tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post3302081961022087890..comments2023-12-18T10:59:59.316-05:00Comments on The Shamrock Headband: The Damage DoneHamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730761690025682358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-62105647126442165982011-10-11T07:41:25.108-04:002011-10-11T07:41:25.108-04:00Hot - Collection is a honest and confidential Lon...Hot - Collection is a honest and confidential London escort agency which provides genuine London escorts girls for gentlemen of taste.Escorts Londonhttp://www.hot-collection.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-53686048650914654812011-10-04T16:59:33.030-04:002011-10-04T16:59:33.030-04:00Bestescort4U more then ten years providing best Lo...Bestescort4U more then ten years providing best London escorts companionship in the UK.London escortshttp://www.bestescort4u.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-40023068830499371202011-08-23T08:30:55.320-04:002011-08-23T08:30:55.320-04:00Your Escort Agency offers exclusive and most beaut...Your Escort Agency offers exclusive and most beautiful London escort girls of various nationalities.Your Escort Agencyhttp://www.yourescortagency.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-45393929552000098622008-05-23T10:08:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:08:00.000-04:00I think the Celtics are going to win this series, ...I think the Celtics are going to win this series, and I'm not even convinced it's going to go to seven games. Overconfident? Likely. But at some point the Celtics have to start playing like a truly professional basketball team and even though last night was a loss, it seems like a previously-unseen step in that direction. They were absolutely in it till the end, and we shouldn't discount the significance of Ray Allen finally, FINALLY, having a Ray Allen night, shooting 9-16 and actually making people guard him. The Pistons are going to have to adjust for that, and as long as the bench steps up I like our chances. In some senses, I think this loss at home could be a galvanizing thing, as so many of this team's problems this postseason have appeared to be psychological; I think this could snap this team out of some weird bizarro fantasy world in which the Garden's taken on some sort of cosmic significance. The fact that they now NEED to win on the road might demystify the rather simple process of doing just that. All things being equal, if both these teams continue to show up, mentally and otherwise, I think the C's have the advantage in terms of talent and depth, and let's not forget that Detroit's not without its own problems of "focus." In other words, this was a tough loss that might well beget an even tougher response. If not these guys just aren't championship material, plain and simple, at least not this year.Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730761690025682358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683391214064242907.post-47249486213462030702008-05-23T07:57:00.000-04:002008-05-23T07:57:00.000-04:00Cs got legitimately beat last night, but that does...Cs got legitimately beat last night, but that doesn't mean that I don't have some complaints about the Pistons:<BR/><BR/>- Why don't hand-checking foul calls apply to Rip Hamilton perimeter defense? Ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>- I thought that when a player gets a Technical, it's a sign that they need to watch their behavior for the rest of the game (at least complaint-wise). While the cause for 'Sheed's first T wasn't immediately apparent, it seemed like the fact that he already had one <I>prevented</I> the refs from calling another on him when he visibly complained three separate times in a 30 second stretch about Garnett warding him off during that slam-turned-layup in the second half.<BR/><BR/>That leeway annoyed me - clearly the refs regretted the earlier T, and effectively discounted it by refusing to T up 'Sheed again and ejecting him from the game. I'm okay with him not getting ejected on what might've been an earlier bogus T - I'm just annoyed that it signifies a poor job done by the refs.<BR/><BR/>- Chauncy Billups' vaunted "ability to draw the foul by kicking his leg out on a jump shot" is just flat-out bullshit. I can't believe that that strategy/gamesmanship goes rewarded at the pro level. Call it veteran gamesmanship if you want, but it's clearly gaming the sport rather than just playing it. Flat out bullshit. It dilutes the quality of play and shouldn't get called by the refs. (This, by the way, is also how Billups positioned himself to get his game-winning freethrows in their first matchup of the year. He got Tony Allen to leave his feet, and then kicked him on the way towards flopping on his ass. Again - flat-out bullshit.)<BR/><BR/>- I don't know why the Pistons don't use Tayshaun Prince more as a viable offensive threat. Seems like whenever he gets the ball he comes up with a clutch dagger-in-your-heart basket to beat the possession clock.<BR/><BR/>The Cs have their work cut out for them, and I'm not confident that Doc can adjust effectively. Last night was absolutely the time to use Cassell. Stressful stuff. If the Cs manage to get out of this series and into the finals, it will be well deserved.wharperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310751195886240136noreply@blogger.com