Yesterday on March 11, 2020 the NBA announced the suspension of the regular season for at least 30 days (most likely will be longer though). This was done as a reaction to the coronavirus outbreak in an effort to help stop the spread of the virus and keep their players safe and healthy. This is … Continue reading Checking with the Celtics…Part 4
Alright Celtics fans... we're more than halfway through the season. The Celtics currently sit at 39-16 through 55 games. The all-star break is always a great time to sit back, take stock of the season and try to project how the rest of the year will play out. In this post I'm going to run … Continue reading Some Random Thoughts at the Break…
Part 2 (Games 16-34): Game 16 vs. Sacramento; W, 103-102: Last week, the Celtics 10 game winning streak was snapped in Sacramento in a loss by one point. It included a record game from Buddy Hield and a bouncing ball on the rim that was a centimeter from sending the Celtics home with a W. … Continue reading Checking in with the Celtics… Part 2
Heading into the Season... Allow me to start this preview off with a brief commentary on last season's 2018/'19 Boston Celtics. Personally, I had Great Expectations. Ultimately, the Celtics didn't live up to them which resulted in last season's team being one of the most disagreeable and frustrating seasons of Celtics basketball I've ever witnessed. … Continue reading Boston Celtics: 2019/’20 Season Preview
All season Celtics fans waited with baited breath for our team to emerge. The true version of the Boston Celtics. Ultimately, it was just a dream. A season full of unmet expectations and day-to-day emotional turmoil mercifully ended in 5 games at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the semi-finals. … Continue reading Round 2: Requiem for a Dream
Record: 10-10 Notable Wins: home vs. TOR; @ ATL Notable L's: home loss vs. UTA (0-2 vs. Jazz); home loss vs NYK; Patience is a virtue. Unfortunately it's not one that the sports world easily accepts. My first post this year dealt with the sky-high expectations for this 2018-'19 season. I as well as other Celtics fans around … Continue reading Checking in with the Celtics… pt. 2
I’ve been a fan of the Boston Celtics basketball organization seemingly since birth. It went down like this: I was given a name, got baptized then we went home and watched Larry Bird tapes on VHS. Even with all the history on my side, I still felt like an outcast within my own sports community. … Continue reading Great Expectations: The 2018 Boston Celtics
