Draft Lottery : The Celtics (Deservedly) Got Screwed
by Brett Edwards
I've never been that into the Draft Lottery, but it's still a fun 30 minutes of NBA-related television, so of course I watched. Here's a video clip of the highlight of the evening, and that's when the Celtics were announced as getting the 5th pick, meaning they got screwed out of one of the top two.
Unless you're a Celtics' fan, that's a laugh out loud moment when they show the dude in the backwards cap drawing flies there with his mouth open in pure shock and disappointment. It's not that I don't like the Celtics; in fact the Bird/McHale/Parrish teams were my first favorites. But the blatant tanking that Ainge and Rivers pulled off in the regular season does not deserve to be rewarded. So despite Bill Simmons' karma breakdown favoring his Celtics, it appears that losing games on purpose outweighs all of the other categories.
"They are, indeed, bumming..."
CLASSIC line. Up there with the Miracles call.
Posted by: John R. | May 23, 2007 at 10:30 AM
hey, can never go wrong with any pick. who can tell this early if the big fishes in the draft pool are pure talent or just all hype? 5th pick is not that bad, especially if the latter statement is proven true on the second premise.
Posted by: ThUg iMmOrTaL | May 23, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Dominique Wilkins, standing next to Lenny Wilkens, the man most responsible for 'Nique's departure from Atlanta... I wonder if that was awkward at all.
Posted by: harry | May 23, 2007 at 01:07 PM
If any team deserves a break and can be excused for tanking, it's the Celtics. There is not a team in basketball that's had worse luck than the C's over the last 21 years. I know how that Celtic fan felt, because that was me last night too.
Posted by: basketbawful | May 23, 2007 at 02:05 PM
talkin about the luck of the Irish...
Posted by: ThUg iMmOrTaL | May 23, 2007 at 03:06 PM
The Celtics have Paul Pierce, thats a star? Some teams dont even have one legit star player. So the Celtics wasted their time with tanking their season. And now their pissed cause their shannanigans didn't land them a better pick? Get over it.
Posted by: Schism | May 23, 2007 at 08:18 PM
The Celtics are cursed!!!!!!!
1986...Coke head dies!!!!!
1988-92 Birds back fucks up
1993 They become the Hornets Bitch
1997...We are are gonna get Tim Duncan....NOT!!
1999 Spurs win Title
2001...They pass on Tony Parker.
2003 Spurs win Title
2005 Spurs win Title
2007...FFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!
Present--Blazers win Title
Durant is the MVP
..and somewhere in a cold grave in Boston..Red Arebach has turned over in his grave and stuck a cigar up his ASS!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Israel Rico | May 30, 2007 at 06:13 AM