green, Wiggins, GP2, Poole (show confidence in him), Curry with bench of Thompson, Moody, DiVincenzo, Looney bench
My fear is it will be:
Green, Wiggins, GP2, Thompson, Curry with bench limited to Moody, DiVinCenzo, and Looney, and no Poole at all.
This will only erode the relationship with Poole and the Warriors.
WTF has happened to the Celtics? Last year's finalists are both on the brink of elimination. There was a lot of reason to doubt the W's based on their regular season, but the Celtics seemed to have everything, and now appear to have lost their defensive edge in search of three point shots. When you do that and go 12-38, you are in trouble.
As for Poole... I can understand his beef. He sees Klay stinking up the joint and wonders why only he gets pulled when he is struggling. Some may say but Klay has the resume. My response is the W's are suppose to be ego-less, nobody ahead of the team. When Klay plays terribly, he doesn't get pulled, it looks like he is being put ahead of the team. Why should Poole be treated different?
I heard someone on radio say Poole is a player who thrives on confidence. Tough for him to have it when he is pulled after struggling a bit. I said last year that I thought Poole should start and bring Klay off the bench because Poole plays better as a starter ostensibly because he's more confident starting. It worked out with him coming off the bench last year in playoffs, but Klay was playing better too.
If I was Kerr, my starting lineup for Game 5:
Green, Wiggins, GP2, Poole (show confidence in him), Curry with bench of Thompson, Moody, DiVincenzo, Looney bench
My fear is it will be:
Green, Wiggins, GP2, Thompson, Curry with bench limited to Moody, DiVinCenzo, and Looney, and no Poole at all.
This will only erode the relationship with Poole and the Warriors.