Getting to Know the Celtics Assistants Part 6

It’s either that he doesn’t speak up, or noone listens to him. Wally had no business repeatedly trying to aggravate his ankle last season.

Am I the only one who doesn’t care about the Celtics assistants? I mean I’m a die hard fan, but getting filled in on how Mike Crotty keeps everyone on the right diet is even a little much for me. Didn’t we just get KG? Why are we being forced to listen to this garbage?

Mr Bean is an assistant? Wow

i don’t think anyone’s being forced to read this stuff. i don’t find it particularly interesting, but i’m glad it’s there for future reference.

modawg,
Force fed? Um, last I checked, readership is strictly voluntary. And the writers on this site are trying to entertain us in the dark ages of the offseason. Whatever Ii can get at this point, I’ll gratefully take.

On a different note, I’m probably the only person who thinks Ed Lacerte stinks and should have been fired years ago. If you look at all the serious injuries that have taken place and grown more serious under his watch, it’s ridiculous. Go back through the list of players and injuries over that time. Obviously, injuries happen, but why do the Celtics seem to log so many injury man hours lost over 2 decades?

I think these are nicely done. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Celticsblog.com has built up enough of a record, portfolio and following for the C’s PR department to arrange some direct interviews with the players. There’s certainly an opening to follow the team more thoroughly than the Globe and the Herald’s contribution.

Lacerte is in a lose-lose situation. If guys stay healthy no one thinks of him. If they get hurt, he could be considered the scapegoat. I guess that’s the life of an NBA trainer.

I am not blaming him for anything. Plantar fasciitis and back trauma is not anything you can blame on a trainer. But someone made the decision to let Wally play with questionably recovered ankles.

I’ve been joking about a theory of why the Celtics have not Won a championship in souch a long time for a while now. That theory is Ed Lacerte stopped wearing the warm up suit durring the games. He used to wear the white warm up suit that all the C’s players wore durring the games. It even had Lacerte on the back. Ever since he stopped wearing it the team hasn’t won. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, maybe not. ;)

his daughter goes to my school ;D

Jeff, c’mon, I was hoping to find out Lacerte’s shoe size and favorite color!!!! ;) I’m sort of on Cousin It’s side. I’ve been umimpressed with the strength and conditioning of many Cs through the years. Ever notice how the Cs typically don’t look ripped or even strong compared to many NBA players?

Hey Furball that’s funny. Who was that other little bald guy who wore one of those- I thought his last name started with a Q? Was he like assistant trainer? Does anyone remember what I’m talking about?

I like reading this stuff. Each one of these people are responsible for putting 5 large men making millions of dollars on a basketball court. It is a machine.

The uncomfortable question I have is, why were there so many injuries last year? I like conspiracy theories, like it was part of the tank job, but I don’t buy that. I hope we have better luck this year.

Thanks, Jeff, I know that and it was great to see them become professional-caliber interviewers over the past year.

I love how everyone gets defensive about the assistant coaches. All I was pointing out was that the articles are boring. I realize they are part of the team, but there are plenty of other things that are much more interesting to talk about than the guys holding clip boards and making subs.

An in-depth breakdown of Tony Allen’s progress would be number one. An article discussing how Ray Allen is going to react to being the 3rd option would be another one. Just because I don’t like the assistant coach articles doesn’t mean I don’t like the blog. Everyone simmer down, I love you all.

P.S. I’d rather listen to sound bites of scalabrine in the locker room than read about mike crotty.

As long as the profiles support my argument that the Kevin Garnett trade was a mistake, I’m all for them.
KIDDING.
Jeff said it best: It’s middle of the summer, ferpetesake. I know it’s hot outside, but ya gots ta chill.

I distinctly remember the Celts at Portland last year and Danny being interviewed during the game. Danny said, we (Doc and I)want Delonte West to not suit up and wait until he gets back to Boston from our road trip so our staff can evaluate his injuries.

What happened? Delonte against the wishes of his coach and Danny suited up anyway, and Doc went ahead and played him something like 20 minutes that night.

Too much of that kind of nonsense has gone on the past two years with Celtic players and injuries. It better not happen this year because we can’t afford to muck up another year.