*Not As p---ed As I Thought I Would Be*

[CelticOmega]

I am a life long Celtic Fan and live in SoCal -

I am mad but not p---ed, this I would like to say -

To Ray - Thanks for Game 2.
To Paul - Thanks for Game 4. 
To Rajon - Thanks for being the best player on the team, and here is hoping one day your # will be in the rafters.
To Sheed - I live and die every time you shoot a 3.
To KG - Thanks for the intensity you always bring.
to Mr. Mean - Get well - Without you we may never have made it out of Cleveland or Orlando

To the team as a whole- Thanks for the ride it was one that no one believed could happen and you too it to the wire.

This one hurts - but for me - this doesn't hurt as bad as seeing Patrick Ewing hitting a 3 knocking out the C's in the first round and essentially ending an era.

Maybe it's age or the fact that we gave this one away, yes the refs were horrible, but it was there for the taking.

With that said I will take my ribbing from a real Lakers fan - As soon as someone can point one out to me or if Jack Nicholson calls me.

[westupcali]

I would like to add also, here in SoCal a celtic fan I couldn't be prouder and am not as mad or sad as I thought I would be. But I was really sad the other night when K.P. went down, that one seriously brought me to tears because I know he worked so hard to get to where he is today. On the brighter side we gonna come back stronger and this will be something to learn from. But i am very proud to be a Boston Celtic, my dream one day is to actually fly from OC to Boston. I had fun watching the playoffs. I can't wait for next season. We have nothing to be ashamed of and nothing so hide. 18 its gonna happen!!!!!!

[pinoycelticsfan]

First time poster but long time lurker. I became a fan of the Celtics in 1984 at 10 years old. We didn't have live TV back then, we watched the 84, 85 and 86 NBA finals (and Bird, McHale, Chief, Greg Kite!) on bootleg betamax tapes that were at least 10 days delayed. Jojo White, Cowens I got to know reading an article from a battered 70s magazine (sports illustrated?) that was somehow always in our bathroom magazine rack. Sharman, Cousy, Russell I got to read about in a 1960s edition of Colliers Encyclopedia which was the most important source of information for most of us growing up in a third world country. Stumbled into CelticsBlog just before the start of 2008 season, and for the longest time, I was just content in reading insightful (and not so insightful) posts from you fine Celtics Fans, and repeating your opinions to my friends so I could pretend to be an insightful celtics fan myself.

The end of our rollercoaster season with the loss hurt like hell. Spent lots of time today comforting depressed Celtics Fans and avoiding smug LA Fans who were formerly smug Cavs Fans. I am so depressed right now, but being with all of you seems to take some of the depression away. And after seeing Sheed, KG, Paul, Rondo, Big Baby, Ray play their hearts out today, I don't think I could have asked for anything more. I'm so proud to be Celtics fan right now, and maybe Celtic Pride is what pushed me to my first ever post (or I just need a hug). Some people have it easy, just (a) pick the strongest team (b)celebrate trophy in June (c) repeat. I wish I were that kind of person, but, I guess this is the burden of being a diehard fan, you take the victories, the tradition, the losses, the bad draft picks, the injuries, the depression that comes with losing -- everything. But the flipside of it is, someday, the shots will fall, the defense will hold, and the Celtics will win again (soon, hopefully)and the high will more than make up for what we are feeling now, a high that no bandwagon fan will ever know.

And we will always have 2008.

[kenmaine]

TP, and welcome. Great post, good attitude. Wish I could have the same positive outlook.

That was a very depressing loss. I'm still feeling sick over it. An opportunity for a title and the C's offense was absolutely atrocious. Ugly ugly game. But it was there for the taking and no one could get a rebound or make a shot.

The team will look different next year, but a nucleus of PP, Rondo, KG, Perk, and Baby is a good place to start.