Game Thread: Celtics Hosting 76ers, 7:30 PMET, January 22, 2014

[Brahmsian]

Celtics come in at 15-32, Philadelphia 14-31.

Celtics are 12-16 in conference, 9-14 at home. Sixers are 9-18 in conference, 6-16 on the road.

Both teams have lost 8 of their last10.

This will, if memory serves, be Rajon Rondo's 3d game this season. Phil Pressey has done well with Rondo out
but Rondo should keep the starting job, IMO. And I do NOT want to see Rondo traded!

Vitor Faverani has had positive +/- numbers his last 3 games so hopefully he can revert to the form he showed in the first month of the season. I would love to see that!

Jared Sullinger seems to be having no back problems which is more good news for my team.

GO CELTICS!

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Which team will want to lose more?

 

[LogicMan]

Thats a good question...............

 

[Brahmsian]

Thats a good question...............

Good question for THIS year, but I'm confident the Celtics will improve faster than the Sixers.

My bias may be showing but I'll take Ainge ahead of the league's other GMs.

 

[Brahmsian]

Celtics made another team WORK for a win.

And my native city's Thunder beat the OverHEATed by 17 IN MIAMI!

We may not be that far away from the Thunder-Celtics Final I've long fantasized about!

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Good question for THIS year, but I'm confident the Celtics will improve faster than the Sixers.

My bias may be showing but I'll take Ainge ahead of the league's other GMs.

We'll see. The Sixers drafted a stud PG in Carter Williams & Noel has the potential to be very good. They also have 2 first round picks in the upcoming draft. Plus the potential to trade guys like Turner, Young & Hawes.

 

[LogicMan]

Its impossible to predict everything. The key is using your assets the best as you rebuild. I remember well how our past ownership group wasted away our team assets and held on to old players way too long (it was about marketing).

Its nice to see that the celtics learned from their past. Every good team these days is based on alignment at all levels, evident here in Boston teams. If Philly has that clear alignment, they will do well.