Why are you a Celtics fan?

Post #41 » by **ParticleMan** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:11 pm

grew up in Westboro, MA from age 6 to 13, during the Bird years. followed boston sports teams ever since. but particularly the C's because my extended family is from CA so some uncles were lakers fans. had to represent.

Ed Pinkney · Post #42 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:14 pm

Began playing basketball when I was in primary school in the late 80's and started getting into the NBA via the good old NBA Game of the Week and NBA Action, the only access I had to any NBA here in Australia. Scottie Pippen almost made me a Bulls fan but the two things that inoculated me with Green was seeing Reggie Lewis tear Craig Ehlo and the Cavs apart in a playoff game and Dee Brown winning the dunk comp. I was hooked from that point on.

dukes_wild · Post #43 » by **dukes_wild** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:20 pm

I've been a Celtics fan since they went on a 13 game win streak back in 2017. Fell in love with the team been a die-hard fan ever since

Post #44 » by **ParticleMan** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:26 pm

dukes_wild wrote:I've been a Celtics fan since they went on a 13 game win streak back in 2017. Fell in love with the team been a die-hard fan ever since

sorry, a moose jumped on the bandwagon so there's no room for you.

dukes_wild · Post #45 » by **dukes_wild** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:27 pm

ParticleMan wrote:
dukes_wild wrote:I've been a Celtics fan since they went on a 13 game win streak back in 2017. Fell in love with the team been a die-hard fan ever since

sorry, a moose jumped on the bandwagon so there's no room for you.

Have you guys been treating Moose well? He's a very delicate flower.

truth18 · Post #46 » by **truth18** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:30 pm

dukes_wild wrote:
ParticleMan wrote:
dukes_wild wrote:I've been a Celtics fan since they went on a 13 game win streak back in 2017. Fell in love with the team been a die-hard fan ever since

sorry, a moose jumped on the bandwagon so there's no room for you.

Have you guys been treating Moose well?

No. Washing the stink of Toronto off is a difficult and harsh process. We will teach him how to act though.

London2Boston · Post #47 » by **London2Boston** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:37 pm

They felt the most "British" to me and were the first team I played with on the PlayStation when I was slowly learning the NBA. Then the KG trade happened and I haven't looked back since.

Post #48 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:45 pm

I was born in Cambridge, right next to Boston.
Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins.

I was born loving these teams.
Are there any other teams???

"River"
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When I Die – I want my ashes Here
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Don't cry for me either
Have a Party!!! – Like they do in New Orleans

Where I'm from – We say, “Hi.” and “Thank You.”
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Gay, Foreign, Goth, Interracial, Bi – Whatever
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Cause . . .

I'm already from Cambridge

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Dave_From_NB · Post #49 » by **Dave_From_NB** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:45 pm

I grew up half way between Montreal and Toronto in hockey country. It seemed everyone cheered for either the Leafs or Scabs, but everyone hated the Bruins. Which was a good enough reason for me to cheer for them. Picking up the Celtics was just a natural evolution of that, my interest in BB picking up in Bird/Magic days. That was pre Raptors and Senators, otherwise my teams might have been different. Now I live in New Brunswick, and there are quite a few Bruins and Celtics fans here.

Celtics_History_Lesson · Post #50 » by **Celtics_History_Lesson** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:48 pm

Geography, closest team.

It was good that I didn't live in Oxnard or Wichita or Syracuse or Fort Wayne.

spanish-celtic · Post #51 » by **spanish-celtic** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:03 pm

Pretty casual at first, pretty logic later. When I was 8, back in 1987, we had foreigners living in our house (kind of hostel). During the Lakers - Celtics Finals there were two people from Boston. I was the little kid and they asked me to root for the green team. They left and that was it... until a few weeks later I received a brand new Celtics tshirt and I became a Celtic fan. Anyway, once I watched closer, had Larry Bird played for other team and I wouldn't be posting this.

Post #52 » by **djFan71** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:04 pm

I grew up in CT and was 8 when Larry came along. Though, I really started paying attention a few years later for the 80-81 team, and they just happened to win a title (which always helps). Tiny was great, and the 86 team is an all time great, but the 84 team is probably my sentimental favorite with DJ joining and me being a teenager who followed the team WAY too much. Now I'm a middle-aged dude following the team way too much. People evolve.

Waider · Post #53 » by **Waider** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:16 pm

Because the first team I played basketball for as a 9yo was called Celtics. We were Blue, Gold & White though.

Post #54 » by **darrendaye** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:28 pm

Lifelong NYer. 6th grade bball coach gave an expletive laden halftime speech about lack of hustle. Used Larry Bird to emphasise his point. I checked out the guy when C's were next on national tv. I got hooked on him and subsequently the franchise.

Jaqua92 · Post #55 » by **Jaqua92** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:40 pm

Lol, shouldn't the majority of these read..

"I like basketball, and grew up in Boston" ?

Thats mine.

captain green · Post #56 » by **captain green** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:59 pm

Larry bird I went to indiana state played one season tore Achilles went to film school. Dad had old recording of old games with bill Russell more than bird even. Since then picked the team never looked back , also had solid respect for pacers (from indiana) and favorite west is spurs due to pop and Robinson and duncan

Fire Danny · Post #57 » by **Fire Danny** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:06 am

In the high school years a few of us picked basketball teams. One picked the Pistons, one picked Philly, one picked New York.

I picked Boston. I liked the colour green

radcot · Post #58 » by **radcot** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:16 am

Born in Mass., but exiled to N.J. at the age of 7 when my mother re-married. My main connection to my home-state for most of my formative years was the voice of Johnny Most on my transistor radio. I later returned to Mass. and was fortunate to attend many games at the old Gahden in the 70s and 80s and to experience championship after championship on TV & radio from the early 60s onward. Other than my family and my work, my Celtics fanaticism has been the most rewarding passion of my life.

Setshot33 · Post #59 » by **Setshot33** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:24 am

Watch on YouTube

Larry and Red.

They were damn good and didn't take any crap off nobody!

Watch at the end for what Red tells Moses Malone.............

mbsnmisc · Post #60 » by **mbsnmisc** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:38 am

Rick Pitino

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BOOM.
Nah, just kidding. I was a Navy brat. Wasn't exposed to much US sports until I was 17 or so. We moved to Va for a while in 1973. That 73-74 team that beat the Bucks got in my blood. Went into the series a KAJ fan, left a Celtic fan for life.