The Works: Sizing Up the Celtics and Magic; Marv Is the Greatest

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In The Works today: we urge you to remember that the Orlando Magic exist and Rob Peterson celebrates Marv Albert. But first, can the Celtics stay at the top?

The Celtics Lurk

The Boston Celtics, defending Eastern Conference champions, are too good to be considered a mere "contender" like the teams we've previewed this week. But certainly the C's don't hold hype company with the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers or the megalomaniacal Miami Heat. So, like the Orlando Magic (see below), the Celtics defy genre and fit into their own category: The Lurkers.

Star Power: Rajon Rondo

The image of Rajon Rondo is one of a cross-eyed Kidd/kid who needed guidance from legends to make it work. As a rookie, with Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Delonte West and a dejected Paul Pierce as his teammates, Rondo was supposedly an anxious youth trying to do everything all at once. When Kevin Garnett and especially Ray Allen came along, Rondo blossomed into to the starseed now taking over the franchise. Experienced sensei leads rudderless child to promised land. Right?

 

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