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  1. Imbricus

    Contract Conundrum: Do We Sign Jrue, Derrick, Sam? For How Much?

    How much will it cost to keep the heart of this team intact? Can we? For how much? I thought it was worth breaking out a thread, what with key extensions etc. coming up soon. The overview: Jrue Holiday, 33, earning $34.95 million this year, with a $39.4 million player option for '24-'25...
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    Summer League Game Thread

    I didn't see a game thread for summer league, so I thought it might be useful to have one. Schedule: Vs. Heat, Sat. July 8, 3 p.m. Vs. Wizards, Sunday July 9, 7:30 p.m. Vs. Lakers, Wed. July 12, 10 p.m. Vs. Knicks, Fri. July 14, 7 p.m. Looking forward to seeing Walsh and an improved Davison!
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    NBA Draft Night, June 22, Live Thread

    I didn't see a thread for this and think we had one last year that followed the action, pick by pick. The draft starts June 22 (Thursday) at 8 p.m. It will be held in New York, at the Barclays Center. The first five teams to pick: #1 San Antonio, #2 Charlotte, #3 Portland, #4 Houston, #5...
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    Eastern Conference Playoff Seeding: What We Expect, What We Want

    I thought it might be worth creating a (short-lived) thread on Eastern Conference playoff seeding. Here are the standings as of this morning (below, using the native table function, fingers crossed). Column four is "rising" or "falling" (determined by whether, in its last 10 games, the team has...
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    10/24 Celtics @ Bulls

    What better way to start a championship season than by winning the first four games in a row? Bash the Bulls! Let's go, Celtics!
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    Oct. 22 Celtics @ Magic

    I know RSN is supposed to do this, but he's MIA apparently? Go Celts, let's take #3 in a row!
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    10/7 Preseason vs. Hornets

    I think this is a massive breach of SOSH protocol, to be starting a new game thread after a loss, but the hell with it. I want to see another butt-whipping of Charlotte, with Hauser going 8 for 9 from three. Let's go, guys!
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    10/5 preseason against Raptors

    I don't see a thread so ... let's go!
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    Robert Williams, Season 5: Warping the Space-Time Continuum

    I was looking around for a Robert Williams thread to post into, and just saw an injury watch thread (which seemed like bad luck), so I thought I'd start one for him for season five. What better way to launch it than with this NBA redraft of the 2018 class that would have him taken sixth (not...
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    Analysis of Celtics Games, '21-'22 Season

    I haven't seen a catchall thread started for Celtics games yet for this season, so thought I'd start one in preparation for the opener tonight. So, similar to last year, this isn't meant to turn into a fast-and-loose game thread, but meant to collect higher-quality analytical observations after...
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    Analysis of Celtics Games (2020-2021)

    Didn't see this thread, so I thought someone should start it ... A few impressions from the first game of the season: (1) I liked that version of Smart, where he's pouring his energy into defense, his shooting is minimal, and he's busy distributing the ball. Not sure how happy he is with that...
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    What will be the Celtics' record after the first 20 games?

    I thought this might be a fun way to kick off the season. So everyone is clear, here's the schedule for the first 20: 12/23 vs. Bucks 12/25 vs. Nets 12/27 @ Pacers 12/29 @ Pacers 12/30 vs. Grizzlies 1/1 @ Pistons 1/3 @ Pistons 1/4 @ Raptors 1/6 @ Heat 1/8 vs. Wizards 1/10 vs. Heat 1/12 @ Bulls...
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    NBA Preseason Games

    Didn't see a thread for this, and it seemed worth breaking out. Among the rookies, Maledon had a nice line for the Thunder in 29 minutes last night: 7-14 overall shooting, and 2-4 from three with 5 rebounds for 20 points. Hopefully Danny knew what he was doing taking Pritchard, as there were...
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    Grading the 2019 Celtics Draft

    I thought this might be an interesting thread, what with a week and a half before the 2020 draft. How I approached this: I considered a grade of "B" as "expected value for draft position." I resisted giving "incomplete" as a grade, as it would be too easy to do, considering we haven't seen all...
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    Mr. Chemistry

    Mr. Chemistry, wasting no time endearing himself to his new teammates:
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    Summer League: Bring it on!

    This should be an especially fun summer league season. First game is two days after July 4. Langford may not be playing because of his hand injury. But with Tacko, Grant, Carsen, Tremont and Time Lord lighting it up, we should get plenty of fireworks. 76ers on July 6 at 5:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)...
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    Baseball Prospectus List of Top 10 Red Sox Prospects

    This just came out today, it appears. No big surprises near the top of the list. Travis seems low. Coverage is here, and includes a roundup (at bottom) of averages based on prospect lists released so far. Jason Groome Michael Chavis Bryan Mata Tanner Houck Josh Ockimey Michael Shawaryn Cole...
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    Theis Theis Baby ... Boston's Best German Import in 2017?

    This article came out on Hardwood Houdini today on Theis as the Celtics' "forgotten rookie," so I thought it might be worth starting a Theis thread. Among other comments on him: Watching him for a few games at the beginning of the season, I was dismayed to see NBA players blowing by him -- he...
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    Jaylen Brown's Development

    Jaylen's turning out to be somewhat inconsistent, and it'll be interesting to see how that develops, with another year or two of maturity. Some games, he's pretty dominant, and others he seems more like a footnote. I think the game gets into his head more than it does with Tatum.
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    Boston's Bad Bench Shooting -- How Much of a Thing Is It?

    I thought this deserved a thread, because I crunched some numbers. Obviously, the bad bench shooting is a thing over the last six games -- I have them at 47/182 for that stretch on field goals (or 25.8%), which is pretty bad. However, in the first 11 games this year they were 121/309 (39.2%)...