Why Not?

Why not watch Rondo be a bitter prick until the end, and you know what he's right

Celtics Draft Needs

Who knows what the Celtics are going to do draft wise, they are fortunate to have 2 picks in the early 20s which is great in an extremely deep draft class. Their is bound to be some great talent that is around there or falls to them.

The Celtics needs are pretty obvious, Rebounding and scoring.

It seems like everyone in the national media has Royce White from Iowa state pegged as one of the potential future Celtics. Bob touched on it last week and I agree, he's a hell of a prospect and would be a top 15 pick if not for an anxiety order. Unlike other players who have legal problems or disinterested we could just chalk it up to Doc will fix that, but an anxiety order is a complete different animal. We all just have to hope he gets over it. But as for Royce White the player 6'8, 270 and can play 2-4, he dribbles like a guard, but plays power forward. Averaged close to 10 rebounds a game, but brings a complete different dimension with his skill set.

Fab Melo, you remember him from getting suspended from the Tournament for being a shit head, but he would be a perfect fit for the Celtics. Melo is 7 foot and 260. He is a very raw center that will need some time for 2 things, getting his head straight and focused, and 2 to get adjusted to basketball at this level. Melo is somewhat new to basketball and is extremely raw, this is something you can chalk up to, let Doc figure this out.

Quincy Miller. If not for an injured knee Miller could be a lottery pick. He's 19, 6'9, 200 pounds. The first thing he needs to do is hit the gym and gain muscle, but the second thing is that he needs to get his head rung to stay focused. He can score at will and has been called a poor man's Kevin Durant. Anyone who has a Kevin Durant comparison with them is a guy you should probably draft. He was on the Baylor team that was overshadowed by Perry Jones III, but I believe he can be just as effective.

Arnett Moultrie. He's a 6'11 PF from Mississippi State. I don't know if he will drop this far, but he has a chance to be a double, double machine in the NBA. He's not as defensive minded as a Fab Melo or Festus Ezuli, but can be a great big man at this level.

Obviously others to watch,
Jeremy Lamb, Terrnece Jones, Austin Rivers I would love to fall, but I don't see it.

What Now For The Boston Celtics

There is going to be a ton of speculation going forward for the Boston Celtics who will be trying to transition to a new ERA without completely sucking. To put things simply the only ones on the Roster next year are Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, JuJuan Johnson, Paul Pierce. So what's next. Dwight Howard, Deron Williams are not coming here, Rudy Gay is unlikely to be traded, Eric Gordan and OJ Mayo are restricted free agents.

I think there is something we can all agree on and that's that our PG Rajon Rondo is at the other level that people have been so critical of him not being. He is a franchise player and can be built around.

Brandon Bass has already said he is picking up his option for 4 million next year, which I'm surprised figuring I think he would make more if he declined it. So that puts us with Rondo, Bradley, Pierce, Bass, Johnson.

The next thing is I really don't see KG going anywhere, I see him either retiring, or coming back in Boston. I do think that the bond between KG, Doc, Pierce and Rondo is pretty great, and with the Celtics having unlimited cap dollars they can pretty much match any teams offer. The only thing I would be hesitant to do with Garnett is go 3 years. I would be fine with a 2 year 30 million dollar deal.

So we have Rondo, Bradley, Pierce, Bass, Johnson and KG.

Next thing up is bringing back Jeff Green. Jeff has tremendous talent and him sitting out this year with a heart issue killed the Celtics. He can run with Rondo and Bradley and can play 3-4 and is a decent shot. With him not being much of a factor in 2011 when he did play hurt us a little, but I believe with a larger role and a full training camp under his belt, he will be as good as he ever was.

So now that we got the realistic choices off the board, lets start reaching.

I don't think New Orleans would let Eric Gordon go with Anthony Davis walking through that door, but if they were, I would to get the scoring machine. He is often unhealthy, but when healthy he could easily average 23ish points. But like I said, I don't believe New Orleans will let him go.

