Open thread about rumors/credibility

[JS33]

I think the rumors have been great .

Heck I rode the KG coming to Boston rumor
two summers ago all the way to the bank $$$

In the long run , rumors are just rumors ....

Some pan out , some don't

[jdpapa3]

Heck I rode the KG coming to Boston rumor
two summers ago all the way to the bank $$$

Yea, me too! The Ray Allen trade didn't budge the odds from 90:1. Every $20 won you $1800. Party.

It's funny to me that half of the rumors that get done are reported and then the Okafor/Chandler deal and RJeff deal just happen. They are fun to speculate about and most of the time the players being leaked in the rumors are, in fact, being shopped.

[RAcker]

I think that most of us take a rumor for what it is worth.  You have to judge the source by that source's track record.  Heck, months back we had guys in school with the team trainer's daughter telling us KG was coming back for sure

If a person gets a rep for putting out crap rumors, it is your choice whether or not you are going to continue to listen to them.  More times than not, when there is a rumor that just won't go away there is something to it.  However, that by no means should make you think it's going to happen.

[JS33]

Heck I rode the KG coming to Boston rumor
two summers ago all the way to the bank $$$

Yea, me too! The Ray Allen trade didn't budge the odds from 90:1. Every $20 won you $1800. Party.

I didn't do quite as good as you . I went for the Eastern Conference Championship at 30:1

I put 20 bucks down and won $ 600. It was cool though . I heard the rumor here on a late Sat night/ Sun Morning and
the guy who runs this blog even said , hey take it for what it's worth ... it's just a rumor .. but I had a hunch it might be true .

So I called a friend the next morning and gave it a try and it worked out well .

Long story short , I think this place is legit and no one is trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes ..........

[Jeff]

I really don't have much else to say on this matter.  I lay my credibility on the line every day and I stand by what I've done on this blog.  That's all anyone can ask.

[huzy]

I come to this blog for two reasons:

1. -Receiving news updates and rumors that I won't see on RealGM, ESPN, NBA.com, or Sports Illustrated.
2. -Having an open forum to discuss basketball in general

The later is a product of the former. Without being a step ahead of the major news sources on NBA deals, especially pertaining to the Celtics, this site would lose much of it's appeal. There's an understood risk in the persuit of preemptive news and Jeff balances that admirably.

I'm less tenured than many other posters on this site but I can say with full conviction that I have great respect for the lengths Jeff goes to in providing disclaimers on his rumors/sources. I appreciate it greatly.

Jeff, I can imagine that it is quite frustrating having something challenged that you clearly put a lot of work into. For what it's worth,  thank you for the site, the credibility, the rumors, and the professionalism that you portray in every word that is typed on this blog.

[Eja117]

Does this person think they will go on the web and never see a rumor? Or it's perfectly fine they see the rumor, it's just that the PURPOSE of the rumor is really what's important?

Is it possible that this person is Danny Ainge or someone from the Herald or Globe?

[mgent]

As much as misleading headlines bother me (like Grant Hill supposedly coming here, or Daniels signing rapping up soon) I don't see why anyone takes rumors so seriously.  One thing that really bugged me was all the going back and forth with Marbury.  I swear, nearly everyone who put a 'mock roster' of what our team's gonna look like in a post, included Marbury as our backup point guard for weeks.

But as long as you don't let these people bother you, and you can tell the difference between reported news, and reported rumors, no one should complain.

[lon3lytoaster]

Heck I rode the KG coming to Boston rumor
two summers ago all the way to the bank $$$

Yea, me too! The Ray Allen trade didn't budge the odds from 90:1. Every $20 won you $1800. Party.

It's funny to me that half of the rumors that get done are reported and then the Okafor/Chandler deal and RJeff deal just happen. They are fun to speculate about and most of the time the players being leaked in the rumors are, in fact, being shopped.

Really wish I was on the gambling boat when I had the chance. If I remember correctly they didn't update the odds for a day or so. I would be rich if I put some money on us winning that year.

[greenwise]

I love the rumor section, it's one of my favourites. Danny is always looking for ways to improve the team and it's logical that there are leaks from time to time of his manoeuvres. Sometimes they are not really true but other times there may be. It's fun, it makes you get a feeling from the fan base about the team...

Good job to everybody on the blog and please keep posting rumors!

[nickagneta]

Can't discussing rumors be exactly what it is, a fun way to pass the time discussing the "what ifs" of NBA basketball? I don't think Jeff tries to pass Celticsblog off as some sort of news reporting agency. He brings up rumors usually reported elsewhere first and opens up a forum for such things to be discussed in. We have fun with it and it helps pass the time.

I don't see what this lady's problem is with either Jeff or Professor Roy. Sorry, Roy, I liked that part!!

[Donoghus]

I have no problem with rumors being discussed.  The pet peeve I have and its been addressed in the Announcements section and posting guidelines is the misleading titles that these rumors sometimes bring about in the forums.

If you have a rumor you want to discuss, please title it in a manner than makes it clear its not a rumor and not breaking news.  Too often, the title is misleading and I go in thinking that we either have signed the guy or are close to when nothing is farther from the truth. 

Rumors are great fodder for discussion, though, and I definitely am in favor of talking about it in the forums.

[JSD]

It's a blog... we discuss rumors and possibilities.

I don't see what the issue is here...

[BudweiserCeltic]

The problem is the notion that people think that in order for a rumor to be validated, what is being rumored needs to occur. For example, if there are rumors about Boston trying to sign Grant Hill, then some people believe that the only way that rumor is true is if Grant Hill actually comes to Boston. That's just not the way works.

Just like everywhere, you're as good as your sources. Sometimes your sources fail you, sometimes they bring you the good stuff. Like everywhere, some rumors pan out, and some don't.

Celticsblog has had a solid record when reporting rumors... rumors that subsequently have become reported elsewhere with their sources. For the most part, CB takes articles from other places, cites the source, puts a disclaimer with their opinion of the particular rumor, and open up the discussion for "what if" scenarios. So when it comes down to it, for the most part, CB is simply reporting the report of a rumor from someone else. How that suddenly becomes a "CB is making stuff up" situation is beyond me.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with that practice.

Edit:  Just noticed that this thread is a couple of months old...

[Jeff]

Edit:  Just noticed that this thread is a couple of months old...

yeah, this is one reason to lock threads - so people don't think this is a brand new issue that is already several pages long - makes it seem a bit more important than it really is

but since this is an "open" thread, I guess there's no harm in letting it stay that way