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Kraft’s lived long enough to become a Villain
Bruins tank to get the Leafs
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The Celtics Path to Banner 18
-The regular season is over and we won’t know exactly who the Celtics matchup in the 1st round until after tonight. It will either be or .
But does it matter there is no way this team should lose to an 8th 9th 10th seeded team right Bobby?
-Lets break down who scares us on either team
First team A.
Team B.
Prediction for this 1st round.
Round 2 will see the Celtics play the Magic or Cavs.
-The C’s are 2-1 against the Magic this season with the lone loss coming back in November
The magic are ranked 22nd in Offensive Rating while they are ranked 2nd in defensive rating.
Paulo Banchero leads the team in points with 22.9 and assists 6.9(nice).
-For the Cavs the C’s are 2-1 against them with the lone loss coming in March. The Cavs offensive rating is ranked 18th while defensive ranking is 6th. Both these teams are similar.
Donovan Mitchell leads the cavs in points with 26.6. Garland and Mitchell are both listed on the injury reports with knee and are day to day.
-I ask you Bobby, who scares you the most and do we move on to the Eastern Conference finals?
-well here’s my prediction, the Knicks are the one of the hottest teams in the East and I feel as the 2 seed they make a run and get there.
A matchup for a finals birth will be Celtics Knicks and here’s some key notes. The Celtics are 4-1 vs the Knicks. The Knicks one victory wasn’t as close as the final score of 118-109. It was a beat down. So much so you would think the Celtics were resting players but they weren’t. Everyone played. Bobby do you agree with this? Is the Knicks going to make the run to the eastern conference finals?
-the Knicks have an offensive ranking of 7th and defensive ranking of 10th. Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks in points with 28.7 and assists 6.7.
Julius Randle being out for the season is the biggest reason this series goes only 5 games. There is no one in the East that scares me, Bobby do you feel the same with this scenario or do have something else?
-the finals who will be the team to go up against the Celtics? I’ll give you 3 Bobby and you tell me if you agree or disagree
- 4 seed the LA Clippers. This is a long shot but they have the star power to do it. Kawhi, Paul George, James Harden, Russ Westbrook off the bench. Yes they are all cancers in the locker room and never focused on the game. Kawhi is the lone player on the injury report for the first round with knee. Bobby thoughts on the Clippers
-1 seed the Oklahoma City Thunder. These two will end up eliminating each other. The only problem with the Thunder in my opinion is they are so young. Shae Gilgous Alexander is in the MVP conversation leading this team in points and to a 1 seed. They also have Chet Holmgren but go down this roster and it’s a who the hell are these guys and how did they make it to where they are? Bobby thoughts on the Thunder
-2 seed and the defending Champs and my pick to see the Celtics play in the finals, the Denver Nuggets. Jokic is a different breed. A big who can do it all and has a wonderful surrounding cast. The Celtics record against the Nuggets this year is 0-2….Jokic owns the stat sheet leading in points, rebounds, and assists. Can anyone on the Celtics stop him?
How do we beat the Nuggets? Here’s my idea. Let Jokic get 50 but don’t let anyone else beat you or go off. Porzingis Horford can not stop Jokic. This is the hurdle for the Celtics this season and to get the championship. Bobby do you agree or disagree with this and do you have another team that you want to throw in the finals?
Well the playoffs officially start on Saturday let’s see how we do with our picks and hopefully
In June we see confetti coming down on this Celtics team with them hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy.
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Kraft has lived long enough to become the Villain
-where to begin with this Bobby? Latest news coming out is Kraft called Arthur Blank and bad mouthed Bill Belichick.
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-what a petty old cunt. Look around robert you didn’t do it alone, Bill was there with Tom winning trophy’s, without them you wouldn’t have Gillette Stadium or Patriot Place. You wouldn’t have one of the top franchises in the league. This is the tip of the iceberg and the fans are starting to see the light and turn on Robert. Bobby you know where I stand and have stood all along with the Krafts. They don’t want the bad Pr and will point it on others. Your thoughts first when you heard the news Wednesday morning and your thoughts on the krafts?
-from this Belichick is coming out smelling like roses and I’m for it. He also has given out three teams he would like to coach next season. The cowboys, eagles, or giants. Where do you see him coaching next year?
-what happens first Belichick gets the wins record or Kraft steps down?
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BRUINS TANK TO GET THE LEAFS?
-This will be very quick Bobby since you and I are not the biggest hockey guys. People are thinking the bruins purposely lost to the Ottawa Senators so they could get a 1st round match up against the biggest chokers, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Is this smart, dumb or karma gonna getcha?
-how far do the Bruins go?
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THIS OR THAT WITH DR BIGMAC
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