Celtics Draft Pick Watch Thread

[Vermont Green]

You wait till the one day they fall a half a game out of playoff race to make this lame thread? We obviously have a much better spot with the nets pick and this is pretty lame and stupid. Good troll effort though.

I don't get the outrage.  I expect this is how the season is going to go.  We win a few, we rise to a playoff spot and a group of posters will come out with their posts.  We lose a few, we fall back out and we will hear from that group.  The Nets' pick has nothing to do with this.  It is going to be what it is going to be. 

I predict we are going to jockey positions with Charlotte, Orlando, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington all season.  I don't think we are necessarily better than any of these teams.  A couple will make the playoffs.  The rest will not.  The difference between finishing ahead of all these teams and at the bottom of these teams will likely be just a few wins.  An injury here and there, a young player emerging, and other small factors will ultimately make the difference.

Look at the person posting this and you'll understand why people are "outraged".

Sorry, I just don't understand why anyone gets outraged with "the person posting" or why I would need to look at the person.  I don't always agree with that poster and I tend to have some pretty isolated positions myself at times but many of that person's posts offer an interesting (albeit often contrarian) and well thought out position.

I know that he thought/thinks the Nets will make the playoffs and I guess that the Celtics wouldn't.  I thought Ron Mercer was going to be good.  I thought/think Milwaukee will make the playoffs and finish ahead of the Celtics.  I think Rondo is a bad shooter and overrated (maybe not so overrated these days) .  I thought Amir was going to be much better than he has so far.  I guess it just doesn't bother me.  You are certainly free to be outraged if that is how you feel.  You being outraged doesn't bother me but you are not going to convince me that I should be outraged or that it is "correct" that you are outraged.

[Emmette Bryant]

Come on guys, where's your sense of humor? 

[KeepRondo]

Larbrd is great and is just speaking the truth. Maybe next week things will look better but right now we look like we are fighting just to get in playoffs.

It might not happen.

[Ogaju]

this thread is still going?

[KG Living Legend]

 It would be the shiznit if we somehow won the Ben Simmons sweepsteaks with a 1% chance with our own pick. And got either Skal, Brown, or Ingram with the Nets pick.

 That would be great for Celtics fans.

[notthebowler]

Meh, the notion of outrage is a significant amount of hyperbole. No one is violating board terms wrt calling names or flaming.  Just eye rolling behavior generating an eye roll. If I came across as being more upset than that, it definitely wasn't intended.

I do still think an ignore feature would greatly improve the quality of these boards.  . There are certain threads I choose not to read based upon the thread title. You can't really do that with any hypothetical posters who you might view as being a feminine hygiene device.

[Celtics18]

Meh, the notion of outrage is a significant amount of hyperbole. No one is violating board terms wrt calling names or flaming.  Just eye rolling behavior generating an eye roll. If I came across as being more upset than that, it definitely wasn't intended.

I do still think an ignore feature would greatly improve the quality of these boards.  . There are certain threads I choose not to read based upon the thread title. You can't really do that with any hypothetical posters who you might view as being a feminine hygiene device.

I'm actually pretty sure you can put posters on an ignore list if you want. 

[Rondo9]

You wait till the one day they fall a half a game out of playoff race to make this lame thread? We obviously have a much better spot with the nets pick and this is pretty lame and stupid. Good troll effort though.

I don't get the outrage.  I expect this is how the season is going to go.  We win a few, we rise to a playoff spot and a group of posters will come out with their posts.  We lose a few, we fall back out and we will hear from that group.  The Nets' pick has nothing to do with this.  It is going to be what it is going to be. 

I predict we are going to jockey positions with Charlotte, Orlando, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington all season.  I don't think we are necessarily better than any of these teams.  A couple will make the playoffs.  The rest will not.  The difference between finishing ahead of all these teams and at the bottom of these teams will likely be just a few wins.  An injury here and there, a young player emerging, and other small factors will ultimately make the difference.

Look at the person posting this and you'll understand why people are "outraged".

Sorry, I just don't understand why anyone gets outraged with "the person posting" or why I would need to look at the person.  I don't always agree with that poster and I tend to have some pretty isolated positions myself at times but many of that person's posts offer an interesting (albeit often contrarian) and well thought out position.

I know that he thought/thinks the Nets will make the playoffs and I guess that the Celtics wouldn't.  I thought Ron Mercer was going to be good.  I thought/think Milwaukee will make the playoffs and finish ahead of the Celtics.  I think Rondo is a bad shooter and overrated (maybe not so overrated these days) .  I thought Amir was going to be much better than he has so far.  I guess it just doesn't bother me.  You are certainly free to be outraged if that is how you feel.  You being outraged doesn't bother me but you are not going to convince me that I should be outraged or that it is "correct" that you are outraged.

