Even If They Win

If they win, I will be feeling very good about a hard won hard fought series. The Hawks have played there hearts out and have a lot of talent. If we beat them I’ll feel great!
Go Celtics!

Jeff, I’ll wager you $100 that not only will they win, but they’ll go all the way to the Championship.

This could turn out to be the best thing to happen to the Celtics. It’s a wakeup call, and it brings to the fore an issue that needs to be addressed at some point anyway. Why not now? Perfect timing against a team like the Hawks.

The Celtics and Doc Rivers have become a victim of their regular season success, while the Hawks and Coach Woodson have become beneficiaries of their regular season mediocrity.

I predict this will serve the Celtics better than the Hawks – the Cs will now have lowered expectations, which should reduce the pressure somewhat going through the rest of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Hawks would have set higher expectations for next season (which I predict will not be met – remember how Chicago were supposed to be the team to beat in the East this season? Didn’t happen).

Go CELTICS… Bring on LeBron – Celtics in 4.

The Hawks have simply played their guts out in Atlanta. They are a garbage time team in Beantown but the crowd gets them going at Philips. They draw so much energy from the crowd there and it’s just a steamroll effect. I think we will do much better in round 2..

Maybe we haven’t learned our lesson yet.

Let’s talk about the second round AFTER the Celtics GET TO the second round.

I’ve been saying this since before the playoffs started, and while I’m confident the C’s will perform well, anything can happen. Foul trouble, injuries, fouls…..and on and on.

Let them play game seven…………….then talk about round 2.

That Atlanta arena has been rocking this series, the only places that have been even remotely comparable to the sound from what I can tell on TV are in New Orleans, Boston and maybe one game in Philly.

 I really think only the Spurs and Lakers could have taken a game there. And really I don’t know what the Lakers are capable of after that Denver series.

It doesn’t matter if those Atlantans have been fans all year or not, the fact that they are there now is all that counts. I hope they stay and watch that young team for years to come. I really expect Sunday’s game to be a 20 point blowout cause that seems to be how the Celts roll at home. And I don’t think any of the other places the Celts would have to go in the playoffs would be nearly as loud. I’m watching the pistons-magic game right now and its got a mid-february vibe to it. Put me down as a believer this Atlanta series will definitely make the green better down the road.

The playoffs aren’t about resumes, Bob. This isn’t a job interview. Ultimately, it’s about survival and advancing to the next series. While I have less confidence in the C’s ability to defend on the road and execute down the stretch, everything will begin anew if they win tomorrow.

Bob is right to some degree.

During the season everyone wanted to place this team high on a pedestal as one of the greatest teams ever… ahem.. Cedric Maxwell

Well, someone called Larry Bird interjected and said that this current Celtic team hasn’t won anything yet.. You can’t even place them in our group or Russel’s group.. Very well said Larry!!!!!

Bill Russell and Larry Bird finished their opponets….. They knew what they had to do to win. I’m sorry but from what I’ve seen this team is running scared.

There is no “AURA” about them in the playoffs. No one is stepping forward as the go to guy..

It seems we’ve been all talk and no Action

I just bought my video of the 1986 Celtic season as a reminder….. NO COMPARISSON… 1986 Team still in my mind the best assembled team ever!!!!

Miss you Larry, Robert, Kevin, D.J, Bill… oh yea.. Danny too……

Village Idiot – I’ll take the $100 wager and even let you off the hook if the C’s get beat by the Hawks.

Ancient Red – Life goes on. The C’s have been a very enjoyable team to watch all season and whether they win or lose will not change that. Of course, I’d prefer a win, but if it goes the other way Ainge will just have to go back to work and find better players.

last game= the lost horizon for kg, rondo, and pp. doc as well. i have lost some interest in this team and some enthusiasm. atlanta has played well at home but they are no great shakes as a team and have made many mistakes that should have been taken advantage of from a truly guided team and the c’s have not done so. period. end of story. game 7 shoulnd not have happened, game 6 for that matter.

We were truly the better team in Atlanta all three games. they were just the beneficiary of phantom calls and no calls and ridiculous breaks on their out of control drives. these bad calls made it tough to stay ahead, We would be in the penalty with 7 minutes to go in a quarter. In the last game they had 47 free throws. if they only had say 27,they would have lost by 16 or 17 instead of win by 3 ,actually we would have won by more than 16 or 17 , because if we werent getting beat by phantom calls, like one sticks in my head as an allstar caliber player fouled out of a close game in the 4th quarter when it was obvious that no one even touched childress ,but they got a ft for him and then a 2nd ft for technical. 47 ft’s is a humonguous number in a game that just cracks 100.
Joe Crawford would be looking right at balls bouncing off a hawk hitting both hands on the way out of bounds and give the ball to the hawks on the sideline