What an Awesome time to be a Celtics Fan

[slamtheking]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

Careful there before you spin yourself into orbit.

you hope they don't trade at deadline for significant improvement? What are they gonna trade with, their teeth?

Pretty perfect start to the season? Dude, it is mid-season. Just admit you were/are wrong.

There's nothing to admit I was wrong about.  Injuries have impacted their season. It's great for us.

As for what they can trade... They could utilize Joe Johnson's contract by itself to take on some overpaid long term talent that can help them win in the short term.  For instance, I heard it suggested they could move Johnson and get tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson if they are willing to take on asik's money...  it's been suggested they can get dwight Howard for Johnson's expiring.  There's moves out there they will have an opportunity to make at the deadline. Hopefully they don't make them or we cash in on the pick so it doesn't matter.   But the fact that we will have what appears to be a top 5 pick as the trade deadline approaches is pretty awesome.

you will just cling to any illusion that helps you believe you were right.  Nets were sucking pre-injuries.  you can't sit here and say they were good until 2 guys who'd be borderline rotation players (if that) on a decent team went down with injuries.  they've stunk right along.

they haven't even lost Brook yet to injury as many have anticipated to provide an excuse for why they suck.  he's played right along and they stink. 

you can't spin this to say you're right about the Nets being good enough to be a playoff team (your preseason prediction) but now that Jack and RJH are out, well, that exempts me from my prediction.

[LarBrd33]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

Careful there before you spin yourself into orbit.

you hope they don't trade at deadline for significant improvement? What are they gonna trade with, their teeth?

Pretty perfect start to the season? Dude, it is mid-season. Just admit you were/are wrong.

There's nothing to admit I was wrong about.  Injuries have impacted their season. It's great for us.

As for what they can trade... They could utilize Joe Johnson's contract by itself to take on some overpaid long term talent that can help them win in the short term.  For instance, I heard it suggested they could move Johnson and get tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson if they are willing to take on asik's money...  it's been suggested they can get dwight Howard for Johnson's expiring.  There's moves out there they will have an opportunity to make at the deadline. Hopefully they don't make them or we cash in on the pick so it doesn't matter.   But the fact that we will have what appears to be a top 5 pick as the trade deadline approaches is pretty awesome.

you will just cling to any illusion that helps you believe you were right.  Nets were sucking pre-injuries.  you can't sit here and say they were good until 2 guys who'd be borderline rotation players (if that) on a decent team went down with injuries.  they've stunk right along.

they haven't even lost Brook yet to injury as many have anticipated to provide an excuse for why they suck.  he's played right along and they stink.

you can't spin this to say you're right about the Nets being good enough to be a playoff team (your preseason prediction) but now that Jack and RJH are out, well, that exempts me from my prediction.

I know for a FACT that I was 100% right about Brooklyn.  Had they stayed healthy, they would have been fine. 

Listen... you, Ogaju, Edward and chambers can go push your Politics elsewhere.  There's no place for it in the Celtics Talk thread focused on positivity.   Go peddle your backwards multiverse-denier agenda on some truthseeker forum.

I have PERSONALLY astral projected into the alt-dimension where Hollis-Jefferson and Jarret Jack stayed healthy.   In that dimension, The Nets are inexplicably in the midst of a 28 game win streak and have a record of 33-14.  They are the surprise of the season and are currently sitting in 2nd place in the East... well on their way to a 4th straight playoff appearance.   Brook Lopez was also just rightfully named to the all-star team and Hollis-Jefferson is scheduled to start in the Rising Stars game.   Thanks to the Brooklyn surge, the Boston pick looks like a lock to fall outside of the lotto.  Also, in that particular dimension, for some bizarre reason they spell the popular children's book series as "BerenstEin Bears" instead of "BerenstAin Bears".    It's really weird, but part of me thinks the "BerenstEin" verse might be Earth 1 while this "BerenstAin" verse might be Earth 2.   Consider yourself lucky we're currently stuck in Earth 2 where the Nets have been riddled with injuries,  Boston is increasingly likely to get a top 10 pick from them, and this thread has a reason to exist. 

[KG Living Legend]

 Holy moly! This was the It's an awesome time to be a Celtic fan thread.

 Shame, Shame, I know your names! Just kidding, but seriously!

[colincb]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

They were winning 26% of their games when RHJ went down and they're at 24% now for the year. Tremendous fall-off. Given that you claim that a career back-up PG and a rookie defensive specialist picked at the back of the first round were two of their top 4 players speaks volumes about how bad they were.

[celticsclay]

Yup

[LarBrd33]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

They were winning 26% of their games when RHJ went down and they're at 24% now for the year. Tremendous fall-off. Given that you claim that a career back-up PG and a rookie defensive specialist picked at the back of the first round were two of their top 4 players speaks volumes about how bad they were.

