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[PShabi]

Celts were definitely the best team in the NBA this season. I was really glad to see 3 hard-working vets that are real class acts get the hardware.

See bold above Kurn, you homer!!!

[Wes]

Celts probably would have played 3-4 less games in the playoffs if Eddie House actually played over the dead Sam Cassell and they actually ran plays for Ray Allen like they did in the finals.

But hey lets crown Doc Rivers as a good coach anyway. They should have just hired him as the PR director as that is the only good thing he gave them.

[PShabi]

What do you base that on?

[drewjax]

That he is a and bet against the Celtics!

[Gordogg]

I loved the press conference afterwards with Pierce and Garnett. They were exasperated and elated, was entertaining to watch them in such a state of euphoria.

[drewjax]

SO HAPPY

Ya, the complete ass-kicking, followed by the emotion afterwards, and then seeing some of the parade yesterday on espnews and seeing the joy of the players and fans.............'tears in his eyes i guess'...............lol


Yesterday was one of those days when I REALLY really wished I still lived in New England



Psabitch.......$20 says Rondo makes an allstar team?

[Kurn]

I agree that in a short series, the players and how they respond is 90% and the coaching is 10%.

As for the "superstars" point, I agree you need them, and Perkins may not develop into one, but in 5 years, Rajon Rondo will be considered the best point guard in the game. He'll develop the pull up jumper, and with experience, he'll make better decisions with the ball. His speed and rebounding are already at the top of the class.

Too many softees and euro's, agreed. But that's the Western Conference.

Mentioning the Cavs may be a stretch, but the Pistons are clearly a better team than the Lakers.

Agreed on James Posey.

Maybe I'm too harsh on Jackson, but part of a coaches job is getting your players to do the things that win. They needed more Fishers and fewer Euros.

[sjay2k]

I love Rajon Rondo's game, but he's miles behind Chris Paul or Deron Williams.

[PShabi]

Thank you. Enter DRose next season and he'll be behind him too. Rondo will NEVER play in an all-star game. Bookmark the thread, Kurn!

Rondo's season stats:

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
07-08 BOS 77 77 29.9 0.492 0.263 0.611 1.0 3.2 4.2 5.1 1.7 0.2 1.91 2.40 10.6

26% from 3, ugh.
61% FTs?? You want your point guard handling the ball in foul situations at the end of the game. Gotta hit throws.

Assist:Turnover ratio ranked 30th in the NBA. Meh.

He's slightly above average and I don't see that changing. Tough kid though.

[Kurn]

You and sjay make good points, but I think Rondo will mature and improve more than the others. I've been wrong before, though. No need to bookmark. I have a good memory.

Oh, and I forgot to respond to one of your other points

the Celtics was, shall we say, Patriot-like? Did they film practice sessions or something?

Since Belichick was in the house for all the home games, I just assumed they had tape.