Celtics 2023 - 2024 Discussion

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Team USA kinda sucks

 

[Keep Up With The Joneses]

Our oldest played in the 90's and I used to ask him about that. He said that he never saw anything suspicious.

I think a lot had changed at that point. Everyone was under more scrutiny.

 

[jimnance]

I can not agree. Those that keep quiet are ****ies IMO. Sorry, I agree with you like 99% of the time, but in this one specific case you are off the rails. It is OK to stand up and say something is wrong. Tatum knows something is wrong, White knows something is wrong. Even though those guys are your teammates, it is OK to say this ****ed up. Sorry, I mean no insult, but you have your head up your ass.

You've never played team sports in your life, have you?

 

[scout]

Don’t know why everyone’s so all fired-up about the… Olympics…

If I were the team’s owner, I wouldn’t allow ANY of my players to participate in ANY competitive basketball-related activities that doesn’t involve the Boston ****ing Celtics. Are the ****ing Olympics going to provide us a similar player if one of ours gets injured under their watch? Yeah didn’t think so.

Just say **** NO to ANY of ours playing for THEM.

When it was decided to play NBA players in the Olympics versus amateurs. It was decided that an NBA team has no say about players playing in the Olympics

 

[1960Pats]

He should have been chosen AHEAD of Leonard. Leonard hasn't played more than 60 games in a season for 7 years and is clearly on the decline. And yes, Brown wore Nikes. He also removed the Nike label from the shoes.

Nike stuff is overpriced crap.

And I find myself rooting against Nike's players in golf.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

You've never played team sports in your life, have you?

Played team sports all my life. Still play team sports multiple times a week in my 60s.

You've never disagreed with anyone and acted respectfully in your life, have you?

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Nike stuff is overpriced crap.

And I find myself rooting against Nike's players in golf.

Bought some all black athletic Skechers for the gym the other day at a discount store. $40 marked down from $70. They’re just as good as Nikes, maybe better. Buying them for my kids too.

Have not bought Nikes since the 90s. I’ve always hated the style, the showiness, the cheap materials and gimmicks. And I hate the swoosh, makes me feel like I’m a moron and sellout, dependent on a logo to feel good.

 

[Clonamery]

Played team sports all my life. Still play team sports multiple times a week in my 60s.

You've never disagreed with anyone and acted respectfully in your life, have you?

Excluding video games? Seriously, Lebron rules and that is all I have to say about that. Though mama always did say that "life was like a box of Count Chocula, Jaylen honey, you never know if you're gonna get bit."

 

[Clonamery]

Team USA kinda sucks

Do you think it's head-in-ass syndrome?

 

[bresna]

Bought some all black athletic Skechers for the gym the other day at a discount store. $40 marked down from $70. They’re just as good as Nikes, maybe better. Buying them for my kids too.

Have not bought Nikes since the 90s. I’ve always hated the style, the showiness, the cheap materials and gimmicks. And I hate the swoosh, makes me feel like I’m a moron and sellout, dependent on a logo to feel good.

I bought my first pair of Skechers recently. The soles are made of foam pucks and are already wearing out from working out on an elliptical machine. I also bought a pair of Nike Tatum Zoos and they are just as cheaply made as the Skechers. Calling out Nike for using cheap materials and holding up Skechers as a better alternative is a bit shortsighted. They both use cheap materials.

 

[jimnance]

Played team sports all my life. Still play team sports multiple times a week in my 60s.

You've never disagreed with anyone and acted respectfully in your life, have you?

Are you serious?
Do you think your post responding to RW was respectful?
You think throwing a teammate under the bus publicly is respectful? Is that something you'd do to one of your teammates?
Teams are bigger than individuals.
There are times the right thing to do is shut your yap. The "****y" move is dissing a teammate.
It turns out it was unintentional by JB but showed poor judgement. Yes he has a legit beef. But the tweet was not the best
way to demonstrate it.
JB and White are good with it.
Man, I disagree with people all the time and very,very rarely will I ever get into name- calling or disrespect.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I bought my first pair of Skechers recently. The soles are made of foam pucks and are already wearing out from working out on an elliptical machine. I also bought a pair of Nike Tatum Zoos and they are just as cheaply made as the Skechers. Calling out Nike for using cheap materials and holding up Skechers as a better alternative is a bit shortsighted. They both use cheap materials.