With that being said, we will have to settle for OJ Mayo, Memphis can't afford OJ, so that means if a competitive offer sheet gets signed they most likely will let him walk. OJ Mayo was traded for Ray Allen this year, but for some reason it didn't go through. I really see OJ coming to Boston.

Also, with the Anthony Davis era starting in New Orleans, a guy like Carl Landry or Chris Kaman would be available. I would love Kaman but he will come at a price, so Landry will be cheaper and is almost like a poor mans David West. I would love for the Celtics to get this low post machine.

I would round it out with resigning Chris Wilcox, Mickael Pietrus, Keyon Dooling, E'Twaan Moore and Greg Steimsma.

So this would be the team going forward:

Rajon, Avery Bradley, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett

Bench:
Jeff Green, OJ Mayo, Carl Landry, Chris Wilcox,Pietrus, Dooling, Moore, Stiemer, (whoever we draft)

101 Heat, 88 Celtics

The Celtics had a 1 point lead with 8 minutes left to go, and then simply couldn't get over the hump. They were missing shots, taking bad shots, not rebounding, giving up offensive rebounds, and taking difficult shots, meanwhile the Heat were converting eveything. The Celtics simply couldn't get it done offensively, and the Chris Bosh led Heat was able to take over the game with his 3s. Yes, 3s, Chris Bosh decided to turn into Larry Bird and hit clutch 3 after clutch 3. To see how ridiculous Chris Bosh's 3s were he was 4-40 lifetime from the 3 range.

Although I don't want to say this. LeBron James had an incredible playoffs and is a hell of a player. He put the Heat on his back in game 6 when he scored 102809 points and didn't miss a shot. He's an incredible player. With that being said, I hope our old friend Kendrick Perkins decapitates him.

The Celtics were spread out offensively, all of their starters were in double digits, led by Rondo who of course finished with a triple double. What killed the Celtics was their bench. Their bench was bad, they only had 2 points and were completely ineffective. With the bench being ineffective it put more minutes on the starters, and the starters just couldn't get it done int he final 8 minutes.

Even with the loss, this was an incredible run. It hard to be proud of a team who lost in the Eastern Conference Finals, but I personally am. This team was great, and God knows what happens in the future, but this was the best 5 years as a Celtics fan.

Celtics vs Heat Game 6 Preview

Nobody thought the Celtics could make it this far. Every "expert", every "fan" of the game and even our own BMack thought those South Beach Nancy Boys were going to beat our beloved Celtics. And while one of our own writers just had an epiphany that 3 surefire Hall of Famers and probably top 50 NBA players all time and the best PG in the league are very talented, the guys who really believed in themselves were the Celtics.

They have heard that they are too old, too injured, and couldn't keep up with those "superheroes" in Miami, but the Celtics have stepped up to the challenge and pushed around Miami in reality 4 out of the 5 games this series. The Celtics like to make things interesting during close out games, but this to me is a must win game. They need to knock out the wavering Heat at home, while their confidence is lowest and while our crowd will be breathing down their neck. The Heat have looked intimidated we cannot give them any confidence.

A lot of the same "experts" are saying that this game will be a blow out and basically the Heat will not show up. I don't buy that for a second. The Heat will definitely come out attacking and come out aggressive. But in typical Heat fashion they will regress into the 1 vs 1 game and not run designed plays and Boston is just too good of a defensive team to allow that to beat them.

Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen all had awful games shooting the last time out (other than Pierce's big dick 3), I expect them to be a lot more efficient offensively. Rondo shot 3-15 and missed a lot of makeable shots, and if anything has the billing for a Rondo game, tonight is it. Everyone will be watching, and after struggling shooting last game, he will have that chip on his shoulder and wouldn't surprise me if he flirts with a triple double (even though that's pretty synonymous with Rondo at this point). Pierce has yet to have that 35-40 point game and has struggled with his shooting percentage, that is going to happen tonight, especially after gaining all the confidence in the world after hitting the 3 over LeBron.

