Author: George Daus

Best Electrified Cars of 2019

Best Electrified Cars of 2019

Posted by | Apr 26, 2019 |

Electric cars are growing in popularity all over the world, and it’s no surprise – they’re quiet, easy to drive and smooth in acceleration, but which one to choose? Whether we like it or not, this electrified trend will only intensify in the near future. The main thing that has kept customers from choosing an electric car so far is the short duration of the trip on one charge and infrastructure problems. However, these issues are not so acute in modern models – the mileage of 300 km is the norm, and the number of charging stations on roads...

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What to Expect From the Bruins in the First-Round of the Playoffs

Posted by | Apr 15, 2019 |

As the Boston Bruins prepare for their first matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs it is clear to most spectators that the team has an edge going into the match. Just on paper the team is coming off from a great season and is the home to arguably more talented players. Compared to this, the Maple Leafs were poised to be at least the second seed after signing John Tavares but this did not turn out to be the case. This does not mean that the Maple Leafs won’t be a challenge for the Boston Bruins. In the last season many injuries t haunted the team, even big players like Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron missed out on a lot of play time. Then came the inquiries which additionally affected Torey Krug and David Pastrnak who also missed out on a lot of play time. Despite all of this, the team managed to overcome the obstacles and is one of the favorites to win this year. If you want to wager on your favorite team and predict you will win the 2019 Stanley Cup, then we recommend you to take a closer look at this bookmaker. 2019 could be the year Momentum is definitely on their side as the Bruins look to pull off a victory against the Maple Leafs, their first competitor. The Maple Leafs recently added John...

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Where Are the 2016-2017 Celtics now – Free Agents

Where Are the 2016-2017 Celtics now – Free Agents

Posted by | Jan 12, 2018 | ,

I covered the players that got traded in my most recent article. The players that left via free agency had some say in their new contracts. A lot of these guys would have loved to stay on the Celtics. The fact of the matter is we couldn’t afford to re-sign everyone from last year’s team. Some of the most difficult decisions Danny Ainge made in the offseason was who fit into the team’s long-term plans, and who he would have to let go. The players that were lost all found great spots for their careers, and should be happy...

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Where Are the 2016-2017 Celtics Now- Trades

Where Are the 2016-2017 Celtics Now- Trades

Posted by | Jan 10, 2018 | ,

With the early success, and the new-look Boston Celtics have had, it’s easy to forget how the team looked a year ago. Eleven guys, from star player to the end of the bench, and everything in between, no longer wear the green. The 2016-2017 Celtics were full of overachievers. The team couldn’t afford to keep everyone. The roster overhaul was one for the ages. I felt it was necessary to take a look around the league to see how these former Celtics are doing in their new roles. This will be a two-part article, first covering the players that...

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Jayson Tatum Wins Eastern Conference Rookie of Month for December

Jayson Tatum Wins Eastern Conference Rookie of Month for December

Posted by | Jan 7, 2018 | ,

NOT A TRADE CHIP, A BUILDING BLOCK When I was 19, I was just trying to figure out how to pay rent and tuition. At the same age, Jayson Tatum is proving he can play at a high level in the NBA despite still being in his teens. Plus, I can only assume has no problems paying bills on time. It’s easy to see Tatum is light years ahead of his peers, but hard to imagine what his ceiling might be. “I don’t think water will find its level because I don’t think there’s a level with Tatum, because...

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LeBron Knows the Answer to the Big Question About Kyrie

LeBron Knows the Answer to the Big Question About Kyrie

Posted by | Jan 3, 2018 | ,

“…I don’t have any advice for him now. I got no advice for him or any other people that’s on any other team. Noooo.. Listen man we trying to win a championship here, I don’t have time to give advice to other guys…” LeBron seemed sincere in his opening press conference for the season, and it’s a fair point to not want to help players that aren’t helping you win a championship. The thing is, LeBron has been giving advice to all kinds of young players in a very public manner after games. We saw it with Lonzo Ball....

