It’s All Over Now, Baby Green?
by Ilan Mochari

Two seasons ago, when the Celtics still knew how to play defense and set hard picks, they survived 11 games without Kevin Garnett like it was nothing.

In fact, the 2007-08 Celtics went 9-2 sans Garnett, including a 7-2 run during a midseason stretch in late January and early February.

So don’t buy the excuse that a spry Garnett is what separates this squad from title contention. The Banner 17 Celtics kicked plenty of regular-season asses without KG.

The Big Ticket has missed 11 games this year too. But the current squad went 5-6 without him, mostly during a 10-game stretch (4-6) in early January...
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The Saints: America’s Team?
by Kristen Merrill

On the heels of their Super Bowl victory and subsequent celebration/Mardi Gras parade, the New Orleans Saints have posed a question: are they the new America’s Team? Have they succeeded the Dallas Cowboys at the top of the US’s collective consciousness? Are they the team fans root for in default? ...
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