I said they’re just as good, maybe better. They’re also half the price. I thought it was implied by the price point Skechers aren’t high end shoes with fantastic materials but they’re functional and don’t cost $150 due to marketing and hype.

All of the athletic sneakers wear out relatively quickly, especially if you walk/run a lot. Might as well plan to buy a pair fairly often if you want them to feel new.

I love Hokas, but they break so easily, so I’ve stopped buying them since they’re expensive and don’t last.

Also @Clonamery you responded to my post but your reply is invisible. Check to see if I’m on one if your Ignore lists.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Are you serious?
Do you think your post responding to RW was respectful?
You think throwing a teammate under the bus publicly is respectful? Is that something you'd do to one of your teammates?
Teams are bigger than individuals.
There are times the right thing to do is shut your yap. The "****y" move is dissing a teammate.
It turns out it was unintentional by JB but showed poor judgement. Yes he has a legit beef. But the tweet was not the best
way to demonstrate it.
JB and White are good with it.
Man, I disagree with people all the time and very,very rarely will I ever get into name- calling or disrespect.

You are getting too emotional about a small thing. Have a scotch, and calm down.

 

[Keep Up With The Joneses]

You've never disagreed with anyone and acted respectfully in your life, have you?

Are you kidding me right now? No one acts more disrespectful during disagreements on this board than you.

You're free to spew whatever personal attacks come into your brain, and call anyone who doesn't like it "too sensitive," but as soon as anyone says anything you don't like, you cite "lack of respect."

Sorry, I mean no insult, but you have your head up your ass.

The ultimate passive aggressive statement: "No offense, but I will now say something offensive."

Maybe you were day drinking when you made your post?

Are you going to start sucking Xi's **** to preserve the Chinese market? Not me. The Asians suck my ****.

A ridiculous and lewd way of making your point.

I have no idea how to respond to such a clueless post (in a higned or unhinged manner).

Is this what you mean by "agreeing with someone and acting respectfully?" Or does that just apply to everyone except you?

These quotes from you are just in the last few days. Anyone who wants to take a few minutes will see that there are many, many more all over the board. It's a shame, because you actually bring some good points sometimes, but it gets lost in your "old man yells at cloud" style of communication.

Feel free to brandish your usual tools: play the victim to the barbs while throwing out plenty of your own.

 

[1960Pats]

I bought my first pair of Skechers recently. The soles are made of foam pucks and are already wearing out from working out on an elliptical machine. I also bought a pair of Nike Tatum Zoos and they are just as cheaply made as the Skechers. Calling out Nike for using cheap materials and holding up Skechers as a better alternative is a bit shortsighted. They both use cheap materials.

One of our sons lived in China for 6 years. One time when he came home he had on a pair of New Balance sneakers, only they weren't New Balance sneakers, they were a Chinese lookalike. The funny thing he showed me was that they weren't sneakers at all but just a thin material without much sole. They were basically slippers pretending to be New Balance sneakers.

As for Nike, their clothing was given to us as our volunteer uniform at the TPC Boston pro golf tourney one time. It never happened again. Same with the time they gave us Chinese food that was cooked at the Kowloon and brought down to Norton, more than an hour away. That never happened again either.

I've found that Foot Joy is my favorite. They suit my wider foot.

 

[bresna]

I said they’re just as good, maybe better. They’re also half the price. I thought it was implied by the price point Skechers aren’t high end shoes with fantastic materials but they’re functional and don’t cost $150 due to marketing and hype.

All of the athletic sneakers wear out relatively quickly, especially if you walk/run a lot. Might as well plan to buy a pair fairly often if you want them to feel new.

I love Hokas, but they break so easily, so I’ve stopped buying them since they’re expensive and don’t last.

Also @Clonamery you responded to my post but your reply is invisible. Check to see if I’m on one if your Ignore lists.

I paid about $90 for these Skechers and the Nike Tatum Zoos were about $100. $10 difference. Not half the price.

