Sporting News: C's targeting Griffin, will make major deal soon

[heyvik]

Aren't some of the rookies supposed to be signed by now? Could this be a hold up?

[SHAQATTACK]

Celtics moving to CA

[kozlodoev]

Aren't some of the rookies supposed to be signed by now? Could this be a hold up?

No.

[heyvik]

Aren't some of the rookies supposed to be signed by now? Could this be a hold up?

No.

I am trying to find every possible reason of why and what the hold up is...I guess we ALL will find out sooner or later....I gotta stop checking CB and get some real work done.

[saltlover]

Aren't some of the rookies supposed to be signed by now? Could this be a hold up?

No.

I am trying to find every possible reason of why and what the hold up is...I guess we ALL will find out sooner or later....I gotta stop checking CB and get some real work done.

There is no holdup.  There is no deal.

[kozlodoev]

Aren't some of the rookies supposed to be signed by now? Could this be a hold up?

No.

I am trying to find every possible reason of why and what the hold up is...I guess we ALL will find out sooner or later....I gotta stop checking CB and get some real work done.

There is no holdup.  There is no deal.

Pretty much.

But Mike from Watertown has a new pinned tweet... about Pokemon GO. So there's that.

[Gomesfan]

He's a joke! Trolling!

[DarkAzcura]

RealGM is literally in flames right now. Horribly toxic environment there. I hate posting there, it's so negative and so evil, lol.

Side note (for those who believe Smitty): it seems he may stop posting there. Lots of users are attacking him there, and to make it worse, guys like Dan Lifshatz and our own Kevin O'Connor cited him recently and used the quotes that he had obtained  from his sources. I think it's very likely that at the end of all this, he unfortunately loses a few of his contacts. He already lost one earlier this week due to people posting it all over twitter.

Basically, RealGM is in a bad state right now.

Let it burn.  It's about time those fanboys overthrow their fake insiders and clean house.  I'm not sure how they've survived a decade of seeing these trolls post fake information without demanding a better moderation team.

Frankly, anyone who quoted these people in their articles should be ashamed.  It's worse than a tabloid.  It's "Weekly World News" level nonsense.

That said, maybe we trade for Blake tomorrow and these people take credit... despite the fact people like Bill Simmons have been saying for several months that Blake Griffin is the sleeper trade candidate.

You have no idea what you are talking about, as usual. I don't know why you have always been so salty that there are a few people on RealGM that have some legit contacts. Smitty works for RealGM (the actual website, and he's a mod) and went to two summer leagues (Orlando and Vegas). He's easily as legitimate as they come. Are his sources actually good, though? That's a different question all together. Why should anyone be ashamed for quoting a legitimate RealGM employee who attended NBA Summer Leagues as an employee? RealGM is a legitimate basketball website that has seen a couple writers go on to greater websites (see Shams Charania). 

There have been a few that came through and were obviously BS, and they've always been shunned off the board ASAP.

[kozlodoev]

"Legitimate website". That's how low we've slipped these days.

[CoachBo]

RealGM is literally in flames right now. Horribly toxic environment there. I hate posting there, it's so negative and so evil, lol.

Side note (for those who believe Smitty): it seems he may stop posting there. Lots of users are attacking him there, and to make it worse, guys like Dan Lifshatz and our own Kevin O'Connor cited him recently and used the quotes that he had obtained  from his sources. I think it's very likely that at the end of all this, he unfortunately loses a few of his contacts. He already lost one earlier this week due to people posting it all over twitter.

Basically, RealGM is in a bad state right now.

Let it burn.  It's about time those fanboys overthrow their fake insiders and clean house.  I'm not sure how they've survived a decade of seeing these trolls post fake information without demanding a better moderation team.

Frankly, anyone who quoted these people in their articles should be ashamed.  It's worse than a tabloid.  It's "Weekly World News" level nonsense.

