CELTICS ON A ROLL…

Downhill.

LeBron James and company extended the Boston Celtics losing streak to 2 games, and once again the Celts made it close. It seems funny to see the Celtics at the bottom of the pile, a temporary condition I am sure.

James netted 26 points and rookie guard Norris Cole poured in another 20; as the Miami Heat held on to win.

The Celtics need a win, over an opponent that cares and soon. Although I don’t doubt that the Celtics can win their division, is it time to break them up?

NETS BACK

The New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets reverted back to form in their home opener getting crushed by the Atlanta Hawks, 106 – 70. If the Nets hope to garner fans in Brooklyn, especially with the Knicks on the rise, they better start looking good and consistent. Coming out flat after only one game won’t do.

Why do you sit Deron Williams and Kris Humphries for most of the second half? If I was a Nets fan, I’d be unhappy sitting in the Newark arena, after paying for a ducat and not seeing much of the product I paid to see.

Williams tallied 10 points and Humphries 11 in the embarrassing lose.

MAVERICKS LOST

What’s with the champs? They dropped 2 in a row, both by wide margins! Can this be the World Champs or impostors?

According to Tyson Chandler, he’s not surprised. Seems the Mavs only give out one-year walk contracts, so they are literally playing for free agency.

AARON RODGERS

It doesn’t take a genius to know that Aaron Rodgers is terrific. Is he as good as say Tom Brady, or Drew Brees? The debate could go on forever, but rest assured that he is one of the very best.

True, the Pack looks human suddenly, but it is a long season, and the hits and bangs of the schedule can wear down a team and a quarterback, especially one that plays at such a high intensity.

I think that the pack is back a second year, and Green Bay is restored as America’s Team, for sure

DANGEROUS IS WHAT DANGEROUS DOES

The Miami Dolphins have a season to salvage, a coach looking to prove something, and an opponent who is psychologically beaten and embarrassed by the previous week.

The Dolphins have a 5 – 10 record, and nothing to gain except a positive end to a disastrous season, and the Jets, who lack any motivation and a playoff spot, have their season on the line and are ready to be ruined.

R. A. DICKEY

If you have a season left on your contract with a bad ball club and the season is still ahead of you, you might contemplate something drastic.

R. A. Dickey is planning a charitable effort to climb a mountain in

Africa to help the victims of sex trafficking in India. That’s what he says.

If you are on a team that finishes toward the bottom, can’t win, hit, score or pitch, and the best player just fled the coop, you’d want to find a mountain to jump off of too.

The New York Mets just sent Mr.Dickey a letter stating that if he hurts himself by violating the stipulations in his contract, he is not going to be paid. But being Mr. Dickey IS a Mets player, he will anyway. Maybe he can take Jason (no way) Bay with him.

BOSOX ON THE MOVE

I just love Boston! The team tries hard and although not always successful, still manages to get up and try. This time the retooling includes Oakland A’s best relief pitcher, Andrew Bailey! The 6’3” right-hander had a 3.24 ERA with 24 saves and averaged a strikeout an inning.

Along with Bailey comes Ryan Sweeney for outfielder Josh Reddick and two minor-league prospects. In the deal, first reported by ESPN, Bailey gives the Red Sox a reliable ninth-inning guy to replace the departed Jonathan Papelbon, who signed a $50 million, four-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in November.

That’s all I wrote folks!