Boston Celtics have too many weapons

OK, aside from that …

ESPN’s Chris Mullin, on the Boston Celtics:

“You know the key to their team? There’s too many keys.

“The opposing team comes in and says, we’re going to shut down [Rajon] Rondo and KG [Kevin Garnett] and then Paul Pierce and Ray Allen explode. Shaquille O’Neal is a great fit. [Glen] ‘Big Baby’ Davis is wonderful....

“The biggest thing is Kevin Garnett’s health has improved drastically and he’s back where he was two years ago.”

Letdown II

Sam Smith of bulls.com, on Miami’s rout of the Cavaliers in LeBron James’ return:

“Dan Gilbert is now composing a letter on what a disappointment Boobie Gibson is.”

Just leave the barrel

Cavaliers Coach Byron Scott, on going from the Lakers to the expansion Grizzlies:

“I never drank beer until I got to Vancouver, and we started losing. I would stay up after games until 2 in the morning. I was like, ‘I can’t deal with this.’

“It helped me to understand the difference between losers and winners. There’s a big difference.”

Iced tea, anyone?

Phoenix’s Steve Nash, a boyhood soccer player, on the selection of Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup:

“No beer in Qatar? No Canadians going! The bribe must have been large to outbid Budweiser’s sponsorship.”