That said, maybe we trade for Blake tomorrow and these people take credit... despite the fact people like Bill Simmons have been saying for several months that Blake Griffin is the sleeper trade candidate.

You have no idea what you are talking about, as usual. I don't know why you have always been so salty that there are a few people on RealGM that have some legit contacts. Smitty works for RealGM (the actual website, and he's a mod) and went to two summer leagues (Orlando and Vegas). He's easily as legitimate as they come. Are his sources actually good, though? That's a different question all together. Why should anyone be ashamed for quoting a legitimate RealGM employee who attended NBA Summer Leagues as an employee? RealGM is a legitimate basketball website that has seen a couple writers go on to greater websites (see Shams Charania). 

There have been a few that came through and were obviously BS, and they've always been shunned off the board ASAP.

Good post. TP.

The issue with RealGM has always been posters, not people with legitimate information - which makes it no different than any other internet fan board.
 

[DarkAzcura]

"Legitimate website". That's how low we've slipped these days.

? The guy is questioning those on RealGM like it is some tabloid. It's a legitimate basketball source. I have no idea what you are trying to get at.

[Gainesville Celtic]

While we wait for the next (or first) shoe to drop....

If anyone is interested in further putting your internet board GM skills to use for a few weeks in August, we're still looking for 1-3 more GMs for the 2016 Celticsblog Draft.

(this is the one and only commercial for that I'll post here).

[LarBrd33]

While we wait for the next (or first) shoe to drop....

If anyone is interested in further putting your internet board GM skills to use for a few weeks in August, we're still looking for 1-3 more GMs for the 2016 Celticsblog Draft.

(this is the one and only commercial for that I'll post here).

count me in, pip!

[LarBrd33]

RealGM is literally in flames right now. Horribly toxic environment there. I hate posting there, it's so negative and so evil, lol.

Side note (for those who believe Smitty): it seems he may stop posting there. Lots of users are attacking him there, and to make it worse, guys like Dan Lifshatz and our own Kevin O'Connor cited him recently and used the quotes that he had obtained  from his sources. I think it's very likely that at the end of all this, he unfortunately loses a few of his contacts. He already lost one earlier this week due to people posting it all over twitter.

Basically, RealGM is in a bad state right now.

Let it burn.  It's about time those fanboys overthrow their fake insiders and clean house.  I'm not sure how they've survived a decade of seeing these trolls post fake information without demanding a better moderation team.

Frankly, anyone who quoted these people in their articles should be ashamed.  It's worse than a tabloid.  It's "Weekly World News" level nonsense.

That said, maybe we trade for Blake tomorrow and these people take credit... despite the fact people like Bill Simmons have been saying for several months that Blake Griffin is the sleeper trade candidate.

You have no idea what you are talking about, as usual. I don't know why you have always been so salty that there are a few people on RealGM that have some legit contacts. Smitty works for RealGM (the actual website, and he's a mod) and went to two summer leagues (Orlando and Vegas). He's easily as legitimate as they come. Are his sources actually good, though? That's a different question all together. Why should anyone be ashamed for quoting a legitimate RealGM employee who attended NBA Summer Leagues as an employee? RealGM is a legitimate basketball website that has seen a couple writers go on to greater websites (see Shams Charania). 

There have been a few that came through and were obviously BS, and they've always been shunned off the board ASAP.

Good post. TP.

The issue with RealGM has always been posters, not people with legitimate information - which makes it no different than any other internet fan board.

RealGM is mainly an aggregate of information from other websites.  They just link to ESPN articles, for instance.  Because of the nature of that website, their forums are a cess pool of wannabe GM's.  For years, fans have pretended to have insider sources.   A lot of folks there are "respected" despite the fact they have repeatedly been proven to be frauds.  The fanboys who breathlessly digest their "info" attack anyone who attempts to discredit their beloved fake insiders. 

It is what it is. 

[celts55]

So I can't read all 48 pages. Did Celtics trade for Griffin yet?