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C’s Hang On

The game started off fantastic. The C’s holding the Heat to just nine points in the first quarter. They were only up seven but it was nice to see the Heat just not able to get it going. It was also nice to see the Heat’s “Big Three” look like crap.

By the end of the first half the C’s were up 15. Even turning the ball over a ton (including stupid shot clock violations) they had a comfortable lead.

I wasn’t worried.

After the C’s got up 19 I was waiting for them to double up the Heat like they did in the Finals against the Lakers a couple years back. But it didn’t happen. LeBron James, who was lost in the first half, caught fire and basically took over the game. With a little help from former Celtic Eddie House the Heat stormed back making it just a three point game with a minute left in the fourth quarter.

Oh crap.

Then Ray Allen nails a three and makes me comfortable with six point lead. Two Pierce free throws made it eight and that’s how it would end. Talk about making me sit on the edge of my seat. C’s hang on for the win sending Miami and their “Big Three” to 0-1 in what many hope is a 0-82 season.

Great start for the Celtics. I like the early season games because the team, which is old on paper, looks young and not worn down. Hopefully Pierce’s hurt back isn’t too hurt. The C’s look to get right back to it tonight in a game against the Cavs. I have to imagine the C’s get a nice ovation after knocking off the most hated man in Cleveland, LeBron.

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Celtics Deal?

So the rumors were coming out starting Monday that perhaps the Celtics interest in Nate Robinson from a couple months ago hadn’t gone away. They persisted Tuesday into Wednesday that the deal was all but completed and that Eddie House would be the man off to New York. But as of this morning it was still a rumor.

Robinson has cleaned out his Knick locker and Eddie House was given the option of sitting out practice with the Celtics yesterday by coach Doc Rivers, yet no deal is done. The money doesn’t match up exactly so the two teams are likely working out the money difference.

But if you were the GM of the Celtics would you have traded House to get Robinson? I’m just saying that the team has KG, Big Baby and Wallace on all their depth chart ahead of Scalabrine. Why not sacrifice White Boy Wednesdays and send Scal instead of House? House at least gets minutes and although he’s not a great defender, he can give you a spark off the bench nailing threes.

So by the time some of you read this, a deal should be done for Robinson. But is that it? Nate Robinson is the key to you winning another championship? Don’t get me wrong I like his ups and his energy, but I don’t think he’s your solution.

I’m still in the trade Ray Allen camp and with the deadline looming at 3PM today you may be able to get more knowing that teams aren’t going to have time to go back and forth. If you lay down a trade that works and it’s already 2:30 EST, the team on the other end is going to have to pull the trigger. There’s just not time for another deal to be consummated. For all of you saying don’t do it, just remember Ray Allen bricking his way through the Finals against the Lakers.

Let’s hope tomorrow’s column comes with some great trades that involve the C’s getting younger so they have legs down the stretch in this year’s championship run.

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C’s Win; Were You Worried?

The C’s are facing off against New Orleans and old friend James Posey tonight. Doing it without Tony Allen and possibly without Paul Pierce. On the road against one of the best in West. Well, after losing against the Spurs and Lakers you think the odds are in the Celtics favor to win a game against a Western Conference team, but at the Hornets is a pretty tough way to win.

-Jay’s Sports Blog 02/11/09

The most important part of that blurb, “Well, after losing against the Spurs and Lakers you think the odds are in the Celtics favor to win a game against a Western Conference team”.

Well, I’ll admit I didn’t watch the whole game, instead I watched the fourth quarter. Really, what else did you need to see in that game? Tied at 64 heading into the fourth quarter. The quarter starts off with an Eddie House three and that was the start of the end for the Hornets.

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I loved the Big Baby pick for Rondo who then dished to whoever was open. The C’s ran this play it seemed every trip down the court and the Hornets just couldn’t stop it. Bounce pass to Powe for a jam, pass to Big Baby for the jam, Eddie House wide open three, or even putting up his patented Rajon floater in the lane. The C’s tried to give it away by turning the ball over and a shot clock violation but New Orleans didn’t want it more putting up bricks, committing their own turnovers, and not rebounding.

C’s win 89-77 and travel to Dallas for a game against the Mavericks.

Now the bad news. Ray Allen hyperextended his right thumb and missed the second half of the gutsy win. He hopes to go tonight as x-rays came back negative. We’ll see. The team is already short Tony Allen and Scal, in fact the times are so tough that Sam Cassell actually dressed for last night’s game.

Anyone thinking the C’s could still use another big guy? Well, PJ Brown was in attendance last night and seems he’s going to stay retired. Chad Ford on ESPN.com had an interesting list of possibly available bigs, problem is the C’s don’t have cap flexibility to pull it off.

Back tomorrow with a “Fuck You Brett Favre” column. I know you can’t wait. Stay tuned.

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Game 3 Recap

From our boy Billy Simmons:

“If you’re a Lakers fan, take solace in the fact you’ll get every call at the Staples Center if the crowd shows up; not only do these things have a way of coming around, but if Bennett Salvatore doesn’t officiate Game 3, it will be the biggest sports upset of this century.”

