<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> March 21, 2007 - 7:30 pm ET</div> <span style="color:#FF6600">Charlotte Bobcats</span> <span style="color:#000099">(25-43)</span> <span style="color:#000099">PG</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Raymond Felton</span> <span style="color:#000099">SG</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Matt Carroll</span> <span style="color:#000099">SF</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Gerald Wallace</span> <span style="color:#000099">PF</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Jake Voskuhl</span> <span style="color:#000099">C</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Primoz Brezec</span> <span style="color:#000099">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Adam Morrison, Walter Herrmann, Jeff McInnis, Alan Anderson</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston Celtics</span> <span style="color:#000000">(20-47)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green, Allan Ray, Sebastian Telfair, Leon Powe, Michael Olowokandi</span> Injury Report <span style="color:#000099">CHA:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Emeka Okafor will not play (strained left calf)</span> <span style="color:#000099">CHA:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Brevin Knight will not play (groin)</span> <span style="color:#000099">CHA:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Sean May will not play (sore knee)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Ryan Gomes will not play (sprained foot)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Brian Scalabrine will not play (wife just had a baby girl)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak is out for season (ankle surgery)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Tony Allen is out for season (torn ACL/MCL)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Theo Ratliff is out for season (back surgery)</span> Who To Watch Out For <span style="color:#FF6600">Gerald Wallace</span> <span style="color:#000099">Season Stats: 17.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 spg</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Raymond Felton</span> <span style="color:#000099">Season Stats: 14.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 7.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 24.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 15.5 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 1.6 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 16.5 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.7 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">Post All-Star Break: 19.6 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 1.8 bpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 11.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.6 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 13.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.4 apg</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#000099">CHA:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Adam Morrison</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 3</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">12.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.0 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 21</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter:</span> <span style="color:#009900">9.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 6.6 apg, 2.5 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Leon Powe</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 49</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Allan Ray</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Charlotte's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Adam Morrison</span> <span style="color:#000099">Season Stats: 12.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.0 apg</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Morrison needs to make sure his shooting percentages aren't in the negatives, and he needs to make an impact off the bench tonight. He's been so incredibly inconsistent, it's not even funny.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 9.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald had one of his best games in Dallas 5 days ago. Then he had a bad game in San Antonio and a bad game in Oklahoma City. He needs to have a good game tonight. If he can't have a good game with guys like Adam Morrison and Matt Carroll on him, I won't be happy.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#FF6600">Gerald Wallace</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span></div> <span style="color:#000000">Wallace is one of the best defensive wings in the league and he can cause a lot of problems, even for a top offensive player in Paul Pierce. This is going to be nice matchup. Paul Pierce can explode with anybody guarding him, but that will be no easy task with Wallace on him.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes <span style="color:#009900">I will be at the game.</span> CelticBalla's Prediction If we don't win this one, I will laugh. Also, Big Al should absolutely DOMINATE Voskuhl/Brezec. I mean DOMINATE.
I think the Celtics are going to win this one...These games are always pretty exciting when they play each other, but the C's have been playing really well as of late. They solved their guard dilema, Paul has been doing better, and big Al has been dominating like no ones business. Charlotte is without their best player in Emeka, and they have no one down low to stop Al. He is going to have a great game, and I take the C's by 12+.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (High54Life @ Mar 21 2007, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gerald Green 45 Points! :dribble: I'm out of this wack website you fake ass bi*ches</div>About time you leave. Get off Gerald Green's dick too. Pretty good so far at halftime. 54-39. Pierce and Al combined for 32 points, looking pretty good for us. As we all though, Jefferson having a great game downlow.
Hope you're enjoying this one CB32. I'll be there Friday vs. the Mavs... dope. This game is everything we'd hoped for when we drafted Big Al. Pierce and Big Al dominating and leading the way. I absolutely love it.
You've gotta be kidding me. How did we lost this game. They came back from 18. Wow, terrible game since Pierce left.
Wow, how did they lose that game? They were dominating early, and I fell asleep on the couch around halftime. Everything was going great....What a choke.
