No. More. Excuses.

…the way we have been playing I won`t be surprised if we lose…

…still, I expect us to beat the heat and finally start playing better basketball…or not…

Celtics in 6

The Celtics will lose one of the first two at home, then win 2 straight in Miami, then come home to win game 5.

there was a report at the beginning of the season that the celts hired a consultant that told them to rest their senior citizen players, let them sleep in, don’t have so many practices so not to wear them out. The focus was taken off of winning every game in lieu of the bigger prize. Let’s hope that approach pays off and the Celtics are practicing hard now and healthy.

Enough of the regular season, I think we’ll see something different this post season.

Please don’t forget that during the ‘08 championship run the Celtics had off-nights and off-quarters. It wasn’t all gravy. Ray Allen was mostly terrible those playoff games, and the Celtics nearly lost in the first two rounds. Therefore, don’t expect these playoff games to be 100% Celtics every quarter and every game.

I personally can’t wait, but I doubt I’ll be posting in the game thread too often b/c I’d rather enjoy the game than read complete knee-jerk reactions to just one play. The playoffs will be a grind, and I can’t wait to enjoy it!

For the right to get humiliated by Cleveland!

Nothing else has motivated Boston all year…why on earth should this???!!!

we need alot to go right,
but I think the team has it in it to get out of the first round.

I think Wade will win 1 game at home just due to refs over officiating (is that a word).

Paul, KG & Ray, time to Stand up,
Rondo & Perk, time to follow your leaders.

Sheed, timed you repaid us for CTC.

TA keep up the good work,
been down since day one one, happy to see you contribute.

The rest of the bench,
one word, hustle.

Cleveland here we come.

Celtics cool off the heat with full swag, in 5
would love to see a sweep shut y’all up though

I’d say we lose in 6. (Heat take game 1 and hold at home.) It kills me to say that, but I think it’s true.

But I also think they could sweep this team. If they wanted to.

If the C’s show up for every quarter, they’ll walk away with the wins. If Doc can manage the starter minutes & get effective bench play, the C’s will be fine. If the starters overplay & the bench doesn’t show up, it will be a tough series.

Although better than Miami on paper…the Celtics have no “fight”

Miami will outlast them.

But what will happen?

1- Will it Ignite the team
2- Team will implode
3- Doc will be done
4- 60 percent of the team will be turned over

I picked the C’s to win this series in 6, but if the switch gets turned on, it should be over in 5.
However, I can’t remember a team being able to turn it on when they want; I hope they can, but logic tells me that it is not likely. That being said, I don’t think the switch has to be flipped all the way on for them to win in 6.

Am I being a naive optimist? Probably.

Age, with its experience and wisdom, will overcome the young (athletically gifted, but untested in producing results). Mark my exprience backed and wise words…..If I am wrong, you can laugh at me later, or we can cry together.

P.S. We have a young athletically gifted player too…in one Rajon Rondo. And after Rajon our “supporting cas”t of KG, PP, RA and KP is at least as impressive as Wade’s “supporting cast .” You know Wade is going to try to carry his team through this series. I just don’t think he can do it so I am picking the Celts in 6.

(I hope you know that I was speaking tongue in cheek when I called our starting lineup a supporting cast…)

It looked familiar, 1981 for me and my then 19 year old wife.

I still say the C’s sweep this series! This is a veteran team that knows it needs the rest and I think they will put it all together and fast. Nothing lately has indicated this, I just have a feeling. I expect a very heated, pardon the pun, series with possibly a suspension on a C’s player but still say we sweep them.

so tired of hearing the apologists saying “the team is saving its energy”, “the in-season games don’t matter” or “the team is injured but just wait until we’re healthy again”.

It’s time for the team to put up or shut up.

This team can still contend for the title with some big IFs:

• the WHOLE team brings a full effort every night. This applies to the starters and everyone on the bench
• Sheed regains his form from 3-4 years ago and becomes a real offensive and defensive contributor. Without that, KG and Perk will be run into the ground.
• BBD continues to hustle but learns to how to contribute more effectively—>either kick out those great offensive rebounds or learn to make space underneath to go back up for a layup.
• 2 of TA/Daniels/Finley step up and provide solid defense and offense when they play.
• when called upon, Nate delivers.

This team won’t get far if the bench can’t provide substantial contributions on offense and defense.

i’m a lifetime celtics fan and of course i root for them. their effort has been spasmodic this year and the chemistry has been off and they have deserved the negative criticism. please do not confuse criticism with being pro or anti or fair weather or not. did the c’s threw stinkers at nj and wash. and layed down too many times. like so much of this year, the c’s will win if rondo plays great. way too much depends on him. i would like to see him play better on the ball defense.

The C’s in a steam roll.