Pino

I am a lifelong Celtics and all Boston Sports fan. I bring a wealth of experience to the table as a pessimist, stat geek, and sarcastic onlooker. I am also a below average rec league power forward, and a championship youth basketball coach. Follow me on Twitter @AnthonyPino11

Recent Posts By: Pino

The 2011 Bruins are Representing their Fans Perfectly

Posted by Pino & filed under Random.

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Celebrate dad at MiniInTheBox and save $4 off $30 with code CMITB The 2011 Bruins are making sure “history will be made” much like the NHL ad campaign will tell you this year. They are cementing images into the minds of the die hard fans who have followed them in all the miserable years between [...]

Stop Comparing Dirk to Larry.

Posted by Pino & filed under 2011, Random.

I know it’s tempting because they are both white, both have shaggy hair, and both can score at will, but please. Stop it. Dirk is an awesome offensive force. He can score from anywhere on the floor most nights, and has been a juggernaut in these playoffs, but he isn’t Larry Bird. Let’s look at [...]

An Open Letter from a C’s Fan to the B’s Fan. Re: Pink Hats.

Posted by Pino & filed under Opinion Piece, Random.

A letter from a C’s Fan to his dearest friend the B’s Fan Re: Pink Hat Infection Dear Bruins Fans, For the past decade or more, your team has escaped the worst plague of the knowledgeable and dedicated Boston sports fan. Your team has experience varying levels of success, some playoff runs, award winning players [...]

Rondo’s lack of a jumper helped him play hurt

Posted by Pino & filed under Random.

Rondo had a career defining game last night. His choice to come back into the game after a gruesome dislocation of his elbow in the third quarter, and especially his performance after that decision, showed you what kind of a player he can be when he wants to be. But something else that has defined [...]

One thing Miami is doing tonight that will make me happy.

Posted by Pino & filed under Random.

With the recent justice being visited upon the head of Osama Bin Laden thanks to our brave men and women in the military, the country is back in the patriotic mood we all enjoyed for the two year span between 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq. Hell, I saw Barack Obama take a John Travolta [...]

Which Garden Resident has a better shot at their Eastern Conference Finals?

Posted by Pino & filed under Opinion Piece.

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As of last night’s Game 7 victory for the Bruins in the NHL Playoffs, followed up by another Jack Edwards gem, both teams that call the TD Garden home will be entering into a second round series. Both teams have dreams of putting another banner in the rafters there, but which team really has the [...]

Should We Really Be Surprised by JO’s Performance?

Posted by Pino & filed under 2011, NBA Playoffs, Opinion Piece.

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You may disagree with me, but I think Jermaine O’Neal was a key to the Celtics’ game one victory over the Knicks. He came up with more than one clutch basket, and had a few timely blocks and taken charges to stop Knick runs. His 6-6 shooting from the field was just three fewer made [...]

Time for Rondo to Grow Up and Return to Playoff Form

Posted by Pino & filed under 2011, NBA Playoffs, Opinion Piece.

I was having a conversation this morning with a friend who is a fellow Celtics fan and a long time season ticket holder. He mentioned that after watching last night’s episode of The Association and seeing Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo’s conversation over dinner that he thought Rondo was going to have a huge playoff [...]

The Only Guy on the Knicks Who Worries Me.

Posted by Pino & filed under Opinion Piece, Playoffs.

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There’s only one player who scares me in the upcoming first round series against New York. He’s a player I once cheered on, and a player who I’ve seen play like a cold hearted killer in the postseason before. He’s a player who took his teams to 7 straight conference finals from 2003 to 2009. [...]

Lebron and the Sox deliver a Stomach Punch to Boston Fans.

Posted by Pino & filed under Opinion Piece.

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This week in the Globe the Red Sox, in the midst of a 6 game losing streak, announced a business deal between their Fenway Sports Management and Lebron James company LRMR. Lebron has taken an ownership stake in Liverpool, the ridiculous European soccer venture of the Red Sox ownership group, and FSM will now manage [...]