2009 Boston Celtics Playoff Game Thread

[Dojji]

f***ing failure of a team.

 

Umm wow. Shows how far fan gratitude extends. Three years ago you would have killed to see the Celtics take a second round exit.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Umm wow. Shows how far fan gratitude extends. Three years ago you would have killed to see the Celtics take a second round exit.

Oh silly me. Why shouldn't I be grateful that my team got cocky, folded in game 6, since that's ya know a throwaway game, because they'll win at home 4 SHO, and then they got the living piss kicked out of them. No, I'm not grateful for that, I think they're a bunch of cocky, lazy assclowns who deserve this loss every single bit for their idiotic complacency. kthxbai

[YanksHater213]

That loss hurt, a lot.

 

The Magic were clearly the better team, and injuries FINALLY caught up to us.

 

We should have won tonight though. Dwight got his 3rd in the 2nd quarter, for some reason when we came out, we decided not to attack him, and shoot jump shots. I don't know if this was Doc, or the guys on the floor, but that's pretty inexcusable.

 

I can't count on my 2 hands how many huge shots Mikael Pietrus hit this series, they played awesome defense on Ray, hats off.

 

But this series was lost by the Celtics. They looked complacent WAYYYY too often, Rondo refused to attack, and we just all around couldn't find a rhythm.

 

In the end though, we brought in KG and Ray to win us a title. We got our title, you can't really be too upset right now.

 

It was a fun year, and I enjoyed the run.

[Gom]

f*** the Celtics.

[example1]

Oh silly me. Why shouldn't I be grateful that my team got cocky' date=' folded in game 6, since that's ya know a throwaway game, because they'll win at home 4 SHO, and then they got the living piss kicked out of them. No, I'm not grateful for that, I think they're a bunch of cocky, lazy assclowns who deserve this loss every single bit for their idiotic complacency. kthxbai[/quote']

 

Did you have money riding on this game or something? To me, living on the west coast and perhaps shielded from some of the Celtics hype, the Celtics looked like a tired team who was missing its best player, and by the end Paul Pierce was virtually non-existent as well. Honestly, they shouldn't have gotten as far as they did. They weren't going to rely on big shots from Big Baby Davis and Rondo to win it all. Hell, most other teams don't even have a Davis or a Rondo that can come through when their second, third or fouth options aren't working. Having those guys got them this far, but it wasn't going to get them much farther.

 

If the C's have KG then I think there's reason to think they take the Magic in 5 or 6 and offer a good challenge to Cleveland, possibly winning the whole thing. Without him, and with Pierce and Ray Allen looking tired and worn down, they were outplayed by a younger, more explosive team in Orlando... but they ran them to 7 games.

 

The reason the national media wasn't saying "what happens if the Celtics lose" (like they were with the Lakers) is that nobody realistically expects the Celtics to win this year. Thus, being overly disappointed--irate even--is a bit absurd.

 

Now the BRUINS, on the other hand...

[Spudboy]

Did you have money riding on this game or something? To me, living on the west coast and perhaps shielded from some of the Celtics hype, the Celtics looked like a tired team who was missing its best player, and by the end Paul Pierce was virtually non-existent as well. Honestly, they shouldn't have gotten as far as they did. They weren't going to rely on big shots from Big Baby Davis and Rondo to win it all. Hell, most other teams don't even have a Davis or a Rondo that can come through when their second, third or fouth options aren't working. Having those guys got them this far, but it wasn't going to get them much farther.

 

If the C's have KG then I think there's reason to think they take the Magic in 5 or 6 and offer a good challenge to Cleveland, possibly winning the whole thing. Without him, and with Pierce and Ray Allen looking tired and worn down, they were outplayed by a younger, more explosive team in Orlando... but they ran them to 7 games.

 

The reason the national media wasn't saying "what happens if the Celtics lose" (like they were with the Lakers) is that nobody realistically expects the Celtics to win this year. Thus, being overly disappointed--irate even--is a bit absurd.

 

Now the BRUINS, on the other hand...

 

I think your assessment is pretty accurate. Without Garnet and Powe the Celt's clearly did not have enough talent to rotate. They almost lost to Chicago because they did not have the legs. I think they did well to get this far. Hope Powe and Garnet come back healthy and ready to go. They could have a shot at one more tittle.

[TheKilo]

How anyone can call this team a failure in light of losing KG in February is beyond me.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Did you have money riding on this game or something? To me' date=' living on the west coast and perhaps shielded from some of the Celtics hype, the Celtics looked like a tired team who was missing its best player, and by the end Paul Pierce was virtually non-existent as well. Honestly, they shouldn't have gotten as far as they did. They weren't going to rely on big shots from Big Baby Davis and Rondo to win it all. Hell, most other teams don't even have a Davis or a Rondo that can come through when their second, third or fouth options aren't working. Having those guys got them this far, but it wasn't going to get them much farther.[/quote']

 

Moot. This is a series they should have won in 6, but they got lazy, decided to bank on this game, and lost everything. That is an epic fail. They deserve the loss.

 

If the C's have KG then I think there's reason to think they take the Magic in 5 or 6 and offer a good challenge to Cleveland, possibly winning the whole thing. Without him, and with Pierce and Ray Allen looking tired and worn down, they were outplayed by a younger, more explosive team in Orlando... but they ran them to 7 games.

 

THEY COULD HAVE WON GAME 6 AND CLINCHED THE SERIES THEN. THEY LED THE MAJORITY OF THAT GAME.

 

The reason the national media wasn't saying "what happens if the Celtics lose" (like they were with the Lakers) is that nobody realistically expects the Celtics to win this year. Thus, being overly disappointed--irate even--is a bit absurd.

