The morning after: Anyone else a little peeved?

[Frezz]

I listened to sports radio from 2am to 6am. I've watched 2 hours of Mike and Mike. And a little internet reading in between. And I'm getting really peeved that NO ONE is actually giving the C's any credit. It's been all about Lebron, and how it's him and only him. I'm just sitting here like "Ya know, someone scored 120 points yesterday."

Now, I did expect this. I thought I was fully prepared for it. But it didn't take long for me to start screaming to myself that Phil Jackson line "Give them some bleepin' credit!"

[Drucci]

Yeah I've read the articles and watched some comments on ESPN, and I'm quite surprised (although I shouldn't be I guess) that the media is still putting all the blame on Cleveland and not giving the C's enough credit. It's cool to see them bash LeBron anyway, it happens like, what, 1 time in 5 years?

But even in all these articles the reporters sound like they expect Cleveland to still win the series in 7 games... way to underestimate the C's once again.

[Roy Hobbs]

I've seen a handful of articles acknowledging the Celtics play, including this one:  http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5182539

I do agree, though, that coverage is slanted more towards Lebron's poor play than the Celtics beating up on the Cavs.  Hopefully we'll see that after we close this series out.

Of course, the only way the team can guarantee pro-Celtics coverage is to win nine more games.  Let's hope they get started with that task in Game 6.

[nickagneta]

I've seen a handful of articles acknowledging the Celtics play, including this one:  http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5182539

I do agree, though, that coverage is slanted more towards Lebron's poor play than the Celtics beating up on the Cavs.  Hopefully we'll see that after we close this series out.

Of course, the only way the team can guarantee pro-Celtics coverage is to win nine more games.  Let's hope they get started with that task in Game 6.

Did you catch the caption for the video attached to that page everyone? It says "Tim Legler makes a bold prediction".

Legler's "bold prediction" is he expects the C's to win Thursday night.

Given the fact that if you removed the names off the jerseys and just watched this series, the objective observer would say that the team playing better, more consistent basketball was the team wearing green jersey's, I don't see what the heck is so bold about the prediction.

Doc is out coaching Mike Brown.
The Celtics bench is out performing the Cavs bench
The Celtics defense has been better than the Cavaliers defense.
The Celtics offense has been more consistent and balanced than the Cavs offense.
The Celtics intensity and effort have been better than the Cavs has.

Just in every facet of the game over these 5 games the Celtics have been a much better team and if not for a bad 4th quarter in Game 1, this series would have been over last night. I don't see what is so bold about Legler's position. Any objective observer of basketball that ignored the fact that one of these teams is named the Cavaliers and has Lebron James on that team can see that the better team thus far by a pretty wide margin has been the Celtics

[Fafnir]

Yeah I was about to make a thread about this now that I'm finally at work, and you beat me to the punch TP.

[Kwhit10]

Yea it's pretty ridiculous how much attention they give to LeBron and only LeBron.  Not much credit is given to the Celtics. 

[crownsy]

I've seen a handful of articles acknowledging the Celtics play, including this one:  http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5182539

I do agree, though, that coverage is slanted more towards Lebron's poor play than the Celtics beating up on the Cavs.  Hopefully we'll see that after we close this series out.

Of course, the only way the team can guarantee pro-Celtics coverage is to win nine more games.  Let's hope they get started with that task in Game 6.

Did you catch the caption for the video attached to that page everyone? It says "Tim Legler makes a bold prediction".

Legler's "bold prediction" is he expects the C's to win Thursday night.

Given the fact that if you removed the names off the jerseys and just watched this series, the objective observer would say that the team playing better, more consistent basketball was the team wearing green jersey's, I don't see what the heck is so bold about the prediction.

Doc is out coaching Mike Brown.
The Celtics bench is out performing the Cavs bench
The Celtics defense has been better than the Cavaliers defense.
The Celtics offense has been more consistent and balanced than the Cavs offense.
The Celtics intensity and effort have been better than the Cavs has.

Just in every facet of the game over these 5 games the Celtics have been a much better team and if not for a bad 4th quarter in Game 1, this series would have been over last night. I don't see what is so bold about Legler's position. Any objective observer of basketball that ignored the fact that one of these teams is named the Cavaliers and has Lebron James on that team can see that the better team thus far by a pretty wide margin has been the Celtics

TP nick, and to the OP as well.

I mean, I expected this, as lebron is the king of the hype machine, but it still ticked me off last night when i got home from a final, flipped on NBA fastbreak expecting to see a break down of the game and instead was treated to 25 minutes of lebron missing jumpers while legler and coachman (go back to interviewing the rock chuckles, you were alot better in the WWE.) discuss how poorley lebron played, his elbow and how he needs to step up in game 6.

No mention/ breakdown was given to how the celtics played, how they ran thier offense at will, it was like they were incidental to the loss rather than the cause of it.

and yea Nick, i don't understand whats so bold about that. Aside from game 3, the Celtics have clearly been the better basketball team. I don't know what's so bold about that prediction other than the fact that everyone at the worldwide leader predicted the Cavs in 6 and now want to back track.

I can't really blame them, given the level of play we had in the regular season, but being front runners and picking the team up 3-2 to win on it's home floor is not "Bold" it's "logical"

Not that this series is over by any stretch. I expect the King's men to come out and play extremely well and it will be up to the Celtics to match that. They are not going to lay down and get eliminated, and like KG said, we do NOT want to go back to the Q.

Winning two games at the Q, one by blowout is amazing, but asking for that plus a third road victory in game 7 seems a little unrealistic...must close out tomorrow.

p.s this is all i think about when i see Coachman on ESPN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOnWWcaPxg&feature=related

P.P.S I miss Rock in the WWE, he was a legend, no one except mabey Stone Cold gave a better promo....and now he's reduced to making the Tooth Fairy.

Ah well, at least the Rundown and walking tall were decent...

[BudweiserCeltic]

Tommy on Mike and Mike now.

[Brendan]

I think it's a function of how critical he is to the Cavs. The Cavs were basically the best team in hoops all season. (ORL was better at the very end, but if you look at the whole season.) When CLE loses he's the story, when CLE wins he's the story. On the C's there are always multiple story lines.

[WeMadeIt17]

Its been like that all series. We should have won game 1 but nobody noticed that the Celtics really just played terrible in the 2nd half it was just the Cavs then turned it on. Then we came out and crushed them on thier  home floor and everyone said that the cavs just didn't care. Then LeBron goes balls to the wall and beats us and its about how great he and the cavs were and that it seemed that the finally showed up! THEN we beat them and it was "How did Rondo do what he did? Is something wrong with the cavs defense?" Then we have this huge blowout and again its what is wrong with the cavs. So let them keep talking about how the Cavs are losing, I will keep taking the wins!

[Roy Hobbs]

ESPN Boston has more Celtic-centric stuff:  http://espn.go.com/boston/

[BudweiserCeltic]

When there was a plan for an ESPN Boston, I didn't like the idea... but it has turned into a good thing, and Forsberg has been a bright spot in my opinion.

[FatjohnReturns]

No not peeved. I dont see how anyone cant be happy after that performance. I could care less what the media thinks.

[Fafnir]

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[CelticHooligan3]

I'd like to go back and look at all the "experts" opinions on this series. Legler is backpeddling faster than he ever did on defense as a player. I know he had the cavs in a sweep I think. How bold of him. Jumpin on the C's bandwagon now. We don't want or need you leggler.