>During an appearance Friday on NBC Sports Boston, Paul Pierce said the 2008 Celtics “probably would have beat the s— out of everybody” if the In-Season Tournament had existed when they played. He also said the use of point differential as a determining factor in who qualifies for the knockout round, and the seeding in that round, “would have meant a lot” to that Celtics team.
>Scalabrine and Powe said their old team would have been most driven by the potential financial reward. Cash ruled everything around the 2008 Celtics.
>“Our money and gambling was a cultural thing for us,” Scalabrine said.
>One time, Scalabrine said, Pierce offered Tony Allen $10,000 if he could properly say the plural form of moose. According to Scalabrine, Pierce pointed at a single moose and told Allen he would win the money if he could say the correct term to use if two such animals were together on top of a nearby car.
>As Scalabrine recalled, “Tony Allen said, ‘Them two mooses over there are on top of that car. Now give me my money.’”
>Needless to say, Allen did not collect the money that day. Powe said Pierce was always engaging Allen with such stunts.
by OnlyMamaKnows
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Real story here is the Tony Allen moose bit. They should make that a gameshow.
Okay this article is hilarious
Well duh, they were all about the money. Ain’t no surprise there. Plus, who wouldn’t want to see Tony Allen tryna say mooses for some dough? That would have been comedy gold on and off the court.
I came here to comment who cares what the 2008 Celtics think of the in season tournament but the moose bit is priceless.
**I** care.
Time to drag this corpse out of the closet again.
Before they put it back, please do a deep dive on how the 2008 Celtics would work with the new salary cap structure, if they think Olivia Rodrigo’s new album is sophomore slump, and who they’d vote for in 2024.
Buried the lead here
Is them mooses? 😂
Bro could have just posted the moose story and mention the In-Season Tournament at the end.
As a Mainer I can confirm the correct term for multiple moose is mice
I’m rooting for the current celtics to win a championship, so the 2008 celtics will finally shut up about theirs.
Edit: You guys win. The 2008 celtics are the greatest championship team of all time. Conversation over.
Them two mooses my god hahahaha
them two mooses over there