With QRich renewing some old rivalries with the C's (more accurately, Paul Pierce and KG), I think it might be time for the fans to take a look at his runningmate, and fellow "washed up Celtics nemesis", Jermaine O'Neal.
I am sure many of you remember the days when O'Neal and Ron Artest were battling it out for the Pacers several years back. The C's had a few contentious playoff series against them, which greatly resembled what this series seems to be turning into.
Of course, my favorite part of those series' was whenever JO went to the free throw line. Somehow, the word had gotten out that he spends an inordinate amount of time getting ready for his shot...so much so, that he often violated the unenforced NBA rule that a free throw must be shot within 10 seconds of receiving the basketball. So, the clever Boston fans decided to get in his head (and put the refs on the spot), by counting each time he went to the line.
Now, JO isn't half the player he was at that time, but after seeing how the "Rondo is Better" chant caught on a couple of years ago, after getting its start on the internet, I figured this might be an interesting experiment.
I propose that we bring back the "Count" for game 2. Lets not only show JO that we remember the days when he was actually a decent player, and not being benched down the stretch of games, but lets also show everyone else at the Garden that every chant does not need to be prompted by the Jumbotron.