With the way the defense has clamped down, with the way the bench has played and with the nerves of Miami the Celtics come away with this and advance to the finals.

Celtics 103-97
Tommy Award: Rajon Rondo

UBUNTU!

Why Not?

When not sure what to put as a funny video, fat people falling is always there for a good laugh.

Jury Selected For Sandusky Trial, Some Have Penn State Ties

OK, before I get into this, when did Penn State have this type of mafia power:

- A jury of seven women and five men was seated Wednesday to hear the child sex-abuse case against Jerry Sandusky, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin Monday. Of those chosen, at least eight have ties to the college where Sandusky worked for three decades under legendary head coach Joe Paterno before retiring in 1999. Three of the four alternates said they attended Penn State or currently work there. More

I mean, all of these Jurors could be completely not Penn State biased, but I'm too cool with this. Fact is, Jerry Sandusky is a bad human being and a lifetime jail sentence wouldn't serve justice for what he did. He be sentenced to the Al Quada or have a bunch of nude bath salt zombies attack him. But if he sees the light of day again in his life, or if they rule a mental disease it will be a disappointment.

This guy is below scum. And having these Penn State Jury members is troubling.

Stanley Cup Round Up

To be honest, I already thought the Stanley Cup was over and the Kings won. But apparently it hasn't and the Devils won 3-1 to make the series 3-1. I know nothing about these teams other than Martin Broduer had 4 kids with some chick, and was having an affair with his sister and now has a kid with her, talk about an awkward family get together huh? Mom/Aunts everywhere. So there is that.

Kings win the next game whenever the next game is, because it would be fun to see an 8 seed win The Cup and because LA is chanting "We Want The Cup", and that seems to be the winning formula.

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107 Thunder, 99 San Antonio

The Thunder did what the Celtics need to do tonight. They closed it out at home.

It wasn't dramaless however, the Thunder had to overcome a 18 1st quarter deficit, and a 15 point deficit halftime. Durant finished with 34 points and 14 boards and Russell Westbrook had 25. The Thunder just punched San Antonio in the mouth in game 3 and 4, and San Antonio was surprisingly not able to recover. I never thought that this would happen, especially the way San Antonio was playing, but they choked away this whole series.

Tony Parker had 29 points, but 21 of the 29 came in the 1st half, so the Thunder did a great job shutting him down.

OKC waits until tuesday to see if they play Boston or Miami.

2 Orioles, 1 Red Sox

It was fun being over .500, but now we are right back there after a 2-1 loss.

You can't knock Josh Beckett's game, he had 8 innings, lets up 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 5 Ks with only 92 pitches. That's everything you would want from this scumbag. His ERA has steadily dropped and is just a tick over 4 and is probably the Sox best pitcher. With Lester being inconsistent, Buchholz being awful, Doubront doing his damn thing, and Ace K coming back Saturday, we need him to put in starts like this.

I hate the Adrian in the outfield thing. He gets pinch run for way too early in the game, last night in the 7th and I just hate getting rid of the best bat early. It came back to bite us in the ass in the 8th when his replacement, Scotty Pods came up with 2 people on base and failed to drive in runs.

We need to really figure out the Youkilis situation because as much as he's a good player, he may be hurting us more than helping us.

FUCK YEA!

It was sloppy, it was ugly, it was everything the Celtics wanted!

UBUNTU at it's finest!

Tonight was the prettiest game I have ever seen!

YOU CAN'T TEACH HEART!

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

Celtics vs Heat in Game 5

Tonight is a big game for the Celtics. Both teams took care of their home court and now it's a best of 3 and the Celtics will need to win one of these games on the road if they want to get to the finals. So why not tonight?

