i’d rather have a team that sucks

This was in today’s intro to The Basketball Jones:
“People tell me the Celtics keep losing because they’re old, but I have another explanation. Maybe they just suck.”
Then I read this from WEEI’s Jessica Camerato via Red’s Army:
The Celtics repeatedly have mentioned “turning a corner” to get back on a winning track. But with 17 games [...]

locker room camaraderie

Whenever my team struggles, I almost always suspect it has more to do with the between the ears stuff than anything else. Mainly because with a team full of present and future all-stars, there’s no way the problem is talent, so it has to be something else. This season, I keep hearing: 1) They’re old! 2) [...]

not as bad as the david tyree catch, but still

I’m working from home today. On days that I work from home, I commonly watch ESPN2. Yes, both airings of First Take. Normally, it’s just Skip & whoever bantering about LeBrick James and/or Ocho Stinko — you know, enjoyable. But on days following one of my team’s losses, it’s brutal. Today… it was this:

They kept [...]

on the muse’s mind – week of 11/02

Here is what the muse™ is thinking about this week:
Rondo gets paid
* So Rajon Rondo may like to fight with people. I’m ready and willing to admit that it’s a distinct possibility that he’s a tiny bit of a douchbag. But, you know what? He’s our douchebag and we’re keeping him!
Is there anything more obnoxious [...]

shooting at the paparrazi, oh the irony (and other musings)

Want to avoid flying bullets? Don’t lurk in the christless bushes
* Two paparazzos are suing Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen for a cool million smackaroos, claiming that bodyguards (employed by Brady/Bündchen) fired shots at them while they were trying to snap pics at the couple’s wedding in Costa Rica. Citing “physical pain and anguish” the photogs are looking to [...]

NBA Musings gets around (and other musings)

NBA Musings gets around
* Nat from Heels on Hardwood was nice enough to ask me to write up a Celtics preview for her blog. It was fun to actually start thinking about basketball again. This off-season has been crazy long. You can scope that out @ Heels on Hardwood – Match Ups – Toronto Raptors [...]

listen up, danny ainge

I really wish Danny Ainge would shut his piehole. I was confused for a little while about what the hell was going on with all these Rondo trade rumors and now I’m more convinced than ever that Danny is just trying to put the Celtics in the best position to re-sign Rondo without having to [...]

you’ll pry perk and rondo from my cold dead hands

These silly season rumors are giving me fits. It seemed like the very minute game 7 finished and the Celtics went fishing in Dingle, Ireland, people started speculating about who isn’t going to be back next year. Thoughts immediately flashed through my brain. Will they keep Leon or Big Baby? The answer is clear, simple and finite. [...]

celtics afterthoughts: well that sucked

Playoffs Game 3
Celtics @ Magic 96-117
Thank the good lord allmighty and all things holy that I bought a new computer just hours before this game. I was totally distracted setting up my new baby and getting all my programs set up on it to even focus completely on this joke of a game. Holy inconsistency [...]

celtics afterthoughts: ah yes, that’s more like it

Playoffs Game 2
Celtics v. Magic 112-94
The Good

Eddie House scored a career playoff high of 31 points.
Rajon Rondo earned another triple double (15 pts, 18 assts, 11 rebs) and threw down a pretty nifty slam dunk to boot.
Doc Rivers had high praise for Brian Scalabrine after the game and said that he was surprised Scal was even able to [...]

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