Celtics @ Suns Tuesday Game Thread, 2-24-2026

[Dback Jon]

Green comes in 8-0 Celtics run

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

that's it - i would say yank the starters but lol

 

[Mainstreet]

Green now with a -33 +/-.

 

[clyde2tw]

Fleming is already better than Dunn on 1-on-1 defense.

 

[Mainstreet]

Mark Williams has a -29.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

i see brea and maluach

 

[SweetD]

The bench is built for ball movement and spacing. Green is all ISO. Ott does not have the right lineup with Green.

 

[Dback Jon]

The bench is built for ball movement and spacing. Green is all ISO. Ott does not have the right lineup with Green.

Yup. Green doesn’t fit the Suns

 

[SweetD]

You can see the gap on this team. The offensive scheme is that big open wing shot. None of our bigs except Books can hit that open mid at the wing.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

coffee good coffey bad

 

[Mainstreet]

Watching the Suns play reminds of the lyrics to the song, "MacArthur Park."

 

[Dback Jon]

ManMan!

 

[SweetD]

Sad when Man Man is our best shooting big.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm starting to question if Jordan Ott has lost the team. Only time will tell but they haven't played as hard as they are capable.

Also, there is the Jalen Green factor.

 

[SweetD]

I am bummed. This was one of the best Suns teams to watch, up until 4 games before all-star break.

Now we went to Dragan Bender, Marques Chris, Josh Jackson, and young Booker days.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

I am bummed. This was one of the best Suns teams to watch, up until 4 games before all-star break.

Now we went to Dragan Bender, Marques Chris, Josh Jackson, and young Booker days.

rough times for sure - hope we get our mojo back at some point-book

 

[clyde2tw]

Everyone on the Celtics are setting illegal screens on and off ball, without refs' calls, that's when they turned the table from late 2nd qrt on. And our inability to create any O fueled that further.
MW seems softer than he was earlier in the season, maybe it's due to wear and tear playing so many mins in a season, for the first time. Green's legs not there yet for highlight scores and he also isn't the play maker Book is. Of all the active role players, only Coffey can be seen as not worse than Celtics' 15th man.

 

[Mainstreet]

I am bummed. This was one of the best Suns teams to watch, up until 4 games before all-star break.

Now we went to Dragan Bender, Marques Chris, Josh Jackson, and young Booker days.

It seems the Suns, somehow got their priorities wrong. The Celtics are a snapshot of how they should be playing.

 

[SweetD]

My concerns:
Dunn lost all confidence
Green purely ISO player
Allen/Gillespie/O'Neal - burntout
Booker/Green - not playing through injuries like group above
Oso - being way overvalued
Williams needs to be fed and not scrapping to get his points
To many 2way/buyout players still on this roster

 

[clyde2tw]

My concerns:
Dunn lost all confidence
Green purely ISO player
Allen/Gillespie/O'Neal - burntout
Booker/Green - not playing through injuries like group above
Oso - being way overvalued
Williams needs to be fed and not scrapping to get his points
To many 2way/buyout players still on this roster

MW needs to be protected to last more than one season. His stamina is not enought to burden post feeding type of games regularly. He's relateive agile for a big to switch to the perimeter on D. Oso definitely has the Draymond Green type of game in him, just needs more experience and abadoning the ugly push shots. Gillespie is ceiling is McConnel with a 3pt shot, not starter material in NBA. Dunn/Allen/RO may all be traded off season. Green, we'll see whether Ott can work wonder with him.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Livers was a dnp?

Team needs an enema right now.

 

[Phrazbit]

Pleeeease get better Devin Booker. This is a brutal watch on offense right now.

Gillespe is struggling bad, Brooks, as up and down as he was is now just dead. No one seems to know what to do right now, it's like, other than maybe Grayson, they're all playing as the worst versions of themselves.

Even Grayson stunk tonight but the Celtics seemed to key on him defensively.

And... we need to see some Booker and Green together, where Green maybe doesn't feel like he needs to be "the guy"... but right now, this Green, is literally the worst offensive player in the NBA. Since he's returned he has been impossibly terrible.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Pleeeease get better Devin Booker. This is a brutal watch on offense right now.

Gillespe is struggling bad, Brooks, as up and down as he was is now just dead. No one seems to know what to do right now, it's like, other than maybe Grayson, they're all playing as the worst versions of themselves.

Even Grayson stunk tonight but the Celtics seemed to key on him defensively.

And... we need to see some Booker and Green together, where Green maybe doesn't feel like he needs to be "the guy"... but right now, this Green, is literally the worst offensive player in the NBA. Since he's returned he has been impossibly terrible.

we went from easing jalen in to asking him to drop 30 a game on 30+ minutes - but that's the way it is

 

[Carolinacacti]

I'm starting to question if Jordan Ott has lost the team. Only time will tell but they haven't played as hard as they are capable.

Also, there is the Jalen Green factor.

It's the Brooks factor they need him Grayson is still hurt but he is a gamer

 

[Mainstreet]

Pleeeease get better Devin Booker. This is a brutal watch on offense right now.

Gillespe is struggling bad, Brooks, as up and down as he was is now just dead. No one seems to know what to do right now, it's like, other than maybe Grayson, they're all playing as the worst versions of themselves.

Even Grayson stunk tonight but the Celtics seemed to key on him defensively.

And... we need to see some Booker and Green together, where Green maybe doesn't feel like he needs to be "the guy"... but right now, this Green, is literally the worst offensive player in the NBA. Since he's returned he has been impossibly terrible.

Yeah, the Suns have been worse with Green. The team has become almost unwatchable and I have been there through the bad times.