I'm so sorry once again Laker fans, I really am, but this year, the title belongs to the team that truly deserves it: my new favorite = THE BOSTON MOTHERFUCKING CELTICS!!!!! Seriously, I am their newest number one fan. I now vow to follow all their games next season and hope for more Boston victories to come. Congratulations to all of you!!!! Now let me tell you why they are so great:
- Duh. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett. Need I say more?
- They are a real team and they work TOGETHER. I don't see any ball hogs or limelight stealers. All I see are people after the same goal.
- Their plays. So fucking good!!! I don't know too much about basketball but even I am impressed by their plays.
- Their drive, ambition, determination - yeah it sounds cheesy and cliche but this team really defines the meaning of those words. You can just see it in their game. They wanted it soooo badly and they weren't going to let anyone take it away.
- Doc Rivers - my kind of coach. Even when the team is leading, he doesn't sit back and relax. He isn't smiling by the 3rd quarter even if the team is leading by 20. He doesn't relax until the end. He continues to come up with strategies and plays and ways to motivate and hype them up even more.
- On that note, the same goes for the team. After each game they won the interviewer would ask, how does it feel to be leading? How does it feel to be leading 3 to 1 knowing no team in NBA history has ever come up from that kind of lead? Paul Pierce said it best, "That means nothing to me, we still haven't won. We're still gonna go out there and play EVEN harder."
Now let's talk about the new heroes in my life, starting with Ray Allen:
Ray Allen - Such an awesome player, but his highlight is his shooting skills. 7 3 pointers, with 4 in a row!!!! Motherfucker. I couldn't even believe as I saw each of them swish right in. So humble too. I love him.
Kevin Garnett - When he was crying I wanted to cry. Such a motivating team player. And fantastic on the court especially with slick plays and shooting as well. I love him.
Last but certainly not least: PAUL PIERCE!!!!! My favorite!!!! I love love love this boy. So much energy, but so much right energy. So good on the court in EVERY WAY. Great shooter, great plays, great passes, fast, never loses energy. I was soooo happy he got the MVP.
Let me not forget the fabulous Rondo. Such a great stealer!!!! Couldn't have done it without him. I know he will get even better.
So it's been decided. Not by choice either. I was literally swept away. It was love at first site. I don't even fucking like sports. I haven't watched basketball in years!!! My initial reason for watching was simple: to have the Lakers go down, don't matter which team does it. The Spurs didn't do it for me, there was no kind of connection. But with Boston, it was immediate. Not to mention Luna is a Boston Terrier and my love is from Ireland. (Celtics, clovers, green - how much more Irish can an American team get?)
Next stop - look up the team's history, all the facts, and really learn my shit. After that it's time to buy a jersey both for Luna and myself.
It's official and it's begun: my love and devotion to the 2008 NBA World Champions = The Boston Celtics.
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