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Looming Doomsday
The NBA Lockout: A matter that aggravates just about everyone who enjoys basketball. I’ve been trying to avoid talking about the lockout because in hindsight, nothing has been going on. It’s been an endless cycle of scheduling meetings, “hope” from inside sources, meetings running 15+ hours for three days straight, even more “hope”, then it all blows up within hours and sides are even further apart, repeat. Now I could go into the details about the BRI and the entire CBA discussions but there’s no use. The owners have already won this lockout in a landslide victory. Now they’re just rubbing it in. Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) of SI.com dives into the details in his article, “Owners to Blame if Season’s Lost”. And on a side note, the second to last paragraph is on point! If a deal isn’t made today, you can kiss the season goodbye.
Celtics Game Day – Mock Season
Celts are set to take on the Charlotte Bobcats at home tonight in what should be a good old fashion beat down. The struggling Cats haven’t seen victory yet in the young 2011-12 season while the red hot Celts are coming off a big W on the road, advancing to 3-0. Unless Charlotte pulls a rabbit out of the hat or suits MJ up for the game, I see this game being pretty much one-sided in favor of the hometown squad.
Sunday Woes
I’ve been putting off commenting on Sunday’s game vs. the Giants. It’s not that we lost that I’m aggravated. Although below our expectations, the Pats are still sitting atop the AFC East alongside the Jets and the Bills. It’s not that Brady threw three picks or that Stephen Gostkowski missed a field goal from 4 feet away. It’s the fact that we added to the ever growing ego of “Mr. Close Your Eyes Toss the Ball”. I despise Peyton Manning along with most Bostonians, but we can admit he’s a premier quarterback. I despise Eli Manning along with most Bostonians because he thinks he can fall in the same category as his brother and Brady (and because of some other minor event that occurred which I will chose not to bring up). Regardless, we need to step our game up. The first half was clearly a defensive battle, with the Pats showing signs of life on that side of the ball for the first time all season. Then finally once the offense decided to come around, the defense backed off yet again. It’s only a matter of time before Belichick pulls them together though. Pats vs. Packers in the bowl. In Bill We Trust.
Celtics Game Day – Mock Season
I apologize for neglecting Saturday’s game vs. the Pacers in Indiana. I guess I was too caught up sulking in the continuous cycle of negativity that unravels after each CBA meeting alongside a less than stellar performance Sunday for the Pats. Nonetheless, the Celts come out of Indiana Saturday victorious to pick up their 3rd straight W on this early season before coming back home to take on good ole Mike’s Bobcats on Wednesday.
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Enough Fooling Around
Eleven games in and the Bruins are 4-7. Not exactly expected or ideal, but also not a reason at all to worry. They’re still coming out of the Stanley Cup hangover. Marchand and Seguin have stepped off the bar counters and are ready to roll. Chara is, well, still 12’7” and a complete beast. A victory at home Tuesday and three day rest after may be just what the Bruins have needed. The turnaround continues tomorrow. They’re going to come out firing Saturday night and take this one in Toronto for sure.
Celtics Game Day – Mock Season
The current lockout and looming cancellation of more games, potentially the entire 2011-12 NBA season, couldn’t be more frustrating. With the arrival of November, the reality has started to set in. Games are being missed. With that said, I’ll be doing a mock game day post for each day we don’t get a scheduled game.
Wednesday would have marked the Celts season/home opener vs. the Cavs. Sure they embarrassed us early last year after we satisfied their urge to shut down the Heat the night before, but let’s be serious, their holiday was short-lived. I’m sure this game would have been a hometown crowd pleaser to get the season started off on the right foot.
Tonight the Celts are set to face the Hawks at Philips Arena. After losing in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals and having 2 of 3 games taken by the Celts, I’m sure the Hawks will be looking for vengeance. With the Big 3 and Rondo at the helm though, it won’t be an easy task. Tonight’s matchup should make for a great game.
Boston Celtics CommUNITY Crew
Despite being 125 days into the NBA lockout, members of the Celtics organization aren’t slowing down. Last month the team, along with the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation kicked off the first CommUNITY Crew event, an initiative to help out different organizations, schools, etc. around the Greater Boston area. The first stop was the Mattahunt School and community center outside of Boston. Today, the team tackled veggies in the kitchen of the Women’s Lunch Place and stirred up excitement with a group of Veterans with the 2008 Championship trophy. I was fortunate enough to cut onions until my eyes bled and clean tables with Celts’ President Rich Gotham…It’s got its ups and downs.
In all seriousness, to learn more about the CommUNITY Crew and what you can do to be a part visit Celtics.com and find the Community link. Not only is it an opportunity for you to be a functioning member of society, but you might even get a chance to work side by side with Celtics’ legends.
Mattahunt Court (After)
Mattahunt Court (Before)
Sox Bring Home the Gold
With all the negativity surrounding the Red Sox in the past few weeks, or months for that matter, some good news has shown through. For the first time since 1979, three Red Sox players earned the right to boast Gold Gloves. Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, and Adrian Gonzalez won the coveted prizes earlier this evening. Granted these awards come across almost as frequently as my truck breaks down (AAA on speed dial) and by no means shadow the events that occurred throughout September, it gives us a little something to hold on to during the off-season.
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