Big Sports Year in Boston

Suffolk Shippers · #1 08-01-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SuffolkGirl

And most importantly, don't forget that we will definitely have the Mass Cap this year - it is indeed a good year in Boston

Mass Cap weekend features the Mass Cap on Saturday and the Pats-Bills on Sunday this year...Sox likely clinching the division in Tampa Bay that weekend as well

Cannon Shell · #2 08-01-2007, 07:41 PM

I think that Boston needed to make the trade.

However.....

Maybe I'm wrong but I dont think they are much more than a 48-50 win team.(which I realize is a lot better than what they had) Though Garnett is still very good on both ends, Allen and Pierce couldn't guard Seattle even if they had an inclination about playing D. The point guard situation is murky and they have zero depth. Doc Rivers is still the coach.

This is a better trade in fantasyland than reality. Of course the refs may have something to say about all this.

Danzig · #3 08-01-2007, 08:05 PM

amazing to hear that the odds of the celtics winning it all next year went from 100-1 to 5-1 after the trade was announced.

timmgirvan · #4 08-01-2007, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

amazing to hear that the odds of the celtics winning it all next year went from 100-1 to 5-1 after the trade was announced.

THAT is ridiculous!

King Glorious · #5 08-01-2007, 11:51 PM

I think they absolutely should be the favorites to win the East. People forget very easily that Cleveland won it last year with LeBron James and nothing else. If a one man team can win it, surely a three man team can. Their window is not going to last long and I do think that any one of four or five teams from the West would be favored over them in the Finals but I agree with them being favored in the East. It just doesn't take much to be the best in the East.

timmgirvan · #6 08-01-2007, 11:53 PM

TRUE DAT,King!

Mortimer · #7 08-02-2007, 07:08 AM

This is one of the most idiotic threads I have ever seen in my life.

Every poster here except me should be forced to bathe.

#8 08-02-2007, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I think they absolutely should be the favorites to win the East. People forget very easily that Cleveland won it last year with LeBron James and nothing else. If a one man team can win it, surely a three man team can. Their window is not going to last long and I do think that any one of four or five teams from the West would be favored over them in the Finals but I agree with them being favored in the East. It just doesn't take much to be the best in the East.

Again the fatal flaw of just looking at offensive prowess. Cleveland got to the finals because they played very good defense in a weak East. DEFENSE. KG can block shots and is mobile. But he gets pushed around underneath. He needs a big physical player to complement him. Allen and Pierce have been forced to produce offensively their entire careers. They are now older injury prone scorers. Exactly how does Boston stop other teams from scoring?

King, you were the guy who picked San Antonio to lose every series in the NBA playoffs?
Think you had
Denver over San Antonio
Phoenix over San Antonio
Utah over San Antonio...?

but you did start a good thread with the Boston sports theme.

King Glorious · #9 12-31-2007, 01:12 AM

Update:

The Red Sox won the World Series.

The Patriots just finished the regular season undefeated and set an NFL record for most points ever scored (breaking the record of the 1998 Minnesota Vikings; Randy Moss played for them too....coincidence???).

The Celtics are 26-3 and could very easily be 29-0. In their three loses:

-came from 20 down to lose at Orlando 104-102 and had chance to win it on the last shot.

-lost in overtime at Cleveland 109-104 when Ray Allen uncharacteristically missed two free throws in the final half minute and LeBron James killed them for 38 and 13 assists.

-lost to Detroit 87-85 when Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with .1 left on the clock.

To be fair, there have been some last minute wins in there too so things have a way of evening out. But they've been in every single game this year. For those of you that said that defense would be the problem, the Celtics are leading the league in holding opponents to the fewest points, lowest field goal and three point percentages, biggest rebound differential, and are third in the league in steals.

#10 08-01-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think that Boston needed to make the trade.

However.....

Maybe I'm wrong but I dont think they are much more than a 48-50 win team.(which I realize is a lot better than what they had) Though Garnett is still very good on both ends, Allen and Pierce couldn't guard Seattle even if they had an inclination about playing D. The point guard situation is murky and they have zero depth. Doc Rivers is still the coach.

This is a better trade in fantasyland than reality. Of course the refs may have something to say about all this.

Stephen A. smith going off about how Allen and Pierce are so hungry to win. What a bunch of BS. These guys play no D whatsoever. And they cant. Both are injury prone scorers, they are not dirty work guys... never have been, never will be.
KG has the most diverse game but he IS NOT an inside scorer. They have no depth, no strength, no point guard. The good news is they will be a better team. The bad news is good luck 2 or 3 years down the road, they will return to the bottom.
They will not win the Eastern conference and it is laughable to think they can win the whole thing. Its good for the NBA, good for Boston, but there is just no way they go anywhere as a team. So damn obvious.