I like felger and Maz. Felger hates basketball but a lot of the reasons he hates it is pretty valid.
He usually praises the organization, owners, gm and did praise KG Pierce and Doc.
I enjoy their interviews with Doc, danny and Wyc. Always entertaining and they at least ask some bold questions.
I doubt Felger will have too much to do with actual celts stuff. Theyll probably get tanguay doing that. He was already with 98.5 previously and Felger is the Bruins Tanguay on comcast so it only makes sense Tanguay would be that for the celts
I can't think of any valid reasons to hate basketball.
Well i meant the NBa. The officiating is a joke, sone of the rule changes are a joke, there's no defense whether teams dont play it or rule changes not allowing you to play defense. The playoffs are extremely predictable. Stars get an unbelievable amount of calls. It is far less ofa team sport much more of an individual sport. There is kittle strategy in basketball. Whoever has the best players is going to win 9 out of 10 times.
Its kinda ridiculous that one of the biggest upset stories was a 4th seeded celtics team making the finals.
I disagree with a lot of this. Firstly, most of the top NBA teams play very good defense, even with the rule changes. Points per game, and offensive ratings are both much lower than in the 1980s. There was definitely some good, stifling defense in the '90s, and there are still some very good defensive teams out there playing today. Our team has been one of them, so I'm kind of surprised to hear a Celtics fan say there's no defense in the NBA.
I also disagree with your categorization of basketball as more of an individual sport than a team sport. Sure, it helps to have supremely talented players, but even supremely talented players won't win unless they have good teammates, and a good, collective, team approach to the game. I think we've seen that prove itself to be true over the course of the last decade or so.
There's a lot of strategy in basketball. It may not be as closely choreographed as in other sports (like football), and it relies more on improvisation and creativity than a lot of other sports. I guess, that aspect is something that has always drawn me to basketball, both as a participant and a spectator, as opposed to turning me away from it.
The officiating could use some help, though. That point I agree with.