First off I don't think this team is intentionally trying to lose. But based on the effort over the past few games it doesn't seem like they are trying to win either. Now if it is championship of bust for this team, you know you have to go through the heat right? Well when would be the best time to play them? I would argue the first round, assuming their streak continues. The heat will continue to play their starters for as long as their historic streak continues, which means they won't rest for the playoffs. So instead of letting them play two crap teams and sweeping them and then meeting them in the ECF after we have two tough series (assuming we get that far), I would choose to play them when we are freshest and they are battling every night to keep their run going. Plus, if we lose we can end this awful year quickly and rest up for next year.

I say as long as the heat keep on winning, lets aim for the 8th seed and either make history or become history.

First off I don't think this team is intentionally trying to lose. But based on the effort over the past few games it doesn't seem like they are trying to win either. Now if it is championship of bust for this team, you know you have to go through the heat right? Well when would be the best time to play them? I would argue the first round, assuming their streak continues. The heat will continue to play their starters for as long as their historic streak continues, which means they won't rest for the playoffs. So instead of letting them play two crap teams and sweeping them and then meeting them in the ECF after we have two tough series (assuming we get that far), I would choose to play them when we are freshest and they are battling every night to keep their run going. Plus, if we lose we can end this awful year quickly and rest up for next year.

I say as long as the heat keep on winning, lets aim for the 8th seed and either make history or become history.

This is not meant as criticism against anyone but against the team: This stuff with trying to play for a CERTAIN seed is flat out stupid.

Either you're a championship team or you are not, plain simple.

If you're a REAL team with heart and guts, you don't stink up the court the way the Celtics did last night.

It's beyond me how anyone can watch this type of product and still feel this team has a chance.

Either you're a good team or you're not. No in-between. At least not to me.

BUT to Danny Ainge, Wyc Grousbeck and Doc Rivers, "good enough" is good enough as long as they can keep selling tickets.

Quote from: gpap on March 27, 2013, 11:43:21 AM

This is not meant as criticism against anyone but against the team: This stuff with trying to play for a CERTAIN seed is flat out stupid.

Either you're a championship team or you are not, plain simple.

If you're a REAL team with heart and guts, you don't stink up the court the way the Celtics did last night.

It's beyond me how anyone can watch this type of product and still feel this team has a chance.

Either you're a good team or you're not. No in-between. At least not to me.

BUT to Danny Ainge, Wyc Grousbeck and Doc Rivers, "good enough" is good enough as long as they can keep selling tickets.

I take it you missed the last 4 regular seasons then? This team in the KG-Pierce-Rondo (and Ray) era has consistently put up some ugly stretches during the regular season with the exception of the 2007-2008 season. They always brought it in the playoffs though.

Quote from: gpap on March 27, 2013, 11:56:21 AM

Quote from: hpantazo on March 27, 2013, 11:46:33 AM

Quote from: gpap on March 27, 2013, 11:43:21 AM

This is not meant as criticism against anyone but against the team: This stuff with trying to play for a CERTAIN seed is flat out stupid.

Either you're a championship team or you are not, plain simple.

If you're a REAL team with heart and guts, you don't stink up the court the way the Celtics did last night.

It's beyond me how anyone can watch this type of product and still feel this team has a chance.

Either you're a good team or you're not. No in-between. At least not to me.

BUT to Danny Ainge, Wyc Grousbeck and Doc Rivers, "good enough" is good enough as long as they can keep selling tickets.

I take it you missed the last 4 regular seasons then? This team in the KG-Pierce-Rondo (and Ray) era has consistently put up some ugly stretches during the regular season with the exception of the 2007-2008 season. They always brought it in the playoffs though.

Actually, no I HAVEN'T missed the last 4 regular seasons. I am fully aware the Celts have taken games off during the last 4 seasons, which (here comes the surprise)  is why they haven't won an NBA title in the last 4 years.

Those who try, win titles. Those who sleep walk during games, are watching the NBA championship with binoculars instead of hoisting it after the NBA finals.

Well they were like 6 minutes away from a title in 2010, and hey definitely played down to bad teams during that year

I think we're going for seventh, there's no way we want four/five. I find it extremely unlikely that we get the eighth and historically impossible that we miss the playoffs

Quote from: go11celtics on March 27, 2013, 12:11:55 PM

Quote from: gpap on March 27, 2013, 11:56:21 AM

Quote from: hpantazo on March 27, 2013, 11:46:33 AM

Quote from: gpap on March 27, 2013, 11:43:21 AM

This is not meant as criticism against anyone but against the team: This stuff with trying to play for a CERTAIN seed is flat out stupid.

Either you're a championship team or you are not, plain simple.

If you're a REAL team with heart and guts, you don't stink up the court the way the Celtics did last night.

It's beyond me how anyone can watch this type of product and still feel this team has a chance.

Either you're a good team or you're not. No in-between. At least not to me.

BUT to Danny Ainge, Wyc Grousbeck and Doc Rivers, "good enough" is good enough as long as they can keep selling tickets.

I take it you missed the last 4 regular seasons then? This team in the KG-Pierce-Rondo (and Ray) era has consistently put up some ugly stretches during the regular season with the exception of the 2007-2008 season. They always brought it in the playoffs though.

Actually, no I HAVEN'T missed the last 4 regular seasons. I am fully aware the Celts have taken games off during the last 4 seasons, which (here comes the surprise)  is why they haven't won an NBA title in the last 4 years.

Those who try, win titles. Those who sleep walk during games, are watching the NBA championship with binoculars instead of hoisting it after the NBA finals.

Well they were like 6 minutes away from a title in 2010, and hey definitely played down to bad teams during that year

And you're missing my point (or proving it.) If the Celtics played better during the regular season, they could've possibly had home court advantage in the finals. If that was the case, then the Celts would've had a MUCH better chance of winning the finals with HC advantage then being on the road (see 2008.)

Also, staying on the topic of the 2010 finals, either you won or you lost. Well the Celts lost, right?

There's no title for the team that loses in the finals.