The Boston Globe reports that the entire city of Atlanta is awaiting the game tonight, in hopes to take down their rival Celtics.
HAHAHA. Wait. What makes this a rivalry? Atlanta, win something before you assume that we are rivals please. The video that is up on Hawks.com declaring it a rivalry can be seen here. I love how the quote in the video is "I wouldn't call it a rivalry", -Kevin Garnett. That sums it up right there, because it really isn't.
The Celtics' goal is to win the NBA Championship, there is no way the Hawks are on the same level as the Celtics. Yeah it's cute that they want to win the championship this year, really, it is, but it's just not happening. Where is the rivalry in that?
Atlanta, I realize that the only way to get fans to the game is to hype the shit out of the Celtics and this "rivalry" you speak of. Cities have been doing it all over the USA. The Celtics are coming, the Celtics are coming!
Ludacris at the halftime show? Really? Did the Celtics have to bring in the Dropkick Murphys to play at the haltime show when you came here? Did we put a video up of highlights of the first round of the playoffs, declaring this "rivalry renewed"? Absolutely not.
If we have three rivals, it's Lakers, Cavs, and Pistons. There is a difference between having rivals, and just hating a team for being a bunch of thugs. That what you are Atlanta, a team full of cocky (Horford), trashy (Bibby), annoying (Zaza) thugs.
Prediction- Celtics 100-88
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-Nicknames for Rondo and Perk-
On Celticsblog, CSN, and BallHype, everyone is trying to figure out nicknames for Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. Yours truly came up with Rage and Cage. There is a method to this.
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I've heard of the "Rage" comment before, because it's kind of a play off of his name, Rajon. Add "Cage" to the mix and we are in business. Everyone knows Perk is a beast. What do you try to do to beasts? Cage them.
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So, it's official, I am now calling Rondo and Perk "Rage" and "Cage". The Big 3 ft. Rage and Cage. You heard it here first. I think it's catchy enough.
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So everyone, rivalry or no rivalry? I say no, but what do you think?
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sox yankees, celts hawks??? haha ya right
ReplyDeletelets be honest, it kind of is a rivalry.
ReplyDeletepart of the celtics team is afraid of the hawks. weve played them two times and barely won. the hawks play disproportionately well against the celtics relative to their overall talent level. the hawks are younger and more physical, plus they have probably the most ridiculous homecourt crowd in the nba right now. they are not as good as the celtics, nor have they accomplished as much, but when they meet head to head everyone on the celtics knows all that goes out the window because the hawks can definitely win.
KG said after the game that it wasnt a rivalry. but when i watched the game it seemed like a lot of celtics players, kg included, were freaking out and going nuts more than they had during any game this season. i was looking forward to this game in their building for a long time, and i bet most other celtics fans wanted to KILL the hawks in atlanta. the hawks bother us, they bother us because they think they are on our level (they aren't) but more importantly they bother us because they can beat us.
the celtics and celtics fans do hate the hawks, but you're kidding yourself if you say you look down on them, because its obvious the hawks play the celtics tough and get under the celtics skin. i hate the hawks too, but i hate them because they give the celtics problems, which is incredibly frustrating because i kno the celtics are a better team. for that reason, part of me is afraid of them. id rather play anyone in the east besides cleveland in a seven game series. thats why this is the start of a rivalry.