Wednesday night was a night 7 years in the making. I took my 7 year old son Tyler, to his first professional sporting event. We saw the Celtics vs. the Thunder. What a night. The only thing that could have made it better was if the Celtics had won. To start the day off, I was offered tickets by one of my friends, and thought that it might be a good idea to bring my son to his first Celtic's game. I called home and asked if he wanted to go. I got the twenty questions, how long would it be, would I have fun, and so on. He couldn't make up his mind, so, because I was given these only hours before game time, I needed to move quick, in order to get someone to go with me. So, I called Timmy to let him know that I wasn't going to be able to do the podcast, and to see if he would be able to go. While I was talking to him, my wife called me back and said he was crying and really wanted to go. It was set, he was going with me.

Labels: Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Garden, diet coke, kevin durant, NBA, NBA Finals, oklahoma city thunder, Paul Pierce, podcast, Ray Allen, rubba shoes, timmy, tyler corey

When the season tips off this evening on TNT with the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers there will be title dreams on both sides, and why not?!? Look at the two of these two teams and you will have a hard time finding a better Eastern Conference team out there. There are a lot of talented teams in the East but not many as deep as the two teams kicking off the season in Cleveland. Adding Rasheed Wallace and Marquis Daniels gives the team a scoring one two punch off the bench they so desperately needed last season. The Cavs bring in a possibly rejuvenated and motivated Shaq and I use the word "possibly" as we have heard Shaq say that he is going to do win this and win that before, but that did not happen when he went to the Suns so now can he prove that he is really ready to "win a ring for the king".

The rest of East will be looking up at these to two teams for most if not all the regular season, but I am not sure if I can say the same about the reigning champions. As much as it pains me the Lakers look more dangerous this season than last considering the fact that replace Trevor Ariza with Ron Artest! Fair trade.?.not for the rest of the league. The Spurs are going to be very good and so will the Denver Nuggets, but I don't think any of those teams will touch the Lakers this season.

So my predictions are below for each division and then playoffs and of course the champs. Now I am no "nostrodumbass" so I will do the best I can.

Atlantic Division	Central Division	Southeast Division
1.Boston Celtics	1.Cleveland Cavaliers	1.Orlando Magic
2.Toronto Raptors	2.Chicago Bulls	2.Atlanta Hawks
3.Philadelphia 76ers	3. Detroit Pistons	3.Washington Wizards
4. New Jersey Nets	4. Milwaukee Bucks	4. Miami Heat
5.New York Knicks	5. Indiana Pacers	5. Charlotte Bobcats

Northwest Division	Pacific Division	Southwest Division
1.Denver Nuggets	1.LA Lakers	1. San Antonio Spurs
2.Portland Trailblazers	2.Phoenix Suns	2.Dallas Mavericks
3.Utah Jazz	3. LA Clippers	3.New Orleans Hornets
4. Oklahoma City Thunder	4. Golden State Warriors	4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Minnesota Timberwolves	5. Sacramento Kings	5. Houston Rockets

Playoff Seeding
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
1. Cleveland Cavaliers	1. LA Lakers
2. Boston Celtics	2. Denver Nuggests
3. Orlando Magic	San Antonio Spurs
4. Chicago Bulls	4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Toronto Raptors	5. Portland Trailblazers
6. Detriot Pistons	6. Utah Jazz
7. Atlanta Hawks	7. Phoenix Suns
8. Miami Heat	8. New Orleans Hornets

First Round
East/	West
Cavs over Heat	Lakers over Hornets
Celtics over Hawks (again)	Nuggests over Suns
Magic over Pistons	Spurs over Jazz
Bulls over Raptors	Trailblazers over Mavs

Second Round
East	West
Cavs over Bulls	Lakers over Trailblazers
Celtics over Magic	Spurs over Nuggests

Conference Finals
East	West
Cavs over Celtics	Lakers over Spurs

NBA Finals

Cavs over Lakers

Champions are the Cleveland Cavaliers and we get to here Shaq run his hole about "Lebron is the best player I have ever played with and I wanted to get him this ring" just like he said about Kobe and D-Wade before. Will all of this play out who the F&*K knows all I know is that I am happy hoops is starting since I work with waaaaay too many Yankee fans and I know I can't watch that shhhhhhhiiiiittttt.

Enjoy the season everyone!

-Scotty Dukes

Labels: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, NBA, San Antonia Spurs

Well it's official, the formerly professionally obese bastards known as Timmy and Adam are now both amateur runners. Yes, it's true, this week the Chariots of "Fire" rolled into New Milford, CT and Lowell, MA and burned up the pavement.

Find out how Adam's first 5K went and how Timmy's record setting pace saved his life on the mean streets of Lowell. Also, hear what's next for these two Massholes who now live by the motto, RACING IS LIFE.

