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Re: KD Part III - Weatherman, tell us, will there be fireworks or a rainout? 

Post#41 » by DijonRondo » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:41 pm

gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.


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Post#43 » by soxfan2003 » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:44 pm

If KD chooses OKC not much Boston could have been done. Loyalty to Westbrook/OKC would have won out over two teams(BOS, GSW) with superior prospects.

But if the Celtics lose out to GSW, I am not sure which Warrior player I will be most upset with for blowing that series. I can't envision KD choosing the Warriors if they won B2B titles without him. Reaction from NBA players/fans/media may be too bad for him to get away with it.

The other angle to play whether or not he ends up a good draft pick or not, one good thing about Brown is he could probably be sold in a KD pitch meeting as a good 2nd option to defend Lebron.... Athletic player with some size coming out of college. By playoff time, probably not a bad option to throw at Lebron for 15 MPG.

Celtics in the absence of KD need Brown to be a star. With KD, they just need him to be a good 3 and D player. It is easier to hit 3's when you are wide open with all time in the world to shoot and with IT, KD, Bradley and Horford, Brown will be wide open with lots of time to shoot.
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Post#44 » by BannersOnly » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:44 pm

jfs1000d wrote:The media likes golden state angle. They also love the Spurs and heat angles -- "Spurs do it right", "Riley is a closer."

Spurs make sense because of Leonard and LMA. Riley a closer? He may lose Dwayne Wade.

Pls. He's coming to Celtics are staying in OKC. I give OKC a big edge because of money and loyalty. But, does KD want to do this again next year?

If he doesn't, Boston is the choice IMO.


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Post#45 » by BannersOnly » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:46 pm

soxfan2003 wrote:If KD chooses OKC not much Boston could have been done. Loyalty to Westbrook/OKC would have won out over two teams(BOS, GSW) with superior prospects.

But if the Celtics lose out to GSW, I am not sure which Warrior player I will be most upset with for blowing that series. I can't envision KD choosing the Warriors if they won B2B titles without him. Reaction from NBA players/fans/media may be too bad for him to get away with it.

The other angle to play whether or not he ends up a good draft pick or not, one good thing about Brown is he could probably be sold in a KD pitch meeting as a good 2nd option to defend Lebron.... Athletic player with some size coming out of college. By playoff time, probably not a bad option to throw at Lebron for 15 MPG.

Celtics in the absence of KD need Brown to be a star. With KD, they just need him to be a good 3 and D player. It is easier to hit 3's when you are wide open with all time in the world to shoot and with IT, KD, Bradley and Horford, Brown will be wide open with lots of time to shoot.


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Post#46 » by VeryMuchWoke » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:48 pm

I think it's down to us and GSW. Too much risk in the one year deal. Aside from injuries, there could be a lockout, or at least a new CBA.

More on that here: http://www.normantranscript.com/sports/kevin-durant-s-biggest-risk-in-signing--year-deal/article_0b2997b8-4139-11e6-bb4d-bb2be360555a.html
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Post#47 » by BannersOnly » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:49 pm

iTalkToTheLord wrote:I think it's down to us and GSW. Too much risk in the one year deal. Aside from injuries, there could be a lockout, or at least a new CBA.

More on that here: http://www.normantranscript.com/sports/kevin-durant-s-biggest-risk-in-signing--year-deal/article_0b2997b8-4139-11e6-bb4d-bb2be360555a.html


I thought he was going to sign a 1+1 regardless of who he signed with?
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Post#48 » by Celts17Pride » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:51 pm

Afam wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/alexkennedynba/status/749639066577166336[/tweet]

I personally think if the Celtics don't get Durant then Ainge is going to sign Jamal Crawford as a shooter of the bench.
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Post#49 » by sam_I_am » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:52 pm

gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.


That is some serious multitasking! Enjoy the momentous much as possible and good luck!
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Post#50 » by CeltsfanSinceBirth » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:55 pm

gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.


Hang in there brother. My girlfriend was in labor for 30 hours before my first born came out.
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Post#51 » by 165bows » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:56 pm

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I think 165bows deserve higher on this list and to be on a tier all his own. Given my long winded posts and the cases I have made for KD signing with the Celtics, I deserve higher as well but significant points off for me since I lowered the Celtics chances after OKC did better than expected and GSW blew it. But I truly did probably nail the final 3 contestants(OKC, GSW, BOS) in the KD sweepstakes. I was hoping Boston entered the sweepstakes with OKC looking worse and GSW having one the championship kind of taking them out of the picture.

