Waiting For The Games To Count
by Jeff Clark on Oct 18, 2009 10:47 PM EDT
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PrintI don't mean to sound whiny here (which means I'm about to whine) but is anyone else really ready for this preseason stuff to be over and get to the real games? I mean, don't get me wrong. This is better than the dog days of September where we dove into every piece of news like it was a puddle of mud in the desert. Still, there's only so many puff pieces, platitudes, and season previews a person can take before they go a little bit nutty.
With that said, I'm more than a little happy to see the lack of drama coming out of Waltham this October. Everyone is watching KG's knee closer than stock brokers watch Greenspan but everything appears to be progressing on schedule. Looks like Ainge and company were being less Belichickian than we thought. Someone should write "KG is progressing fine" and staple it to the wall.
No worries though. The wait is almost over. The games shall soon begin. Just a little over a week away. We'll see just how much of an impact Shaq will make ...when he hits the floor. I hope nobody shakes LeBron's hand, ...you know, to be safe about the flu.
See, even my trash talking is half hearted and uninspired. Bring on the season.
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What you are really trying to say is
You need a bowl of soup…. and you can smell it and it smells ……..mmmm.mmmm good
Is it Soup Yet?
Amen..
What is funny is that I’ve become obsessed with finding the perfect way to watch the game on October 27th. I don’t have cable (but I do have nba broadband), which means I’l have to somewhere to watch the game. So far here are my criteria:
-No interruptions.. I don’t want a “fan of boston sports (i.e. my gf) who doesn’t really know the Celtics in detail” to talk to me during the game lol.
-Sound for the game.
-Comfortable setting where I can sit down with some good food (whether ordered there or at home with food).
It’s tough b/c I live in FL and don’t know any good Celtics fans here. As a result that’s what I have been obsessing over lol!
Raps aren't very good.
Not sure why this team is so highly thought of. I’m having a hard time seeing them make the playoffs.
Not one player on this team can defend.
"watching KG's knee closer than stock brokers watch Greenspan"
Come on Jeff, gotta update those references.
“watching KG’s knee closer than stock brokers watch Bernanke”
by ChainSmokingLikeDino on Oct 19, 2009 1:50 AM EDT reply actions
Thank you ChainSmokingLikeDino!
I just came into the comments section to specifically address that reference. Otherwise, Jeff’s piece was spot-on.
This game took a number of days off my life, but I didn't have anything scheduled.
yeah
I kinda checked out of that whole scene 10 years ago, I’m an out dated model myself
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
I'm only 34
but I mentally checked out of the day-trading business as soon as I figured out that long term investing always wins out over glorified gambling
oh yeah, and I’m allergic to politics in general
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
No offense ofc ;)
“Oldtimer” should’ve gotten quotes, like here ;)
Didn’t estimate you much older than that, matey :)
- Dirk 'DaarisDirk' van Boxtel
8 days guys, 8 days.
And then we’re firing those boosters into the season.
Can’t wait, but think I say that every other comment, so hey, good to have a blogpost about it where I can whine from now on :)
- Dirk 'DaarisDirk' van Boxtel
Preseason is when fans can't get enough of watching the scrubs.
Regular season is when fans feel cheated if the scrubs play too much.
Post-season is when you pray not to see the scrubs at all.
To every thing there is a season.
except the final
is when you hope your team is blowing out the other team so bad that you do get all your scrubs in …
The Perfect Season.
Whine quick
Pretty soon there will be nothing to whine about! wheeeeeeeeeeeee
Preseason interesting for end of bench questions
First couple games Giddens looked like he didn’t belong. Now he does. Fun to watch. Hudson slowly looking like an NBA upgrade over Pruitt. Sheldon Williams….I don’t know…looks like a 1st year NBAer out there, which isn’t a compliment. The big fat guy….I don’t see him on the bench unless Doc chooses scoring (him) over banging (Williams). Won’t see much of these guys after the 29th so I like preseason.
KG and Rondo both looking ready now. Ray too. Perk is ready to go. Eddie could get out of bed and shoot.
October 27th 2009
The date is marked and highlighted on every calendar I own. I can’t wait to get this season started. I’m excited every year but this team has me intrigued. So much potential and many great combinations. I’m ready to get going. Go C’s!!!!
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