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03-15-2011, 11:22 PM

lol losing the number one seed after having a considerably large lead

lol trading Perkins to get ultimately younger (Perkins is 26 :lmao)

lol thinking Shaq is going to be a serviceable big

lol signing Troy Murphy and Carlos Arroyo

lol being interested in every big, middle, average name out in Free Agency

lol having two players in the three point shooting contest

lol Allen

lol Bitch Garnett

lol Paul "I'm the best basketball player in the world" Pierce

lol shitty commentators

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Lol this written by a spurfan who believes Duncan will suddenly begin to turn it up and be as effective as old times :bang

But really, LOFL Celtics.

rayjayjohnson

03-15-2011, 11:24 PM

yes, you're right.

spurs are the celtics of the west

good thread tho

03-15-2011, 11:32 PM

yes, you're right.

spurs are the celtics of the west

good thread tho

lol being able to be a contender and then throw it away in a trade. :lmao

03-15-2011, 11:33 PM

I'm talking about the Celtics btw

Jt.ONE

03-15-2011, 11:55 PM

haha

wheres Lngrrrr to regulate this thread

Cessation

03-15-2011, 11:59 PM

good thread

rayjayjohnson

03-16-2011, 12:00 AM

I'm talking about the Celtics btw

good, i was gonna say the nuggets have never been contenders.

LnGrrrR

03-16-2011, 01:11 AM

haha

wheres Lngrrrr to regulate this thread

Uhm...

Call me back when we stop losing to shitty teams. :lol

Seriously, everyone knows I'm bugged about the Perkins trade, Ainge talking about how Shaq and Jermaine would carry us when they've played only320 games or so combined this season. That said, we got a decent record without Perkins, and last year we made it to Game 7 after going 27-27 (or something similar) after the ASB.

Feel free to figure out which parts of this post are fact, which are optimism, and which are both.

And Tommy Heinsohn is without peer. :lol

Amuseddaysleeper

03-16-2011, 01:15 AM

tbh, none of the contenders are looking all that great now except for the Lakers. I wouldn't sweat it.

Blackjack

03-16-2011, 01:17 AM

Feel for ya, LnGrrrR. Y'all really are becoming Spurs West.

Who needs size when you've got jumpshooting white boys?

What a terrible trade. Don't give a damn about whether they could re-sign him or not, it's better to lose him in free agency with another ring than replace him with what they did.

Amuseddaysleeper

03-16-2011, 01:19 AM

hitmanyr2k

03-16-2011, 01:24 AM

DesignatedT

03-16-2011, 01:40 AM

I wouldn't call the Celtics "Spurs West" yet. Unlike San Antonio the Celtics really do know how to turn it on in the playoffs and it all starts with their defense.

This Spurs core has won 3 championships, I am pretty sure they know what the playoffs are about and how to "turn it on" during them...

Blackjack

03-16-2011, 01:42 AM

I wouldn't call the Celtics "Spurs West" yet. Unlike San Antonio the Celtics really do know how to turn it on in the playoffs and it all starts with their defense. Last year Boston looked like shit in the regular season and then put on one of the most impressive playoffs runs I've ever seen. They damn near took out all the best teams without home court advantage. They're looking like crap now but I don't expect them to look this way in a month. Even without Perkins they're going to be a force.

These Spurs ain't the "Spurs". This is what they've become.

I said the Celtics really were becoming Spurs East (is what I meant) because the Spurs used to always have the defensive size - until Robert Horry came along and contaminated Pop's brain.

He's become infatuated with floor-spacing at the expense of D. Somehow his greatest takeaway from Horry was his 3-point shooting and not the off-the-charts basketball IQ and all-around intangibles/game he possessed within a team concept. And when Horry left the stage Bonner was selected for the role - he can really shoot the 3, so long as you don't close out on him (which never fucking happens in the playoffs, am I right?).

Boston's looking like they're becoming Spurs East, they're just about where the Spurs were in 08-09, not 10-11.

hitmanyr2k

03-16-2011, 01:46 AM

This Spurs core has won 3 championships, I am pretty sure they know what the playoffs are about and how to "turn it on" during them...

That Spurs core is far removed from 2005-2007. Duncan isn't even close to what he once was and I doubt he's going to suddenly become an 20/10 player in the playoffs. He can't sustain that kind of level for a long period of time. And to make matters worse SA's defense (the main reason they won those titles) is pretty much non-existent these days...not anything like the 2005-2007 team. I doubt they're going to flip a switch and suddenly start playing world class defense...especially with no legit bigs in the paint.

