Celtics Hand Nets First Preseason Loss Despite Lopez's 23

i liked how we competed against the eastern conference champs

Who cares about the Yankee post game! I cant believe they broke away!

but I have to say that ummmmm Favors looks like ummmmmmmmmmmmmm never mind.

TERRENCE WILLIAMS FOR SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR AND MIP!!!! book it

Safe to say we’ve scared off the Nuggets from wanting Favors

Trade will never happen if they watched the game!

Joe Smith looked ok. Grahm looked pretty strong. I felt our combos were odd at times but its pre-season. Without Devin and T-Wil in the game the offense looked stiff. Favors looked a lttle out of sorts but his defensive positioning was ok for the most part. He missed a few chippies around the rim. Still finding himself patience…. As i go watch what big cuz does,,,

That should scare of the Nuggets.. get away already… You had your chance…

Just wanted to say that the boston tv announcers are the dumbest people ive ever heard call a game. I am not in the area so I watched on NBA tv and after the 1st 5 minutes during which the YES broadcast was shown, they switched to the Celtics broadcast and it was painful to watch. Most of the dumb things they said I just ignored but the one thing that really annoyed me was that they continuously said that basically Lopez is worthless on defense, saying that he never even bothers attempting to block shots. He averages 1.8 blocks a game for his career so thats a little ridiculous. But I guess I shouldnt expect anything less from BOSTON commentators. Oh and 1 more thing, people need to stop giving up on Favors after THREE preseason games. Its a little absurd.

Damion James: B-
    Limited action, hit a couple free throws, took a few wild shots that could have been avoided. Whatever.
*Ben Uzoh: Incomplete
    He played 18 seconds.
*Kris Humphries: B
    Played excellent on defense in the limited time he saw. Hit a couple free throws, +7 efficiency. Nice work, even though he was sitting as Avery looked at rotations involving Favors and Joe Smith.
*Stephen Graham: C-
    Pretty much invisible tonight. Had a blocked shot and looked alright on defense. Committed more fouls than shots attempted. Not much playing time, but didn’t show much tonight.
*Joe Smith: B-
    I’m not totally upset with Joe Smith. 3-5 from the field and 4-6 from the line for 10 points. Grabbed a few boards. Looked pretty bad on defense, though. Can’t expect too much more from a senior citizen.
*Johan Petro: C-
    Didn’t see anything from this guy tonight, offensively or defensively. Yeah, he grabbed 5 boards, but he was dominated by Glen Davis. Committed way too many fouls, and at one point committed 2 in 10 seconds. Dissapointing tonight.
*Devin Harris: C+
    Didn’t drive to the rim as much as he could have, maybe because of his injury. I don’t have much to say, if he doesn’t drive to the basket constantly, he isn’t a good point guard. Managed 8 points and 4 dimes, but committed some turnovers and looked average on defense. Let’s see how he does on Saturday.
*Derrick Favors: D
    The guy has a quick first step, but he just didn’t look like an NBA player today. Almost had a ferocious dunk that would have been #1 on Top Plays, but missed it. Fouled out again. Defense sub par (although he did have one nice block that was probably a goaltend). All in all, he was discombobulated and looked lost on the court. It will come with time, I hope.
*Brook Lopez: A
    Glad to see Lopez is back to all-star form. Drove to the hoop and got fouled a ton (13-15 FT), scored 23 points, no fouls and only one turnover. Didn’t do a great job on Davis, but got Shaq in major foul trouble. He didn’t get as much help defense as he chould have. Overall, great job by Lopez tonight.
*Jordan Farmar: B
    Missed a bunch of shots and committed some silly turnovers, but he had a lot of nice, exciting passes and hit a clutch three down the stretch. I think he looked alright on D. Decent job tonight by Farmar.
*Travis Outlaw: C-
     His stats look alright. He hit a few tough jumpers and nailed a couple threes. But the 6 jumpers he missed were very ill-advised shots, dribbling halfway turned towards the basket and heaving up a jumper. His defense was absolutely atrocious on Pierce. Sub-par job by Outlaw tonight.
*Anthony Morrow: D
    Committed way too many turnovers (including one that sealed the Boston victory). Couldn’t hit any shots. His defense was atrocious on Robinson, Daniels and West. I hope he finds a rhythm before the season starts.
*Terrence Williams: B+
    *He did a solid job tonight. Took a few wild shots and missed a few easy ones. Screwed up a few fast breaks. 5 turnovers is too many. His defense was alright, and he did score 17 and dish out 5 assists. Solid job by Mr. T tonight.

