Gino's Jungle

It is always easy to sit there and blame all of the players on the court who are not getting the job done. But, there is someone who heads this team, and has been making some very questionable decisions as of late. I know its easy for us to sit back in our home and tell the head coach of the Boston Celtics what he should be doing, but I think there are some things going on that should be changed.

As was posted by Brandon on Hardwood Houdini, Shelden Williams is getting zero playing time. Ever since Glen Davis has returned from his injury, Willliams has gone into hiding after playing above average minutes in his role to start the season. Williams provides good energy, and plays his tail off everytime he is in the game. Although he may not know where he is supposed to be at times, neither does Sheed. Sheed is a lost cause right now. He has no effort, and just when you think he has learned, he hasn't. Just when you think he is about to play hard, he isn't.

What stuck out to me in last nights game against the Cavs was when Cleveland was starting to finish off their comeback, and Lebron James drove to the hoop in the closing seconds of the third quarter. James telegraphed exactly what he was doing from the three point line. At the point I saw him driving, I thought to myself, "This is going to be a charge." Wallace did a great job to disprove this theory, as he relied on, like he usually does, to hacking the living crap out of the opposing player, instead of stepping in like a man and taking the charge. There is nothing more deflating than that to close out a quarter.

Now onto the Nate Robinson experiment that is unfolding. PLAY HIM. I don't understand it. He comes in, puts in 6 quick points on a foul shot, three pointer, and jump shot, and then sits out until the game is all but over with the Celtics down 20. The C's couldn't score in the 2nd half, and Doc keeps diddling around with the same group of guys on the floor, that havent found a way to score ALL YEAR. Nate Robinson was brought in for change, brought in to score, and there he sits on the bench watching the team put in 14 points in the 4th quarter.

Then there are other issues that we all know about such as Ray Allen's playing time, and Rajon Rondo's minutes. Both of these players have jacked up minutes every single game. Rondo only sat out of last nights game for 2 minutes and 50 seconds. No wonder the offense was so slow in the second half. All the energy was used up in the first. When the Celtics were putting it to the Cavs, that might have been a good time to rest him and bring in Mr. Instant Offense (Nate Robinson).

I don't know, it all may seem so theoretical, but I don't know if it is. You've got a guy playing huge minutes in Rasheed Wallace who plays with little to no effort. You've got a guy who was brought in to score, sitting on the bench when the team can't score. Then you've got players playing almost every minute of games and wondering why they are beat in the 2nd half. It is not all the players fault. Doc needs to step forth and take a little heat instead of continually throwing out everyone else who is doing wrong.