Grading The Celtics Offeason: How Did They Do?
The Celtics had an offseason which was productive as well as effective. While they didn’t land any marquee players like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, or Chris Bosh, they were not expected to do so. However, they could have made runs at picking up guys like Matt Barnes, Steve Blake, Mike Miller, Joe Johnson, or even [...]
X Factors for the Celtics and Lakers: Key Players in the 2010 NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have consistently outplayed and often dominated their opponents throughout this relatively unexciting playoff season. Expect that to change. The Celtics and Lakers are evenly matched. The Lakers can drop 100 points on any team, but the C’s can hold a group under 90 points on any given night. [...]
Inability to Close Games: Celtics Blow Another Late Lead, Lose to Lakers
Quickly becoming a theme for this Boston Celtics’ team is their inability to close out games. Two years ago, in their championship season, give the Celtics a lead at halftime, and the team would build upon it in the third and close out the game in the fourth quarter. Even last season and in the [...]
Intensity, Passion and Defense: Fixing the Boston Celtics
A common question I hear being tossed around local radio stations and television networks is “Are the Celtics out?” In other words, can the C’s retain the dominance which they had previously held over the NBA, just a few weeks ago? In a word: yes. People forget that the Celtics are missing their defensive leader, [...]
