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C's look to Spur San Antonio

  ☘️       C's welcome the future of the NBA in Wemby to the Garden. No Brown or Holiday tonight. Let's hope the C's finish this first half of the regular season on a high note. I fully expect another Tatum thirty piece tonight. I've always found the Spurs uniform to be very sleek. My cousin has a David Robinson jersey growing up. Tonight's uniform kinda sucks!      I'm hoping we get to see Torrey Craig tonight. There's a dawg in that man and I expect to see it. C's must come out and put on a show tonight. JT hits his first shot out of the gate! I love the way JT has been playing lately! MVP type basketball from my perspective. JT sees the floor so well. That pass to Al was crisp! Al finds JT for three! That's Love between these two teammates! Timeout Spurs, I like what I'm seeing tonight.       Gotta say thanks to the Spurs for trading us Derrick White. JT with the one handed JAM! MVP! Back to back threes from Derrick White! Thanks...
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Monday in Miami

 🏀       Three years to the day we traded for Derrick White. From the moment we traded for him I knew he was a steal. Very Red like by Brad to get him for what we did. I absolutely love Derrick White he's one of my favorite players. So glad he's a Celtic and I hope he never leaves. I expect him to have a big game tonight given no Jrue and Jaylen.       Tonight we get to see the new look Heat, given the trades last week. Question I have is who starts for the C's tonight? DWhite, Tatum, Al, KP and Sam? PP will have to be the catalyst off the bench. He's going to need some help that's for sure. I would guess Luke and Queta should get similar minutes from the other night. I'd love to see JT put up another forty piece.       I just heard from the pregame and I was correct with my predictions on the starting lineup. Game is ready to tip... C's need to get going early on. C's are wearing those ugly uniforms yet again. C's need to be ...

Was Larry Bird the toughest-cover-ever in the NBA?

 The Celtics Kevin McHale was known in NBA circles as "The Torture Chamber" for his varied offensive skills near the hoop , but it was his comrade-in-arms, Larry Bird,  that may have been the toughest cover in League history. Bird had ZERO weaknesses at both ends of the court. He had the size, at 6'9", to shoot over many of his defenders - the ability to get a decent shot off despite heavy coverage - the passing skills to get the ball to a teammate if shooting was not an option for him - and the court savvy to make the right decision virtually every time. And Larry's anticipation was astounding. He seemed to know what was about to happen before it occurred. And "The Bird Man" would announce to the opposition exactly what his offensive plan was on the next play - and then carried it out successfully. The many opponents he tortured over the seasons offered that Bird's trash talking was not arrogance , since he made it all happen. He backed it ...

Bite of the Big Apple

 ☘️       Is there a more overrated franchise in any sport? Yes I'm talking about the Knicks. The NBA is so starved to keep them relevant and it's sickening. Brunson is the most infuriating player to watch. He flops into the defenders all the time. I honestly can't believe he's an all star. I need whoever is guarding him to make him look like the jag he is.        JT just up and climbed the ladder for a two handed jam to bring down the hammer! JT follows up that dunk with a pure three. Luke Kornet has been a wall in the paint. I can't get over that Tatum dunk it should be on a poster. JB joins the scoring with a sweet jumper. JB sees the floor well and finds Al for three! So far the Jays are showing up in the big apple.          I'm enjoying watching Luke defend the paint like he owns it. He's been such an asset this season and he's balling on defense tonight. Hopefully he can continue to make an impact on tonight's game. ...

Looking for 4 in a row

 ☘️       Once again Marcus Smart has been traded. This time by the Memphis Grizzlies. Bad news with the fact that Tony Brothers is doing the game tonight. C's might be in a dog fight with the refs tonight. Who is available for the C's who have two roster spots open after the trade of Jayden Springer. I'm hoping for Lonnie Walker to be the guy we tap on the shoulder.        Let's Go Celtics! They are wearing their hideous alternative uniforms tonight. They should burn those jerseys and never wear them again! KP opens us up at the line after the C's exposed the Mavs. KP hits the three from deep and he's on already. Great job by Derrick to force the turnover on the other end. C's defense isn't engaged right now. They better shape up or they will suffer.        JB is starting to light the fire as he does in first quarters. Early timeout for Joe as they aren't exerting effort on D. Let's hope off of the timeout they do what needs t...

Goodbye Springer

 Lonnie Walker incoming? 

Celtics payroll: then and now - brace yourselves

 In the Boston Celtics Championship 1985-86 season , their payroll amounted to $6,560,000.00 . In today's money , that comes to $23,353,000.00 - quite far from the projected, record-breaking $500 million attached to the Celtics 2025-26 season (includes luxury tax, etc.).   Larry Bird earned the most money on the Celtics that season - a "whopping" $1.8 million - or $6.4 million in today's money. Compare that to Jaylen Brown's present earnings for the 2024-25 season ($49.2 million). Overkill? Excess? Yes, possibly both . Inflation and the popularity and success of the NBA has driven everything connected to the League sky-high - ticket prices, player salaries, TD Garden beers, etc . Where (and how) does it end.  I have followed the NBA since 1960, and I admit to liking today's game as much-or-more than past decades. But this financial trend can not continue without some negative repercussions.  In 1979, Bird - after lengthy negotiations - earned $650,000.0...