From: Charlie Zegers
To: Justin Phan
Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 7:58:10 AM
Subject: Getting Old
The most remarkable thing about the Knicks-Celtics game on Sunday wasn’t that 3-9 New York – playing the second game of a back-to-back – took Boston to overtime. And it wasn’t Kevin Garnett’s buzzer-beater that ended the contest. It wasn’t even the fact that Mark Wahlberg – of the Boston Wahlbergs – was sitting courtside decked out in Knicks gear.
No, the most remarkable thing was that New York left KG open for that final shot … and leaving Garnett open was the right play. Garnett was 4-of-15 on the day – didn’t even reach double figures until the extra period. And he clearly struggled to elevate for rebounds or stay in front of Al Harrington 30 points on defense. Meanwhile, Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace combined to go 1-for-9 from three-point range; ‘Sheed is now shooting .272 from three for the season.
Is it my imagination, or do the Celtics look old?
The C’s aren’t the only squad looking prematurely grey this season. The Spurs have been dropping like flies – even Tony Parker (27) has been missing time with nagging injuries. The addition of some key veterans seemed to improve both teams this offseason – but it’s hard to call either squad a title contender based on what we’ve seen of late.
Meanwhile … as I write, the Atlanta Hawks are 11-3 and tied with Orlando and Phoenix for the best record in the league. Phoenix’s presence at the top of the standings is almost as surprising as Atlanta’s. Is it too early to start making revisions to our preseason list of contenders?
via Give and Go: Getting old – Fantasy – Yahoo! Sports.
