Tag Archives: Boston Celtics
2009-10 NBA Power Rankings (Jan. 13th): Cavaliers Narrowly Top Team
If you’re looking for regular Power Rankings that tell you the Lakers are tops just because they were last year’s champions, or that the Hawks are a scary team simply because they’re 3-0 against Boston, this isn’t the rankings for you. Here’s an in-depth look at each team, along with their record and some quick [...]
NBA Power Rankings (11/10): Surprising Suns rise in West
The 2009/10 NBA season is in full swing, and it’s been a very interesting first few weeks thus far. As expected, last year’s NBA finalists have gotten off to fast starts, and so have several other teams, but there have been a few surprises on both ends of the spectrum. Along with hot starts by [...]
5-0 Celtics running through foes – and straight to a record?
A few weeks before the NBA season started, new Boston Celtics acquisition Rasheed Wallace said the Celtics As good as everyone expected the Celtics to be, that statement might have seem a little far-fetched at the time. 60 wins? Easily. 65? That’s more than doable too. But more than 72? Crazy, right? Well, with the [...]
2009/10 NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions
With the NBA’s opening night about 48 hours away, it’s time to predict how I think the eight playoff teams in each conference will eventually stack up. Obviously, it’s impossible to predict how injuries will affect things, so let’s assume that each of the 30 teams is able to make it through the season 100 [...]
Making sense of the NBA offseason chaos
I’m sure even the most casual NBA fan is getting sick of this. Hell, even the most casual sports fan has probably had enough. Now that the NBA Draft is old news, it’s time to review all the huge trades that went down during and after the draft. Several teams are feeling pretty good about [...]
2009 NBA Draft Grades: Which teams passed with flying colors?
There was some exciting action during last Thursday’s NBA Draft. Ironically enough, more of the excitement was produced by trades outside of the actual draft. Several teams created some cap space, unloaded aging/pricey talent, or simply stood pat. Others went for gold, trading up for early picks, or trading down to package a few. Almost [...]