Totally.  And when you lose 2 of your top 4 players on such a shallow roster, it sure as heck hurts.  Luckily it happened.  What an awesome time to be a Celtic fan.

[Celtics18]

If Hollis-Jefferson and Jack were healthy, the Nets would probably have close to fourteen wins by now.

[LarBrd33]

If Hollis-Jefferson and Jack were healthy, the Nets would probably have close to fourteen wins by now.

Who knows.  Consider ourselves lucky they aren't healthy.   Brooklyn has successfully dug from several games under .500 to make the playoffs in the past.  It happens.  Far less likely to happen when they are riddled with injuries. 

[colincb]

If Hollis-Jefferson and Jack were healthy, the Nets would probably have close to fourteen wins by now.

13 wins if the Nets had maintained the same torrid pace and rounded up too.

[moiso]

It is an awesome time to be a Celtics fan.  I agree with that.  So much player development, such a great future.  But I don't consider it all that lucky that two Nets stiffs got injured.  I'll consider it lucky only if Lopez gets hurt.

[mctyson]

We haven't even won a single Playoff  game yet, but it's all uphill from here. We actually have are eyes on the third seed and home court advantage in the first round.
 
 We have maybe the best Coach in Basketball. OK Pop is better, but Brad's gonna catch him one day. We may trade for a star soon, and we couldn't be more stacked with Draft picks.

 It's going to be great, it already is really fun. I love the whole process. Just the fact we have a chance at Drafting Ingram or Bender or Brown gives me tingles.

 So Cheers to are favorite Team The Boston Celtics, Danny Ainge, Brad Stevens and Wyc. They are doing a great job and we are going to be battling in the playoffs on a steady incline for years to come.

We have a +4 net rating, 6th in the NBA, 3 years after gutting the team trading the core of our best team in 2 decades.  AND WE HAVE A TOP 5 DRAFT PICK.

Home game crowds have been awesome.  Most games are complete sellouts.

Great owners.  Great GM.  Great coach.  Hard-nosed players that never quit.

Great time indeed!!

[arctic 3.0]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

Careful there before you spin yourself into orbit.

you hope they don't trade at deadline for significant improvement? What are they gonna trade with, their teeth?

Pretty perfect start to the season? Dude, it is mid-season. Just admit you were/are wrong.

There's nothing to admit I was wrong about.  Injuries have impacted their season. It's great for us.

As for what they can trade... They could utilize Joe Johnson's contract by itself to take on some overpaid long term talent that can help them win in the short term.  For instance, I heard it suggested they could move Johnson and get tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson if they are willing to take on asik's money...  it's been suggested they can get dwight Howard for Johnson's expiring.  There's moves out there they will have an opportunity to make at the deadline. Hopefully they don't make them or we cash in on the pick so it doesn't matter.   But the fact that we will have what appears to be a top 5 pick as the trade deadline approaches is pretty awesome.

you will just cling to any illusion that helps you believe you were right.  Nets were sucking pre-injuries.  you can't sit here and say they were good until 2 guys who'd be borderline rotation players (if that) on a decent team went down with injuries.  they've stunk right along.

they haven't even lost Brook yet to injury as many have anticipated to provide an excuse for why they suck.  he's played right along and they stink.

you can't spin this to say you're right about the Nets being good enough to be a playoff team (your preseason prediction) but now that Jack and RJH are out, well, that exempts me from my prediction.

I know for a FACT that I was 100% right about Brooklyn.  Had they stayed healthy, they would have been fine. 

Listen... you, Ogaju, Edward and chambers can go push your Politics elsewhere.  There's no place for it in the Celtics Talk thread focused on positivity.   Go peddle your backwards multiverse-denier agenda on some truthseeker forum.

I have PERSONALLY astral projected into the alt-dimension where Hollis-Jefferson and Jarret Jack stayed healthy.   In that dimension, The Nets are inexplicably in the midst of a 28 game win streak and have a record of 33-14.  They are the surprise of the season and are currently sitting in 2nd place in the East... well on their way to a 4th straight playoff appearance.   Brook Lopez was also just rightfully named to the all-star team and Hollis-Jefferson is scheduled to start in the Rising Stars game.   Thanks to the Brooklyn surge, the Boston pick looks like a lock to fall outside of the lotto.  Also, in that particular dimension, for some bizarre reason they spell the popular children's book series as "BerenstEin Bears" instead of "BerenstAin Bears".    It's really weird, but part of me thinks the "BerenstEin" verse might be Earth 1 while this "BerenstAin" verse might be Earth 2.   Consider yourself lucky we're currently stuck in Earth 2 where the Nets have been riddled with injuries,  Boston is increasingly likely to get a top 10 pick from them, and this thread has a reason to exist.

i think finally get Lar.
he is either an inter-dimensional troll or completely delusional.

