C's Look To Split Florida Trip

Good job as always CB32. Thanks for the preview!

C’s will likely lose if Garnett doesn’t play. For starters, DWade will be able to penetrate and will get to the line at least 25 times. He will also travel 25 times on that spin move of his, but they won’t be called.

If I turn on the TV and see Scalabrine in the starting lineup, I’m going to switch to the NFL network. Even a 250-hour Superbowl pregame show is less painful to watch than Scalabrine.

AP is reporting that KG is out for tonight. No word who will start in his place. Hopefully it won’t be Scal again as Haslem will chew him up and spit him out.

I haven’t checked in in a long time but thought that I would see what is going on. I can’t believe that I am reading a post stating that a 34-8 team will likely lose to a 9-33 team because KG isn’t in the lineup. They very well may lose, because I don’t think that Miami is as bad as their record. To say that it is “likely” reminds me exactly why I got fed up and blew up and got banned for a week. I think I shall ban MYSELF once again… Absolute drivel and nonsense…

Well EJPLAYA, they almost lost to the Timberwolves with an 8-34 record— and that was at home with Garnett playing. Just because you’ve got you head buried in the sand, don’t ask the rest of us to do it.

The Orlando game was far from a stinker, 40. May have sucked because we lost. But the team showed great resolve by making the late run. Problem: If it’s close at the end, we won’t guard the inbounds pass or Rivers will get outcoached some other way. So we need to have at least a 2 posession lead going into the last minute.

By the way, welcome back, PLAYA.

Brick, who travels more? Paul, Wade, Kobe, or the primadonna?

Wade travels more than anyone. His spin move is always a travel becauswe he takes that little hop in the middle. He does not maintain his pivot foot. And LeBron James leads the league in charging fouls that are called blocking fouls. There is absolutely no way to get a call against either DWade or LJames in the last 5 minutes of a close game.

Who is the “primadonna?” As far as I can see they are all primadonnas.

James is the primadonna.

Maybe in the last 5 minutes of a close game the primadonna and Wade may get the same treatment. But the primadonna gets the treatment for every second he’s on the court. I may stand corrected but I think there are three standards for NBA officiating. The primadonna standard, the Pierce, Nash, Wade, thugster, Anthony, Kobe, Tank Carter, and McGrady standard, and the rulebook standard which applies to the rest of the players.

Not sure I’m really back based on the fact certain opinions don’t seem to be any different and continue to dominate the discussion, but here is a thought:

Why is it that if the opinion isn’t the same Brick then we are burying our head in the sand?! This team is not playing currently at a championship level. Here is what I see is their biggest issues:

1- Ray Allen is once again not playing at 100% and his shooting percentage is suffering. He needs to go to the hole more and throw down like he did the other night if the three is not going.
2- We do indeed need a veteran PG that can spell Rondo. Sam Cassell would be my preference but isn’t currently available. Stoudemire is a waste because he really isn’t that much different than House. He dribbles a bit better and House defends a bit better. Wash…
3-House has not been hitting 3’s at the same clip that he was earlier in the year. He needs to find his touch again. Maybe teams are deciding to play him closer.
4- Posey is also not hitting 3’s like he was earlier and for the most part has been invisible on offense.
5- Big Baby Davis, who has upside and should be playing more commits stupid fouls and turnovers most of the time he is in there so if he isn’t having one of his amazing nights he gets deservedly yanked. Powe has been a nice change
6- PP has decided to return to his old ways of dribbling behind his back through a double team, or usually just jacking up a fade away instead of getting to the line or basket when thy are challenged offensively.
7- They aren’t moving the ball like they were because they aren’t getting the ball first down to KG in the post so that they can pass out of the double team.
8- They seem to not be quite as energized, other than KG, about wins right now and have lost a little killer instinct.
9- Rondo’s injury has hurt them.

There. I know I have missed a few things, but those are our biggest issues. How is that burying my head in the sand? I blame # 7 squarely on Doc’s shoulders and possibly some of #8, but the rest of those are things that the individuals are doing that Doc can’t change. The PG addition is on Danny’s shoulders and if there is someone he feels will help us he will add them.

All of that being said, we are 34-8 and have never been blown out in a game all year. We have 3-4 of those we really should have one. Why is the sky falling? This is a marathon, not a sprint. It is absolutely impossible to sustain for 82 games and all of the playoffs the intensity that they had in those first 20-30 games when they were still new and exciting. They need to peak towards the end, so the time to have a slump is now when it isn’t a big deal. Injuries have cost them a few games, but they aren’t major. Rest the players even if it costs a few losses and get healthy for the last 15-20 games and go on a roll.

That’s not burying my head in the sand. That is being honest about it.

Their two biggest issues are a bad coach and no KG. The can overcome one of those issues in any given game, but not both.
They showed heart against Orlando, coming back as they did. But they couldn’t overcome Rivers’ decision to play Scalabrine for 20-25 minutes.

The game was lost in the 3rd quarter and the first part of the 4th. It should never have come down to a last second heave by Hedo.

If it comes down to a last second shot tonight, Wade will have the ball and there is no way the Celtics will stop him. The officials simply won’t allow it.

Brickowski said:
  C’s will likely lose if Garnett doesn’t play. For starters, DWade will be able to penetrate and will get to the line at least 25 times. He will also travel 25 times on that spin move of his, but they won’t be called.

Brick, you forgot the palming. No, you’re right. I just looked it up in the rule book and that infraction has an asterisk, it only applies to the Celtics.