I've always said Legler's the only ESPN analyst that's not just a complete clown and his analysis never seems swayed by the popularity of the player/team. He's always logical and insightful and he may also be right about these Celtics. Damn. BRADinLA

We're done. I don't know what else to say. It's really painful to see it happen like this too. It's worse than losing Game 7 to the Lakers last year because at least that was a valiant, glorious effort that we probably would have won with Perk in the game. They lost and I was proud of them. Proud to be a fan of the losing team. Now, the injuries, the Heat's athleticism and the Rondo drama are all making us look like fools and all summer we'll be spat upon by the media. One and done, lucky, under/overachievers... that's what they'll call us. This sucks. BRADinLA

Agreed with everyone above, that was very informative. - BRADinLA

I'm with you man, people are always quick to write the Celtics off but when other teams (ahem, Lakers) struggle or stumble even more the media excuses them and acts like they've got everything under control.

Awesome. I love West Coast Celtic fans!

Wow. Are you kidding me? No resect at all. Fuck that.

Why not go after Sheed either way? We need some big man insurance. We really can't have enough big men to fight the Lakers with.

I still think Shaq is fine and this is all just a smokescreen to keep him tucked away until the playoffs. It was suggested by some bloggers that the C's do exactly that and I think they had the right idea. Danny and Doc know what they're doing and I think Shaq's gonna be back, relatively healthy and ready to help in the playoff run. I could be wrong of course, but that's been my feeling for weeks now. BRADinLA

Man, I love these guys. I want to see them succeed and keep the Celtics ahead of the Lakers in titles. I believe they can do it... together. BRADinLA

Wow. We've hit rock bottom I'd say. I'm actually a proponent of the Perk/Green trade but is anyone else getting the sense that the team's quit on Doc and Danny for breaking up the family? I wouldn't have even considered that two weeks ago but, especially with that "soft" comment back-and-forth between KG and Doc, I think it's possible. In the Big 3 era the players have had nothing but respect for Doc and only good things to say, and yet KG's response to the "soft" accusation seemed a bit insubordinate and disrespectful. Add to that Rondo mentioning the Perk trade as one of the reasons for his recent poor play and a bigger picture is starting to emerge. Even I might be losing faith at this point in this broken home of a team. BRADinLA

I need this to actually be a poster right now. Whatever it costs I'll pay for it. BRADinLA

I was at this game last night, in section 200 behind the backboard. I saw Beasley go down HARD. Looked really bad at first. Also, as I walked into Staples Center with my Rondo jersey-shirt on a guy running one of the front tables yelled, "Hey Rondo," and gave me the thumbs up. Even people working the at the Lakers games are secret Celtics fans. BRADinLA

I'm actually glad he's going to Dallas. He'd pretty much ride the pine in Boston and now he'll be the Laker's headache. - BRADinLA