Stephen A. States The Obvious Loudly

i really cant stand this guy. he only likes to hear himself talk and a loud mouth in my opinion.

It’s nice to know he did enough research to even find out how the C’s plan to replace him.

Atlanta ALMOST eliminated the Celtics? Was game 7 close? Were any of the home games close?

my gosh, does he realize that in the atlanta series, we had only been together one season, and we had everything to lose, in comparison to the hawks having nothing to lose? and yeah, it’s obvious we’ll miss pose, it won’t be the same without him this year. however, tony’s healthy again, we actually have a 7 ft big man coming off the bench with a solid skill set, leon’s leon, gabe has found a spot on this team, cassell is still here, bill walker is our newfound antagonist, and last but not least, eddie house. is it just me, or has eddie been amazingly impressive off the bench throughout the pre season? he looks more comfortable and confident in his role this year, and him and ray both look MUCH sharper coming into this season as compared to last year.

i miss pose, but i’m excited for THIS season…we may not get 66 wins again, but i feel that we are a better team than last year.

IMHO someone ought to look at the officiating in those 3 playoff games in Atlanta. It was David Stern’s gift to a financially troubled franchise.

Every course of action has an opportunity cost, because you could have chosen to do something else. Posey’s minutes will go elsewhere, to different players with different skills.

A fair chunk of those minutes will go to Tony Allen. Tony lacks Posey’s size and 3 point shooting ability, but he is a better perimeter defender and slasher. Better passer too. Some of those minutes will go to Powe or BBD, each of whom is a better rebounder than Posey.

So I believe the impact of Posey’s departure is overrated. I do agree that the Celtics could use another “long” defender at the sf position, but Posey is by no means the only alternative.

lmao…he sounds like most outsiders looking..all gloom and doom for the most part…they really act like we lost paul pierce instead of james posey…

Who is ‘Kendricks’?!

This is typical SAS: He overstates the obvious. Or he loudly states his point. Either way, I still agree with the notion that Posey will in fact be very difficult to replace. I’m glad to see Tony Allen doing so well, and Bill Walker is intriguing. But when you have a player of Posey’s intangibles, it’s a little too convenient to suggest that the Celtics will replace him by committee.
Stern’s puppet moves or not, that Atlanta series was in fact a close one, Game 7 aside. (I remember biting MY nails, at least! LOL.)

I welcome any and all negative comments with open arms…it’s exactly what the C’s need to hear for the extra motivation….I remember “Kendricks” (Finals post Game 6) shout out to Rasheed Wallace—something like, “We didn’t have a center or point guard…but we got the Championship”

Also,7/8 of the ESPN experts picking the Lakers really helped our team.

Last year all we heard prior to the season is that the Celtics had no players to complement the big 3. What else is new?

I would expect the imporvement in Rondo, plus the development of Pruitt and a healthy Tony Allen to make up for the loss of Posey during the regular season.

The playoffs are a different story. Will players like TA, Powe and Pruitt handle the pressure? Who knows— but I wouldn’t be surprised if they perform well, just as Rondo and Perkins did last year.

Posey won’t be missed in the regular season—he really was not that big a factor then. He will be missed in the playoffs UNLESS Tony Allen steps up big-time. That is the question that won’t be answered until then.

What he has to say is right, but does he have to scream it. He is the most annoying announcer on television. Even worse than Dickie Vitale.

Stephen A Smith could be a politician…

No, he does have to scream it. Thats where his credibility comes from. Its clearly not from the content of his words. Thats dribble.

I like Smith. He’s an entertainer. But what he and most of the other media missed was the Celtics lack of athleticism last season. Teams like the Hawks were able to make runs against Boston’s veteran bench which featured Posey, House, a recovering TAllen, Cassell, Scal & PJ Brown.

With a younger, more athletic bench, the C’s should be able to compete against all lineups.

Pose, in my opinion is a great bench player. But do you overpay (and overplay) a veteran for a year of production and watch him decline afterwards, or do you get on with developing younger players in small roles?

BB.Org: EVERYBODY is better then Dick Vitale!

even you guys are acting like losing james posey is catastophic? hello, he backed up paul pierce, that is an easy job in the NBA

tony allen’s got to hit a few game winners this regular season to help me believe whether he’ll step it up in a playoff situation.

sas is a windbag- no more, no less. we will miss posey, no doubt, but any team trying to sustain itself as a champion or a contender has to build its base from youth and from within. the c’s have developed a sound organization and any org. has to be sound economically.

Daddy, that man speaks loudly, he must know what he is talking about.

I have to agree with him. So many championship teams have a player like Posey who is willing to do all the dirty work. We don’t have a player like that now. T Allen is not the consistent player that Posey was for us. It’s a shame. This team’s nucleus has about two more seasons and then the C’s will have to re-tool. They should have given Posey his deal. SAS and Jim Rome are truly the worst tv sports guys ever.