“He’ll get it. I’m not that concerned about it - just during the games, of course, because of rotations. But he’ll get that. It’s not a concern.
“It’s just going to take time. Chris [Wilcox] is behind a little bit. A lot of their weak-side helps are late, stuff like that.
“Just trying to get them to understand - you guard your guy and the ball at the same time. They’re still into guarding their guy, especially on the weak side, but they’ll get there.’’
Bass has taken advantage of opponents concentrating on other Celtics.
“I’m grateful to be a part of this group, man,’’ he said. “To play with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, [Rajon] Rondo - ain’t no one worrying about me, man, I’m under the radar and I want it to stay like that.’’
Bass also appreciates the veteran nature of the Celtics, compared with Orlando, his former team.
“Orlando is a young group, you know what I mean?’’ he said. “A good group. But over here, this is a veteran group, a savvy group, and I’m just excited to be a part of it.’’
Allen status uncertain
Allen, who missed Wednesday’s game with flu-like systems, also missed practice yesterday and is questionable for tonight’s game against Indiana.
“Ray is feeling a lot better,’’ Rivers said. “We told him to stay away, we don’t need anyone else getting sick.’’
Asked about Allen’s availability tonight, Rivers said, “I think he’ll play, but I have no idea.’’
Allen, playing with symptoms, scored 27 points in the Celtics’ 100-92 win over Washington Monday, then sat out the 90-71 victory over New Jersey Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Rivers’s attempts to encourage Garnett to produce more offense fell on deaf ears in the New Jersey game. Garnett attempted only seven shots on the way to a 14-point, 12-rebound night.
“Just shoot the ball, more - that’s what, jokingly, I told him, to act like a star,’’ Rivers said. “He does so many things. It’s difficult to tell him because when he does pass the ball, it’s a good decision. We just want him to be more aggressive offensively. And he’s getting there, you can see it. He is so skilled, it’s unbelievable, and also so unselfish, it’s unbelievable. It’s extremely rare, but it’s nice.’’
