Anyone Else Still Not Over It?

[Phantom255x]

Yeah, we probably would have lost to Denver in the Finals. And Tatum got hurt which may have impacted his availability. But still, this postseason run really stung. Should have been our easiest path to the Finals to date, and yet we made it really hard and then choked against Miami. Even besides no-showing Game 7, they fell behind 3-0 in the series (losing the first two at home) which was also pathetic. Let Harden put up 40+ on them twice and PHI take a game that Embiid wasn't playing the previous round.

I know the Bruins had the historic season. But I still got over them losing after a few days. I still can't with the Celtics though. What a letdown 

I really thought we'd have a fun few weeks in June being in the Finals, especially after we won Game 7 vs PHI and moved on. That was all short-lived though...

[Celtics2021]

I’m definitely over it.  Just laid a bet on the Celtics to win next year — Banner 18 is coming in 2024!

[Phantom255x]

I’m definitely over it.  Just laid a bet on the Celtics to win next year — Banner 18 is coming in 2024!

I'll probably be over it in another week or two, maybe as we get even closer to football.

With the Red Sox being mediocre, I just don't have much excitement about baseball right now either lol

[moiso]

I'm kind of unhappy that we came back to force a game 7.  I think the changes that I'd like to see would have been more likely to happen if we got swept.  I would prefer a new coach but now that's not going to happen.  I'd also dangle Smart (I'm ready to move on and White can handle more responsibility) and I'd also be interested in shuffling Brown for someone different such as Siakam or Trey Young who can complement Tatum better. 

[mobilija]

I'm over it....till I get on this site and read all the over reactive handwringing, calling people they don't know with vast more experience clowns and idiots. That serves no constructive purpose and tends to get me all riled up. I've always felt the worst part about being a Boston sports fan is Boston sports fans. Prolly the only worse set of fans are Philly fans. But yeah, I'm ready to move on.

[green_bballers13]

I'm over it....till I get on this site and read all the over reactive handwringing, calling people they don't know with vast more experience clowns and idiots. That serves no constructive purpose and tends to get me all riled up. I've always felt the worst part about being a Boston sports fan is Boston sports fans. Prolly the only worse set of fans are Philly fans. But yeah, I'm ready to move on.

Dunning-Kruger effect: the less we know, the more we think we know. I'm often skeptical of people with absolute conviction.

I'm resolved that they were a top 3 team, and didn't lose another championship. I'm not sure how they could survive a Denver series in the Celtic's current condition.

[W8ting2McHale]

The 2010 Finals loss to the Lakers lingered for a long time. Perkins getting injured and then having to play 8 on 5 with the refs gifting them a comeback.

Last year I got over it pretty quickly. I was mad that we wasted a perfect opportunity for Banner 18, but realized I am less invested in basketball than I used to be. I dislike the modern game. I seldom watch any basketball games that aren’t Celtics games. I occasionally watch the WNBA and prefer it to the men’s games. They actually play team basketball.

So this loss, with this Celtics team playing a style of basketball that I can barely stand to watch? Nope. Not gonna dwell on it. If they wanted a championship they should have, and would have, won last season. I didn’t watch the 1st Nuggets-Heat game and might not watch any.

Others appear not to be as lucky.

[Kuberski33]

I'm over it. Combine Tatum getting hurt with Rob being sick, Jaylen's no show and the Heat playing very, very well in Game 7 and it wasn't meant to be. Also they weren't beating Denver because something was fundamentally wrong with this team and it sounds like Brad & co still can't identify it.

Last season's loss to GS hurt more. That team was right there on the cusp of a title but simply couldn't make enough shots when it counted.

[NextCeltic34]

I'm more relieved it's over than anything. This team is an inconvenience to watch.

[GreenEnvy]

I’m not mad they didn’t win the title this season (or last). Were they good enough to? Absolutely. But the best team doesn’t always win and they produced some truly great moments in both playoff runs. Winning FIVE straight “do-or-die” road games (2022 G6 @MIL, G7 @MIA, 2023 G6 @PHI, G4 & G6 @MIA) is truly remarkable.

But to not complete the comeback after such an incredible win to force Game 7 at home still stings. Game 3 and 7 were two of the most embarrassing performances I can remember. Such a bitter end to the season.

I thought Game 6 of the Finals last season would help them become a better team, but it didn’t. Doesn’t give me much hope that the Miami series will, either.

[SparzWizard]

Over it already. Getting ready for the Patriots season. Let's get Hopkins and the Pats will be making noise in the AFC East

[Ed Monix]

This is me after finding out that Mazzulla will be back as our head coach.

[Roy H.]

I'm over it, but see it as a lost opportunity.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I'm not over it. In fact, the Celtics and the Bruins having great regular seasons end terribly in the playoffs has me rethinking my emotional investment in sports. It consumes too much of my time and energy and the pain-to-joy ratio is way off-balance.

In a way, I wish I could be like those people who get so much joy out of watching young players develop and who, even though they do get disappointed when the Cs are eliminated, are able to just be like, "Ah well, what are you gonna do? Great season, guys! Can't wait til next year!" But I'm not like that. I care more about the name on the front of the jersey and want to see titles, especially now that the Lakers have officially tied the Celtics in the banner count.

I understand that process is a real thing and has value, but sometimes I get the feeling that Brad and his biggest supporters put more value in process than in results, sort of like, "Yeah, we want titles, but it's more important to create a pleasant atmosphere for players and fans and a solid product on the floor every season, and that we see personal growth." It gives me a very "corporate kumbaya" feeling. Like, even if there's disappointment, there isn't really disappointment — "everything is zen." I see absolutely zero Larry-Bird-calling-his-teammates-sissies grit with this iteration of the Celtics, and that concerns me.

And I do believe the Celtics players want to win, but it's as though the buddy-buddy, we're-all-friends-from-our-AAU-days spirit that's now prevalent across the NBA has sapped a lot of these guys of some of their competitive fire. They don't despise their opponents when they're on the court; they don't want to figuratively grind them into dust. Almost like the players think that pushing a lead past 20 and keeping it there is being mean.

And what I find interesting is that the game itself is now played with that kind of spirit — lots of 3-pointers (basically a no-contact play) and not much physical, interior play; lots of ticky-tack fouls called, meaning star players are often living at the free-throw line without really earning it. In other words, the game, like most of the players now, doesn't have grit or fire to it; it's mostly finesse and seeing who can make the longest 3pt heaves.

But I digress. Clearly I'm still not over it, LOL.

[mobilija]

Dunning-Kruger effect....thats been mentioned on this site several times, never quite got it till now. Hahaha. TP green baller

And a TP for Waitin2Mchale for a truth bomb. The WNBA is really good!