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Lakers looked like down the stretch of the reg season last year too. Then we all know what happened.
Sick burn! LameNerd
dude you're hilarious!
Seriously, when are you going on tour? Let me know, I want tickets.
Lakers looked like down the stretch of the reg season last year too. Then we all know what happened.
lol the guy 2nd from the left calling anyone else a nerd:
ha! thanks for uploading that picture i saaiidd
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"
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). I found this little gem:
LINKJermaine O’Neal 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."
This thread is funny but make no mistake about it if the above happens, Lakers/Celtics will play for all of the marbles. Again.
I'll believe it when I see it, but thanks LkrFan.
Free Fall by the Celtics.
4th quarter
Bobcats 30
Celtics 15
Another good loss
Thank you Cats and/or Ainge
*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 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.
He ing 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.
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.
The Celtics looked like complete 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
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
Different pieces now though & a year older. Rondo has to somehow learn how to make a jumpshot quicklyThe Celtics looked like complete 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. 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.
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.
That was just a terrible loss to the Bobcats.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...nt-care-again/Boston’s hit that special time of year where they don’t 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.
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.
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.
Hey, at least Rondo hit double figures in points for the second time in three games.
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 =
Pacers choking .......
Just gotta say...
you Nenad and your two f'ing rebounds. You're our only C, and you have two rebounds into the fourth quarter.
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.
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... you too. And Ainge if Shaq isn't beasting this playoffs.
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