Paul Pierce on Dime #5All postseason long — and really, all regular season long — we’ve been waiting for someone on the Celtics to stand up and declare this to be their team. Yesterday, in Game 7 against the Cavs, Paul Pierce finally did it. Forget the Big Three and Ubuntu and Blood-Sweat-Tears (a.k.a. the threat on Al Horford) and all of that: Pierce took it back to 2002 and put the C’s on his shoulders, dropping 41 points and making all the big plays down the stretch. (Although the crowd’s “M-V-P!” chant for Pierce in the final seconds was kind of ludicrous.) In Smack following Game 6 we criticized Pierce for trying to do it all by himself, but the difference between that game and yesterday was that in Game 6, Pierce was out of control and trying to run through brick walls. In Game 7 he was in command of everything going on with him and looking like a true fourth-quarter killer rather than a gunner … In the second half especially you saw the Pierce/Kevin Garnett contrast when it comes to producing in crunch-time. While KG (13 pts, 13 rebs) was trying to pick the defense apart with fadeaways and finesse, despite the fact that he physically overmatched anyone Cleveland put on him, Pierce was a bulldog who kept going at Cleveland’s throat despite being guarded by the game’s premier athlete. The image of Pierce laying on his back screaming after diving for a loose ball in the final minute will be the 21st-century Celtics’ version of Dikembe Mutombo’s most famous moment … That’s not to say The Truth wasn’t getting carved up defensively. LeBron was destroying Pierce and everyone else Doc Rivers tried on him, putting up 45 points, 5 boards and 6 assists. Granted, the Cavs would have gotten routed if it wasn’t for LeBron’s heroics, but in the clutch he came up short. When Boston’s lead was cut to three with about 30 seconds left, LeBron passed up an open shot beyond the arc and drove in for a wild, off-balance runner that didn’t hit anything. He also missed some key free throws at various points throughout the night … There was one time all day when it seemed the C’s were going to lose; when LeBron got a steal from Pierce and his breakaway dunk cut the lead to one with about 2:20 remaining. Had the Cavs pulled off the upset, LeBron’s push-off on Pierce after he got that ball would have reached Michael Jordan-on-Byron Russell status as one of the great no-calls we’ve seen … When guys like Rick Mahorn and Dennis Rodman and Kevin McHale and Kurt Rambis are watching this era’s playoff games, what are they thinking as the announcers are declaring every hard foul a flagrant? The worst was when Wally Szczerbiak tried to stop a KG breakaway dunk in the second quarter. The refs rightfully didn’t call a flagrant, but people were making the argument even though Wally was clearly just going for the ball. It was another case where the landing made the foul look worse than it was … With two huge free throws in the last minute, Ray Allen (4 pts, 1-for-6 FG’s) made everyone forget that he was largely invisible the entire game and had lost his rotation spot to Eddie House. Will a matchup with Rip Hamilton in the next round push Ray to step his game up? If he can’t given them anything when Szczerbiak is guarding him, he might as well not even show up for the Detroit series … Sam Cassell never got off the bench. Still, it’s gotta beat playing for the Clippers … It’s crazy how terrible the Cavs are in spots 2-through-12 (everyone after LeBron). Delonte West was the only other guy to show up in a Game 7, putting up 15 points and 5 assists, and he was still throwing the ball all over the gym (6 turnovers). Ben Wallace and Szczerbiak were only good for some timely fouls, Anderson Varejao pulled down a grand total of TWO rebounds, Damon Jones couldn’t make wide-open threes, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas — a 10-year vet whose career was almost ended by injuries and whose window to win a championship is almost shut — played with all the urgency of a husband making a late-night tampon run for his wife. Compare Z’s indifference to Eddie House having a 48-minute-long conniption and we’ll just say there was a slight difference in overall intensity … After the final buzzer LeBron stalked off the floor without saying a word, not hanging around for any dap and hugs with the Celtics. We get the feeling ‘Bron won’t resurface until Mike Brown is coaching a college team and he has some decent talent around him … Those few Lakers fans still holding out hope for Andrew Bynum’s return this year got some more bad news, as the big man is going under the knife for arthroscopic knee surgery this week … We’re out like Cleveland …
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May 19th, 2008 at 12:10 am
WOLVES FAN says:
first bitches
May 19th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Octopus Jonny says:
FINALLY!
Paul Pierce where you been at the previous 13 games man!?
