No Blood No Foul

This post is from guest blogger Tavis J. Hampton, a wannabe sports reporter for All Blogs Considered and also writes for the best server hosting company on the planet, 34SP.com. In his spare time, Tavis enjoys watching his home team Indiana Pacers lose.

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He led one team to three NBA titles and helped Dwayne Wade lead another to one. He was MVP of the NBA Finals three times, and his 28,596 points rank him fifth all time behind NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, and Wilt Chamberlain. The stats alone show that Shaquille O’Neal will go down in history as one of the greats, but the stats do not tell the whole story. (more…)

I won’t go into my opinion of LeBron too much, but I think Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo Sports has it right. James is an egomaniac, and his spectacle only served to ruin his image. However, that’s really not important now. Now it’s time to wonder just how well the new triumvirate of Wade, Bosh, and James will play. Without all the pieces assembled, it’s still up in the air a little bit, but it’s safe to say the final Heat roster will look something like this: (more…)

Enough with the “weak schedule” talk. It’s just the easy way out for crap basketball analysts who haven’t taken the time to watch the Celtics and break down their strengths and weaknesses.

The Celtics have absolutely crushed most every team they have faced. They have played every good team in the east including Orlando and Cleveland twice. They have demolished so-called contending west teams like Denver and L.A., and beat a damn good Jazz team in Utah’s building.

Furthermore, they have embarrassed teams to the point that they have resorted to cheap shots to salvage their pride. (more…)

I hope everyone in Boston watched the fourth quarter of tonight’s Celtics-Pistons game, because it perfectly highlighted everything that’s wrong with the Celtics.

1) Rajon Rondo is the weakest link. Sure, he had a good game stats wise, but how badly was he abused by Chauncey Billups? Don’t get me wrong, in two or three years Rondo is going to be one helluva player, but it’s much too soon to expect so much from someone so young.

2) The Celtics bench is weak. I’m amazed that anyone ever thought any different, but amazingly some people seem to think Boston has a good bench. Tonight’s game showed quite the opposite — Boston’s bench only scored 5 points and shot 22%!! A terrible performance. (more…)

Friday, November 2nd. The Celtics destroyed the Wizards 103 – 83. The game was over by halftime.

Wednesday, November 7th. The Celtics wrecked the Nuggets 119 – 93. Nuggets coach George Karl and superstar Allen Iverson both said it was one of the worst beatings they suffered in their careers.

Friday, November 9th. The Celtics blasted the Hawks 106 – 83. They had a 14pt lead at halftime and never looked back.

Tuesday, November 13th. The Celtics powered by the Pacers 101 – 86, proving they can win big on the road.

Wednesday, November 14th. The Celtics embarrassed the Nets 91 – 69 and hit 7-0.

Wednesday, November 21st. The Celtics pounded the Warriors 105 – 82. The Celtics went up by 9 pts at the end of the first and stayed in control the rest of the way.

So what’s the problem?

Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen averaged 35 minutes in blowout games!! (more…)

It’s been weird watching the Celtics throughout the pre-season and the first couple games of the year. For those of us who have followed the Celtics the last few years, it almost doesn’t feel like we’re watching our own team. It is more than just the additions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. The team has been remade from top to bottom into a legitimate force. When the second unit checks in, I am still expecting Ray Allen and Gerald Green to come in and toss up shot after shot while playing little to no defense. Instead, Eddie House has been coming in and tossing up shot after shot and playing little to no defense. (more…)