DesignatedT

03-16-2011, 03:15 AM

That Spurs core is far removed from 2005-2007. Duncan isn't even close to what he once was and I doubt he's going to suddenly become an 20/10 player in the playoffs. He can't sustain that kind of level for a long period of time. And to make matters worse SA's defense (the main reason they won those titles) is pretty much non-existent these days...not anything like the 2005-2007 team. I doubt they're going to flip a switch and suddenly start playing world class defense...especially with no legit bigs in the paint.

Well that's a different argument. I am not sure this Spurs team has enough to win it either but what you said was "unlike the Spurs the Celtics really do know how to turn it on in the playoffs" That makes no sense because if anyone knows how to turn it on it would be the Spurs... whether or not they have enough talent to win it all remains to be seen but they definitely know what they are getting themselves into. Where is your evidence saying the Celtics know how to turn it on during the playoffs but the Spurs don't... not like we have 4 championships to show that we do.. oh wait.

rayjayjohnson

03-16-2011, 04:27 AM

320 games between them? Workhorses... :)

LnGrrrR

03-16-2011, 01:14 PM

Where is your evidence saying the Celtics know how to turn it on during the playoffs

Last year?

Kobe_5_Duncan_4

03-16-2011, 01:44 PM

Great thread.

Lol @ the idiot Celtics and their idiot fans.

lefty

03-16-2011, 01:57 PM

2011 http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nba/med/trans/bos.gif
Boston RESTRICTED
Jeff Green (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3209)

UNRESTRICTED
Ray Allen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=9) (P)
Carlos Arroyo (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1055)
Glen Davis (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3200)
Nenad Krstic (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1719)
Troy Murphy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1013)
Shaquille O'Neal (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=614) (P)
Sasha Pavlovic (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2172/sasha-pavlovic)
Von Wafer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2793)
Delonte West (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2422)

Danny Ainge :D

03-16-2011, 02:00 PM

Kobe_5_Duncan_4

03-16-2011, 02:03 PM

:lmao @ Boston's impending overpayment to Jeff "the Scrub" Green.

mindcrime

03-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Great thread.

Lol @ the idiot Celtics and their idiot fans.

LOL at a fucking Lakers fan calling another teams fans idiots. Have you ever been to a Laker game? The combined IQ of all the beans sitting in the 300 level is around 20.

cobbler

03-16-2011, 06:51 PM

LOL at a fucking Lakers fan calling another teams fans idiots. Have you ever been to a Laker game? The combined IQ of all the beans sitting in the 300 level is around 20.

But the beer consumption is legendary! Gotta pay that league high payroll somehow! :lol

ALVAREZ6

03-16-2011, 07:15 PM

The Celts will be just fine, they got the best PG in the entire world, and in a few more years, the best to play the game, ever. The sole human that plays the PG position better than any other human to ever live.

Warlord23

03-16-2011, 07:23 PM

6:26 to go in the 2nd quarter, and the Celtics and Pacers are tied at 23 .. talk about offensive futility

03-16-2011, 10:46 PM

Ultimate jinx thread, the C's beat the lowly Pacers. . . . .

LnGrrrR

03-16-2011, 10:50 PM

Great thread.

Lol @ the idiot Celtics and their idiot fans.

lol @ getting pinked on all your accounts

lol @ this account getting pinked before April Fool's Day

03-18-2011, 11:24 PM

lol

LnGrrrR

03-18-2011, 11:51 PM

Good bump tbh

Ditty

03-18-2011, 11:53 PM

Celtics just losing to the 2nd seed in the west nothing to see here.

03-18-2011, 11:55 PM

What's wrong with the Celtics????

crc21209

03-18-2011, 11:58 PM

WTF is going on with the Celtics? I know the Rockets are a tough bunch (especially at home) but come on....

mindcrime

03-19-2011, 12:04 AM

WTF is going on with the Celtics? I know the Rockets are a tough bunch (especially at home) but come on....

Looks like they no longer give a shit.

Daddy_Of_All_Trolls

03-19-2011, 12:38 AM

Celtics will fall to the 3 seed before long. Probably out in the second round. Danny Ainge will be replaced by Kevin McHale.

Budkin

03-19-2011, 12:42 AM

They are still depressed about Perk.

03-19-2011, 12:44 AM

They are still depressed about Perk.

Smart guy here!!

Yeah, they sure are.

It's pretty retarded to rely on Shaq and Jermaine O'neal to be your post anchors.

Celtics gave away their contendership status when they dealt Perkins away.

