Agree


And TP



i'd love to build through the next few drafts. We're loaded with picks

But I still spend time watching and thinking about other teams, like the Warriors. During the playoffs, the Celts are almost an afterthought. Because the big time show is getting good. The Warriors are the show that you talk about with friends and family.  Game of Thrones.

We can get there. Warriors and Thunder were build throught the draft. 3rd pick might end up future all star. I believe Celtics will be relevant again soon either way

Quote from: PhoSita on June 05, 2016, 01:15:35 PM

But I still spend time watching and thinking about other teams, like the Warriors. During the playoffs, the Celts are almost an afterthought. Because the big time show is getting good. The Warriors are the show that you talk about with friends and family.  Game of Thrones.

We can get there. Warriors and Thunder were build throught the draft. 3rd pick might end up future all star. I believe Celtics will be relevant again soon either way

This season I'd say the key players on the team were Thomas, crowder, Amir, Bradley, Turner, Smart, Sullinger, and Olynyk.

In three years, how many of those guys will still be here? Will they still be good? How about in five?


That's my test for an up and coming team. The Celts are young, sure, but most of that youth is in the form of draft picks (total mystery box) and guys who have barely played so far.

Going from that list above, it seems to me the Celts long term core is Jae crowder, who is locked up long term. He's decent, and will be at the end of his prime after his current contract.

The other piece is Smart. Still tough to say what caliber of player he will be in the league long term.

Aside from those two, it's draft picks and guys we haven't really seen play, like rozier and Mickey. Maybe you could add in Olynyk, but I see him as a useful bench guy who is a decent bet to get traded or maybe just overpaid to start somewhere else.

Isaiah will be thirty in three years and he will want a max deal when his current one is up. I would be concerned for the Celts if they sign him to such a deal for his early thirties.

So bottom line, I don't entirely agree with looking at the Celts as a young team on the rise. Certainly they have the draft assets to make that happen. But there is no guarantee whatsoever it'll work out that way. The young centerpiece talents just aren't here yet. We can hope that number three and the Brooklyn picks the next two years will become that, but it's worse than a coin flip odds that it'll happen that way.

Quote from: PhoSita on June 05, 2016, 01:24:02 PM

Quote from: vgulab on June 05, 2016, 01:19:36 PM

Quote from: PhoSita on June 05, 2016, 01:15:35 PM

But I still spend time watching and thinking about other teams, like the Warriors. During the playoffs, the Celts are almost an afterthought. Because the big time show is getting good. The Warriors are the show that you talk about with friends and family.  Game of Thrones.

We can get there. Warriors and Thunder were build throught the draft. 3rd pick might end up future all star. I believe Celtics will be relevant again soon either way

This season I'd say the key players on the team were Thomas, crowder, Amir, Bradley, Turner, Smart, Sullinger, and Olynyk.

In three years, how many of those guys will still be here? Will they still be good? How about in five?


That's my test for an up and coming team. The Celts are young, sure, but most of that youth is in the form of draft picks (total mystery box) and guys who have barely played so far.

I like to believe that Celtics can win title without superstars. Unlikely, but i like to believe it. Similat like last Pistons title. They had all stars but not superstars. Plus with the 3rd pick and future Nets picks i like to believe we will draft allstar in the next 2 years.

Probably it won't happen what i think, but i would love if something like that happens.

And for our young guys, they are all part of the puzzle, don't expect them to improve a lot. Still valuable qualitty guys who most importantly fit the system. I kind of rank players but how good at winning are, because Carmelo is fantastic but couldn't even get the Knicks to the playoffs. The guys we have are tough winning guys who fit the system

Carmelo has taken some pretty mediocre teams to the playoffs in his career, but I get your point. I just think the Melo hate goes a bit overboard every now and then.

It's like the difference between being a fan of a hugely popular and critically acclaimed TV show as opposed to a show on basic cable that you love but know isn't really that good.

I have enjoyed the Celts the last couple of years in much the same way as I enjoyed watching, say, Psych.

But I still spend time watching and thinking about other teams, like the Warriors. During the playoffs, the Celts are almost an afterthought. Because the big time show is getting good. The Warriors are the show that you talk about with friends and family.  Game of Thrones.

Im looking forward to when the Celts are a big deal again, must-see-TV.  It's like the Garnett Era was Lost. Awesome at the start, sometimes squirrelly and disappointing, and it probably lasted too long. The ending kinda sucked. But it was a really enjoyable ride.  I want to feel like that again, like the Celts are relevant. Part of the conversation.

In the meantime, though, we have our fun little basic cable show. It's nice, and worth a watch and a laugh. But if this lasts for five or six seasons, or even more, I think we may wonder what we've been doing with our time.

 This team IMO, is Breaking Bad. First season and a half or two it was kinda slow but you saw something interesting that was enough to keep your attention. Then it just kicks it up a notch out of nowhere and becomes the GOAT TV series. That's where this team is headed.

I'm kinda skeptical the Brooklyn pick falls to #1. I can see the Lakers tanking the system one more time since they missed out on Ben Simmons. Even if Brooklyn finishes last I can see LA getting the #1 over Boston. But I do think the draft is deep enough next year to get a top athlete

I love this team so much that I remain patient.
Best teams with long windows (GSW, SAS, OKC, CLE) are usually made through the draft.
We are also making the playoffs, that helps too.