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Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

Darkman M said:
Nah we take their lunch money in the playoffs.

haha i'd like for that to be true

diehard · Mar 28, 2011

omg Boston.. and this is without Kevin Love.

Sho_Nuff82 · Mar 28, 2011

Omiee said:
thats what is weird about all of this, they were doing fine without that guy even playing.

When your GM basically says "fuck camaraderie and your championship window, we tryna' get paid son," it's not really surprising to see the players not give a fuck about playing championship basketball in March, particularly at home.

dream · Mar 28, 2011

dIEHARD said:
omg Boston.. and this is without Kevin Love.

Maybe All Star Kevin Love doesn't really make meaningful contributions to his team after all?

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

The Crimson Blur said:
I don't get why everyone thinks thats so hard. Thats a below average schedule for us. Southwest division is a bitch like that.

Don't overrate the Bulls so much. They are still a dark horse. Their record isn't as impressive as everyone is making it out to be...Central division is the weakest division in all of sports. Plus they are inexperienced. Even if we lose HCA to them, I won't really care. Its not like they'll be in the finals anyway.

Why do people cite divisions as if they matter? It's like a difference of six games, total. In the end, it's probably almost no difference when the likelihood of those 6 being the toughest or easiest 6 is really small.

Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

Sho_Nuff82 said:
When your GM basically says "fuck camaraderie and your championship window, we tryna' get paid son," it's not really surprising to see the players not give a fuck about playing championship basketball in March, particularly at home.

i love seeing them struggle like this but im not writing them off, if we meet them in the finals it will not be easy

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

giri said:
If last year taught us anything, the celts can turn it on when ever they want to basically.

Though i'm surprised they are losing to the people they are.

Rondo wasn't hurt last year. He's the guy who makes that team go and they are just not that good w/o him at 100%

giri · Mar 28, 2011

Sho_Nuff82 said:
When your GM basically says "fuck camaraderie and your championship window, we tryna' get paid son," it's not really surprising to see the players not give a fuck about playing championship basketball in March, particularly at home.

Perkins isn't the be-all of the celtics.

They basically took the regularl season off entirely last year, and just turned up to send LBJ to miami and send the finals to 7 games.

obijkenobi · Mar 28, 2011

giri said:
I hate dan gilbert so much. I'm now recieving typed up forms with Comic Sans as the font. This is professional documentation for corporate clients.

I actually heard him speak Friday in Detroit. No joke. I'll pass along your hatred of Comic Sans.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
Why do people cite divisions as if they matter? It's like a difference of six games, total. In the end, it's probably almost no difference when the likelihood of those 6 being the toughest or easiest 6 is really small.

Take 6 wins off the Bulls record and they are the 4th seed

Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

giri said:
Perkins isn't the be-all of the celtics.

They basically took the regularl season off entirely last year, and just turned up to send LBJ to miami and send the finals to 7 games.

do they have enough left to reach the finals again this year though.

diehard · Mar 28, 2011

Nash passed Rondo in APG, good job Nashy.

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:
Take 6 wins off the Bulls record and they are the 4th seed

So you're saying there are 6 eastern teams they'd lose to if they had 1 extra game against those 6 teams? Really?

obijkenobi · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
Why do people cite divisions as if they matter? It's like a difference of six games, total. In the end, it's probably almost no difference when the likelihood of those 6 being the toughest or easiest 6 is really small.

What? The fact that the Spurs have the best record in the NBA but haven't clinched their division when 3 other teams has says the division you play in does matter.

Justin Timberlake · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
Why do people cite divisions as if they matter? It's like a difference of six games, total. In the end, it's probably almost no difference when the likelihood of those 6 being the toughest or easiest 6 is really small.

You don't think there is a difference between being in the Central and the Southwest division? You serious?

Yes, its more than the West/East difference. Much more. The Spurs would be a 70 win team in the Central division, no lie. Bulls would struggle to hit 55 in the SW.

dream · Mar 28, 2011

lol twolves lead

giri · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:
Rondo wasn't hurt last year. He's the guy who makes that team go and they are just not that good w/o him at 100%

I'm not saying he doesn't add to the team, but the lakers basically neutralised him, and they still went to 7 games. The celtics, even on O, aren't about 1 person, it's about Ray, Paul, Kevin.

Derwind · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
Maybe All Star Kevin Love doesn't really make meaningful contributions to his team after all?

Or maybe Boston just sucks the way they currently are.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
So you're saying there are 6 eastern teams they'd lose to if they had 1 extra game against those 6 teams? Really?

I'm saying 6 extra games vs crap competition isn't insignificant

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

obijkenobi said:
What? The fact that the Spurs have the best record in the NBA but haven't clinched their division when 3 other teams has says the division you play in does matter.

No, it just means Dallas has a good record.

Everyone in your conference plays the same 72 games (not counting not playing yourself). That means you have only 4 total teams you play 3 times in your conference.

Those 4 games are not going to be the difference between elite and just good. Could those 4 games swing a 1 or 2 game difference in a seeding race? Sure. But they don't change how good a team is.

Divisions don't matter in the NBA. TEveryone in the West and everyone in the East will have nearly the same SOS. The majority of the discrepency in the difference among a conference will be from not playing yourself: Hence, T-Wolves will have a harder SoS than Spurs.

I'm saying 6 extra games vs crap competition isn't insignificant

But it's not. It's a mix of good and crap. Chicago and Miami, for instance, only play 3 against one another this season, so you'd have to add one in there.

