THE BOSTON CELTICS NOW
Posted on 05/17/2010 8:04:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Okay, people, now can you give the Boston Celtics a little credit?
We have seen an amazing development over the last week. The Celtics have destroyed a couple of heavily-favored playoff opponents without getting any love from Basketball America.
When the Celtics conquered the overrated, heartless Cleveland Cavaliers last week, the only story was ... "LeBron James Loses. Where Is He Going Now?''
It was disgusting. Not to pick on any one media outlet, but ESPN was utterly ridiculous (ESPN may have been the loudest, but all of the national media, including SI.com, were guilty). The Celtics eliminated the Cavaliers in Game 6 last Thursday night and we were bombarded with LeBron all day Friday. I hadn't seen that kind of indulgent, star-driven storytelling since the last time Brett Favre retired or came back.
King James falls off his throne.
Will LeBron go to the Knicks?
Will LeBron go the Bulls?
Will LeBron get Mike Brown and/or Danny Ferry fired?
It was a 24-hour news cycle of LeBron and I kept wondering if anyone noticed that the 50-win Celtics had just pulled off one of the great victories in recent playoff history. They destroyed the Cavs, cut their hearts out. Cleveland went 74-8 at the Quicken Loans Arena in regular season play the last two years and the Celtics beat the Cavs by an aggregate 50 points in Games 2 and 5.
Could anyone perhaps mention that Boston played tremendous defense in the Cleveland series?
No. It was all LeBron drama. Boston apparently played no part in the downfall of the King.
(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...
Dwight Howard made only 3 of 10 shots and scored only 13 points in the ugly first game. The stunned Magic had not lost a game in six weeks.
It is possible that the Celtics had something to do with this?
“It is possible that the Celtics had something to do with this?”
No, it was Bush’s fault.
“It is possible that the Celtics had something to do with this?”
With 4 great and used-to-be-great players the Celtics certainly have what it takes to win a championship. On the other hand, sometimes they look like they’re on their way to the old-folks home. I like the Celtics, but my best guess is Orlando will raise the level of their game and win in 7 games.
We suffer 22% real unemployment
We have a agent of a foreign power in the WH.
We are fully committed to a land war in Asia.
Domestic terrorists are running amok inside this country.
A nuclear man caused calamity is only a matter of time, people.
Our Dear Leader and his foreign jihadi enemies will concoct this radiological incident to further divide and confuse our citizenry.
Finally, glorifying 'the thug life' to our angry young Gen X'ers is the last thing we need.
I enjoy playoff BBall, but seriously is it any job for a grown man?
Lakers baby! Laaaaakers!
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