Don't get it twisted, Perkins ain't no Star player, but the Celtics relied on his rebounding and post defense. Now he's gone. :wow

Stringer_Bell

03-19-2011, 01:40 AM

Has anyone hypothesized the Celtics might be dropping the soap on purpose? Maybe they want that 2nd seed to have the Heat in the 2nd round?

lol @ 77 pts vs the Rockets after trading to increase offensive output

LnGrrrR

03-19-2011, 01:53 AM

F'ing hell.

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 08:59 PM

bump

:lol Glen Davis taking the 3

:lol relying on Shaq to be healthy come playoffs

:lol Krstic getting softer by the minute

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 08:59 PM

Forgot this one

lol rondo shooting atrociously for an entire month

Reck

03-23-2011, 09:00 PM

Like I said before, Celtics cant keep losing and trying to comeback against teams that are actually playing good ball.

Celtics are done.

hitmanyr2k

03-23-2011, 09:01 PM

Would have been nice if the Pistons could have pulled off a win against the Heat as well and made my night. I'll take one out of two though :lol

usdane

03-23-2011, 09:03 PM

Thanks Memphis and/or Ainge :toast

Lakers now have home court over the Celtics.

Jelloisjigglin

03-23-2011, 09:06 PM

Thanks Memphis and/or Ainge :toast

Lakers now have home court over the Celtics.

Major props to our farm team. :toast

TampaDude

03-23-2011, 09:09 PM

Wow...Celtics drop another one...Bulls are coming out of the East.

21_Blessings

03-23-2011, 09:12 PM

The Lakers taught their farm squad well.

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 09:14 PM

Rondo's shooting lines from the past five games:

Bos v Mem: 2-12
Bos v NY: 6-15
Bos v NO: 4-8
Bos v Hou: 2-11
Bos v Ind: 0-2

Shit, let's go back five more games...

Bos v NJ: 1-10
Bos v Mil: 1-6
Bos v Phi: 6-12
Bos v LAC: 6-15
Bos v Mil: 3-7

Heck, let's just go all the way back to Mar 1 to see how long he's been shooting poorly.

Bos v GS: 3-11
Bos v Pho: 6-8

So for the month of March, Rondo's made 40/117, for a sterling FG% of 34%! Woot.

TIMMYtoZO

03-23-2011, 09:15 PM

I take it back about the Celts winning a game or 2 vs the Heat in a series. Miami over Boston in a sweep.

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 09:19 PM

I take it back about the Celts winning a game or 2 vs the Heat in a series. Miami over Boston in a sweep.

Get out of this thread. You add nothing worthwhile to the board. Unplug your computer until you are intelligent enough to use it. Try working with an abacus, then build your way up from there.

TIMMYtoZO

03-23-2011, 09:22 PM

Get out of this thread. You add nothing worthwhile to the board. Unplug your computer until you are intelligent enough to use it. Try working with an abacus, then build your way up from there.

It is an LOL thread about your team which means it is a shit talking thread about them. :lol

KillerMamba

03-23-2011, 09:22 PM

Lakers do have the better record, but it doesn't mean that much since they have the same amount of losses. Gonna need the Lakers to continue to be hot, as well as Boston to falter on the road.

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 09:29 PM

It is an LOL thread about your team which means it is a shit talking thread about them. :lol

You're only allowed to talk shit if you do it in a non-retarded way. Add something useful to the convo. not your typical "Chalmers is the best PG" retarded troll gimmick.

usdane

03-23-2011, 09:29 PM

It is an LOL thread about your team which means it is a shit talking thread about them. :lol

:lmao @ Bandwagon Heat fan with 100 posts trying to talk shit to LnGrrrR.

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 09:32 PM

lol 600 posts

everyone talks shit to lngrrr, he's a fuckin loser, no doubt

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 10:20 PM

lol 600 posts

everyone talks shit to lngrrr, he's a fuckin loser, no doubt

:lol lil ho'mo/Thispedo

Does anyone on this site even interact with you? Surprised you haven't sold your comp for heroin tbh

LkrFan

03-23-2011, 10:23 PM

:lol lil ho'mo/Thispedo

Does anyone on this site even interact with you? Surprised you haven't sold your comp for heroin tbh
:lol

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 10:32 PM

:lol lil ho'mo/Thispedo

Does anyone on this site even interact with you? Surprised you haven't sold your comp for heroin tbh

lol yeah you LOVE to get interactive online. Thats the way things go when you have no real life friends :lol

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 10:50 PM

lol yeah you LOVE to get interactive online. Thats the way things go when you have no real life friends :lol

Sick burn! You implied that I talk to people online, and possibly masturbate to videos or something! Awesome! *high five*

I suggest maybe insinuating I wear a pocket protector next.

