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Ok, Here they are.
Celtics and Bruins both in to follow up on Super Bowl and World Series wins for Boston fans...
Quite the sports town these days.
Best hockey team on the way out? The Lightning down 0-3 to The Blue JAckets... would be good to see them go I thk.
Will be interesting to see which Celtics team shows up.
I hate to see Embiid injured .... kills the 76rs I thk. Rather see them back in the game... Brooklyn? Look pretty good and hungry helps a lot.
Lightning getting swept would be the biggest upset in recent memory, they won the President's Cup by 21 points!Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
Sorry, but I'm hoping the Leafs make it past the Bruins this year.
If the Nets can get past the 76ers, then they'll reach the conference finals, which will be astoundingly good for them. I don't think Orlando should beat Toronto, but I have given up on Toronto ever living up to their potential no matter who plays for them.
I wouldn't be surprised if the finals are Golden State vs. Boston. But it is probably going to be Golden State vs. Milwaukee.
It is funny how much better the playoff games are than the regular season games.
teams don't care about the regular season, home ct or anything.
they just want to be at the show.
The Celtics have been Jekyll/ Hyde all season after a long run last year.
we will see what comes next I guess.
Talent is there, not sure about the effort.
Playoff basketball is the whole reason to watch. The regular season is usually a yawn.
Kyrie Irving is one of the top five most talented players in the NBA but never seems happy. I hope he goes to LA, teams up with Lebron again and wins more championships. His demeanor isn't really one of leadership it would seem. He and Lebron played well off each other.
Kyrie is a headcase. The team was better last year without him...
too many stupid shots near the end of the game ... teammates standing around cause the ball doesnt go around.
highlight reel player like Kobe...
1 spectacular shot... 4 misses...
I thk Lebron is finally losing a step... his ability to completely dominate a game is slowly dwindling.
Incredible player... had to slow down at some point.
It's possible. But there was way more involved in his bad season. Irvin Johnson was the wrong man. Bad team. Horrible attempted trade before the deadline. Injury.... The list goes on.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
He's a generational player, one of the all-time greats. Basketball is a way better sport when the Lakers are very good so I hope they are better soon.
Kyrie is a mess. He's really good, but he doesn't understand you have to get everyone their shots so when the defenses start collapsing on you, you have someone else who is ready, awake and warmed up with an open shot.
I think the Lakers show that no matter how great Lebron is, he needs at least a few quality players around him. Owners can't just put Lebron in the middle of a bunch of D-League grads and expect him to drag them up & down the court to the championships. And now that he has a few less minutes of energy per game, he really needs a solid point guard and a strong supporting player at forward like Al Horford (but maybe not Al Horford - just similar to him.) Lebron could even work with a rookie point guard if that point guard was as mature as Cassius Winston. What if the Lakers had Trae Young this year? But at this point, they'd have to be low maintenance. I don't think Lebron has any patience with raising another point guard.
OMG, I'm not paying attention. Beantown did win both the World Series and the Super Bowl. Wow. Guess we just take it in stride these days...
Playoff hockey, I'll take a total pass. Playoff basketball, man, that is a long long post-season. Kind of ridiculous that it takes til mid-June to get a winner. Two f-ing months of playoffs? Really?
I can't play the game.
In P.E. sessions in H.S. I sucked so bad.
I could not dribble, shoot, or defend.
And that's why I love playoff bball.
I'm watching the Warriors in game two.
Same as game one.
And same throughout the championship.
Way too much talent.
Dream on.
uh,
never mind.
Go Clippers!
Much like the Celtics, you never know which Sixers team will show up on a given day. Its been troubling all season but fortunately the good squad shows up more often. Last nights game was pretty impressive, whereas game 1 was atrocious. Inconsistency doesn't fare well in the post season of any sport; for that reason I think Celtics and Sixers both will be hard pressed to make it through to the championship series.
I know right? Durant must be dreaming about Pat Beverley all night, seeing him in his breakfast cereal, catching glimpses of him running through the backyard......Quote:
Originally Posted by bironi
Jorn,
Thanks for the laugh.
Byron
I attended game 2 of the infamous (from a Seattle perspective) Sonics-Nuggets series way back when I was reporting. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Warriors reprise that historic collapse. I don’t believe sure things are good for sports and besides, that team already has three trophies and zero betrayals by David Stern.
I thk the raw desire wanes after a team has a lot of success...
Will hit the Warriers at some point.. if not this year.
younger teams are hungrier...
