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]]> http://celticshub.com/2009/03/20/at-center-court-with-48-minutes-of-hell-or-where-i-rip-off-another-blogs-format/comment-page-1/#comment-457 48 Minutes of Hell » Blog Archive » At Center Court With Celtics Hub Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:33:57 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=890#comment-457 [...] Assuming all optimistic medical projections are accurate, the only injuries that threaten to stretch into the playoffs are Tony Allen’s thumb injury and Brian Scalabrine’s post-concussion syndrome. Don’t laugh. Each of those guys is important to the team, especially Allen. He’s a quick, tall-for-a-shooting-guard wing man who can defend the Kobe Bryant/Manu Ginobili types. We have no one like him among the back-ups, or, really, the starters. He’s expected to play the defensive role that James Posey played last season–and he can provide some offense for the second unit with his (occasionally) out of control drives to the hoop. He’s good at drawing fouls. As for Scal, he was proving to be a servicable back-up power forward/center for five to 10 minutes per game. He’s a smart (if not quick or atheltic) defender, and his shooting creates problems for opposing big men. Of course, this is all assuming that Kevin Garnett’s posterior knee muscle strain heals perfectly and Ray Allen’s hyper-extended elbow doesn’t impact his shooting. If either of those assumptions proves wrong, the C’s are obviously in big, big trouble. At this point it seems like home court advantage throughout the playoffs has slipped through the Celtics’ fingers. Because of their struggles away in the first two rounds of last year’s playoffs, much is made of their ability (or inability) to win away. Are these concerns valid? Can Boston repeat if they don’t have homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs? I have no doubt that the Cetlics can win the title even if they have to play Orlando, Cleveland and Los Angeles with home court disadvantage. Everyone points out that they were 3-9 on the road in the playoffs last year. But I really believe they were tight and a bit overwhelmed in the Atlanta and Cleveland series (especially the Atlanta series), and unnerved that the upstart Hawks were not just rolling over for them. I don’t see that happening to this year’s team. And once they got to the Eastern Conference Finals–and lost a home game–they went 3-3 on the road, including monster victories in Game 6 at Detroit and Game 4 at Los Angeles. They are once again among the league’s best road teams this year (23-12), and, if healthy, they can pull out a win in Cleveland or LA if they have to. Update: Zach and I exchanged questions. If you’d like to read my responses, head over to Celtics Hub and check them out. [...] [...] Assuming all optimistic medical projections are accurate, the only injuries that threaten to stretch into the playoffs are Tony Allen’s thumb injury and Brian Scalabrine’s post-concussion syndrome. Don’t laugh. Each of those guys is important to the team, especially Allen. He’s a quick, tall-for-a-shooting-guard wing man who can defend the Kobe Bryant/Manu Ginobili types. We have no one like him among the back-ups, or, really, the starters. He’s expected to play the defensive role that James Posey played last season–and he can provide some offense for the second unit with his (occasionally) out of control drives to the hoop. He’s good at drawing fouls. As for Scal, he was proving to be a servicable back-up power forward/center for five to 10 minutes per game. He’s a smart (if not quick or atheltic) defender, and his shooting creates problems for opposing big men. Of course, this is all assuming that Kevin Garnett’s posterior knee muscle strain heals perfectly and Ray Allen’s hyper-extended elbow doesn’t impact his shooting. If either of those assumptions proves wrong, the C’s are obviously in big, big trouble. At this point it seems like home court advantage throughout the playoffs has slipped through the Celtics’ fingers. Because of their struggles away in the first two rounds of last year’s playoffs, much is made of their ability (or inability) to win away. Are these concerns valid? Can Boston repeat if they don’t have homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs? I have no doubt that the Cetlics can win the title even if they have to play Orlando, Cleveland and Los Angeles with home court disadvantage. Everyone points out that they were 3-9 on the road in the playoffs last year. But I really believe they were tight and a bit overwhelmed in the Atlanta and Cleveland series (especially the Atlanta series), and unnerved that the upstart Hawks were not just rolling over for them. I don’t see that happening to this year’s team. And once they got to the Eastern Conference Finals–and lost a home game–they went 3-3 on the road, including monster victories in Game 6 at Detroit and Game 4 at Los Angeles. They are once again among the league’s best road teams this year (23-12), and, if healthy, they can pull out a win in Cleveland or LA if they have to. Update: Zach and I exchanged questions. If you’d like to read my responses, head over to Celtics Hub and check them out. [...]

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