Where's the excitement?

[OhioGreen]

Seems the level of excitement for the coming season is absent here!

Is it the forums moving to CStrong, cause there aren't very many new posts for this time of year!
Is it the terrible preseason schedule with all our games in the first few days and then a week and a half with nothing?
Is it a faint fear in the back of our heads that what we saw in preseason performance will still be there when the season starts?
Is it the lack of excitement due to not having any highly touted rookies coming in, our new players brought in, in trades? (Sorry, can't buy RW as exciting rookie)
Just tired?  Tired of talking about GH and his rehab?
Or is it, our team just mimics its' "boring" never get excited, head coach?

Don't know.  I do know the wait for the season, with nothing but practices is killin' me.  Tuesday can't get here soon enough!  Hope we don't lay an egg!  Go C's!!

[knuckleballer]

I think that not much has changed since early summer and there's not much new to discuss.  Just waiting for the season opener at this point.  I can't wait.  This will be a fun season.

I'm really looking forward to the college season too with all our potential first round picks.

[apc]

Is it the terrible preseason schedule with all our games in the first few days and then a week

I actually think you usually see more post and more volume after bad performance.

My guess is we lost some members with the new site.
Hopefully they will find us when season starts.

[Donoghus]

Everything seems to have been covered, rehashed, rehashed again, then beaten like a dead horse.

Think there are good amount of people waiting for meaningful games to be played.  That will boost things.  Create new topic of discussion, observations, ridiculous trade ideas, etc...

[Surferdad]

For me, it's the lousy pre-season performance that is making me lose my enthusiasm.  There just seemed to be no sense of urgency to get off on the right foot.  The shooting was horrid, which is surprising.  Didn't these guys each take at least 100 shots a day over the summer?

[slamtheking]

I think it's due to
- little turnover with the roster to debate going into the season
- preseason games too far in advance of the regular season so that excitement about seeing the team play again takes a long pause before regular season starts
- the horrid play of the preseason did nothing to stoke excitement or meet expectations placed on this year's team

[Androslav]

I am eagerly awaiting this season to begin.
Fever was the strongest some 2-3 weeks ago.
65-17
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[johnnygreen]

For me, it's the lousy pre-season performance that is making me lose my enthusiasm.  There just seemed to be no sense of urgency to get off on the right foot.  The shooting was horrid, which is surprising.  Didn't these guys each take at least 100 shots a day over the summer?

I do agree with this to a certain extent. I understand that it was only the preseason, and you can’t take too much from it. What I found to be frustrating was the volume of 3’s being shot at such a poor percentage. I think this team is versatile enough that if the 3 isn’t going in for a certain player, then they have the ability to drive or go to their mid-range game.

For me personally, I’m more interested in the Red Sox and their playoff run. I like the players on the team, and I find nothing compares to playoff baseball. Every pitch feels like it means something, and I could care less if the game is 2 hours or 5 hours long.

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait for the Celtics season to start, but there is nothing new to talk about. I feel like we have dissected everything about this team to death.

[CelticSooner]

Personally just ready for the season to get started at this point. It also doesn’t appear that the C’s will really hit their stride until a month or two into the season. That’s normal for CBS coached teams though.

[Donoghus]

I would not be surprised one bit if this team san****ged us a bit during preseason and come out of the gate gangbusters.

EDIT:  Sand bagged is a prohibited word? 

[Roy H.]

It’s been a weird off-season.  No major free agent additions, our draft pick had some headcase moments and then was injured, Kyrie was hesitant to commit long term, Jabari Bird got arrested, one of our coaches was convicted of taking a bribe, Hayward is rusty and is having back issues, and the treat looks disjointed on the court.

Once the team starts winning meaningful games the excitement will return.

[Moranis]

I would not be surprised one bit if this team san****ged us a bit during preseason and come out of the gate gangbusters.

EDIT:  Sand bagged is a prohibited word? 

it is because the d b a g are all in a row.  Weird things happen sometimes because of prohibited words.

[Donoghus]

I would not be surprised one bit if this team san****ged us a bit during preseason and come out of the gate gangbusters.

EDIT:  Sand bagged is a prohibited word? 

it is because the d b a g are all in a row.  Weird things happen sometimes because of prohibited words.

Ahhh....gotcha.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I think it's due to
- little turnover with the roster to debate going into the season
- preseason games too far in advance of the regular season so that excitement about seeing the team play again takes a long pause before regular season starts
- the horrid play of the preseason did nothing to stoke excitement or meet expectations placed on this year's team

Pretty much this.

[jambr380]

I think it's due to
- little turnover with the roster to debate going into the season
- preseason games too far in advance of the regular season so that excitement about seeing the team play again takes a long pause before regular season starts
- the horrid play of the preseason did nothing to stoke excitement or meet expectations placed on this year's team

TP - these are my top 3 reasons all in order. Last offseason was a whirlwind of excitement - drafting Tatum, Brown's/Tatum's/Rozier's emergence in SL, Hayward signing, and (of course) the Kyrie trade. The most exciting thing to happen this offseason was Jabari Bird's arrest - and that wasn't a good thing.

The pre-season performance and timing did little to enthuse fans and we are all left making excuses for Hayward.

Hopefully users that took the summer off find their way over to these forums. SBNation did us no favors by only leaving a link to CS on the 'Fanposts' page.