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The Pats Loss is No Big Deal, But the Passive Offense Is a Problem
If Stephen Gostkowski had hit that 42 yard field goal as time expired yesterday, everyone would be talking about what a great comeback it was, and how this team “finds a way to win.” Instead we’re...
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The Return of Real Officials Won’t Solve the Problem
The latest reports are indicating that the NFL referee lockout may be coming to a close. But be careful before you get too excited, this isn’t necessarily going to solve the league’s officiating woes....
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Why Kneel on the Ball Before Halftime?
Undrafted rookie Brandon Bolden rushed for 137 yards and a TD. Two weeks ago I wrote a post expressing my concerns about the lack of aggression displayed by the Patriots offense. You’d think they...
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Almost* Perfect A.L. East Pre-Season Predictions
Back on Opening Day of this season I wrote a post in which I predicted the American League East’s final standings. I speculated that three teams in the division would win between 90-93 games. As it...
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What Can We Learn from the Celtics Trip to Europe?
The Celtics played their second preseason game of the season yesterday, this time in Milan against an Italian league team (their first contest was in Istanbul vs a squad from Turkey). I’ll be the first...
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What Can We Expect This Year from Pierce and KG?
Paul Pierce turns 35 in two weeks and is entering his 15th NBA season. Kevin Garnett is 36 and about to play his 18th year. They have played 1,155 (PP) and 1,380 (KG) games respectively over the...
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Patriots Debacle in Seattle: The Morning After
The Pats had no business losing a game they dominated. From the instant the Pats game ended yesterday I haven’t watched a second of sports news, or read a single thing online. I have two criticisms...
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What’s the Best Thing to Vend in the Aisles at Sox Games?
“Peanuts” beats out all the rest in most categories. This is a conversation I have revisited time and time again while sitting at Fenway Park, and it has a lot more layers than you might expect. Here...
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Let’s Not Give Up on the Pats Just Yet
Last week I wrote about the Pats loss to Seattle without hearing what anybody else had to say first. This week I’m taking the opposite rout. For a team that won yesterday, they are dealing with a lot...
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Some potentially meaningful stats from the Celtics preseason
- Rajon Rondo made 17-22 free throws in the preseason, good for 77%. As I mentioned before, if this is a sign of things to come, watch out NBA. - Jason Terry hit 18 of 26 three’s, 69%. Obviously he...
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Boston Celtics 2012 Season Prediction
The team headed off on their preseason trip to Europe. The last time they did that they won a title. A year ago I guessed the Celtics would go 37-29, and they did two games better. A lot of the same...
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Can stats sometimes be more important than wins?
Rondo dropped 11 dimes in the loss. Early in the 3rd quarter of Friday night’s home opener the Celtics trailed the Bucks by twenty, 55-35. I pointed up at the Garden scoreboard and said “Rondo only...
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The NBA should credit assists on made free throws
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m very interested in Rajon Rondo’s streak of consecutive games with 10 or more assists, which now stands at 28 (the 4th longest in NBA history). While sitting in the...
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I’m a little crazy about Rondo’s 10+ assist streak
The Celtics have underachieved so far this season, but they were finally putting together a solid wire to wire effort Monday night in Chicago. However, as I watched a 13 point 4th quarter lead dwindle...
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Bye Bye, Darko
It looks like Darko Milicic will be leaving the Celtics and heading back to Europe, according to Doc Rivers’ quotes from the Dennis and Callahan radio show this morning. While I think this has little...
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