NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers in clash for the ages

Amazing Season-Long Points Created Visualization

dsparks posted 6/4/2008 from arbitrarian.wordpress.com

As the Celtics and Lakers are prepare for their epic finals matchup, a look back at their seasons to this point proves instructive. This graphic depicts, for each game, for both teams, each player's contribution to team success in terms of Points Created. It's another huge graphic, and reads like a timeline--there's tons of information and color--see what you can glean from the objective analysis!

Chuck Norris says LA in 5

WithMalice posted 6/4/2008 from with-malice.com

Just the other day, my *cough-cough* learned *cough-cough* basketball-fan-colleague Rob stated: “The Eternal Battle of Good and Evil… Otherwise known as the Celtics and Lakers go at it again! In case you hadn’t guessed, I’m dressing the Celtics in the white hero hats…” If that’s the analogy you wish to pursue, fine. I guess that puts the Lakers in black.

Phil Jackson > Red Auerbach?

criticalfanatic posted 6/4/2008 from FanIQ.com

Who's the best coach ever?

Celtics take the title ... most of the time

newgroom422 posted 6/4/2008 from msn.foxsports.com

While most people have the Lakers winning, this article predicts the Celtics in 6!

Phil Must Be Stopped

LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog found this 6/4/2008 on redsarmy.wordpress.com

This is fate. This is how its supposed to be. Phil Jackson… currently tied with Red Auerbach with 9 NBA championships… must beat Red’s Celtics to claim the top spot on the list. And here’s a memo to the players: This ...