If the Atlanta Hawks can pull off a game 7 win at Boston today, it will be the biggest Cinderella story since, well, since 18-1, maybe bigger.
I don't know if the Celtics will allow it, I don't know if the league will allow, I don't know if the crowd will allow it and I don't know if the refs will allow it, but I can't tell you how much I want to see it.
If you watched SportsCenter last night something very telling happened. They were interviewing the Celtics "Big Three" and asked who would take the big shot, with the game on the line. Pierce said Ray Allen, Garnett said Ray Allen, Ray Allen said whoever is open. The point being, none of these "superstars" wants to be the one to take the shot. The funny thing is, I bet it would wind up being Sam Cassell, he's the only one with the stones to take it with everything on the line.
The game just got started, today everyone should be a Hawks fan.
The same thing happened to the Hawks as it did to us, getting blown out badly in the last game after making it a good series.
Yup. I'm going to stop rooting for teams.
Brian, looks like our boy Narducci is stealing your thunder...again. He wants Mike Miller too.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/18561554.html
Cut him some slack, he's only a month late :)
What he doesn't delve into is what acquiring Miller would mean to Iguodala and Thad. I guess he's assuming it would mean Thad is a PF for the next 2 years, minimum. Or maybe he thinks Iguodala is on his way out of town.
I think Thad can split minutes between 3/4. He isn't a solid enough rebounder and doesn't have enough size to play the 4 and he seems to do better defending the perimeter, something that this team needs quite badly.
Mike Miller is not just a shooter he is a team player, a solid contributor without an ego and he would have a positive effect on this team. If we fail to get a good PF I guess we could live with Daly/Thad/Iggy/Mike Miller/Andre Miller for a season. Mike Miller's contract isn't too huge and it runs out in 2 years so it sounds like a relatively low-risk move that could reap huge rewards.
I would consider Brand or Okafor or Jermaine O'Neal even more high risk because all three have had injury-plagued seasons over the past 4-5 years and all three would demand max contracts.
It was sad to see the Hawks lose but I take comfort in the hope that the Celtics will be tired facing a rested Piston team....