 

I didn't expect a championship, or to beat Cleveland. Giving this series away the way they did is a f***ing failure.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

How anyone can call this team a failure in light of losing KG in February is beyond me.

Isn't it you who's always playing the reactionary post card?

[Dojji]

So if even he gets it, what should that be telling you?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

So if even he gets it' date=' what should that be telling you?[/quote']

What in the flying furry f*** are you talking about? WHAT THE f*** IS THERE TO GET WHEN I f***ING SAY REACTIONARY POSTS??

[Dojji]

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[TheKilo]

I just think calling this team a failure is a bit much.

 

Orlando is the more talented team than Boston sans KG - he's that much of a difference maker.

 

I also don't compare this to the Bruins because I thought that team had a legit shot to win it all - even if the Celtics won last night I didn't see them winning one game in the Cleveland series anyway.

 

IMO, it's just Lebron's year.

[example1]

Moot. This is a series they should have won in 6, but they got lazy, decided to bank on this game, and lost everything. That is an epic fail. They deserve the loss.

 

They didn't 'decide' to bank on this game, the Magic won games to force the 7th game.

 

THEY COULD HAVE WON GAME 6 AND CLINCHED THE SERIES THEN. THEY LED THE MAJORITY OF THAT GAME.

 

Blind interpretation Jacoby. The Magic led the majority of games 4 and 5 and ended up losing those games. When the Celtics come back and win it is 'heart' and 'talent', but when the Magic come back and win it is 'failure'.

 

Face it, given the way they played, this team could have been out EASILY in the Chicago series, and could have been done early in this series too. They fought hard but it wasn't their year.

[example1]

I just think calling this team a failure is a bit much.

 

Orlando is the more talented team than Boston sans KG - he's that much of a difference maker.

 

Yes, and not by much, which is why the Celtics team WITH KG is such an impressive force.

 

I also don't compare this to the Bruins because I thought that team had a legit shot to win it all - even if the Celtics won last night I didn't see them winning one game in the Cleveland series anyway.

 

Exactly. The Bruins--to me--are much more disappointing. Unfortuantely, I didn't get to follow them as much this year as I did when I was younger because a) I'm on the West Coast and Hockey is about as popular as water polo these days, unfortunately. I played from the time I was 5 until I graduated from high school, but it just isn't on the tube as much as it used to be.

[Mr Crunchy]

Failure?...You're calling this team a failure?

What kind of expectations did you actually have for this club when Garnett and Powe went down?

In the 2009 version of the NBA its difficult to advance in the playoffs when your 1st options off the bench are Dante Scalabrine and Eddie House, 2 men who may not be in the league next year.

The reality is they shouldve been ko'd in 5 and when you score 75 points in a game 6 you really have no business winning,the fact that Glen Davis was able to make a 16 footer with no time on the clock was a miracle..

These guys after 7 games and overtimes up the ass against chicago had no business beating Orlando.

Consider this.

Paul Pierce, who someone here refered to as a better offensive option than Larry Bird not too long ago pulled a playoff houdini and had the quietest 21ppg in celtic history. Ray Allen shot like s***, Rondo out rebounded the forwards with the exception of Perkins and inspite of his youth, his erratice shot selection and the turnovers, he carried these guys.

In game 7 they had nothing, nothing at all and for the 1st time in my life they were a home underdog in game 7...The only guy on the starting 5 who shot over 50% was Perkins.

Ray Allen shot a putrid .394 in the playoffs...

After 20 years in the desert these guys have given us a championship and something to hang our hats on this year, theyve already called the celts bulls series as 1 of the greatest 7 game sets in sports history...

Dont get me wrong, I am used to seeing the Celts win these game 7s as if it were our birth right.

It sucks losing but this wasnt like in 85 when the Lakers won it all on our floor or in 82 when we came back from 3-1 to have another game 7 at home but philly beat us by 20 or in 83 when Milwaukee swept us or in 73 when the celts won 67? games and lost at home in game 7 to the f***ing knicks..

Nothing to be ashamed of here, we played on mere heart and soul and with absolutley no help from the bench,our gunners flatter than plywood, a 6'1 guard as our muscle under the glass and the best player on the club out for the last 100 days...

Want to define disappointment?

look at the other Boston team that got beat in 7 at home after posting the best record in the league.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

They didn't 'decide' to bank on this game' date=' the Magic won games to force the 7th game.[/quote']

 

They had the Magic on the ropes in game six and let up, because they knew they had an additional game at home if necessary.

 

Blind interpretation Jacoby. The Magic led the majority of games 4 and 5 and ended up losing those games. When the Celtics come back and win it is 'heart' and 'talent', but when the Magic come back and win it is 'failure'.

 

Doesn't matter. Orlando had shitloads of big leads all series and couldn't close. Closing is part of being a basketball team.

 

We were the first team that had a chance to clinch. And we didn't do that (clinch) at all. This is fact.

 

Face it, given the way they played, this team could have been out EASILY in the Chicago series, and could have been done early in this series too. They fought hard but it wasn't their year.

 

What does the year have to do with this? I'm talking about this series.

 

If they got ousted in 5 and had no chance whatsoever, then I'd join everyone else in the 'be grateful for our season' serenade of s***. But we had a chance in game 6 to end it, and we let up in the understanding that we could just go home and win in game 7. I know nobody wants to acknowledge the psychological factor in sports, but Orlando had been given new life, and new energy with it, and seized control on borrowed time. Because of our complacency, Orlando won a series that we had the first chance at sealing. If you're the Celtics, that's unacceptable.