Real Madrid - Boston Celtics Game Thread

[Euroleague]

Stop doing drugs.

Laso just said in this postgame conference on NBA TV, that he ran something called "quick hitter". I personally saw them run a few Side pick N rolls along with a couple box set plays.

And again, Boston also missed some of their key/best players, yet still made quick of the "Euroleague Champions"

Your trolling is weak as hell dude.

They didn't run jack shit other than let Llull, Carroll, and Rodriguez just dribble and shoot and do whatever the hell they wanted to with the ball, and take whatever shot they wanted to the whole game.

Those 3 played the JJ Barea offense for 40 minutes.

That's the set play Laso was referring to. Quit being a moron. They also didn't even attempt to play any defense. Not that they are a great defensive team or anything. But they do have some guys that can D up, like Reyes, Carroll, Nocioni, Ayon......not one bit of D the whole game was played.

That's probably easily the single poorest effort that team ever gave in any game.

And they were complaining about the refs in the Intercontinentcal Cup. Hell, they actually tried in that one and still it was competitive for 2 games.

[Rooster]

Rudy Fernandez isn't making THAT big of a difference. Not only that, but the Celtics had their share of injuries themselves (Evan Turner and Amir Johnson)

Also...by Euroleagues best, I mean the defending champions. Boston played ordinary basketball and still crushed them.

They can not stop Thomas. He was licking his chops seeing those 2 Sergios out there. He can get any shot he wanted anytime anywhere . When Celtics put ta light defensive pressure, those Euros can't even inbound the ball.
David Lee looks younger against those unathletic stiff. Nocioni looks old, he tried to post Jerebko and put up a bad shot. Funny thing was Real Madrid tried to play zone and got burned by those neophytes and roster fillers

[Euroleague]

They can not stop Thomas. He was licking his chops seeing those 2 Sergios out there. He can get any shot he wanted anytime anywhere . When Celtics put ta light defensive pressure, those Euros can't even inbound the ball.
David Lee looks younger against those unathletic stiff. Nocioni looks old, he tried to post Jerebko and put up a bad shot. Funny thing was Real Madrid tried to play zone and got burned by those neophytes and roster fillers

Funny thing is, you claim that Euroleague teams "only exclusively always 100% of the time play zone defense".

It's so odd, because when they play NBA teams, they never play zone defense. Well, maybe 1 or 2 plays in an entire game.

Yet you keep on and on with this bullshit about how they ONLY play zone defense in Euroleague.

You must be about 12 years old.

Because only someone that age would think that. You know, only someone that plays in that level of basketball.

The real questions are, why did Pablo Laso, the coach of Real Madrid, feel the need to bench Rudy Fernandez and Jeff Taylor, and replace them in the lineup with two high school sophomores (players from the youth team), after Fenerbache had just beaten the Brooklyn Nets? And why did Real not run anything even remotely resembling their normal sets for the entire game? Is it coincidence this happened right after Fener beat an NBA team in the USA? Somehow, I don't really think it is.

[dunksby]

This Celtic team beat the Euroleage champs? Respect

[Rooster]

Would have been nice if they'd have shown up for their big game, but...

Good run out for the Cs against inferior opposition

People were expecting the Real Madrid will put up a better fight than the Olimpia did and it was basically a laughter.

[catch24]

They didn't run jack shit other than let Llull, Carroll, and Rodriguez just dribble and shoot and do whatever the hell they wanted to with the ball, and take whatever shot they wanted to the whole game.

Those 3 played the JJ Barea offense for 40 minutes.

That's the set play Laso was referring to.

Game footage says otherwise, and that isn't what Laso was referring to. I just read up on "quick hitter" and it has NOTHING to do with over-dribbling isolation.

They ran "quick hitter" from a 1-4 flex set.

But they weren't running plays though....

They also didn't even attempt to play any defense.

Every excuse in the book. Bet you even have ONE in the holster for '12 Nigeria and Greece lol

You're a joke dude. Every time the States beat up on Euro/international teams it was the "refs" or "they weren't trying hard".

Lame.

[Rooster]

This Celtic team beat the Euroleage champs? Respect

Celtics smashing tomato cans in their home floor

[vix]

The real questions are, why did Pablo Laso, the coach of Real Madrid, feel the need to bench Rudy Fernandez and Jeff Taylor, and replace them in the lineup with two high school sophomores (players from the youth team), after Fenerbache had just beaten the Brooklyn Nets? And why did Real not run anything even remotely resembling their normal sets for the entire game? Is it coincidence this happened right after Fener beat an NBA team in the USA? Somehow, I don't really think it is.

Spot on. Real was unrecognizable today. No coaching and no system too. Something strange in this team. A very disappointing and strange match. BTW this team is most likely to be the first entering a hipothetical european conference in the future, this is Mr Perez's obsession in last years....

[catch24]

They can not stop Thomas. He was licking his chops seeing those 2 Sergios out there. He can get any shot he wanted anytime anywhere . When Celtics put ta light defensive pressure, those Euros can't even inbound the ball.
David Lee looks younger against those unathletic stiff. Nocioni looks old, he tried to post Jerebko and put up a bad shot. Funny thing was Real Madrid tried to play zone and got burned by those neophytes and roster fillers

Nah bro, they weren't running jack. Madrid were sleep walking out there, clearing lanes for Isaiah Thomas. Red Carpet Hollywood Style.

[Rooster]

Cool game so far, great pace... Real Madrid nowadays plays a lot like an NBA Team.

Doncic 16 years old on the court getting good minutes.
Sergio Rodriguez just trashing Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Smart.

Olynik playing in Europe would be so great, fundamentally sound.

Play a lot like an NBA team yet no one beside El Chacho can create his own shot on NBA level without someone setting picks for them.

Refs were calling every foul on Smart for being too rough

And Thomas was feasting on every Euro and he was not even trying hard.

[Rooster]

Nah bro, they weren't running jack. Madrid were sleep walking out there, clearing lanes for Isaiah Thomas. Red Carpet Hollywood Style.

Agree, they could not run anything and they look like a sleep walkers against Isaiah Thomas.

[Rooster]

Spot on. Real was unrecognizable today. No coaching and no system too. Something strange in this team. A very disappointing and strange match. BTW this team is most likely to be the first entering a hipothetical european conference in the future, this is Mr Perez's obsession in last years....

Yeah they don't see motor guys like Bradley, Smart and Crowder pressuring them so they were clueless.

[Euroleague]

People were expecting the Real Madrid will put up a better fight than the Olimpia did and it was basically a laughter.

They did pretty well considering they had high school sophomores on the court at times and decided to let Sergio Rodriguez, Jaycee Carroll, and Sergio Llull play street ball for 40 minutes.

15 points loss is pretty damn amazing considering those factors.

I would have predicted 50 points knowing those factors before the game, and I'm not even joking.

But of course, you are a troll of epic proportions.............

[Dro]

Madrid has a basketball team?

[Rooster]

Madrid has a basketball team?

Yes they are the defending Euroleague champ and led by Trey Thompkins (I dunno if you ever heard of him) with 24 points and 8 Rebs as they got smashed like tomato cans in their home floor by the Celtics who were playing half heartedly and only used their roster fillers in the last quarter.