Comments on: Celts’ Key to Success: Outscoring Opponents!

By: Sportsattitude

Sportsattitude — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:09:02 +0000

I love what Fred commented on. I often find myself answering the question the same way when asked by other fans…yep, they’ll probably have to outscore the other team. Always a great discussion when you get into that “defense wins championships” argument. At the end of the day, you do have to score one more point than your opponent and defense is one way to do that. So is scoring the ball. It’s a circular discussion. I just hope the Western Conference playoffs live up to the hype and a lot of points are scored. I could care less who plays defense and who doesn’t – I want points. I think fans of the NBA are pretty weary of 71-70 Spurs-Pistons games and the romanticism of defense needs to take a walk this year. Bring on the buckets!

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:54:32 +0000

Very witty remarks–and right on. I’ve always wished some announcer would answer, when asked what is the key to winning tonight’s game, “Outscoring the opponent, Bob. In order to win tonight, the Celtics will have to score more points than the Cavs. But on the other hand, the Cavs will have to do the same, if they are to upset the C’s.”

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Celtics247.com » Blog Archive » Today’s Links 4/11 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:18:07 +0000

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By: fouledout

fouledout — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:37:01 +0000

defensive stops make the difference in a basketball game. you can try to outscore your opponents all you want and still end up losing (like the denver nuggets). scoring is really important in basketball, but a team needs to have defensive stops to prevent opponents from catching up..