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I always thought Sheed was on crack...

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Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 09:35 AM   31 comments

Rasheed Wallace says the Boston Celtics can win more than 72 games

Man, I have to admit, I think we are going to occasionally miss ridiculous Rasheed Wallace comments this season. Sheed tells the Connecticut News that the Celtics are going to challenge the Chicago Bulls' record of 72 regular season wins:

"Definitely, playing with those three other guys, also combining that with the guys we have on the bench, I think we definitely can. Me personally, I think we can get that Bulls record. You know we have the talent for it. We have the will for it and ... I think we have the defense for it."

You sure, Rasheed? The writer, Thomas Halzack, even gave have a chance to back off, asking, "Do you want me to use that?" But you know Rasheed would not back off of a crazy quote:

"You can. Because honestly, I really do feel that. That was a good team. They had some HOFs on there, but we have a few on this team, too."

It's true, Boston has some good players. And if this was 2002, that Garnett/Pierce/Allen/Wallace foursome would be a little extremely imposing. But there's a lot of mileage on those guys, particularly KG, and he's still moving pretty gingerly on that knee.

Those 72-win Bulls had a still-in-his-prime, possibly best player of all-time in Michael Jordan on the roster. The Celtics don't even have a guy I would consider a top five player in the league right now (sorry P-squared). Everyone knew that Chicago team was historically good. There's not even a consensus on whether Boston is the best in the East, as most have Orlando or Cleveland favored. I don't see the Celtics winning more than 50-55 games, which is fine for them. No need to ratchet up the expectations.

 

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Ace77 says:
10/13/09 09:59AM
jglunt says:
10/13/09 10:30AM
lol.. yea.. i see the C's winning 55 games tops, the 2nd half of the season and injuries to these vets are gonna cost them some games. 
lakers34kb says:
10/13/09 12:46PM
They're too old, they will wear out in the end and will rest players when they have clinched a top seed.

Now the Lakers, they may have a shot at it.
kaponofor3 says:
10/13/09 01:05PM
Sheed is in dreamland.
saberjake says:
10/13/09 02:42PM
sheed is a nut job but now he is our nutjob  as a celtics fan hearing this makes me chuckle. 72 wins? no wait 73? not a chance. garnett will be worked in slowly as not to wear out that knee. they will win 60 to 65 games and most likely have thenumber 1 seed in the east the bulls record is not worth all the effort it would take to get it. i hope the lakers try
saberjake says:
10/13/09 02:43PM
any celtics fan and probably the rest of the team would rather have banner #18
nbafan88 says:
10/13/09 10:18PM
sheed is one of a kind

thats for sure
MoneyShot says:
10/14/09 12:17AM
Love the Celts but no way they win 70... They will win 60 though.  Their team is too old and they will be giving their players a lot of rest if possible and will give them a game off if they are slightly hurt.
MoneyShot says:
10/14/09 12:19AM
That will be an extremely tough record to break..... i dont think it will get broken in my life time unless they managed to add a couple HOFers type players in their prime to lebrons team. the guy had a pretty weak surrounding cast last year and won all those games so imagine if they added another 2 superstar type players...
JaxJag99 says:
10/14/09 10:47AM
this is a great team

pierce is 32

allen is 33

garnett is 34

and sheed is 35

ever heard the quote veterans win championsips?

NO .......... BECAUSE THEY DON'T

but they will be a very VERY fun team to watch

 

JaxJag99 says:
10/14/09 10:48AM
but yes sheed is on crack
cargen says:
10/15/09 04:55AM
72 wins??  Easy.

Expect them to rack up 75 victories this season..
FranzSchubert says:
10/15/09 07:19AM
Nice to see you rod... and this is absolutely laughable! In a good way, of course.


Iw1nBets says:
10/16/09 12:36AM
He has to be in dreamland... i wonder what hes gonna say when there 25-10 lol
JaxJag99 says:
10/16/09 02:20AM

 

marnypoly says:
10/16/09 05:55AM
People will realize how washed up Sheed is this upcoming season.

Most overrated move this offseason.
10dalicious says:
10/16/09 06:13AM
Both teams played hard my man ...
LaDaddy says:
10/18/09 11:26AM




kaponofor3 says:
10/18/09 12:04PM
Sheed, where's your lateral quickness? I'm looking forward to seeing JJ Hickson go by you with ease when you guys meet in the playoffs
CrazyFrenchman says:
10/19/09 10:49AM
vpnyc1 says:
10/19/09 12:47PM

 

When he was with Detroit you probably hated his guts and wanted to spit on him when he came to the Garden. Now he's our guy!! This is why athletes don't give 2 sh*ts about the fans!! Ha Ha!!

lordspoint says:
10/19/09 04:55PM
I'll take his bet

5K (can't be too greedy) Celts don't get the record 

Good luck Rasheed

Bank check or money order only please

 

 

supadame says:
10/20/09 12:59AM
Sheed said the C's CAN get 72 this year. He did not say they WILL get 72.

 

I share the same opinion. If they stay healthy, and focused, they CAN get 72 this year.

 

If anyone does it this year it will be the C's or the Lake Show.

lakers34kb says:
10/20/09 01:02AM
This Celtics team was one and done, everyone knows it.
supadame says:
10/20/09 04:31PM

They were one and done supposedly, but last year before KG got hurt, they were killing the entire league with like a 28-2 record at the time. They were on pace to get 72 last year before KG got hurt.

One and done. Sure.

CrazyFrenchman says:
10/20/09 11:06PM



BrianLaverty says:
10/20/09 11:13PM


Just like they were gonna lose in 2008 to the Hawks?  Pistons? Cavs? Lakers?

You've been saying this shit for 2 years.. biggest homer on the board.  Your word means a TON.
supadame says:
11/04/09 03:38PM
hustle_man says:
11/04/09 03:46PM

Oh the irony!

The fakers will be the team that is truly one and done as they lose this year and Phil Jackson rides off into the sunset.

NumberCruncher says:
11/04/09 10:18PM

The Celtics could win 72 games if they played every game with the defensive intensity they are capable of.  They don't need it to win every game but look what happens when they let off a bit like tonight, the T-Wolves are going to put 100 on the Celtics, and the game goes down to the wire.  If they Celtics NEEDED this game no way the Wolves stay within 15, but the NBA is a marathon, not a sprint.

Look at the schedule in the East.  Honestly, the only two teams in the East that can touch the Cs are the Cavs and Magic, and Boston already won in Cleveland once. They will be favored in every other game against teams from the Eastern Conference that they play save maybe a back to back game at a Miami or Atlanta, assuming of course there are no injuries.  The only West teams that will be favored at home against the Celtics, again under normal circumstances, are the Lakers, Spurs, and probably the Nuggets.

Can they win 72, absolutley.  Will they, probably not, because winning 72 isn't the end goal, winning the NBA championship is.  If they stay healthy, they're my pick to win the East because they are so strong on defense, which everyone knows is how you win during the playoffs.

 

I'm not at all a Celtics fan by the way.

 

 

saberjake says:
11/04/09 10:05PM
no not really. i have always respected his game and used to love to watch him play even at unc. this is a silly statement by a silly man. once an player puts on your uni he is part of your favorite team hence you support him.
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