I'M BAAACK...

It's been nearly 9 months since I have written for BostonSportz.com. That's far too long. It's cliche to say, but life literally got in the way. My job used to be such that I had a a few hours of downtime per week. If not enough time to pound out a post or two, at least enough time to find something interesting to write about later. Granted, I wasn't breaking any news, but I took pride in my ability to find interesting, and often humorous stories that weren't getting much coverage elsewhere. I found a nice niche writing about auctions and sneakers and other silly things to keep people reading. Unfortunately, things changed. Work became more demanding as I took on much more responsibility. No longer could I cruise Google News and eBay, looking for the unreported. On top of that, I bought a house and had no idea the amount of time and effort it would suck from my life. Something had to give, and it was this website. Well, I'm looking to remedy that. BostonSportZ hasn't been updated since May, and while I don't know how many people still visit, I intend on making this a must-read for Boston Sports fans once again. Publishing posts everyday is still an unreasonable demand, but I plan on making updates at least a couple times per week. If nothing more, I owe that to our CEO, Scott, for all the great things he's done for me, and Boston Sports over the past few years. So, without further ado... here is my return post. Shockingly, it's about the Celtics! [Sung to the tune of "Danny Boy"] Oh Danny Boy The Celtics Need a Point Guard Eddie House must roam free from the ball Marquis Daniels is surely not the answer This is the last step to Banner Eighteen That sad, pitiful Weird Al Yankovic rip-off sums my feelings up fairly well. It's a necessity that we get someone to handle the ball behind Rondo, not a luxury. I'm going to break my arguments into three parts. Number One - Rondo's Ankles They're frail, unreliable and everytime he crumbles to the court and grabs them, Celtic Nation collectively soils its pants. Granted, Rondo has been playing the role of Superman, boucing back up nearly everytime he crashes to the floor. He was able to tough it out on bum wheels last season. But how confident are you that eventually, he's not going to find himself out for 6-8 weeks with a high ankle sprain? I'm not confident at all. We need someone who can run the team, not only when Rondo needs a breather, but in the scenario that he needs to show up to the Garden in a suit. Number Two - Eddie House Needs To Be Free Let's face it; Eddie is just not a very good point guard. Can he run it for a few minutes a game? Yes. Not well, and his ball handling stuggles are well documented, but we could do much worse in a pinch. That's not why I don't want him running the point, however. I don't want him there because he is so much better playing shooting guard, off the ball. When he's not tasked with bringing the ball across mid court, he's an incredible weapon, roaming free and finding open shots. We need to ensure that that continues to be his role. All the benefits of having Eddie House on our team are made moot when he's shackled to the ball. Number Three - Marquis Daniels Is Not A Point Guard In the seemingly 6 month saga of How and When is Marquis Daneils Coming To Boston, I've heard on multiple occasions about his ability to play the point. Let's bring some reality to this situation, shall we. He ran it for a few games in Dallas, in his rookie year, when Steve Nash was out with the flu. Yes, that's how long ago it was -- Steve Nash was still a Maverick. Do we really want to base our team's fate on a few games from 6 years ago? Throwing all that aside, I ask you this: If Marquis is backing up Rondo, who's backing up Pierce? Wasn't that why we got him? We needed a legitimate backup swing so Ray and The Truth didn't need to play so many minutes? I love Bill Walker as much as the next guy, but in no way is the road to Banner 18 paved with him getting serious PT. So Danny, I beg of you. Go get us a backup Point Guard. And Lester Hudson better not be walking through that door. We can't afford to go young, and let a player learn on the job. We need a savvy veteran that can play solid defense and handle the ball. That's it. We need to know that we're getting consistent play from this position, and that we can trust the ball with this player; possibly for a stretch of a few games (see: Rondo's Ankles, above). I know that there's not a big discount bin of veteran point guards looking for work right now, and I don't have an answer to how we fill that need. That's not my job. I do know, however, that if we don't fill that void, every time Rondo bounces off a Dwight Howard or a Shaq and hits the hardwood, Celtic Nation better have a clean pair of drawers handy.