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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.so, what's next? No AD and looks like Kyrie is gone. What do we need and what are the realistic possibilities? I trust Danny to put together a really good roster. PG, C (Capela has be mentioned), and scoring off the bench (I like Redick) come to mind as needs.
what else?
Scary Terry sucks...good riddance...Danny should've drafted Bobby Portis instead of that clown.I still like Rozier on this team. Now that Kyrie is gone, he can be the player he was pre Kyrie. Looking forward to a full season of Williams and hopefully he can earn some real minutes at C. a lot of "experts" are hyping Bol Bol with our first pick. I think it has mistake written all over it so hopefully they go some place else with that pick. kind of looking forward to next year as I like being the underdog rather than the favorite.
#14 is Way too high for Herro...even #20 might be a reach.Yesterday was listening to the idiotic ramblings of Bertram about his discovery of a tweet about a U Haul truck outside of Kyrie Irvings home in Newton, allegedly Kyrie is moving to NYC.. they dug deep in the merits or problems with U Haul trucks etc. back to Pandora..
No idea what the Celtics will do Thursday Nite .. with #14, 20 & 22 from my view do not see any earth shattering picks and even if they were bundled and traded for a higher pick, do not see a lot of value for either team. Bad draft to have 3 1st round picks..
Sherrod Blakely has the Celtics going; #14 Tyler Herro, #21 Keldon Johnson ,#22 Goga Bitadze ....
Answer me this: What exactly has Ainge done wrong?good Lord what is happening? I have the utmost confidence is Danny to put together a very competitive team, but if he doesnt, i think he should be fired. Maybe that is a knee jerk reaction, but damn, we have been rebuilding this team since the KG/PP trade and have nothing to show for it.
They got the #1 pick a couple years ago in a situation where, IIRC, they only had a 25% chance of getting #1. Yes they traded it but what exactly do you want from the ping pong balls that you haven't gotten?Answer me this: What exactly has Ainge done wrong?
Ainge's plan blew up the second Heyward's leg splintered.
Irving may have had issues with the kids but in truth Kyrie recognized Boston would never win with a gimpy, untradeable max contract anchor pulling this team down.....for two more years. Kyrie was onboard until Hayward provided virtually nothing this season.
Boston has a $31 million black hole on its roster and this truth hurts.
Ainge still has lots of assets but it isn't Ainge's fault his ping pong ball luck hasn't be stellar nor have the draft classes he's had to choose from.
Lastly, lets not ignore the reality that Boston is not the most desired destination of choice. In truth, few Eastern Conference cities are.
Oh well
Just a smidgeon of lottery luck could have provided Boston significantly more team building options, whether through the draft or in the trade market.They got the #1 pick a couple years ago in a situation where, IIRC, they only had a 25% chance of getting #1. Yes they traded it but what exactly do you want from the ping pong balls that you haven't gotten?
I think I missed my calling because I believe I would have been a very successful vindictive spiteful agenda driven journalist who would have kept a scalp count as I destroyed reputations and fan joy.the media is not happy unless they are unhappy. But who am I to talk lol
So in 3 of the 4 above situations, they stayed exactly where they should have been and in the 4th situation, they did something they had only a 25% chance of doing.Just a smidgeon of lottery luck could have provided Boston significantly more team building options, whether through the draft or in the trade market.
First....lets establish Boston's lucky leprechaun fallacy:
2019: Sacramento pick stands pat at #14
2018: N/A
2017: Celtics secure #1 because of highest chance to claim #1 (25%)
2016: Celtics have 3rd highest chance to secure #1, remain at #3
2015: N/A
2014: 6th best lottery odds...drafted 6th
Drip......drip.......drip................gushhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Kyrie Irving Rumors: Nets May Stop Pursuing PG Without Kevin Durant Commitment
Other teams had already backed off of pursuing Irving with similar concerns over the way things went awry in Boston.
Irving, Brown's relationship 'worst' on C's
"His (Irving’s) relationship with the young players on the roster was awful. Jaylen Brown, he was probably the worst with. I don’t think it was great with Jayson Tatum, and it was awful with Terry Rozier because Terry was supplanted at a position he thought he did enough to win. That created a pretty nasty atmosphere. Kyrie’s leadership skills were lacking, and he failed at it. He was the first player to be coached by Brad Stevens who didn’t really enjoy being coached by Brad Stevens and that relationship wasn’t solid.”
Boston Strong.....kicking the flat-earther as he sprints out the exit door.
This Boston media tactic is not a choice, it's part of their DNA
Curious if you had the opportunity to watch Manute Bol play back in the day.....an era when the NBA placed value in freakish size because the game was played inside. Papa Bol was a freak and awful.Comments:
- I am not a fan of resigning Rozier for A LOT of money. If he is coming back on a reasonable deal...sign me up...we could use his defense..he is one of the few PG's in the NBA that can defend slightly taller shooting guards/small forwards.
- I like Bol Bol a lot.....I think he's a Thon Maker type of player....him coupled with Robert Williams can give us rim protection (given the news that we have Baynes on the trading block). The kid only played one year of college and got hurt....I think he has a high ceiling....
- Clint Capela sounds good to me too...and if CP3 didn't have such a LARGE contract...I'd love to get him from Houston too...