Dale & Holley's Opening Segment

When you watch Eddie House relies okay that's what he does that catches that he shoots. A you know when it was 2910 at the end of -- And you know you do the math and you and you -- I mean to win the game might -- at the -- Gagne just think in this. And they never and that way in teams always come back whenever. Going to give up ten whole first according to -- nineteen the first six minutes of the second quarter and -- like almost got sick watch in the second quarter. They're just so much better than most of these teams they're playing against that tonight is is one of those nights where tonight's going to be grass is this is different you played Cleveland you play the Lakers. You play Orlando you know it's a little different against teams like Miami New Jersey on our. It just that it.

Answers in Miami had been playing pretty well lately Dwyane Wade is incredible. You can tell you look at Dwyane Wade when he was finals in BP annual academy now. I don't know what the official number as it looks like. He's put -- about fifteen or twenty pounds yeah it looks like fullback now of the it's very strange to see him dribbling the ball but it looks like he's -- rocks were prepared complain. Pretty well lately. But not good enough. As you say that does not get enough that that thing about the Celtic this is why John -- and blows it Duncan and they got -- up is his line and asked to go sit down in the bottom permits in the dunk. This is why I disagree -- Donny Marshall though when asked yesterday. Are the Celtics back. And I don't know Pete came out that no flat out but. He was trending toward now they are back. Because not only are they beating these teams and getting these large first quarter first half deficits. Are doing. -- giving almost every loose ball on notice that. And they are hustling. They are hitting the floor. Is coming up who plays that they didn't come up with -- when they were losing seven out of nine another thing that's happening before our eyes. Is that Rajon Rondo is becoming a better and even better point guard I'm always some have a triple double. Against the Pacers forget about that I'm talking about the creativity the imagination to build the ability to find guys the ability to see things that you don't see on TV. That's always judge that --

That one bounce pass that pierce didn't and we got a -- from Tommy kept saying you know you gotta run in and pierce liked it you don't expect it. Even his own teammates I think it caught unaware as there was one to lead on Paul and I -- they had a couple where our guys like well.

And a -- of in the span of three or four minutes where you're saying to yourself great pass and and and they didn't convert but he's finding guys that's always a test I use. Whether I'm watching. High school basketball. And college of the pros. And especially of the game is on TV. The point guard is there he's got the -- and you're looking. And you're saying to yourself I don't see anything yet won any he's a sound NEC something. You know I got.

it reminds me of and and it goes back to when I was in the hockey world war. And Wayne Gretzky. And and I asked a coach one time -- how does Gretzky EC. That past you know he he may capacity gulp cup it was EC. And the coach said to me he said he said if you and I are standing with the puck on our stick and were standing there are eyes look at the passing lane and we seat. He said Gretzky is one of those people who can actually see from where the pockets. In other words you're standing here and looking you don't see a passing line. If you put yourself down there where the puck he has you go -- look there's a Rondo sees things differently. -- you were I would see them on the basketball court he sees. Avenues and and lanes that open up that you can't seed normally and especially when your you know looking up you know like we are from a high above courtside he sees things different.

Makes sense suffer for Wayne Gretzky in hockey. For for a great veteran hockey whether it's. Lemieux -- or anybody else. All time greats they see things they see things that others don't point guards in basketball quarterbacks in football and running backs in football. Just the ability to have that vision and to know. Aren't -- do this by just goes here to the left. Is going to be a domino effect and not get out of the past and yeah sometimes it goes it works against you chair and -- and that happened last night for Rondo to -- bodies awesome and I can't you know those dollar brings out Brady was trailing him.

idea on body was on the Senate and the caliber. Of the rim by crack point. Turned her back right. I mean -- hard part the other thing is is I think people like Rondo Pete and go back to Gretzky and Lemieux date they would despite. They don't just see what happens if they -- year. They see what that with the domino effect is like Wright said they seek our it might do if the past year this is within their going to go there and then that's going to open up this for this guy. They just see things differently than we and it's. I said he's my favorite player on the team guy he's not the most compelling he's not the best. He's my favorite player watch he just insult creative.

And it's going to be good even though he didn't have a great game last night Kendrick Perkins and talking about is going to be good to have him back. About Scalabrine. Play very well. As a starter. The -- of these last few games gave -- different dimension and as anybody on the bench can tell you. You go from my playing with -- bench guys the playing with starters. You know you have. You've gone from coach to first -- now you've got to -- it is this.

World and really at Augusta got --

I was the backup at that yet to pay for now man like it's pretty good so even play poorly as a matter of fact. Yeah that is down now you think about.

The way you viewed scalp three or four years ago on the way you view him now it's a steal. They have a guy like this making three million dollars a year and come off the bench and he can start for you in a pinch. But with all that said. They lose something when they don't have Kendrick Perkins in there defensively they can really be taken advantage of defensively. If you don't have that ball in the middle. I'm Kevin Garnett -- a sinner and -- others gal. So they were they were fortunate to get by Phoenix they blew them out wasn't even that concerned. -- at two big guys like Shaq and Amare Stoudemire but.

How how often can do it and it an especially tonight you're playing against. You know arguably the best big man. -- in the Eastern Conference and Dwight Howard and enough I don't know if you could make an argument he's not yet. So you're going to need all the big guys you get and it's it's good to have Kendrick perk that I got a kick out of doc after the game said yeah I -- it was fine -- lungs collapsed and yet.