Everyone regresses to .500 by the end of the year.

overcast · Mar 28, 2011

Time to take the Twolves serious. Kevin Love was holding them back.

Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
Why do people cite divisions as if they matter? It's like a difference of six games, total. In the end, it's probably almost no difference when the likelihood of those 6 being the toughest or easiest 6 is really small.

You play more games against the guys in your division, believe me if your in a easy division its much easier to clinch a playoff seat.

Darkman M · Mar 28, 2011

giri said:
I'm not saying he doesn't add to the team, but the lakers basically neutralised him, and they still went to 7 games. The celtics, even on O, aren't about 1 person, it's about Ray, Paul, Kevin.

This.Garnett, the actress, and Ray Allen all worry me more to be honest.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

Darkman M said:
This.Garnett, the actress, and Ray Allen all worry me more to be honest.

Thing is, Rondo makes them all more effective than they are without him

Tom Penny · Mar 28, 2011

I am always excited when glen Davis is leading the team in shot attempts. He's averaging .25 assists a game the last 20 or so. Fantastic team player.

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

Omiee said:
You play more games against the guys in your division, believe me if your in a easy division its much easier to clinch a playoff seat.

You play the other 4 teams in your division 4 times. You play 6 of the other 10 conference teams 4 times. It's only FOUR teams you play 3 times out of 15. 4 games out of an 82 game season.

It's doesn't make a difference.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

LMAO KG REJECTED

Darkman M · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:
Thing is, Rondo makes them all more effective than they are without him

Of course they are better with him, but LA does a good job against him, Garnett is the one matchup that cause serious problems.

diehard · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:
Thing is, Rondo makes them all more effective than they are without him

I Agree, he is of average starting quality.

Sho_Nuff82 · Mar 28, 2011

Tom Penny said:
I am always excited when glen Davis is leading the team in shot attempts. He's averaging .25 assists a game the last 20 or so. Fantastic team player.

Gotta give Baby minutes, Krstic is averaging 5.1 fouls per 36 minutes since he joined the Celtics. Who knew playing defense could be so much work?

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

damn, Pierce trying to close this out.

dream · Mar 28, 2011

MVPierce

Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

Black Mamba said:
You play the other 4 teams in your division 4 times. You play 6 of the other 10 conference teams 4 times. It's only FOUR teams you play 3 times out of 15. 4 games out of an 82 game season.

It's doesn't make a difference.

tell that to LA who if they win tonight will be 4 games behind.

msdstc · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
MVPierce

Really?

Tom Penny · Mar 28, 2011

Sho_Nuff82 said:
Gotta give Baby minutes, Krstic is averaging 5.1 fouls per 36 minutes since he joined the Celtics. Who knew playing defense could be so much work?

So that means Baby should shoot the ball 80% of the time he touches it.?The guy is a selfish asshole. How do you have like 10 games in a row without an assist playing 25 to 30 minutes a game.

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

Omiee said:
tell that to LA who if they win tonight will be 4 games behind.

me said:
Could those 4 games swing a 1 or 2 game difference in a seeding race? Sure. But they don't change how good a team is.

.

dream · Mar 28, 2011

msdstc said:
Really?

No, not really. I've just been trying different things to find a bright side to all this since the Perk trade.

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
No, not really. I've just been trying different things to find a bright side to all this since the Perk trade.

MVPerk

Tom Penny · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
No, not really. I've just been trying different things to find a bright side to all this since the Perk trade.

Yeah. That 2 points Perk has chipped in for OKC tonight is the difference. I mean defensively the C'z are getting raped. The T Wolves are shooting 36 percent.

dream · Mar 28, 2011

Perk helped team chemistry and brought all those intangibles mentioned when someone asks why Derek Fisher is a starting point guard.

msdstc · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
Perk helped team chemistry and brought all those intangibles mentioned when someone asks why Derek Fisher is a starting point guard.

I really don't buy that at all. They were plenty fine without him on the floor. When Shaq comes back, and if Rondo can get his head on straight somehow, then they'll be able to take a run at it, but for right now they're dead in the water.

jman2050 · Mar 28, 2011

Maybe Boston simply isn't as good as a whole as people thought they were?

Black Mamba · Mar 28, 2011

Darko such a bad player. Minnesota is such an anti-clutch team.

lmao Beasley and Darko.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

dream · Mar 28, 2011

Wow, that inbound was almost Spurs-bad.

Tom Penny · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
Perk helped team chemistry and brought all those intangibles mentioned when someone asks why Derek Fisher is a starting point guard.

Intangibles. Are you trying to convince me he's going to make the offense not suck ass like it has lately? Please. They team is going were Ray, Pierce, KG and Rondo take them. They have been playing like trash. It's as simple as that. I'm sure they miss 2 illegal picks he'd set on offense though. The defense hasn't missed a beat overall.

Cloudy · Mar 28, 2011

dream said:
Perk helped team chemistry and brought all those intangibles mentioned when someone asks why Derek Fisher is a starting point guard.

Perk also produced on the court consistently. Fish is dogmeat

giri · Mar 28, 2011

jman2050 said:
Maybe Boston simply isn't as good as a whole as people thought they were?

Yes, the last few years were a mirage!

Omiee · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:

lol perfect, would have been better with chicago in there.

Derwind · Mar 28, 2011

Cloudy said:
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2499/rearviewmirro.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Kobe cut into Bostons's lane. Doc Rivers looks pissed about it, so he's tailgating. And Dirk just horrified at the road rage he's witnessing. XD

Meanwhile, Spurs just cruising the season. :/

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