[arctic 3.0]

such a good time to be a fan.
we are young, we are winning, we may be looking at a few seasons of 1st or second round playoff exits but, we are not like every other team that crests at a few playoff appearances then fades or blows up after realizing that they cannot win it all as constructed.
we are so loaded with draft picks and so well constructed financially that Ainge has all the chips he could possibly need to take the step to contender.

go c's
in danny we trust!

[LarBrd33]

It's definitely an exciting time to be a Celtic fan.  Ever since the Nets lost two of their best players to injuries started the season, it's looked increasingly likely that we'll end up getting a top 10 top 3 pick from them. 

A solid playoff participant, A+ front office and coach, an all-star point guard, Smart slowly progressing, some solid role players looking like legit long-term starters (crowder and bradley), some decent signs from a couple other young guys (Olynyk), an increasingly likely top 10 pick, and cap space this Summer make this a very fun time to be following this team. 

If everything goes right, we'll have a 50 win team, make a nice playoff run, draft Ben Simmons, and sign Durant and Horford in free agency.

That's  better. Thought I'd get in there before world war 3 erupts in this mucho positivo thread.

TP KG living legend  for the thread.

No point in editing it.  Ever since the Nets lost Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Jack (two of their top 4 players), it's become increasingly likely that we'll get a lottery pick from them.  We still have half a season to play and had those two not been injured, they'd probably be in a better position to win some games.  My hope is that we get through the trade deadline without them making any significant improvements. 

As this deadline approaches, having that Brooklyn pick in the bottom 3 is really really nice.  Gives us some opportunities.  Zach Lowe recently suggested we offer it for Gordon Hayward.  We wouldn't have an opportunity like that is Brooklyn wasn't losing as much as they are.  Pretty perfect start to the season for us.

Careful there before you spin yourself into orbit.

you hope they don't trade at deadline for significant improvement? What are they gonna trade with, their teeth?

Pretty perfect start to the season? Dude, it is mid-season. Just admit you were/are wrong.

There's nothing to admit I was wrong about.  Injuries have impacted their season. It's great for us.

As for what they can trade... They could utilize Joe Johnson's contract by itself to take on some overpaid long term talent that can help them win in the short term.  For instance, I heard it suggested they could move Johnson and get tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson if they are willing to take on asik's money...  it's been suggested they can get dwight Howard for Johnson's expiring.  There's moves out there they will have an opportunity to make at the deadline. Hopefully they don't make them or we cash in on the pick so it doesn't matter.   But the fact that we will have what appears to be a top 5 pick as the trade deadline approaches is pretty awesome.

you will just cling to any illusion that helps you believe you were right.  Nets were sucking pre-injuries.  you can't sit here and say they were good until 2 guys who'd be borderline rotation players (if that) on a decent team went down with injuries.  they've stunk right along.

they haven't even lost Brook yet to injury as many have anticipated to provide an excuse for why they suck.  he's played right along and they stink.

you can't spin this to say you're right about the Nets being good enough to be a playoff team (your preseason prediction) but now that Jack and RJH are out, well, that exempts me from my prediction.

I know for a FACT that I was 100% right about Brooklyn.  Had they stayed healthy, they would have been fine. 

Listen... you, Ogaju, Edward and chambers can go push your Politics elsewhere.  There's no place for it in the Celtics Talk thread focused on positivity.   Go peddle your backwards multiverse-denier agenda on some truthseeker forum.

I have PERSONALLY astral projected into the alt-dimension where Hollis-Jefferson and Jarret Jack stayed healthy.   In that dimension, The Nets are inexplicably in the midst of a 28 game win streak and have a record of 33-14.  They are the surprise of the season and are currently sitting in 2nd place in the East... well on their way to a 4th straight playoff appearance.   Brook Lopez was also just rightfully named to the all-star team and Hollis-Jefferson is scheduled to start in the Rising Stars game.   Thanks to the Brooklyn surge, the Boston pick looks like a lock to fall outside of the lotto.  Also, in that particular dimension, for some bizarre reason they spell the popular children's book series as "BerenstEin Bears" instead of "BerenstAin Bears".    It's really weird, but part of me thinks the "BerenstEin" verse might be Earth 1 while this "BerenstAin" verse might be Earth 2.   Consider yourself lucky we're currently stuck in Earth 2 where the Nets have been riddled with injuries,  Boston is increasingly likely to get a top 10 pick from them, and this thread has a reason to exist.

i think finally get Lar.
he is either an inter-dimensional troll or completely delusional.

i've been watching lots of UPN's "The Flash" lately. 

[KeepRondo]

Larbrd is kind of right.

If they had Jack and their rookie, they are probably sitting right behind the Kings with the Pelicans.

The 7th and 8th picks would had been in play.