Celtics pride shows up after taking the weekend off

by lygafe on Nov 23, 2010 2:30 AM EST

To my extreme dismay, I had to forego the pleasure of watching The Celtics annihilation of the Hawks owing to a previous commitment to be awakened at 7a.m. for a police assignment [ the game over here only starts after 2:30 a.m., and lasts until anywhere up to 5:30 a.m. ++, and I did need some Zs before reporting for duty ].

It was a distinct pleasure going over the results of the game, which showed a total domination of a team that had beaten our Cs four times last year in the regular season.

A combination of pride and anger can be an intense motivational factor, and apparently this is what finally happened.

Hopefully, this combination can be bottled and poured out prior to each game, with each member of the team getting a good pick-me-up.

Unfortunately, I had no such prior commitments for the weekend games, and was forced to endure the torturous sight of my beloved Cs deciding to take a weekend vacation for the greater part of those two games [ oh, if I only had the foresight to know when to take a vacation as well from watching, it would have been much better for my health - the blood pressure has a tendency to go through the roof during extended periods of abysmal play, and since I'm already almost bald, I can no longer tear out tufts of my hair during these periods ].

Now that we're on a one game roll, here's hoping that the P and A [ prideful and angry ] Cs show up during the next few games [ both for the sake of the standings , and the state of my health ].

On another note, it was nice to see the Heat getting beaten up yet again [ our old friend, E. House had a zero night, after having a big game previously -still hot and cold; while another old friend, J.Posey helped in the victory against the Heat. Suffice to say, that Nate Robinson is turning out to be another of D.Ainge's better moves, when he traded for House [ although House was there for us, when we needed him ].

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I think the Nate for House trdae by Danny...

was one of Dannys best trades.

I do not want to knock on House who helped the C’s win a title, but I just think Nate is a all around better player then House because:

His jumper is less erratic then House’s,
He can create his own offense,
Plays better tenacious defense,
Is a better offensive penetrator,
Is a better finisher at the rim on offense,
Can handle the ball and play the point better,
And is a better athlete overall as his athletic moves on the court show

by fordescort on Nov 23, 2010 9:36 AM EST reply actions

Nate trade

Well said, fordescort, and in addition, Nate is much younger than House, and it appears that Ray Allen is doing some work with him on his jump shot form, which certainly can’t hurt [ if only Ray could impart his form to R. Rondo, we’d have probably the greatest point guard since the Magic man ].

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by lygafe on Nov 23, 2010 10:12 AM EST reply actions

Rondo's problem is confidence in the jumper, not his form.

Or I should say, his form is good, when he’s confident and mentally checked in.

When he’s tentative on it, he tends to make fundamental mistakes. I.e. he lets his elbow draft out, holds the ball too long in his release, doesn’t get lift up through his legs (a problem in his foul shots as well) and ends up shooting the ball flat.

But that’s all mental, when his shot is working, you see a completely different form, the elbow stays in, the release is cleaner, and he times his jump better. He knows the formula for success, the rest is developing that shooters mentality to execute the same form every single time you shoot, no matter what.

That’s what separates the Ray Allens or Reggie Millers of the world from everyone else, complete mental focus, same shot every time and total amnesia to every shot you miss.

by Sizzlack on Nov 23, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions