TP for the reminder.
I'll be sad if he finally signs with the Fakers, I really liked him in the 2010 playoff run. He was far better than BBD, even before the kung fu games in Orlando which led to Baby's concussion and KG and Sheed back problems. (If only the Captain shut up about sweeping and actually finished Orlando in 4 games, the Celtics would've destroyed the Fakers). He was also a better fit than Perk, like it or not.
Yeah, man. I LOVED the 2010 playoffs. I remember everything about them, especially the home games (since I was at obviously.)
You are right about Pierce. How miserable was Game 4? Pierce kicked the ball when he had a chance to win it. How often does that "Pierce holding it till there's 4 seconds left then go" play work? Once? Game 3 v Miami that year?? that's it! Freakin Game 4! Had the Celtics won that game - rested up for LA. We would have won. We were clearly running low on gas. When we had short rest+long flight (LA to Boston between Games 2 and 3, and Boston to LA for Games 5+6 w/each time getting one day of rest) - we had our WORST games. Pierce also, after Game 2 said "we ain't coming back to LA." Then the Celtics laid that absolute EGG in Game 3 despite an absolute RAUCOUS Garden crowd. Watch the first few seconds of the KG highlights when he was throwing down those alleyoops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoVAXtKxcKQ&NR=1See how loud it was on TV? Was like that x10 when you were actually there. Absolute insanity. For the beginning of the game! Yet we laid that egg. Ugh.
Of course, if Sheed is a faker, then Gasol is heading out of LA, which is good news, because the Fakers will suck big time without their most efficient and valuable player. Kobe is a great scorer, but Gasol is their MVP.
Depends what they get for Pau. They need a PG in the WORST way, and if they can get at least a somewhat competent starting 4 - they could be legit. Plus they could get some flexibility, maybe a young player, another pick (gives them 3 in this year's loaded draft)...etc. We will see. Gasol is not their MVP btw, he is clearly declining. He gets pushed around in the paint a little more now. He's also added a 3 pt shot, which is when you always know a big man doesn't have the strength anymore to be down low for all 35 mins of their playing time (remember McHale ?)
When/if Sheed plays for the Lakers, it will be good news, but I'll miss him in green. He can bring more than Steamer to a playoff team. We'll see how it ends
It just shows that we aren't really taking this season seriously, I think. Remember we were interested in bringing Sheed back last year (he was at the Celtics Open Practice last year) but not this year. It's funny, Sheed was a disappointment here, but all that matters to real Celtics fans (like you and me) are what you do for us in May and June. And Sheed hit huge shots (he had 3 pts in Game 4 v LA, but that 3 was, once again, an immense fourth quarter 3 when we played 4 bench players+Ray Allen). When you're an old school fan like you and me, we don't forget things like this. We will always remember the remnants of Derek Smith coming off the bench for 8 key 2nd quarter points v the Pacers in 91 (the game Bird hit the deck, and came back.) We will always remember Sheed's 3 v Cleveland that was absolutely nuclear inside the Garden.
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