I Can't Stand Chris Paul So Much It's Dumb

Chris Paul is a dickhead. I don't care if he hit a game winner last night, his team is going to get massacred once they play against a legitimate team.

There are 2 players in the NBA that somehow get a pass for being dirty as fuck, yet nobody calls them out for it and that's Dwayne Wade and Chris Paul. I could go on for days about Wade, but I'm going to try and focus on Paul.

Paul is a fucking dickhead, it all starts with him at Wake Forest when he played NC State where he punches one of my all time favorite players Julius Hodge in the dick and then claims he doesn't remember. To a bunch of things he does on the court now that nobody calls him out. I just don't understand how he can get away with all of this nonsense without being called a "thug", the term everyone loves throwing around towards NBA players.

Is it that he's on a family feud, in commercials, etc. Does that give you a bye? Is that all you need?

Either way, in my NBA most hated players it goes:

1. CP3
2. Wade
3. Lebron
4. Carmelo
5a. Ray Allen
5b. Kobe Bryant

Boom. You'll be shocked the Lebron fell down to 3, it's not that I hate him any less, but him winning a title and doing it in the dominant fashion does mean something and he's not dirty. Carmelo is in there obviously because he's the 2nd most selfish player that ever touched a basketball in the history of the game (Kobe being first), Ray Allen's in there for obvious reasons. And Kobe is all about being selfish, selfishness even was the reason he's injured in the first place, if he realized that he doesn't need to play in ever minute or every game and rested his body and relied on his teammates more he wouldn't be in the position he's in and neither would the Lakers. but since Kobe is all about Kobe they are a 7th seed while he is sitting home undermining his coach on twitter.

Clippers Put Celtics On "Hold"

I love this game of chess during the trade deadline.

Now the Clippers are saying they are ending the KG talks. Bullshit. What happened is that Danny Ainge has pissed off the Clippers organization and they are done for right now but will come back after they realize they need a defensive big man.

Unless they do that Bledsoe for Milsap deal.

I don't think Danny will move anyone and it will be a quiet deadline, but I am really anxious with this deadline over any other trade deadline. I want to go down with the ship and I think Doc convinces Danny that.

Crazy NBA Trade Rumors

So the Celtics have been linked to about 1000 trade rumors this weekend and lets sift through all of them even though none of it will happen.

1st. KG for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan.

I originally said when the Bledsoe deal popped up that the Celtics would need DeAndre Jordan for me to consider this deal. And now that they apparently have, I'm getting cold feet. Jordan is an incredible defensive Center that can definitely be a shot blocking force and super athletic, but he shoots like 45% from the line and a lot of the time has to sit in the 4th quarter. So we would have a budding star in Bledsoe and a C we can't play for 40 minute a game, for a guy who changed the whole culture in Boston. Still not sue I would do it.

2. Dwight Howard for Rajon Rondo.

No Brainer right? Well the only thing about this that makes me hesitant is the Howard circus he brings to everything. Will he stay or will he go? Does he care about winning or does he care about his brand? Rondo currently has one of the best contracts in the game and if we give that up for Howard and he leaves that would be awful. However, if this was real, I couldn't blame Danny in hopes Howard sticks around.

3rd. Bass and Green for Josh Smith.

This is a no brainer as well. I have also heard that Pierce would need to be involved, but I want to stick with the original rumors. I love what Jeff Green has become over the past month and think that he is starting to live up to his contract. I would have no idea why the Hawks would do this, they aren't gaining a ton of talent and certainly not helping their cap situation. But if Danny Ferry wants to, why not walk with it.

So that would leave us with a line up of:

Bledsoe, Bradley, Pierce, Josh Smith, Dwight Howard and Jordan, Terry, Lee off the bench.

I could fuck with that.

But none of this will happen because the NBA and their rumor mill is the most untrustworthy thing ever.

I Just Don't Want To Trade Anyone

Kevin Garnett will not waive no trade unless Pierce is dealt, and then only to LA. Lives in Malibu.

That just came from KG and as the deadline approaches, I really don't want the Celtics to blow it up. I would rather let Doc coach and see what he can do with this team then have the Celtics ship KG and Pierce. In the NBA "blowing it up" doesn't make it a guarantee the Celtics will be able to bounce back in 3-4 years. I mean look at the Kings, there is no way that team should be as bad as it is and if they ever get their shit together, they won't be able to afford all of those players. Their are only so many Oklahoma Thunder stories out there. So what I am trying to say is keep this squad together and remain competitive instead of shooting for Cody Zeller.

Kevin Garnett is going to cost a lot more than Caron Butler and Eric Bledsoe, not only is he a defensive anchor and one of the best mid range jumpers in the game, he changed the WHOLE culture when he came to Boston. That means a lot. Also, he is still really good, he is starting the All Star game and is one of the best teammates you can have. I mentioned DeAndre Jordan yesterday when I was saying what it would take for KG, and a commenter pointed out correctly that as much a Jordan is a great shot blocker and defensive minded center, he NEVER plays in the 4th quarter due to his 42% free throw line. Bledsoe is a nice piece, but Jordan wouldn't be on the court in the 4th, we don't need that.

Now Paul Pierce. I have had a roller coaster ride with Paul during his career. At one point I despised him, he was selfish, immature, and so on, I seriously wanted to trade him for a first round pick and Kareem Rush. However the Captain proved me wrong the 24 win season actually, he started passing and being a team player, then once Judas and KG came to town he turned into a great teammate that looked to incorporate everyone.

I think this group even without Rondo and Sully, is special and can win. The scary thing is Paul and KG can't miss any time and are going to have to play 35ish minutes a game.

I love this team and I believed Doc when he said we aren't dead yet.

KG To The Clippers

Now that the NFL is over, get prepared for crazy NBA rumors, yesterday a "hot" rumor was that the Clippers were dangling Caron Butler and Eric Bledsoe for Kevin Garnett. I understand why KG would fit in LA, he would be awesome there, especially on the defensive end, but I don't want the Celtics to think twice about this deal. I don't like Caron Butler and Bledsoe is fine and all, but after this year we are going to have Bledsoe and Rondo and I believe that would probably not make sense going forward. Plus I hate losing our only big man KG for smalls. The only way I would entertain this deal is if Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan were involved, but since I don't think the Clippers would offer that, this will all fall by the way side.

This I'm sure will be one of many deals we hear of coming up.

106 Celtics, 104 Clippers

Don't look now the Celtics are 4-0 without Rondo and 2-0 without Jared Sullinger. I told you all, they aren't dead after Rondo went down and I truly believe they aren't. With Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and the depth Danny signed this offseason, they have enough people to pick up the slack for Rondo/ Sully.

Yesterday started great against the Chris Paul less Clippers, we were up 19 points on them, everyone who played was scoring, the ball movement was incredible and they were playing super aggressive defense.. Well like a lot of games this year it's a tale of two halves as the Clippers came roaring back and nearly won the game. In the second half the defense was sloppy, the offense stopped moving and if not for a clutch shot by Terry and of course Paul Pierce, who knows what the results would be. I need to call out Vinny Del Negro actually, what the hell was he thinking not fouling on that final play and being ok for Paul Pierce to dribble the ball and put up a shot with 2 seconds left, of course Pierce hit a step back three to kill any chance of comeback, but still weird call Vinny.

The Celtics bench had 52 points, and had 5 players that scoring in double digits. Jeff Green was amazing, Terry keeps improving and Barbosa was very effective as well.

Not Dead Yet!