I am and always will be a "half-full" guy, especially when it comes to my beloved Celtics, but what really upset me tonight was not that the C's lost, but that they played poorly.
If they play their best and give 110% effort like I know they can, (and like they do the majority of the time), then I will be proud of them, whatever the end result.
But they only played one good quarter tonight, and the other three quarters were very short on execution, hustle, and most importantly, effort.
The thing is, if they do play their best, the result will be nothing but positive, because when they play that way, they can beat anyone.
As I've said before on this blog, the only opponent that scares me is the Celtics, because they can be their own worst enemy, and they showed that tonight.
Yes we're ageing, injured, and short-handed, but we still have enough pieces to play stifling defense against Miami, and beat them at their own game ... we've already proven that this year.
This game one loss may be the best thing that could've happened, because the Heat have a tendency to become complacent in series basketball, and we can use that to our advantage.
I have no doubt that Doc will make the needed adjustments, but I'm even more certain that our boys will be playing at a much higher level in game two.
It's been a while since we've played an entire game at our most intense, and I think it's time.
Go Celtics!
Topic: So many negative Threads. I'll start a positive. (Read 4307 times)