nba musings

Disclaimer: This is a frivilous post that is meant to distract from the earth-shatteringly awful news today about KG sitting out another big chunk of games.

Tom Brady is having full-on baby mama drama as his supermodel wife makes controversial comments in recent Vanity Fair interview. The Early Show with the details:

Bündchen reveals that she knows the boy, named John Edward Thomas Moynahan, has a mother and she respects that, but it doesn’t matter that Bündchen didn’t actually give birth to him, because Bündchen still feels like he’s her son.

In her own words, “To me, it’s not like, because somebody delivered him, that’s not my child — I feel like it is, 100 percent.”

Oh no she didn’t! Cue the impending baby mama beatdown as we wait with bated breath for Bridget to respond…

Ok fine. This is a stupid story. Who cares? It’s a good thing that she loves Tom’s kid, right? Sure, it is.

The real pressing concern is and will always be this… CHOOSE A DAMN BASEBALL TEAM, Tom! For the love of Josh Beckett and all this is holy, at least Lebron James has the decency to pick one team — sure, he picked Satan’s team — but at least he picked only one and is consistent with it. I’ve seen you make the right choice (Red Sox), the correct choice (Red Sox), the ONLY choice (Red Sox) before, so let’s keep that up and burn those others, k babe?

Thank you and good day, Sir. I said, good day!

Disclaimer: The following blog post is self-indulgent and whiny.

Twitter is really hitting its hayday. I joined Twitter a couple of years ago on a recommendation from a friend. I followed all of her Nascar friends and then set out to find Boston sports related peeps. Slowly but surely more and more NBA related tweeps joined up and before long I had a really sweet Twitter stream. At some point in the not-so-distant past, Shaq, Capitol Hill and Ashton Kutcher joined. Then recently, mainstream media started covering it as “the new cool thing” and pretty much everyone and their mother is arriving on Twitter like it’s Ellis Island.

This past Saturday, this all culminated in the coolest person yet joining Twitter… Paul “The mother f-in Truth” Pierce. I was skeptical at first, but various people with more inside cred than I’ll ever have were saying it was true, so I decided to believe it and follow him. I was surprised to see him there, quite frankly. Ever since Shaq joined and became so prolific (along with the rest of the Suns organization, including the kitchen sink, who probably has a Twitter account too called @PhxSuns_KitchenSink), I wondered if I’d ever see anyone from the Celtics. I didn’t really think I would. I had seen Big Baby blog for about a minute and a half his rookie season and then quit to focus on the game… and I had also seen Rondo’s Yardbarker blog with its intermittent posting frequency and figured that again, another Celtic was too busy focusing on games to really contribute much to online media. So, I was pretty surprised to see that there was finally a Celtics player, a star no less, representing the Cs on Twitter.

Well, this past Sunday, PP (@paulpierce34) took a page from the Shaq (@THE_REAL_SHAQ) handbook and tweeted about giving away game tix to the first 5 people to reach him in the players lot at a certain time wearing his jersey. I knew if it was in fact, the real Pierce, that this offer was legit and it absolutely killed me. I’d been on Twitter during all of Shaq’s spur of the moment, “I’m on xyz corner, first person to reach me” tweets and had always thought, “Man, I wish I lived in Phoenix and could go try for those tix.” But, since it was so far away and not really my team, it really wasn’t too upsetting to not be able to participate. But, this time was different. This was an opportunity to see one of my players and my team and I still couldn’t go. I live too far away from the Garden to just “show up” there before a game. If I lived closer, I can guarantee you I would’ve been camped out in that players lot for hours waiting from him to roll up. Instead, I was at home. On Twitter. Bitter. Yes, bitter on Twitter. I’m a poet. And I know it.

Anyway… It didn’t help at all to get on Twitter this morning from work and read all about how PP followed up on his word and gave 5 fans free tix to watch the game in his personal suite. Dagger in my heart. I think the answer to my woes is clear though. I need to move to the player’s lot outside the Garden. Buy a big ole station wagon, park it there… and wait.

Related links:

• BostonCS: Paul Pierce Gives Away Celtics Tickets Via Twitter
• Deadspin: Paul Pierce Now Inviting Strangers To Harass Him On The Street
• Twitter: paulpierce34 profile

This segment aired on the last episode of “Celtics Now” on Comcast SportsNet New England and it’s really sweet. Perk talks about the differences between himself and “Little Perk” and calls his 18-month-old son his best friend. Aww!

Check out the video, Big Perk & Baby Perk…

Celtics @ Hawks 99-93

Celtics seemed to have this one from the jump. Ahead the whole game, at times by a pretty healthy margin. Hawks made a run in the 4th that was a little scary, but in the end, the Celtics won by 6 and all was right with the world. Pre-game, there was a little buzz surrounding some comments Rondo made to the media about the Hawks not being much of a rival. Shouldn’t have been a surprise though, since KG said the same thing the last few times someone asked him about the so-called “rivalry” with the Hawks. It’s kind of like Shaq/Oden and Lebron/Deshawn. At this juncture, the Hawks are a low-level ninja named Soulja Boy.

 Celtics @ Magic 82-84

When I afterthought these games, I do so with the assumption that anyone reading this has already either seen or heard about the game. Heck, I’m lucky if they even remember the game by the time I get around to discussing it. So, I won’t bother breaking down plays and get right into what I think this game means.

Nothing.

