I think Sad is exactly how I feel.

I'd be sad to see shaq's career end hobbled, I'd be sad to Rondo's time in Boston turn ugly and that he's not playing to his potential, I'm sad that Doc no longer to seems to have that strong of a grip on this team, that Perkins is no longer here, and that the decision to ship him out isn't working out.

I'd be upset if this is how the Big 3 will be remembered.

I never stop being optimistic though.

For me, it's a combination of "resigned" and "anxious."

I'm resigned to the fact that this team appears to be on its way out.  They had a good run - a better one, in fact, than perhaps we could have realistically hoped for back when the Big 3 got together.  We got a championship out of it, so we can't really complain.  The window was only supposed to be 3 years and we got an extra year of contention, even if it's rather weak contention.  Two finals appearances is nothing to whine about.

I'm anxious because I want to see what comes next, and I kind of want to just skip ahead to the next chapter.  I don't want to deal with the stress and heartbreak of seeing this team fall short and the chaos of the initial building process.  I want to jump right to the point when this team will be the next Portland, OKC, Denver, or even Houston.  I hope that's what we're headed for, anyway.  I hope that this team doesn't become another Indiana, or Milwaukee, or Detroit.  I could even get excited for a Celtics team that resembles the current Wizards - burgeoning with talented prospects but terrible and disorganized at the moment.  I just want to be there so I can envision a shining future. 

At the moment all I can clearly look forward to is a disheartening playoff burnout and a period of a few years (maybe more) where the team flounders in quasi-mediocrity.  I'm praying that Danny is bold enough to make the moves that will make this team awful, and then exciting, and hopefully, someday, great.

Ambivalent.
These last few games have seriously challenged my faith in the Celtic's championship hopes. They just look so old and incapable of hanging with the top dogs. Many posters say they are just not interested or bored. I don't know if that is true. An old team that can't run as fast and jump as high can give off the impression that they're bored because they are getting out played.
On the other hand, we still have the Big 3 + Rondo. The Big 3 has been good all year and KG has looked better these few games, showing a little bit of extra bounce on his dunks. Rondo (not old and has the physical gifts) clearly looks disinterest. You can see on offensive sets he just brings the ball up, and passes it away. Even if he touches the ball again it's the same result, pass. I want to think that he is just saving his energy and body for the playoffs, when he knows the stage is big and he will penetrate the lane and create offense like the Rondo we know.

Frustrated. I just want to see the full plan (Shaq, Green, Kristic, JO) in action. Hopefully I'll get to see it and then I'll make my opinions on how well Ainge did his job this year.

p---ed. 

I know this isn't supposed to be a thread about the trade, but...   make a simple trade or two for the backup 3 (a guy like Anthony Parker) and keep Perkins, and we're right there as one of the title contenders, I truly believe.

As it is now, we've probably got a 60% chance of getting into the second round and 25% chance of making the ECF, which means that there's a [dang] good chance we're seeing the end of this team as a true contender.

How 'bout "hopeful," as in "I'm hopeful that Danny's still good at drafting players"?

Confused.


This team has shown us that they can very well beat the elite teams, and this season have done a far better job in beating the .500 teams compared to last season, yet at times they just seem so lost and not up to the challenge.

I feel great!

Oh, you meant about the Celtics?

In that case, in a blind state of indifferent denial.