10 quick hits on New Years Eve

Gant · Post #1 » by **Gant** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:19 pm

1) That last play before the half gives new meaning to the phrase "Sixth Man."

2) The Celtics lost three in a row last year.

3) They miss Posey and PJ...
...so Danny will make a move.

4) Don't be deceived. The Celtics are playing flat, tired and out of sync. It's a temporary glitch, not the apocalypse...

5) ...which means it wasn't anything the Lakers did (and certainly not anything the Warriors or Blazers did). The Celtics lost because THEY played badly. When they find their mojo in the couch cushions they'll handle LA and everyone else too...

6) ...they're just out of whack. When they get back in whack everything will be fine. Please don't panic. It's unseemly.

7) Another thing about that Sixth Man play: Yeah the refs love the Celtics. They really are biased in favor of them.

8) One simple thing will solve everything: a long back up center. Then the bench falls into place. Baby goes back to his natural position (which he rarely plays), the hole in the defensive net is mended and all will be right with the second five.

PJ, Alonzo or Joe?

9) A win January 9th in Cleveland will act as a magic elixir for the Collective Anxiety Syndrome epidemic sweeping the green world.

10) These things happen. It's like a gypsy moth infestation. They cascade in, temporarily ruin the landscape, then disappear. Everything goes back to normal.

Click your heels together and repeat this phrase three times: "It's not about December; it's about June. It's not about December; it's about June. It's not about December; it's about June.'

There. You're on your way back to Kansas.

Celts17Pride · Post #2 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:56 pm

It's not time to panic but people are fooling themselves if they think the Celtics can win in the playoffs with this bench. Reinforcements are needed in order for the Celtics to compete for a championship. They easily have the worse bench among NBA championship contenders.

BillessuR6 · Post #3 » by **BillessuR6** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:13 pm

It is about June, yes. But we might not have home court because of how we played in the last week of December. And home court advantage against CLE or LA is crucial for another title, IMO.

Post #4 » by **canman1971** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:22 pm

The bench last year at this time was playing just as bad. If Ainge makes no moves, then perhaps you can worry, but Cleveland just lost to the Heat last night and I am guessing their sky isn't falling. 82 games is a long season and a lot can happen. Teams win games perhaps they shouldn't and lose ones they shouldn't and in the end, the best teams play for the trophy and the Cs in the end will be the best team with the best record, at least in the East.

cloverleaf · Post #5 » by **cloverleaf** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:27 pm

PJ, Alonzo or Joe? Can we just shorten that to PJoZo?

Bad-Thoma · Post #6 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:35 pm

Thanks for once again being a voice of sanity Gant. I don't even want to come to the board after a loss anymore because all I do is type the same old "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" cover: "Don't Panic"... in big friendly letters. I feel like I've typed the same thing in long paraphrases so much since Christmas I'm developing defensive carpal tunnel syndrome.