La Peace

03-23-2011, 11:01 PM

I honestly expected them to win this game. I thought it'd be competitive but then I found out Gay was going to be out for the rest of the season. How/Why did they lose to the Grizz? Anyone who saw it have a gist?

I mean, I saw the box score, but shit even that had no break out performances. I could go to the celtics board but they usually go chicken little and I do not want to walk in on that mess.

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:07 PM

say bro i swear no lie whottt posted today under a troll that he pm'ed me with back during that whole drama. wtf do you think of that?

i still sometimes think he is alive and that he is crazy enough to post his own obituary to get "people" off his back. no joke :lol

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:10 PM

Sick burn! You implied that I talk to people online, and possibly masturbate to videos or something! Awesome! *high five*

I suggest maybe insinuating I wear a pocket protector next.

yes, i insinuated that you frequent 'interactive male' because you are gay and you love the interets and making online male friends, all of which is true.

calling you a nerd goes without saying, you are most certainly, without question, a bigtime nerd :nerd

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:19 PM

JT said the same shit dude..i shit you fucking not, he posted today under ric flair, and if i could still log into mavs>spurs i could show you the pm. too fucking weird

roflroflrofl i've felt this way the second timvp started the thread.... but ya never know. When I still lived in Austin, I kept thinking i'd see whottt cruising down the street in his wrangler or something. Alas...

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:20 PM

JT is a dumb piece of shit though. no joke. Stupid as hell.

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 11:21 PM

yes, i insinuated that you frequent 'interactive male' because you are gay and you love the interets and making online male friends, all of which is true.

:lmao Dude! Keep it up. Classic thread material, right hurrrrr!

calling you a nerd goes without saying, you are most certainly, without question, a bigtime nerd :nerd

Oh shit! :lol I'm a nerd!

Nerdsmack :lol Fuck yes I'm a nerd. I'm a network technician, it's nearly a prerequisite. What's your point? Coming from someone whose glasses could double as the Hubble lens, I don't get why you're hating on your kind.

lol cow avatar

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:26 PM

lol, look at how upset you are :lol

I don't know if anyone has told you, but being a nerd is a bad thing...

you seem to take pride in your nerdliness, though, so prahps to you brah :tu

LnGrrrR

03-23-2011, 11:28 PM

lol, look at how upset you are :lol

I don't know if anyone has told you, but being a nerd is a bad thing...

you seem to take pride in your nerdliness, though, so prahps to you brah :tu

Yeah dude! Nerds are gay! Keep rolling with those burns! :lmao

lol following me in threads

HarlemHeat37

03-23-2011, 11:31 PM

:lol Love to see those assholes in Boston lose, best rivalry in sports..

redzero

03-23-2011, 11:32 PM

:lol Love to see those assholes in Boston lose, best rivalry in sports..

You need to stop this schtick before you even start.

lil'mo

03-23-2011, 11:36 PM

Yeah dude! Nerds are gay! Keep rolling with those burns! :lmao

lol following me in threads

yeah, following you :rolleyes i just reply to the most recent post, which, in the NBA forum, is a post, more often than not, scoffing you :lol

j.dizzle

03-23-2011, 11:37 PM

You need to stop this schtick before you even start.

:lol That shit is pretty damn tacky tbh

LnGrrrR

03-24-2011, 12:03 AM

yeah, following you :rolleyes i just reply to the most recent post, which, in the NBA forum, is a post, more often than not, scoffing you :lol

lol never posts about actual basketball

lil'mo

03-24-2011, 12:06 AM

damn you're lame

LnGrrrR

03-24-2011, 12:44 AM

damn you're lame

lol still replying

lol still thinks calling someone a nerd is pwnage

lil'mo

03-24-2011, 01:01 AM

typical nerd jargon. I'm just going to feel bad for you and all your misfortune and be done with it... til the next time i see you doing something lame.

LnGrrrR

03-24-2011, 03:38 AM

Sick burn! Lame :lmao Nerd :lmao

Fuck dude you're hilarious!

Seriously, when are you going on tour? Let me know, I want tickets.

picc84

03-24-2011, 09:27 AM

Lakers looked like shit down the stretch of the reg season last year too. Then we all know what happened.

Kyle Orton

03-24-2011, 09:31 AM

lol the guy 2nd from the left calling anyone else a nerd:

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af242/blord729/mookiecrew.jpg?t=1300976993

The 4cc Dictionary

03-24-2011, 09:34 AM

ha! thanks for uploading that picture i saaiidd

LnGrrrR

03-24-2011, 11:53 AM

That picture just proves how badass lil mo is. I don't see any nerds in that picture, do you? No way, lil mo is far too cool to even get near a nerd.

lol "scoff"

LkrFan

03-24-2011, 04:37 PM

The Celtics are laying in the weeds. They are biding their time without JO and Shaq. I frequently peep CelticsBlog (Just as I do ST - hey you must know your enemy :toast). I found this little gem:

Jermaine O’Neal may be ready by next week (http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/celtics/index.php/2011/03/23/jermaine-oneal-may-be-ready-by-next-week/)

"It could be next week, which is about what we hoped for - the end of the month," said Ainge. "He looks good. I watched him go through his workouts."

