Series over. We should start talking about the draft.

[csfansince60s]

hey, did we all give up on the Bruins when they went down 0-2 to the habs going back to montreal?

sure its a tough road for these celts to take and pretty imporbable, but if anyone can do it its this group of guys. win the next 2 at home and we've got a series on our hands here

I must have been too subtle on the post above:

csfansince60s

   
   
Re: Series over. We should start talking about the draft.
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I clearly remember, because it happened so recently, a certain other Boston team losing 2 playoff games AT HOME and coming back and winning that series.

This Celtic team has champions on it, and if that other Boston team can do it, we certainly can.

[vinnie]

94 percent of the teams who have gone down 0-2 in a 7-game playoff series have lost that series. Hopefully the Celtics are in that 6 percent. I doubt it.

[Celticsfan336]

94 percent of the teams who have gone down 0-2 in a 7-game playoff series have lost that series. Hopefully the Celtics are in that 6 percent. I doubt it.

The Celtics are clearly capable of doing it.
Honestly, everyone is panicing.....Heat are supposed to win their home games, the Celtics are supposed to win their home games.

[slamtheking]

There are no gold stars for being the first one to predict the demise of the team, or for cheering for them the loudest. 

Aw man, that means I'm going to have to post a 1000 times to get a gold star   

[ThaPreacher]

94 percent of the teams who have gone down 0-2 in a 7-game playoff series have lost that series. Hopefully the Celtics are in that 6 percent. I doubt it.

Well, the question is can Boston win a game 7 in Miami?
And that is what makes the 6 percent.

For the next 3 games you can say its a 3 game series.
Boston needs to win 2 out of 3! 

This team has never been down like this before.
Should prove interesting.

[BballTim]

There are no gold stars for being the first one to predict the demise of the team, or for cheering for them the loudest. 

Aw man, that means I'm going to have to post a 1000 times to get a gold star   

  You gotta admit, if there's one person here who's an expert in gold stars it's Roy. He must have 50 of them by now.

[cman88]

hey, did we all give up on the Bruins when they went down 0-2 to the habs going back to montreal?

We shouldn't give up.  At the same time, the Heat are a lot better than the Canadiens were, and we don't have a great goalie on the Celtics.

we do however have 3 hall of famers whom are possibly facing their last run at a championship...the odds are against us, but these guys have never been in this situation before...lets see if they can dig in deep and find the Heart/will to win/mental toughness to win the next 2 games and make a series out of this...

its improbably that we will come back and win this, but IMO if theres 2 teams in the NBA who have it in them to stage a comeback of monumental proportions...its the Celtics and the Lakers..

idk, i just refuse to believe that this group of guys is just going to roll over and get stomped on by the heat...rather than regroup mentally and fight with their all

[Bahku]

Thankfully we live in a country where everyone is allowed to voice their opinions openly, and it's no different when it comes down to "fandom" and what we all interpret that to mean to each of us.

I can see this from both directions quite clearly, and both sides have their points ... coming back from down 2/0 is a long-shot, but it's also not over 'til it's over.

However, my personal choice is that I'd rather be a disappointed optimist, than a pessimist who's able to say "I told you so", which, when your team loses, brings very little that's positive.

Hope may be waning, but "sunlight can peep through a wee hole", and in a world where miracles happen every minute, the Celtics pulling this out is very viable in comparison, and as long as hope remains, I'll cling to it.

[aporel#18]

Ok, let's talk about the draft.

Anybody thinks Danny could package Baby with our second round pick and trade them to the Patriots for that kid Solder? He's taller than Baby, and he reportedly is a great athlete... Baby could be what the Patriots are missing in the front 7. If Belichick wasn't the genius he is, Danny could add a 6th round pick and a 7th round, but he already must know there isn't such a thing in the NBA. Maybe if we offer this year's firs rounder? Ok, let's go back to the Celtics.

The season is not over, and nobody said it was going to be easy. I thought the Celtics would play better, but they haven't figured things out yet. Doc is going to change things in game 3, starting Shaq and everything will be in place.

Enjoy this ride, we've the privilege to watch this team and we should feel blessed.

It ain't over til it's over!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqte5w257C4

[nickagneta]

Does anybody really care about who was right and who was wrong?  I think that most of us would rather have a title than the knowledge that we were correct about stuff.

There are no gold stars for being the first one to predict the demise of the team, or for cheering for them the loudest.  

If this is the case, and of course it is, then isn't it a lot more fun to cheer the team on and talk about how the Celtics can change things and win this series than it is to constantly browbeat the fact into the ground that the Celtics can't win it all, like even after they win two close games at home against New York and are leading the series 2-0.

It just seems that for some, it doesn't matter what the Celtics do, how well they play or what the results are the words coming out of their mouths are the same, doom and gloom. Of course, that is, until the Celtics win it all and then they disappear or issue an apology for their negativity basing it on facts in evidence that made their view realistic.

I myself don't mind taking a critical view of this team but there's being critical and there's being what some on this site are.

