East Coast Biasing
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We’ll have Holly’s weekend recap in a little bit, which will fall under the title of her game recap column… “The Post Up.” I forget who came up with the idea, but it was a commenter and I thank you. Art director Stephen Goggi is on banner duty today once he stops punching his computer screen in a blind NY Giants fan fueled rage. I already got my rage out of the way on that topic with some loud and public swearing at television sets yesterday.
Before we get Holly’s all-around league coverage, I’d like to begin with some East Coast biasing. The Celtics are as unbeatable as any team from the Boston area these days. That is very annoying. KG is off to a great start, leading the team in rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. Paul Pierce is their leading scorer. Ray Allen is shooting over 50% from three and nearly 58% from the field. All three pieces of the big 3 are scoring 22 ppg or more. There is much happiness in Beantown, and their schedule doesn’t get much tougher in the immediate future. Everything is coming together perfectly for the Celtics. If you were a person that is sick and tired of the dominance of the Boston sports scene these days, this would all be vomit inducing information to you.
The Knicks… well, when they fought hard and beat the Nuggets at home in a dramatic come from behind win last week, there was a tough road trip on the schedule looming ominously in the near future. Now they head into it on a 2 game losing streak, and Z-Bo might not be with the team as he attends to the death of his grandmother. He’s been delivering the goods on the court, and we all wish the best for the Randolph family. May this bereavement leave be less controversial than his previous one.
Gilbert Arenas is not playing on a healthy knee, and the results are plain to see. His FG% is 35.6, and don’t even ask about what he’s doing from three. The Orlando Magic have a chance to grab early control of the Southeast. Indiana has come back down to earth with 3 straight losses, and other than that the East is pretty stable, for now.
More thorough weekend coverage to come, once I get back from the gym. My football team won 36-0 yesterday and it was such a blowout I didn’t even have to run, so I’ll make up for that now.
21 Responses to “East Coast Biasing”
Nov.12 at 9:40 am
Captain America says:
Sam, the Celtics have had and will continue to have a cream puff schedule until the beginning of ‘08. The only challenging team is the Raptors. Then they start playing the tough teams, Detroit, San Antonio, Phoenix, etc. The folks in beantown should curb their enthusiasm until things get serious.
Nov.12 at 9:42 am
white hot eboy says:
You’re welcome, Sam. Anything for my homegirl, Holly.
Nov.12 at 9:52 am
Captain America says:
I never thought of it that way, but a strip club could take your mind off some things….
Nov.12 at 10:05 am
Russ Bengtson says:
The Nets weren’t exactly cream puffs, but the Celtics sure ate them up like they were.
Nov.12 at 10:09 am
Captain America says:
The West is still the best. I’d add Utah to the list. It was unfortunate the Nets lost Vince Carter during the game.
Nov.12 at 10:10 am
white hot eboy says:
I’d take Shaq and Eddy C. in a cream puff eating contest, over anybody!
Nov.12 at 10:23 am
Captain America says:
Say, did Eddy C get any guaranteed cream puffs in his contract?
Nov.12 at 10:28 am
Hisham says:
I heard Eddy Curry invaded Antoine Walker’s house in Chicago this summer, and stole all of his creampuffs
Nov.12 at 10:32 am
white hot eboy says:
That would actually make sense! How did we not see that?
Nov.12 at 10:38 am
Russ Bengtson says:
By the time Wince went down the Nets were already down 20-plus. While I agree that the Spurs and Jazz (forget Phoenix and Detroit) will provide the C’s with their toughest tests, I think they’ve already proven that they can play with anyone. Jake should be posting our copious notes from Celts/Nets later today. PERKISABEAST DOT COM, BABY!
Nov.12 at 10:49 am
Captain America says:
Suns will run the C’s outta the court. Detroit matches up well with the C’s. Just saying…let’s wait for the crème de la crème before jumpin’ up/down.
Nov.12 at 11:05 am
The Crack Staff @ Perkisabeast.com says:
Mr. Rubenstein, We think you forgot to mention how much of a Beast Perk has been. He is the Beast putting fear in the East. It’s his lane, and if you play for an opposing team, you’re not invited! The Crack Staff @ Perkisabeast.com
Nov.12 at 11:14 am
Sammy says:
Ahh Boston!
Nov.12 at 11:16 am
The infamous DP says:
Love the fact that KG is getting me fantasy points out of the ass right now! I have come to the conclusion that the Celtics might actually win the NBA title this year. but I don’t want to jump to conclusions like I did with the Mavs last year………..play wit it.
Nov.12 at 11:49 am
Jared says:
picking the team with the best record in the league to win the championship isn’t exactly the craziest thing to do…
Nov.12 at 12:06 pm
Captain America says:
‘less it’s the Celtics, should avoid hallucinogenics. Best bets: Spurs, Jazz, Suns, and Pistons.
Nov.12 at 12:18 pm
mainevent says:
Cap America - Celtic haters like you are all over the place…piss on us when we were down, now that were are no longer gonna be pushed around nothing but negativity still spews. Face it. You WISH your team was as good as the celtics and THAT’S what’s troubling you. Why else would you have a name like Captain America!!! LOl. Call him, maybe he can come to your teams rescue….ROFLOL..Captain America.
Nov.12 at 2:47 pm
Permaculture says:
The Post Up: hey, I like the name.
All my notions for her column were comical failures:
- bringing her “EH?” game
- Holly Mackerel!
- Holly Hobby (if you are in the mood to get sued, Holly)
- Maple Syrup (her columns are sweet, right?) FYI Slam: I love your art director’s work and I is speakin’ with my graphic designer hat on.
Nov.12 at 6:00 pm
Mark Z says:
Please, let’s not hate on my C’s for 5 wins. They’ve ‘dominated’ for a week and half. If they breeze to 60 wins and a title, then you can hate.
Nov.13 at 4:21 am
Tariq says:
I don’t really care about the Celtics franchise per se, but I hope they do well this season. It would be nice to see KG make a deep playoff run for a change.
Nov.13 at 1:19 pm
Permaculture says:
I’m really looking forward to the day that I can sit through a whole Celtics game with a beer in my hand. The box scores tell what I think is the most interesting story of the NBA year so far. I’ve liked the big three for some time but honestly had no expectations of how they would play together. Maybe that was with the seeming non-event (at the time) of Ivo and Melo the first few months together.