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Friday, April 21, 2023

DHL Dan CLXVII - No Excuses

A rather predictable stance from Shank on the 2022-2023 Boston Celtics:
No excuses for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown this time, and other thoughts

ATLANTA — Picked-up pieces while asking Peachtree People if they still remember 28-3 …

▪ It’s time for Boston’s Basketball Jays to step up and win an NBA championship.

The path is clear. The Celtics have more good players than any other NBA team, and a lot of contenders are dealing with playoff injuries. In old Patriot-like fashion, all the worthy opponents are falling down in front of the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have lived charmed lives here in Boston. Fans love them unconditionally, forgive all missteps, and honor them with the same reverence they bestow on the likes of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Patrice Bergeron, and Brad Marchand. Boston’s twin Jays get the big bucks, shoe deals, and Subway sandwiches. They have local media folks openly campaigning for them for things like MVP and All-NBA.

Anytime the Jays come up short — like last year in the Finals — we are reminded that they are really young.

That is ridiculous.
What's just as ridiculous, probably more so, is this time-honored tactic of Shank's to impose the absolute highest standard for Boston athletes and sports teams (championship or else) time and fucking time again and if that standard is not achieved, the season is a failure and we'll read about it for the next fortnight with numerous withering negative columns. And - last I checked I've never seen either Celtic in a Subway commercial. I had a sub there once, about ten years ago and I've never been back.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dan is a fucking fraud. This clown wanted both Jays traded. If it was so easy to win a title then all four win it every year. This fraud doesn't understand this is not 1984 and Larry Bird doesn't play here.