Can we go back to playing Chicago?
Everyone looking for a continuation of the great basketball we saw against Chicago… sorry, ain’t gonna happen in this series. The Celtics flat out sucked for most of this game, yet they still managed to cut a 30 point lead down to 3. The bench was pretty good early, especially Stephon Marbury. He banged his first 4 shots, but then he never really saw the floor in the second half. But the real turning point in this came with 4:00 to go in the first half, when Paul Pierce hit the bench with his 3rd foul. At that point, it was 39-32 Orlando. At the half, it was 54-36. By the time the Celtics finally woke up in the 3rd quarter, the hole was too deep.
But there’s no way in hell the Celtics are losing this series. This Orlando team is the same Orlando team I’ve seen all season: play well in stretches, build a lead, then go a long time doing stupid things like jacking a 3 with 19 showing on the shot clock when you have a 20 point lead. They’ve been doing it all year. They’re going to keep doing it. If the Celtics didn’t suck ass tonight, they would have taken advantage of it.
There were missed opportunities all over the place in the second half. Orlando turned it over and the Celtics returned the favor. C’s got a stop on D, then can’t convert on their end. It happened over, and over, and over, and over again. The Celtics should have tied the score up by the mid-fourth quarter instead of being down 9.
Here’s something the Celtics figured out in the second half, but they should have known from the beginning: You take it at a shot blocker. Yes, he’s going to get some blocks. But he’s also going to get some fouls. And he’s also going to leave his man. And he’s also going to get himself out of rebounding position. When you get tentative against a shot blocker, you’re fucked. You challenge them. Always.
Rajon Rondo sucked in this game. He had flashes… but he turned the ball over in too many key spots. They said he showed up at the arena an hour before the game, which is not like him. He’s usually there 3 hours or so ahead of the tip. Who knows what that’s about. Ray Allen wasn’t much better. When was the last game 1 where he showed up?
Brian Scalabrine was the best Celtic on the floor. He did a great job defensively on Rashard Lewis. He hit big shots. He made smart plays. He’s the only guy on this team that played consistent basketball all night. Kendrick Perkins was right there too. He played Howard as well as could be expected. If he keeps doing that, we’ll be alright.
Ultimately, nothing in this game made me change my opinion of Orlando: They’re a good team, not a great one. They’re not built for the playoffs because they don’t know when to stop jacking 3’s, slow things down, and put a team away. If Rondo and Ray even stepped up with average performances, the C’s would have won by double digits. I’m sticking by my prediction: Celtics in 6.
elpresidente | Random Thoughts | 05/4/09, 11:46 pm |
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You lose game one, and you say celtics in six?? Well I hope those RETARD SANDWICHES you ate were good, but that aint gonna happen!!! So your telling me your going to win 4 out of the next five games. Yeah sure, whatever you say DUMBFUCK!!!!!
I COMPLETELY AGREE. BOSTONS THE BETTER TEAM. THE BULLS WERE NOT THAT GOOD. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY CAPS. I AM A BIG PRICK AND A COCK BOY. I AM TRULY THE DUMBFUCK!
Chi-town, Vinny and my buddies will find you. The internet isn’t bullet proof.
Anybody else get sick to their stomachs every time they see his name up there? Please stop posting and just go curl up in a corner. You flood all these blogs with the most asinine comments. And screaming (caps lock) isn’t going to make the red shirts magically come back into the playoffs.
On a side note, wasn’t excessive posting one of the reasons chav got banned.?
Why are you so interested in finding me???
Hopefully so they can beat your cum covered face in
Why do you want to run into me so bad Windycity??? Do you and your buddies from boston want to get me cornered somewhere and try to beat the shit out of me??? I dont know why your so pissed off at me I never said a bad thing about you-you were the one who had the harsh words for me, if I remember correctly.
I guess they should just cancel the rest of the playoffs then.
Chi town is an fucking idiot. Clearly a sore loser who constantly obsesses with capitalizing the same dumb phrases like “retard sandwich” and dumbfuck” as if anyone cares what he is saying.
However, Celts in 6 is questionable. The whole post season, the Celts have only woken up when they are losing. It happened with Chicago and its happening early with Orlando.
Doc needs to transition better between the starters and the bench so we can rest people smoothly.
Eddie is a 3 machine and plays D like a guy on crack. I don’t understand why he isnt out there to 1) raise the energy and 2) get the crowd into it.
Scal consistently makes good fouls and gets open enough from the corner to have at least 15 min on the court per game.
Also, with 2 min left and down 5, can we please put Mikey Moore in there to hack at Howard and get his ass at the line? Its not too much to ask. Put in the expendable guys to kamakazi for the better of the team. Again, that is what they are there for.
I would also love to see Pierce be more consistent on wide open looks, as well as driving to the hole. They were doubling him a lot tonight-all the more reason to take it to the hoop and put them into foul trouble.