Team Grade: B-

Strengths:
    Inside offense
    Ability to get to the foul line

Weaknesses:
    Defense (especially perimeter)
    Poor three-point shooting
    Turnovers
    Shooting drought towards the end of the game when stops were being made.

hmmm …

he needs a year or two at least

seriously? You’re going to start talking about a 19 year old kid fresh out of college who has played exactly two nba preseason games so far in his career? IMO, the only player drafted who is NBA ready is Wall. Favors will show his brilliance here and there, but its going to take time before he becomes the stud we know he can be. For now, he needs to get used to the NBA. In other words, he needs to get used to getting a foul called on him every 2.5 seconds.

 Being a rookie I think he did well, hadsome nice defense against Garnett and Davies too. Yes he comitted fouls but he stayed long enough there to play 24 minutes. He commited fouls defending some good veterans NBA player. He just needed experience. Even Brooks commits a lot of fouls before he got it. Some fans have to be more realistic here than wishing a lot of nonesense that doesn’t make the team better .A lot thinks if a players shoots well he is the right player.

Well,not to impressive…..I was at the game and im not sure how i feel about celtics bench winning the game…then again we had our bench out there a good portion…Still
its too early to get negative……The dynamic of the game should change once the season starts and we will get a good look at what were working with…Favors played good defense even though he got fouled out…..Wish we could have seen a bit more of Damion out there….Harris???……good job Brook !…..solid performance by outlaw and morrow,not great but solid(note limited minutes by outlaw)….. T-Will ,basically kept us in the game ……..all in all it was a C+ performance with lots of room for improvment……****key note…aside from a not so great performance from our starters i left the game feeling very good about our bench.

Favors really, REALLY doesn’t want to be traded :)))

We better get this Melo deal done before Favors gets any more run against NBA players.

The kneejerk reactions are hilarious.

T-Will had too many TO’s tonight.

Joe Smith is hard to watch btw.

Favors is still under review.And he plays good defense….really ,he does, i dnt knw how it can be portrayed on tv but when u see him play live its another story…excellent on defense…and thats where it starts for many superstars….lets just give it some more time,not too much but give him time.

Labeling busts after three preseason games wow

Avery really think harder about keeping Zoubek

Brook Lopez wasn’t all that good during his first preseason either
he was fouling a lot….and not shooting a high percentage…

It takes time for things to click…especially for a 19 year old

a positive for me was that i didn’t see him make any glaring mistakes…
his shots were decent takes…
his 2 offensive fouls that he got for….some reason..i really didn’t see a foul…but those things will get better

The Heat are in Kansas City to play the Thunder in a preseason game on Friday and LeBron James was scheduled to have a party at The Midland, a theater in downtown Kansas City, on Thursday night.

Durant received an invitation, but declined the offer.

“I don’t go out to parties the day before a game,” Durant said. “I really don’t go out too much during the season.”

Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69459/20101007/durant_declines_invitation_to_lebron_party_in_kansas_city/#ixzz11jjcr000

Favors could have easily had more than 3 pts, he just needs to convert because he had some good looks and he missed 3 FT’s. The block was clean too.

He is a work in progress. Come back after the all-star break.

“Reminds me of … I’m going to go with Tim Duncan,” O’Neal said. “Classy guy. You’ll never hear about him getting in trouble. Great moves, great composure, and you’re really not going to faze him. A couple guys will probably try to rough him up, but that’s not going to faze him. Good player. Good player.”

First of all let’s keep in mind that this is pre-season, so let’s keep our cool and realize that players are still trying to find their rhythm.
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Brook Lopez- Beast offensively, the only player that can probably stop him one on one is Howard. Definitely a future allstar. He must improve defensively and his rebounding and become more of a leader. Wouldn’t be surprised at all if he ends up winning a couple of championships once his career is over. Needs to keep working hard and hit the gym!

Derrick Favors- Very very raw. Has unlimited potential on both sides of the court and I hope he puts it together. He’s the youngest player in the entire league and needs more time on the court to learn the kinks of the game. Definitely not ready to be a starter yet. I find it silly that people want to get rid him already. Let’s give him time and he will learn. People are expecting too much out of him right now. Needs to forget about this game and learn from it.

Devin Harris- Looks rusty, I liked Farmar better. Looked solid defensively and didn’t force the issue. His shot is still awful but he will be better this year. Didn’t knock down his FTs.

Terrence Williams- Very gifted player. Has a playmaker’s mentality but it’s not there yet. Tonight he rushed most of his shots and didn’t attack the rim enough for my liking. He tries too hard to make spectacular passes but sometimes you need a simple one. Must learn and become more focused. Definitely a player to keep an eye on.

Travis Outlaw- AWFUL defensively. He does not take advantage of his size and athleticism. Never once attacked the rim and settled for shots. I am regretting giving him the 35 million $ more and more.