"The most encouraging news, according to Ainge, is that O’Neal has been able to work out for approximately three weeks without swelling. In addition to working out with a trainer, the center has been playing 1-on-1 basketball."LINK (http://www.celticsblog.com/)

This thread is funny but make no mistake about it if the above happens, Lakers/Celtics will play for all of the marbles. Again.

LnGrrrR

03-24-2011, 05:13 PM

I'll believe it when I see it, but thanks LkrFan.

usdane

03-25-2011, 09:05 PM

Free Fall by the Celtics.

4th quarter
Bobcats 30
Celtics 15

Another good loss :toast

Thank you Cats and/or Ainge

LnGrrrR

03-25-2011, 09:12 PM

usdane

03-25-2011, 09:17 PM

*insert generic string of curse words here*

Good thing Shaq is fully healthy. He has to be, right? After all, he's been out for a month and a half, and no way Ainge trades Perkins otherwise, right? RIGHT?

Aaaaaah fuck me.

If Shaq does not come back strong I think Ainge will be looking for a job this summer.

How could he let go of the one player that somewhat neutralized the Lakers front court.

LnGrrrR

03-25-2011, 09:20 PM

If Shaq does not come back strong I think Ainge will be looking for a job this summer.

How could he let go of the one player that somewhat neutralized the Lakers front court.

He fucking better come back 120% ready to go, or Boston fans will string him up.

Krstic has been serviceable at best. He's shown flashes of potential, but he's not a defensive anchor. And Green has been stunningly mediocre.

Rummpd

03-25-2011, 09:25 PM

yet the media is all over covering the Knicks free fall but the Celtics taking a similar dive , that based on their record all year is truly stunning. This is the same team that survived all year without Mr. single single Perkins is now crashing and whether it is chemistry, coaching or just a bad run Cs look very vulnerable.

hitmanyr2k

03-25-2011, 09:39 PM

LnGrrrR

03-25-2011, 09:50 PM

Media's probably not covering because

a) Celtics looked crappy last half of last year and

b) Knicks added a competent scorer and are doing worse

j.dizzle

03-25-2011, 09:51 PM

The Celtics looked like complete shit at the end of last year in the regular season too and then reeled off one of the most impressive playoff runs ever. With that being said, thanks for the loss tonight guys. Bulls gain another game lead for first seed :toast

Different pieces now though & a year older. Rondo has to somehow learn how to make a jumpshot quickly :lol. Miami will probably get the second seed now but I still think Boston can beat them without homecourt. The Bulls are a toss up, they'll probably get the 1 seed but their offense goes stagnant too often. Deng & Boozer will have to take it up a notch.

Venti Quattro

03-25-2011, 09:57 PM

Boston has been hot garbage the past few and now I'm having doubts if they even keep up with Miami in a 7-game series.

03-25-2011, 10:04 PM

That was just a terrible loss to the Bobcats.

duncan228

03-26-2011, 01:58 PM

Boston’s hit that special time of year where they don’t care again (http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/26/bostons-hit-that-special-time-of-year-where-they-dont-care-again/)
Matt Moore

Ah, the early weeks of spring. Winters still lingers at the edge, nipping at heels. The NCAA tournament provides all sorts of drama. And the Celtics completely and totally stop giving a flying crap about their effort in regular season games.

It’s become a yearly tradition to see the powerhouse contender tail off their efforts, struggling to beat mediocre-to-terrible teams, not closing games effectively and generally showing the exact opposite kind of performance they’ve been giving for months. And unlike previous seasons, you can’t get sucked into believing this stretch has any sort of impact on the postseason. Don’t buy in. The Celtics are just trying to trick you with their laziness. They’ll be ready. But for now? It’s ugly.

First the Celtics suffered a close loss to an underrated Grizzlies team that really is worthy of a loss for the Celtics with the way they’ve been playing (consider last night’s three-point edging by the Bulls over the Grizzlies just more proof). But the way the Celtics lost is the problem. They coughed up the ball constantly, showing little or no intention of running the offense smoothly. But that loss was understandable, it happens. Then the Bobcats, who every season seem to sneak up on the guys in green, came to town, came back from a sizable deficit, and wound up holding off the Celtics as Boston missed two threes to tie on the final possession.

