Celts Thus Far

OK…Let me start off by saying my first blog was filled with a lot of half-truths (that’s a shot at Paul Pierce’s performance thus far) I wasn’t wrong in my preview, but I wasn’t right. With that said, no Celtics fan can even begin to argue that they knew that production would come from the players that have made an impact so far. To start off with, let’s give a pat on the back to Brandon Bass, who so far has played like Big Baby fresh off an adrenaline shot. The guy is flat out undersized for a power forward, but he brings so much more on both sides of the ball than Baby did. First off he can dunk (lol). I don’t find myself closing my eyes every time he chooses to shoot the 18 footer, because unlike the Big Baby he actually knocks it down with consistency! He rebounds well, and overall he is just an impact player off the bench, and if he keeps playing like this he WILL earn a spot in the starting lineup. I’m sure Kevin Garnett doesn’t want to hear that but let’s face it, the most energy KG shows during a game is at the beginning he bangs his head off the pad under the rim. He looks old. He’s playing slow, and when it comes down to it he just isn’t dominating like the KG of old. No one expects KG to average 30 and 20, but regardless of what his stats are his in game contribution is much quieter than years past. With the emergence of Greg Stiemsma (who?)  the aging C’s big men look  a little better. Let’s be honest, no one saw this coming. If you say you did you’re lying to yourself. But who’s complaining! He blocks the shot something nice, and he’s good for the rebound. As Celtics fans you have to be satisfied with THIS GUY.  One last point… let’s just get rid of Avery Bradley. I want to root for this guy, but sometimes I just wonder why. He wears 0, he’s a guard like Rondo, he’s getting increased time, but he just doesn’t do anything. Let’s face it he’s a liability on the court. He can’t score, he doesn’t run the floor, and his defense is nothing special. He’s basically just running around on the court when Rajon or Ray needs a breather. We have Keyon Dooling to do that, and as much as I HATED acquiring an old, seemingly washed up guard the guy plays defense and knocks down the triple. With all this said GO PATRIOTS.

-wOOtie