And who’s on the floor for last night’s game?

Joe Crawford , Bennett Salvatore , Mark Wunderlich.

I rest my case…

Conspiracy indeed!

Amazing how that smug piece of garbage Phil Jackson wasn’t complaining about the calls after this game. Completely shocking huh? Yeah I didn’t think so. The fact that these refs are influenced that much by the home crowd (Paul Pierce’s offensive foul near the end of the game) is ridiculous.

I give Doc credit for a great jab sent Jackson’s way, “I’m just surprised he didn’t whine about fouls tonight.”

Of course I predicted this in yesterday’s column, as well as Monday’s column didn’t I?

“I know that the home team is supposed to get calls, but the free throw disparity between the C’s and Lakers was scary different. Scary in the sense that if the C’s got all these calls in game two, Kobe is going to take up residency at the line for the next three games, getting all the calls and making it that much tougher for the C’s to steal wins in Los Angeles.”

So conspiracy theories aside the Celtics, specifically Pierce and Garnett, played like a giant bag of crap combining for 8-35 from the field for 19 points combined. What happened? Pierce was the man through the first two games. Let’s just hope that the team smartens up and gets Garnett the ball on the block instead of 18 feet out.

The lone bright light on the C’s was Ray Allen’s 25 points hitting 5-5 from three before missing two down the stretch.

So I’ve been asking this entire series, but can we finally put Alien Head back into Area 51?

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I think I understand the Alien mind that if Pierce and KG are shooting like a bag of ass that the offense needs to come from somewhere else but this guy is so shot happy he thinks it has to be him, every fucking time. Fucking ridiculous. At least Doc smartened up and pulled him in favor of Eddie House who, unfortunately, didn’t really fair any better.

Where was game two’s player of the game? You remember Leon Powe right? Yup, 6 minutes and 0-3 shooting. Oh well. In Powe’s defense he was hit on at least one of those shots but of course didn’t get a call.

We were beat by a guy named Kobe and a guy named Sasha. Last I checked that’s a beef and a chick’s name. So frustrating!

Here’s my plan for game four.

You start Tony Allen and put him on Kobe. Calm down, there’s a plan here.

Tony hasn’t even sniffed the floor this entire playoffs and I think that he’s hurt. Have him tape up his knuckles with brass knucks underneath and just slug Kobe right in the gut, jaw, and/or knee. Get him out of the game, take the flagrant one and suspension but at the same time hope that first hit will cause Kobe to fight back and get himself suspended for a game. That’s really the only way the Celts will get a win in LA.

Speaking of Kobe. Did anyone catch the half time piece? Kobe the family man? Yup with his daughters dressed in their white dresses and his supportive wife. HELLO, this guy is a rapist! Of course his wife is sticking with him, um, he’s the meal ticket. What a bunch of shit that entire piece was. “I’m really laid back…” until a girl doesn’t want to put out, then you force yourself on her. You are scum!

The C’s need to shoot better (Obviously) and the problems should fix themselves. Despite Kobe having almost as many free throw attempts as the whole C’s team if the Celtics hit their shots at a percentage better than 34%, chances are they win a close game like last night.

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C’s Roll After a Shaky Start

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So I hate to use the same photos twice in like a week, but work is wicked busy this week (not fixing to get any better either). Unfortunately this post is not going to be as long as previous entries. (Can anyone justify a 2 year deal for Andruw Jones for over $36 million? Manny all of a sudden is a bargain for that same money.) Thanks to Day Guy for checking in on the Pats post from Tuesday, very valid points and I would love for our secondary to show up this week and for Hobbs not to look like a giant pussy while attempting to tackle someone. But I digress…

I made it a point of watching the Celtics game last night and was a little scared in the first half. Not Patriots driving the field against Baltimore scared, but scared none the less. The defense was no where to be seen. Andre Igwodala (?) and Andre Miller were looking unstoppable. Every time the C’s would go up a couple, the Sixers would bomb right back down the court and tie the game. I’m all for “letting the boys play” but there were a few missed calls throughout the first half, especially right under the hoop.

Then the second half started and all fears were put to rest. The C’s shut down Andre Miller for most of the third quarter, not allowing a bucket from him until there was about 3 minutes left in the quarter. How about James Posey and Eddie House? A combined 7 for 13 behind the line for the game, just nasty. They ended up winning 113-103 and had 5 players in double digits including House and Posey. For all the play that the “Big Three” Danny really picked up some great role players from the bench and Big Baby Davis is looking like a steal in the draft.

And as much as we all berated Doc for his coaching, it’s amazing what he’s doing with players on the team. He’s giving guys their proper rest (Garnett getting most of Thursday night off in preparation for Friday’s game in Miami), that’s smart. It’s Francona-esque. There’s a link up on ESPN that I want everyone to bookmark, because it really shows how good this C’s team is:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/features/best

Back tomorrow in full force with a Pats vs. Steelers preview, and of course any Red Sox signings that make headlines.

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