No Place Like Home

I plan on buying Doc a clue soon .. thats about as much as i can afford.

I love Delonte West. The guy is as honest and real as NBA guys get. That’s some good insight into the psyche of the team right now.

Please let him go back to his family for the all star break!

This may or may not be the week to rediscover that home court advantage. The Pacers are in Wednesday and were one of the four opponents the Celtics beat earlier. With Jermaine O’Neal calling out his teammates recently, they should be highly motivated to get a W. Friday’s game is against the improving Raptors whose trade of Villanueva for TJ Ford is not looking so bad right now. Toronto’s future is pretty bright with Bosh and top pick Bargnani up front, in case Celtics fans need any further evidence of why a top three selection in the 2007 draft would the best thing that could happen to this franchise.

The C’s travel to Detroit Saturday. They’ll be fortunate to win one of the three games this week. Even if Pierce is ready to resume playing by February, the schedule that month is a killer. Batten down the hatches, fans, the trade deadline is on the horizon.

I can’t stomach another season of Doc Rivers. Please Danny don’t give this clown ANY assurances that he’d be here next season.

You can feel the negativity in the crowd in Boston when you are there in person. Every time veal did anything the first few home games the fans were waiting for failure and to boo. The negativity is just awful.

I understand what your saying Jeff re: learning to play in front of any crowd but our players don’t like to play in front of their own fans which sucks.

If the Celtics had drafted Bargnani or any other top picks, Doc Rivers wouldn’t know what to do with them.If he is still here it doesn’t matter if we tank the season or not.

I think Doc knew exactly what he was getting in to. Ainge was dumping salary & stocking up on draft picks. That means rebuilding however you slice it. ‘Rebuilding’ in the NBA is a nicer way of saying ‘losing record’.

Pierce kept them within reach of the playoffs, and that means tickets sales & bodies in seats. You can see now why Wyc & crew had no bones about showing Pierce the. He’s practically supporting the entire franchise.

I don’t mean to say I disagree with Danny’s plan. But he’s hit a few bumps in the road. Baker (inherited), O’Brien, Banks & Blount set him back a couple of years.

The idea of bringing in a vet PG looked good on paper, but GP was way past his prime. In retropect, he’s not exactly the kind of vet you want around young players (didn’t practice, didn’t participate in shootarounds, loves strip clubs, etc.)

I think Doc & Ainge went into the season knowing the playoffs were a longshot unless they pulled off a big deal (Iverson). There still might be a deal before deadline.

More likely Ainge sees where he picks in the Lottery & goes from there.

One significant factor in the Celtics’ poor home record is the officiating. The Celtics get zero respect. Teams come into the garden and push them around, and its the Celtics who get called for a bunch of ticky-tack fouls early in the game, putting the other team in the penalty early in the first quarter.

Part of that is their inexperience: they don’t know how to get away with fouls as well as veteran teams do. But part of it is the fact that they are viewed by the officials as mere NBA cannon fodder. Just think back to that egregious flop by LeBron.

On top of that they have the worst coach in the league, who will invariably find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the majority of games that go down to the wire.

I do not know if I can endure another season of Rivers.

Most of us can not endure another game with Doc as coach. I expect to lose each game because of his presence. And that make each win so enjoyable. It was so frustrating and sickening watching Doc post Perk at the top of key and also at the top of the 3 point line and run the offense through his hands. Celtics were playing 4 on offense against 5 on defense with this stupid strategy. Perk is not a good passer nor does he have the hands to run plays through him at the HIGH post. Doc does not utilize the skills that each player has. Doc is the joke of the NBA and that is rubbing off on the whole Celtic organization. Sad to see this great Franchise sink so low.

Plain and simple, negatives reinforcement breed negatives, positive reinforcement breeds positives. Anyone who has raised children should know this. When you have high school players trying to develop in the NBA without college, this makes it all the harder to find them positives. When first developing in college they play against a lesser talent level and can build on thier many positives. That gives them the strength to ride the let downs of the NBA because they can draw from thier success at the college level. It is for this reason Jeff why our young team finds it harder to play before “any type of crowd”. This is why as fans, (especially those who attend the games) we need to try and help reinforce the positives so a player can build upon them. The mental aspect is as important as the physical, and as you all know it’s been the drum I’ve been beating for years. Keep the Faith, Restore the Pride

I have to ask this, " how much support do the players get from the fans in Boston?" I can see how the players are down on the fans as much as the fans get down on them. A little support for these guys would help. I wouldn’t be fond of the fans when every day I saw them writing about how bad I stink and want me traded.

â€Å"Boston has good sports fans. They know their sports. They know basketball. Theyâ€â"¢re used to seeing a tradition of smart basketball. We have guys that are creative and can play, but theyâ€â"¢re still getting a feel for what they can do out there.
    Ã¢â‚¬Å"Iâ€â"¢m not blaming it on the fans,” West added. â€Å"Itâ€â"¢s just guys have to play free.” …..DWest, 1/9 Herald
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The above is DWest’s quote. Nowhere does it say the team is down on the fans. Nor should it be.