Enjoyment as a Celtics fan

[Roy H.]

I'm stealing one of Redz's posts to start a new thread:

It's incredible what this team has done so far this season.

It's one of the more enjoyable seasons in a long time so far.  And we've had some pretty enjoyable seasons! The Tatum reintegration process is going to very interesting.  There are so many different ways it could go (most of them good, I think).

This made me think...  how many seasons since 2008 *haven't* been enjoyable?  We haven't been contenders every year, but going back to the 2008 season, almost all of these teams have been fun to root for.

Which teams in that stretch haven't been at least fun to watch?  Those teams from 2019 to 2021 weren't that enjoyable, but otherwise we've been pretty blessed as fans, I think. 

[Phantom255x]

Besides some of those years right after the Pierce-Garnett trade where the team was rebuilding and sort of tanking, I did not enjoy 2019 at all. I tried to, and was feeling high after their ECF run in 2018 but man it was a miserable experience with Kyrie. Even then, they swept the first round and won Game 1 against the Bucks on the road, but it completely went downhill right after again.

It's partially why 2024 felt rewarding. We've seen talented teams and superteams on the C's or around the league that just doesn't work or doesn't have the chemistry. Not 2024, they gelled beautifully and just overwhelmed most teams. No drama, the Jays played together too

[Donoghus]

Off the top of my head, 2018-19 was probably least enjoyable one. Kyrie drama plus the East semi flameout.  That season started with such high hopes coming off the conference final run the year before plus the return of Hayward but things just never did click that season. 

2010-11 was frustrating due to the injuries and the fracture among fans regarding the Perkins trade.  The expectations for Shaq fell flat and you could see the New Three aging.   That was another season that started with super high hopes.

[RMO]

Off the top of my head, 2018-19 was probably least enjoyable one. Kyrie drama plus the East semi flameout.  That season started with such high hopes coming off the conference final run the year before plus the return of Hayward but things just never did click that season. 

2010-11 was frustrating due to the injuries and the fracture among fans regarding the Perkins trade.  The expectations for Shaq fell flat and you could see the New Three aging.   That was another season that started with super high hopes.

I would agree with 2018-2019.  If I recall I really soured on the team in the conference semis because of the Kyrie stuff.  Couldn't even watch the last game because I was just disgusted.

Another problem with that season was the whole AD drama which continued into the summer.  I'm happy with how things turned out but I'll admit at the time I really wanted to get him.  That and the whole signing with Klutch and the scheming to get him with Lebron and the lakers.  I was compulsively checking my phone for any rumor or update I could find.

[SparzWizard]

Non-enjoyable really had to be 18-19 and 20-21.

19-20 left a sour taste in my mouth losing to the 5-seeded Heat.

22-23 was kinda trash going into the postseason, 24-25 wasn't fun either. All those winnable games the C's dropped. It's like they were rolling over to teams.

I enjoyed 21-22 but hated the end result; C's could've capitalized in the 4th quarter of Game 4 and take a 3-1 lead, but that's all she said when the turnovers started piling. 23-24 definitely most enjoyed!

[tenn_smoothie]

Any season with Kyrie. The guy constantly did things to detract from team unity. Not showing up on the bench for the Game 7 vs Cleveland and then shooting us out of the game that ended our season vs Bucks and then saying that he should have taken more shots in the post presser are two perfect examples.

The Perk trade in 2011 ruined a team that I loved and took away our one advantage over the other contenders - toughness and interior muscle.
And Danny decided we needed athleticism instead (so we could look like every other top team).

[slightly biased bias fan]

Any season with Kyrie. The guy constantly did things to detract from team unity. Not showing up on the bench for the Game 7 vs Cleveland and then shooting us out of the game that ended our season vs Bucks and then saying that he should have taken more shots in the post presser are two perfect examples.

The Perk trade in 2011 ruined a team that I loved and took away our one advantage over the other contenders - toughness and interior muscle.
And Danny decided we needed athleticism instead (so we could look like every other top team).

If I remember correctly the Perk trade had more to do with his upcoming free agency.

Contract negotiations revealed that Perkins would cost too much money. Instead of losing him for nothing, Ainge gambled that the Celtics could use multiple veterans to cover for Perk, and get a long term asset in Jeff Green.