2009 Boston Celtics Offseason Thread

[Epschtein]

how could there not be a celtics thread yet ?! at least i couldnt find, if one already exists merge please and feel free to call me names. throw a stick or two, knock yourself out.

anyway, i love perkins, he just got fouled slightly hard trying to dunk and just walked away scowling as rondo jumped in (because he knows perk). then perk yells "lets go motherfuckers" to the fans twice, hahaha. he is a little tightly wrapped but it makes for great entertainment.

must be great being a kid that is a celtics fan right now, like i was back in the early 80's. this team is a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Is it me or does Perk look Egyptian?

[Epschtein]

Is it me or does Perk look Egyptian?

ha yeah he kind of does, he has thin facial features for such a big guy.

this game is too close, atlanta is making for a damn good rival.

[Epschtein]

paul motherfuckin' pierce!

sending 'em home happy, great game.

[A.J.]

Great idea for a thread.

[RaysFever]

Is it too late to recall the Championship from a few months ago?

[Fallon]

Paul Pierce is fucking money. What a week!

[JimmieHats]

GREEEEEEN! Great win last night. Atlanta is a good team. The Truth is CLUTCH! :clap:

[Epschtein]

damn, celts are a mess on offense tonight, too many turnovers.

wish they still had posey.

[Epschtein]

hay! wonderboy is out there tonight :lol: i haven't seen him in a game yet this year (i know he has played tho).

i didnt know the knicks had duhon, they just get him in the offseason? must have.

[Snoogans]

hay! wonderboy is out there tonight :lol: i haven't seen him in a game yet this year (i know he has played tho).

i didnt know the knicks had duhon, they just get him in the offseason? must have.

yea 2 years they signed him for, i think like the midlevel exception

[Epschtein]

blarg, i got swamped with work and forgot they were playing detroit tonight.

oh well, its just the end of the 3rd, so i still get to see the important part. :)

edit - holy shit, rondo is going off!

edit2 - oh my, they are destroying them. up 27. anyone catch that lefty spin move by big baby over wallace? saweeeeeet!

[Epschtein]

wow, how lame was that?

minnesota totally snubbed garnett on his first trip back there. they played some goofy sitcom music while he was introduced, gave his introduction no hype at all, just the opposite actually they introduced him like he some scrub off the bench nobody has ever heard of and that never played there. and then just rattled off the rest of the celtics starting lineup very fast.

wtf? garnett didnt ask to be traded, he busted his ass there. he was saying right up until the deal that he didnt want to go anywhere.

[cougarjake13]

wow, how lame was that?

minnesota totally snubbed garnett on his first trip back there. they played some goofy sitcom music while he was introduced, gave his introduction no hype at all, just the opposite actually they introduced him like he some scrub off the bench nobody has ever heard of and that never played there. and then just rattled off the rest of the celtics starting lineup very fast.

wtf? garnett didnt ask to be traded, he busted his ass there. he was saying right up until the deal that he didnt want to go anywhere.



he didnt play there last year ???

[Epschtein]

good question, i was thinking maybe he had but maybe it was that minnesota came here. they definitely said that it was his first trip back on the broadcast but maybe they got it wrong. gonna go check.

edit - morons, they played here last january and boston went and played there last february. maybe they meant to say taht it was his first trip there since winning a title but they didnt make it very clear, they said "his first time back, and this time he returns as an NBA champion". or something like that. or maybe im the moron. :P

[cougarjake13]

good question, i was thinking maybe he had but maybe it was that minnesota came here. they definitely said that it was his first trip back on the broadcast but maybe they got it wrong. gonna go check.



its been a while since i watched but i thought there'd be a home and home situation


or at least 1 game there and 1 game home

[Epschtein]

yeah you were right, see my edit

oh and i love what powe and rondo have been doing lately, both look much improved.

[Fallon]

good question, i was thinking maybe he had but maybe it was that minnesota came here. they definitely said that it was his first trip back on the broadcast but maybe they got it wrong. gonna go check.

edit - morons, they played here last january and boston went and played there last february. maybe they meant to say taht it was his first trip there since winning a title but they didnt make it very clear, they said "his first time back, and this time he returns as an NBA champion". or something like that. or maybe im the moron. :P

It was his first time playing Minnesota.

Last year he was injured and either stayed on the bench or locker room for the game.

[epo]

F-Garnett. That play against Andrew Bogut in Milwaukee last week proved what we all know: he's a bitch.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Like anything happening in wisconsin of all places means anything in the civilized world. Bogut is a bitch.