May 19th, 2008 at 12:13 am
celticsdada says:
Celtics won !!!! Please keep criticize Paul pierce so he will have couple more games like this. Damn u should of watch some old tapes before criticize some shits like that. PP is the motherfukkin truth!!!! And Detroit can’t handle the Truth
May 19th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Coach T-sun says:
lets not get excited here, pierce had a nice game because he stopped playing Defense on LeBron thus giving him the energy to drop 40+. DET basketball people C’s are soft
May 19th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Ashto says:
Excuse the ignorance but…
What was Dikembes most famous moment?
any youtube links?
May 19th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Tim says:
Is it Tuesday yet?
May 19th, 2008 at 12:37 am
TL says:
Dikembe’s Nuggest (#8 seed) upset the number one seed Seattle (Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp) in the playoffs during the mid-90s (i think). After the final game, Dikembe fell to the floor holding the basketball with tears of joy rolling down his face. I saw that game on TV…man, i’m old.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:02 am
sans says:
The Dikembe moment was also the first time that an 8 seed took out a 1 seed in NBA history, after being down 3-1 (I think). Since then the Knicks and Warriors have made the best regular season teams cry at night for the entiriety of summer.
Man, if Pierce hadn’t came alive like that, Gift could’ve taken out the Gang Green all by himself. Frontrunners rejoice. Z couldn’t buy a bucket, Wally refused to jump period, and Big Ben has refused to do anything other than hold people on D–and getting called for it. Delonte might be color blind and illiterate, unable to find any seams today. But at least he wasn’t scared to shoot. At least he wasn’t scared to fire. Fuck Mike Brown for not allowing for a change of offensive schemes besides vague, poorly executed pick and rolls that ended up with hero shot after hero shot for King. They rebound well but 30% shooting leaves too many boards to collect. How many fn times did Ben and Varejao tip out rebounds to the shooting team, like the mentally handicapped playing volleyball with no nets involved. At least the Cavs played D, but Brown should be fired. Who’s fucking bright idea was it to hire Danny Ferry, the most overpaid (per minute) player in the history of the Cavaliers. Clean house, keep Lebron and buy Baron Davis a nice house on Lake Erie, let alone find a power forward who can score and rebound, instead of one or the other. Man, I had my hopes up so high and only two members of my entire organization showed up. Peace.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:06 am
marcus the great says:
if Lebron can get any consistent help on offense, the cavs are gonna be a serious problem. he and pierce basically cancelled each other out, but KG was like the sidekick. he needs a “Pippen” bad.
another thing i noticed is how much floppin takes away from the enjoyment of watchin the game. this epidimic is sickening yo…
May 19th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Nora says:
Coach T Sun at least the Celtics got past the Cavs. What did the Pistons do against Lebron last year?
May 19th, 2008 at 2:04 am
joe says:
Lebron’s teamates were rarely involved in the offense thats why i think they all stunk yesterday. just get a new coach who knows the other side of the court…..fire mike brown b4 lebron goes to the bk nets
May 19th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Tim says:
Nora
Wait till you see what the Pistons do to the Celtics this year…something awful i imagine…I’m thinking 04 Lakers series type stuff. Detroit fans like to call that the 5 game sweep.
T Suns point, i believe, is that Pierce wont hang 41 on Detroit. Prince is about 20 times better at defense than Lebron. And Pierce can’t defend Prince.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:12 am
bill says:
celtics are giving fans a heart attack whilst BOOSTING the ratings massively.
Has any team ever won the Championship with every series going to 7 and NOT WINNING one road game.
Could be this year.
Whatever happened to the stat king Garnett even from the beginning of the season???
Ray…ankle issues?
Tough choice between pistons and celts, both deserve recognition and whichever shows up for the series deserves to move on. Both have incredible talent but do not ‘turn on’ sometimes.
Lakers v Spurs/hornets will be interesting. Lakers look pretty good right now…
*come on hornets 08 cinderalla champions (wright is nice!)
