EU SOU UM CELTIC--AINDA

At Detroit tonight, wait...Billups is back there?

Plus Smith and Drummond, a challenging pair.

(Great name) Vitor Faverani can play Big D,

He can play offense, too, we are starting to see.

Bass playing Monroe an assignment so tough, 

Remember Cs drafted Chauncey--still showin' his stuff.

Q1 Pistons are pounding the offensive glass,

Jennings (in a mask) would rather shoot than pass.

Stevens looking for more shooting from Crawford and Lee, 

Q1, after a tough battle,  Cs are within 3.

Hello, Keith Bogans, got a few minutes to play, 

Olynyk looks less scared, Crawford's doing it his way!

Cs are getting outrebounded, shots slow to drop--

Will CSN's Carlesimo's (yes, P.J.) talking ever stop?--

Pistons dominating inside, Cs down 10 end Q2,

Cs look passive, no energy--that just won't do!

Q3 FINALLY Jeff Green hard to the hoop, to the hoop!

(Gotta send that message to the rest of his group).

Marshon Brooks sighting, need points from him,

As Olynyk and Crawford find some rhythm.

Q3 Pistons had 9 turnovers, many caused by a C!

On scrappy D, Cs within 5 at the end of Q3.

AB FOR THREE, had to wait til Q4,

Bass has had Drummond, no easy chore.

Q4 Cs a 13-0 run, still hanging around,

Wallace is a leader with the new voice he's found!

Pistons 14-2 run, 10-2 Cs, 8-0 Ps,

Cs turnovers!! A win--out they could not squeeze.

GREEN SOCKS

RED SOX, FIRST WIN IN 95 YEARS AT HOME,

WHAT A GLORIOUS WAY TO START THIS POEM!

At Raptors: AB, Bass, Faverani, Wallace, Green,

2013-14 the first Starters we have seen!

Vitor was told he'd start, just said "...Ok,"

In Europe at 14 his first pro game he did play.

Welcome home, Kelly O, sweet Mom and Dad in the crowd, 

Now in enemy stands they'll have to cheer extra loud.

Can't move your pivot foot before on the floor is the ball,

Especially early in the season, that's a travel call.

Hansbrough is playing so it's a physical game, 

V-I-T-O-R    F-A-V-E-R-A-N-I    Love his name!

Gotta start liking Humphries ("The Hump"), he can block, 

Plus he is aggressive, hustles like a jock.

Cs up 5 at the end of Q1.

Many different Raptors getting it done.

Augustin, DeRozan, Johnson, Ross, Lowry, Gay--

Plus Hansbrough, who's annoying--have led the way.

Raptors struggled with free throws, Cs turnovers galore, 

49-37 Raptors, the painful halftime score.

Cs didn't look too much better at the start of Q3,

More turnovers, poor execution and very little D.

Gotta love Wallace, he goes hard to the hoop, 

And is a very vocal leader of this new Cs group.

The Hump, AB, Wallace, Bass and Green, 

Bring the most aggression of the combos we've seen.

They brought solid play, and at last, some D,

Excited, great playing, JEFF GREEN FOR THREE!

That offensive player getting the delay of game, 

If it lands in his hands?? That rule is lame.

JORDAN CRAWFORD FOR THREE, makes your heart stop, 

Tie end Q3, Cs 23-8 points they did drop!

I think we are witnessing--with dignity and class--

The quiet development and contributions of Brandon Bass.

Q4 more Cs turnovers we did see,

Raptors won by 6, Cs had trouble with D.

Cs and Clippers have now had the same start, 

But the Cs showed promise, energy and heart!

NO-MARSHALL PLAN

In a post-season that's been so very harsh, 

Now no more Tanguay (yay),  Greg D. or D. Marsh.

CSNNE has cleaned house, following the Cs lead, 

Somewhere, some stability is what we need.

Tommy, Tim Welsh and...Dave Cowens at home!!

On the road with Gorman? AINGE--hence this poem.

Won't that be interesting in arenas near and far, 

Having him call games whether we're great or sub-par?

I'm a D. Marsh fan, heard fans thought he was bland, 

Eclipsed when by Scal the Cs broadcast was manned.

Feel bad for Dickerson because he is not well, 

Where will these guys go? Seems there's nothing to tell.

Also on the road the "look at me" C. Maxwell, 

Tho he is annoying, bet he knows his faxwell.