The Celtics have basically pushed around the Heat the past 3 games, and if not for some unfortunate officiating in the 2nd game this series could be up 3-1. However, that's not the case and tonight the Heat are responding from the 2 losses by activating Chris Bosh. To me, I would be very cautious in doing this if I were the Heat. 1st reason is, it's not like Chris Bosh is this great defensive player, and pretty much every time KG and him have squared off KG owns him. KG is playing a lot more physical than I have seen him play in a while, so if Bosh is getting rushed back, I would be terrified he would re aggravate the injury to potentially making it worse. 2nd reason is kind of ridiculous. When you have a player like Chris Bosh he can/ should only help the team with his mere presence alone, however, this could disrupt Miami's flow. LeBron and Wade have been playing their 2 man game pretty well since Bosh's absence. Maybe this confuses them because it adds a whole different dimension in the Heats offense. To be honest, I would be more scared of the 1st point than the second.

The key to this game is having the Celtics play a whole game like they did in the 1st half of game 4 and just cut their heads off early. Miami wilts when the pressure gets the most intense so if the Celtics are able to start hot and build up a lead, I don't see the Heat being able to respond. Rondo again is the engine that makes this car run, he wrote a check with his comments in game 4, that the team was lucky to cash, and he needs to have another great game in his string of games. Whether Bosh plays or not, I still see KG dominating the paint. Like I alluded to earlier, KG seems to own Bosh. So a 24-13 game is not out of the question. Paul Pierce needs to start playing defense with his feet rather than his hands. Meaning he is getting a lot of ticky tack fouls whether they be reach ins, or late to the ball fouls than being in the right position. Pierce still needs to shoot better from the field, but most importantly he needs to stay on the court. Ray Allen is starting to get hot, if he continues to hit, especially in Miami, he will take the crowd out of it and that bodes well for the Green team.

I don't care to go over Miami's strengths because we know what they are. LeBron doing everything and Wade getting the credit for it. The Celtics have this and will finish this in 6.

Boston 96-87
Tommy Award: Rajon Rondo

UBUNTU!

Why Not?

Why not listen to our great president sing Call Me Maybe?

Reviewing The Sox Picks

The Sox had three of the first 37 picks in the first round and sandwich round and used them to select shortstop Deven Marrero No. 24 from Arizona State, lefthander Brian Johnson from the University of Florida at No. 31 and righty Pat Light from Monmouth University at No. 37.

Marrero profiles as a superb defender, but there are questions about his bat after his average plummeted from .397 as a freshman to .315 as a sophomore and .284 this season. CSNN

This is fine and dandy and my boy Kieth Law ranked him 13th overall, so having him at 24 is a relative steal, however, I see this as another defensive shortstop than struggles offensively. We already have that in Jose Inglesias, so the only hope that I'm hearing is that they catch magic again because the last ASU shortstop they drafted turned into Dustin Pedroia.

As for the pitchers:

Brian Johnson: Johnson is an athletic left-handed pitcher from the University of Florida who emerged as one of the top two-way players in the nation. In addition to pitching, he was a power-hitting first-base prospect who could have been drafted on that side of the ball as well. The 6-foot-3 21-year-old went 8-4 last season with a 3.56 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 86 innings. Johnson also pitched for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League last summer, striking out 19 batters and walking four in 14.2 innings to go along with a 4.30 ERA.

Featuring an 88-92 m.p.h. fastball and a solid four-pitch mix, he is considered a potential back of the rotation starter and a safer pick. Johnson also throws a slider, curveball and changeup, all of which he can throw for strikes and have potential to be quality pitches. ESPN

Nothing special here either.

37th overall: Pat Light, SP, Monmouth University

Light is a big right-handed pitcher who dominated competition this season with Monmouth University to the tune of a 2.40 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 101.1 innings. Attending high school in New Jersey, he’s one of the better prospects to come out of the Northeast this year.

Light’s best pitch is his fastball, which sits around 92-93 m.p.h. and hits up to 96. He was able to throw a ton of strikes with the pitch and only walked 16 batters this season. The fastball shows solid movement and Light is able to throw it on a downward plane consistently.