I personally don't get it. I remember quite clearly 30 something years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Red Sox fan. I remember quite clearly 28 years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Patriot fan. The Bruins haven't had a realistic shot at a cup in 40 years. The Celtics disappeared from being a serious title contender for two decades. While the C's are in a very rare playoff run that might not come around again for years or decades do you really want to waste the good times being so pessimistic about them?

Why choose to be pessimistic while in the middle of a playoff run? So you can be proven to be right or show that you are  more basketball savvy? Screw that. I would rather cheer my team on and be wrong in the end than constantly spouting doom and gloom about my team when I desperately want them to win.

[BC1996]

I'm choosing not to read previous posts because this thread shouldn't have been made in the first place.  Regardless of whether this is the end or not, why would you be looking towards the draft right now?  After all this team has been through, it would take a lot of time for me to digest this season.

Thinking about a draft almost feels awkward after the last four years.  "Potential" and "Skill" is the last thing on my mind.  I'll pay closer attention once we get down to the last two weeks before the draft.

[barefacedmonk]

Does anybody really care about who was right and who was wrong?  I think that most of us would rather have a title than the knowledge that we were correct about stuff.

There are no gold stars for being the first one to predict the demise of the team, or for cheering for them the loudest.  

If this is the case, and of course it is, then isn't it a lot more fun to cheer the team on and talk about how the Celtics can change things and win this series than it is to constantly browbeat the fact into the ground that the Celtics can't win it all, like even after they win two close games at home against New York and are leading the series 2-0.

It just seems that for some, it doesn't matter what the Celtics do, how well they play or what the results are the words coming out of their mouths are the same, doom and gloom. Of course, that is, until the Celtics win it all and then they disappear or issue an apology for their negativity basing it on facts in evidence that made their view realistic.

I myself don't mind taking a critical view of this team but there's being critical and there's being what some on this site are.

I personally don't get it. I remember quite clearly 30 something years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Red Sox fan. I remember quite clearly 28 years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Patriot fan. The Bruins haven't had a realistic shot at a cup in 40 years. The Celtics disappeared from being a serious title contender for two decades. While the C's are in a very rare playoff run that might not come around again for years or decades do you really want to waste the good times being so pessimistic about them?

Why choose to be pessimistic while in the middle of a playoff run? So you can be proven to be right or show that you are  more basketball savvy? Screw that. I would rather cheer my team on and be wrong in the end than constantly spouting doom and gloom about my team when I desperately want them to win.

That's PLamb talking 

[nickagneta]

Does anybody really care about who was right and who was wrong?  I think that most of us would rather have a title than the knowledge that we were correct about stuff.

There are no gold stars for being the first one to predict the demise of the team, or for cheering for them the loudest.  

If this is the case, and of course it is, then isn't it a lot more fun to cheer the team on and talk about how the Celtics can change things and win this series than it is to constantly browbeat the fact into the ground that the Celtics can't win it all, like even after they win two close games at home against New York and are leading the series 2-0.

It just seems that for some, it doesn't matter what the Celtics do, how well they play or what the results are the words coming out of their mouths are the same, doom and gloom. Of course, that is, until the Celtics win it all and then they disappear or issue an apology for their negativity basing it on facts in evidence that made their view realistic.

I myself don't mind taking a critical view of this team but there's being critical and there's being what some on this site are.

I personally don't get it. I remember quite clearly 30 something years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Red Sox fan. I remember quite clearly 28 years of disappointment with very very few playoff runs as a Patriot fan. The Bruins haven't had a realistic shot at a cup in 40 years. The Celtics disappeared from being a serious title contender for two decades. While the C's are in a very rare playoff run that might not come around again for years or decades do you really want to waste the good times being so pessimistic about them?

Why choose to be pessimistic while in the middle of a playoff run? So you can be proven to be right or show that you are  more basketball savvy? Screw that. I would rather cheer my team on and be wrong in the end than constantly spouting doom and gloom about my team when I desperately want them to win.

That's PLamb talking 

TP4U, BFM. That made me laugh.

Most times I can control my alter ego but sometimes he just comes out and I can't do a thing about it.

LOL!!!

[Celticsfan336]

The series is far from "over" ... it's the best of seven, not the best of three. 'Nuf said.

True.  However, it's worth noting that we can only afford to lose one more game in the entire series, which means we'll have to win 4 straight games or else win a tough game 7 in Miami.

The series isn't over yet, but the situation in which the Celtics find themselves is a nearly impossible one given the current state of their roster.

Unfortunately, there's not much in the way of good news to talk about with regard to the immediate future.  The draft this year will be incredibly weak and shallow, and the Celtics will not have any decent picks anyway.  The lockout may prevent Danny from making any significant moves this summer to begin the rebuilding process. 

It could be quite some time before we have a clear idea of what the future will look like for the Celtics, and much longer before we have an exciting team with the potential to be great for years to come.  Before long, we will all likely have to go back to receiving our thrill of victory voyeuristically through watching other teams that we like (e.g. not the Lakers or the Heat).

A true seven game series doesnt start til a team wins on the road.
Teams are expected to hold off their homecourt, and if the Cetlics hold off their homecourt, which they are expected to do, it is right back to an even series.