Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am  |  311 responses

I’m The First To Admit When I’m Right

It’s called “accountability.”

I said before the season that these Celtics had the potential to be the best in the L, and so it has proven. That doesn’t guarantee anything in the Playoffs, but I still like the way the Cs are rolling. The veteran leadership, offensive balance and team D are all as strong as we thought they could be, the supporting cast surpassed all expectations, and no team is hungrier. Having to get past (most likely) Cleveland and Detroit won’t be easy, but it’s very doable. Then they’ll beat the Lakers in six.

I wrote that. In March. Check SLAM 118. My greatness is unassailable.

One last thing: To a man of many nicknames—only some of which he’s given himself—I offer another: Pequeño.

I think it fits.

I hope everyone has a great summer.

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  • http://www.mybleedingfingertips.blogspot.com/ Myles Brown

    Im okay with losing, homie. I just couldnt accept the reasons that people were giving for the loss.

  • http://www.mybleedingfingertips.blogspot.com/ Myles Brown

    Yeah, I might have to go back to “he who shall not be named”.

  • http://shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ H to the izzo

    We don’t want a repeat of last summer.If someone even mentioned that word all hell broke loose.

  • http://www.ballerblogger.com Brandon Hoffman

    I picked the Celtics to come out of the East before the season started. Does that count for anything? No? The L’East was a foregone conclusion you say? Honestly, I feel duped. The Celtics looked like an entirely different team in the first three rounds. They looked nothing like the 66 win regular season juggernaut. Ray Allen’s jumper was on vacation. Luckily, the East was weak enough to allow the ‘Big 2′ to carry them to the Finals.

  • chintao

    QUESTION: In “The Coup de Grace”, did K-”Be All and End All” quit on his teammates, or did his teammates quit on him? Looked more like the former to me….

  • chintao

    BONUS QUESTION: Regardless of who quit on whom, how much responsibility can be laid at Phil Jackson’s feet?

  • tealish

    Ryan and Eboy speak the truth. How can you recognize Kobe as a transcendent talent, rivaling MJ and not admit he came up short in these finals?
    Celtic D was great. They committed to stopping Kobe and making the other Lakers beat them. The bench mob wasn’t close to what they were in the earlier rounds. Yea yea yea, all true points. But, screw it — you’re the best player in the world. Do something about it. Take over. You don’t get your ass blown out by 39. You force the issue and show why you’re the best. You might still lose, but you go out playing like you’re the best in the game. That’s what he is, isn’t he?

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Hursty

    Well said tealish. Correct.

  • B. Long

    @tealish: That’s the argument I’ve been making thru out this thread.

  • http://www.mybleedingfingertips.blogspot.com/ Myles Brown

    Spouting rhetoric does not mean one is providing solutions.

  • tealish

    Is Myles saying that Kobe gave and played the best that he could in the finals? I’ve only read half of these comments so I may have missed some reluctant confession, but it appears that’s his stance.

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