I am too sad/disappointed to post much right now but

[exculpatory]

I will write something more lengthy at some point expressing my feelings.

Team

I am disgusted that we could easily have won this series if Ray had showed up in Games 1-6, and if Paul had showed up in Game 7, and if Rondo had been much more consistent.

On the other hand, I am very proud of this team for winning 62 games without arguably one of the best power forwards to ever play the game since the middle of February, and for how they battled to the end for most of the 14 playoff games.

Paul

Paul has lost not anything. This was not his best season by any means, but he was very deservedly selected second team All Pro. During the playoffs, he had multiple games and quarters/halves within games where he was brilliant, and other games (like tonight) where he was not close to the Truth who has been so clutch for us for so long. I am not making excuses for him, but I think he will admit in the coming days that he was drained and wasted from carrying this team (along with Ray and Rondo) to 62 wins and 6 playoff wins.

On the other hand, I am baffled and terribly disappointed that he did not show up tonight with all of his guns blazing - no matter how drained he was.

As I said in the title of this post, I will write a longer post when I feel up to it. Right now, I am just too sad.

Peace.

[damon3825]

We still felt like this was a team that could have gone to the championship and won it, regardless of the injuries," Pierce said.

He's not making excuses, why are you?

[celticfan42487]

lol at damon

[Kefa461]

Every dog has it's day.........as the saying goes.

[seizeone]

He's not making excuses, why are you?

C'mon how long have you been watching this sport. What do you expect him to say. All 16 teams that made the playoffs should be saying that.

Let the threadstarter grieve. Your team won, thats great for you (how, I dunno?) but thats great for you either way. Why are you here again?