Don't Stop Now

More often than not this season, Paul Pierce has gotten by on reputation and not been held accountable enough for his apathatic performances in this playoffs.

He’s better than that, and he needs to show it on the court tonight. This, afterall, is Paul Pierce’s team. He must own it, lead it by example, and rise a couple of notches above the rest. That’s what got him the finals MVP last season, and why he gets the big bucks. We’re not talking about Scalabrine suddenly performing at the level of LeBron James. We just need Paul Pierce to play like Paul Pierce is capable of.

I expect a win tonight, and a blowout Celtics win at that.

I agree that you guys might have the better team still, but you have, in a way, SCREWED YOURSELVES OVER! This Bulls team is young, and plays off of emotion and now they see they have a chance to eliminate the DEFENDING CHAMPS!….THAT IS HUGE! They want it just as much as you guys do. They won’t just roll over for you if you guys play hard, it will be a well fought out game.
And Village Idiot…..NOBODY CAN EVER PLAY AT THE LEVEL OF LEBRON JAMES (besides maybe Kobe), especially Scalabrine: He’s just a big Leprechaun.

This is a tired and badly broken team that for the most part cannot play defense. If it ends tonight, so be it. I will be at the Garden cheering them on to the best of my abilities.

No loyal blogger wants this season to end tonight but what if it does. What if Pierce reverts to dribbling into double teams. What if Ray goes 2 for 20. What if Perk fouls out before halftime. What if Rondo’s ankle finally gives out. What if Big Baby left it all out there Thurs and we don’ t have Leon to spell him. What if the Bulls just out run, out jump, out shoot us.

Well, if so, it has been one helluva fun and entertaining season. It is about entertainment – we already got redemption last year – and, man, they were entertaining this year. Gotta watch this one at home tonite but screamed bloody murder at game Tues and that was REALLY fun.

The fans-with-edge- such as “Pierce better show up”. Or what? One thing about Pierce is he does show up. He wins some for us and once in a while he loses one for us. Working up anxiety about losing is understandable but makes it sound like the season is judged on this game. No it isn’t. Only our advance in the playoffs hangs on tonight. The season was an entertaining success.

The one disappointment that is fair to lament is the play of the bench. Scal has been a pleasant surprise (one that I posted many times he shouldn’t do. Glad to be wrong there). But Marbury, Mikki, Tony and even my man Eddie have been no help. Brickowski was right about Marbury. I’ll give him that one.

Go get them Vinnie. Scream bloody murder

Great post Jeff! I want the season to continue also, of course. But being realistic is facing the facts that this team is playing without a full deck and against a very young, athletic and worthy opponent. Agree with Wildblu1, last year was about a lot of things, redemption one of them. As a long time follower going back to the Havlicek and Cowens teams it was hard going through the 20 year abyss that finally came to a conclusion last year. Even though we root for it, a championship every year is normally an unattainable goal, more so in today’s NBA. It is why I’m happy with watching a team that gives it’s all and plays to it’s maximum capabilities, whatever they may be. This team does that and then some so if this year’s journey ends tonight, so be it. It won’t take away my admiration for what they have accomplished these last two months. It’s also why going forward we will still be ok with Pierce and Ray, Rondo and Perk, Big Baby and KG. Even though they will get older, they will not lose their warrior-like spirit. Mix in a couple of additions by Danny and this team will be very fun to root for and a much better alternative than the lottery bound mediocrity we had been accustomed to. That said, I’ll be pulling very hard for them to win game seven and advance. Go C’s!!!

Celts shoot 60.2% from the floor……Bulls shoot 29.7%

A win tonight will get us over the hump i believe. After when we win tonite, we will be up to the task of defending againest Orlando and cleveland . that is how we took off after the atlanta series last year. Yes we can do it again. I want believe differently until we
lose to some one. For now we are still in it.

…the odds are tough for the team to recover from all the overtimes in this 7-game series if they do advance. But they’ve already reeled in so many casual fans with the current match up that if they can regroup and pull off a stunner in these playoffs the financial and fan-base gain to the C’s will be HUMONGOUS!!!

I hope the crowd stays til the end and gives the team a standing ovation, regardless of how they play or what determines the outcome. For basically two years now, this team has busted it butt off, overcoming countless challenges and giving us a hell of a ride. This has been a grueling series and they have given it all they have despite all the injuries and minutes. These guys have nothing to be ashamed of and have returned glory to the Celtics. There is no other way to handle the loss.

But the C’s seem to be at their best when they are in a deep hole. And that’s where they’re at right now. I congratulate the Bulls for what they are doing and just hope we can take it tonite.