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Asif16 wrote:Curmudgeon wrote:LOL, if this year's Celtics make it to the EC finals it won't be Tacko who gets them there. It will be Tatum, Brown Hayward, Walker and Smart.
So in other words they're not making the ECF
Prokorov wrote:CoP wrote:Prokorov wrote:
Morris:
37.5% from three
146 three pointers made
Horford:
36.0% from three (42.9% the year prior)
203 three pointers made
Baynes:
34.5% from three
61 three pointers made
Kanter, Theis, and porier have made a combined 121 threes for the entire career.... and when i say career i mean not just NBA but college, theis' 6 years overseason, and poriers times overseas. So this notion that morris didnt spead the floor or that its not a dimension that was lost is absurd
Hey buddy, I know you're down on the Cs. Since the OP is apparently scared, do you want to do a sig bet for fun? Any one of the following:
- If Celtics end up the 8th seed or worse, you win; 1-7 seed and I win
- If Celtics are ranked 16-30 in ppg allowed at the end of the season, you win; if they're 1-15, I win
- If the Nets finish with a better record than the Celtics, you win; if the Celtics finish with the better record, I win (same record = no one wins)
You can pick any one of those three. Winner gives the loser their sig for one month following the end of the regular season. Whadya say pal?
i already have sig bets outstanding. im fine putting money on it if you are ok using the betting sites
Curmudgeon wrote:Asif16 wrote:Curmudgeon wrote:LOL, if this year's Celtics make it to the EC finals it won't be Tacko who gets them there. It will be Tatum, Brown Hayward, Walker and Smart.
So in other words they're not making the ECF
What team other than the Clippers has a better group of wings than that? The Celtics will put the concept of "positionless basketball" to the test.
Van_Trump wrote:On Dec 15:
Celtics trade: Kemba Walker, Gordon Hayward
Thunder trade: Steve Adams, Chris Paul, (plus a couple of first round picks; it is rumored they have a couple of spares)
Curmudgeon wrote:The Thunder would have to throw in SGA along with picks to make Ainge take on those two terrible contracts.
Prokorov wrote:CoP wrote:Prokorov wrote:
i already have sig bets outstanding. im fine putting money on it if you are ok using the betting sites
I'd rather not bet with people I don't really know. How about we do a sig bet about one of those items at the All-Star break instead of end of season? That way any outstanding sig bets you have won't be affected.
that works for me
ill triple down. if any of the 3 happen you win. i need all 3 to happen to win
Snotbubbles wrote:AussieCeltic wrote:LloydFree wrote:B.S.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2014_ratings.html
All of this started in the tank year of 2013-14 (the Wiggins draft). The Bucks, 76ers, Lakers, Magic and Celtics were all starting rebuilds at the same time. And 5 years later the Celtics are behind all but the Magic. And even that is debatable right now.
If we're going by you're logic that the rebuilds started the 2013/2014 season, then lets compare records since then.
Celtics: 270 wins 222 losses - Playoffs 5 out of 6 years. Conference finals twice. Conference semi's one
Bucks: 243W/257L- Playoffs 4 out of 6 years. Conference finals once
Orlando: 179W/313L - First round once
Philly: 178W/314L - Playoffs 2 our 6 years. Eastern conference semi's both times
Lakers: 163W/329L - 0 playoff appearances
Now you can speculate once going to happen in the future all you want. But I know looking at that, the Celtics have been in much better position since 2013/2014 season. Go back 10 years and those numbers look better.
The Celtics still have a good young core who has made a great run in the playoffs with plenty of assets if they want to use them.
This is a poor way of looking at rebuilds. Each one is different. How you do during the rebuilding process isn't relevant. It's all about accumulating star players.
LaLover11 wrote:I bet you $100 Mavs beat the Celtics
LloydFree wrote:bisme37 wrote:I legit have no idea what this thread is about. We've played one preseason game and won it. And I'd be surprised if more than 5 non-celtics fans on here even watched the game. This is just a random, general "feel good" thread for Celtic haters I guess?
You know exactly what it's about. You saw the game, and you saw the Charlotte Guards, running past Kanter like a traffic cone. That's what the OP is saying.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:LloydFree wrote:bisme37 wrote:I legit have no idea what this thread is about. We've played one preseason game and won it. And I'd be surprised if more than 5 non-celtics fans on here even watched the game. This is just a random, general "feel good" thread for Celtic haters I guess?
You know exactly what it's about. You saw the game, and you saw the Charlotte Guards, running past Kanter like a traffic cone. That's what the OP is saying.
So does this Orlando game now mean that they have the best defense? Or perhaps its best to not overreact to preseason games?
LloydFree wrote:
All of this started in the tank year of 2013-14 (the Wiggins draft). The Bucks, 76ers, Lakers, Magic and Celtics were all starting rebuilds at the same time. And 5 years later the Celtics are behind all but the Magic. And even that is debatable right now.
LaLover11 wrote:I bet you $100 Mavs beat the Celtics
AussieCeltic wrote:Time for a “Magic exposed?” Thread
Wrong. The ultimate goal is to win championships, not basketball games. You do that by acquiring star players.AussieCeltic wrote:Snotbubbles wrote:AussieCeltic wrote:
If we're going by you're logic that the rebuilds started the 2013/2014 season, then lets compare records since then.
Celtics: 270 wins 222 losses - Playoffs 5 out of 6 years. Conference finals twice. Conference semi's one
Bucks: 243W/257L- Playoffs 4 out of 6 years. Conference finals once
Orlando: 179W/313L - First round once
Philly: 178W/314L - Playoffs 2 our 6 years. Eastern conference semi's both times
Lakers: 163W/329L - 0 playoff appearances
Now you can speculate once going to happen in the future all you want. But I know looking at that, the Celtics have been in much better position since 2013/2014 season. Go back 10 years and those numbers look better.
The Celtics still have a good young core who has made a great run in the playoffs with plenty of assets if they want to use them.
This is a poor way of looking at rebuilds. Each one is different. How you do during the rebuilding process isn't relevant. It's all about accumulating star players.
Of course every rebuild is different but the ultimate goal is to win basketball games not accumulate star players.
At the end of the day, over that time period, the Celtics have won more basketball games and got further into the playoffs more consistently than any of the other teams mentioned. To me, that means they've been more successful