Again nothing that really sticks out to me. I mean Matt Light was good Patriot and his name sounds like that.

I mean these guys are years away, but none of these guys are sexy. I'm pretty sure Ben Cherington knows more than me. But I hate all these guys.

So Dead Cat Helicopter Is All The Rage

Cats away! Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car More

People are saying how awesome this is that a guy turned his dead cat into a helicopter. Am I the only one that thinks this is sick and demented and these people who did this should probably be locked up, because I see a Wild Bill Skin Suit or a Human Helicopter coming up next. There is no reason why someone should turn their recently run over cat into a child's toy, if I was walking down the street and this thing came flying up to me, or if I saw people playing around with this, I would start running. Immediately.

Also this should go to show you how people think of cats compared to dogs. Cats suck, so when it dies people think of making it a helicopter. When a dog dies it's a tragic event and would never desecrate the body of a loyal soul. Score another one for dogs.

Here it is flying:

Around The NBA

108 Thunder, 103 Spurs


Wow, how this series has changed, huh?

At first the Spurs looked unbeatable, they were riding a 20 something win streak, they blew the Thunder out in game 1, and ground out a game 2. Then Oklahoma City beat them at home twice and then it became evident the young Thunder believed they could beat the Spurs. The Spurs now look old, turnover prone and have no shot of beating the Thunder.

Last night at home, the Spurs couldn't get it done. The Thunder were aggressive and their big 3 of Durant, Westbrook and Harden played out of their mind. James Harden may get over looked a lot because of Westbrook and Durant, but he is a monster. He hit a huge dagger in the Spurs face to put the game out of reach.

And as much as he doesn't score Thabo Sefolosha has done a great job of making Tony Parker not as effective. His defense has been great and has been the turning point of this series.

I just don't see how the Spurs can reclaim this loss. They have to play in OKC tomorrow night, which they lost both games their thus far.

My Take On Tim Thomas

The Captain just wrote his thoughts about Tim Thomas and did it with a passionate sympathetic heart for a man who won his favorite team in Boston the Championship. However, I see things a bit differently.

Thomas doesn't owe the fans, the ownership or the city of Boston ANYTHING! But he does owe his teammates a lot more than this. All year, his teammates had to withstand distractions by the media, and created by Tim Thomas.

Tim Thomas as a player is incredible, Tim Thomas as the man is a douche. The Captain brings up that he should be celebrated for spending time with his family and whatnot. I don't buy for 1 second that this is the real reason Thomas left the Bruins, why? Because why would he plug some business in his farewell address, kind of weird. Tim Thomas was upset with the contract that HE SIGNED 4 years ago that was front loaded and is upset that the Bruins now won't commit a couple more years to the 38 year old. Instead of fulfilling a contract HE SIGNED, he would rather take his puck and go home.

With doing that this hurts the Bruins with them being on the hook for 5 million dollars against the cap. Some may say that's not a big deal, however, it's a deal. None of this would have happened if 1. He retired, 2. He openly asked to be traded. He is trying to stick it to the management and by doing this he is hurting the Teammates that helped HIM raise the cup. Way to go.

If you said 2 years ago that Tim Thomas would almost be a villain in Boston, I would call you crazy. But how he has acted tarnishes his should be gaudy legacy.

93 Celtics, 91 Heat

Rondo calls out the Heat and the Celtics defend home court.

The series is knotted up at 2 and the Celtics are headed to South Beach to take control of the series.

Let me first start off by saying the Celtics got lucky to win this one. They took their foot off the gas peddle and blew a 20 point lead. But with big plays from Rajon and Kevin Garnett they were able to grind out this win.

I gotta run. more tomorrow.

LET'S GO CELTICS

Tonight the Celtics look to go up 3-1.... wait sorry, 2-2...

102-93 Celtics
Tommy Award: Rondo

UBUNTU

Celtics Win

Nobody stops a leak like RONDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Should be up 2-1, unfortunately it's 1-2

KG Push ups