It will be interesting to see if someone can get the jump on them on the playoffs and put them in a must win situation.
I'm not sure Garnett is as good a leader as he gets credit for - FFS, if I read another article about Garnett's intensity I'm gonna puke. If the Celtics get in a tough spot he could very well be the weak link. But I confess I just don't like the guy, so maybe I'm wrong about him.
If the Lakers get fully healthy Boston won't be able to beat them. Garnett will fade in crunch time. Kobe will match and then some against Allen and Pierce. Too many weapons for Boston to beat them in a 7 game series, especially when you consider how reliant Boston is on jumpshooting.
Celtics are 23 - 4 against the western conference. Not your usual East coast patsy it seems.
Scary.
The Lepricauns are rolling right now. The first sweep of the Texas triangle since the SacTown King's in Nov '01. Amazing.
We play em next week in Boston. It'll be a physical game for sure and a good one.
They will make noise during regular season, but I doubt they reach finals.
so the dude like Manu, what the is wrong with that?? Must you make a negative comment everytime someone says "Go Manu!"? It bothers you that much? There was no bashing of any other player here, it was simply Manu love. If it bothers you, fine, just shut the up about it.
P.S. Hopefully this time it will have the desired effect
Spurs were up 22 and if not for a ty finish were in good position to get a win.
So to answer the question, spurs can.
And I'm still waiting to see the playoffs version of the celts.
Keep in mind that the last 3 years none of the best regular season teams won it all.
2007 : Dallas
2006 : Detroit / SA
2005 : Phoenix
Lakers don't have the defense to beat the celtics. It's a big weakness right now. Boston have more than enough scoring options...fact is boston can shut teams down
Celts are playing great right now. Cassell really was a great pickup for them. KG made a lot big shots yesterday in the 4th, so I don't know what game everyone else was watching who called him a choker.
As for Dallas, I saw that no one who wanted to take the big shot in the closing moments. Howard had a wide open shot and passed, same with Kidd, same with Dirk. They overpassed and took tougher shots. They still have the same problems they had before they got Kidd; they don't have anyone outside of Dirk who can score in the closing moments. Yes, Kidd can make the right pass, but I don't think he's going to score and teams know that and lay off him.
Before the season started everyone was saying that the Celtics had Nothing but the big 3.
Then they pick up a few guys here and there like Posey and House and now Cassel. That Rondo kidd plays well and that Perkins guy clogs up the middle well. So now their bench is actually pretty darn good, especially on defense. They really can shut you down for short periods of time until the starters come back in.
So now they have a bunch of experience in KG, Allen and Pierce and you add more experience with Cassell, Posey and House and you have a veteran group who don't freak out when they get behind or at crunch time and they have calmed the younger guys down.
All in all it is a pretty dam good team. After watching them play in person last night for the first time, I was Really, Really impressed.
Detroit is going to have to play a darn near perfect to beat them but they are capable of that.
And not to start a conspiracy here but wasn't the NBA basically "Saved" by Boston vs. L.A. 27 years ago? I think David Sperm wants to see that match up again. At least it sure looked that way last night as i watched Boston shoot 18 Free Throws in the 4th Quarter on our court. Hmmmmm.
This is setting up nicely for the Spurs. I hope the Celtics do make it to the Finals. It will be the first time the Spurs ARE NOT the favorites. We have done everything else. 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-0. This will be a great story line. Tim ends KG bid for le AGAIN ! Sweet. Make it so # 1.
The Celts are pretty impressive...no doubt. You just don't sweep the Texas triangle with a scrub team and one of those games was a back-to-back too.
However, NONE of those big three (PP, Allen, KG) have been to NBA Finals except for Cassell. We all know the playoffs are a whole different ballgame vs. the regular season.
The Celts are the flavor of the month and deservably so. The jury's still out of what they'll accomplish in the playoffs together.
the dude like manu?so the dude like Manu, what the is wrong with that?? Must you make a negative comment everytime someone says "Go Manu!"? It bothers you that much? There was no bashing of any other player here, it was simply Manu love. If it bothers you, fine, just shut the up about it.
P.S. Hopefully this time it will have the desired effect
not sure what you are trying to say there, but I will continue to support the mocking of those who are only here because of manu and fabs and will leave when they do, these are not spurs fans and are nearly as annoying as suns troll.
Oh excuse me, I missed the "s"! Didn't mean to write in Sanskrit there, vandthe dude like manu?
not sure what you are trying to say there, but I will continue to support the mocking of those who are only here because of manu and fabs and will leave when they do, these are not spurs fans and are nearly as annoying as suns troll.
and what you're doing isn't mocking just bandwagon fans, you're mocking Manu fans, period. Now, I know why ducks does it, and its idiotic. I assume you do it for the same reasons
wasn't criticizing your grammar, I just didn't respond to any dude who likes manu, I was responding to your STFU post. see? unlike you, I haven't actually even attacked another posterOh excuse me, I missed the "s"! Didn't mean to write in Sanskrit there, vand
and what you're doing isn't mocking just bandwagon fans, you're mocking Manu fans, period. Now, I know why ducks does it, and its idiotic. I assume you do it for the same reasons
Detroit can and will as far as I am concerned. All this means ing nothing. Okay we swept TX which is near impossible to do. Unless that means we win the nba le, it means nothing. KG is a pussy who folds when playoff pressure is in full stride. Until I see otherwise, this team will be lucky just to get to the conference finals where the Pistons will beat their asses. We have a nice unproven playoff team.
no, no, that's right... ducks mocked, and you defended him. Huge difference therewasn't criticizing your grammar, I just didn't respond to any dude who likes manu, I was responding to your STFU post. see? unlike you, I haven't actually even attacked another poster
Playoff mode Spurs can whoop the Celts.
you can't just expect spurs to turn it on in the playoffs, i don't think they can anymore
All regular season games are worth exactly the same. As long as the Spurs have a top four seed and their health, it's all good.
This core has three rings together. It's not about flipping a switch. It's about playing with heart.
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