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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 28, 2021 1:48:46 GMT -5
And with Media Day, the 2021-2022 Boston Celtics season officially kicks off.
Training camp starts in a week (Oct 4) with preseason games starting 10 days later.
There are uncertainties surrounding this season with a rookie head coach and GM, and with an influx of new players and how they will all mesh. But there are reasons for optimism, starting with Tatum and Brown.
Here's hoping to a great season!
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Post by jmost on Sept 28, 2021 9:06:59 GMT -5
Always a great time of year, as we wait to find out what we have. Can't wait to see the boys in action!
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 28, 2021 12:03:15 GMT -5
And this is officially Jayson and Jaylen's team. All the players who were brought in and the players we retained are here to support them.
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Post by jrmzt on Sept 28, 2021 21:03:50 GMT -5
Do we have any players who aren't vaccinated? Or are we fully vaxx-ed like the Lakers? I'm seeing the drama around the Nets and GSW...thats the last thing we want for ourselves...that kinda BS which Kyrie is causing.
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Post by jmost on Sept 29, 2021 11:00:58 GMT -5
We'll find out soon enough as we start the season in NY, and you can't enter the arena if you're not vaccinated.
Beal is another vaccine holdout. Makes me question whether we even want him.
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Post by afceltic on Sept 30, 2021 7:52:47 GMT -5
We'll find out soon enough as we start the season in NY, and you can't enter the arena if you're not vaccinated. Beal is another vaccine holdout. Makes me question whether we even want him. Making the vaccine an issue is ridiculous. It is up to him what he wants to put in his body or not. Especially since it doesn't prevent people from catching it or giving it to anyone else.
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Post by jmost on Sept 30, 2021 12:14:05 GMT -5
We'll find out soon enough as we start the season in NY, and you can't enter the arena if you're not vaccinated. Beal is another vaccine holdout. Makes me question whether we even want him. Making the vaccine an issue is ridiculous. It is up to him what he wants to put in his body or not. Especially since it doesn't prevent people from catching it or giving it to anyone else. Could not disagree more. What is ridiculous is this idea that getting vaccinated or not is strictly a personal decision that has no effect on anyone else. Not being vaccinated increases your own risk of getting infected by Covid (5X), and of being hospitalized with Covid (29X). In strictly basketball terms, you are greatly increasing the chances that you will become unavailable to play - which hurts your team. People who are not vaccinated pose a much higher risk to others who are not vaccinated (children under 12 and those who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons). People who are not vaccinated can still infect the vaccinated. The vaccines aren't perfect and breakthrough cases occur, some of which are quite serious (even though that's a very small percentage.) Every person who contracts the virus is a potential breeding ground for a new mutation. The more the virus flourishes in a body, the more times it multiplies, the higher the chance for a mutation to occur. The vaccine allows the body to fight off the virus much quicker, this reducing the chance for a mutation. Those who aren't vaccinated are much more likely to wind up in the hospital, which are already jammed with Covid patients. People with heart attacks or other life-threatening conditions sometimes can't even be admitted because there is no room. All due to people who could have prevented their illness by getting the damn shots. Just some of the reasons that "it's a personal decision" is BS. It's foolish. It's selfish. It's irresponsible.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 30, 2021 13:46:22 GMT -5
100% what JMost said. Selfishness has become so ingrained in this country that the idea of caring about anyone other than yourself is almost novel.
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Post by jrmzt on Sept 30, 2021 15:45:27 GMT -5
The irony is that Kyrie on the Nets can't play at home games...but he can go across town to MSG and play against the Knicks. The application of that rule makes no sense when a guy resides in the same city and cant play his home games but can play in other games within the same city. I think the rule should be adjusted to also forbid visiting players. I don't see the point of creating exemptions for visiting "entertainers" if you're trying to protect the populace. And trust me...it isn't that bloody hard. I live in New Zealand which has some of the strictest rules in the world. Zero movement, zero visiting, quarantine etc.
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Post by jmost on Oct 1, 2021 7:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 1, 2021 11:01:12 GMT -5
He looks like he's in great shape, even younger than when he was with us the first time. But at 35, I want to limit his playing time and have a lot left in the tank for the postseason. If we start him and Rob together, I'm good with that. Just gotta take him out at the 6 minute mark.