Also, did Papi get his groove back? What about the NHL and NBA finals, does anybody care? Finally a riddle, who's 26 years old, a pretty good baseball player and has four years of eligibility? Find out the answer on today's episode of Wicked Pissa Dude Radio.

radio@wickedpissadude.com

Labels: 5K, CT, David Ortiz, Lowell MA, NBA, New Milford, NHL

The buyout of Stephon Marbury's Knickerbocker contract is complete. He will officially clear waivers on Friday and some NBA insiders feel he could be in Celtic green as early as Sunday. Fine. I just want my green and whites! If you are new to the show and or podcast then you might not know that I have an affinity for ghetto fabulous sneakers. The low cost Starbury line of athletic footwear scratches me right wear I itch. Available at Amazon now that Steve & Barry have celebrated their Grand Closing. Que lastima. None the less, bring 'em on. The shoes, the 20 points per game and the skull tattoo. Welcome Stephon.

timmy@wickedpissadude.com

Labels: amazon, Boston Celtics, Celtics, Celts, knickerbocker, NBA, new york knicks, Stephon Marbury, steve and barry

A source from the NBA is saying that the Nuggets and Pistons have agreed in principle to a 4 player deal. Detroit would receive Allen Iverson in exchange for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb. The deal has not yet been finalized, though when it is the landscape in the East will be different. Will it benefit Team Green? We shall see.

- timmy@wickedpissadude.com

Labels: allen iverson, antonio mcdyess, chauncey billups, cheikh samb, denver nuggets, Detroit Pistons, NBA, trade

(merry christmas in gaelic - i took 1 semester [yawn])

The NBA regular season schedule is coming out today. Early word is the Celtics open at home with King James and the Cavs on October 28th. Christmas Day will be celebrated at the Dunder Mifflin Center with Kobe and his band of merry Euro-weenies. Maybe Sasha and Pao can meet under the hoop and share a kiss below Kendrick and his kissing balls!

Here it is! - Celtics 2008-2009 Schedule

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Are you kidding me? Now they are going to look into and keep a closer eye on players to make sure they are not flashing gang signs? And it’s all because of Paul Pierce? This is just funny to me.

No, there is nothing funny about gangs or gang signs. It’s very serious business on the streets of cities all across the country (including BTV – WORD.) Let’s be real here though, does anybody really think that a professional athlete, with cameras on them all of the time during a game, are going to flash a gang sign? This is absolute absurdity.

Besides, this season, Paul Pierce won’t have to flash a gang sign, he’ll just shove his NBA Finals MVP in the face of all haters and they will be blinded by his ring. Now that’s a gang sign I could get behind.

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adam@wickedpissadude.com

Labels: David Stern, gang signs, NBA, NFL, Paul Pierce

BOOKMARK THIS:

Labels: Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Coco Crisp brawl, NBA, NBA Finals, Scotty Duque, Wicked Pissa Dude Radio

So maybe I was a bit quick to pull the trigger on panic. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the C's are up 72-63. Nice solid lead and Pierce with arguably the best dunk in the history of the NBA playoffs. Ok, maybe I am overshooting it, but if ESPN is going to say that about King James, I figure I could get away with saying it about Pierce. Check back for the game wrap-up...you know, at the end of the game.

- Adam

Labels: King James, Lebron James, NBA, Paul Pierce, Playoffs

We're under way in the second half and as is the case with ESPN/ABC/NBA, they tease a big thing at halftime and then deliver about :14-seconds of it, but this was a great :14-seconds. Bill Russell interviewing Kevin Garnett. There was some real power in the interview and Russell said to Garnett that he thinks KG will win two-three championships in Boston (not if they are playing the way they are playing tonight) but he also said that if KG doesn't win a championship, Russell would share one of his with KG.

F-ing cool, I love it. As a side note, these two Celtics greats were sitting down in room with Larry Bird as the back-drop. LOVE IT!!! If they every make this interview available online, look for it here.

- Adam

Labels: ABC, Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, ESPN, Kevin Garnett, KG, Larry Bird, NBA

The Celts are on the road tonight for game 3 of the 2nd round of the Eastern Conference playoffs and we all know what happened last time they went on the road in the playoffs, the fell asleep. Literally they fell asleep and almost got beaten by the Atlanta Hawks, yes THE ATLANTA HAWKS.

But my friends, you and I both know that the Celtics are not playing the Atlanta Hawks, they are playing King James (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnn) and the Cleveland Cavaliers. This doesn't just scare me, I just peed a little bit in my pants. I know I know, we shut them down in the Bean, but are we really going to be able to do it in the Cleve? I don't really know.

I had a conversation with one of my friends this afternoon and he started telling me that it is possible for the Celtics to win it all and never win a road game. Hahaha...this is exactly what I would expect a Boston fan to say about this. It's an optimistic thing to say, but it's also got a tinge of pessimism too. Like we're optimistic that we're going to win it, but pessimistic that it's going to take 28 games to do it.

I am writing tonight to tell you that we will win a road game. We will win more then one road game on our way to banner #17. I think Cleveland will win tonight and we will take Game #4. There I said it.

Now I am off to put on my ratty old LB tshirt and cross my nuts and hope we win tonight!!

GO CELTS!!!

-Adam

Labels: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Easter Conference, King James, Larry Bird, Lebron James, NBA, Playooffs, Regan

Labels: Boston, Boston Celtics, C's, Cavs, Celts, Cleveland Cavaliers, Game 2, Jeff Van Gundy, Lebron James James, NBA, Playoffs

My personal favorite - Red (RIP) and Larry

Labels: Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Boston Celtics, Championships, Dennis Johnson, Larry Bird, M.L. Carr, NBA