Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 The title of my article may appear sensational (and in error) - but at 6'6' and 223 pounds is once again overweight if you believe in BMI (Body Mass Index) - which I don't! Jaylen has always been - and is now - in great physical shape. At 6'6" and 223 pounds, Brown has a BMI of 25.8, placing him within the "overweight" category . But his draft profile shows him with a body fat percentage of 5.05 % - which places him at the "elite athlete" category . Sounds a lot better. Right? Jaylen overweight? No chance! The above photo reveals a well-muscled, lean, strong athlete , and his performance last season shows the very same.  I love to see the NBA go with body fat percentage as opposed to the outdated Body Mass Index. Jaylen Brown is already back in the Auerbach Center working on his game and his conditioning. The more I learn about this NBA Champ and Finals MVP, the more I love the man and his game.

 Yes, I may be a bit bored waiting for the NBA season to begin. But this has been on my mind for a while . Is it possible that the Celtics Jaylen Brown - the man once tagged as possibly "too smart for the NBA" - could ever end up in the White House? Let's get the basics out of the way first. To become president, an individual must have been born in the United States (check) - Must have l ived in the U.S. for 14 years (check) - and must be at least 35 years old (roughly seven years to go) . There is nothing in those requirements that states a professional athlete can not lead this country. However, that has never happened. Barack Obama looked good out on the basketball court but never played professionally. Ronald Reagan portrayed both a professional baseball player and college football player in two different movies. Knicks star, Bill Bradley , ran in the presidential primaries in 2000 against Al Gore, but lost. So maybe it's time for the first retired pro athle...

 The CDC has come out with their latest report on obesity among Americans, and the news remains dreadful. Roughly 40.3% of adults are obese - suggesting a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or greater. Despite the bad news, there are a good number of adults out there who are victims of the BMI charts - which, by the way, are little better than the height/weight charts of yesteryear . I am one of those victims. At 5'8" and 160 pounds , I find myself barely within the "normal" range - and damn close to the "overweight" grouping with a BMI of 24.3 . Yet, my body fat measurements put me in the "fitness" category - even at the age of 80. I have been in the fitness industry for 32 years and have worked with roughly 2,000 clients . My 45 12-week fitness challenges during that period taught me much. I would weigh in folks every two weeks, but more important - I would also measure body fat with calipers. Clients with a relatively-low weight would often show a...

 Let me start by affirming that I have always been known as a guy that has no knowledge of fashion. But the Boston Celtics 2024-25 "City Jerseys" are horrid. And so are most of the city jerseys "designed" for the other NBA teams. Let me state again that I am not one entitled to be a fashion critic . I wore "Snap Jacks" for footwear in the 1950's - but didn't like them. I had to wear bell-bottom pants for a while since there was no other choice. I love my Celtics but despise this shirt. This writer from Raptor City (Toronto) rated it the worst of the lot, calling it "terrible". "I’ll keep it short — this is one of the worst jerseys I’ve ever seen in my life. It looks like someone made it in a word doc. I won’t even associate Canva with this because it’s so bad. I’ve never been so bored looking at a jersey. The colour does not even match the Celtics usual branding, because this colour more closely resembles  Mountain Dew  or a gree...

  I pose the question what made you fall in love with the game of basketball? I really want to know how our readers feel... The beautiful game of basketball has been a part of my life since I was born. My dad used to record the C's on video cassette tapes! Needless to say I was destined to love the game of basketball. I can't remember a time when I wasn't playing as a kid. Whether for my local city team, one on one with my dad, or schooling my friends day after day. I took great pride in grade school to have stayed undefeated one on one. There was the time in middle school where I won the game with nothing but net three. There were plenty of times I was lucky to attend UMass basketball camp. In high school I treated my outdoor court like the Garden and rarely lost vs my friends. I have great memories of an adapted 21 that me and my Papou (Grandpa in Greek) used to play. College ball wasn't in the cards for me but the love of playing every day in the gym never ended. Cur...

  Only four NBA players have done it - registering double-digits in four major stats in a single game. And it has been more than 30 years since anyone has done it. David Robinson accomplished the feat in 1994, coming away with 34 points, 10 boards, 10 assists and 10 blocks. Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon also did it in prior years.  To accomplish a quad-double, it pays to be big and a defensive-minded player. All of the above foursome won the Defensive-Player-of-the-Year Award at least once, and three were centers - with Robertson being the sole non-center. Points, Rebounds and Assists seem to be the common denominator, and the fourth stat was blocks for the three centers - but steals for Robertson. Here's Nate Thurmond on quad-doubles ( per Wikipedia): "The reason why [the quadruple-double] is such a hard thing to accomplish is because it requires a player to be completely dominant on both ends of the court without being too selfish—so he can get the ...

  This mock draft was held several years ago, and eight teams consisting of 10 players each would be drafted - for a total of 80 players. A total of 76 players had to come from the members of the 75th Anniversary Team, and four others could be "wild cards". It was a snake draft. Larry Bird was the first Celtic chosen (by Sue Bird) with the 13th-overall pick. It is noteworthy that Dominique Wilkins chose himself with the #1 -overall pick . Bill Russell was the second player from Boston - taken with the 19th pick by Shams Charania . Kevin Garnett went to Sue Bird with the very-next (#20) pick . Kevin McHale was off the board at #24, and Ray Allen was next at #34 by Charania. Dave Cowens went to Charles Barkley at #38 and Wilkins chose Paul Pierce at #48. West took John Havlicek and Bill Sharman with his 8th and 10th picks, respectively, well after going with Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as his first, 2nd and 4th choices, respectively.  Sue Bird took Sam...