Generally, I'll remember it as the period when Golden State had its super team (despite their two losses in the Finals) and when the Celtics overachieved for three years. They never really had a chance at the title, but they made a couple exciting runs.

I'll also remember Boston's "blockbuster" free agent signings--Horford, Hayward, and Kemba--and how that was the first time in my decades as a fan that I can remember us landing big FAs.

Last, I'll likely remember our most recent season as the year that the Celtics imploded and had their "Kyrie year."

pretty solid assessment

I'll remember Al Horford for his selfless, teamwork and leadership. Exciting young players like Jaylen, Tatum and Rozier playing alongside Al and leading this team to the ECF. Smart, of course, next to Horford, as a beacon of leadership and hustle.

I won't remember Kyrie much at all. He was forgettable.

I won't remember IT much either. Not that he did anything wrong. Just never connected him. Undersized score-first PG who don't play defense don't thrill me.

Olynyk and Sullinger were more memorable. Solid role player bigs. Olly with his great skills but unfortunate lack of assertiveness in using them. Sully for his good skills and rebounding but bad coaching (getting him to shoot 3s) and bad weight management did him in.

I'll remember Horford and IT being awesome, and I'll remember being so dang disappointed with what happened to Gordon and with Kyrie.

Most of all I'll remember being sooooooo close in game 7 of the ECF.

Quote from: Who on July 12, 2019, 01:26:41 PM

I'll remember Al Horford for his selfless, teamwork and leadership. Exciting young players like Jaylen, Tatum and Rozier playing alongside Al and leading this team to the ECF. Smart, of course, next to Horford, as a beacon of leadership and hustle.

I won't remember Kyrie much at all. He was forgettable.

I won't remember IT much either. Not that he did anything wrong. Just never connected him. Undersized score-first PG who don't play defense don't thrill me.

Olynyk and Sullinger were more memorable. Solid role player bigs. Olly with his great skills but unfortunate lack of assertiveness in using them. Sully for his good skills and rebounding but bad coaching (getting him to shoot 3s) and bad weight management did him in.

'16-17 didn't do anything for you?  That was arguably the greatest season by a Celtic since the Bird era.   Certainly one of the most remarkable & entertaining runs by a Celtic in franchise history.

No. I remember the guys that did the donkey work. Crowder, Smart, Avery Bradley. Horford. Amir. Olynyk.

Those guys never got the credit they deserved.

Always bugged me.

I'll remember Horford and IT being awesome, and I'll remember being so dang disappointed with what happened to Gordon and with Kyrie.

Most of all I'll remember being sooooooo close in game 7 of the ECF.

Yeah, you make a good point.  The Gordo injury will always be a major in Celtics history.



Man, most of all I really wish that Isaiah had never hurt his hip and Gordon hadn't injured his ankle.


I really wanted to get to see Isaiah Thomas, Gordon Hayward, and Al Horford playing together through the remainder of their prime years.

I most likely have dementia in my future so I probably won't remember any of it. But the memories that may linger

...IT's amazing run in 2017, until the very end, through grief, hip pain and oral surgery. That's heroic Celtic stuff right there.

...Hayward's ankle facing the wrong way and knowing deep in my heart that any chance of a title in the near future was  gone.

As a moment where a very promising Celtics squad got close to being a contender, but failed to make the final move despite having the assets available to do so.

Hopefully we can add to that as being a starting point of the successful Brown-Tatum era.