Globe Shakeup

I was thinking that with interest in the Celtics at a high point now, people in this town are finally going to realize how crappy Celtics coverage is in Boston. I had nothing against Shira. Peter May is the worst. Both papers need a shakeup.

Realize though that David Scott is speculating on the future of Shira. He does not indicate that her move away from the Celtics beat has been confirmed, however she has done a handful of pieces away from the NBA, most notably her story on the female astronaut who “ran” in the Boston Marathon aboard the International Space Station.

Is it wrong that I’m almost as excited by this as I was when I first heard we got KG?

i miss jackie mac as the regular beat writer and obviously ryan. the globe’s golden days are over, but then what paper is thriving?

Could it just mean an addition rather than a replacement? Is the Globe anticipating the need for ‘more hands on deck’ for adequate coverage of the Celtics? Jackie Mcmullen and Bob Ryan are two tough acts to follow, but they established a standard that the GLobe should strive for (I also enjoyed Holley back when he was on the basketball beat). Tough thing is, the C’s have not been interesting enough in recent years to create the impetus for increaed attention. Now they are there, and hopefully Spears represents not only an upgrade in coverage but also an increase in the volume of coverage.

The Globe has weak basketball coverage for a big daily, mainly because of the two primary writers, one (May) seems to dislike the modern NBA in general and the local team in particular, and the other (Springer) seems to have never progressed beyond the J school fluff piece with rudimentary information. Hopefully, this guy will help raise the bar.

Isn’t it easy to forget that it was not too many years ago that the only source for off-season information was the sports page in the local paper. No sports radio (except Sunday night ‘Sports Huddle’); no internet; no ESPN or cable TV; no blogs…) I can remember when the end of the NBA season truly meant the end — for months. Bob Ryan used to take real vacations from his ‘notes’ in the summer. You’d just have to move on in your mind and accept that you’d hear little about the C’s unless there was an off-season trade or a major acquisition. Rumors? I don’t recall any rumor mill. And this was in the heart of the dynasties. What a difference the internet and this blog has made. I really am enjoying the year-long ride — especially this year. Only 5 weeks till training camp.

Celticpinoy, I was just in the Philippines for two weeks. Man, you guys over there really love your NBA. It’s nice to see.

Cousin It said it best, more or less. It’s weird that their veteran guy is too veteran and their young reporter is, after all these year, still too young. Springer is clearly a features writer and a horrible beat writer.
But, in her defense, they threw her into the fire at a time when the team was at its most irrelevant. The editors got what they paid for. I wish her well as a features reporter if that’s where she’s heading. She’s got a nice humanist steak in her.
Actually, if she could give May a heart and May could give her a brain, they’d both benefit more.
But say what you will about May — and we could all say a lot — despite his cynicism and crotchety ways, A) He’s been accurate more often than not, and B) He’s not as crotchety as Sam Smith. Is he?

Big Easy, thanks for the most laugh-out-loud typo I’ve seen in a while: She’s got a nice humanist steak in her. My only question is, how’d she get it in there?

I can’t help it if she has an advanced digestive system!
Eeps. Nice catch.

wHo cares fire them all. We have CELTICSBLOG! :D