FanIQ.com - 6/4/2008
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Who's the best coach ever?
Amazing Season-Long Points Created Visualization
arbitrarian.wordpress.com 6/4/2008 — 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!
Celtics versus Lakers: So-Cal Sports Hub's Take
bostonsportz.com 6/4/2008 — Over the weekend, Joey at So-Cal Sports Hub had us answer a few questions about the upcoming Finals matchup between the Celtics and the Lakers ( you can read the results here ). We thought it would be fun to get his take on a couple questions ...
All-time Celtics vs. all-time Lakers: Who would win?
msn.foxsports.com 6/4/2008 — Which is the greater franchise in NBA history, the Lakers or the Celtics? It's East Coast vs. West Coast; 16 championships vs. 14; Hollywood glamour vs. New England grit; victory cigars vs. Showtime; the Garden vs. the Forum; Magic vs. Bird; Russell vs. Wilt; Cousy vs. West; and now, Kobe vs. the Big Ticket, the Truth and Jesus (Shuttlesworth).
Kobe Bryant: Winning, still can't win
sports.yahoo.com 6/4/2008 — I don't often -- if ever -- do this for my own stuff, but I am throwing this out there in case anyone who has Jeff Van Gundy or Mark Jackson's ear might be able to slip them a copy of this.
Phil Must Be Stopped
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/4/2008 —
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 ...
Lakers-Celtics: A Lot of Love and A Lot More Hate —
NBA.com: News 6/4/2008
In the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Mark Heisler writes "if, as Jerry West says, the NBA's greatest rivalry wasn't a rivalry at first since the Lakers never won in the '60s and the Boston Celtics never lost, it already seemed bigger than mere life or death, at ...
Celebrated Rivalry Has Its Roots in '62 Finals —
NBA.com: News 6/4/2008
In the NEW YORK TIMES, Howard Beck writes "before the confetti fell at Staples Center last Thursday, a chant swept through the arena: We want Boston!' One night later, 2,986 miles to the east, the response came booming back: Beat L.A.!' As the two ...