The guy was clearly baiting it doesn't matter whether or not he's "right" If the Celtics won the game against the Spurs would this thread exist?

[tazzmaniac]

with the exception of the Bucks, Nets, and Sixers.

edit: Basically I agree completely with VermontGreen.  TP.

What happened to the Bucks?  41 wins last year and they added Monroe.  I wouldn't count them out just yet but I must admit I don't understand what is going on with the team this season.

They didn't want to pay Brandon Knight so they traded him for MCW.  MCW is a lousy fit because of his poor shooting.  Then they pay Monroe more than they would have had to pay Knight.  They've recently moved MCW to the bench to get more shooting in their starting lineup. 

[notthebowler]

Meh, the notion of outrage is a significant amount of hyperbole. No one is violating board terms wrt calling names or flaming.  Just eye rolling behavior generating an eye roll. If I came across as being more upset than that, it definitely wasn't intended.

I do still think an ignore feature would greatly improve the quality of these boards.  . There are certain threads I choose not to read based upon the thread title. You can't really do that with any hypothetical posters who you might view as being a feminine hygiene device.

I'm actually pretty sure you can put posters on an ignore list if you want.

Well...that makes me look foolish, doesn't it?

[KeepRondo]

You wait till the one day they fall a half a game out of playoff race to make this lame thread? We obviously have a much better spot with the nets pick and this is pretty lame and stupid. Good troll effort though.

I don't get the outrage.  I expect this is how the season is going to go.  We win a few, we rise to a playoff spot and a group of posters will come out with their posts.  We lose a few, we fall back out and we will hear from that group.  The Nets' pick has nothing to do with this.  It is going to be what it is going to be. 

I predict we are going to jockey positions with Charlotte, Orlando, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington all season.  I don't think we are necessarily better than any of these teams.  A couple will make the playoffs.  The rest will not.  The difference between finishing ahead of all these teams and at the bottom of these teams will likely be just a few wins.  An injury here and there, a young player emerging, and other small factors will ultimately make the difference.

Look at the person posting this and you'll understand why people are "outraged".

Sorry, I just don't understand why anyone gets outraged with "the person posting" or why I would need to look at the person.  I don't always agree with that poster and I tend to have some pretty isolated positions myself at times but many of that person's posts offer an interesting (albeit often contrarian) and well thought out position.

I know that he thought/thinks the Nets will make the playoffs and I guess that the Celtics wouldn't.  I thought Ron Mercer was going to be good.  I thought/think Milwaukee will make the playoffs and finish ahead of the Celtics.  I think Rondo is a bad shooter and overrated (maybe not so overrated these days) .  I thought Amir was going to be much better than he has so far.  I guess it just doesn't bother me.  You are certainly free to be outraged if that is how you feel.  You being outraged doesn't bother me but you are not going to convince me that I should be outraged or that it is "correct" that you are outraged.

The guy was clearly baiting it doesn't matter whether or not he's "right" If the Celtics won the game against the Spurs would this thread exist?

I feel like people who consistently only post one sentence replies shouldn't be ridiculing others, who drive the board by writing decent content.

Like him or not, he starts good discussion.

[nickagneta]

My favorite part of LB's post is his statement that we are only 4 games ahead of Sacramento for the fifth worst record. That's a kind of glass half empty look at things for sure, especially given we are only 2 games out of the lead for the Eastern Conference lead, which I guess is the glass half full view.

[Csfan1984]

If IT goes down we would be bottom 8 real quick.

[PhoSita]

Look at the person posting this and you'll understand why people are "outraged".

But why do people still get outraged if we're all so familiar with his games?  At this point he's like that uncle at Thanksgiving, or your attention-starved little brother.  Don't engage, don't encourage.

If you do engage, you will encourage, and on some level it makes me think that a certain group of posters around here actually likes when LarBrd33 makes posts like this, because it gives them an opportunity to get "outraged" and rabble rabble rabble.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Look at the person posting this and you'll understand why people are "outraged".

But why do people still get outraged if we're all so familiar with his games?  At this point he's like that uncle at Thanksgiving, or your attention-starved little brother.  Don't engage, don't encourage.

If you do engage, you will encourage, and on some level it makes me think that a certain group of posters around here actually likes when LarBrd33 makes posts like this, because it gives them an opportunity to get "outraged" and rabble rabble rabble.

Haha, that was great. Gave me a good laugh. TP.

What I've really enjoyed from this thread is the number of people who have come to LB's defense. He's clearly trolling... and it's even mass-trolling, with a target 2/3rds the size of an internet fanbase. But that so many are overlooking it out of appreciation for the good things he brings is pretty cool. I appreciate him and those of you who just understand it is what it is, and it's actually quite funny (if you're a fan of that crazy uncle). Mine was a regular in Walpole. I'm sure LB's antics are a bit safer than that.