The season started auspiciously enough, with a win on the road against Cleveland. We followed that up with a big win over Orlando on Christmas. Somewhere along the way we beat San Antonio in San Antonio. Beyond that, the pickings have been slim. A slew of home losses, most of them on Friday nights, combined with being swept by Atlanta over four games has colored our skies gray. On February 18th, Team Green will give the Los Angeles Lakers the opportunity to sweep us for the second consecutive season.
Celtics Nation has resorted to a number of explanations for the season's disappointments. We've been injured. The regular season doesn't count. We're not motivated. Blah blah blah. I'm as guilty of these indulgences as anyone, perhaps more so. To a certain extent, I even believe them. The playoffs are what really matter.
But if you are making plans to go to a dance contest with firm intentions of winning it, don't you at least need some evidence that you are vaguely familiar with the cha-cha, Charleston, flamenco, foxtrot, jig, jitterbug, mambo, minuet, or polka? Maybe the regular season doesn't mean as much as the playoffs. But that doesn't mean that the regular season means nothing. Sooner or later, the boys in green need to start posting some wins against some of the NBA's timber, if for no other reason than it can't do much for our confidence to keep being taken to the woodshed.
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I predict a win today with overall better play going forward, spurred by a trade.
Hey Michael,
I used to be a public defender.
Now I'm in IT.
I may get back into practicing closer to retirement.
How's your practice going?
I just started my own firm in June 09, and employment based immigration has been spotty since the economy went down the tubes.
But, things are picking up, so hopefully by the time the playoffs start, I can sit and watch some games - guilt free!
Interesting switch back to law, Lex. Assume you would do criminal defense work?
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