The Official Off-Season Thread, part I of many

Drax · Post #1261 » by **Drax** » Sat Aug 20, 2016 3:09 pm

Is Jae trying to become a wrestler? Is this just the photo, my imagination or did his neckmuscles become even bigger?

ConstableGeneva · Post #1262 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:31 am

from RJ's I/G: "Champ told me keep grinding #saynomore"

I'm guessing this is at IT4's wedding/reception.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1263 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:33 pm

Read on Twitter

Much-deserved! Congrats to Mike and Tommy!

ConstableGeneva · Post #1264 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:43 pm

Offseason workout clip of Jae Crowder:

Spoiler:

Offseason workout clip of Terry Rozier:

Spoiler:

I'm damn excited for the season to start. Come on already!

London2Boston · Post #1265 » by **London2Boston** » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:21 pm

MVP confirmed. Not looking good for us finishing above the Raptors in that case.

Post #1266 » by **Froob** » Thu Sep 1, 2016 3:51 am

God we need something to happen, nothing but Kaep talk past week. Week 1 can't come soon enough...

SMTBSI · Post #1267 » by **SMTBSI** » Sat Sep 3, 2016 3:37 am

Three weeks on the JMT, I figured by the time I got off, something would have happened.

Oh well.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1268 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Sep 3, 2016 3:57 am

SMTBSI wrote:Three weeks on the JMT, I figured by the time I got off, something would have happened.

Oh well.

In the time you were gone, Celtics signed Marcus Georges-Hunt to a camp contract, renounced draft rights to Colton Iverson, and waived John Holland. Not quite the something we were hoping for.

Welcome back.

EDIT: Smart also did this to his hair. Olynyk was honored with fence art. Rozier had a NSFW Snapchat snafu. And Jaylen Brown wasn't particularly keen on Jimmy Butler's country music singing.

SMTBSI · Post #1269 » by **SMTBSI** » Sat Sep 3, 2016 6:41 am

CrowderKeg wrote:
SMTBSI wrote:Three weeks on the JMT, I figured by the time I got off, something would have happened.

Oh well.

In the time you were gone, Celtics signed Marcus Georges-Hunt to a camp contract, renounced draft rights to Colton Iverson, and waived John Holland. Not quite the something we were hoping for.

Welcome back.

EDIT: Smart also did this to his hair. Olynyk was honored with fence art. Rozier had a NSFW Snapchat snafu. And Jaylen Brown wasn't particularly keen on Jimmy Butler's country music singing.

Now that was a useful post. I feel all caught up.

moviekase · Post #1270 » by **moviekase** » Sun Sep 4, 2016 2:42 pm

cant wait to the season start

Post #1271 » by **Froob** » Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:44 pm

Lol holy **** just realized I know who this Samatha May chick is (aka LeBron is a bitch shirt girl) went to high school with her brother. He ruined Kid Cudi for me for a few years.

LarryBirdsFingr · Post #1272 » by **LarryBirdsFingr** » Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:50 pm

Froob wrote:Lol holy **** just realized I know who this Samatha May chick is (aka LeBron is a bitch shirt girl) went to high school with her brother. He ruined Kid Cudi for me for a few years.

she's around town in our spots way, way too much. fangirl instafame instagram hoe

Post #1273 » by **Froob** » Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:52 pm

LarryBirdsFingr wrote:
Froob wrote:Lol holy **** just realized I know who this Samatha May chick is (aka LeBron is a bitch shirt girl) went to high school with her brother. He ruined Kid Cudi for me for a few years.

she's around town in our spots way, way too much. fangirl instafame instagram hoe

Trust me, you're better of dealing with her instead lol. Least she's easy on the eyes. Had to hide her brother's post on Facebook because I couldn't take it anymore.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #1274 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:37 am

She's cute, I hope she's on our board

London2Boston · Post #1275 » by **London2Boston** » Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:16 pm

Watch on YouTube

This needs to be giffed

Writebloc · Post #1276 » by **Writebloc** » Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:10 pm

London2Boston wrote:

Watch on YouTube

This needs to be giffed

Nothing like a Mormon rapping!

Post #1277 » by **165bows** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:27 pm

Guess the Shot Chart: Big Man Edition

Five big men with descriptions and their shot charts. A Celtic is featured in the mix. Guess who is who.

http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/09/13/guess-shot-chart-big-man-edition/

KGboss · Post #1278 » by **KGboss** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:11 pm

Brown throwing it down.

Read on Twitter

Post #1279 » by **165bows** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:18 pm

Read on Twitter

As the Celtics stroll down the last few days that lead to training camp, there is good news and bad news.

The latter should be evident to all with even a modest grasp of reality, and it is simply that, even with their improvements, the Celts are still miles from their ultimate destination. To meet the most optimistic projections and become the second-best team in the Eastern Conference would still leave them significantly in Cleveland’s wake.

The good news is that the Celtics realize this.

“Sure, it’d be great to add a knock-down shooter, but you don’t want to change the identity of your team by sticking someone out there that doesn’t have that same defensive intensity and toughness that is the foundation of us being a good team,” he said. “It’s just not as simple as finding a second baseman and putting him in there. In basketball, you have to do a lot of things -- pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. That’s why we like Jaylen [Brown], as an example. He does a lot of things. It’s like Marcus isn’t your prototypical NBA point guard, but he can play 1 through 4. He’s in there playing a power forward in a playoff game and doing well. He’s a basketball player, and you can play him with a lot of different combinations of people. That’s what I like about our team.

“But, yeah, it would be nice to add a rim protector that didn’t hurt our offense. It would be nice to have a shooter that didn’t hurt our defense. But I feel like we have a lot of guys that are good shooters.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2016/09/bulpett_what_celtics_still_need_as_they_gather_for_new_season

Nice distinction between a "lane protector" and a "rim protector." I think that explains what they seem to look for well.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #1280 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:41 pm

"a rim protector that didn't hurt our offense" explains hesitation on Noel. Feel like Alex Len is probably a guy they'd want more, not sure if Phoenix would part with him. Maybe in a 3-team deal with Philly..

A rim protector that doesn't hurt your offense is tough to find. Ibaka could be a FA target if he doesn't stay in Orlando, with Horford playing the 5 for us. But there aren't many guys fitting that description at all.

If you're looking for a "lane protector", a guy like Monroe or Okafor is at least competent and moderately physical in 1-on-1 interior defense.

What about something like Bradley/Zeller/Young for Gay/Mclemore/Koufos (or WCS)?

Losing Bradley hurts, but Mclemore could be a cheaper replacement, extension-eligible. His floor is, like, Kedrick Brown- he plays good defense, actually graded out higher statistically than Bradley a couple of years back. Not Bradley level, but solid. Struggles with his shot consistency, but so does Bradley. Has never had the same usage, and has disappointed because he hasn't done anything but stand around and take shots as a 4th option. But has 'upside', and again, his floor is good defense, as good a shooter as Bradley, and more upside. Could get him on a 4-year, 32 million deal, too. Or less.

Gay, obviously, is a scorer and pending free agent. Trade chip, re-up chip. Koufos is what we'd like Zeller to be, competent finisher, good rebounder, solid but not elite defense. Or Cauley-Stein, if you could get him, is a project but has raw ability.