May 19th, 2008 at 2:28 am
Jeffrey says:
How early do I have to get up to be first to comment
May 19th, 2008 at 3:04 am
Coach T-sun says:
Thanks Tim for explaining allow to me elaborate, Prince’s role is to disrupt PP ALL game unlike the cavs that lacked a perimeter defender who can focus on him so thus PP dropping 40 again is less than likely. LeBron was amazing even though his game still needs some refining, but he checked PP, AND dropped 40+ against the WAVE of defenders from KG to posey to allen.Nora lets not forget this is supposed to be the BEST team in the nba are you excited they just beat the cavs in 7? Pardon me if i am not too excited. Clearly rondo and perkins is too inconsistent for this pressured stage, and Mcdyess and Billups is gonna take full advantage this series. if it weren’t for assistant coach TT Defensive schemes they woulda been knocked out because clearly Doc rivers does not have a offensive system that can make his “big 3″ goto work EVEN A SIMPLE FLEX SYSTEM could get every one involved but instead he just runs quick hitters.
Lakers/pistons finals
May 19th, 2008 at 3:22 am
lorenzo says:
I was kinda rooting for the Cavs in this game, but the stuff the refs let Lebron get away with is just ridiculous…
The four step layup, walking out of bounds, double drible.
I really takes from the game!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:35 am
bill says:
spurs or hornets who do you think?
May 19th, 2008 at 3:35 am
nick says:
i was hoping for overtime between the celts and cavs. game was closest game of the series and was a good watch. det-bos will be good non the less.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Promethean says:
Who would have thought Ray Allen would be such a bust? There’s more like a ‘big two’ out there. Providing Billups really is ok, I can’t see them getting past the Pistons now that they’re finally rolling along.
Can someone make an ‘I are witness’ t-shirt? The constant third-person references are embarrassing.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:22 am
jimmy says:
Prince is a great defender, but he won’t check the truth like he did turk…..truth protects and bodies his shots…..lebron defended well, bron is crazy good….imagine how good his team would be if he had one other legit all star in his team..
trader Z and one other for someone!!!
Just hope PP isn’t too tired out…Beat Detriot!
May 19th, 2008 at 4:36 am
Cammy Z says:
Why did they even get Ray Allen?
It’s so obvious that championship teams don’t need three huge scorers. Two is enough. The rest need to be good role players. They could have traded that #5 pick for Ron Artest instead and they would have attained that grit they needed to finish off opponents a lot faster.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Johnny says:
PJ Brown was unbelievable!!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Jimbo Jones says:
To put in simple terms, no Ray, no KG. Ray sealed the deal that brought KG over and please stop judgin the man over 1 series in a great career
May 19th, 2008 at 5:16 am
eric says:
In the 4th of celts/cavs replay and announcers point out that bron did not box out pp properly on the last jumpball, allowing thr truth to secure the ball on a crucial position. Youngster’s mistake, expect this not to happen in the future. Also expect bron to ask for more talent around him. What did people expect him to carry his team all the way to finals by himself for the second straight year? Come on people
Spurs/hornets is tonight. As much as I love the spurs and hate d-west (he is having a one off all star season a la jamal magloire), horry’s bump on his back was kind of nasty.
Has the league taken sanctions yet?
Whatever gets you the ring. Looking back and with all the rings rob has collected throughout his career, it kind of makes you want to look back at his previous playoffs series to see whether he was as nasty as nowadays. Maybe, and if yes it was probably not as obvious as today given he contributed in other aspects of the game
May 19th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Brazil says:
Nuggets x Sonics was a 5 game series back in 1994 and the Sonics won the first 2 games at Seattle and everybody predict a 3 x 0 series, the Nuggets won 2 at home and the Game 5 at Seattle ,,,
May 19th, 2008 at 6:46 am
imung lolo upaw says:
PJ brown 90’s flashback! dude was kicking ass in the 4th quarter!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:05 am
the jed says:
It’s a travesty that PJ Brown and Eddie House aren’t given their credit in Smack today. Eddie House is the current Dave Roberts of Boston. Hope the kid enjoys Dunkin D’s because House will never pay for it in the Bean again.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:12 am
pimpdaddy says:
fuck eddie house’s bitch ass…he shoulda been ejected/fined for the bitch move he pulled when he clapped about 2 feet away from lebrons head while lebron was shooting that 3 from the corner…i wish lebron would have turned around & beat the shit out of houe….what a punk.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:36 am
rangerjohn says:
i dont think pierce was UNBELIEVEABLE so much as the cavs took the focus off of him and put it on garnett who has been killing them. that is the beauty of having the extra options. pierce destroyed but it seamed to me the cavs focused more on garnett then anything and this left pierce to do what he wanted. he did elevate his game some and went shot for shot with labron but the cavs left him alone more and covered garnett. it almost worked too, making this the about the closest game yet.
