4 posts tagged “nba”

The 6 week mourning period is over.  I had so much hope on May 22nd, and then it became a nightmare.  Not only did my team not get one of the first 2 picks of the NBA Draft, but we got the WORST possible result. 

I watched the lottery with my sister and bro-in-law in NYC.  Everything was going according to order from pick #14 to #7.  At that point, I was very optimistic.  I started seeeing Oden and Durant in a Celtics uniform.  Then pick #6 came.  And it was Milwaukee.  Then I knew something was wrong, because Milwaukee came out of order.  And by the time I fully realized what was going on, out comes the Celtics logo for pick #5 -- the worst possible pick the Celtics could have gotten.  I started to scream and I fell flat into the couch.  I was devastated. 

But now I have recovered.  I am back to being optimistic.  Celtics traded for Ray Allen on draft night.  It has me cautiously excited about the team.  I am encouraged to see that the Celtics are looking to build around Pierce and make a run at it.  I still think we are 1-2 moves away from being a contender in the east, but I am excited.

The optimism is back.  Summer league starts this Friday. But guess who we open up against? Portland and Greg Oden.  UGH.  Kick me while I'm down. 

This NBA Playoffs Promo gives me chills.

I am fired up.

I am not a big Vince Carter fan. Sometimes I think he could have been alot better than what he is.  It pains me to see players that don't play up to their potential.  I also hate players that quit on their teams (like what he did to the Toronto Raptors in 2004).  However, after watching this video, I am stunned at how awesome he is.  These are Carter's top 100 dunks and basically all of them are IN an actual game.  You have to really appreciate how he can be so creative and effective at the same time.  Its a pretty long video, but well worth it. Notice how he spins for a 360 dunk in the reverse direction.  It's pretty filthy, yet so pretty.