I love dustin. Kids got a lotta what soxs need right now – heart & grit. Get it done

 Pedroia “called out his teammates after losing friday night?”  First time I heard of this.

i hate to say it, but jeff is right on the mark with all his points.

Proud of the C’s for not mailing it in and going out in four. But the Knicks seem like it’s their turn to get wacked by the Heat. Can’t believe I thought D Howard would be a good fit in Boston. The guy obviously wanted to be some where else this other than on a Basketball court in May

Pierce is still trying to play hero, and I love Pierce like everyone else, he’s been the face of the franchise, but they need to go in a new direction.

The Celtics future is messier than a Kardashian’s butthole. Quite literally. There’s a good chance that they’re gonna be the 4th team in town for the next few years. Ainge ought to blow it up, let the team be mediocre for 3-4 years, collect assets, and either build through lottery picks and young players, and let them take the many bumps in the road, or use them as trade chips to acquire All-Star caliber players like he did in 2007. It does no good slightly tinkering with the roster and relying on old guys, just to make the playoffs when they’ll lose in the 1st or 2nd round.

I’m one who believes that there is something about wearing the Green…yes, there were those awful ML Carr years where the jersey wasn’t enough but the franchise has always put forth the effort…Crazy as it may sound, I would not be surprised to see the C’s extend this series should they win tonight…I gotta think that the Knicks will put this away, regardless of what JET or KMart sez….as far as Howard goes, man, you can tell what he’s all about very easily…this controversy has been following him for a long time…I don’t know what you call it, but he doesn’t have it…maybe he’ll find it one of these days….I think about a guy like Dave Cowens, all 6’8″ of him, going up against Kareem, Bob Lanier…giants! And winning….Howard could use of dose of Dave….

I think Ainge just miscalculated….he thought they had one more year, especially after how they took the Heat to 7 last year and could have won…he rolled the dice and they didn’t come up lucky 7…but you’re right…like Flounder in Animal House…he trusted Otter…and he f’d up.

It was obvious prior to the season began, there was an immediate need for a legit center. Injuries set aside, this team was not built to win a championship this year. And then Danny didnt make the trade(s) he could have or should have. This reminds me when the “BIG THREE” were broken up and we had a decade of misery.

Injuries played the deciding factor in your claim of miscalculation. This team (on paper) was built to compete against the Heat. I firmly believe if Rondo, Sully and Leandro hadn’t gone down, this team wouldn’t be down 1-3.

I don’t think the need for a legitimate center was really a need. Last year thry lacked those combo guards. The Heat ate them up. Injuries like I said in my previous post was the issue here. Sully goes down then Barbosa. We turn around ship one big for Crawford to fill in the gaping hole in offense. Chalk it up as the perfect storm and a perfect dipiction of professional sports.

I agree with the on paper comment. After the offseason, bringing in Lee, Jet, Barbosa, and getting Bradley and Green back from injury, that this team would win the 2nd seed (52-54 wins), and because of them getting younger in much deeper, that KG and Pierce would only play 28-30 minutes a game, and our depth would win us games, so by the time playoffs rolled around, KG & Pierce would be fresh (relatively speaking) and ready to go.

Agreed…injures do come into play…but the age thing, in my opinion, trumped it…I watch KG and the guy is laboring out there…I’m betting he retires…