all in all i could have watched another 5 games if the series stayed like last nights game. and i am not a celts fan in the slightest, and i am tired of labron already.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:37 am
rangerjohn says:
oh and i forgot
SPURS IN 7!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Bozo says:
What the fuck do you mean, MJ on bryon russel was NOT a no-call, because it’s wasn’t a call in the first place. I think everyone agrees with that. Fuck stupid Jazz fans.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:47 am
BALLZ says:
That tampon line was the funniest shit you all have said in quite a while. Well said. Well said.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
So what track can Jay crank out now that his boy has the Summer. Dear Summer pt. 2 or (The Cavs) Can’t handle the truth.
Anyway P-Dub was on some other ish. He was most def. the truth. Dude had Southern Comfort flowin through his veins, cause he was gettin all the Cavs drunk.
LeBron was LeBron..Drive to the hole, drive to the hole, desperation 3’s , drive to the hole. I am glad dude is gone.
For him to say LeBron James team is never desperate they sure looked the part last night.
As of right now I am glad that LeBron has no help and a wack coach. Cause seriously speaking, if he gets any decent side-kick to go with his show and smart coach…dude will see finals easy.
Say what you want about KG but that Dream Shake he did was nice.
P.J. Brown was Swass! He proved his worth in that game alone if nothing else. I wish Sam would prove his.
Did Ray Allen play?
May 19th, 2008 at 8:49 am
fallinup says:
@ pimpdaddy, because he clapped? Really, are your serious?
The Detroit v. Boston series won’t become a series until Detroit wins an away game. It’s gonna be probably the best series in the playoffs this year.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:54 am
rangerjohn says:
how about wally laughing and joking with the celtics like he was on the winning team or something.
sure the guy played with KG and on the celts but damn man have some respect for your own team.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:57 am
cbizzle says:
I think with all the energy spent in back to back seven game battles, I think Detroit has a real good chance to steal game one. I also think Detroit has an advantage because they can single cover everybody on Boston without someone killing them Sheed/KG, Prince/Pierce, Hamilton/Allen. Throw in the fact that Rondo can’t guard Billups bad hammy or not (too strong), and I think we’ll have a good series that will eventually go to Detroit. Pistons in 6. As far as tonight, I think the Hornets got it.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am
ERIC says:
RE: ” The image of Pierce laying on his back screaming after diving for a loose ball in the final minute will be the 21st-century Celtics’ version of Dikembe Mutombo’s most famous moment ”
Come on, Pierce’s Celtics were favored to win this series and were expected to breeze through the first 2 rounds of the playoffs. Instead a disappointing 0-6 on the road. Celtics were EXPECTED to win, while Dikembe’s Nuggets’ pulled off the greatest upset in NBA History (at that time).
RE: Andrew Bynum: I’ve said this in previous posts, but the Laker’s training staff is a joke. Initially suppoesd to be out 6-8 weeks, he is FINALLY having surgery, something he should have gotten in January/February. He could have had a chance to be back by now if they acted. They just waited and he got an outside opinion from a real doctor. Also, Trevor Ariza, out originally 8-10 weeks for the broken ankle, got 3 opinions on it. Something is not right.
The fact that Kobe is playing right now with the dislocated pinkie (also has torn tendons in it) is a testament to HIM, not the Laker’s training staff. Imagine if they had Phx’s staff who are reknowned throughout the league.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
The Jed says:
The first Celtics v. Pistons of this season game was actually one of the best games of ball I saw this season. The game ended with Chauncey giving a pump fake on “defensive replacement” Tony Allen and getting the foul with no time left. Great battle though. Should be an extremely competitive series. That being said, Rondo might be a great defender, but Billups killed him all season.
I’d put money on it, Ray turns it around at some point in the next two games.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:16 am
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
San An. is joining LeBron tonight on that fresh Summer Cruise.
The thing with Detroit is will they be motivated to actually go in get the easy steal. My money is thinking they will be, considering this is what they have been waiting for and wanting.
The thing with Boston is they can do like they have been doing and just hold down home court and still win the series.
Only thing I hate for Boston is they been facing JV teams compared to what they are about to face (if Detroit is motivated). So I think they are going to come in with a false sense of urgency and reality in thinking Detroit will be close to what they have seen.
I don’t expect one game to go beyond 100 points.
