09-26-2020, 12:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-26-2020, 12:18 PM by KillerLeft.)
(09-26-2020, 11:57 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Agree. And people shouldn´t forget that RC was part of the "evil empire" in the 80s. Even won a championship with them. It´s interesting to see how many former players of the 80s Celtics have or had GM or coaching jobs in the NBA. Ainge is still running the show in Boston. RC coaching in Dallas (Detroit/Indiana). McHale coached the Rockets and TWolves. Bird was both coach and GM in Indiana.
Bird seems to have a really high opinion of RC. RC was his assistant in Indiana from 97-00. In 2003 Bird was named president of bball operations in Indiana. He immediately hired RC as the headcoach. Last example would be Bird being a part of Dirks farewell celebrations in Dallas.
To sum it up. Boston and Dallas have some strong connections. Heat are the still the Pat Riley show. I like most of the players on the Heat roster but I am sore loser and will never get over the 2006 finals. Let´s go Celtics.
Yeah, I get all this. I don't disagree. I'm just saying, if Dallas would've been good enough to get past the Lakers back in the day and play those Celtics teams, there'd probably be a lot of Celtics hate being passed down from generation to generation in Dallas.
For me, the LA Lakers are the one, constant enemy. I hate them with the fire of a thousand suns, especially now that Lebron James is there. I respect his game, but there's just something about him that makes me insane with sports anger.
My Miami sports hatred was based solely on Lebron, Wade and Bosh. Never had a problem with Riley, really. I know he was 100% Laker back in the day, and if I was a little older I might see him through that lens. All I see now is a really smart guy who knows how to win. I think their current team is VERY likable, even on top of them being good. I think they're just good dudes who play hard. Even if they got Giannis, which I think is very possible, I don't think I'd hate them.
I don't really hate the current Celtics, but if I'm honest I think Tatum, Brown and Smart are all a little on the entitled/cocky side for my taste. Something about Theis rubs me the wrong way, too. It's all perspective though, because half of the world probably thinks the same about Luka right now, with all of his complaining to the refs, so I guess this is a situation where everyone's opinion is valid.
Hopefully, we can all get behind the idea that the Lakers NEED to lose the finals, yes????