Has apparently hit the Red Sox already.
Only teams that has avoided this are The Patriots....and original Celtics..
first championship...2001 season. remarkable run... thanks Tom Brady.
The Old Celtics had a similar run ...8-9 straight championships...Thanks Bill Russell.
I can't think of any other teams dominant for a long run.
49ers?
Packers under Lombardi. After he left it was like they fell off a cliff. I suspect the same could happen with the Patriots when Brady and Belichick call it a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
Bye bye Lightning. They get to relive this season now at home watching the playoffs on tv.
Opens it up I guess...
Bruins got whipped in game 3 by Leafs.
Red Sox on way to losing 108 games after last season...
If that happens, I hope they don't fire Alex Cora. Or rather, I hope they don't fire Alex Cora and then the Mets hire Alex Cora. No one should be subject to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
Celtics win ... up 2-0
Bruins up 5-2... 2 minutes later 5-4
ouch
5 minutes to go.
Toronto fans wild.
Bruins win...empty net goal.. ends 6-4
these games are great.
If the Bruins beat the Leafs, I'm taking away your moderator status.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
Go Leafs!
Back to Boston D...
6 pack on the line.
What about the Jets?
we get to see if they play the lightning... oh, that's right, the Lightning are playing golf now.Quote:
Originally Posted by 72gmc
Yes, the Bruins are trying to cough it up. And the Red Sox are playing exactly as any New England native with any sense of history expects. They'll remember how to pitch just in time to almost but not quite catch, not even the cheap out trophy for participating aka the wild card slot.
For Sale
Two tickets to Lightning Stanley Cup Finals
Cheap
I am pretty sick over their demise. Questions on the coaches future are everywhere down here.
Mike
The Celtics game was a classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveP
Onward and upward!
Bruins and Celtics.
Celtics should handle these guys... next round should be a good test.
Bruins we will see... Hopefully they can send the Leafs to vacation.
The Lightning... wow. Sometimes the switch just flicks I guess... Was not predicable.
You prob could have gotten 1,000-1 odds on that match up. Would be interesting to note if anyone anywhere bet on the blue.
Red Sox have regressed to pre 2000 era.
Stayed pat. Look terrible.
From here they are looking like a sub 500 team.
Yes it's early. They have no solid pitching among the $90m starters.
They have holes in the infield...
Go Tampa! Their team payroll is less than the Red Sox 5 starters...
pay has zero to do with it.
Can not believe the lightning loss. Does open it up if the bruins can make it through the first round. I'm 50/50 on it. Both teams look very sloppy at times, I think the Bruins were the slightly better team last night, and luck was on their side, but easily could have gone the other way.
Also, Kadri is garbage and I'm glad there wont be the distraction of him coming back this series.
I don't totally disagree with your opinion on Kadri but that hit on Marleau class-less.Quote:
Originally Posted by s_curran
DCT said if Bruins beat Leafs he will buy me a 6 pack of Chimay.
If Leafs win I have a 6 pack of Bud Light I probably won't drink waiting to go somewhere.
I dont agree on the hit on Marleau, it wasnt late, it just was into the (rounded) corner glass. I still dont think players can be held accountable for design flaws of the rink, they are moving so fast. I also think it was par for the course (right or wrong) for that game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianWong
It doesnt matter what I think though. I only have the one view of it after all. If Kadri thought differently he should have done pretty much anything else other than a cross check to the head and I would have thought it was silly, but thought nothing bad (other than what I already know) about him.
The players absolutely know that feature of the rink is there, although it's far less devastating than it used to be. I'm assuming you remember Chara's hit on Pacioretty.Quote:
Originally Posted by s_curran
You're right, definitely par for the course in that game. I liked Kadri's intentions to stand up for a veteran like Marleau but man, was his execution ever stupid. There are ways to send a message that don't put your team down for 5 minutes and you in the press box for the rest of the series.
Agreed all around.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianWong
Bruins game 7 w Leafs.... 3rd period of game 6 was a scorcher...winner moves on
Celtics send Pacers home and look toward Giannis... who is a player to behold...
they will be tough to beat.
OKC should trade the Panhandle to LA for Lebron.
San Antonio v. Denver - who will win two first?
For DCT
Last night's Sharks/Knights game was a CLASSIC. Do yourself a favor and go watch some highlights.
Refs got the big call totally wrong. Knights got the shaft...Quote:
Originally Posted by zetroc
Both Boston teams move to next round.