Detroit defensively is going to give Boston fits. Sadly coaching wise Boston loses out big.
Big 3 vs. Big 4
As much as I want to change my pick I am not going to go bandwagon and stick with Boston winning this series. I doubt it though lol.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:28 am
ENEW says:
What a game 7 in a very strange and tough series. Paul Pierce flat out got it done on center stage against the King, which now should be mentioned as one of the league’s best individual matchups as they have been going at each other since LeBron entered the league. Both PJ Brown and Eddie House really went old school with their role/support player contributions, which used to happen regularly during the Bird era of the 80’s (Maxwell, Walton, Henderson, Sichting) which produced 3 chips. As a Celtic fan I knew this would not be easy but going 7 two straight rounds has been crazy. The great thing about the Celtics is that they will fight to the bitter end and they are definitely of the mind set that each series starts with a clean slate. Get ready for an all-time conference final circa 1987 between Boston and Detroit. One day of rest and prep for the team and it’s fans and then it is go time.
Go Celts!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am
ENEW says:
Jed: As good as that first game in Boston was the road win in Detroit in December was perhaps a better game? Then again, round three in Boston when the Celts closed the game with a 10-0 run after Detroit had cut it to 1 point was terrific as well. This conference final has EPIC written all over it…
May 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am
QQ says:
Ooooh… Paul Pierce came out ballin’. Really, really good game, Bron vs. Pierce, nasty. 44 and 41. But I had to agree, those refs are freaking blind. There was one play when you can clearly see Bron pull Pierce’s jersey, but it still went Cleveland’s way. Apparently, the referees are busy counting all the retired Celtics numbers in the ceiling.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:47 am
QQ says:
@post #36
I gotta say Eric… Nuggets over Sonics ‘94 is STILL the greatest upset ever.
May 19th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Logan Light says:
Is there a medical staff WORSE than the Lakers? It’s unbelievable that they have misdiagnosed Bynum… didn’t this happen with the Mailman? Even the Trailblazers can handle a knee injury to their big man of the future. This is LA for goodness sakes!!
I’m going to go ahead and send Ray Allen a copy of “He Got Game”… perhaps that will help his abysmal shooting. But hey, maybe Wally is a better defender than everyone thought…
And would somebody please remind ESPN that Detroit is not just going to walk off the court when they see the Green and White coming? If I hear 5 more minutes of complete biased coverage, hall of famers crying with current players, or stats from the regular season I’m going to shatter my flat screen.
LL
May 19th, 2008 at 10:10 am
for real says:
@LL
“If I hear 5 more minutes of complete biased coverage, hall of famers crying with current players, or stats from the regular season I’m going to shatter my flat screen.”
Now THAT is some funny shit
Spurs BY 7
May 19th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Dennis Castro says:
Nobody mentioned that the loss of Boobie Gibson was huge for the Cavs. That kid has got stones in big games. Lebron definitely missed his presence in game 7.
Even if the Cavs had won, they weren’t going to win more that one game against the Pistons. Lebron looked BEAT yesterday, and you all saw what the offense looked like for the one minute he sat on the bench.
If Gibson were available, I think the best lineup would have been West and Gibson in the backcourt, Wally at the 3, Lebron at the 4, and Joe Smith at 5.
You can’t really leave anyone open on that lineup. Also, I can’t believe how much Ben Wallace has mailed it in after getting paid. Show some heart dude.
Watching Lebron walk off the court, I think I know what was going through his head. Something to the effect of get me some f’in help and a coach that knows what he’s doing offensively.
May 19th, 2008 at 10:45 am
SWAT says:
Man i couldn’t be more glad to see BRON get tossed up in the end!! He has become such a prick. Didn’t even dap the boys up at the end with your sore loser ass. Square bizness tho, when he does the third person interview crap doesn’t that remind anyone of Stacy Patton from the movie eddie?
May 19th, 2008 at 10:46 am
SWAT says:
Oh yea i forgot…Pistons in 6 and Hornets with the W tonight!!
May 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Tim says:
to whomever said Paul Pierce guards his shot and all that stuff…um…didn’t Prince shut down Pierece in the season series…I thought I remembered Pierce only getting like 12 a game. He probably had mid 20s in the last game they played.
