Stagione 2014/2015 Gigi Datome ai Pistons/Celtics: cap II

[pierin]

Non montiamoci la testa, dato che probabilmente torneranno i tempi difficili, ma sono comunque piccole,bellissime soddisfazioni, finché dura:


BOSTON — Tyler Zeller and Avery Bradley led the Celtics to victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, but neither received the loudest ovation from the TD Garden crowd. Nor did Marcus Smart, the rookie point guard who’s been the recipient of much fan appreciation this season. Nope, the most raucous cheers on this night were reserved for the one and only Luigi Datome, the Celtics’ own version of the most interesting man in the world. Datome — “Gigi” as he’s commonly known — has morphed from post-deadline buyout candidate to borderline cult hero — all in the span of less than a month. He sports an unmistakable beard-and-ponytail combo and a number (70) usually reserved for offensive lineman. He sips coffee before games. He shows up to postgame media scrums in socks. He gives quotes like this: Most importantly, however, the 27-year-old Italian gets it done on the court. Datome has scored in double figures off the bench in three of the Celtics’ last six games, including 10 points to go along with three blocks in Monday’s 108-89 win. That consistency has led head coach Brad Stevens to trust the forward with a more prominent role in Boston’s rotation — a luxuy that eluded Datome during his season and a half with the Detroit Pistons. “I was thinking about it,” Datome said. “Like, I never get so many games in a row with real minutes when the games counted. I was ready for that. My goal when I came here in the league was to show them that I can belong at this level. I’m really happy that the coach and the team are giving me this opportunity, and my teammates are just fantastic at finding me out there.” It did not take long for a mutual affection to develop between Datome and the legions of Celtics Nation. Datome commemorated his trade from the Pistons by giving his official Facebook page a C’s-centric makeover, and the Garden crowd responded to the newcomer’s blocks, 3-pointers and dunk Monday with the kind of love previously enjoyed by likes of Brian Scalabrine. “For me, It’s just nice,” Datome said. “… Happy to be out there, happy we are winning, happy we are living a good moment as individuals and as a team. So, it’s just very fun to be here. “I think everybody’s surprised because it’s somebody new — brand new in this league, basically. But of course I love the love from the fans. They are hitting me (up) on social media, and I really appreciate it.”

Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/03/celtics-luigi-d ... in-boston/

[andredici]

GIGGISCALBRINE
BRIANDATOME

[black panther]

[Verdiglione]

Davvero un'altro bell'esempio di uomo che non molla.
A boston sta andando tutto a meraviglia.
Se vanno avanti c'è la possibilità di vederlo ai PO........
A pensarlo un paio di mesi fa......
Complimenti alui che sta riuscendo a sfruttare tutte le occasioni concesse.

[MaxZ]

Peccato che le prossime due partite dei Celtici siano fuori casa a Oklahoma e San Antonio... Non proprio facili... Sarebbe stato meglio che ieri sera Miami avesse perso...

[The Huge]

Quello che fa Gigi è fenomenale sinceramente ... tra l'altro con un ball-handling di tutto rispetto!

Rimane il problema del primo passo, ma spesso riesce a compensare queste piccole lacune fisiche con una intelligenza e un posizionamento difensivo fuori dal comune.

Grandissimo!!!

[dubhead]

"How to Handle a Datome Bomb"

http://www.celticsblog.com

[ElBargo]

Qualche tempo fa io e altri dicevamo "Dategli 10 minuti a partita con continuità e vediamo cosa può fare questo ragazzo"... ecco cosa succede.
Grazie Celtics.
Van Gundy, goditi le emorroidi.

[magician3]

[Ruchi]

Gigione, grande carisma.

[pierin]

Bello leggere anche queste cose:

"... Originally viewed as an afterthought in a three-team trade that sent Isaiah Thomas and Jonas Jerebko to the Celtics, Luigi Datome has become the unlikeliest of phenoms. With a bearded look that's somewhere between Biblical and Back Bay barista, Gigi's entrances in games have become a Garden event.

While he was buried in Detroit for the last year and a half, Datome is not some end-of-the-bench scrub getting garbage time run. Rather, he's a 27-year-old sharpshooting veteran of the EuroLeague and former Italian League MVP who is making the most of his NBA chance. During his 12 minutes of court time, Datome manages to get up almost five shots per game, which he makes at a better than 50 percent clip.

Is is sustainable? Who cares. With players like Datome, Jerebko and Jae Crowder playing key roles, the Celtics have emerged in the second half of the season as one of the league's weirdest success stories, winning five straight games and 10 of their last 13 to put them into a three-way tie for the seventh seed with Indiana and Miami.

For those who have tuned out the Celtics for the last year and a half, players like Datome tell a much larger tale of a team finding itself amid a massive rebuilding project..."

"... And that's how you get a folk hero like Gigi Datome and a team like the Celtics. They may fall short of the postseason. They may get there and lose in five games. They may do all that and still look completely different next season. Only one thing is certain: This is a hell of a lot more fun than counting ping pong balls."

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/3/18/8 ... -interview

[Mikele]

Stasera OKC..

Westbrook potrebbe farne 40
E anche far perdere la sua squadra (pur facendone 40)

Possibilità di W per i celtics 1 su 5 . Forse 1 su 3

p.s. se Gigi dovesse stoppare Westbrook si apre la crisi di governo, Renzie vien mandato a casa e Gigi premier

[demetrio]

Veggente:
westbrook 36

Gigi 3 minuti (0/1)

[dubhead]

Ho visto solo il first half.

Odio Westbrook forse quanto Mikele ed è insopportabile il fatto che sia stra-protetto dagli arbitri (22 volte in lunetta..) ma cavolo è proprio immarcabile.

A Boston entrava di tutto e sarebbe arrivata a 60 punti a metà gara se non fosse stato per quel tiro da 3 annullato a Jerebko. Troppi TO comunque e fà sorridere la differenza tra le 2 squadre in termini di assists (32-19 per i Celtics).

Gigi ha fatto solo una comparsa, sostituito da Jerebko, non so se a causa dei ritmi veramente alti, accoppiamenti etc...

[Mikele]