My biggest concern is though is Rondo. There is something up with him besides being tired. He has constantly declined since the beginning of the playoffs and I haven’t noticed Orlando play him much different than chicago did. He seems to be unfocused. He was great from the line tonight besides that very noticeable airball, but the turnovers and crap about showing up an hour before the game are uncalled for.
Loved seeing Marbury shoot the ball with confidence and drive with positive results against the defensive player of the year. Seeing the celts shoot like shit at the beginning allowed him to be more comfortable shooting and not worry about the results too much. In big situations where the shot is expected to be hit; he chokes. However, calling out plays when we are shooting 30% lets him play carefree. Hopefully, this gets his confidence up and he can be a true asset to this team.
I see us getting a double digit win in game 2. Rondo will be back and Ray will come up big for us.
I think a split will go down in Orlando and this thing will pan out like the Chicago series, minus the OTs and crazy performances from all parties.
Celts win in a relaxing 7 game series
i apologize for all my actions over the last week guys. i just discovered the internet and i was high on crack. once again, boston is superior and chicago is inferior
Keep Dreaming SHITBALL!!! I dont apologize for NOTHING I STAND BEHIND EVERYTHING I SAID!!! Nice try JACKASS!!!!
IMPOSTER! I REALLY I AM CHI-TOWNS FINEST. i will now go back to my cage and watch the chicago fire.
I completely agree about Scalabrine. He looks so awkward doing it, but he is very effective. He played some great D, and was very smart with the ball. Never took bad shots, always drew in the defense to make a good pass after. I was very impressed.
cleveland is going to steamroll whoever comes out of this series. ray allen is still a f*cking god. nicest. jumper. ever.
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only reason the Celts were able to come back was the refs were trying to get them to come back. Rondo was reaching in almost every play in the second half and the refs didn’t call him for a single foul. Perkins and Big baby were able to push Howard in the back to get many of those rebounds. This game should have been a blowout, the next one should be as well, but I’m looking at the refs to make more of an impact and foul out Dwight in the 3rd quarter.
Chi-towns Finest
Please stop making people from Chicago look like tards.
Thanks
EL PREZ, Where’s the mugshot of Jobas mother?????
I thought for sure I’d find it here.
Most of you are too young to remember the basketball movie Fast Break with Gabe Kaplan (1979). But for those of you that have seen it, Doesn’t Rondo remind you Swish – the girl who taped her boobs down to look like a guy so she could play on the men’s team ? Just a thought…..
Didn’t Orlando blow just as many opportunities to lengthen the lead as the Celtics blew to cut it down???? Boston = Eat a dick city.
Can we talk about yesterdays SS, Cara?… I would drink her bather water.
Celts 2008 Champs
Sox 2004 & 2007
Pats 2002, 2004, 2005
Bruins hopefully soon
I guess Chi-town just wants to be around winners. I can not really blame him and almost feel bad that Chicago sports have been so pathetic over the past decade or two. Yes I know the White Sox somehow won a World Series but really who cares?
Crytowns Gayest, dude why don’t you just go away, we get it you dont like the Celtics, we get it everyone we match up against is going to destroy us, we get it you love to suck on old wrinky men’s balls, we get it you are an annoying little bag of rat piss, now get it and go fuck off!!!
Chitown how many hours of the day do you spend on this site? My guess would be between 19-21……pretty pathetic just like chicago sports.
The other 3-5 hours his father and 2 brothers jerk eachother off while looking at pics of joakim noah
Chitowns Finest, what is your infatuation with the Celtics, clearly you must be a closet C’s fan, along with many other things tucked away in the closet. But come on dude, Is you r life that pathetic, that you have nothing better to do than chace the Celtics around, well after your team is home, do you think for a second B.gordon is waking up an cursing the Celtics, No you fool, he is probably, smoking a big FATTY and sitting on a beach in Jaimaca. Get a life and go follow your lowly Chicago Bears, you know have another crybaby in Chitown, mr . Cutler, maybe you and him can go wine over a glass of wine.
Celts in 7…..just like every other series the past 2 years.
Dialed.
Someone should make sure Rondo isn’t taking Tony Allen pills.
Dialed?
If this microphallic little shit is the finest Chicago has to offer, then its no wonder the windy city has been blowing away jobs, investment and talent for years. Did you see him asking several questions about being found? He’s shook and there aint no such thing as half way crooks.
Ok, so I was sitting in the floor seats last night watching the game…
Why the fuck didn’t Doc Rivers tell Ray Allen to just shoot 3 after 3 when Van Gundy stick J.J. “I’m a little cocksucker” Reddick on him all night?!
Guys i apologize. I was recently let out of my cage and had a saw light for the first time in 6 months. I went a little overboard and i would like to offer my condolences. I am just upset that my bulls can not beat the celtics in regulation without garnett. Uh oh i heard my dad come home, time to get back in my cage. I AM A DUMBFUCK!
Is Paul Pierce really Terrence Howard from the movie “Hustle and Flow” and “Iron Man”… Maybe, I don’t know?
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