Celtics (23-7) at Suns (20-12) 12/30

[celticinorlando]

in 5 days:
1.  this team has lost its captain...
2. beaten their biggest rival in the east on the road....
3. gone  west to choke against the clipper...
4. blow an 18 point lead vs GS...
5. have KG injure his bad knee again..
6. .have rondo hurt is hamstring...
7. had ray play big minutes...
8. had baby sprain his ankle..
9. .get blown out on phoenix....
10. have rumors swirl that the team hates each other and the team is divided...
11. .lost 3 games in a row...
12. fall behind cleveland for the best record in the east....
13. have zero direction...

did i miss anything?

celtics fans being dramatic about it all.....

just stating the facts....it has been a rough 5 days

[Change]

That defined Sheldon Williams career. He can't finish going to the rim.

[nickagneta]

These five guys right here are the five guys everyone has been screaming to have play. Are you kidding me? These are the guys everyone wants coming off the C's bench contributing and getting PT?

Tony, Sheldon, Walker, Giddens and Hudson.

Pathetic group if you ask me.

Tony and Sheldon are okay 10th and 11th players off a bench, but the rest....they suck.

[celticsclay]

Take any team in the league here. Then take away a team's best two players ( or two of their top three thats not the point). How good is that team?

What is cleveland without mo williams and lebron?
Orlando without dwight howard and lewis?
lakers without gasol and kobe?
Atlanta without Josh Smith and Joe Johnson?
Suns without Amare or Nash?

Look at the more mediocre teams and they are even worse. Point is lets be realistic about what we have lost.

[RJ87]

I'm sorry nick and scoop but 35 minutes for Ray is just too much especially in a blowout.

Esp if he isn't even going to show up and play.

[Kiorrik]

This would have been a good game for me to miss.

I've been getting up at night to see these games and lately, we've looked bad, and with all the injuries we knew we'd lose a couple or at least not get "great Celtic basketball". I need sleep.

Someone remind me why I do this

[celticsclay]

Hudson was making Dragic look chris paul there. That is not a good sign....

[RJ87]

These five guys right here are the five guys everyone has been screaming to have play. Are you kidding me? These are the guys everyone wants coming off the C's bench contributing and getting PT?

Tony, Sheldon, Walker, Giddens and Hudson.

Pathetic group if you ask me.

Tony and Sheldon are okay 10th and 11th players off a bench, but the rest....they suck.

If I could give you 10 TPs for this, I would.

[celticinorlando]

These five guys right here are the five guys everyone has been screaming to have play. Are you kidding me? These are the guys everyone wants coming off the C's bench contributing and getting PT?

Tony, Sheldon, Walker, Giddens and Hudson.

Pathetic group if you ask me.

Tony and Sheldon are okay 10th and 11th players off a bench, but the rest....they suck.

TP....boston has about 4 bench guys worht something...and that isn't enough

[celticsclay]

Are the 11th and 12th men on any team very good? Hell Phoenix had guys in their at the end of the game that did not look like nba players either....

[Drucci]

This would have been a good game for me to miss.

I've been getting up at night to see these games and lately, we've looked bad, and with all the injuries we knew we'd lose a couple or at least not get "great Celtic basketball". I need sleep.

Someone remind me why I do this

Good night Kiorrik and TP, you made me smile a few times during the blowout.

Good night everybody, as I said, it's frustrating to lose the first place to Cleveland and to be plagued by injuries but let's be hopeful everybody will get back in time and we will start a winning streak soon. HCA is not lost but it got complicated and I think it's not that big of a deal if we stay healthy, we can win anywhere.

[celticinorlando]

Take any team in the league here. Then take away a team's best two players ( or two of their top three thats not the point). How good is that team?

What is cleveland without mo williams and lebron?
Orlando without dwight howard and lewis?
lakers without gasol and kobe?
Atlanta without Josh Smith and Joe Johnson?
Suns without Amare or Nash?

Look at the more mediocre teams and they are even worse. Point is lets be realistic about what we have lost.

aaaaaaa.......big difference is THEY NEVER get injured!! only gasol has mised games on your list....boston seems to have a big time injury at every point in the season the last 2 years

[DinTN]

Yes, we have several guys out, but why not trade Hudson, JR, Walker, and maybe a 1st rounder for some real help NOW.

[ManUp]

i will be happy when danny ainge decided to get off his butt and go get a complete bench that can contribute and withstand some injuries...they knew daniels was paper when they got him...they knew giddens/walker are practice players....they knew they didnt have a legit #2 pg...they knew scal is WORTHLESS and they knew williams was a bust. sheed had some promise but just doesnt care and baby broke his hand....they bench still is a weakness because it is oft injured and full of scrubs

You are being ridiculous.

We have 5 guys missing how deep does a team have to be?

well obviously deeper than what we got right now....because if those 5 guys miss an extended amount of time..then it will get rough...and really what do giddens, sheldon, scal and walker add to this team? would rather have 4 guys that actually can be counted on

There isn't a team in the league that could lose 2 starters, and 2 regular rotations guys and not have things get rough. We don't need more depth we need more health. What you want is a perfect bench and their isn't a team in the league that has what you have in mind.

[Casperian]

This would have been a good game for me to miss.

I've been getting up at night to see these games and lately, we've looked bad, and with all the injuries we knew we'd lose a couple or at least not get "great Celtic basketball". I need sleep.

Someone remind me why I do this

For the same reason Drucci or I stay up...you´re a fan