And I've been wearing sneakers all my life while playing sports and working out. It wasn't until recently that they wore out quickly. Heck, I wore the same pair of Adidas hi-top basketball sneakers playing volleyball 4 nights a week for several years before I needed to buy new ones. I think the problem these days is that they are trying to make the shoes too light which necessitates foam plastic/rubber. Foam anything doesn't stand up to abuse so it's understandable that today's lightweight sneakers suck.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Do you think it's head-in-ass syndrome?

I’m not a real expert on it and it was only one game but general observations.

-They got eaten alive in the paint. This is really an issue of NBA style basketball today which is less physical. NBA strategy is either 3 pointer or easy layup. International teams are grinders with classic big men and power forwards. Seemed like USA wasn’t prepared to contest that style of play.

-Embiid looks out of shape…his body fat pct increase is noticeable. I also don’t think Embiid is a guy you can flow around because of his black hole presence. Why is he on the team anyway? Thought you have to he born in US.

-The backups were better than the starters. Not that surprising. I had said Haliburton is their weakest player but he was their best player vs Australia. Curry and LeBron are older and not as quick. They bring experience but I don’t know if they should be getting that many minutes.

All that said, I understand this is the third time in a row Australia has given them a run for their money, and they did build a 21 pt lead in the second half. The team needs time to gel and I think they’ll probably win it all with ease, but I’m looking only what I see right now and not projections.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Sorry- I don't buy Hill's explanation.

Sure but they chose Kawhi for his pot'l contribution to the team (points, D, etc) which is aligned with JB's skill-set.

The logic for subbing JB for Kawhi is more logical than subbing White for him.

White is a fine choice- that is not the issue.

Fyi the latest is that Team USA essentially axed Leonard despite Leonard wanting to play and the Clippers wanting him to play.

This gives more credence to the idea that Derrick White was chosen as a strategic replacement, and that White’s addition, not Lenoard’s subtraction, was the impetus. I think they regretted not selecting White the first time.

The team has so many similar players.

Clippers 'very disappointed' that Kawhi Leonard's not on Team USA, deny role in decision to remove him

General manager Lawrence Frank disputed a USA Basketball statement that the Clippers had a role in the decision to remove Leonard from Team USA for the Olympics.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Are you kidding me right now? No one acts more disrespectful during disagreements on this board than you.

You're free to spew whatever personal attacks come into your brain, and call anyone who doesn't like it "too sensitive," but as soon as anyone says anything you don't like, you cite "lack of respect."


The ultimate passive aggressive statement: "No offense, but I will now say something offensive."

A ridiculous and lewd way of making your point.

Is this what you mean by "agreeing with someone and acting respectfully?" Or does that just apply to everyone except you?

These quotes from you are just in the last few days. Anyone who wants to take a few minutes will see that there are many, many more all over the board. It's a shame, because you actually bring some good points sometimes, but it gets lost in your "old man yells at cloud" style of communication.

Feel free to brandish your usual tools: play the victim to the barbs while throwing out plenty of your own.

Dude most of that stuff is a joke. Sorry if you are so sensitive you can not take a joke.

Where have I ever played the victim? You love to search my posts, so show me.

For example, I have Asian GFs, it is well known on the board, so China can suck my **** was a joke. See the Captain's response for example.

You and Jim Nance should sit together and have a whole bottle of Scotch. If you agree to sit with Jim, I will buy a bottle of "Macallan rare cask 2023" and have it drop shipped to youse guys. If you need some edibles too, no problem .

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Are you kidding me right now? No one acts more disrespectful during disagreements on this board than you.

You're free to spew whatever personal attacks come into your brain, and call anyone who doesn't like it "too sensitive," but as soon as anyone says anything you don't like, you cite "lack of respect."


The ultimate passive aggressive statement: "No offense, but I will now say something offensive."

A ridiculous and lewd way of making your point.

Is this what you mean by "agreeing with someone and acting respectfully?" Or does that just apply to everyone except you?

These quotes from you are just in the last few days. Anyone who wants to take a few minutes will see that there are many, many more all over the board. It's a shame, because you actually bring some good points sometimes, but it gets lost in your "old man yells at cloud" style of communication.

Feel free to brandish your usual tools: play the victim to the barbs while throwing out plenty of your own.

PS If you wait long enough, @Ian life bans posters like me that joke and disagree with the other posters. Just hang around and I will get life banned too. Then you will be happy. Did you notice how boring the board is these days?