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you gotta admit joe johnson was hot

I admit nothing.

EVER?

KOBE!!!!

The Hawks are guileless, even when attacking. They are not using the first step to get to the basket, they are just running around the lane or taking a long time to feel out the post. It's depressing.

Josh Smith is unraveling.

YEAH C'S.

OK, this is officially an abortion. I'm going outside ROUND TWO WHAT

Oh shit, tomorrow we get the Cavs. C'MON BOYS.

Also, anyone see Chris Paul destroy Tony Parker tonight? Did anyone even think for a second that the Spurs have no one who can stop him anymore?

I did, but one turnover in two games? DAMN.

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FUCK YEAH. An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. Shove it up your child-rearing ass, LeBron.

GETEMS

hindsight makes everyone else look like jack asses.

i don't think that guy needed hindsight

Neither did the Celts tonight.

BOO-YAAAAHHHHHH

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS. GO CELTS.

generic boston sports fans with no ties to boston whatsoever rejoice!!!

Dude, just thank us for Kason Gabbard's constantly hurt arm does for you and keep your rednecks mouths shut.

how bout we just lay down our swords and root for the pats together instead?

GO PATZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

i also root for ted kennedy in the senate softball league.

too soon

At the risk of boring everyone and having Brian inexplicably feel jealous that a bunch of dudes I like to cheer for winning, I am going to rant and then rave about the Celtics.

First, the rant: basketball is such a simple game, guys. Too simple. So simple, in fact, coaches try to overthink. When the game is at it's best-- like the last seven minutes of the third quarter and the first three minutes of the fourth for the C's-- all the players exlpoit the weaknesses of a team on the ropes. They attack. They feel the natural flow and they play. No other sport can duplicate this like basketball. This is why the game alternates between exceedingly perfect and horrifically unbearable. Doc Rivers went to his prevent defense (and the players actually ascribed to it) with seven minutes to go against the most dangerous player in the league. Why? Why not attack the rim and continue to beat this team down? Why allow Farmar to score? Why allow Kobe to get his groove?

Now, the rave: Paul Pierce. Jesus, even when he makes the big errors-- like the pass that opened up Radmonovich for the travel-dunk-- he makes up for them by blocking a game-altering three with little time left. HUGE PLAY.

Posey-- nothing but hustle from a man that seemed lost in the last games in Detroit.

Rondo-- Inexplicably benched form time to time for man who can't dribble anymore, much less be trusted to run an effective offense, yet he comes in and makes plays when the game is on the line.

Ray Allen-- Shooting like a good shooter again, i.e. shot selection. You don't have to jack up every open three-- if you aren't comfortable, pass the ball. I love that from him the last five games.

Team Defense-- This is why I love non-break basketball. I like the frustration aforementioned in the last post-- when a defense (and not coaching) beats a team, it is BASKETBALL. The players decisions are winning and losing a game, not some outsider influence (refs, coaching, slow-down offense WITH SEVEN MINUTES LEFT FOR CHRIST'S SAKE). It's sport at it's peak. When the Celtics were outclassing the Lakers in the third, I got numberous texts and commentary from the guys in the same room saying the same thing: that was a perfect run. They did everything right. it was the purest form of ball-- a mix of athleticism, fundamentals (the SPACING ON THE FLOOR ON BOTH ENDS WAS PERFECT) and luck. It was the culmination of playing the right guys at the right time and not fucking with it.

And then they fucked with it. But they still won, prompting the following post.

CELTICS WHAT

Game three is going to be a foul-fest shit show. Lakers 91 Celtics 87. Calling it.

fuck yeah, man! it's gonna be awesome!

i know somebody who has a brother that lived in boston for a few months or something, so i'm a huge celtics fan.

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ONE FUCKING MORE

Stan: WHO ARE THE CELTICS
me: WE ARE ALL CELTICS
Stan: i thought we were marshall
me: why you bringing up old shit
I've moved on
I suggest you do to

so wh

FUUUUUUUUCK


Shoulda had it, but we got the next one.

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FUCKING YYYEEESSSSSS.

Basketball is awesome. I am drunk as fuck right now and CCCCCEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTTIIIIIIIICCCCCCSSSSS

at least the lakers made it a good game

KOBE! :(

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