By Freedom = $1.05 Go To PostEven if we lose, it's been a fun ride. Can't wait to see how it plays out.same
kemba gunned it out with wade like a baus and may have won if some fuckboy didn't INSPIRE GREATNESS from the sidelines
The Celts will indeed make a serious run at Kevin Durant, and we have been told from a number of sources that he will listen to the pitch. How open he is to the pitch will be determined at least in part by how the remainder of the Oklahoma City season goes. It also will be determined by what Ainge can get done before July 1. The Celtics have to do something with all those picks, whether it’s drafting players of substance or trading one or more choices for immediate help.
Bulpett goes on to mention guys like Jimmy Butler and Jahlil Okafor but you could just as well include a number of different names in the first-wave target list.
They won't come cheap though. The Celtics would likely have to surrender their Nets pick. How high the pick lands would determine how many other picks and pieces would have to be included. We might have to say goodbye to players we've grown to love - like Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, or Marcus Smart (to name a few).
For years we've watched Danny Ainge "win" trade after trade, getting excellent value for his assets. This summer, however, we might have to overpay to get in the game of adding stars. That could potentially even mean giving up the top pick in the draft. I wouldn't completely rule out the option of trading Isaiah Thomas either - depending on the return (though I'm not sure if he's as valuable to any other team as he is to the Celtics).
All of which is a gamble to begin with. What if we move most of our best assets landing the first star and Durant still decides to stay in OKC or head elsewhere? Is there a decent plan B free agent to get? If not, is the first star plus Thomas enough to compete? The situations aren't the same, but I don't know if Pierce, Allen, and Al Jefferson was going to be enough to win a title the way that Pierce, Allen, and Garnett did.
Then again, it would have been a good step in the right direction and Rondo would have continued to develop - though in a different way without KG the mentor. Impossible to tell all the butterfly effect impacts.
The underlying point that Bulpett stresses is very important. All of this depends on luck. Ainge has set the team up to make moves, but they need things to fall right for this to be a franchise altering offseason like we all hope it will be. Lottery luck, the willingness of other teams to make trades, and the willingness of free agents to leave their current teams will all play major roles, and none of that is within Danny's control.
So can the Celtics get Kevin Durant? We've got a lot of questions to get answered before we'll be able to discuss that potential seriously. Should be a fun process though.
Bulpett goes on to mention guys like Jimmy Butler and Jahlil Okafor but you could just as well include a number of different names in the first-wave target list.
They won't come cheap though. The Celtics would likely have to surrender their Nets pick. How high the pick lands would determine how many other picks and pieces would have to be included. We might have to say goodbye to players we've grown to love - like Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, or Marcus Smart (to name a few).
For years we've watched Danny Ainge "win" trade after trade, getting excellent value for his assets. This summer, however, we might have to overpay to get in the game of adding stars. That could potentially even mean giving up the top pick in the draft. I wouldn't completely rule out the option of trading Isaiah Thomas either - depending on the return (though I'm not sure if he's as valuable to any other team as he is to the Celtics).
All of which is a gamble to begin with. What if we move most of our best assets landing the first star and Durant still decides to stay in OKC or head elsewhere? Is there a decent plan B free agent to get? If not, is the first star plus Thomas enough to compete? The situations aren't the same, but I don't know if Pierce, Allen, and Al Jefferson was going to be enough to win a title the way that Pierce, Allen, and Garnett did.
Then again, it would have been a good step in the right direction and Rondo would have continued to develop - though in a different way without KG the mentor. Impossible to tell all the butterfly effect impacts.
The underlying point that Bulpett stresses is very important. All of this depends on luck. Ainge has set the team up to make moves, but they need things to fall right for this to be a franchise altering offseason like we all hope it will be. Lottery luck, the willingness of other teams to make trades, and the willingness of free agents to leave their current teams will all play major roles, and none of that is within Danny's control.
So can the Celtics get Kevin Durant? We've got a lot of questions to get answered before we'll be able to discuss that potential seriously. Should be a fun process though.
By HasphatsAnts Go To PostI'm so confused right now.No way romrei wrote this. No way.