The Celtics are now two games back of Chicago for the top spot in the East, and only a half game above Miami. As for the fans? Well, they’re not taking this streak of subpar efforts super well:

I feel sorry for anyone who has tickets to the remaining regular season games. The Celtics have flat out quit. Thats the only explanation for the pitiful performance we witnessed tonight.

via Recap: The Celtics are dead – RedsArmy.com – The Voice Of Celtics Fans (http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2011/03/recap-the-celtics-are-dead.html#comments).

There are those two words again, “no urgency”. Celtics fans heard that enough last season to last a lifetime. And oh yeah, let’s not forget “bored with the regular season”, something Doc Rivers also alluded to after Friday night’s loss.

Old habits die hard.

If you think Rivers ripped into his team after the game, think again. The only message given to the players was the time of practice on Saturday – 12:30. He’ll let the rest sink in over night.

As for the rest of the season, that’s on the players. Rivers says that for things to change they have to be honest with themselves – he’s right. They certainly talk a good game, maybe the best in the league, but if they play the way they have the last two games it won’t matter what seed they get – they’re first round exits.

And if that happens, Danny Ainge will take no prisoners.

But it doesn’t have to end like that. It wasn’t built to. The Celtics need to get back to what brought them so much success.

Ultimately, it’s Ubuntu, and for the Celtics it’s time to practice what they preach.

Enough talking about it.

via Where Are You Ubuntu? – CelticsBlog (http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/3/26/2073108/where-are-you-ubuntu#storyjump).

But the Celtics won’t correct this. Not for another eighteen days. They simply can’t be bothered to gear up for the regular season. But when the time comes for them to deliver the goods in the postseason, they’ll be ready. We can say that because they’ve always been ready before. Even the 2009 team gave a good effort and was simply overmatched without Garnett against a red-hot Orlando team. But then there’s last season and the remaining belief that the Celtics might have toppled L.A., even without Kendrick Perkins, had Game 7 been in L.A.. There was an emphasis on homecourt advantage this year for Boston. And instead they seem content to surrender it without much of a fight.

Anyone would trade a handful of meaningless late regular season games for championship intensity in the playoffs. But that won’t stop the frustration over what amounts to an inability to summon the effort to beat teams Boston is clearly capable of beating.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/26/bostons-hit-that-special-time-of-year-where-they-dont-care-again/

redzero

03-26-2011, 01:59 PM

Hey, at least Rondo hit double figures in points for the second time in three games.

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 07:32 PM

Pre-emptive bump

Darth_Pelican

03-28-2011, 07:36 PM

Pre-emptive bump

If it makes you feel any bette LnGrrrR, just remember that the Celtics finished last year 3-7 in their last 10 games, and still beasted in the playoffs. That being said, no Perkins = :(

Ashy Larry

03-28-2011, 07:45 PM

Pacers choking .......

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 08:14 PM

Just gotta say...

Fuck you Nenad and your two f'ing rebounds. You're our only C, and you have two rebounds into the fourth quarter.

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 08:32 PM

Awesome. C's throwing another game away, and Doc has gotten to the point where he doesn't even trust Nenad on the floor.

Nenad - 16 minutes

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 08:33 PM

And for all the idiots who said, "Look at the C's record without Perk!" in the first half, without realizing this is an old team and they'd eventually need a true C to play... fuck you too. And fuck Ainge if Shaq isn't beasting this playoffs.

rayjayjohnson

03-28-2011, 08:33 PM

LnGrrrR, do you think the perkins trade will go down as the dumbest celtic move ever? i know perk wasn't awesome, but they've totally lost rondo too

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 08:36 PM

LnGrrrR, do you think the perkins trade will go down as the dumbest celtic move ever? i know perk wasn't awesome, but they've totally lost rondo too

Rondo played decently today. I don't really like when Rondo is our high-scorer, but at least he didn't go 1-11 tonight.

A lot of it depends on how healthy Perkins is. If Perkins breaks down this season, or early next, then some people might defend it.