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Post by afceltic on Oct 3, 2021 13:47:06 GMT -5
Making the vaccine an issue is ridiculous. It is up to him what he wants to put in his body or not. Especially since it doesn't prevent people from catching it or giving it to anyone else. Could not disagree more. What is ridiculous is this idea that getting vaccinated or not is strictly a personal decision that has no effect on anyone else. Not being vaccinated increases your own risk of getting infected by Covid (5X), and of being hospitalized with Covid (29X). In strictly basketball terms, you are greatly increasing the chances that you will become unavailable to play - which hurts your team. People who are not vaccinated pose a much higher risk to others who are not vaccinated (children under 12 and those who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons). People who are not vaccinated can still infect the vaccinated. The vaccines aren't perfect and breakthrough cases occur, some of which are quite serious (even though that's a very small percentage.) Every person who contracts the virus is a potential breeding ground for a new mutation. The more the virus flourishes in a body, the more times it multiplies, the higher the chance for a mutation to occur. The vaccine allows the body to fight off the virus much quicker, this reducing the chance for a mutation. Those who aren't vaccinated are much more likely to wind up in the hospital, which are already jammed with Covid patients. People with heart attacks or other life-threatening conditions sometimes can't even be admitted because there is no room. All due to people who could have prevented their illness by getting the damn shots. Just some of the reasons that "it's a personal decision" is BS. It's foolish. It's selfish. It's irresponsible. No offense, but do you know how stupid/ignorant you sound? You are just pushing left wing talking points that don't follow any science. (not that they ever have) You are literally pushing fascism by calling a free individual/shaming them by saying that they are somehow selfish by not wanting to put an experimental drug in their bodies. One that the side effects are being covered up by the propaganda media just so big pharma can make billions off a vaccine that doesn't work since the high majority of people who are catching the seasonal flu are vax'd. Just follow the money, Phizer funds the CDC and the CDC makes terrible political decisions to make them more money so they get more kick backs. IMO Fauchi and Birks should be tried for crimes against humanity for the damage they have done over the last 18 months to this country. Not to mention pushing tyrannical mandates is also modern day segregation as 42% of whites, 36% of Hispanics and 28% of the black community are vax'd. Hospitals are not filled with patients, they never were, that is why you had nurses making tic tok dancing videos last year and NY is firing over 72K health care workers during a supposed pandemic. Not to mention all of the left wing politicians who don't wear masks (that don't work anyway) unless the camera are around for show or social distance (made up with no science behind it) not to mention the open border (21-24% are covid positive)/afgans (2% vax'd) that we are taking that are not asked to have the vaccine. You add all of these facts up and it is nowhere as bad as the fear mongering is trying to say it is, because if it was a real threat none of the stuff that I just stated would be happening. The seasonal flu mutates, and it kills old and fat people, just like this seasonal flu has done over the years. The people who have died from it have an average of 2.6 or 3 commodities, so it does what the flu does, makes sick people worse. Over 70% of the deaths are from people over 70 years old, which is why NY, Michigan, NJ Governors should stand trial for pushing positive people back into nursing homes. That is why if you look at the CDC page the yearly deaths from the flu went down 98% because all they did was call it by it's technical name of Covid to push fear on the sheep who can't think for themselves. The truth is right in front of everyone, they just need to open their eyes and stop being mindless NPC sheep. Don't let CNN/MSDNC or bureaucrats like Fauchi who only push fake fear run your lives.
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Post by jrmzt on Oct 3, 2021 18:49:37 GMT -5
I would suggest that we take all topics related to the vaccine off the table. There are very divergent views in the community at present - and truthfully, I have not seen anyone strongly believing in one opinion, end up being persuaded to swap over to the other side. So.. given that this is a basketball forum, it should probably stay as solely basketball focused. We know that the vaccine has some impact on basketball on player availability, but theres nothing we can really do about it.
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Post by jmost on Oct 4, 2021 8:21:22 GMT -5
I think that's a great suggestion.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Oct 4, 2021 11:31:00 GMT -5
I would suggest that we take all topics related to the vaccine off the table. There are very divergent views in the community at present - and truthfully, I have not seen anyone strongly believing in one opinion, end up being persuaded to swap over to the other side. So.. given that this is a basketball forum, it should probably stay as solely basketball focused. We know that the vaccine has some impact on basketball on player availability, but theres nothing we can really do about it. Very good suggestion. Let's stick to Celtics basketball on this forum. There are political forums for arguments about the other stuff including the vaccine.
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