[epo]

wow, how lame was that?

minnesota totally snubbed garnett on his first trip back there. they played some goofy sitcom music while he was introduced, gave his introduction no hype at all, just the opposite actually they introduced him like he some scrub off the bench nobody has ever heard of and that never played there. and then just rattled off the rest of the celtics starting lineup very fast.

wtf? garnett didnt ask to be traded, he busted his ass there. he was saying right up until the deal that he didnt want to go anywhere.

Umm...Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has said publicly that he feels Garnett "tanked it" at the end of his Minnesota run. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3300421)

"It was more like KG tanked it. I think the other guys still wanted to play. But it sure changed the team and didn't make us [as good]."

[epo]

Like anything happening in wisconsin of all places means anything in the civilized world. Bogut is a bitch.

Getting swung at by Garnett and getting a technical for it makes you a bitch? Sorry, but that's idiotic.

[Dan 'Hampton]

He shoved as well.

[Epschtein]

bogut definitely was mauling garnett first, he deserved to get smacked. KG got a suspension and fine and didnt complain, not sure how that makes him a bitch.

i had heard the story about the owner thinking KG tanked it, i suppose its KG's fault that minnesota still sucks? maybe he got frustrated with the shitty teams they kept putting together and didnt feel like they were committed to winning, i dont know.

anyway i just remembered what the music was lol, pretty sure it was the dick van dyke show theme music. now that is just uncalled for! hehehe.

[Epschtein]

rajon rondo is single-handedly trying to ruin the warriors thanksgiving!

looks like i turned the game on just in time, what a run they have been on in the 3rd quarter here.

[Epschtein]

rondo is at it again, nails down the triple double just a minute into the second half.

[JimmieHats]

rondo is at it again, nails down the triple double just a minute into the second half.

He is a BEAST!! Another threat besides the three. Amazing.

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/06/20/1213979725_7214.jpg

(I love the frightened guy in the middle. Lulz.)

[Fallon]

He is a BEAST!! Another threat besides the three. Amazing.

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/06/20/1213979725_7214.jpg

(I love the frightened guy in the middle. Lulz.)

What about the chick on the left. I think she see's his cock.

[epo]

Did anybody else see Glen "Big Baby" Davis crying like a girl on the bench tonight. Awesome.

[A.J.]

rondo is at it again, nails down the triple double just a minute into the second half.

This may have been the Celts' best draft pick in years. I love this kid.

[underdog]

Did anybody else see Glen "Big Baby" Davis crying like a girl on the bench tonight. Awesome.

Yeah, that was strange.

[Epschtein]

they snuck out of indy with a win, wasnt looking good for most of the night.

they just couldnt put it together for any length of time. great to salvage a win out of that, were they just saying this is now the best celtics start ever?

i was wondering last night if they are better right now than they were last season at this time, in a lot of ways i think they are, but i still miss posey.

[cougarjake13]

Did anybody else see Glen "Big Baby" Davis crying like a girl on the bench tonight. Awesome.

Yeah, that was strange.

guess he really is a big baby


somebody get him a pacifier

[Epschtein]

i didnt see davis crying but heard about it, friggin' hysterical.

this is a great up-tempo game tonight, little sloppy but plenty of action.

[Epschtein]

this game is getting heated, atlanta is outhustling and being more physical than the celtics, they are being very physical with garnett and he just now seems to be really getting into it.

this could get explosive. nice little rivalry going here.

*edit* the hawks are really getting under the celts skin tonight, pierce and perk were just griping at each other, hopefully this one stays close and has a good finish.

[Epschtein]

nothing?

damn, this was a great game imo. not the prettiest game ever but still good stuff.

[cougarjake13]

i usually only watch the playoffs

[underdog]

nothing?

damn, this was a great game imo. not the prettiest game ever but still good stuff.

I was at a concert and it turned into a sports bar in between bands with the game on. It was awesome.

[Epschtein]

i have been trying to come up with the right word for almost two years now, it just hit me - scrappy...

rondo is just a scrappy motherfucker lol, the kind of guy it just ruins your night when you find out he is covering you or vice versa hehe.

look out, here comes gingerboy for the last 8 seconds of the half!

[Epschtein]

http://www.yardbarker.com/rajonrondo

rondo's blog...

you might just want to go ahead and change the thread title to "Epschtien's Private Rajon Rondo Man Crush Thread - NO GURLZ ALLOWED"

:help:

[underdog]

I bought my wife floor seats for the game on 1/12 and I really hope this streak is still going. I cannot wait.

