West Coast Trip

Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
about 2 hours ago
Brad Wanamaker's averages since Gordon Hayward was hurt: 10.7 points, 4 assists, 2.1 rebounds, shooting 53.5 percent from the field and made 25 of 26 free throws.


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Yeah, this could very easily have been a 5-0 trip. Really should have been.
Slightly disappointed but not discouraged like dboss. Like NY Celt, we are better than we had once thought or at least I believe we are.

We started off where we were winning every game and everyone else in ECF and top West teams were losing. We knew something like this was coming. It's never a straight shot. It was our turn. ESPN is now happy. To them, we are back in our appropriate place...not in 1st and not threatening their predetermined order of finish.

We are putting ourselves in a position to win EVERY game. Can't put a price on that. Few if any teams in the league can say that. But that is only the first step. Once you put yourself in that position, you must develop the next step which is the killer instinct to actually win every one of those games or at least 75-80% of those games. On the college level, UNC-CH has that. That's all it's going to take. I don't ask for much!

Those games are done. We're 11-4. That's not changing. That's fantastic! Hope Kemba is going to be fine. Probably out for about a week or two without looking. We owe SAC a blowout. No telling with BKN. If Kyrie starts both games, we're 2-0.

Long season. We're not even at the first 20-25 game check point. But so far, I really like what I see.

db

wideclyde,

That's the best "hidden" point made yet. I'm pretty sure tmakz is going to make us start addressing the elephant in the room out West soon, though.

I'm afraid Boston may soon start being dubbed "Your NBA Injury Destination Vacation Place". I don't want to start calling it a curse and maybe I'm not objective enough regarding overall league team injuries, but we have more than our fair share it feels like. Way more. Mostly to critical people. It's rapidly approaching uncanny. Boston already had one of those curses with another sport locally. One's enough. If we didn't have the depth we do and just had two Top 10's like a couple of the teams in the league and one of those went down...season would be/will be over. Way over. Just ask GSW.

db

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NYCelt,

I was VERY hesitant to post that! But thanks for the dubious award! I don't even think I was trying to be funny!

Worcester, you are correct. I need to quit sweating the small stuff. Look big picture. Think Sam. See me in April. Unfortunately, there is this torturous 82-hoop obstacle course they make us fans jump through..the regular season, that drives us to drink!

db

P.S. What we need to do now is get back on another winning streak of about 20 games or so. Show no mercy!