Longtime NBA maxim: Any road win is a good win, and any home loss is a bad loss.
That's why tonight's Celtics 96-95 loss to Golden State at the (new) Garden hurts bad.
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Why worry about a December NBA game between two clubs owning a combined record of 22-27?
Well, we'll tell ya....
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-- Because "Shooter's Bounce" Don Nelson was back in town with his overachieving band of kids who had won twelve going in with the talent for about six. The man can coach the damn game. Glad you never went with the whole ref thing, Don. They sucked tonight, for what it's worth.
-- Because we breathlessly await how bad "Tony" (Eason) Telfair plays before Danny Ainge and Coach Rivers bench him permanently for the energetic Delonte and Rajon. Telfair's confidence must be completely shot, and will NOT be helped by getting torched at both ends by strong NBA point guards like Baron Davis, a man playing against a boy if there ever was such a matchup. Bassy is certainly savvy enough to know he ain't getting it done. Thinking too much? Probably, but who knows. He is simply killing the club when he's out there. Rajon in his few moments and Delonte in his minutes made some good things happen, but the game was lost in the 29-19 second quarter when "Tony" did absolutely zilch. He is, as the Suns say (per Jack McCallum's "7 Seconds to Shoot"), a "ball stopper" at this point in his career. You simply cannot have a ball stopper at the point and win.
-- Because the progress of Al Jefferson is exciting to watch. With all the injuries to other Boston big men, Big Al is getting his chance and doing lots with it. The young fella can score in the paint. Shotblocking? Well that's another subject. Maybe an assistant could should young Al some film of BC's similarly sized Sean Williams, who knows that an interior on the ball defender must react, not act, on a post man's moves. Shotblockers do not jump first, Al, god damn it. They just don't jump first.
-- Because the 'Pent is wondering if #9 is cursed. That's Rajon Rondo's assigned number this season. Other recent owners have been the forgettable Doug Overton, Milt Palacio, J.R. Bremer, and Justin Reed. And it doesn't get any more memorable the further back in C's history you look. What gives? Jo Jo put #10 in the rafters and #8 belonged to Antoine in his time in Boston. Why does #9 have such a crappy legacy?
-- Because the brief shot of a bored, sleepy 20-something woman yawning during a break while there were three and a half minutes left in a three possession game had us laughing and crying. Crying and laughing. What was the poor woman thinking about? Possibly....
a) Where's "Lucky"?
b) When do they shoot us with the t-shirts again?
c) Wally is sooooo hot!
d) I could be watching "Bones" right now.
Laughing and crying. Crying and laughing.
-- Because the staff of Apartment404 wants to know just why the fuck Danny and Wyc Y. have not signed a big man to a 10 Day Contract? What the hell is going on down there? A 4 or 5 spot defender like maybe Matt Haryasz or Kevin Pinkney could have made the difference tonight. Candy Man told media that it "hurts when I rebound, defend, and run", or something like that. Wow, Michael. Can you still shoot that fadeaway jump hook from 15 feet without pain? As for the five wins in a row prior to tonight; please. Four Eastern Conference wins over crappy to middling teams, plus a good home W over Denver do not a contender make.
-- Because the final seconds of the game showed what is wrong with Doc Rivers' coaching. Paul Pierce got the ball with about a dozen seconds left and was swarmed by Warriors. What did his teammates do? Two of them spotted up for 3's, though the C's were down one point. And the other two remained stationary and asked politely for the ball. That just can't happen in a last shot situation. McCallum's fine "7 Seconds" describes Suns Coach Mike D'Antoni calling for "dives" to the basket at all times and in all situations. The C's need some of that. What we saw were four guys asking nicely for the ball when they should have cut and demanded the damn ball. Paul needed help and got none. That's a bad offense. The same thing happened to Rivers down in Orlando, when his players started to question the man's ability to X and O.
Right now, we need some O. Most definitely, some O.