165Bows with his continuous optimism does deserve to introduce KD in his first Garden game and get front row seats!

Now if Miami somehow wins out, I deserve to move to last place.

I'm a made man on here if KD comes to Boston, I've been in on this since 2013 lol.

I haven't been to many games lately since I've got a couple young kids and just am not getting out much right now. But I did get to see KD in maybe 2009 sitting directly behind the Celtics' bench, whatever the last year was before OKC got good. Was close enough to reach out and grab Ty Lue's shoulder.
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Post#52 » by soxfan2003 » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:56 pm

BannersOnly wrote:
jfs1000d wrote:The media likes golden state angle. They also love the Spurs and heat angles -- "Spurs do it right", "Riley is a closer."

Spurs make sense because of Leonard and LMA. Riley a closer? He may lose Dwayne Wade.

Pls. He's coming to Celtics are staying in OKC. I give OKC a big edge because of money and loyalty. But, does KD want to do this again next year?

If he doesn't, Boston is the choice IMO.


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The media is always anti-Boston. They don't want the best players here. It's the way it is. Always will be. The more the media says we have no shot the better chance we actually have. They are almost always wrong.


The media is ridiculously anti Boston and it wasn't until recently that the Lakers got the lack of respect their current asset base deserves. KD not even giving them a meeting shows lack of assets will kill even a glamour franchise like the Lakers.

KD is going to say tradition/Stevens/current players/great fans/Horford/Ainge et cetera as reasons that he choose Boston if he does -- and they all will have played major roles --- but I have spoken with a few NBA agents over the years and many of them are more logical than the foolish media members. Those damn upcoming picks are a huge differentiator.

The one thing I didn't fully appreciate before this season was the importance of the Nets finishing horribly this year and choosing to bottom out this year instead of bottom out after perhaps next year. I obviously knew that was important on one level to give the Celtics a better asset this year in the draft. But I didn't properly weight the affect until the past couple of months of how much stronger it made the C's pitch to the KD. KD KNOWS how high those Nets picks may be the next two years.

Whether they have the 3rd worst record or the 8th worst, not one is projecting the Nets as a playoff team next year. And obviously with injuries they could be even worse with whatever their talent dictates.
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Post#53 » by 165bows » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:58 pm

gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.

Best of luck man.
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Post#54 » by Slartibartfast » Sun Jul 3, 2016 4:59 pm

Ugh @ Crawford.
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Post#55 » by Froob » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:00 pm

gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.

Lol I'm imaging you running out of the hospital room yelling **** yeah we did, and everyone saying congratulations on being a father and then you saying "huh? We just got Durant!"
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Post#56 » by truth18 » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:01 pm

OFWGKTA wrote:I didn't get with that girl last night btw lol


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Post#57 » by Marley2Hendrix » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:01 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Ugh @ Crawford.


Weren't there rumors out yesterday that JCraw is one of the guys KD identified as wanting to play with? Think there was a nice picture of Crawford, KD, and IT posted at maybe a baseball game posted yesterday.
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Post#58 » by Homerclease » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:04 pm

Yuck pass on Crawford, let him and rondo go to philly
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Post#59 » by Captain_Caveman » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:04 pm

Froob wrote:
gocelts wrote:I get the most Fed up fan award...

My wife's water broke last night at 3am. I haven't slept, and she's still in labor. I've still been checking this board hoping for a Durant update...

Obviously my first unborn child is my priority, although I just realized how much time has passed today/and this story line has helped it pass.

Lol I'm imaging you running out of the hospital room yelling **** yeah we did, and everyone saying congratulations on being a father and then you saying "huh? We just got Durant!"


My son was born during a Sox playoff game vs the Indians. I had the TV on up in the corner of the delivery room (with the volume off). Nurses were a little disgusted, but it was literally just to distract me and my nerves more than anything else. My son literally popped out just as Manny hit a walk-off HR. Fenway was going bananas and it was like they were cheering for him. Totally surreal.
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Post#60 » by VeryMuchWoke » Sun Jul 3, 2016 5:04 pm

Marley2Hendrix wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:Ugh @ Crawford.


Weren't there rumors out yesterday that JCraw is one of the guys KD identified as wanting to play with? Think there was a nice picture of Crawford, KD, and IT posted at maybe a baseball game posted yesterday.


I wonder if he'd tag along on a minimum deal of we somehow land KD.
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