I found the announcers to be rather lame, prejudiced fools.
One point that stuck in my mind was when Ray tried a 3 pointer as the 24 sec clock was winding down.
He missed, but Perkins was there to collect the rebound.
These tv tools wouldn't stop jammering about how it looked like it didn't hit the rim TO THEM, even AFTER the officials made their ruling.
Between that and their incessent drooling over the almighty Kobe, I felt like I was watching the SOX in the 2007 World Series and the best that MLB could dig up for FOX25's broadcast was Joe Buck.

Next game, I'm going to turn off the sound and listen to the radio instead. At least they know what they're talking about, and aren't having impure thoughts about Kobe on the air!

You sound like a homer. That 3 from Allen barely touched the rim. As for Kobe, were you even watching him? I can't stand him, but some of the shots he made were unbelievable. The one handed tip in? The fade away three while being double teamed? The three he made from about 5 feet behind the line? Kobe was the best player on the floor last night. Did you think the announcers sucked when they were gushing over Allen making 7 consecutive 3's in game 2? Half the time, Van Gundy sounds like he's being paid by the Celtics and not the network.

And all the while, the lead grew once Kobe tried to take over the game. And that never entered the commentary to interrupt the Kobe slurp fest. Every break was punctuated by that idiot Mark Jackson's Stuart Scott impressions. "Momma, dat dere is a bad, bad man". Yeah great Stewie Jr, but have you checked the scoreboard? And yes Kobe was the best player on the floor, but last I checked the C's have eliminated DWade, The King and Superman all of whom were the "best players on the floor" Kobe is much more dangerous scoring 25, dishing out 8 assists and grabbing 8 boards than he is scoring 38 pts and having his teammates watch.

But it did, and after the refs called it one of the guys calling the game said "We've seen it from 4 different angles, and that last one looks like it didn't hit the rim" So what about the other 3? And while it barely hit the rim, the rotation definitely changed, even on the "last angle".

It's just amusing to me that Boston sports fans (and I'm one myself) think all announcers and refs are against their team if they complement anyone on the other team. Have you read what Laker fans think of the announcers? These guys have has been pretty even handed with their praise of both sides. Again, think back to game 2 and what they were saying about Ray Allen. I think Mark Jackson wanted to give him a back rub at halftime. It goes both ways and fans (especially Boston fans) are gonna get pissed if they praise someone on the other team for playing well.

And I agree with your point about Kobe. I'd rather see this turn into the Celtics team agains the Kobe Bryant one man show. The Fakers have no chance if that happens.

Pierce was the best basketball player on the floor. Kobe was the best shooter , just one aspect of the game. The best player us the guy who plays the roll his team needs to win. I totally agree that Kobe is a nightmare when he does 25 points , 12 rebounds and 12 assists. he can throw the ball through the hoopp all he wants and we still win. Its when he has those rare team palyer moments that he's dangerous.

I got a feeling this is it tonight. I think the celtics blow them out of the water by 20 or more points. First big run by the Celtics and LA will give up and take it like punks the rest of the game.

I really would like to see a game 7 as a fan but as a Celtics fan I want to see them just pound on them tonight.

Oh yeah , forgot to add.....we had no problems with the announcers when Cousy and Heinson were doing the announcing :)

I actually like the idea of doing the TV picture and radio announcers. Haven't done that since Johnny Most stopped doing the games. What I don't ubderstand is why we don't get Marv albert for the finals. I know they had the eastern /western playoff announcing teams and he did the west but why isn't he there doing the finals? Love him or hate him , that guy knows basketball!

I agree. I should have said Kobe was the best offensive player on the floor. He can be great defensively, but I think he was worn out from throwing up so many shots on Sunday. Pierce was great for about 3/4th of the game. He lost focus a little offensively when he wasn't getting the ball, but he played defense all night. The walking off the floor pouting with 5 seconds left in the half was unacceptable, but these guys are competitive and I can understand him wanting the last shot.

I hope they finish it off tonight. Game 7's can be a bit scary because you never know what can happen. I think the Celts can win big tonight, too. I feel like the Celtics are getting more confident while the Fakers are getting more desperate. If Bynum can't play or is ineffective again, the Celts win this one tonight.

$4!t !!! Sleep and fish or watch?

all 3 John

but sleep less


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GO CELTICS!!!!!! :soon:

Uugggghhhhhhh:smash::fury::wall:

Perk is hurt:wall::yak5:

where is the defense
no defense, no offense

SCORE SOME FREAKIN POINTS WILL YA:fury:

not tonight... what a joke. guess that cross country trip IS tough on the older legs.
Game 7 should be one hell of a game.

This is like the 5th time I've posted that:

:confused::confused: I CANNOT FIGURE THIS TEAM OUT. :confused::confused:

I know it messes up the rythym when they lose a star (Perkins).
But asdie that they played like a high school team !!!!!

I don't have a good feeling about game 7.:smash::smash:

I told ya....Lakers want it more....I wouldn't bet the house on game 7.\

That was pitiful last night

I reeeeaaaallly hope I'm wrong....but I doubt it

Here we go...
 

Game 7, no more excuses step-up or step aside.

That was ugly!! :(

They were tired , its as simple as that. No zip , no jump , just putting the time in. I honestly think the long flight messes with them. Tes its the same for both teams but LA had a lot more motivation and mostly younger people. Its not an excuse , its just a fact , those guys had no gas in the tank last night.

So they get a couple of days rest and play for all the marbles.

Is too bad Perkins got hurt. To miss the 7Th game will be a heartbreaker for him. As far as the team goes , I actually prefer to see Rasheed out there but he needs to stay out of foul trouble. The best part of having 3 big subs is they can play all out and rough becasue they have 18 fouls between them. So lets hope rasheed has the shooting touch Thursday.

I could find something bad to say about each player but what's the sense , they were just pooped. One think that gets lost in the final stats is the huge rebound advantage when the tok the 10 point lead. At that point it was 22 to 7 on rebounds. Thats 3 to 1. By the end it was still a 15 or so gap but it was down to like 3 to 2. They got to rebound. There was a time when the single most important statistic as far as indicating winner was offensive rebounds. Rebounds is all about hussle and they just didn't have any.

We all wanted a 7th game anyway :) . Should be an exciting night tomorrow!!
Go Celtics

Saltheart.......... Feeling You!!!! Celtics need ride the train out out the darkness and into the light!!!

that sucked, but did allow me to get some sleep. They will win Thursday. LA shot their load last nite.

TDF said that's a lame excuse. But I've done that trip a few times and felt like crap the next day.

Interview with Perkins on the news, he said it is taking a mental toll more than physical. I thought he was going to cry. Really too bad. He might be OK to start playing next season.

Yeah the celt's proably took the bus to LA and the lakers took a jet.....lol

This is it! Tonight we watch one of the rarest and best match ups in sports , the Celtics and Lakers in game 7 of the finals. Think how lucky we are to be alive for such an event. You'll never see a Redsox , Yankees 7 th game in the world series which is the only possible pairing that could compare.

I know what I'm doing tonight and it ain't fishing!! :)

Go Celtics!!

I'm not going to sit here and type a whining post about how the refs sucked and they ruined an otherwise great finals. We lost. It was a classic as predicted but we were on the losing end this time. Tough pill to swallow tonight because for 3 quarters we had it in our grasp. Good season that could have been great with a win tonight. I wonder now if this team as comprised with its current roster(Big 3) can make one more run next year? I'm not going to go into the what if they did that and if this or that happened cuz bottom line they lost. Man this sucks.

If you have some time, take a look at the Celtic's playoff record with Joey Crawford reffing.