To whom it may concern...

[Mr October]

I missed your pre-playoffs rally thread, Hype. TP4U

Here's mine from a couple days later:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=36881.0

There's been a heck of a lot of doubt on this blog during the past 2 days. I almost wonder why the heck anyone would want to watch this team, if they think this team is going to get bounced in round one or destroyed in round two.

I for one have the enthusiastic jitters. My legs are constantly bouncing. Game 1 is just 31 hours away. Then its on! I love the NBA playoffs! And nothing gets me fired up like watching the Celtics in the playoffs!

If the C's get taken down during the playoffs, they're going to go down fighting. Sure, they could loose at any time.. but so what. If you think Ray, Paul and Kevin are going to just roll over and quit, you've got another thing coming!

You never know what is going to happen in the post season. But you can bet your *** that KG is drooling for another chance at the playoffs after missing it last year. Pierce is clearly in beast mode. No longer is he content to sit back and launch jump shots all game. He's starting to embarrass people with the ease of his scoring. Ray is playing as well as he has during the past 3 years.

The veterans on this team are very aware of their NBA mortality. They know this is one of their last chances, if not the last chance with this group. Veteran teams pretty much always come out on top in the playoffs. Their experience and intelligence allows them to adjust better from game to game in a series. The 1-2 days off between games also plays right into the veterans' prefered game to game rhythm.

The garden is going to be bumping again. The playoffs are a different animal.

If you're feeling fired up for the playoffs, please sound off! And to be honest, if you are all doom and gloom, take a few days off from the blog, skip a few games in the playoffs. There are other things you can do in life. Come back when the C's are rolling, or come back later to talk about the draft and free agency.

Throughout the season, opposing players and coaches believed the Celtics are going to be very dangerous in the playoffs. Our enemies have more confidence in this team than many on this blog. Ric "Kobe fan" Bucher has more confidence in this team.

I'm challenging everyone to give it their all! The starters! The role players! The coaches! The fans in the great seats! The fans in the cheap seats! The fans at the bars! The fans glued to their TVs! The fans on this blog!

Game 1 is this Saturday. Less then 31 hours away. Go Celtics!!! Hoorah!!

[GreenFaith1819]

Or - as The Immortal SGT Johnson from HALO 3 stated as he rode in with Master Chief on the Pelican prior to that battle:

"Brace Yourselves, we're going in a Little Hot!!!"

Two more days, C's! ORL won't go quietly, that's for sure. They are a Quality opponent. For them, they see Game 3 as an opportunity to turn this series around.

We keep it close, we got this. If Ray comes out hitting, we got this. We maintain our Defense, we got this.

We've beaten ORL in ORL without Two of our Big Guns scoring a lot - KG and Ray Ray.

We've done it with Defense so far. Defense is the one constant that will bring us Title 18, no matter who is hot.

Let's do it!

[Mr October]

Or - as The Immortal SGT Johnson from HALO 3 stated as he rode in with Master Chief on the Pelican prior to that battle:

"Brace Yourselves, we're going in a Little Hot!!!"

Two more days, C's! ORL won't go quietly, that's for sure. They are a Quality opponent. For them, they see Game 3 as an opportunity to turn this series around.

We keep it close, we got this. If Ray comes out hitting, we got this. We maintain our Defense, we got this.

We've beaten ORL in ORL without Two of our Big Guns scoring a lot - KG and Ray Ray.

We've done it with Defense so far. Defense is the one constant that will bring us Title 18, no matter who is hot.

Let's do it!

TP! Go Celtics!!

[HYPE.]

We're back in the Finals, baby!

[ChainSmokingLikeDino]

We're back in the Finals, baby!

TP to that! Finals here we come!