The Zong

Here we are five games into the NBA season and the C’s are undefeated and atop the SI power rankings. Before getting into my initial observations, let me mention how great it is to be a Boston fan right now. None of our major professional sports teams have lost since the Sox lost to Cleveland in Game 4 of the ALCS. That has to be at least a month. (I know Peter King made the same observation in MMQB but I’ve been saying this for the past week, just ask Trim and RoFo). I also know the Bruins have lost, but I don’t count hockey as a major sport. And on top of that, BC has lost in consecutive weeks, which will finally quiet those BC yahoos.

That being said, here are my initial observations on the C’s…

• KG is much better than I thought. I knew he was a superstar, but his intensity is insane. He’s waving the towel from the bench, cheering on the scrubs with a 20 point lead in the fourth quarter. He never lets up, even when Doc keeps him in 10 minutes longer than he should, which leads me to…
• Doc’s coaching… coming into the year, my only question was whether Doc could coach. Since he’s been here, there have always been excuses. Not anymore. Not with GPA. So far, he’s proven that he can coach a team with talent but I’m a bit worried about the minutes GPA are logging. Allen played all 48 minutes of a BLOWOUT. Keep in mind, he’s coming off two ankle surgeries. Was it really necessary to play him wire to wire? KG’s no spring chicken either, yet he’s playing for 17-18 minute stretches in the first half alone. I guess I shouldn’t complain, being 5-0 and all, but I’d rather not see any of the GPA components out of gas by the All Star break.
• KG is ridonculous.

One more thing, I’d like to thank Glaser for ruining the draft lottery via his Skype powers when the C’s ended up with the 5th pick. If they won the lottery, #5 wouldn’t be in green, unless you’re talking about Gerald Green.

- E.Z.