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Post by FLCeltsFan on Sept 24, 2006 20:46:36 GMT -5
The Kool Aid Kid, in collaboration with Celticsstuff Live and FlCeltsFan, is announcing the opening of the annual: Can You Guess the Celtics Season Record Contest.? Limit of one vote per person up until the opening tip off. Participants can vote either in the comments section at Celticsstuff Live, by sending an e-mail to FlCeltsFan@celticsstufflive.com, or by posting in this thread. You can make changes to your prediction right up until the tip off on opening night by sending an e-mail to FLCeltsFan@celticsstufflive.com . Once the Celtics tip off then all predictions are final. We need your name (or pseudonym) with your prediction for wins and losses and you will be included in the contest. Once the votes are in the staff will post them on Celticsstuff Live for your perusal. Periodically as the season winds down we will post the progress, to accentuate the excitement, as those who lacked faith start to fall off the bus. Once the season concludes the winner(s) will be invited as a highly touted guest on the Celticsstuff Live Webcast, as well as having the pleasure of seeing their name and accomplishment immortalized on the site.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 24, 2006 21:40:22 GMT -5
Derrenmatts: 48 - 34
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Post by eddietours on Sept 24, 2006 22:30:24 GMT -5
eddietours by the power of the hoop gods 49-33 LETS GO CELTICS.
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Post by esco33 on Sept 25, 2006 0:09:55 GMT -5
45-37
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 25, 2006 1:19:33 GMT -5
41-41
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Post by jb on Sept 25, 2006 6:07:49 GMT -5
Man, there are some serious Kool Aid drinkers here. You should rename this site to "Prankster's Place." LOL For me; 48-34. Same prediction as last season's. Last year was just a bad dream. The improvement should come from several areas: Injuries and malcontents, not likely to recur. Two pass first, push the pace point guards. An emphasis on rebounding with the hiring of Clifford Ray. Strong defensive players added in Theo Ratliff and Rajon Rondo with a health Tony Allen, should help, inside and out. A much deeper rotation of quality players, with the ascension of Ryan Gomes and Delonte West. Another year of development for the high school biggs Perkins and Jefferson (have you seen the pictures?).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2006 16:09:15 GMT -5
42 - 40
I expect a chicago bulls type season.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Sept 25, 2006 17:06:28 GMT -5
Last season, we were all pretty optimistic about our chances of winning more than we would lose. We were told that we were going to push the tempo more and we thought guys like Jefferson, Perkins, Allen and Delonte were going to be playing bigger roles.
But like you said, JB, last season was a bad dream. First of all, we didn't run any more than we did in year's past. Initially, yes, we made a valiant effort to run, but it quickly went up in smoke and we went back to being a halfcourt team. Aside from a few fastbreaks every other game (you really can't keep Ricky Davis from wanting to run because he likes to showcase his dunks), we were limited to executing X's and O's again on one side of the court.
Blount wasn't a happy camper, he still pouted, he still refused to rebound, etc. Banks also pouted and could not get into the rotation (we must also be reminded that Banks missed a lot of time in the beginning of the season with shin splints) And Ricky, though I appreciated his offense and his energy, was a turnover waiting to happen. But not only that, but two big elements who were supposed to bring more to the table were out with injuries for a chunk of the season. Al and Tony missed significant time battling injuries and when they came back, they took some time getting the rust off and getting into rhythm again. We were counting on them to build upon their excellent rookie seasons and produce more in their second season, but it didn't happen. Well, Allen was finally able to bounce back from injuries and regain the form that made him a fan favorite, but by the time he did, the season was well out of hand. Only Delonte was able to really make big contributions last season.
But this year, its not just about us being blindly optimistic homers. We have good reason to believe that we will be a winning team. We have: -gotten rid of our cancerous players in the lockerroom -added a veteran shot blocker (Ratliff) -added a big man coach who has a proven track record of impressively improving team's rebounding numbers (Cliff Ray) -healthy players (Pierce's elbow, Wally's knee, Tony's knee, Al's ankle, Perk's shoulder) -young players waiting to step into bigger roles (especially Gomes and Green) -PG's who are playmakers and thrive in running an uptempo offense (Telfair and Rondo) -better team chemistry because the guys have been working with each other all summer
Like Wally said in his interview with Eric Dickerson, its not about a team beaing 5 deep. Its about a team being deep from 1 - 10, and that's what we are building here. We are young, but we are building ourselves a really deep team that will be as deep as any team in the NBA in a couple of seasons.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 26, 2006 2:22:21 GMT -5
While Im busy talking up my E.S.P. ability, I predicted last year we would win around 36 games. Lets hope this year I guessed a little on the low side(But if i were a betting man, I'd bet below .500 before I'd bet over it).