I just got back from the game, and let me just say: I am ticked off for many reasons. Let me lay them all out for you: 1. Doc started Delonte at point guard... and Scal at the 3. Delonte is not a point guard, Rondo should be starting, and Scal is a 4. 2. Perk was having a great game, yet he only plays 24 minutes. 3. Ray plays 18 minutes, Bassy plays 6. NO WAY should that happen, yet it has on a consistent basis. 4. Doc had some of the worst/smallest lineups out there I've ever seen. Delonte played some SF tonight, Gerald played PF, and Gomes played at the 5. ALL together... with Rondo and Ray. Ridiculous. 5. Our defense was completely non-existent. We left so many shooters open, it's not acceptable. 6. When Big Al has Gerald Wallace on him, and they aren't double-teaming... GO TO HIM EVERY TIME. 7. Doc took way too long to put the starters back in in the 4th. We had a 16 or 18 point lead, yet Doc waits until they actually tie it up to tell the starters to return? Idiot. 8. Gerald wasn't taking it to Morrison. He can blow past him every time! Do it! Player-by-Player Analysis Pierce played good ball. He was shooting very well, creating his own shot, and abusing Carroll like he should have. Too bad he was poked in the eye and sat out the rest of the game. Ugh. Big Al played himself a very solid game. He gave me a GIANT scare when he went down holding his knee, then he got up limping like crazy and my heart stopped. I'm happy he shook it off and still played. Another nice night for Al. Perk was great. He was very aggressive, he was moving and running the floor VERY well, he was crashing the boards, getting to the line. He played one of his best games of the season, without question. Perk has been awesome lately, let's hope he can keep it up and begin next season where he left off. Rondo came in and brought a ton of energy, as usual, and he really made a lot of hustle plays. He was doing normal Rondo stuff, and he also had a sick behind the back pass. I wish the kid could shoot though. The Powe Show was great tonight! If he didn't win the Tommy Award tonight, I don't know why. He was a monster on the glass and he was working SO hard. He fought hard all night long and made some spectacular hustle plays. I'm sure Tommy was going nuts. Both Delonte and Gomes had really off nights. Gomes kept losing the ball and he couldn't hit a shot to save his life, neither could Delonte. It was nice to see Gomes back, though. Gerald refused to take it to Adam Morrison, which was ridiculous. He would burn him every time. Player Stat Lines <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-15 shooting Paul Pierce: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals on 9-16 shooting, 2-5 from 3 Kendrick Perkins: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks on 3-5 shooting, 7-8 FT Delonte West: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block on 5-13 shooting, 0-2 from 3 Rajon Rondo: 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals on 0-2 shooting Leon Powe: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block on 1-3 shooting, 2-2 FT Gerald Green: 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals on 2-9 shooting, 0-2 from 3, 4-7 FT Ryan Gomes: 4 points, 3 rebounds on 1-8 shooting Allan Ray: 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block on 0-3 shooting, 0-1 from 3 Brian Scalabrine: 2 rebounds, 1 block on 0-1 shooting Sebastian Telfair: 6 minutes, 0-1 shooting Michael Olowokandi: DNP</span> Next Game: Friday (3/23/07) at home vs. Dallas at 7:30 pm ET.
Should I be surprised?This guy is a f*cking idiot..I said I'd give him a second chance before the game started and that I wouldn't be too mad if he got a one-year extension because of all the injuries and blah blah blahBut is he serious?You don't "rest the starters" THAT LONG with a 17 point lead..more like a 37 point leadHe doesn't get it..this team isn't allowed to play soft at the end of gamesYou need to teach these kids how to close big games..you don't play the subs the entire 4th quarter (except for Rondo over Scal)Fire Doc..seriously..he lost that game for us..not the team..you can't blame guys like Ray/Powe when they don't even play that much on a consistent basis
y'all are losing sight of the big picture.lose now, go for Durant or Oden.do you guys seriously think this team will be a STRONG playoff contender next year without a another franchise player?do we need the #3 pick and a project?Oden or Durant will make an immediate impact and with Paul, AL and Rondo there to make it easier on either of those guys, the C's could make a big jump and get a #5 or 6 seed in the playoffs.being #7 or 8 with a project draft pick = gone in the first round.let Doc screw with the line ups, lose and ensure a good draft pick.seeing the C's win now is absolutely useless IMO.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticFan @ Mar 22 2007, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>y'all are losing sight of the big picture. lose now, go for Durant or Oden. do you guys seriously think this team will be a STRONG playoff contender next year without a another franchise player? do we need the #3 pick and a project? Oden or Durant will make an immediate impact and with Paul, AL and Rondo there to make it easier on either of those guys, the C's could make a big jump and get a #5 or 6 seed in the playoffs. being #7 or 8 with a project draft pick = gone in the first round. let Doc screw with the line ups, lose and ensure a good draft pick. seeing the C's win now is absolutely useless IMO.</div> We all know that, but here's the thing - we are almost LOCKED IN for the 2nd worst record in the league. And guess what else... even if we have the worst record in the NBA, we still have a less than 50% chance at getting the top pick. It's a lottery, anything can happen. The worst team hasn't gotten the #1 pick very often. In fact, the 3rd worst team has statistically proven to get it more often than the 1st and 2nd worst teams.
