First off, I hope everyone out there is doing well and is staying safe and healthy. This last week has been incredibly strange but it's amazing to see everyone banding together to try and bring down this virus! Social media can be a little much at times but I think in this case, it's been … Continue reading #quarantineweek
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
This season I'm going to do things a little differently. I'm taking a more detailed approach to each game this season and I'm going to divy up the season into fifths. Below you'll find detailed reports of the first 15 games and my personal thoughts on each game. I will also pick a Player of the … Continue reading Checking in with the Celtics… Part 1
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
General Thoughts The Celtics season from hell is over and an off-season of change shook the NBA landscape. The amount of impact players who switched teams in the last few months is staggering. The entire landscape of the NBA has changed and we are now looking at a more wide-open field than we've seen in years. Key … Continue reading Boston Celtics Offseason Thoughts
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: 38-26 Notable Wins: @PHI Notable L's: home vs. Lakers, blown lead vs. Clippers, @ CHI Well, what can I say at this point? I continue to be positive and support the Celtics but it's getting so damn difficult to defend this team when they don't go out and put forth the effort … Continue reading Checking in with the Celtics… Part VI: Make or Break
Author's Note: Alright, we are gonna do this recap a little differently. In an homage to one of my favorite sports writers (Bill Simmons), I'm gonna make this recap a "retro running diary" in Simmons style. It's gonna go like this: Everything will be in present tense unless stated otherwise; the notes will follow the … Continue reading Game Recap: Game 57 @Philly
As the Patriots go into the Super Bowl against the Rams this Sunday, I decided to do a little writing exercise for my favorite football team. Throughout the years, the "Patriots haters" have tried to deride and insult the Patriots by comparing them to a certain despotic government in the Star Wars universe... The Galactic … Continue reading The Evil Empire
Record: 25-18 Notable Wins: Christmas game vs. Philly; vs. IND; comeback @ MEM Notable L's: @ SAS; 3 straight road L's (@MIA, @ORL, @BKN) It seems like everytime I do one of these posts, the alarm among Celtics fans collectively gets a little bit louder. Sitting at 25-18, consistency has been the single biggest factor this season. … Continue reading Checking in with the Celtics…part 4: The Halfway Point