And I just want to throw this out there…but why is it that after nearly every basket the cameras pan to Bostons kiddie corner of a bench where everyone is jumping up and down for EVERY bucket…its really annoying. I can understand rooting on your team…but Posey and then get a little too annoying for my tastes, but then again, I can’t stand James Posey at all.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:08 am
BxBaller says:
Anybody know if the BronBot was still talking in 3rd person during the press conferences? lol.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:08 am
goonther says:
With Varejao, west, boobie, and pavlovic’s contracts up this year, thats not freeing up much cap space at all for the cavs. Do you think they would do something stupid like trade away thier first round pick? Then trade somebody like Wally/ Big Ben/ Damon “the best shooter in the world” Jones/ or eric snow?
They need help at the two; my suggestions: Kevin Martin or ben gordon or jr smith(as long as he plays d) i think would fit in with the cavs system nicely. What do you guys think?
May 19th, 2008 at 11:12 am
goonther says:
Oh and that bush-league crap by eddie house screaming and clapping behind lebron on a 3 was ri-dick. leave that to the fans eddie.
reminded me of a-rod yelling at the 3rd baseman last year during pop-up. BUSH!!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Remy Nguyen says:
Delonte West shooting that trey instead of Daniel Gibson.
Boobie would have made it.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:20 am
isotope says:
i remember when that Cavs-Bulls trade was made and everybody kept saying finally Lebron has help. Now all of a sudden the reason they lost is because he doesnt have help. lol.
I still think that was a bad trade but i’m sure i’m in the minority.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:23 am
QQ says:
@ post51:
JR Smith never plays d, bruh.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
Um isotope I don’t know what everybody you were around but, my everybody were saying that was a stupid trade.
They basically ended up getting back what they gave if not worst. Certainly not better.
It was still duuduu!
May 19th, 2008 at 11:31 am
goonther says:
I agree … when I heard that they made a trade i was f’in stoked. But when i saw the trade … Lets just say it went over like a fart in church.
Bad trade!
May 19th, 2008 at 11:40 am
shhhhhooops says:
Is anyone else sick of this terrible announcing? Dime mentioned it before, but saying that any of those hard fouls were flagrants is just ridiculous. Mark Jackson and JVG (who i liked before somewhat) both blow more than a British whore. I never thought I’d long for the days of Bill Walton… Oh wait, I still dont.
That being said, on a 1-10 scale how terrible was the coaching yesterday? Doc…. pass it to PP, Mike Brown… Pass it to lebron. If either coach had developed some kind of strategy it woldn’t have been a game. Flip might not bea genius, but a hamster could out-coach Doc. Pistons in 6 with KG solidifying his spot as one of the most overrated “winners” of the last decade.
KG, just because you’re intense, scream a lot, and do interviews about winning doesn’t mean shit. YOU’RE THE MOST TALENTED PLAYER OUT THERE, wise up.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am
isotope says:
a hamster could outcoach Doc? ouch! lol
May 19th, 2008 at 11:45 am
OGN says:
The Lakers move is a management decision in regards to Bynum. They got Gasol and are looking real good right now to make some noise for the next 3-5 years in the league without Bynum. When it comes to negotiating Bynum doesn’t carry as much weight especially if the Lakers win it all this year. They still want Bynum no doubt about it, but they are thinking they may get him for less. Plus can he (Bynum)really negotiate having last played in January coming off a knee surgery. He had good numbers but now he can’t negotiate based off that since the knee.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:58 am
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
Keep Bynum for now, and if he is garbage get rid of him later. Pau is making dude an after thought. Unless he comes back strong as or stronger, he might be up for traid bate.
I agree Doc and Mike are horrid coaches but who are you all gone replace them with? What good coaches could take over and get it going for them? The only cats I can think of or Coach K, if he could be convinced, Paul Silas and Rudy T (and I think he is done).
I like the K.G. screaming, barkin, bruising himself, getting on all fours like Cujo, yellin about faggots and stuff. I wonder what polite words him and Ben Wallace were saying to each other.
My wife hates KG’s antics.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
len-e says:
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THE HYPE!??
ok, i love this celtics team, and pierce played great 3and a half quarters. but they still have MAJOR problems.
1)the cavs aren’t that good!
2)pierce stopped scoring when he hit 39p. without looking it up, that must have been at the 4:30 or 3:30 mark of the 4th quarter.
while lebron did all the right things and the game was on the line pierce bricked the same jumpers on the elbow he hit before. i’m not hating but that turnover wasn’t decided by grabbing a jersey. especially the ben wallace foul near half court a few possessions earlier made up for it!
