Big Sports Year in Boston

King Glorious · #1 07-31-2007, 02:01 AM

It's looking very promising for the sports fans in the Boston area. The Red Sox are looking good and have to be among the two or three favorites to win the World Series. The Patriots added Randy Moss and have to be among the two or three favorites to win the Super Bowl. Today, the Celtics pretty much agreed to a deal to bring Kevin Garnett to town and along with the addition of Ray Allen, with those two teaming with Paul Pierce, the Celtics have to be considered one of the top two or three teams to win the East and maybe one of the five or six favorites to win the whole thing.

As a Celtics fan, I'm glad to say

WE ARE BACK!!!!!

timmgirvan · #2 07-31-2007, 02:11 AM

The thing that troubles me is whether the Celts threw in 2 1st round picks or 1! I agree they got rid of alot of salary and players that didn't fit, but 2 picks?

King Glorious · #3 07-31-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

The thing that troubles me is whether the Celts threw in 2 1st round picks or 1! I agree they got rid of alot of salary and players that didn't fit, but 2 picks?

The way I look at it is that they are going for it NOW!! The East doesn't take much to win it and with three bonafied all-stars, they are in the position to win it right now. Their window of opportunity won't be long with KG though. I understand he may be signing a four-year extention but I don't really think he's got a lot of time left. He's like Kobe Bryant in that they both came in very young so even though both are chronologically young, they both have a lot of NBA miles on those legs. If things go the way the can go, those draft picks will be late first rounders and these days, I don't think there is much out there in the draft once u get past the top 5-10 picks at most. They would be better off using their mid-level exception on an established veteran than on untested rookies. So if that's what it took to get KG, I'm all for it. Ainge has been torched in the media for a while but to get KG and Ray Allen in the span of a month, he deserves some credit.

SilverRP · #4 07-31-2007, 07:57 AM

What a great city!!!! Would love to see the Celtics get back. But most of all:

LET'S

GO

RED

SOX

Suffolk Shippers · #5 07-31-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

I am a New Yorker, but I think that Boston is certainly one of the great sports towns in America. Great traditions, great facilities, great media, and a lot of variety (the Beanpot, e.g.).

I agree with you on all but the media...there are some good writers, but alot of them have started reporting their own agenda, and making themselves part of the story, when it shouldnt be that way.

The Indomitable DrugS · #6 08-01-2007, 01:33 AM

The Patriots will win the Super Bowl

The Red Sox won't make it past the ALCS

The Celtics will lose in the 2nd round.

The Bruins will be elminated in the first round

Suffolk Shippers · #7 07-31-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

The thing that troubles me is whether the Celts threw in 2 1st round picks or 1! I agree they got rid of alot of salary and players that didn't fit, but 2 picks?

The two picks are useless...they are picks in slots 20-30 at best...one of the picks is actually a pick Minnesota gave Boston in the Ricky Davis trade a few years back.