The ESPN experts still don't believe...

[RMO]

Question for Brian Robb:

Define "Hostile"

Everyone in the arena wearing white shirts/t-shirts?

And following to a T all the items on the checklist the team gave to fans earlier in the season listing what they need from them.

[Moranis]

I think 4 is about right though.  we are still down 2-1 and have some injury concerns.  What is the percentage of teams that come back from 2-0 holes?  15% or something?  

something more like 6%.

[KindBass]

I think 4 is about right though.  we are still down 2-1 and have some injury concerns.  What is the percentage of teams that come back from 2-0 holes?  15% or something?  

something more like 6%.

And probably even less among teams that don't have home-court.

[Jim on MV]

I think a 4 is fair.  We need great efforts from at least 2 of the Big Four (likely), and some quality contributions from the bench (much less likely).  We also need Wade and LeBron not to be superhuman (50-50) and must prevent their scrub-tacular bench from going off (no open 3s for Jones).  It will be tough... but maybe Rondo coming out of the locker room finally "flipped the switch".

[StartOrien]

Question for Brian Robb:

Define "Hostile"

Everyone in the arena wearing white shirts/t-shirts?

And following to a T all the items on the checklist the team gave to fans earlier in the season listing what they need from them.

It's hilarious enough to repost.

Hostile = Getting the price of soda reduced for showing up on time.

[Finkelskyhook]

ESPN experts is an obvious oxymoron.

[BASS_THUMPER]

yeah

they smokin rock with that dude holbringer or whatever his name is

[SHAQATTACK]

Yep... this reminds me of a Celtics basketball version of an ol Rocky movie. We are beat to a pulp , bleeding and hearing the count.

Can the Celtics get up off the floor one more time and win this ?

[cman88]

the heat are a mentally weak team, and the Celtics are one of the stronger mentally teams in the NBA...

its all about tonight. we win tonight....we have the upper hand IMO...we get in their head and they go back to miami with doubt in them.

ESPN is saying that the heat we saw saturday night isnt the same we will see today..but they neglect how much of that was the celtics positive play, and having another big body to clog the lane for 10minutes? we Limited wade/lebron to jumpers something they are streaky at and played some lock down D

[SHAQATTACK]

Its real easy to pick the Heat... Team of 25 year old superstars studs vs a team of mostly tired injured past their prime old guys.

I say the Celtics are still dangereous opponent.

Go underdogs 

[Ersatz]

The all-defense team is the most ridiculous of these awards. Derrick Rose almost made the second team, the same Derrick Rose whose team is much better defensively when he's off the floor.

Do these people even watch NBA basketball?

[FLCeltsFan]

Enough said....

[the_Bird]

Question for Brian Robb:

Define "Hostile"

Everyone in the arena wearing white shirts/t-shirts?

And following to a T all the items on the checklist the team gave to fans earlier in the season listing what they need from them.

It's hilarious enough to repost.

Hostile = Getting the price of soda reduced for showing up on time.

Is is soda, or grape Kool-Aid?  'Cause they really do look like a cult.

[PosImpos]

I'm not sure what is so unreasonable about those predictions.  I think Forsberg is right on the money in saying that right now their chances are around a 4, but if they win tonight they have a very solid chance of carrying the momentum and winning in 6 or 7.

In any case, the Heat still have the upper hand and have outplayed the Celtics in 2 out of 3 games so far.  On top of that, the player most often pegged as the Celtics' "key to success" is nursing a very serious injury, and his primary backup is also dealing with injuries.  Do you really think it would be objective for them to say the Celtics have a better than 40% chance of winning the series?  (btw, Accuscore currently has the Celtics at 38%)

[Greenbean]

I think 4 is about right though.  we are still down 2-1 and have some injury concerns.  What is the percentage of teams that come back from 2-0 holes?  15% or something?  

something more like 6%.

And probably even less among teams that don't have home-court.

Its actually more. If you dont have home court that means you lost the first two on the road.

If you have home court that means you lost the first two at home then have to go on the road down 0-2.