Quick Thoughts

1.    Celtic Soar:  While I remain skeptical that the Celtics are one of the best teams of All-Time, their first 22 games certainly support the proposition that they have a shot at entering the conversation.  At 20-2 and a ridiculous +14.2 point differential per game, the Celts look pretty good.  Yes there are still some tests left, the Celts haven't had a West Coast swing yet and have a pretty easy schedule but 20-2?  How unprecedented is that kind of start?  Let's take a look at the 22 game … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.    Celts-Cavs: Quite a game Cleveland tonight where we watched the Celts take on another possible playoff contender.  Boston, whose defense has been good so far, struggled to match up with LeBron James (38 pts, 14-15 from the line, and 13 assists).  In the end, the Cavs surged past the Celts to force overtime (after Ray Allen shockingly missed two free throws with the score tied in the last few seconds) and the Celts played their Big Three huge minutes.  Kevin Garnett had 44, … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.    Celtic Revival: It's a pretty fun time to be a Boston sports fan and the Celtics are no small part of the fun right now.  Obviously, adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen has helped.  Not often is a team able to bring in so many big names in a short period.  Here's the short list and how it turned out: -Wilt/Baylor/West Lakers: The Lakers brought Wilt in for 1969-70 season to put them over the top after a painful seven-game Finals loss in 1967-68.  At that time, Wilt (age … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.    Kobe Stuff: The big this week has been Kobe Bryant-Laker situation.  Rumors were abound that Kobe was refusing to play because he sat out three practices for no apparent reason (he claimed injury).  More to the point, owner Jerry Buss, without much prompting, basically stated that the market was open for Kobe: "It's just part of the game, to listen to somebody who has a dissatisfied player that you think is going to fit. You can't keep too many loyalties. You've got to look … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.    More Isiah: Last week the jury spoke, finding the Knicks, James Dolan, and Isiah Thomas guilty of harassment and retaliatory termination and giving Anucha Browne Sanders $11.6 in punitive damages.  Isiah was not found to be guilty in the firing portion of the claim but he and the Garden took a rather big hit.  Browne Sanders is also due compensatory damages (lost earnings, etc.) to be determined by the court. In the aftermath of the trial, a few questions have been bandied … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

1.    Mad Marion: As we wait for training camp to begin, the latest story is that Shawn Marion has demanded a trade.  The origin of the trade seems to be twofold, recognition and money: -Marion was put off by being shopped. The Suns had dangled both Marion and Amare Stoudemire in possible trades this summer.  This in and of itself shouldn't be too big a deal in the big business NBA but Marion seems to have a sensitive constitution.  This side to Marion was extensively, if … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts