Three Pointers - 4/24
by Jeff Clark on Apr 24, 2008 5:30 AM EDT
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PrintA big thank you goes out to the fans that started the "Rondo's better" chant last night. Cheers to Red's Army and the other blogs that came up with the idea. Well done Celtics fans. Well done.
- For those that missed it, Bibby didn't stop talking before the game. He kept taking shots, now at Perkins, saying "I don't know where he all of a sudden got this tough streak from." He isn't the first to call out Perkins for being a louder talker now that the team is good. But wait a minute, shouldn't you talk trash only when you know you can back it up? What sense would it be talking trash when your team is totally outclassed and losing every night? What idiot would keep talking smack in that situation? Oh, that's right. Just you Bibby.
- What concerns me much more than Bibby's mouth is the elbows and shoulders of the young Hawks players. Perhaps mistaking cheap shots with "physical play," we saw a few plays that got Garnett and others a little hot under the collar. Not to mention giving Pierce a stinger. Atlanta knows they have no shot in traditional terms, so they are going to grasp for anything they can to gain even a little edge. Which is why I can't fathom why Doc would leave the starters in well past the 4:00 mark when the team is up by 20. KG was getting pretty fired up after that Horford elbow. I know he plays with passion, but you can't let some kid bait guys into something that might get them suspended.
- The only other thing I'm concerned about is the Celtics preparation for the next round. How long has it been since we've had a good game against a quality opponent? Two weeks ago we lost to the Wizards and it has been all Knicks and Nets and Hawks since then. What good is that? If your varsity team scrimmages against the JV team too much, they won't be ready to play the other varsity teams. As it is we haven't seen anything near the Celtics' A-game yet. They haven't been clicking on all cylidars in part because they haven't had to. Here's hoping they can sharpen their focus in the next round. They can't take LeBron lighly or he'll light it up.
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The vibe on The Blog lately seems more like the off-season than the post-season. Since when did we lose our professionalism and composure in favor of bickering with the players (Bibby), and complaining about cheap play?
Remember when Perkins was smacking Raptor players around two years ago (and last year) and they were crying suspension? We didn’t think he did anything wrong, and do you think the Hawks feel they crossed any boundaries with their physical play of late? Should we expect not to have a big target on our backs?
Are you so unused to winning that you need to ruffle some feathers when people take shots at our beloved Celtics team, Jeff? I expected more from you. They will try anything to win, just as we would if we were on the way out of the play-offs (remember Pierce’s foul-up in Indiana when Tinsley flopped?). Let them do what they wish, but don’t stoop to their level and take the high standards of your blog with you, please.
Give them a polite smile in return and go about your business, as Ray and Garnett would expect.
i don’t mind the boos every time bibby touched the ball, but the crowd taunting by calling out names bothers me. these guys are pros so they can take it. i just think it is boorish and sets up kids in playgrounds and other kiddy places to give and get the same. i’ve heard some mean sports kids and i know where they get it from. rauckus=ok-taunting=no.
Decent game. I thought the PG play of Rondo & Sam was the most consistant. I liked Ray taking the ball to the hoop against those shot blockers. KG seemed a little out of sync offensively, but I think he just had defense on his mind.
The fouls? That’s what the C’s can expect for the rest of this series and the Playoffs. I did think the Celts did a good job of keeping their composure. The Flagrant on Posey was ridiculous. Were they making the call on the play or Posey’s reputation? Hopefully, that’s overturned today.
The Bibby comments before and after were just silly. Is that really what’s on Mike’s mind? Even Woodson was taken aback by the quotes. As for the Hawks attendance, according to the Atlanta Journal, tickets are still available for Games 3 & 4. Remember this is the Hawks first playoff appearance in almost a decade…
True, maybe “focus” was a bad word. I don’t know what to call it though. You play against bad teams enough times, you might start playing down to the competition.
But you are right though, KG just doesn’t let this team lose focus. He won’t let them forget what the goal is. And that’s why I love him.
Speaking from experience, the physical play issue is Doc’s. On more than one occasion, I’ve made it clear to officials that I’m gonna be there in their ears all night long if they don’t clean the game up and call it equally on both ends of the floor. If that doesn’t work, I make it clear to them that I’m going to make an issue of their performance, including tape, if they don’t get the game under control.
The vibe on The Blog lately seems more like the off-season than the post-season. Since when did we lose our professionalism and composure in favor of bickering with the players (Bibby), and complaining about cheap play?
Isn’t the main purpose of a blog to be the voice of the fans (or at least, a fan?) Fans don’t need to be professional and keep their composure; they react to what’s going on with their team, and discuss those reactions.
Maybe the players should keep their composure, but fans? Fans should be… well, fanatical. Or, at least there’s nothing wrong when they are. I’ve got no problem calling Bibby out, because he’s a classless jerk who flapped his gums. It’s not the job of the Celtics fans to make sure Bibby’s feelings don’t get hurt.
Atlanta tried to be physical but Boston hit them back too. I’m pretty sure Josh Smith’s feeling a little stiff today after Big Baby pancaked him.
Atlanta might have one good game in them, but this is getting boring. I agree with Jeff that playing all this bad competition is not good. At the same time, guys should be fresh going into the war with LeBron with several days rest.
Well, its part of the fun to see Bibby getting woofed at. But I’ve been sharing season tickets for several years now and Bibby is right. There are a lot of fair weather fans in the house now. Glad to have them, the joint is rocking, but he’s right. Dumb, but right.
Is Atlanta this weak or is our defense that good? There won’t be any nail-biters this round. It is presumptuous looking down the road but the Lakers are firing on all cylinders. It would be a dream match up.
I don’t think there is or will be a problem with focus for this team. Late in the game with a 20 point lead it was the Celtics diving on the floor for loose balls. I don’t think there is any danger of the C’s playing down to the Hawks level. As to keeping the starters in near the end, they need to stay sharp (and also get practice in not succumbing to the crap other teams will throw at them). Doc was not completely happy with the way they played so the more they play the better they will play. There’s alot of time between games and fatique is not a problem. You also can’t be afraid of injuries.
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