- Steve Weinman of CelticsBlog has an interesting Doc Rivers critique: "One major coaching issue for me in this game: the personnel on the floor for Andrei Kirilenko's second free-throw attempt with eight seconds to play. The Celtics were down three at this point with no timeouts left. Barring a miracle, a miss followed by a defensive rebound and a three-pointer was going to be this team's only realistic shot to tie the game. In theory, that makes grabbing the rebound off any potential Kirilenko miss rather important. With Brian Scalabrine fouled out and Garnett injured, Doc Rivers' three choices for the two low blocks spots appeared to be Large Baby, Leon Powe and Kendrick Perkins. He went with...drumroll please...Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Those two were on the floor along with Rajon Rondo, Eddie House and Gabe Pruitt. I understand the idea of looking to maximize perimeter shooting, but none of that is relevant if the team can't gain possession of the ball while still trailing by only one possession. You know the rest by now. The ball comes off to Allen's side. He fails to get the rebound. Ronnie Brewer does and hits two foul shots to douse the Celtics' hopes."
- Remember what they used to day about Larry Hughes when he was full of potential?
- The era of callous greed and thoughtlessness is over. It's time for change! For hope! That's why Paul Pierce was so excited to get a big picture of the new president, with the word "Hope" emblazoned on his custom green video game system. And as soon as he got his hands on it, what was one of the first things out of his mouth? ESPN's Jon Robinson reports it was "Man, I bet I can sell this thing online for like two million dollars." He then added a "just kidding." I'm feeling the love. Are you?
- Remember that 73-year-old man playing junior college basketball? He flunked Spanish and is academically ineligible for the team.
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