But Nenad is showing what a Europussy he is. We keep losing because Big Baby and KG have to be our C's, which makes our team composition lousy. They're much better when KG is playing at PF and Big Baby is spelling him. And, ya know, when we have a fucking Center who can grab more than two rebounds in 16 minutes.

rayjayjohnson

03-28-2011, 08:39 PM

i wonder if ainge had any idea how butthurt rondo was going to be when perk was sent away. i figured he did it because he saw the magic move gortat and no longer thought he needed bigs over scorers.

still dont get that logic tbh

Ghazi

03-28-2011, 08:40 PM

what a choke by Boston to lose HCA over Miami (if it happens)

I pray to Allah they knockout the Cheat

bostonguy

03-28-2011, 08:48 PM

Giuseppe

03-28-2011, 08:49 PM

You're just common now. Strictly pedestrian.

hitmanyr2k

03-28-2011, 09:10 PM

Hopefully the Bulls don't waste this shit. They've been playing from behind against Philly the whole game. Cut the lead from 23 to 4 early in the 4th and since then the Philly lead has been fluctuating between 4-8 points.

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 09:11 PM

I saw this coming the minute they dealt Perkins. Shaq is done. That fat fucking piece of lard shit is too broken to be any kind of factor. Jermaine is done. Kristic sucks dick. I hate that soft ass pussy. Fuck you Ainge for putting the fate of our center position into the hands of 2 washed up finished players. :bang

Here's what really confuses the f out of me...

Why get rid of Harangody and Erden? They were serviceable young bigs, and couldn't spelled our Cs. And Ainge traded them both for a 2nd rd pick. Why?

LnGrrrR

03-28-2011, 09:12 PM

You're just common now. Strictly pedestrian.

:bang

True. We certainly aren't putting fear into anyone.

Venti Quattro

03-28-2011, 09:14 PM

But Nenad is showing what a Europussy he is

http://hustleandheart.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/pau-gasol1.jpg

bostonguy

03-28-2011, 09:39 PM

Here's what really confuses the f out of me...

Why get rid of Harangody and Erden? They were serviceable young bigs, and couldn't spelled our Cs. And Ainge traded them both for a 2nd rd pick. Why?

Because Ainge thinks they will get in the way of Jermaine/Shaq's inevitable return that is going to make this Celts team greater than ever. :lmao:lmao

Koolaid_Man

03-28-2011, 09:41 PM

what a choke by Boston to lose HCA over Miami (if it happens)

I pray to Allah they knockout the Cheat

that's blasphemy...so much for your 77 virgins

Koolaid_Man

03-28-2011, 09:44 PM

:bang

True. We certainly aren't putting fear into anyone.

Lng...you ok...I'm a bit concerned....have some tea my friend....:lol

KillerMamba

03-28-2011, 10:26 PM

Gotta give credit to LnGrrrR, though. Guy comes in here and takes it like a man every time the Celtics lose.

Killakobe81

03-28-2011, 10:27 PM

Giuseppe

03-28-2011, 10:30 PM

I get that losing Perk was an emotional one as well as a loss of their REAL toughness ...

But these losses lately seem like the Celts lost some heart ...i know they have plenty and will be there in the end ...but as much as they have owned the heat Celts playing with fire. Even if Bron develops a mysterious "timely" elbow injury ...he now has Wade on his side. And even though Bosh is a pussy ... KG punk him without Perk on his side?

There is a gag order with Media over this Perkins event. They not only can't talk about it, but, even if they do it won't see print, the light of day, or, sound.

They're stove up.

There needs to be a full vetting of the particulars.

Stringer_Bell

03-28-2011, 10:34 PM

I get that losing Perk was an emotional one as well as a loss of their REAL toughness ...

But these losses lately seem like the Celts lost some heart ...i know they have plenty and will be there in the end ...but as much as they have owned the heat Celts playing with fire. Even if Bron develops a mysterious "timely" elbow injury ...he now has Wade on his side. And even though Bosh is a pussy ... KG punk him without Perk on his side?

It's much easier for KG to bully everyone when he thinks he's got backup. It seems to me that the team might have lost faith in not only management, but the direction of the team itself. The apologists say it was all about the future, but I don't see how these changes help them THEN either.

KillerMamba

03-28-2011, 10:47 PM

The problem is that the Celtics completely overrated players like Green (who is actually alright) NoNad Krystc, Troy "can't get playing time" Murphy, Sasha, Carlos "aint even a good enough point guard for the Heat" Arroyo, etc. Seemed like everyone was cheering when Murphy decided to sign with the Celtics. You have to know the true value of players.

KillerMamba

03-28-2011, 10:50 PM

Also, Danny Ainge killed that team. Kendrick Perkins absolutely WOULD HAVE resigned with the Celtics in the off-season for LESS. Guy seemed to love Boston. Also, Harangody/Erden for a 2nd round pick was incredibly stupid. So you send away a couple players with chemistry and size in order to make room for Sasha Pavlovic and Troy Murphy?

LnGrrrR

03-29-2011, 12:17 AM

Yeah, I don't get it either. *smh*

The only person who can get away with moves like that is Bill Belichick (in whom we trust). Ainge ain't even close.

