Daily Links 3/5

by FLCeltsFan @ CelticsBlog on Mar 5, 2007 6:57 AM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

HeraldÂ Â Egged on to a victory: Fired-up Celts nip Wolves
Celtics are suddenlyÂ winning - put #1 pick on hold
Doc doesn't like trash talk, who got the better of the Wolves/Celtics trade?
Celtics thrill midday crowd and beatÂ Wolves in double OTÂ (AP)
GlobeÂ Â Double OT win speaks well of the Celtics
Wittman irate over call,Â Celtics finallyÂ setting goodÂ records
HoopsworldÂ Â Â In Boston, aÂ picture is worth a thousand words
HoopsAddictÂ Atlantic Division recap
NBA.comÂ Â Â Â NBA.com allows you to mix your own videos (hat tip to True Hoop)
SouthCoast TodayÂ Â Winning not all bad for theÂ Celtics, Danny responds to criticism
Worcester TelegramÂ Â Photo speaks volumes, Blount and Ricky speak, Max still jokingÂ
Celtics get lucky,Â Botched call helps Celtics get past Wolves
ProtradeÂ Â Slip sliding away - a letter to Danny Ainge
Toro's WebsiteÂ Â Allan Ray scores 25 in Toros' lossÂ
I Heart CelticsÂ Â Celtics win 4th in a row, Bill Simmons cults plan mass suicide
Draft ExpressÂ Â Shaking up the draft process, no workouts before NBA pre-draft camp
SI Fantasy CentralÂ Â 25 players moving on up and impressing including West, Jefferson and Green
ForbesÂ Top 100 GMs in sports - McHale #1, King #3,Â Isaiah 82, Ainge 92
Star TribuneÂ Â Â Wolves land on wrong side of line in controversy (Game report from Wolves view)

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I guess we can add the Wolves as another Celtic rival. ;D

by Bankshot on Mar 5, 2007 11:03 AM EST reply actions

That GM list is utterly baffling. They don’t even have a single good reason for McHale at #1. One and done in the playoffs is not success. Having your star player constantly demanding he get help or be traded isn’t really success either. Also there’s no reason Scott Pioli shouldn’t be the highest NFL GM on the list.

by ReadyFor17 on Mar 5, 2007 11:04 AM EST reply actions

I don’t believe this botched call really helped us win. IF that is called a 3-shot foul and Ricky made all 3, we would’ve had the ball under 24 and held for the last shot. We make it, we win.. we miss, we head to another OT, which is what happened anyway.

by Dave @ CelticsBlog on Mar 5, 2007 1:37 PM EST reply actions

The GM list is based on empirical criteria. It’s about results and spending. Of course, you can argue with the criteria of evaluation, but saying they “don’t have a single good reason” is a bit naive.

by kozlodoev on Mar 5, 2007 4:03 PM EST reply actions

On a second read, their criteria is full of crap, as I have noted in the forum topic on this problem :) But not because of the reasons you mentioned. :P

by kozlodoev on Mar 5, 2007 4:27 PM EST reply actions

dave – you’re absolutely correct. i actually emailed steve aschburner of the star tribune this morning regarding his implicit support of the t’wolves’ misguided take. his response:

"Was just trying to show how the Wolves truly believed, in the postgame locker room, that they deserved to win that game in single OT if not for the call.

I tried to question that view in a note I did in the “Wolves notes” on the inside of today’s coverage.

But first I am responsible for putting readers and fans on the scene, as much as possible, to see how their favorite team handles this sort of stuff."

all well and good, but he doesn’t exactly question his team’s intentional misrepresentation of objective facts.

if ricky makes 3 free throws: the wolves don’t intentionally foul delonte and boston instead runs the clock down and takes the last shot, possibly winning it in overtime instead of double overtime. even if that call was blown (and it was), the wolves still would not have had the chance to win in overtime.

wolves are sore losers, plain and simple. then again, i’m a dork for caring so much.

by game sink on Mar 5, 2007 4:29 PM EST reply actions