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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 8, 2005 6:17:15 GMT -5
Excellent time for the new members to get to know us, and for the rest of us to get reacquainted with each other's past history.
I'll step up to the plate first and bat leadoff. I didn't grow up watching basketball, though I did play the game a lot. I first started watching basketball as a novice, circa 1990, but it wasn't until Christmas day in '91 that I became a Celtics fan. It was on that fateful day that I witnessed Larry Bird and settled that this was the team I was going to make my own, and he was the player I was going to root for.
So I caught the tail end of his career, and subsequently, the tail end of the Celtics mystique. But I haven't relinquished my loyalty to the team, even through the torturous years of the ML Carr and Rick Pitino era.
I am now more loyal to the team as I have ever been and I know in my heart that we are on the right path to bigger and better things, thanks to Danny Ainge. He has to be given the most credit for changing things around in Boston. The players who he's drafted and acquired, and the coach he's selected to raise this team has been right on the mark. Its like a perfect fit.
This team is going to be an offensive juggernaught and one of the top defensive teams in the league. I honestly feel this deep down in my gut.
OK, who's next?
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Post by esco33 on Oct 8, 2005 8:14:09 GMT -5
I grew up watching sports with my dad back in the mid 80's. He was a big fan of traditional sports teams, so naturally he was a fan of the Yankees and Celtics, and he was the one to put me on to the Celtics.
I remember the Big 3 growing up. I probably never appreciated them as much because I was so young. Little did I know that I was witnessing one of the best 3 player combinations to have ever set foot on a basketball court. I was young, probably 5 or 6 at the time, so I didn't watch that many games, and I really didn't know EXACTLY what was going on. I didn't start watching the Celtics consistently until Bird's second to last year I believe. I remember the passing of Reggie Lewis. I really thought he was turning into something special.
I made it through the M.L. Carr, and Pitino eras (ugh), onto O'brien, and now with Doc and the new guys, this is the first time I can remember as a fan, after the Big 3 retired of course, that we have a core of very talented players, for now and the future. We are definitely headed in the right direction.
CELTIC PRIDE
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 8, 2005 14:54:43 GMT -5
You've been with the circus since 1990 Derren? I would have never guessed... ;D Well, I had the pleasure watching the Celtics, on a black and white tv, in the early/mid 70's. Players like John Havlicek (Celtic17), Dave Cowens, Jo Jo White, Paul Silas, Don Nelson and Charlie Scott were some of the stand-outs on the team. Lead by Tommy Heinsohn, this group is the core to my Celtic beginnings. Red Auerbach had a 5 minute spot during halftime of each Saturday game, giving tips on how to play the game. He would have Hondo, Cowens and Jo Jo help him go through the motions of each weeks tip. I couldn't wait to see what Red was going to teach each week. As the Celtics were winning titles, I quickly fell in love and jumped on the bandwagon. I've been along for the ride for nearly 32 years.  Also, my older brother is a LALaker fan. This made my choice of being a Celtic fan that much easier. ;D Long live Red and Celtic tradition... |
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Post by Rondo to Posey on Oct 8, 2005 15:02:46 GMT -5
Grew up near boston in the 80s...not much else to say  |
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Post by longtimefan on Oct 8, 2005 16:41:05 GMT -5
In 1954.I won a paperboy contest, the prize, for an 8 year old, was 2 tickets to see
Boston play the Syracuse Nationals, in 1954, in Syracuse. Russell gave me his autograph, right off the bench, and of course , I was to young to have any idea what a true giant he was.
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 8, 2005 16:46:27 GMT -5
Best one yet LTF! Cool story.
Do you still have the same paper-route? ;D
Good to see ya again.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 8, 2005 19:39:10 GMT -5
Hey, great to see you back, LTF. Had a good summer?
C'mon the rest of you. BC, tell us how you became a Celtics fan all the way up in Estonia.
I want this to be a community thread where we can all get to know each other's story. Don't be shy. Even if your story is boring, please share. Maybe one of you became Celtics fans because you like the colors on the jerseys. Or maybe you blindfolded yourself and randomly stuck your finger on the map and it landed on Massachussetts. Whatever the story may be, we'd like to hear it so that we can get to know you better, as a brother.
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Post by Roadrunner on Oct 8, 2005 20:56:32 GMT -5
Invested in the Celtics Lmt Patnership in 1997. Been a fan since. ;D
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 8, 2005 21:06:32 GMT -5
Really? You became a fan after becoming a partner? I'd think that it'd be the other way around. Fan first, then buying stock in the team.
Well, great to have you on our side, RR ;D
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 8, 2005 22:02:50 GMT -5
Invested in the Celtics Lmt Patnership in 1997. Been a fan since. ;D What made you buy in? I bought 10 shares and I was a fan before-hand. What made you buy a part of the Celtics? |
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Oct 9, 2005 10:50:10 GMT -5
is this our annual thing here.  i remember last year we had the same thread ... anyways for those all who don't know how i became a celtics fan: it was in the 85-86 season when i first saw the celts play. and as we all know it was a pretty good season. so i liked what i saw. estonia is pretty good basketball country, well at least it used to be. we battled lithuania all the time in basketball tournaments and there were times when we were even better. of course it helped to become a fan of the celts that my brother was a diehard lakers fan. we never shared the favourites. |
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 9, 2005 13:23:10 GMT -5
LTF- Are you sure you have your years right? I believe Russell would have been in San Francisco in 1954.  |
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Post by Roadrunner on Oct 9, 2005 22:40:11 GMT -5
I was a recent college grad, and I wanted to learn about stocks. So, I figured the only way I would learn about stocks was to buy one. Since I liked sports teams, I saw the Celtics had a stock, so I bought the stock. Initially, I bought 50 shares @$20.00; then another 50 shares @$10.00. The stock topped off at $27.00 and I sold the last 50 shares recently. However, I learned one important lesson...stocks, leave that to the professionals,lol. ;D
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Post by Celtic17 on Oct 9, 2005 23:00:53 GMT -5
See how we learn?
Nice lose/gain for you... lol
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Post by Rondo to Posey on Oct 9, 2005 23:16:30 GMT -5
Stocks are fun, so much so that I minored in Econ.
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i remember last year we had the same thread ...