"Silver linings" suck...

[ozgod]

Next years starters

Smart
Brown
Hayward
Tatum
Horford

Rookie PG
FA SG\Hunter
Semi
Theis\FA PF
Baynes\Williams

That is enough to contend in the East...and they will be better than the Knicks trust and believe. No drama, everyone plays hard.

And we forget about contending for a title for the foreseeable future. Great.

No disrespect, but it was not Kyrie or Hayward that made them a contender, or you believing you have a  contending team.

I just don't get why Kyrie mesmerizes all of you so much.

If he averages 50 points a game with 4 assists, while bowing out in the 1st or 2nd rd...how is that seen as a step above what was accomplished?

Actually Hayward being healthy, Kyrie having a great year, and the rest of the squad filling into roles was the reason they were considered title contenders.

But Hayward was not ready to be Hayward this year, Kyrie got enmeshed into this Davis crap that went down at the trade deadline, Tatum regressed as a total player, Brown, struggled out of the gate and has struggled from three, Rozier has sucked and Horford and Baynes were injured for good periods of time. Steven's has struggled to get this team motivated and Ainge made no moves to help because he is all in on Davis for this summer.

That's why they aren't contending this year. Getting rid of a top 10 player in the league and not adding a top 3 big man, will doom them to another, most likely, 3 year or more wait for another chance to contend.

Yeah...basically baggage from Kyrie, Hayward, Brad and Danny while demoting Rozier to a guy just trying to find some minutes.

I don't know how you blame a bench guy for a team being in disarray, but even so...those guys contended last year and are the reason this team is considered one.

Contenders? You're joking, right? The East was a dumpster fire last year. A true contender would have blown the doors off of that Cavaliers team, but instead we got... a Rozier and Brown meltdown in game 7. This love affair that some posters still have with Rozier even after how bad he's been this year is asinine to me.

Those "jokes" also had a 2-2 record against the champs...and the champs still keep tabs on them.  I say they did alright and were very close.

You give those guys help...not replace them.

Hah, now I know you're really joking. Did you seriously use regular season wins as a base line for what a contender is? By that logic, the Raptors for the past 5 years have been consistent contenders.

Well the Raptors have "help" this year and very well may win it. Same with the Bucks and Sixers.

We...who went farther than all of them...decided to "replace" and now stink.

I went about as far as I can go. Ultimately all of you will see in hindsight because Danny really can't help himself and Brad is not that great.

That team was by no means a contender. You’re kidding yourself if you believe otherwise.

The fact that the team wasn't a contender, and we all knew it, was what made them so much fun to watch. We all wanted to see how far they would go. Nobody was slitting wrists after we lost to the Cavs in game 7, people were upset immediately after the game but after having had a chance to digest we were all psyched at how far they got. If we thought they were a serious contender there'd have been much tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth around these parts 

[Triplenickle]

Next years starters

Smart
Brown
Hayward
Tatum
Horford

Rookie PG
FA SG\Hunter
Semi
Theis\FA PF
Baynes\Williams

That is enough to contend in the East...and they will be better than the Knicks trust and believe. No drama, everyone plays hard.

And we forget about contending for a title for the foreseeable future. Great.

No disrespect, but it was not Kyrie or Hayward that made them a contender, or you believing you have a  contending team.

I just don't get why Kyrie mesmerizes all of you so much.

If he averages 50 points a game with 4 assists, while bowing out in the 1st or 2nd rd...how is that seen as a step above what was accomplished?

Actually Hayward being healthy, Kyrie having a great year, and the rest of the squad filling into roles was the reason they were considered title contenders.

But Hayward was not ready to be Hayward this year, Kyrie got enmeshed into this Davis crap that went down at the trade deadline, Tatum regressed as a total player, Brown, struggled out of the gate and has struggled from three, Rozier has sucked and Horford and Baynes were injured for good periods of time. Steven's has struggled to get this team motivated and Ainge made no moves to help because he is all in on Davis for this summer.

That's why they aren't contending this year. Getting rid of a top 10 player in the league and not adding a top 3 big man, will doom them to another, most likely, 3 year or more wait for another chance to contend.

Yeah...basically baggage from Kyrie, Hayward, Brad and Danny while demoting Rozier to a guy just trying to find some minutes.

I don't know how you blame a bench guy for a team being in disarray, but even so...those guys contended last year and are the reason this team is considered one.

Contenders? You're joking, right? The East was a dumpster fire last year. A true contender would have blown the doors off of that Cavaliers team, but instead we got... a Rozier and Brown meltdown in game 7. This love affair that some posters still have with Rozier even after how bad he's been this year is asinine to me.

Those "jokes" also had a 2-2 record against the champs...and the champs still keep tabs on them.  I say they did alright and were very close.