I mean an -- obviously conditioning is always a concern no matter how much running you do. Any sport no matter how hard you work data and ride that bike and all those things and the get out there -- plane again. The beauty of -- wise when another blowout like. They're used to doing. He'd keep the minutes down of the guys that matter KG signal -- and and watch him most of the second half then you know it serves you so well. When you gotta play the second half but the back to back. When the other teams sit at home wait euphoria it's going to help them tonight I'm nuts and -- the -- but it's gonna help I did so it's all people Miami there was a game last night. Sat as a way. Well they teach a little bit better in the second I mean at at tip off they were moving down and yet you products they have over the and it cheap seat that's like winning when they do wrestling shows you know WW week they -- at all or let us and TV cameras outside you know and that's what it looked like they were doing last night. I mean how staff. -- look at for the what used to be like around here but you know it's.

I don't know RBI all I know is that when the and the Celtics had -- their worst season. In franchise history -- avarice and thousand and the game. Now last night. Don't let it announced attendance what what goofy -- debates but that but I kilometer I guess that the capacity. Is 19600.

It makes it's stupid like yeah like 16000. Some even dumber 19000 to come. Out there it was a blizzard. It kept all out -- all the fan stuff art -- reportedly get that a in the ranking of the arena I mean you know and so they they the ball to Miami couldn't -- the form got beaten me. 19602. EI mean by. Lost his back rather. Wild. They say they say it's that he lets stay home tonight but -- right now.

He runs and run. Again sparked more lay -- three guys. Are raining. I would say drive home safely transplanted and they all left in the last time out they will let -- as if they were good Chicago appeals the first person out. --

876. Yeah there are gonna say they were never there and effort I couldn't believe that you know the opening shot easy cagey point it'll one rep wouldn't point -- would you react right at first down -- doubts are our guy and Eddie kept eerily like. Gestures harder. By the talk I'll K here. But when they show that wide shot. In the place that reference and understand. You know the point back to duplicate. Not at all that it you know move on. Now look at it without. Kevin Rollins Lleyton and -- like that. As it always is that you play jockey at Toronto. And to get a seat up there. And and men give them credit they got they made it they got the All-Star break they desperately needed to get to the All-Star break the tank on. Was it was just above you or was that a quarter that Oden or only old quarter but hit like all I had not -- the Omega. Off the air conditioning that the big and extra mile gallop out. You know luckily today and it's almost miraculous at this point in the down 31 opponent the third. They get a couple of goals -- and tying things. Date may hold off the maple leafs and frantic four on three power play in the last minute forty overtime. Tim Thomas was great again and and they hold -- And it's almost comical at this point. They get issued. And the fourth shooter for the for the Bruins. Is Michael Ryder who's one for eleven lifetime in the -- and and clutch in administer boy afterward even clutch Julian efforts as a lot -- which you know I just it's ago. All right -- I have a reason. It wasn't liking you know while it and watch him in practice you know I saw how they are all good match -- set I don't know -- just played behind each. And it was a spectacular goal away and it. You -- like Wheeler rookie out there in the -- you've got Martin saint Pierre you know fresh up from Providence rookie out their in the shootout. And Michael Ryder who is one for eleven lifetime.

Clutches. Onto a -- this is that this stretch here forget about the record that the great start of the season. This stretch here convince me that the Bruins are for real and this is going to be the year article of -- First time old way ahead of the year I'll let. Two year old to Europe. For 5000 -- and what it -- what this stretch convince me. They're legit and they are going to get the first round for the first time along time because I have that happen at I had the ranked the most impressive -- Of the season most of them would come in the past two -- three weeks not one Melissa that went over Montreal gas. Three to one number two always win last night. In three I'm sorry Fred New Hampshire -- as -- win when they had not been really.

Comeback attempt -- Montreal game you could tell there was just nothing -- forum that night and Tim Thomas flat out stole 14 of them with a forty save effort. And -- and an overtime last in stolen another.

Want to see from a team. Look. All things being equal you're out there with your stars the other teams out there -- stars and you win the game I mean that's great. But it's never equal. Especially. We get later in the season somebody is banged up. Somebody's tired somebody is underperforming. In you've got to find ways to still get victories. Went when things are. Are less than perfect and in the case of the Bruins. Probably. 50% or 60%. Of what you would like in the -- Right now this team that probably you know 606065%. Strike.

And that might beat that might be given more credit than right do.

And that and they are still winning so that that convinces me right there that this team. Is --

You going to the All-Star break tied. With the San Jose Sharks for the best record the national hockey despite. Patrice Bergeron went we've been through you know Marco Sturm alpha Cassel go to capitol women on all. You know Andrew Ference they did get -- ward back last night I think that help their defense a lot. They keep bringing these guys up from Providence and I don't really miss much of a beat it's it's it's a tribute to the depth of the organization. Pitcher rally and a scouting staff of put together an attribute to Claude Julien who I just think has been magnificent. The way he's coached this team. You know what this is an All-Star break and all like an All-Star vacations at five days you don't you before play the next day dinner until Monday to -- they gather for practice. I we were kind of joke in this morning and we we get together early morning on a conference call and -- who should we talked to what we want to talk about today and and -- we get a hockey player on tonight but I have a feeling that the first flight itself this morning from Logan Airport or at hockey players all over and I don't blame. Yet that a lot a year ago gets someplace warm and relax for a few days because they've earned it may -- itself. With local a lot of different things that it will clock in some some basketball and hockey both teams played last night both teams won. There's some some interesting stuff from the football world. Tom Brady you know as always one of those paid appearances you know on fan 590 whenever he's got a message to get out. He goes to the fan 590 in Toronto and puts it out there for everybody was that a paid a -- that I have no idea that makes a hell I don't I put it.

This game long enough and and happen for the.

With the heat it's. The equivalent of the -- It. From the words you can be. Shown. -- some crucial thing I'll have to you concede it's absolutely. I brought up I can remember that TV station pressure Quebec late Saturday problems by first time I went to Toronto. Mr. long day. We're back to the hotel alternative to it okay. --