And a fucking 10-Day deal for a big body. Does Darren Morningstar have any 6-10 nephews or cousins who are of age?
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Why worry about a December NBA game between two clubs owning a combined record of 22-27?
Well, we'll tell ya....
-----------------------------------------
-- Because "Shooter's Bounce" Don Nelson was back in town with his overachieving band of kids who had won twelve going in with the talent for about six. The man can coach the damn game. Glad you never went with the whole ref thing, Don. They sucked tonight, for what it's worth.
-- Because we breathlessly await how bad "Tony" (Eason) Telfair plays before Danny Ainge and Coach Rivers bench him permanently for the energetic Delonte and Rajon. Telfair's confidence must be completely shot, and will NOT be helped by getting torched at both ends by strong NBA point guards like Baron Davis, a man playing against a boy if there ever was such a matchup. Bassy is certainly savvy enough to know he ain't getting it done. Thinking too much? Probably, but who knows. He is simply killing the club when he's out there. Rajon in his few moments and Delonte in his minutes made some good things happen, but the game was lost in the 29-19 second quarter when "Tony" did absolutely zilch. He is, as the Suns say (per Jack McCallum's "7 Seconds to Shoot"), a "ball stopper" at this point in his career. You simply cannot have a ball stopper at the point and win.
-- Because the progress of Al Jefferson is exciting to watch. With all the injuries to other Boston big men, Big Al is getting his chance and doing lots with it. The young fella can score in the paint. Shotblocking? Well that's another subject. Maybe an assistant could should young Al some film of BC's similarly sized Sean Williams, who knows that an interior on the ball defender must react, not act, on a post man's moves. Shotblockers do not jump first, Al, god damn it. They just don't jump first.
-- Because the 'Pent is wondering if #9 is cursed. That's Rajon Rondo's assigned number this season. Other recent owners have been the forgettable Doug Overton, Milt Palacio, J.R. Bremer, and Justin Reed. And it doesn't get any more memorable the further back in C's history you look. What gives? Jo Jo put #10 in the rafters and #8 belonged to Antoine in his time in Boston. Why does #9 have such a crappy legacy?
-- Because the brief shot of a bored, sleepy 20-something woman yawning during a break while there were three and a half minutes left in a three possession game had us laughing and crying. Crying and laughing. What was the poor woman thinking about? Possibly....
a) Where's "Lucky"?
b) When do they shoot us with the t-shirts again?
c) Wally is sooooo hot!
d) I could be watching "Bones" right now.
Laughing and crying. Crying and laughing.
-- Because the staff of Apartment404 wants to know just why the fuck Danny and Wyc Y. have not signed a big man to a 10 Day Contract? What the hell is going on down there? A 4 or 5 spot defender like maybe Matt Haryasz or Kevin Pinkney could have made the difference tonight. Candy Man told media that it "hurts when I rebound, defend, and run", or something like that. Wow, Michael. Can you still shoot that fadeaway jump hook from 15 feet without pain? As for the five wins in a row prior to tonight; please. Four Eastern Conference wins over crappy to middling teams, plus a good home W over Denver do not a contender make.
-- Because the final seconds of the game showed what is wrong with Doc Rivers' coaching. Paul Pierce got the ball with about a dozen seconds left and was swarmed by Warriors. What did his teammates do? Two of them spotted up for 3's, though the C's were down one point. And the other two remained stationary and asked politely for the ball. That just can't happen in a last shot situation. McCallum's fine "7 Seconds" describes Suns Coach Mike D'Antoni calling for "dives" to the basket at all times and in all situations. The C's need some of that. What we saw were four guys asking nicely for the ball when they should have cut and demanded the damn ball. Paul needed help and got none. That's a bad offense. The same thing happened to Rivers down in Orlando, when his players started to question the man's ability to X and O.
Right now, we need some O. Most definitely, some O.
And a fucking 10-Day deal for a big body. Does Darren Morningstar have any 6-10 nephews or cousins who are of age?
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