Flip the results, the Celtics win by 2, it means even less. Ok, why not? Why doesn’t anyone respect the Magic? Why doesn’t anyone give them the credit they so richly deserve? I’ll tell you why. They’re a good team. They were supposed to win at home. That’s not impressive. They have a better record now than the Celtics, doesn’t that mean something? No.

Why not?

Because I still don’t think they play consistently enough on defense or demonstrate enough mental toughness in crunch time situations. I don’t think there’s any team out there that says, “Oh $h*t, we have to play the Magic tonight. We have no chance.” They think, “$h*t, we have to play Dwight Howard tonight. Let’s work on shutting him down and make sure we cover the 3-pt shooters like a blanket.”

I like the Magic. I would be happy for them if they became an elite team. They’re very close, but I just don’t think they’re there yet. I also think they better pray to Mickey Mouse, Goofy and all that are holy that they don’t draw the Detroit Pistons in the first round. These aren’t your daddy’s Pistons, but I still think they could hurt (and possibly sweep) Orlando. That being said, I do think the Magic are closer than they’ve ever been. I do respect their talent and do think they can become a scary Eastern conference team. Hopefully, that’s enough respect for Stan… who’s turning into Rodney Dangerfield.

I realized the old ‘about me’ page bit the dust along the way somehow, so here’s a new one. I’ve been listing my favorite things while yacking with peeps on Twitter during the Heat/Bulls game. Please to enjoy…

I work from home tomorrow, so I’ll be posting my afterthoughts on last night’s Magic game then. It’s video Friday too, so I’ll also be posting some vids. Stay tuned.

Disclaimer: About half-way through writing this post, my HD cable box decided to $h*t the bed. I was so rattled, that it’s entirely possible that one or more thoughts below is less thought out than it would normally be. Lol. So if I said anything more inane than usual, don’t blame me. Blame COMCAST. My new archnemesis. I’m stuck watching the rest of the Bulls/Pistons and entire Jazz/whoever they’re playing on regular non-HD television. Blah.

Celtics v. Clippers 90-77

There are certain times during Celtics games where I’m convinced that Doc Rivers is trying to kill me slowly with a tiny rusty kitchen fork. Why is that, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. I never, I mean ever, want to see the following five players on the floor together at the same time, under any circumstances: Marbury, House, Walker, Moore and Davis. Just say no. This was one of those typically annoying games where you start off feeling pretty confident and good about yourself — until you realize the Clippers are ahead because you’ve pissed away a 12-point lead thanks to the aforementioned rotation. Ray Allen kind of took this game on his back somewhere in the 3rd quarter and a nice tidy blowout ensued. I really thought I was going to get to see Gino because when we came back from commercial I heard his theme song… but alas, it was not to be. All I could spy on the jumbotron were random dorks in green jumping around waving. Haha, that will be me on April 10th!

Celtics @ Grizzlies 105-87

I watched this game, didn’t I? Actually, I think I DVR’ed it and only watched highlights. Nothing special really stands out for me about this game other than it was another game with KG and another win for the Celtics.

Celtics @ Spurs 80-77

Before this game, I was positive we were going to lose it. How’s that for confidence? Hehe. Well, we were sucking it up pretty good before that game arrived, so it’s not like I had no reason to worry. Earlier in the day though, I heard KG might play, but I still wasn’t sure that would make a big enough difference. After all, KG had been out for awhile, he had to be a little rusty, right? Wrong! He was sensational and made a huge impact on the game. It’s strange because last season, I didn’t notice the difference as much between games with KG and games without. I’m not sure why it’s different this year, but it is and in a big way. I think the rest of the team feeds off of his temperment and energy now more than ever. I know they all want to win another championship, but after the grind of last year’s post-season, I would have to imagine they’re dealing with some mental fatigue.

I’m watching pre-game and word is that both KG and Ray will play tonight! Whoo hoo!! Whether we win or not, I’m just happy we have our defensive stopper and heart & soul back! Yayyyy! Doc says he’s only going to play KG about 5-7 minutes in the 1st Q and 5-7 in the 3rd. He said if it’s a 3-point game in the 4th, he still won’t play KG more minutes and will tie him down if he has to. Haha, I’d love to see him try.

Ok, there’s been a lot of bad breaks going our way lately and that sucks… but if you’re a Celtics fan and you want to turn that frown upside down, just enjoy this YouTube video with me. Damn, if I don’t get choked up every time right around the 2:20 mark.

Source: celtsfanjay/YouTube

If that doesn’t do it, then just enjoy the cutest Celtics fan ever on Ellen!

Source: neufundland/YouTube

Let’s enjoy those crazy Cavs and their pre-game ‘freeze frame’ ‘team photo’ ritual w/Lebron:

3/18:

3/19:

Oh Delonte… you minx, you.

I mean it when I say there’s nothing good to say concerning the Celtics. Leon Powe has a sprained right knee and is out 2-3 weeks. Ray Allen has a hyperextended elbow and is out tonight (Marbury is starting in his place. Eek!) Rondo reaggravated his already sprained ankle last night, will play tonight, but isn’t 100%. Tony Allen had his cast removed, but still won’t sniff the court for another 2-3 weeks. KG may or may not be back by Friday. Scal suffered a setback with his concussion and who knows when he’ll be back. The bright side is that we still have Paul Pierce (who I think should have to play in a plastic bubble) and Big Baby Davis is back from his ankle injury.