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REMEMBERING KOBE: THE CELTICS’ BIGGEST ENEMY OF THE CENTURY

REMEMBERING KOBE: THE CELTICS’ BIGGEST ENEMY OF THE CENTURY

Posted by | Dec 21, 2017 | ,

Earlier this week, the legendary Kobe Bryant had not one, but two jerseys retired in the Staples Center in LA. He put up amazing stats in both #8 & #24, and when asked, was hard-pressed to choose between the two. “It’s really, really tough for me. I think 24 was more challenging, and I tend to gravitate to things that are harder to do. And physically for me it was really, really hard for me to get up, night-in and night-out, man. It’s a grind. … Thinking on the Boston Celtics. Having a bone fragment in my foot during...

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On the Road with the Celtics: Indiana Pacers

On the Road with the Celtics: Indiana Pacers

Posted by | Dec 20, 2017 | ,

If you ask me, one of the coolest environments to be in is an NBA arena. This holds even more true of the game is close late, which was the situation last night in Indianapolis. I hit the road for the game, so I wanted to write a little recap and share what it was like in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. There’s no place quite like the Boston Garden for a game, but the people of Indiana sure do love their basketball (just ask Larry Bird.) The Celtics already came to Indy and won in November. That was a close...

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YOUNG C’S CAN SPRINT, BUT NBA IS A MARATHON

YOUNG C’S CAN SPRINT, BUT NBA IS A MARATHON

Posted by | Dec 14, 2017 | ,

REGRESSION TO THE MEAN After a blazing hot start to the season, the Celtics have come back down to earth a bit in the month of December. Having lost just two games in both October (first 2 games of season) and November, they’ve hit that mark in December less than two weeks in. Not long ago, it seemed like this team might not lose another game. Now, the reality of the long haul that is an NBA season is starting to set in, as the Celtics try to navigate injuries, tough stretches of the schedule, and players hitting potential...

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IT’S KYRIE’S WORLD, WE’RE JUST LIVING IN IT

IT’S KYRIE’S WORLD, WE’RE JUST LIVING IN IT

Posted by | Dec 6, 2017 | ,

DANCING TO A DIFFERENT BEAT “I see you. I see everyone. More than just your physical presence, I see your energy. I feel it. I know it.”  These were some of the words spoken by Kyrie, to the people at the Thanksgiving meal for the Boston Center for Youth & Families. I think it is safe to say Kyrie Irving has a different focus than most people. In interviews, there is a sense that he is on a completely different page than the reporters asking the questions. It makes for occasionally odd answers to simple questions. Most people write...

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WILL THE CELTICS GO STREAKING AGAIN?

WILL THE CELTICS GO STREAKING AGAIN?

Posted by | Dec 1, 2017 |

BIG PICTURE The magical win streak is over, coming to a halt in Miami. It stretched to 16 games, just 3 shy of tying a franchise record. Even this close to re-writing significant parts of an illustrious Celtics history, Brad Stevens couldn’t find a reason for high praise just yet. “We haven’t played well enough to consider this win streak to be valid in my opinion. We’ve figured out ways to win games. We gotta play a lot better.” Team chemistry is coming along nicely. Stevens is starting to find pairings that work together, but overall it is still...

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Brad Stevens Might Finally Win Coach of the Year

Brad Stevens Might Finally Win Coach of the Year

Posted by | Nov 13, 2017 | ,

NEXT MAN UP MENTALITY Next man up. It’s a phrase we hear all the time in sports. For Coach Stevens and the Celtics, it’s becoming a part of the nightly game plan. First, it was Gordon Hayward going down for the season. Before that, Marcus Morris wasn’t ready at the start of the season, and is still battling some knee soreness. After scrambling to install some new things in the offensive and defensive schemes for the new rotation, plentiful in first year players, the team got off to a scalding hot, completely unforeseen, 9-2 start. “I don’t think anyone...

