Post by jb on Mar 29, 2008 18:13:30 GMT -5
Ian Thomsen has been covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated since 1998.
His previous work history has included the "International Herald Tribune," "The National" and the "Boston Globe."
Being a Boston native with a national perspective gives him the perfect position to evaluate the Celtics and their opportunity to claim their 17th championship this season.
Here is an example of that perspective from his column of March 17th.
Ian was on board the Celtics bandwagon early and clearly understood the impact of Garnett and Allen as described in his article of July 30.
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His previous work history has included the "International Herald Tribune," "The National" and the "Boston Globe."
Being a Boston native with a national perspective gives him the perfect position to evaluate the Celtics and their opportunity to claim their 17th championship this season.
Here is an example of that perspective from his column of March 17th.
Rivers feels that the Celtics have stolen 10 wins that they deserved to lose, but unlike other contenders, they've yet to develop bad habits or look like they're coasting.
"That's the teams that have been together -- the Detroits of the world and all of those guys,'' Rivers said. "They've been in this chase so long, you can't blame them at times if they get bored. It gets exciting for our guys because we've been in this chase for four months. San Antonio's been in it for six years. And it's a big difference.''
"That's the teams that have been together -- the Detroits of the world and all of those guys,'' Rivers said. "They've been in this chase so long, you can't blame them at times if they get bored. It gets exciting for our guys because we've been in this chase for four months. San Antonio's been in it for six years. And it's a big difference.''
Ian was on board the Celtics bandwagon early and clearly understood the impact of Garnett and Allen as described in his article of July 30.
Garnett turns Boston into a potential champion because he is arguably the top complementary star in the league....The scoring of Pierce and Allen will enable Garnett to scale down his offensive production as he ages, keeping him fresh at the defensive end.
We will have a second guest this week, Joshua Motenko who covers European prospects for NBADraft.net and works with the non profit group: Peace Players International , using basketball to bridge cultural, religious and political gaps in some of the worlds most dangerous, strife stricken regions.
If you have a question for our guest or the show you can call our toll free number (1.866.751.9649) anytime leading up to tip off on Sunday and leave us a voice mail to air live or you can send us an e-mail .
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We hope you will join us.