Anthony morrow- Awful defensively, let Ray penetrate way too easily. I hate to say it but he is one dimensional. he shot the ball ok today but shooting is the only thing I have seen out of him so far. Definitely not a starter IMO.

Humphries- always brings heart and displays an enormous motor. excellent bench player. Didn’t force the issue today(thank god) rebounded and was solid defensively.

Farmar- Very poised and cool. Ran the team better than I expected. Kept up with his man defensively and always seemed under control. Good shooter and distributor.

Petro- Looked subpar today. Not aggressive enough IMO. rebounded and played just OK. I hope to see more from him. Spending 10 mill when we have Zoubek might not have been such a bright idea.

Graham- Very good size and did a solid job on Pierce. Very limited offensively but can definately dunk the ball.

Damion James- I really don’t understand why Avery played him very little. Looked very feisty defensively and aggressive on offense. I like him more than Outlaw already.

Uzoh- Didn’t see him out there.

All of our players need a lot of work in all areas IMO. This is barely pre-season but at least we get to see where some players are as of today. There were a lot of things that I liked and others not so much.

Final note- Damion James needs to get more PT and Favors needs time. We all knew he was a project but for some reason people seem to be freaking out now.

LET’S GO NETS!

Fits the starters better especially if Murphy is starting.

Not bad at all.

THE LAST (2) FOULS CALLED ON FAVORS WERE COMPLETE BS, GARBAGE CALLS!

HOLLAH!!

It’s pre-season folks, nobody should be jumping off of any bridges, and Favors is 19 years old, just 19 years old. We have a whole new team too. We kept up with the Celtics, one of the top 5 teams in the league. I enjoyed watching Brook try and play SHAQ, the man is still a load, at, what 38 years of age? At least the game was on TV! GO NETS!

Still like what i see from favors…have patience fellas hes a rookie…cousins and wes are more ready now….but favors is rele going to help us out….especially on the boards and defense ( come naturally to him). I still think hes going to do very well

i think nets should give damion james a start in the preseason just to test him out…..maybe outlaw is more comfortable off the bench lol

Actually, the more I watch him play, the less I would trade him for Melo, and that includes last night.

Some of you are quite short sighted, and apparently don’t remember that this kid is only 19 years old. He’s explosive, active, and is going to drop a lot of jaws this year, regardless of what team he plays on.

More and more, I wouldn’t trade him. Denver missed their shot.

Was incredibly impressive. His move was so quick and he got up SO high. He hit the other side of the rim because he was absolutely way too high.

The distance between him and big baby’s hand was like 2 feet.

You never saw anything like that from Sean Williams, who some people are comparing him to. You did see that from people like… Amar’e and Howard.

But I’ll say it again. RELAX, kids!
It was our 2nd real preseason game and virtually the whole machine is new, in every possible way. As for DFavors, if you didn’t see the potential in the kid last night to be very very good eventually (and even a contributor this year), you don’t know your hoops.
Considering what went down last year and how new and different and young we are this year, you all should be jumping for joy that already, we have the beginnings of the first step: to be competitive.
So, sit back, relax, let Avery and the staff work and the kids find their identity, and renjoy the process.

I’m not counting Maccabi Haffa as a preseason game. They aren’t an NBA team and shouldn’t be a measuring stick.

Right now we are 1 – 1, no better than last year (yet). Good chance to go 2 – 1 on Saturday.

Just discuss the topic (the game, Favors, etc.) without taking shots at those who disagree with you or trying to tell people how they should react themselves. It’s fine to disagree, but do it respectfully.

Thanks.

another note. TWill, looks like he wants to be the best player he can b. Just a little to flash. Brook knows he is the man on this team. And Avery was preseason avert noway he stays this calm through out the season. It all starts with mentality and I think twill and brook have the right mentality. Hope the sheep follow

They looked like a very young team that had only played a few weeks together.

In fact one of those young players looked like he had never played in a regular season NBA game before.

And they couldn’t even beat a poor team like the Celtics.

Very disappointing indeed…

who will be running the team by the all-star break- farmar or harris?

Murphy out indefinitely…

that nobody is offering up anything significant for Melo (besides possibly kaman), and that at some point Denver will be desperate and come back to us. Makes me worry about Favors.

You Favors haters are idiots and D*** riders…im not even reading these comments anymore. When he had a good game ur own hisD*** when he adjusts and learns the game against real NBA talent u hate u fans SUCK! He’s the youngest kid in the NBA a rookie, 1 year college experience. What do u want an insant superstar? theres only one: John Wall. You want muslces ? you want a 6 pack? it takes times and work to get that…cant expect 20 and 10 in 3 games wht the hell is wrong with u sucky A$$fans??