ESPN.com's Mark Stein has a way of periodically throwing out statistics that ruin my day, like when he noted that the Spurs are 6-8 on the road. I mean, WTF San Antonio? Eh, whatever, it's still early.
Random League Pass Observation: I saw this early in the season and forgot to mention it until now: have you seen the Nuggets trainer? You might be saying, which one? There are several behind the bench. You would know who I mean if you'd seen him. He's white, dreadlocked and looks like the kind of guy who likes to talk about how many grams of protein he's eaten each day for fun. This guy is ridiculous looking. He seems like the kind of guy who'd pull the "staring at himself in the mirror while he fucks someone" thing from American Psycho. Stupid in shape bastards. Did I mention I don't go to the gym enough?
I have decided I hate the Boston Celtics. I shouldn't, but I do. There aren't any really good reasons for me to dislike them. I continue to think Kevin Garnett is one of the best players on the planet. I've always thought so, and I do not find this to be any different now that he's in Boston. I grew up rooting for the University of Kansas, so I should never hate Paul Pierce, ever. Ray Allen might be a tougher guy for me to get behind though. I think he's a great player, but I also think he bitched about Bruce Bowen too much. He might actually have had a better case though. Most guys who bitched about Bowen had bad games against him. Ray Allen actually routinely torched Bowen (and it may be that stepping under a jump shooter is dirty, but unless they want to start calling it during games, you can just continue to forward your complaints to Bruce's voicemail, he's busy polishing his championship rings).
I think my real problem with Boston resides in their supporting cast. James Posey has long been one of my least favorite players alive. He's just REALLY dirty as a player. If you don't agree, then go ask Kirk Heinrich or Luol Deng.
The single biggest reason to root against the Celtics is history. They have an absurd number of titles, 16, including 9 in 11 seasons at one point. I realize that was a long time ago, but come on. A person should be obligated to root against the Celtics for the same reason a person roots against a team like the Yankees. You can't root for a winner like that unless you're from there (and even then you're cooler if you root for the other team in the city, unless you're Frankie Muniz). The two teams you always root against in the league are the Celtics and the Lakers (14 titles). The Captain and I had a discussion a few years ago about whether or not you should hate those teams even if they currently suck and haven't been good for a while. It was a hard argument to make against Boston because they were awful. Well, now they're good and I hope they die. Rooting for Boston makes you the worst kind of person alive. The only thing worse is being a Lakers fan (but that's only because you likely refer to people as "Brah" on a frequent basis).
By the way, guess who's number four on the list of most NBA titles all time? That's right, the Spurs. Hate me.
-Dusty
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