At last it's October when all the fun will begin, 

EVERYTHING has changed, still we FANS are all in!!

NO BRIDGE TOO FAR?

Call it tanking, rebuilding? Love a "Bridge Year!"

We fans bleed Green and are ready to cheer.

Maybe, just maybe, things will work out better, 

With Adams and Stevens, DEFENSE and a go-getter.

For coaches and players this year's  a win/win, 

There will be few expectations when the season does begin.

It is one big audition for players and coaches too,

Unlike with Doc, we'll see what the new/young guys can do!

Still with ever-changing rotations, chemistry will build, 

Rondo at the helm, we know he's strong-willed.

Humphries will earn his respect, Bogans has heart,

Along with Sully who will often start.

Second-longest tenured (Rondo 1st) is AB, 

Which Green, Bass and Crawford will we see?

Wallace, Lee, the only long-term contracts have they, 

Seems Fab might get cut--he is in his own way.

Olynyk makes more than Sully, but has great hair, 

Nowhere a mention of Wilcox--is he still there?

Still have Randolph, now Iverson (too bad NOT A), also Pressey, 

Think we got Faverani, negotiations seemed messy.

Expect to hear a lot about Brooks after every game, 

He is MarShon--what a great name!

Love the Bridge idea, let's just see where we are,

With draft pick assets, there'll be no Bridge Too Far.

Cs: THE DAY

July 12, 2013 will go down in history

To Celtics Fans this is no mystery.

For this will be the day Captain Pierce (DJ, JET) and KG

Became Brooklyn Nets, so painful to see.

Did Ainge do them both a favor? I say he did,

Allowing them to leave together, to join Rookie Coach Kidd.

Retool, Rebuild...all the playing "fields" this evens,

Captain Rondo, Green, AB, Bass (?), plus coach Stevens.

We are no longer tied to our Big Three--or Four,

Had the feeling since May Doc wasn't walking thru that door.

No more holding our collective breath with old guys out there,

Will they get hurt? Too many minutes? Oh, how we did care!

We'll still have Heart (Sully), small triumphs, of course, Celtic Pride,

We have Youth, Analytics, new faces--what a ride!

The Celtics new configuration? We don't have to pray,

All we have to do is Cs THE DAY!

We'll cheer for The Green no matter who's on the court, 

Because as Fans, WE still bleed Green--gotta love this sport.

BOSTON SEIZE

"...YOUR BOSTON CELTICS" the PA guy will say,

By then we'll know who's gone and who did stay.

The Big Three and Doc, gone, when this is done, 

So we'll build around Rondo, our Big...One.

Ainge showed respect to Captain Pierce and KG, 

By sending them to a team where more wins they'll see.

Our hearts break as we see them go out the door 

They'll  be back when we retire numbers 5 and 34.

In Waltham we need cameras--in on what will they zoom?

Any Humphries-Rondo tussles in the locker room.

At some of our old draft picks we'll get fresh looks, 

From the Nets Cs get Kris Joseph and MarShon Brooks.

Tho by Simmons' comments you might not abide, 

Gotta feel Doc took us fans for quite a ride.**

Since '07 we've hung on to our Championship Dream, 

We don't cheer for a coach or player, but for a TEAM.

On Day 1 of our season, like we've historically seen, 

Fans will show love and support, and will always bleed Green.

**http://deadspin.com/rivers-i-would-like-to-call-simmons-an-idiot-simm-605489630

ROCKIN' THE NBA

Anybody think maybe AINGE said to Doc:
I have an idea that the NBA will rock?
Cs need to remove contracts and guys so old,
Including JET, maybe Lee, whose game has gone cold!

Since Doc's 5 year deal, after every season he stalls,
Maybe he'll come back--or not! Avoiding Cs' calls.
This year is different, for management, that is,
Let's remember Danny Ainge (maybe Wyc?) is a whiz.

So the Cs figure THIS is the year they have to rebuild,
Captain P and KG, against Father Time can't be willed.
"Trading" Doc, KG and (buy out) Captain P,
Given their allegiances, they're their own Big Three.

Doc gets a chance to coach a contending team,
Clippers keep Paul whose calling the shots it would seem!
Cs get young assets...wait, we need a coach!
SVG or Lawrence Frank we could broach!!

My heart aches as offseason turmoil occurs,
But, for the moment, LET'S GO SPURS!