A lot of people read us to get our opinions about the Celtics. But sometimes, it’s good to open things up to the group. So we’ve come up with a new feature called “Crowd-sourcing the Celtics”… where we ask questions over social media on a certain topic, and post a few of the suggestions here (with our own opinions added).
Step one for participating: Follow me or Chuck on Twitter.
Step two: Like our Facebook page.
Then when we ask a question, answer it and it maybe be featured here.
Our first question: What do we do to get Jason Terry going? This question was asked before he shot 4-6 last night, but one good game doesn’t mean much at this point. The Celtics need to get Terry active and contributing to the offense. So here are some of your thoughts. Answers here are representative of many similar answers that conveyed similar thoughts.
@redsarmy_john when the 2nd unit is in..sully/green/terry(or Lee)…rondo needs to force the issue…tempo needs to go up a notch.
— Andreas™ (Ανδρέας™) (@Andreas24x7) January 25, 2013
@redsarmy_john that’s part of my solution..other part is 3/4 court press..you have 5 guards .. Use them..force the opponents to think
— Andreas™ (Ανδρέας™) (@Andreas24x7) January 25, 2013
Terry’s first basket last night was a transition 3. We spent years watching Ray Allen trail on the break and get wide open looks from long-range. It’s definitely something I like as part of the solution. I’ve said it a lot, the second unit’s offense especially will have to come from its defense, which will allow it to get into transition and get not only Terry, but everyone better looks at the basket.
@redsarmy_john run Dallas’ old dirk/jet pick and roll play with Jeff green playing the role of dirk. Would help them both out
— RA_PapaIrish (@RA_PapaIrish) January 25, 2013
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsWe got a lot of responses calling for pick and rolls. And while picks freed Terry up last night, the rest of his baskets were of the catch-and-shoot variety. Still, the point is valid. I’m not sure Green is the guy to run those with… some suggested putting Kevin Garnett in that role, which would work a little better. But getting Terry some looks on more pick-and-rolls might work.
@redsarmy_john Play him in a role similar to Ray Allen. Run him off screens and get him open shots. He’s not shooting the ball enough. — J. V o l m a r ™ (@itzjayvee) January 25, 2013
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@redsarmy_john Doc should stop trying to use him as a PG. Plus, more systems made for him I’d say. — Nathan F (@_NathanF_) January 25, 2013
This, to me, is a big one. The Celtics lack of a back up point guard is hurting Terry the most. He needs a guy to set him up in the right spots. So what’s the answer here? Perhaps a tweaking of rotations where Rondo’s distribution is changed a little to match up more with Terry on the court. I’d take Lee running some of the back up point more than Terry. Terry’s a shooter, he needs to find ways to shoot, not run the offense.
@redsarmy_john needs to attack the basket and get easier shots and get to the free throw and see the ball go into the net — nancy mata (@chcbgirl92) January 25, 2013
That’s a classic basketball psychological move. If the jumper isn’t working, try to get to the line and almost “reset” your shooting stroke by making a few free throws. It’s a confidence thing. JET is definitely trying to shoot himself out of the slump, maybe he needs to “score” his way out of the slump… by putting up good scoring numbers any way he can, and then the jumpers might start falling.
@redsarmy_john make him 2nd or 3rd off the bench instead of 1st….less preasure — alex patturelli (@Apatz50) January 25, 2013
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThis opens up a big debate with Terry. Do you use him less because he’s struggling…. or is he struggling because he’s being used less? Aside from his first season in Dallas, his usage rate there was always in the 20’s. And in the last 4 years, it never went below 23%. Right now, he’s only finishing about 17% of the Celtics plays, his lowest usage rate of his career. His true shooting percentage and his effective field goal percentage are both almost equal to his advanced shooting numbers from the Mavericks championship season. So the question here is…. do you use Terry less… or more… to get him going?
@redsarmy_john he has good looks, the shots just aren’t going down…he just needs to keep shooting and hopefully they’ll start going down — Summer سمر Pierce (@OohSoSummer) January 25, 2013
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsShooters gotta shoot.
All in all, I think there’s a combination of things here that will help Terry. The Celtics probably need to involve him more, but with different personnel on the floor around him. Get him some open looks, either with screens or pick-and-rolls, and above all else, get him to keep shooting and get into a rhythm.
The Celtics have a serious problem on offense, and JET was brought here to fix that. You can argue trades all you want (and I got plenty of those responses to the question too), but Terry is here now. So you can’t do nothing with the guy. The Celtics have to find a way to get JET flying again, and these suggestions might help do that.
Thanks for the responses everyone. Looking forward to doing this again.
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