Ashy Larry

03-29-2011, 11:19 AM

The way it's looking now ....... the Heat smack up the cavs tonight and the Celtics might be headed towards a 2/3 matchup with the Heat and no home court advantage ....... damn, and they have to play Miami once more.

Giuseppe

03-29-2011, 11:30 AM

...they play Chicago once more as well.

LnGrrrR

03-29-2011, 11:36 AM

Because Ainge thinks they will get in the way of Jermaine/Shaq's inevitable return that is going to make this Celts team greater than ever. :lmao:lmao

It's not like Troy Murphy and Pavlovic are giving you that much more than those two guys.

It just don't add up!

QbXEEeC5GnU

(jump to the 6:36 mark)

LnGrrrR

03-29-2011, 11:38 AM

Honestly, when I look at that trade, I feel just like Spike.

Ashy Larry

03-29-2011, 11:38 AM

^ i Had to watch the whole thing ...... gotta love the old school cartoons

Ashy Larry

03-29-2011, 11:43 AM

lol @ dog @ 5:55

Giuseppe

03-29-2011, 11:49 AM

Perkins was the fear factor for the Celtics. The very soul of that team. He knew our deepest fears and thru that knowledge, that innate capability the Celtics as a whole were able to exploit us.

I just pray that "knowledge" doesn't travel.

LnGrrrR

03-29-2011, 11:50 AM

lol @ dog @ 5:55

One of my fave oldies growing up. My brother and I would reference the "That don't add up" whenever we were confused about something. :lol Classic.

Ashy Larry

03-29-2011, 11:55 AM

One of my fave oldies growing up. My brother and I would reference the "That don't add up" whenever we were confused about something. :lol Classic.

me too .... i still use that shit when the old lady tries to say stupid shit I know she's lying about .......

picc84

03-29-2011, 12:15 PM

Giuseppe

03-29-2011, 12:46 PM

If you really want to get down to it, Sheed was the bigger loss than Perkins. As soon as his grey patch rode into the sunset last summer the Celtics title chances were fucked. They tried to mitigate with Shaq and JO but it just wont work.

No. Wallace could no longer do it to us "alone" as he had in Detroit. Once Perkins went down last June Wallace was finished and everybody knew it, especially the Lakers. There was blood in the water and Kobe about when cuckoo with the anticipation.

Wallace was to Perkins what Powe had been to him. The loss of Powe was a harbinger for the Celtics. They've been retreating ever since.

picc84

03-29-2011, 01:09 PM

Wallace was the reason Boston got up and stayed up early in game 7. He gave them the shooting of Kristic + the toughness of Perkins. Soon as he retired, along with Perks injury, it was game over.

If they'd have kept him last summer and not signed anyone else, they'd be good as gravy going into the playoffs right now. Oh, he'd have coasted regular season again, just like last year. But come gametime that boy came ready to play. My biggest fear this spring was that he was just waiting for the PO's, biding time, and would resign with the C's for the April run.

Lucky for us, the only green Wallace is seeing is the Mr. Nice Guy in his pipe. Old trusty from the dorms at Carolina, probably never threw it away.

Instead they signed Troy Murphy, and traded their only remaining interior. If the O'Neal boys dont rise out of the lazarus chamber like Ra's Al Ghul, they'll have only themselves to blame for what comes next.

Giuseppe

03-29-2011, 01:44 PM

But, Wallace wanted to come back this season (late), he just received no encouragement from Ainge & the Celtics front office. Gotta be the money. He (Wallace) was foolish enough to walk away from that multi million dollar contract and the Celtics weren't going to let him back in. There's a gentlemen's agreement there in MA. over all this messy business with Wallace & Perkins. Media & the Celtics are in league together to keep it off the "papers."///like Tiger Woods and his piccadillos. Like Woods though, if it goes South for the Celtics in the playoffs they'll have to lift the gag order and then we'll get "the once upon a time." And it's gonna be a doozy.

LnGrrrR

03-29-2011, 02:23 PM

Wallace was the reason Boston got up and stayed up early in game 7. He gave them the shooting of Kristic + the toughness of Perkins. Soon as he retired, along with Perks injury, it was game over.

Sheed played the best that he could that Game 7, and I won't fault him for that. However, with Perkins down, we had no other reliable C. If we had Perk/Sheed for Games 6 and 7, things might be different.

Instead they signed Troy Murphy, and traded their only remaining interior. If the O'Neal boys dont rise out of the lazarus chamber like Ra's Al Ghul, they'll have only themselves to blame for what comes next.

Yup. I half-expected them to sign Sheed for the playoffs too.