Your Morning Dump… Where Tiger Woods takes a shot at the Celtics

Doc arms extended
C'mon Eldrick, why would you say something stupid like that?

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“Yeah, of course I’m bummed. I think anybody who is an NBA fan is certainly bummed. I know that probably one person who is happy is probably Doc Rivers. I mean, with the age of his team, it’s nice for them to only play half a season. It’s true. It’s a fact, come on.

“But as far as us out west, I’m looking forward to the Lakers getting back there and we’ll see what they do. The problem is you can’t talk to anybody. You can’t see who is potentially on the block of being traded, what kind of deals can we do? Nothing can be happening.

“So as a fan, it’s disconcerting because I’m excited about what we could add to the team, but it’s also I understand this is business, and everyone in this business wants to make money. I know the owners were losing a bunch of money, and some of the markets were feeling the effects. They can’t draw certain players, so they’re just trying to make it fair for everybody so everybody can win.”

WEEI: Tiger Woods disses old Celtics

Haven't we had this discussion before?  No matter how you slice it, the Lakers were older than the Celtics last season.  The Celtics were the fifth oldest team in the league last season, third if you adjusted the ages for minutes played.  The Lakers were second oldest no matter what.

But considering the way Tiger is golfing lately, it's no wonder this shot missed so badly.  Hey Tiger, got some advice for you:

The rest of the links:

Herald: Players must settle for smaller victories  |  EOB: NBA talks go to federal mediator

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