that's true, but if you're statistically supposed to get the #1 pick and get bumped down 1, the consolation prize is still Durant or Oden.being #3 well, you've just been screwed out of two potential franchise players.the Bucks have 5 more wins than the C's.The Grizz only have 3 less wins than the C'skeep losing, hope the Grizz keep winning IMO.yes it is encouraging to see the Celts playing well right now, but look at what that did for the Warriors this year after they played well at the end of last year....The Celts got screwed this year by Paul's injury and all the other various injuries that prevented team chemistry.Next year with or without Durant and Oden they will be better.Will the be playoff contenders able to get out of the first round?I highly doubt the current team will improve enough to be considered that without an infusion of good talent.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticFan @ Mar 22 2007, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that's true, but if you're statistically supposed to get the #1 pick and get bumped down 1, the consolation prize is still Durant or Oden. being #3 well, you've just been screwed out of two potential franchise players. the Bucks have 5 more wins than the C's. The Grizz only have 3 less wins than the C's keep losing, hope the Grizz keep winning IMO. yes it is encouraging to see the Celts playing well right now, but look at what that did for the Warriors this year after they played well at the end of last year.... The Celts got screwed this year by Paul's injury and all the other various injuries that prevented team chemistry. Next year with or without Durant and Oden they will be better. Will the be playoff contenders able to get out of the first round? I highly doubt the current team will improve enough to be considered that without an infusion of good talent.</div> But there's where you wrong. If you're #1 and you get bumped down, who says you're going to be dumped down to #2? You want a perfect example? Last year - Portland had the worst record, they ended up with the 4th pick. The FOURTH. There are NO guarantees. 1. I don't want the worst record. It's shameful. 2. I don't want us to keep losing, it pisses me off. As a true fan, I can't stand people rooting for losses. 3. Memphis has been tanking for a month, they will not end up with more wins than us. 4. Milwaukee has 5 more wins, yes, but they also just shut down Bogut/Villanueva for the year. Also, that 5 win spread is A LOT considering the fact that there are only 14 games left. Even if they only win 1 game the rest of the year, and we win 5, we still have the worse record. We are virtually locked in for the 2nd worst record. Let nature take its coarse and stop worrying about the lottery day in and day out.
CelticFan - We don't know if we'd get the number one or number two pick. We aren't even sure if Durant may enter this years draft. What if we get the 3rd pick in the draft, who do we got after then? What you are saying is basicly you want us to tank. It wouldn't be a bad idea, but lottery is just to risky.
This guy Doc Rivers is a f*cking clown...he had the balls to say this"At some point, those other guys have to be able to play a little bit. You look at the Phil Jacksons. They're able to [put the game in the hands of the bench] all year because they know they're playing for a title and they can teach lessons to their bench. They've lost games that way. All those other coaches who don't have championship teams don't have the opportunity to actually do that, where you just leave them in anyway. [Last night], I just said, 'They're staying in.' I got the bad looks from [starters] on our bench and I just told them, 'No, you're not going in.'The Bobcats outscored the Celtics, 30-13, in the fourth, shooting 63 percent. Rivers criticized the second unit for attempting "fancy plays" and "not playing a lick of defense."Ridiculous.............................................EDIT: "I was not throwing the game or anything like that because I've heard all those questions [before]," said Rivers. "Honestly, I got to the point early in the fourth quarter and I turned to my coaches and I said, 'We're going to win or lose with this group.' I got to the point where I thought, 'What do we get if we win this game if we put Paul [Pierce] and Al [Jefferson] back in? What do we get out of this game?' That was what I was asking on the bench. What would we get out of that? If we put those guys in, we win?So he basically admits he threw the game? lol
