The East Starting Line Up has VH1 Reality Show Written All Over It

The All-Star Starters were announced last night, with no real surprises when looking at the star power. You can see the final voting numbers here.

While the West has a bunch of LA bros and Kevin Durant, who no one seems to hate, the East is a different story. Lebron James, Carmello Anthony, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, and Dwyane Wade will walk out for the East on February 17th, and there isn't alot of love between these guys.

        

(What I would do to have these five living together.)

Rondo and Wade have been at odds since Wade helped take apart his shoulder, and things got interesting after this year's opener when Wade called Rondo cheap. Garnett and Carmello have been arguing over what their favorite cereal is, and Lebron James who seems to have everyone's love these days is right in the middle.

 If the NBA wants to cash in on this, they should make the five starters on each team stay in a "Real World" like house for the weekend, with the cameras rolling. Here are a few things you can expect to happen in the East House. 

• Rondo and Wade will play NBA2k against one another, halfway through Wade will break Rondo's controller, but then Rondo will bump the TV and ruin the game for everyone. 

• When Carmelo comes down for breakfast, Garnett will be eating the last bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios.

• Garnett will start talking trash to Lebron during an innocent game of beirut. Lebron will go on to make 46 straight shots without changing the expression on his face.

• When they go out to the bars, Garnett and Carmelo will get into a war of words, and their friends will hold them back even though it was obvious they will never fight. When Carmelo returns home, he will wait for Garnett outside his bedroom, with Rondo lurking weirdly around the situation.

• By the second day everyone will realize how much Rondo doesn't like other human being when he actively ignores the chore wheel. 

• Lebron will make sure to shake hands with everyone after everything, whether he came out above or not.

•  Things will get really awkward when everyone else realizes that not only NBA.com's cameras are following them around, but James Dolan is also taping his own version of the show. 

 

(Do you think they pass it to each other even once?)

Reality show or not, expect things to get a little weird when the East takes the court on the 17th. To prepare yourself, just watch a Kings game.


-Bford

 

They Just Pull me back in...Your Editor's Emotional Reaction to Tonight's Win

They are like the high school girlfriend you can't shake. They aren't as attractive as they used to be, they don't do things as flashy, and they certainly have gotten older. They went into rehab, you lost sight of who they were when they were great, and you are wondering if they will ever get back to what they were. Remember when you and her used to run the town? Yeah, that Summer of 2008 was special. She broke your heart in 2010, yet you came back for more. Sometimes you can't even bear to love them anymore, yet you have to because of all the years you put in. The Celtics are the high school girlfriend who keeps calling and reminding you of the good ol' days. Well guess what. Your phone is ringing Boston. She's calling to let you know she's out of rehab, and she feels fantastic.

(Mark January 24th on your calendar. The Knicks come to Boston.)

One week ago, I had resigned to myself that I was seeing the twilight of my favorite Celtic's career coming to an end(Pierce and his teammates looked a step slow). While it wouldn't have been fulfilling, I would have watched him spend his last few years on okay teams and let him stabilize himself amongst Celtics lore. Boston was resigning itself to saying a third year point guard who really hasn't proven himself over a long period of time would change the culture.(Bradley is great, but he isn't an all-star. Yet.) The team that once was known for it's defense, was getting exposed all over the floor. Those sexy signings? Lee and Terry were the girlfriends even less attractive friends. The future of our franchise was starting to make Demarcus Cousins look like a choir boy. Our future center? Well, he got a concussion by walking into the door.

Now, one week later, after a blowout win over Indiana, a big time comeback in Atlanta, and then a HUGE HUGE win, without their best player, on the road, when they trailed by 10 in the first, I am officially a believer again. This was a playoff atmosphere. This was only New York's 4th loss at home. This got you back to .500. And this was WITHOUT RONDO. 

We try very hard not to be homerish at the pick and pop. And we'll call ourselves out when we are(this is me calling myself out.) But after a blowout win over a younger Indiana team, a 33-9 third quarter against a quicker Hawks team in Atlanta, and then beating the Knicks in MSG, where you forced Carmelo to forget everything that has put him in the MVP conversation(Carmelo was 4-12 from three, 2-10 in the fourth quarter, 6-25 for the game), the Celtics are back. Carmelo tried to beat the Celtics, the Celtics looked the beat the Knicks. They might not be back fully, they might not win a championship, but they are back.

Boston, you might want to answer that phone. The Celtics are ready to take you out to coffee, tell you they are a new person, and that they are ready to give you everything you both wanted. 

-Bford