how bout them celtics

[king of the world]

huh?

[stinkyattic]

who?

Oh yeah... I think I heard that Boston had a basketball team... :D
Easy to forget when everyone is so completely obsessed with the Sox (not that there's anything wrong with that...).

[beachguy in thongs]

How are those Bruins doing?

[king of the world]

red sox is gonna have to move out the way cuz the celtics are the new powerhouse. i bet they gone win the championship!!

[mikeyjo]

THey have 3 players. 3 really good players. But they can't do it all. They'll make the playoffs but they need a PG and some more depth on the bench. Finally a reason for Celts fans to cheer.

Raptors, eastern Conference champs. Book it :p

[thcbongman]

THey have 3 players. 3 really good players. But they can't do it all. They'll make the playoffs but they need a PG and some more depth on the bench. Finally a reason for Celts fans to cheer.

Raptors, eastern Conference champs. Book it :p

Dude, they got Rajon Rondo. Ok sure, it's only his 2nd year, but this guy is the 2nd coming of Gary Payton.

Sure, he can't shoot for a lick, but that can be improved as he continues his career. Have you seem the dudes hands? They're fucking huge. On athletic potential alone, this guy has 1st all-defense team written all over him. He's already an above average defender for his position, not to mention he isn't bad at distributing the rock. He doesn't need to shoot, all he needs to do is feed the ball to KG, PP, and RA. If I was Rajon, I'd be salivating out of my mouth!

Their real problem is the bench, and center. I don't know of Kendrick Perkins can cut it at C. While they have Posey, and House, they need to shore-up the front court, which would be impossible at this point in the season, unless they miraculously convince Chris Webber to join them.

[mikeyjo]

Forgot about Rondo.... A lot is riding on that 2nd unit.

[mikeyjo]

Boston 1 - Toronto 0

Good first game. T.O. shot like shit and it took OT for Celts to win. Gonna be a great battle this season.

[BBoyShotty]

THey have 3 players. 3 really good players. But they can't do it all. They'll make the playoffs but they need a PG and some more depth on the bench. Finally a reason for Celts fans to cheer.

Raptors, eastern Conference champs. Book it :p

yeah!!! hahah



..n damn ray allen

[king of the world]

THey have 3 players. 3 really good players. But they can't do it all. They'll make the playoffs but they need a PG and some more depth on the bench. Finally a reason for Celts fans to cheer.

Raptors, eastern Conference champs. Book it :p

i think your a "little" biased......................

[BBoyShotty]

naw im sure there was some bias in that post, but the celtics literally have no depth. Like in the rap game, if virtually anyone in the starting lineup gets into foul trouble, they dont got quality replacements

[thcbongman]

naw im sure there was some bias in that post, but the celtics literally have no depth. Like in the rap game, if virtually anyone in the starting lineup gets into foul trouble, they dont got quality replacements

Their depth isn't that bad, at least on the wings. Posey and House are capable replacements.

It's the frontcourt that's the problem.

[mikeyjo]

Like in the rap game, if virtually anyone in the starting lineup gets into foul trouble, they dont got quality replacements

KG getting his 5th foul and hitting the bench early in the 4th allowed the raps to go inside uncontested for most of the quarter.

Teams tend to shorten their benches come playoff time. If the celts big 3 stay healthy for the playoff run, they'll be tough to contend with.

The Titanic division gets some respect again.

[west coast style]

Celts are too good right not it's almost unfair for the rest of the league. Granted, their wins haven't been against any of the NBA powerhouses yet (*cough*Spurs*cough*) but they are looking really good. Plus, KG is tearing it up for my fantasy team!

[Shovelhandle]

let me ask my monster in law. <G>
She is a knowlegable b'ball fan (though, a celtic fan)
I'm a Boston fan, no matter the game.

Shovelhandle

[king of the world]

the celtics is the best team in the league right now so all that doubtin and hatin should stop...............

[king of the world]

red sox is gonna have to move out the way cuz the celtics are the new powerhouse. i bet they gone win the championship!!

Oh i forgot all about this thread. well the celtics beat the lakers in six games, and they got the 07/08 championship. So to all the doubters:

I TOLD YOU SO.

[KingKronic420]

lmao welcome to the new NBA season bro.

you're a little slow.

[thcbongman]

It's kind of interesting to see what you wrote a while back and see how accurate it was!

I was right about Rajon Rondo, I was wrong about Kendrick Perkins and the bench. The frontcourt was deeper than I initially thought. Posey proved to be a more than capable replacement, as he's collecting a fat paycheck with NO now.

Boston will repeat. Book it. I'll see how right I am in a year!

[king of the world]

the boston celtics did lose posey, but their bench players are developing quite nicely. i do think they are going to be good this year, but for some reason i dont think they are going to win again.


my bet this year is houston rockets. they got a nice line up and a pretty young(except for dikembe mutombo lol) and very tallented bench players.

the Rockets against the celtics would be a nice finals to have. but probably wouldnt happen.

[thcbongman]

the boston celtics did lose posey, but their bench players are developing quite nicely. i do think they are going to be good this year, but for some reason i dont think they are going to win again.


my bet this year is houston rockets. they got a nice line up and a pretty young(except for dikembe mutombo lol) and very tallented bench players.

the Rockets against the celtics would be a nice finals to have. but probably wouldnt happen.

The rockets are definitely interesting. But I don't see it happening because I see there have some risks and none are about Artest. The first question is McGrady's durability. Without him, the Rockets are done championship wise. Sure they have great depth, but not enough to offset the loss of. The 2nd is Yao. In the regular season it's all dandy, but come playoffs, both of them must be healthy in order to eventually compete with NO and Lakers. Even then, NO and Lakers are teams they'll have to battle out with.

I see Boston because while they are a year older, they'll turn it up playoff time and go through a east which is still mired with mediocrity. Boston challengers are Detroit, Philadelphia, Orlando and Cleveland. Houston has to battle it up with Utah, Lakers, NO, Spurs. The latter is much tougher and more proven teams.