ESPN grades the Celtics off-season

[dannyboy35]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

amen brother. could not agree more. i may watch some but they will be at the bottom of my priority list for hobbies.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

i'd give us a D+ like orlando

Yeah, C- seems generous.

An F would be acceptable. I'd go D- next.

How does that off-season get a C grade? Nuts!

u might be right. i was being generous. it might be a D- or an F!

[Silas]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

amen brother. could not agree more. i may watch some but they will be at the bottom of my priority list for hobbies.

I support and follow/watch the Celtics come hell or high water.....Check out the definition below that AI gave me.

A fair-weather fan is a sports spectator or enthusiast who only supports or pays attention to a team when they are winning and performing well. The term draws a direct analogy to "fair weather," meaning these individuals are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity. 

I'm looking forward to this upcoming season.  We may not get #19 but it should be fun watching are young guys grow and to see what PG13 has left in the tank....Go Celtics!

[Roy H.]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

amen brother. could not agree more. i may watch some but they will be at the bottom of my priority list for hobbies.

I support and follow/watch the Celtics come hell or high water.....Check out the definition below that AI gave me.

A fair-weather fan is a sports spectator or enthusiast who only supports or pays attention to a team when they are winning and performing well. The term draws a direct analogy to "fair weather," meaning these individuals are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity. 

I'm looking forward to this upcoming season.  We may not get #19 but it should be fun watching are young guys grow and to see what PG13 has left in the tank....Go Celtics!

Except the reason he's not watching isn't because of wins and losses. 

[Silas]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

amen brother. could not agree more. i may watch some but they will be at the bottom of my priority list for hobbies.

I support and follow/watch the Celtics come hell or high water.....Check out the definition below that AI gave me.

A fair-weather fan is a sports spectator or enthusiast who only supports or pays attention to a team when they are winning and performing well. The term draws a direct analogy to "fair weather," meaning these individuals are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity. 

I'm looking forward to this upcoming season.  We may not get #19 but it should be fun watching are young guys grow and to see what PG13 has left in the tank....Go Celtics!

Except the reason he's not watching isn't because of wins and losses.

I understand his concern was ownership not wins and losses.  I was making a point using the phrase "fair weather" with respect to individuals that are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, and stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity. 

[ozgod]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

amen brother. could not agree more. i may watch some but they will be at the bottom of my priority list for hobbies.

I support and follow/watch the Celtics come hell or high water.....Check out the definition below that AI gave me.

A fair-weather fan is a sports spectator or enthusiast who only supports or pays attention to a team when they are winning and performing well. The term draws a direct analogy to "fair weather," meaning these individuals are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity. 

I'm looking forward to this upcoming season.  We may not get #19 but it should be fun watching are young guys grow and to see what PG13 has left in the tank....Go Celtics!

Except the reason he's not watching isn't because of wins and losses.

I understand his concern was ownership not wins and losses.  I was making a point using the phrase "fair weather" with respect to individuals that are highly enthusiastic during trouble-free, successful times but quickly lose interest, and stop watching, or stop cheering when the team faces adversity.

The fun seasons for me tend to be the ones where expectations of the team are very low and they exceed them. Like last season, at least till the playoffs. If you're a championship or bust person where the only thing that matters is the championship or performance in the playoffs yes it sucked, but I loved how they exceeded expectations on the way to the eventual crash. This season is shaping up to be something similar.

[celts55]

  I?m still in a mode where I don?t plan on watching the Celtics next year. I?m an older guy now and I time is precious. I don?t feel the need to spend it watching a team led by a front office and / or owner sitting up there lying to me, knowing that we know they?re lying. Silly political speech like optionally. We are the fans. They exist because WE do.
   I?ll probably change my mind but this is the sorts trade in history and we did it to a player who got finals mvp and who?s # will be retired. It?s one thing to trade him for equal or better return because the team comes first. But this was garbage I choose not to eat. At least for now. ? Optionality? Optionality ? Optionality .. Optionality. Stop Brad. We?re not stupid.

Agreed. I may watch them if they are on free tv, but I will not pay for league pass again. If the owners aren?t willing to spend money, why should I?
Trading a player like Brown, who not only was an all nba player, but a great community person to save some money makes my stomach hurt.
I may be biased, as Brown is one of my favorites, but getting back a 36 year old and some picks down the road makes no sense to me.
If the plan is to rebuild, why George and Conley? I just don?t understand. Seems like they are wasting some prime Tatum years