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Mar 22 2007, 02:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This guy Doc Rivers is a f*cking clown...he had the balls to say this "At some point, those other guys have to be able to play a little bit. You look at the Phil Jacksons. They're able to [put the game in the hands of the bench] all year because they know they're playing for a title and they can teach lessons to their bench. They've lost games that way. All those other coaches who don't have championship teams don't have the opportunity to actually do that, where you just leave them in anyway. [Last night], I just said, 'They're staying in.' I got the bad looks from [starters] on our bench and I just told them, 'No, you're not going in.' The Bobcats outscored the Celtics, 30-13, in the fourth, shooting 63 percent. Rivers criticized the second unit for attempting "fancy plays" and "not playing a lick of defense." Ridiculous............................................. EDIT: "I was not throwing the game or anything like that because I've heard all those questions [before]," said Rivers. "Honestly, I got to the point early in the fourth quarter and I turned to my coaches and I said, 'We're going to win or lose with this group.' I got to the point where I thought, 'What do we get if we win this game if we put Paul [Pierce] and Al [Jefferson] back in? What do we get out of this game?' That was what I was asking on the bench. What would we get out of that? If we put those guys in, we win? So he basically admits he threw the game? lol</div> LMAO! "I wasn't tanking the game." Yeah, ok buddy. That reminds me of an episode of Cops... cops pulled up to a house and a guy ran out of the house hysterically and yelled "Hey! I don't smoke no drugs!!!" (the cops didn't even ask him anything yet). But Doc CLEARLY tanked this game, and 3 sports shows talked about it today. That is NOT good, all that negative publicity about tanking is pissing me off. We weren't tanking, until last night. That was just a joke. A CLEAR tank job and clearly Doc trying to sweet-talk his way out of that hole. The 2nd unit played too fancy? Um... no they didn't, in fact they were too passive. I remember Allan Ray dribbling around for literally 18 straight seconds on one play, but that's it. They couldn't defend, Doc? No sh*t you idiot, you had 3 guys 6'3'' and under and our PF was a 21 year old swing man.
[quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']But there's where you wrong. If you're #1 and you get bumped down, who says you're going to be dumped down to #2? You want a perfect example? Last year - Portland had the worst record, they ended up with the 4th pick. The FOURTH. There are NO guarantees.[/quote] well that was an anomally and most likely won't happend. Usually 1 teams jumps into the top 3 and everyone else gets bumped down 1.[quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']1. I don't want the worst record. It's shameful.[/quote] If you get Oden or Durant, improve by 20-25 games like the Cavs, Spurs, Sixers have done with superstar #1 picks who's gonna give a damn?[quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']2. I don't want us to keep losing, it pisses me off. As a true fan, I can't stand people rooting for losses.[/quote] what's winning 6-8 more games gonna do for the C's and it's fans this year?[quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']3. Memphis has been tanking for a month, they will not end up with more wins than us.[/quote] yeah well I was being idealistic... whoops[quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']4. Milwaukee has 5 more wins, yes, but they also just shut down Bogut/Villanueva for the year. Also, that 5 win spread is A LOT considering the fact that there are only 14 games left. Even if they only win 1 game the rest of the year, and we win 5, we still have the worse record.[/quote] exactly! another 4 to 6 game winning streak could make the rest of this painful year a complete and utter waste to have gone through![quote name='CelticBalla32' post='314690' date='Mar 22 2007, 11:34 AM']We are virtually locked in for the 2nd worst record. Let nature take its coarse and stop worrying about the lottery day in and day out.[/quote]what else is there to look at during this oh so sh*tty year? (aside from Jefferson's emergence!)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AiRuPtHeRe? @ Mar 22 2007, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>CelticFan - We don't know if we'd get the number one or number two pick. We aren't even sure if Durant may enter this years draft. What if we get the 3rd pick in the draft, who do we got after then? What you are saying is basicly you want us to tank. It wouldn't be a bad idea, but lottery is just to risky.</div>so uuuh what's the alternative?win a handful of games, get the #5 pick and trade it away for steve francis or whatever god awful decision Ainge makes yet again in a trade.Seriously name 1 good trade he's made.now drafting.. the man can spot the young talent for sure.problem is, it's all the Celts have besides Pierce and two broken down players and a #1 BUST.so yeah, I'd rather see them tank it and have a shot at one of the 2 franchise players who will be available.I don't buy it for a second either of them will be back.There's a chance of injury, or they could have a bad year and watch their stock plummet like Joachim Noah and many others have seen happen.