3) to speak the truth, brown saved the big three’s nuts big time when he hit that (decisive) shot to put em up by 3, when 4 guys where dribbling around scared to take a shot
4)ray allen
5)rondo shows great energy, quickness and impressive stats. but seeing him handling the ball late in the game makes me uncomfortable.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Dave says:
not that I speak for all Jazz fans but whaddya all give up for Boozer?
Props to the Lakers, Kobe is the best on the planet and for anyone who wants to blame the officials you’re nuts. Kobe gets the calls because he’s the best, he’s earned that right and the Jazz lost because they didn’t hit shots, plain and simple.
I have a hard time seeing anyone beat LA, but that’s the beauty of this season, I really think any of the 5 teams still in it could reasonably win the title.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
DaPro says:
Ray will show up for Detriot but my problem is game management.
Doc has one of the best pure shooters in NBA history and you can’t come up with a strategy to get him more than 3 good looks in a game.
It went 7 games because it was a battle of coaching wits and neither coach was prepared, same thing for next series.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Dave says:
Boozer for Bynum…..I’d take it GEE.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
LOL dang even on a knee that you don’t know about? You know sometimes those knee surgeries make a career a wrap.
You about to start the tradeboozer.com website huh Dave? LOL.
He still good man, although again if Sloan don’t take you all any further next year I am calling for him to walk.
Cause I am seriously questioning the system at this point, cause it only takes you so far.
Yea I know where you stand already. I am just saying.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Dave says:
I keep looking to trade Boozer for injured players….good point.
Gee I know you’re thoughts on Sloan but I have to disagree, he isn’t the reason the Jazz haven’t won a title….I don’t think you can say a coaches system is the problem until you have players who run it correctly and are equal in talent as your opponents and still lose, which hasn’t happened yet with Sloan. In the playoffs the Jazz have only lost to teams with more talent, and have beaten teams they weren’t as talented as.
Paul Pierce looked great yesterday, he will be the key to the C’s beating or losing to Detroit.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
Dave I see that but what I am saying is, ok then don’t throw the system completely away but alter it to where you can beat these brick walls they Jazz keep hitting.
To me the Jazz have all the parts, so outside of Booz not showing up (where I think a change in system could have helped) I still think system.
I just think in an altered system that would allow Deron to do what Paul did yesterday on clear outs and drives would benifit them more.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
isotope says:
If I was Utah, I would hold on to Carlos Loozer. Deron took a huge step to being a take-over-the-game player this year. I would give them one more year. But then again, i’m not a Utah fan so YES. Boozer for Bynum. lol.
I’m no expert but I would consider Stockton, Malone, Hornacek as the right players for Sloan’s system. Yet he never won it all with them. True he took them to the finals and ran into Jordan on the come-back trail. But he’s had a lot of years with a lot of good players. I dont think he deserves to be fired unless theres someone who will definitely take them to the next level.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
Iso you will never know unless you get rid of pimpin though?
Seriously I think D’Anthony (Granted no Defense lol), Rick, Flip, Phil and others could take a squad like that on in with Deron being they guy and Boozer playing the sidekick.
Look at them roll players, Millsap, Okur, AK, Korver and others.
I put it like this. Honestly I don’t see where N.O. is any better than the Jazz parts wise.
So what is the difference? System and coaching. So right now I don’t see why N.O. is in a game 7 where they can possibly win and Utah and in one. I don’t see where the Lakers are just alllll that better than the Spurs. So again coaching and system.
I think they should have been no less than 7, and honestly I think with the right system or an altered system the Jazz could have beat Kobe and co.
Deron can’t live his entire life running around picks and rolls though. Same with Boozer else you looking at the same results.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
GayforRudy says:
WOW that is a massive amount of Celtics nut licking! Last I knew there was really one guy (Celtsfan) that would post here daily. Funny how a game 7 win gets these KG/PP nut lickers going.
Fuck LA, Shit-eating grin Kobe, & their band wagon fans
Fuck “Fundamental” San Antonio & the scar faced “genius” coach
Fuck Boston and their frat boy bandwagon cocksucking fans
Fuck Detroit and their face mask wearing jerkoff that hired a lawyer for his highschool “boys” (that allegedly sexually assaulted a girl in Coatesville)
May 19th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
OGN says:
WOW
May 19th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Celts Fan says:
All I know for sure today is, A LeBron James team is never desperate for a tee time…
May 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Lebron James says:
Lebron James is not out of it yet.
