Why is the March 22nd 2014, the day when the most members visited the CB?

[Androslav]

The title question could actually be remarkably similar to this one -
Why are so many members emotional (in my eyes) about us giving the Nets pick in return for the league wide regarded star player - Kyrie Irving?

The date from the title is the day when there were the most people ever on CB: 4256 (per CelticsBlog ), it is also the day after we lost to the Brooklyn Nets, during our single non-playoff year in the last decade. Maybe it was a coincidence.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201403210BRK.html

Yeah, -16 (Gamescore/Fahrenheit/Celsius) doesn't really warm up the heart of the fan when we own their draft rights that summer. That pick became James Young, the 17th pick.

Since then we had two more opportunities to hit on those picks and we definitely struck gold. We got close to the best possible outcomes there - 3rd (2016) and 1st (2017) pick. Not even the most optimistic fans (me included) were expecting them to be that high, (we all hoped, but we wouldn't put our hand in the fire, to back it up at the time.)
In our (rebuild) five-year outsourced tanking era, only the 2018 pick remained to be consumed. Will it be the 1st pick again? top 3, top 5, or "just" (eyes naturally got bigger through the years) 8th? That has been our M.O. for the years passed, I understand the reflex, I had it too. But the Nets picks aren't the only light at the end of the tunnel anymore. As they surely were back then on March 22nd, 2014!
*Look at that roster.

Since then we made some pretty good trades, made some solid high picks, and we even signed 2 max guys (something we supposedly couldn't do but looks like we did it after all.) And finally, as we entered the top 5 teams (contenders), we traded the last Nets pick for a star.
We can let it go now.
We are out of the woods.

Oh, and BTW, we still have some of that good Brooklyn spirit, reincarnated in the upcoming LAKings pick.

And if anyone can explain the title of this thread, please do.

[greece66]

Nice post Androslav. Thanks for the memories: Jordan Crawford, Vander Blue, Chriss Babb.

I've been wondering the same thing for a week or so- crazy coincidence 

What's so special about 22 March 2014? I don't remember anything special happening the day after the end of the RS in 2014, but my memory could be wrong.

[Big333223]

Nice insight into what drives traffic on the board/interests Celtic fans.

[bdm860]

The date from the title is the day when there were the most people ever on CB: 4256 (per CelticsBlog )

Curious, where are you getting that number from?

[chambers]

Had something to do with the draft and our standings.
I think people were stoked that we lost to the Nets and Utah somehow won and therefore we tied them for the 5th pick when all hope was lost!

Utah ended up winning the tiebreaker/coin flip anyway.

Something along those lines.

Great post btw TP.

[Donoghus]

The date from the title is the day when there were the most people ever on CB: 4256 (per CelticsBlog )

Curious, where are you getting that number from?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php

Scroll all the way to the bottom under Users Online.

[Androslav]

@greece It was in march, not april.
@chambers Yes I remember the Utah watch that year.

I guess more members were online as they knew we are about to ace this rebuild. The anti-bandwagoners.
Thanks to everyone on TPs.
Glad you enjoyed the read.

[lbgreen33]

That was really interesting, great read. I think at the time we wanted something good to happen so bad! Great post, TP.