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On “Lonzo Wednesday” Secondary Storylines Carry More Weight

On “Lonzo Wednesday” Secondary Storylines Carry More Weight

Posted by | Nov 8, 2017 | ,

LONZO WEDNESDAY Every year, the Celtics-Lakers match up has at least one game nationally televised. Why? Because it is quite possibly the greatest rivalry in all of sports. Together, the Celtics and Lakers have won 33 out of 71 NBA championships. That’s almost half of the history of this league, chalked up to the dominance of these two franchises. Thanks to Lavar Ball and his marketing schemes, all of that history now falls on the shoulders of Lonzo Ball. ESPN has dubbed tonight “Lonzo Wednesday”. It didn’t matter to them that the Celtics are going for 10 wins in...

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Nets/Lakers Played, And It Mattered

Nets/Lakers Played, And It Mattered

Posted by | Nov 6, 2017 | ,

TRADE VALUE TBD Out of all the offseason moves made by Danny Ainge, the value of two trades is still largely unknown. First, the trade to acquire Kyrie. Isaiah Thomas was shipped to Cleveland, along with Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and two picks. One of those picks happens to be one of the most valuable around the league– the Nets unprotected 2018 pick, still left over from the Pierce/Garnett deal. The Nets look like they might not be the worst team in the league this year. We don’t know how Thomas will come back from his hip injury, so...

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Kyrie is Becoming a True Celtic

Kyrie is Becoming a True Celtic

Posted by | Nov 2, 2017 |

TRUE CELTICS True Celtics are hard-nosed, team-oriented, all-around gritty players who are willing to do things other players won’t. Diving for loose balls, taking charges, and doing whatever it takes to win. True Celtics don’t care about their individual accomplishments as much as the team goal. They are able to put their ego aside for the greater good of the team. Kyrie Irving has always been known to be somewhat of a ball hog, who just wants to get buckets. He has been critiqued for having a big ego in the past. Whether these criticisms are justified or not, he...

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Door Open for Young Celtics to Step Up

Door Open for Young Celtics to Step Up

Posted by | Oct 24, 2017 | ,

WHAT NOW? Gruesome. Horrific. Shocking. Sickening. These were all adjectives used to describe the scene less than six minutes into the NBA season. As fast as Gordon Hayward was introduced to the Celtic faithful for our first game, he was unfathomably taken away from us. Thankfully he had successful surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. He will almost surely miss his entire first season as a Celtic. The team is now scrambling trying to find ways to make up for the loss. Losing a player of Hayward’s caliber is like hitting the reset button. This is...

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Jabari Bird- Ready to Contribute?

Jabari Bird- Ready to Contribute?

Posted by | Oct 23, 2017 | ,

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT “He’s more ready than anybody. He can guard at a high level. He can play, and he will outplay a lot of people.”  Jaylen Brown said this about Jabari Bird, his former Cal teammate, after Bird’s first minutes as one of Brown’s newest NBA teammates.  In the past, Brown has called Bird his mentor from when he first arrived at Cal. The script has flipped.  Brown now tries to hype up his mentor-turned-protege, but there is some validity to the statement. Brad Stevens echoed Brown’s comments, speaking positively of Bird’s chances in the NBA.   “Defensively, I...

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JB & JT: A Glimpse Into the Future

JB & JT: A Glimpse Into the Future

Posted by | Oct 11, 2017 |

PRESEASON So far this preseason, we have seen a variety of different rotations and player pairings. The last two games, we have seen a glimpse of what the future might look like. Jaylen Brown has started all three games so far, but Jayson Tatum has joined him in the last two. Monday night had a lot to do with rest, but on Friday nobody was resting and they started with the new Big Three. Could this be the lineup that hangs Banner 18 somewhere down the road? Preseason is a time to look at different things to see what...

