Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 The exuberance among Celtics fans for their beloved Derrick White to make the All-Star team is no hype. Both his production and the excitement is real . He has played in 44-of-48 games thus far, starting all of them. His stats are below: 15.8 PPG - 4.0 RPG - 4.7 APG - 1.0 SPG - 1.2 BPG - 1.6 TOPG - .458 FG - .400 3s - .895 FT Derrick is having the best season of his career, and his team is atop the League Rankings. Fans know he won't hype himself, so they are cheering for him . Her deserves the praise. Derrick White is an elite basketball player. All star caliber. — New Mike (@MichaelKhater) January 31, 2024 Humble, Modest. High-energy on the court. Quiet demeanor on-and-off it . That is what devout Celtics fans see in White. Derrick White is no showman. No taunting, theatrics after making a spectacular play. I love this guy! https://t.co/Uiaz1BmeW7 — Tom Lane (@CelticsSentinel) January 31, 2024 So that's it. Derrick White is truly deserving of an All-Star berth. That is all...

C's welcome a Pacers team that has been an annoyance all season long. Personally I'd love to see the C's smack em around tonight. There's an arrogance to these Pacers that rubs me the wrong way. IST runner ups what a freaking joke!  1Q 🏀 KP is back! He looks good and healthy and scores the first deuce of the game. JT posting up early is a great sign, he should do it all game. Pacers have no one who can stop him on D. JB gets inside with ease, this Pacers defense has no post presence. C's should and better dominate the paint tonight. Love seeing Jrue take on the challenge of guarding overrated Siakim. C's ball movement has been as sweet as mamas apple pie tonight. Man oh man could my mama bake an apple pie. The Celtics must continue to attack the paint, the Pacers have no answers down low. Myles Turner is not a rim protector, for a big he's delicate and soft. DWhite is that man as he drives gets hit and scores. No call but he keeps balling! The way he came t...

  "That's a high-percentage shot!" --- Bill Russell -as-commentator Old-timers may recall NBA Analyst Bill Russell would often repeat that sentence when Wilt Chamberlain would jam another shot through the hoop. It got old. That's my point. Wilt's 100-point explosion in March of 1962 when Chamberlain's Warriors took down the New York Knicks may never be eclipsed. Here's why. "The Stilt", at 7'1" and 280 pounds, was a mismatch for any opposing center . Almost all of his scores came on dunks and close-in finger-rolls . The Knicks centers he faced in that contest were the immortal rookie Cleveland Buckner and the rather-average Darrall Imhoff. Buckner actually had a good offensive game in that outing with 33 points and eight boards, but Wilt had a field day against the 6'9', 210-lb. rookie . Buckner was out of the NBA after two seasons . Sophomore I mhoff, at 6'10" and 220 pounds did no better against Goliath, fouling...

C's welcome in the Pelicans as they look to start winning games again. We have no KP but big Al is here to fill in.  1Q ☘️ Al opens up our scoring with a trey! Early on we see Jrue ready to guard Zion Williamson... I'm intrigued, how about our readers?! C's swarm Zion as he gets into the post, great job by DWhite and Al. That's the kind of D you want to see from the team. C's haven't shot too many threes early on. It seems that they are attacking the post. C's shooting isn't very impressive early on. Guys need to amp it up on D and I guarantee the shots on offense will fall. Put the work in and good things will happen. This team is getting rolled early on, just like they did vs the Clippers. Unacceptable especially being at the Garden. Very disappointed in tonight's start, time to become the Celtics team we know. Way too many threes yet again for this team. C's trail... 2Q 🍀🍀 PP brings it every night he's on the court. You have to love this...

  "Hail fellow well met"  is an  English   idiom  used when referring to a person whose behavior is hearty, friendly, and congenial, in the affirmative sense. It took an excellent CelticsBlog article by Dan Kelley  to once again remind me why the hell K C Jones has not been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. Read Dan's article for many specifics. Both former Celtics coaches, Bill Fitch and Rick Pitino , are in the Hall as coaches. Why isn't K C there? I was never a fan of Fitch and still despise Pitino. Rick came close to ruining a treasured sports franchise (Celtics) and I didn't care for Bill - even though Larry Bird still showers praise on him. I first learned of Fitch's harsh treatment of his (then) assistant, K C Jones after reading Jones' book, Rebound . Fitch's abuse of K C was well-known ( per latimes.com's Thomas Bonk ): "Fitch had little use for K.C. Jones, who was one of his assistant coaches, but who succeeded...

 Maybe not! Not if you compare win-loss records with-and-without Porzingis. Boston has virtually identical records with Porzingis in action (.758, 25-8) as without him (.769, 10-3 ). The difference is minimal. Last night's horrid loss to the Clippers may cause Celtics fans to lean towards blaming the trouncing on not having Kristaps on the floor. But maybe the Guys in Green were just plain flat and needed a few more offensive boards and second-chance points  in the first half ( per NBA.com's Kyle Hightower ): "The Celtics started flat, tying a season low for points in the first quarter (21). They also went the entire first half without registering a second-chance point." This was a contest where Porzingis' presence may have made a difference . Boston started the game sluggishly - and never recovered. A few early offensive boards, second-chance points by the big guy - aided by a block or two - may have made the difference. This morning, we hear various reasons fo...

C's look to start a new home winning streak, at they welcome the red hot Clippers.    1st Q 🏀 JT should be able to dominate whoever guards him tonight. The way Harden flops and draws fouls is gross. This Clippers team flops quite a bit. C's better attack them! Tatum has been very efficient attacking the cup tonight. C's offense is very cold so far, I'm getting worried. C's will have to abandon the three because they aren't falling tonight. Get to the cup and win by dominating in the paint. Kornet is doing it on both ends tonight! Blocking shots and dunking the rock! Not loving what I'm seeing tonight as the C's trail after one.  2nd Q 🏀🏀 C's need to bring the energy in the second. When the C's move the ball good things happen. Tonight is giving me bad vibes, given how poorly the shooting is. I was hoping for a better game and so far it sucks. The craptastic start is continuing as the C's deficit grows. You wait all day to watch this team a...