The Season So Far

Let's face it:  It's a work in Progress.

As far as the season so far goes, it would be nice to say, "So far, so good."  But we can't say that can we.  That's a rhetorical question so don't even bother answering or even muttering an answer to yourself. 

You see, the Celtics beat the poor teams but have yet to beat a team that will be contending in the post-season.  Let's hope that's about to change tonight as the C's face the Mav's in the Garden.

The C's haven't beaten any good teams.

But let's face it, the Celtics got robbed in the first two games by what seemed like a mandate from the league -- that it would be nice if New York and Miami won their home openers.  So the word went out to the refs, who controlled the game and kept the Celtics from taking the momentum their way by bad calls, non-calls, and simply mind bogglingly baffling calls. It amounted to highway robbery times two.

Then, in what seems like the equivalent of a make-up call, the Celtics got four days off, a four day respite from the league's hectic make-up schedule.  Their reward for being sacrifical lambs to the League's marketing scheme.  Unprecedented!  Triple exclamation points!!!

The Big 3 seem frustrated.

Anyway, I'm withholding judgement till I see more, but I like Bass and Stiemsma, and we'll see what Pietrus brings to the team.  Also, Bradley is beginning to look like he belongs out there and is causing some problems with his defense.  Ray is awesome. KG remains a mystery.  WTFIGO?  JO is a keeper and will keep getting better.  He needs the ball more.

KG remains a mystery.

It may be, it just may be, the the Celtics won't be gelling until the playoffs, and that would be, in my opinion, just in time:  they got the makings of a real good team that could go all the way barring catastrophic injuries.





Game 1, BoxScore  Boston @ New York  L 104 - 106

Game 2, BoxScore  Boston @ Miami  L 107 - 115

Game 3, BoxScore   Boston @ New Orleans  L 78 - 97

Game 4, BoxScore   Detroit @Boston  W  85 - 96

Game 5, BoxScore   Boston @ Washington  W  94 - 86

Game 6, BoxScore   Washington @ Boston  W  92 - 100

Game 7, BoxScore   New Jersey @ Boston  W 70 - 89

Game 8, BoxScore    Indiana @ Boston  L  87 - 74