Lebron James has traded himself to the Celtics for Eddie House and Doc Rivers.
People want to see Paul Pierce and Lebron James, so Lebron James will make tip-off on Tuesday night. I will be witnessing Lebron in person. - Lebron James
May 19th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Celts Fan says:
Nice try there ‘Bron, keep trying. You have all summer to try to make refering to yourself in the 3rd person still sound modest. Good luck…
May 19th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Lebron James says:
Lebron James feels dissed.
Lebron James is not happy
May 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
isotope says:
Lebron James is overrated
May 19th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
GEE...first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo.. says:
Lebron James gets to watch Detroit this year.
May 19th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Jeffco says:
do you think james will demand a trade like kobe did in the offseason?
but will he get it?
May 19th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Big Freeze says:
Damn, I was hoping Scalabrini would get some burn. Maybe next series Ginger. Scalabrini vs Matt Bonner: That’s the possible Finals match-up people should be talking about. The Red Rocket vs The Scal.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
SAS Sizzle says:
The Red Rocket is the best nickname in the L. I think it was actually a Toronto subway? but we all know it means “dog dick.” Dude also drives like a Pontiac Grand Prix, he should think about an “Upgrayedd, with two D’s for a Double Dose of this pimpin’”
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Well here comes Game 7, countdown to extinction for someone. I love the Spurs man but I just don’t think they’ll take it this season, it is f*ckin haaard to win in N’awlins!! HCA really will be the deciding factor if that is the case, which is kinda sad b/c they ended up with the same records 56-27. Well the Spurs have the experience so this is where it has to come into play.
Two regular season losses come to mind, versus the Sonics during the Rodeo Road Trip (who loses to Seattle?) and then the Celtics at home on St. Patrick’s Day (they were up by 22+ at one point)…if the Spurs had won both of those, like they should have, they could have ended up in first place and avoided playing in the Hornet’s Nest.
It was a great ride, loved knocking off Kleenex Suns especially…we’ll see what happens tonight! Detroit should come out of the East, I think they could beat LA (offensive squad) but not SA (defensive squad). New Orleans is the dark horse to win it all, just very unknown at this point.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, holla
May 19th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
doc says:
isotope wtf are u talking about?He got Delonte and Wally off a 15 win team.Thats getting better.They lost to a better team.He need some help bad.He walked off mad probaly at his bum ass team more than not showing the Celts love.Damn Celts fan where all these Beantown fans come from.And can yall please cut it out with that third person shit.Its far worse to hear dudes complaining like faggots about what that he said like it aint a lebron team.The jokes arent even funny.Yall dont even listen he said A again A Lebron James TEAM is never desperate.Yall talking like he said some other shit.Yall on some dickriding Skip Bayless shit .Cut that BS out.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:08 am
SAS Sizzle says:
People that refer to themselves in 3rd person deserve to be made fun of, if nothing else than to point out the inflated egotism. And LeBron definitely does say shit liike that quite a bit, what do you expect when people call you “King” all day? So I thought that was funny anyway.
Now on to breaking news, SPURS WIN, and I am so happy to not hear that Ric Flair “Wooo!” bullshasha anymore…is Chris Paul gonna have to hear that junk after hitting a free throw for the rest of his Hornets career by the way?
LAKERS fans, so many of you were hoping the Spurs would get by N’awlins to make your path to the title easier (laughable man), well, be careful what you wish for because it may come back to haunt you…
May 20th, 2008 at 12:12 am
shhhhhooops says:
Doc, are you trying to prove a point by typing/talking like a retard? If so, well done. Lebron might be super talented, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t an arrogant prick who refers to himself in the third person and therefore deserves to be mocked constantly. wise up.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:50 am
SAS Sizzle says:
Did you see Horry hit those cheap shots? oh wait, those were 3-pointers, muhahahaaa…
RangerJ was right, Bonzi was the worst player in the playoffs, he got in for about 5 minutes and just looked god-awful out there.
Peja will have to get a TRACHEOTOMY he choked so hard, get the man a new larynx and esophagus, too. Anatomical humor, bwakakaka, *cough*
May 20th, 2008 at 12:52 am
SAS Sizzle says:
Almost forgot, did y’all see “Nature Boy’s” combover? That was awesome…like “Woooo!” no the hell he didn’t!