[TjM]

Well the streak came to an end. Thanks to some sloppy play and CRIMINAL SHIT ASS! officiating. BTW Sasha and Gasol are still effing pussies

[jonyrotn]

The fix was in for sure..I hate LA, everybody is fuckin currupt..

Pau plays pretty quick for a 7 footer and he was sinking a lot of buckets in traffic..There's no way to defend that, just ask Garnett..

Side note: Rondo IS an Allstar wether he gets voted on this year or not..

[Epschtein]

yeah the sloppiness made that a bit frustrating but LA was hyped for that game and it was still enjoyable. rondo was trying to do too much early but settled down, that stretch where he and KG hit each other with assists made me think they were turning things around.

just couldnt get the breaks down the stretch, i dont know what the final numbers were but it didnt seem like the celtics got many calls at all.

see ya in boston! im calling it right now, whenever LA comes out here next its gonna be blowout city.

[underdog]

How could Ray Allen not touch the ball on like 95% of the trips down the court when Garnett and Pierce weren't out there? That was absolutely retarded. And the type of coaching that made a lot of people want Doc Rivers fired before (he's still a terrible fucking coach).

[A.J.]

As much as I hate the Lakers, it ain't the Finals so I'm not that upset.

[cougarjake13]

great game


first nba game ive watched from beginning to end in a long time

[Epschtein]

damn, we had our christmas party yesterday into last night so i was in bed by 11 and missed the whole game, just saw the highlights tho and while the warriors looked to be outhustling the celts in the 4th even more important is that they just couldnt miss.

i gotta go see what their shooting percentage was in the 4th.

still 2 more games to go out on the west coast and possibly without perk, its his shoulder that he had surgery on too that is injured again, that blows.

anyone catch the game? was it a typical off-night on a back-to-back that they probably still win if the other team doesnt get ridiculously hot in the 4th ?

[Epschtein]

anybody seen my basketball team? green and white uniforms, bunch of black guys and one ginger kid... oh and their tall, real tall...

i dont know where the fuck they went but they were pretty good...

:help:

[A.J.]

They couldn't buy a basket last night.

[OGC]

They couldn't buy a basket last night.


maybe they should have collected a little of that Opie money while they were in NY and tried a little harder to buy a basket.

[Fallon]

What the fuck is going on?!

Sloppy, sloppy play as of late.

[underdog]

What the fuck is going on?!

Sloppy, sloppy play as of late.

This will all change once Starbury gets here!

Eww.

[A.J.]

This will all change once Starbury gets here!

Eww.

X2.

[cougarjake13]

What the fuck is going on?!

Sloppy, sloppy play as of late.

i guess they really dont want starbury

[Epschtein]

yeah, pretty sloppy, im thinking maybe its fatigue. im not sure how many minutes guys were playing during the streak tho, i didnt think it was too crazy. KG was playing a lot of minutes tho i know that.

the loss to LA was understandable, you cant win every game and LA is damn good and it was in LA. even the loss to golden state wasnt bad because GS just got hot as fuck late in the game, they couldnt miss.

but these last several losses i just cant figure, way too many turnovers and terrible interior defense, especially after the first shot goes up.

gotta think its fatigue.

[Kevin]

Ooooooooooor, The Knicks are JUST DAMN GOOD!.........


























No they aren't.....

[Epschtein]

house in the house ! 8 of 9 from three , gotdamn !

nice to see the old team back , they are playing as good as ever right now imo.

:clap:

[Fallon]

Moving House back to shooting guard was the best thing they could have done. Let Gabe handle the quarterbacking when Rondo is getting a break. Eddie needs to focus on getting open and the quick three.

[OGC]

Marbury seems to be fitting in quite nicely so far. Too bad they couldn't find room for him in New York.

[razorboy]

Danny Ainge recovering after suffering heart attack. (http://www.wmur.com/sports/19201332/detail.html)

[Kevin]

Some one is no longer the defending champions....

[Fallon]

Some one is no longer the defending champions....
:down:

[underdog]

Some one is no longer the defending champions....

The NY Giants?

[Kevin]

The NY Giants?

Our top weapon didn't get hurt and cost us the chance to repeat...




























Oh wait...

[A.J.]

Hey, it was a good run all things considered. That they made it as far as they did is a miracle in itself.

[razorboy]

Hey, it was a good run all things considered. That they made it as far as they did is a miracle in itself.

Especially with tattoo-head the team killer.

[underdog]

Especially with tattoo-head the team killer.

He's really not good.