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Post by jb on Sept 27, 2006 6:17:06 GMT -5
41-41 seems a very reasonable prediction. I'm not sure what ESP can do with this type of situation. "The future isn't written yet." I do think a clear, sensitive psychic, if they would waste their time with such trivial pusuits, could tell us whether the cast of charaters has good karma or not. My own ≤≤≤≤≤≤≤feeling≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥ is that in sports, as in life, it is better to get the difficult things over early in life when we are strong enough to handle them. Once the negative aspects have played out, as long as one keeps his eye on the goal, a greater potential can be reached. So, for our Celtics we can only hope that all the injuries and negative energy have played their course. ;>)
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Post by freshnthehouse on Sept 27, 2006 20:55:58 GMT -5
Earlier today I broke out my magic Uno(Tarot is for suckers) cards and saw the future of the C's upcoming season. here are some of the highlights.
-Tony Allen turns over a new leaf. He starts hanging with a new crowd, he swears off night clubs, and even starts volunteering at a camp for kids. everything is going alright until he brandishes a pistol in arguement with a 7 year old in a dispite over bug juice consumption.
-Coach Rivers suprises everyone by returning from the all-star break with a sensible gentleman's perm. Doc losses the perm when his players can no longer look him in the eye during practice, and his wife forces him to sleep in the garage/
-During some rookie 'hazing' in the shower, the rest of the team find out pittsnogle has webbed toes. The coaches find out, and convince the plodding pittsnogle to play barefoot in garbage time versus the Raptors. Boggling bilogists everywhere, the webbing increases Pitts' speed and agility ten fold. After spending most of the season as an emergency center, Pitts starts the rest of the season for the C's at shooting guard, leading a late season surge into the play-offs.
-Brain Scalabrine enters a game in the waning minutes of a blow out win over the Sixers. He goes on to hit eleven straight three pointers, sending the crowd into a frenzy. The anticipation of Veal breaking the single game three point record record goes out the window when the Sixers find out that Veal, dispite his appearance, does not have autism. the sixers start playing defense on him, and he air balls his next seven shots.
-Shocking his teammates and his family, Wally Szcerbiak leaves the court midway through a game against the Pacers. He shows up six weeks later, playing Zane, the new teen heart throb on the Fox drama The O.C.
-The Celtics are bit by the injury bug early this season when Al Jefferson shows up to the last practice of the preseason dressed up as Mark Blount for Holloween, causing an inraged Doc Rivers to powerbomb him through a trainers table. this scene leads to doc being suspended for 30 games. During this time Allen Ray serves as a player-coach.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Sept 27, 2006 21:28:31 GMT -5
Karma for that post Fresh! I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!! I love the Scalabrine one.... too funny!!
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Post by esco33 on Sept 27, 2006 23:30:58 GMT -5
Earlier today I broke out my magic Uno(Tarot is for suckers) cards and saw the future of the C's upcoming season. here are some of the highlights. -Tony Allen turns over a new leaf. He starts hanging with a new crowd, he swears off night clubs, and even starts volunteering at a camp for kids. everything is going alright until he brandishes a pistol in arguement with a 7 year old over a dispute bug juice consumption. -Coach Rivers suprises everyone by returning from the all-star break with a sensible gentleman's perm. Doc losses the perm when his players can no longer look him in the eye during practice. -during some rookie 'hazing' in the shower, the rest of the team find out pittsnogle was webbed toes. The coaches find out, and convinces the plodding pittsnogle to play barefoot in garbage time versus the Raptors. The webbing increases Pitts' speed and agility ten fold. after spending most of the season as an emergency center, Pitts starts the rest of the season for the C's at shooting guard, leading a late season surge into the play-offs. -Brain Scalabrine enters a game in the waning minutes of a blow out win over the Sixers. He goes on to hit eleven straight three pointers, sending the crowd into a frenzy. The anticipation of Veal breaking the single game three point record record goes out the window when the Sixers find out that Veal, dispite his appearance, does not have autism. the sixers start playing defense on him, and he air balls his next seven shots. -Shocking his teammates and his family, Wally Szcerbiak leaves the court midway through a game against the Pacers, and is not seen or heard from again. he shows up six weeks later, playing Zane, the new teem heart throb on the Fox drama The O.C. -The Celtics are bit by the injury bug early this season when Al Jefferson shows up to the last practice of the preseason dressed up as Mark Blount for Holloween, causing an inraged Doc Rivers to powerbomb him through a trainers table. this scene leads to doc being suspened for 30 games. During this time Allen Ray serves as a player-coach. ;D Very funny fresh. This has to be saved as one of the top posts of the year....
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Sept 28, 2006 3:22:56 GMT -5
45 - 37
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Sept 28, 2006 18:38:39 GMT -5
Just a reminder that if you want to check how your prediction stands against everyone else's, you can go to CelticsStuff Live website. celticsstufflive.com/ Once there, click on The Poll under the banner. Then, scroll down to the results section. Justin posts an update every night and you can check to be sure yours is there and also see where your prediction fits with the rest. If we somehow missed your prediction, please email it to FLCeltsFan@celticsstuff.com and we will be sure to add it.
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