By HasphatsAnts Go To PostI'm so confused right now.its like when Lil Jon was well read and articulate on Chappelle Show
By HasphatsAnts Go To PostI'm so confused right now.
By vic Go To PostNo way romrei wrote this. No way.http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/4/30/11544732/the-two-step-process-of-landing-kevin-durant
Got my team warm up on, ledo's pizza and wings, and vodka. This magic brought me the Ray Allen bailout. Let's get it.
By Kabro Go To Postpheeniks, wheres them popeyes?!dont even need it
White Spike Lee did all the damage himself
This is pathetic. Hornets don't want this. Can't believe I'm gonna waste 3 hours this afternoon watching them get wreckt.
Ugh.
I kinda hope we sign Dwight this offseason. Need an interior presence badly. Zeller, Kaminsky, and Jefferson are just soft as fuck on the boards.
Ugh.
I kinda hope we sign Dwight this offseason. Need an interior presence badly. Zeller, Kaminsky, and Jefferson are just soft as fuck on the boards.
Not really surprised the horcats dont look ready for this. Wade played in more game 7s than the whole franchise.
At least its just a 6 pt game even tho it feels like 20. Horcats will find their feet I hope. Want to go see some 2nd rd games.
At least its just a 6 pt game even tho it feels like 20. Horcats will find their feet I hope. Want to go see some 2nd rd games.
By Bowser Go To PostThis is pathetic. Hornets don't want this. Can't believe I'm gonna waste 3 hours this afternoon watching them get wreckt.they've been down in like every 1st quarter lol
Ugh.
I kinda hope we sign Dwight this offseason. Need an interior presence badly. Zeller, Kaminsky, and Jefferson are just soft as fuck on the boards.
Marvin Williams again nonexistent.
As good as he is in the regular season, he's always, always shrinks in the postseason.
As good as he is in the regular season, he's always, always shrinks in the postseason.
Friends, I appreciate the good wishes you've sent me while I've been looking for a job at the tail end of my AmeriCorps VISTA year. This past week was the first week that I've been "unemployed" in about 7 years. I've been pretty stressed about it, especially because I feel bad that my girl feels like she has to work so many hours to make up for the lack of money I was making as a VISTA (less than 1k take home per month) and of course the fact that I've been unemployed.
I was applying for jobs NONSTOP for the past month and a half and been pretty bummed about not hearing back from people. The past week, things have finally turned around, and I've gotten interviews/responses from some pretty legit jobs.
1. Admin Assistant for President of Texas A&M San Antonio. I had a phone interview with them on Thursday. If I'm selected to move forward in the process, I'll have a second, in person, interview with them this week.
2. Admin Assistant for Teach for America executive in San Antonio. Have to turn in "homework" for them by this coming Thursday.
3. My Brothers Keeper - San Antonio Project Coordinator. This is the one I'm most excited about. You may have heard about it because it is one of Obama's initiatives. https://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper They want to schedule an interview with me Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. They gave me 6 times on those dates and aske me to send them 2-3 choices.
I was applying for jobs NONSTOP for the past month and a half and been pretty bummed about not hearing back from people. The past week, things have finally turned around, and I've gotten interviews/responses from some pretty legit jobs.
1. Admin Assistant for President of Texas A&M San Antonio. I had a phone interview with them on Thursday. If I'm selected to move forward in the process, I'll have a second, in person, interview with them this week.
2. Admin Assistant for Teach for America executive in San Antonio. Have to turn in "homework" for them by this coming Thursday.
3. My Brothers Keeper - San Antonio Project Coordinator. This is the one I'm most excited about. You may have heard about it because it is one of Obama's initiatives. https://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper They want to schedule an interview with me Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. They gave me 6 times on those dates and aske me to send them 2-3 choices.
By Grover Cleveland Go To PostHornets should be losing by like 20.Miami still gonna blast our culo into the tunnel before the half
Progress?
By DY_nasty Go To PostMiami still gonna blast our culo into the tunnel before the halfchoochoo
By Nobility Go To PostCourtney Lee really does not want that L.but marvin.....