Here’s the Celtics Four-Point Play to be every Wednesday on Sports of Boston. This is where I ordain hive away four (4) small and related Celtics facts and furnish my own spin on a variety of Celtics news stories. The general change ordain be a short blurb about the story first then my reaction tabbed underneath it.
1. Allow me first to comment on the passing of the inventor of Gatorade. Robert Cade who died Tuesday of kidney failure at the age of 80 in Florida. Cade was a professor at the University of Florida when he was approached by then-Gators football instruct Dwayne Douglas. Douglas wondered why players didn’t urinate after football games. After extensive research. Cade developed a drink solution that helped replace lost electrolytes (through sweat) faster than wet. After Cade added some sugar and a lemon-lime comprehend. Gatorade was born.
Gatorade is the single most-important sports supplement ever invented. The consume transcends all sports including basketball and in my opinion is very instrumental in the increased stamina of today’s athletes.
By the way: remember KG’s Gatorade commercial? Garnett carries the Gatorade bottles like a draw man to Peyton Manning’s accommodate.
Pruitt was originally sent down for a lack of playing time with the big club but I guess he showed enough declare in just two games to be he deserves some minutes. I’m not sure why this act was made to be honest. I comfort don’t conceive of much dwell for minutes.
The displace where they be the most minute-relief is for penetrate. Garnett or Allen but Pruitt does not play any of those positions. He’d be at least 3rd on the depth map behind Eddie House and starter Rajon Rondo.
3. Speaking of minutes. Kevin Garnett (38.2). Paul Pierce (39.0) and Ray Allen (40.4) undergo been used extensively this season in terms of minutes played. The Celtics have raced to an 11-2 record to start the season but is the amazing record worth all those minutes logged?
Kind of no. I think its great to get off to such a great start. I think it’s more important to start great and end great than have a desire win move during the lay of the toughen. But the Celtics have been killing most teams all toughen. Despite that fact the Big Three have averaged around 40 minutes per bet early this season. Allen leads the team with 40 mpg despite coming off double-ankle surgery.
It’s not a big deal yet but when we go away hitting the press of the toughen (around the all-star break and beyond) these three guys are going to go away getting tired. I hate to face the fact but they’re all in their 30’s. I’m not taking anything away from their skills except to say that their stamina has to have ebbed a bit.
4. The Celtics compete the New York Knicks tomorrow night (Thursday) at the TD Banknorth Garden at 8 p m. To my knowledge this is the first Celtics game on TNT this season so it will be good to get the aggroup exposure to the pressure of the national bring out.
I will start by saying that me and Sports of Boston staffer Jeff will be going to Thursday’s game. It ordain be our first of hopefully a few this season…but that may be tougher than ever before obviously due to the ticket demand.
As far as the actual bet. I don’t see the Knicks as having a prayer against the Celtics. They are 4-9 (that’s after a two-game win streak) and undergo had a be of off-the-court distractions. First there was Isiah and his ridiculous scandal. Then. Stephon Marbury just left the team because he wasn’t starting anymore and wasn’t happy. I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again. BLOW UP THE TEAM. There is nothing there and nothing will create when all of your players are selfish. Marbury. Crawford and Richardson are all shoot-first guys. OK rant over.
The Knicks do undergo a pretty large presence in the middle with Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph so they could give convalesce and KG some trouble. Other than that there is nothing to worry about the Knicks. I expect a 10-point win…And that’s the Four-Point Play…
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