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Will Marcus Morris Start for Celtics?

Will Marcus Morris Start for Celtics?

Posted by | Oct 9, 2017 | ,

GETTING ACCLIMATED With a lot of assumptions on who will start this season, the general public agrees that Marcus Morris will be a regular starter. The question is, when can we count on him to be a reliable option comfortable with the team’s schemes, as well as his teammates? Thankfully, his court case has concluded, and he is finally with the team. He and his brother, Markieff, were acquitted of all charges, so the twins won’t face any suspensions. It is a blessing that Morris  joined the team before the regular season started. While I outlined a few possibilities...

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Preseason: Things To Look For

Preseason: Things To Look For

Posted by | Oct 2, 2017 | ,

STARTERS The Celtics first preseason game tips off Monday at home vs the Charlotte Hornets. They play a total of just four preseason games- two with the Hornets and two against the 76ers. This means an even shorter time period for this team to get on the same page. As a result, the first unit might get more minutes than expected. First, let’s take a look at the potential starters. This team will be starting four new players, and not all the positions are locked up yet. We can count on Irving, Hayward, and Horford starting. The general consensus...

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Quest for Banner 18: Fresh Start

Quest for Banner 18: Fresh Start

Posted by | Sep 27, 2017 |

BANNER 18 IN ’18? Fittingly, the quest for Banner 18 begins on October 17th against none other than the Cavaliers. Recently, I predicted the Cavs would beat the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games this season. Hopefully I didn’t upset too many people, but listen, this team isn’t quite in win-now mode yet. They have put together a team that is in a unique situation to compete now while hopefully continuing to get better every year for a very long time. So while this season might not be banner material, it should only be a matter...

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Realistic Expectations for 2017-2018 Season

Realistic Expectations for 2017-2018 Season

Posted by | Sep 22, 2017 |

BASKETBALL SEASON IS UPON US Training camp is less than a week away and the basketball junkies are coming out of hibernation. Soon enough, a clearer picture of what we can expect the Celtics to look like will start to show itself. So, you’re probably expecting a post about how the Celtics are going to go all the way this year, right?!? Well, this is the part where I tell you to temper expectations just a little bit. It’s an exciting time to be a Celtics fan, but moreover a fan of the NBA in general. A lot of...

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Identifying Greatness – The Heart of a Champion

Identifying Greatness – The Heart of a Champion

Posted by | Sep 20, 2017 | ,

CHAMPIONSHIP ATTITUDE “Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”  -Muhammad Ali This is echoed by other great champions; you have to put in some serious work, even when the lights are off. “The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.” Elite athletes all relay the same message; you have to fall in love with the hustle. Then when...

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Even Stevens: Making Lemonade Since 2013

Even Stevens: Making Lemonade Since 2013

Posted by | Sep 15, 2017 | ,

SOMETHING IN THE AIR We hear it every time a team has any type of significant roster turnover. “They’ll need time to gel.” Or, “We’ll have to wait and see if they have chemistry.” Sure, these are valid points. But I’m here to tell you, these issues are minimal with this Celtics team. To find out why, you don’t need to look any further down the team roster than the head coach. Brad Stevens became the head coach prior to the 2013-2014 season. Remarkably, he has exactly zero players left from that team going into the 2017-2018 campaign. Seems...

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Will Kyrie Ever Find His Jersey in the Rafters of TD Garden?

Will Kyrie Ever Find His Jersey in the Rafters of TD Garden?

Posted by | Sep 4, 2017 |

Trader Danny 10 years ago, in the summer of 2007, the Celtics were in the middle of some serious changes. Danny Ainge worked the phones, and pulled off deals to bring both Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to Boston. Along with Pierce, they formed the “Boston Three Party,” and went on to win a championship in their first year together. A decade later, the madness is repeating itself in similar fashion. The overhaul is significant- Stevens has 10 new players that are expected to make the final roster. Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward are the all-star additions this time...

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