 
’Sheed must save season for C’s
By Brandon Simes | Wednesday Jun 16, 2010
With one game remaining to determine this year’s NBA champs, the Boston Celtics must rely on one man to perform above reasonable expectations in order to hoist their 18th banner: Rasheed Wallace.
Once again, team triumphs
By Brandon Simes | Monday Jun 14, 2010
Seeing as John Hollinger is the best basketball writer around, I shouldn’t be shocked that he beat me to the punch: Kobe Bryant is the favorite for Finals MVP honors - win or lose.
Paul Pierce: ’We ain’t coming back to L.A.’
By Brandon Simes | Monday Jun 7, 2010
Last night’s game was epic in so many ways. The Celtics, one loss away from giving the Lakers a commanding series lead - one that would likely end up allowing them to win in six games - woke up and decided to try to win. So, they did. But, the refs did their part to make sure it wasn’t so simple as one team outperforming the other. They took Kobe out of the game by handing him five fouls, and yet simultaneously allowed him to not foul on a play late in the game that would have been called a foul on any other player on the court and sent the Lakers to the free throw line 15 more times than Boston despite the fact that the Celtics took 19 more two-point field goal attempts. That makes sense ... (pause) not.
The state of the Sox
By Brandon Simes | Wednesday Jun 2, 2010
After a tumultuous start to the season, the Red Sox sit just one win from tying the Blue Jays for third place in the *by-far* best division in baseball. The Rays are running away with things, and the Yankees are succeeding despite numerous injuries. Both will likely finish with 95+ wins, and it’s also very likely that Boston will end up third in the division ... and in the league. That’s what happens when the best three teams beat each other up not just during the season but in the winter as well.
The trash-talker’s guide to the NBA Finals
By Brandon Simes | Tuesday Jun 1, 2010
Trash talking is my forte. I’m an avid trash-talker. When I wake up in the morning I scout the latest happenings in the world of sports, and take a particularly close look at the failings of rival cities such as Philly, New York, and LA. Probably in that order too, because Philly has good teams and I’m friends with lots of legit sports fans from the area, New Yorkers generally understand how sports ought to be played but don’t have anyone to consistently root for other than the Yankees, and LA is just pathetic. With that in mind, I thought I’d offer up a guide to trash talking in advance of the NBA Finals, since some bum at the LA Times thinks Paul Pierce being brutally stabbed is funny. I mean, obviously it’s hilarious, what’s funnier than gang violence, right? Yeah ... anyway, here’s a little breakdown for those who need help with their trash talking (pay attention, left coast):
Why the Celtics will unseat the Lakers
By Brandon Simes | Monday May 24, 2010
First of all, we need something to describe this season from the Celtics. Basically, they made us all think they were going to win 70 games by being totally, unbelievably awesome in the pre-season and the early part of the year. Then the injuries hit and they decided they just flat out didn’t care. There’s no other way to describe it; Doc Rivers even admitted/hoped as much openly in the media at the end of the season, claiming he didn’t care about getting the #3 seed vs. the #4 seed. Well, as you can see based on the past two series, it was stupid not to just win a couple more games and avoid Cleveland in favor of destroying the Magic with KG this year and then taking on the soon-to-be LeBronless Cavs later on. It all worked out but we still need that nickname. I suggest "The Great Ruse."
Hanley Ramirez back to Boston?
By Brandon Simes | Thursday May 20, 2010
When I first heard about Hanley Ramirez’s flap down in Miami the other day, I reacted with a greedy thought: Does that mean Hanley’s on the market?
Expect Celtics vs. Lakers in Finals
By Brandon Simes | Wednesday May 19, 2010
It appears that without KG’s freak/old-age injury to his knee last year, we could have been looking at three straight years of Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals. Despite age and injuries wearing the two squads down, they both look poised to meet once again in June (or will it be July, David Stern? Nice scheduling job).
LeBron to the Celtics?
By Brandon Simes | Friday May 14, 2010
It’s extremely unlikely, but should Paul Pierce decide to opt out of his contract this summer, the Celtics could fit LeBron James under the cap. And, should Prince James truly care about winning first and foremost, Boston could be one of the best fits for him.
Keys for the Bruins as elimination awaits
By Brandon Simes | Thursday May 13, 2010
I thought this series would go to Game 7 before it started; that being said, not like this. In the world of sports momentum means something. Lost opportunities come back to haunt you; mistakes remain ingrained in your mind long after the season. The Bruins played their hearts out in Game 4, stunk in Game 5, and played OK in Game 6. Unless they rebound and play the way they have to tomorrow night, we’ll know what it feels like to be a Tankees fan.
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