Banner 18 Duck Boat Parade Game Thread
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Love this for the Celtics, they are a great team! I really want to bruins to get to PLURAL Stanley Cups in the 21st Century soon 
It's conceivable that the Bs and Cs could have a combined parade some day. Or imagine parades on back-to-back days.Love this for the Celtics, they are a great team! I really want to bruins to get to PLURAL Stanley Cups in the 21st Century soon
We were over at our usual spot by the fountain at the park street T, it was about 30 rows deeo, more than any rally I remember other than 04 Sox.
I think that's driven by CJM---from what he's said publicly I believe he wants them focused on that and not to get complacent.
Yeah, also pretty sure a flag on a Red Sox WS trophy was damaged by a flying beer can.
Also this:
I know we've said it over and over, but it's just insane how wildly spoiled we are in the past 23 years. 13 titles!??!!?
Anyway, I hope the Celtics coaches and players got to enjoy these last few days before they have to start to look ahead to 2025, and I'm glad that's their mindset. No days off and all that.
But as a fan, I've seen too many Helmet Catches and Tatum sprained ankles and Boone HRs to take any of this for granted. Yes, these Celtics are young and pretty soon the conversation will shift to the next level -- how many titles will the Jays win, where will they rank in history, etc. -- but for now I'm able to just sit back and enjoy one of the greatest seasons in NBA history. We fucking did it. The 2024 banner will hang from the rafters forever, no matter what happens from here on out.
I’ll be ecstatic to celebrate more titles. I just think the talk can wait until tomorrow or next week.
It‘s not like there is some secret formula to repeating as champs. Some teams/coaches embrace the talk and make it a mission, others don’t even want the trophy on display the following season. Turn the page and all that.
It will all come down to talent, health, luck. Same as it always does.
It will all come down to talent, health, luck. Same as it always does.
Yeah, they openly talked about getting number 18 all year so it wouldn’t be much of a pivot to say ‘now we want 19!’
This is definitely true. It's not like the Patriots repeated in 2004 but fell short In 2005 (or 2015) because of some mystical decisions in the offseason about how to talk about the prior championship.
Again, as a fan this is why I want to savor this one as much as possible -- winning a championship always takes a remarkable combination of talent, health, and luck, with the 3rd factor being uncomfortably relevant year after year.
what a show that was. Even the broadcasters didn't want to shut it down. The fans were still spilling out of the bars and carousing in the streets, the street reporter was bringing her photographer up to talk on-camera, the superfans with dyed neon green hair were waxing poetic. How often do we get to see that much unbridled joy in one package? That was fun as all hell.
I did think that one of Mazzulla’s statements was funny - that the Celtics were essentially already behind all other teams in getting ready for next season because they’re still playing. Or was that Brad?
It was priceless to see Jaylen beaming like that. He can come across as brooding, but he was all joy today.
Gamer.
View: https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1804204991579648227
Joe Mazzulla jumped out the window of his duck boat, ran through the streets hyping everyone up, then somehow jumped back into the duck boat even on a torn meniscus
Facts.
View: https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1804202866334122124
View: https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1804204991579648227
Joe Mazzulla jumped out the window of his duck boat, ran through the streets hyping everyone up, then somehow jumped back into the duck boat even on a torn meniscus
Facts.
View: https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1804202866334122124
Same here. He’s been my favorite Celtic since he was drafted, largely because I’m partial to Cal.* I did like his stepping up to more leadership this year, including the “I want to cover the alpha dog scorer on the other team” attitude and saying that to Mazzulla all year.
*I love Tatum and all the rest also. Great team first team.
I think he said that on Pardon My Take.
It's weird - for the Sox and Pats, the parades were fun celebrations and it was cool to see them carousing and sharing the excitement with the fans. But with the Celtics, especially Brown, Tatum and Horford, it makes me happy that they look so happy.
Thats basically because we watched that trio struggle for YEARS to break through.
Maybe the closest to that was Troy Brown in 2001, or Tim Wakefield in 2004? Bergeron in 2011?
I remember this as a Belichick-ism as well.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bill-belichick-is-already-worried-hes-five-weeks-behind-by-winning-super-bowl-li/
And it's not only that we watched them struggle, we watched the Jays literally grow up together. That's something baseball doesnt really offer.
In fairness, the last time the Celtics did a workout the day after they won a championship, they ended up drafting the guy they worked out:
JR Giddens
I cannot think of an athlete who has had a bigger smile about winning a title for longer than Jayson Tatum. It literally has not come off his face since the middle of the fourth quarter of game 5.
I love it.
Mazzulla won Coach of the Month, and Derrick White congratulated him on the honor. Mazzulla's terse response was, "Nobody cares".
We're going to get video of one of these guys pulling a Napoli through the streets of Boston tonight, aren't we?
That's why Mavs fans should be thankful Doncic didn't win this time around. I think he'll go FULL Napoli and end his career the day he wins a ring. If you think he's pudgy now...We're going to get video of one of these guys pulling a Napoli through the streets of Boston tonight, aren't we?
I always love seeing that Napoli photo. Of all the city's championships, that was one of the most unexpected runs other than 2001 & 2004.
I think he just bent over to look for something in the cooler but either way he was definitely trashed and I love it.
Upon further inspection, I believe you are correct. But the movement was so sudden! Anyway, completely agree and love seeing these guys letting loose.
Same reason Charlie Moore seemed to be on one...chucklefuck Boston media types find their way up there. Love it, or more likely hate it, Barstool has a big following. Moore on the other hand must have compromising photos of someone, because I'm not sure how the hell that guy is still on television.