Instead I want to talk about the (Paul Pierce-less) Boston Celtics - really - who by coincidence I've seen play twice this week (in person against the Clips Wednesday and on local cable against the Warriors last night).
- The Celtics are a terrible team. They've been without Pierce for four games now and have lost all four. (With Pierce they were 10-14, which somehow isn't awful in the East. Had they won their last four they'd top the
- They make themselves a terrible team. Let me rephrase: Doc Rivers makes them a terrible team. This is a fact. In recent memory I've never seen a coach more apathetic towards winning. The Celtics are at present two games out of first in the
- Doc's team is talented and young. Sebastian Telfair is as quick as any player in the league - he just needs to get a bit stronger and be more consistent with his jump shot. (The Blazers, inexplicably so far, passed on Chris Paul and Deron Williams because they had Telfair.) Delonte West can shoot - and already makes good decisions. Tony Allen and Gerald Green are amazing athletes - and Green, drafted straight from high school two years ago, makes threes. Al Jefferson, worthless last year, is looking pretty good now - he's undersized but comfortable and quick in the post, and an intuitive rebounder. With a mid-range jumper and more consistency at the line (he was 6-7 last night, 2-5 on Wednesday),
- Wally Szczerbiak is completely worthless. Sure he's coming back from injury but I've never seen a player less concerned about a game's outcome and more concerned with getting his - and with his appearance - than Wally. Really, a true gunner who makes Corey Maggette look like Alonzo Mourning on defense. The second best moment of my Wednesday evening was delightfully chorusing "You suck Szczerbiak" as the Mole Man chucked up jumper after jumper in garbage time (he was 2-8 against the Clippers and followed with a 3-17 performance last night against the Warriors). That moment was topped only by...
- Michael Olowokandi, total douchebag. Yes, it was amusing that the "Clippers Fans" booed The Kandi Man when he entered the game and every time he touched the ball thereafter. However, were I one of them I'd find less humor in the fact that my team passed on Mike Bibby to draft the dead weight that is Olowokandi.
So there you have it. Was that interesting? Not really. Am I a better person for writing it? Of course. Which brings me to my New Year’s resolutions: Along with being a better lover, I’ll blog more. You happy Tragic?
Looking forward to 2007,
The Gumbels
3 comments:
Those two resolutions sound like one and the same. Hugs, darling.
TJ
I didn't know that you and Tragic were happening. I'm confused, is that sound I make at the orgastic moment called a blog. It sounds more like "ogg" to me. Keep up the good work, as all I have in my life right now is a really exciting bathroom remodel. Have you ever seen what's under an old toilet? That's "Blog" with a capital B.
I do have a problem with this latest post taking a further, unsubstantiated swipe at my assertions about Nash and Iverson. I really fail to understand what the big deal about Nash is. I mean, the true separation point between a very good and a great player is what they do on both ends of the floor and how they lead their teams.
If I'm not mistaken Stevie Wonderful is seen as a defensive liability (even his coaches admit this - see, :07 Seconds or Less, by Jack McCallum), plus he's never led his team to an NBA Finals. He, like his NFL counterpart, Peyton Manning, are at present, regular season wonders - and that's all they are.
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