Comments on: Hollinger: C’s Third in East http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:54:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grayman http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/comment-page-1/#comment-9324 Grayman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:03:14 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3369#comment-9324 definitely hometown bias BUT....C's win 62 without KG for 30+ games....they add Rasheed, Rondo puts a triple double almost nightly in the playoffs. Orlando adds Carter on the decline and get Jameer back. They will be good. Cleveland is given the throne by adding Shaq? Big guy like that with his injury history....Maybe if Cleveland made it to the finals I can see them as favorites. Or if Orlando put up more a fight against LA. Celtics are proven (and I say even without KG at 100%) definitely hometown bias BUT….C's win 62 without KG for 30+ games….they add Rasheed, Rondo puts a triple double almost nightly in the playoffs. Orlando adds Carter on the decline and get Jameer back. They will be good. Cleveland is given the throne by adding Shaq? Big guy like that with his injury history….Maybe if Cleveland made it to the finals I can see them as favorites. Or if Orlando put up more a fight against LA. Celtics are proven (and I say even without KG at 100%)

]]> By: rolltide3332 http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/comment-page-1/#comment-9297 rolltide3332 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:40:14 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3369#comment-9297 I am not just being another Celtics homer, but has anyone else seen the updated prognosis on KG?? He is doing 5 on 5's with no pain. Rasheed wallace AS A BACKUP??? Is everyone seriously putting the Celtics 3rd or 4th?? They still had a 62 game season after being plagued with injurys to top players. They REALLY should have been in the finals. Give credit where credit is due. They deserve top spot...2nd at the very least. I will be disappointed with nothing less than another banner. I think the whole team believes that also. Older or not, NO TEAN has better work ethic or drive to perfection. I am not just being another Celtics homer, but has anyone else seen the updated prognosis on KG?? He is doing 5 on 5's with no pain. Rasheed wallace AS A BACKUP??? Is everyone seriously putting the Celtics 3rd or 4th?? They still had a 62 game season after being plagued with injurys to top players. They REALLY should have been in the finals. Give credit where credit is due. They deserve top spot…2nd at the very least. I will be disappointed with nothing less than another banner. I think the whole team believes that also. Older or not, NO TEAN has better work ethic or drive to perfection.

]]> By: Jason http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/comment-page-1/#comment-9272 Jason Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:09 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3369#comment-9272 It's a fair number for two reasons: 1. We don't know what we'll get out of KG... and it seems likely that his minutes at the least will be limited in the regular season, or he may even have scheduled off days to help try and rest that knee. 2. The point guard situation is still to much of an "x" factor, it remains to be seen if the point guard by committee approach they seem to be committed to taking will be effective enough to accomplish anything in that second lineup. The flip side of this, is the celtics have the best starting line up in basketball, hands down (again assuming healthy allen/pierece/garnett) so the second line up only needs to be good enough to not screw it up... we don't need massive numbers out of them. Bottom line: There are way too many unknowns to go ahead and slot them in as a mid 60s win team, and I can't blame Hollinger for a 58 mark, it's fair. It’s a fair number for two reasons:

1. We don’t know what we’ll get out of KG… and it seems likely that his minutes at the least will be limited in the regular season, or he may even have scheduled off days to help try and rest that knee.

2. The point guard situation is still to much of an “x” factor, it remains to be seen if the point guard by committee approach they seem to be committed to taking will be effective enough to accomplish anything in that second lineup. The flip side of this, is the celtics have the best starting line up in basketball, hands down (again assuming healthy allen/pierece/garnett) so the second line up only needs to be good enough to not screw it up… we don’t need massive numbers out of them.

Bottom line: There are way too many unknowns to go ahead and slot them in as a mid 60s win team, and I can’t blame Hollinger for a 58 mark, it’s fair.

]]> By: KY Celts fan http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/comment-page-1/#comment-9279 KY Celts fan Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:40:06 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3369#comment-9279 fourth? seriously? Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando are all pretty close, so I'll respect Hollinger's assessment. But there is a huge drop between third and fourth. None of the other 12 teams can challenge a spot for the top three. fourth? seriously? Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando are all pretty close, so I'll respect Hollinger's assessment. But there is a huge drop between third and fourth. None of the other 12 teams can challenge a spot for the top three.

]]> By: John http://celticshub.com/2009/09/28/hollinger-cs-third-in-east/comment-page-1/#comment-9277 John Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:10:21 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=3369#comment-9277 I didn't read this entire post, but I agree, Hollinger's an idiot. The Celtics are actually the 4th team in the East. What a moron. I didn't read this entire post, but I agree, Hollinger's an idiot. The Celtics are actually the 4th team in the East. What a moron.

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