You give those guys help...not replace them.

Hah, now I know you're really joking. Did you seriously use regular season wins as a base line for what a contender is? By that logic, the Raptors for the past 5 years have been consistent contenders.

Well the Raptors have "help" this year and very well may win it. Same with the Bucks and Sixers.

We...who went farther than all of them...decided to "replace" and now stink.

I went about as far as I can go. Ultimately all of you will see in hindsight because Danny really can't help himself and Brad is not that great.

That team was by no means a contender. You’re kidding yourself if you believe otherwise.

We're sure gonna see how much they contend this year with Kyrie and Hayward.

We'll revisit this in...april?

That's next Month, it ain't that long 

[Triplenickle]

And come on yall, of course they weren't a finished product but laid a helluva foundation to build on.

Brad and Danny decided to replace that because both are kinda clueless.

[nickagneta]

And come on yall, of course they weren't a finished product but laid a helluva foundation to build on.

Brad and Danny decided to replace that because both are kinda clueless.

Not sure Brad and Danny are the clueless ones.

They understand teenagers and early twenties young men, don't win titles. A group of All-Stars and top 10 players win titles.

Thank God Danny and Brad are the ones running the team and talking heads like Bill Simmons and fans on a blog don't.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Next years starters

Smart
Brown
Hayward
Tatum
Horford

Rookie PG
FA SG\Hunter
Semi
Theis\FA PF
Baynes\Williams

That is enough to contend in the East...and they will be better than the Knicks trust and believe. No drama, everyone plays hard.

And we forget about contending for a title for the foreseeable future. Great.

No disrespect, but it was not Kyrie or Hayward that made them a contender, or you believing you have a  contending team.

I just don't get why Kyrie mesmerizes all of you so much.

If he averages 50 points a game with 4 assists, while bowing out in the 1st or 2nd rd...how is that seen as a step above what was accomplished?

Actually Hayward being healthy, Kyrie having a great year, and the rest of the squad filling into roles was the reason they were considered title contenders.

But Hayward was not ready to be Hayward this year, Kyrie got enmeshed into this Davis crap that went down at the trade deadline, Tatum regressed as a total player, Brown, struggled out of the gate and has struggled from three, Rozier has sucked and Horford and Baynes were injured for good periods of time. Steven's has struggled to get this team motivated and Ainge made no moves to help because he is all in on Davis for this summer.

That's why they aren't contending this year. Getting rid of a top 10 player in the league and not adding a top 3 big man, will doom them to another, most likely, 3 year or more wait for another chance to contend.

Yeah...basically baggage from Kyrie, Hayward, Brad and Danny while demoting Rozier to a guy just trying to find some minutes.

I don't know how you blame a bench guy for a team being in disarray, but even so...those guys contended last year and are the reason this team is considered one.

Contenders? You're joking, right? The East was a dumpster fire last year. A true contender would have blown the doors off of that Cavaliers team, but instead we got... a Rozier and Brown meltdown in game 7. This love affair that some posters still have with Rozier even after how bad he's been this year is asinine to me.

Those "jokes" also had a 2-2 record against the champs...and the champs still keep tabs on them.  I say they did alright and were very close.

You give those guys help...not replace them.

Hah, now I know you're really joking. Did you seriously use regular season wins as a base line for what a contender is? By that logic, the Raptors for the past 5 years have been consistent contenders.

Well the Raptors have "help" this year and very well may win it. Same with the Bucks and Sixers.

We...who went farther than all of them...decided to "replace" and now stink.

I went about as far as I can go. Ultimately all of you will see in hindsight because Danny really can't help himself and Brad is not that great.

That team was by no means a contender. You’re kidding yourself if you believe otherwise.

We're sure gonna see how much they contend this year with Kyrie and Hayward.

We'll revisit this in...april?

That's next Month, it ain't that long 

Well, a lot of people around here are talking like all of Boston's problem are gonna go away once the calendar flips to the playoffs, sooo ... NBA Finals, here we come?

[gouki88]

And come on yall, of course they weren't a finished product but laid a helluva foundation to build on.

Brad and Danny decided to replace that because both are kinda clueless.

Not sure Brad and Danny are the clueless ones.

They understand teenagers and early twenties young men, don't win titles. A group of All-Stars and top 10 players win titles.

Thank God Danny and Brad are the ones running the team and talking heads like Bill Simmons and fans on a blog don't.

Too true. I might criticise Brad and to a lesser extent Danny, but some of the takes I see in the media and here make me realise how clever they are for the most part.

Except for keeping Rozier AND playing him significant minutes

[Roy H.]

Silver lining: ESPN thinks we have a better shot at winning a title than the Kings or Lakers do of making the playoffs!

ESPN's BPI Playoff Odds https://es.pn/2a8nbS1