Boston Celtics: 3 tweaks the Cs can make to improve their offense

Offensive Improvement for Boston Celtics No. 3) More player and ball movement

The Boston Celtics were highly predictable and bland on the offensive end, which played a large part in their poor regular-season record.

Their lack of passers and decision-makers led to the ball rarely popping from side to side and making its way into the paint.

Instead, the ball stopped at one man or passed between two while they wasted the whole shot clock missing reads and letting the defense get settled in.

It was abysmal to watch and probably even more unbearable to coach.

I doubt Stevens lets Udoka suffer the same way he did, which means the Celtics are likely en route to acquiring multiple passers to help stabilize a better offense.

But passing is not the only thing this team needs.

One of the reasons the ball never moved was because it never had anywhere to go. The Boston Celtics rarely moved off the ball or made cutting plays to the basket and rarely put effort into relocating around the perimeter when a player drove.

The only two players that routinely did these two things were Payton Pritchard and Aaron Nesmith, who were in and out of the C’s rotation all season.

It’s high time the Celtics bring in some passers to move the ball around, but they need to bring in guys that will roll off the ball before they can do that.

Shooters do this the best, and guys like Justin Holiday and Larry Nance Jr, who can shoot but also have the size to finish at the rim, would be fantastic.

Both would have to be acquired via trade, but both fit inside Boston’s TPE and would not cost any of Boston’s core players.