As for Ayton? A DEAL TO BE HAD? I didn t realize Kiid smoked weed. Always took him to be more a Bud Light Boone s Farm kind of guy, but clearly he is high as a motherfucker if he thinks that our 11 pick even gets us a sniff of the young center s jock strap. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, let s presume he did not fully flesh out his dream scenario.
shhhhh.....
Afraid Boston is a goner. Sorry about that, Bank.
Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.
Congrats to the Warriors and their fans.
Celts had a great year, but played a poor series against the Warriors.
I don't feel like doing a post-mortem tonight, but the offense after game 3 fell apart, I think Tatum and Smart played hurt, and they got nothing (actually less than nothing from the bench.
Its hard to believe that they were up 5 with 3 minutes to play and in a great position to take a 3-1 series lead. But...
They're young and very talented, they'll be back
Hey, they made it to the NBA FINALS, which as they say, ain't exactly chopped liver.
And beat some damn good teams to get there. Of course they had a little luck.
Bitch slapped the Head Case Kyrie/Simmons-less Nyets, and went seven with the reigning champs, the Bucks [albeit minus Khris Middleton], and finally, the beast of the East, the Heat [albeit with Kyle Lowry doing his best Spanky from Our Gang/Lil Rascals physical fitness dance].
People talking about how poorly Tatum and Brown played.
Uh huh. No Sale.
You want to talk about defense? Celtics prided themselves on defense.
Then Jayson and Jaylen ran into Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green.
Celtics have a star in the making in Robert Williams, who played most of the playoffs on half a leg.
Marcus Smart, defensive player of the year.
Al Horford, sweet bird of youth.
Grant Williams. Payton Pritchard. Derek White.
Not too shabby.
But they played a deep Warriors team with a core of quality players who've been there, doine that, led by a certifiable hall of famer in Steph Curry [34], alpha male Draymond Green [32], back in the saddle/on the upswing Klay Thompson [32], and in Andrew Wiggins [27], a player who was nurtured by a mature veteran system, and not being tasked with carrying a team,
damn near carried a team.
Excellent role players and veterans in Looney [26], Porter [29] , Igoudala [38], Payton [29].
They drafted and traded well, kept their veteran core together, turned Kevin Durant's inexplicable career hissy fit into sign and trade plunder [D'Angelo Russell], and turned that plunder into Andrew Wiggins and a lottery pick.
They resisted the urge to cash in their assets on the proverbial SHINY OBJECT, were heady in their pursuit of vet value [such as the oft injured Otto Porter, who at $25 million a year is kind of a drag, but at a roughly $2.4 million veteran deal, a money in the bank sniper for a reclamation-priced roll of the dice].
And now,
AND NOW, having not pursued the proverbial Carmelo Anthony Shiny Object, and traded away their young assets, have an insane core of gifted, on-the-rise puppies.
Jordon Poole [23]
James Wiseman [21]
Moses Moody [20]
Jonathan Kuminga [19]
I mean fuck me.
PS:
File This Under Karma/To Be A Knicks Fan Is To Suffer. Knicks were one lousy draft pick away from Steph Curry. And our execrable savior Phil Jackson wanted Steve Kerr, but Steve sensed he would be naught but Phil's stunt double in New York, and fired inside of two years, and so, four championships later?
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