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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 27, 2024 13:30:00 GMT -5
Kyrie does look different, he has grown a lot since he was here. I don’t hate him at all. I’d be no different than Brad Wanamaker chipping over us. I hate him and I wish him the worst in life I hate him too but the SOB does look like he's matured some.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 27, 2024 13:28:48 GMT -5
Pacers spirits have to be crushed. They swung with their best punch twice and weren’t able to close out games 1 or 3. Definitely some young team issues that the Celtics have been exploiting perfectly. I could see Indy pulling off game 4, and it really wouldn’t be the worst thing for the Celtics, as it could give KP another game to work his way into shape before the finals, but it’s going to take everything they have and then some If the Celts can somehow get a double digit lead with even say 7 minutes I think right around there several Pacers will mentally concede the series. However there is a few that won't including the former Celtic. I love his hustle.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 26, 2024 6:49:48 GMT -5
It is a bit of a predicament the sox find themselves in for the future. Three top 50-60 prospects at key positions but all LHH. In the majors their best hitters are LHH. How they balance it out is anyone's guess but it is pretty crucial they get a good RHH middle order bat in my opinion. The guy that is going to be available and fits is Alonso but do they want to tie up that money into a 1st/DH with Casas at first and devers perhaps looking like a future DH in a few years? I'd say go for it and worry about the future later but we'll see. After reading a few post in this thread, the reason why they signed Rafaela to the extension despite some question marks with his bat becomes very apparent. His defensive versatility will come into play in the next few seasons and will give the team different avenues to explore while putting the team together. A lot of people are forgetting about Yoshi and where he goes? His repetitive value as a LHH along with his limited defensive skills really hinders roster building going forward. Short term when he's back and healthy you hope he hits well enough to be considered in a trade or part of a bigger package trade.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 22:49:01 GMT -5
Yeah, let’s talk about the foul on Jrue. That’s either no foul or that’s a clear path foul. There’s literally no middle ground here. What about the non-call when he was hit in the wrist and the woman announcer, I can't recall her name but I find her annoying, after they show the replay that confirms Jrue was right, she says, "yeah that caught some wrist", ffs all it caught was wrist and nothing but the wrist that was a horribly missed call. The other announcer, bless him, said Jrue so rarely complains I'm just going to give him the benefit of the doubt. Glad they won because I would have annoyed myself with bitching about that call late in the game and I believe it was the first time we had made it a 1 possession game since the first half too.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 22:38:32 GMT -5
Without Jrue, they would not have won tonight. That’s true, but it’s also annoying when you go back in the thread and try to make people look bad after an emotional game. Wow, you actually wrote that it's annoying to be held accountable for what you wrote. I watched the first half at a friends house and watched the second half outside on my deck as I bought a Tavern to go and after came here to read what was wrote. If you don't like that to bad for you.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 22:33:01 GMT -5
Yeah honestly the fact they’re only down 12 is kind of miraculous. Could see them pulling this out (and in fact I bet them) That actually aged very well.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 22:27:16 GMT -5
If Jrue is sick, I'd rather him watch the game from home. I'd rather not get any of the other guys sick. They should win despite the injuries. No Haliburton makes things easier. Without Jrue, they would not have won tonight.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 9:59:40 GMT -5
An interesting take I did not consider is trading Ullmark for prospects and or picks. This would also free up more money to spend on free agency, I'm just not aware of where the free agent markets at, regarding quality and depth. If they don't do that get back the best center you can for him. I wanted to trade Ullmark after last season when his value was at its highest. I get the feeling Bruins management backed the wrong goalie and/or was not quite sold on Swayman as a true number one and punted on a key decision that had bigger ramifications affecting the team for several years to come. The team did not have a true number 1 center and you could argue it doesn't even have a number 2 center for a team with Championship aspirations. How many games in the playoffs did it take for Zacha to get his first playoff goal, 20-something? Now DeBrusk is a very hard decision that I have no true conviction about, however, I get the feeling some other team will pay him like SD did with Xander. Not that extreme but you get the point, overpay him. I also get the feeling he just may have turned the corner on his career because you see just enough to know he's very talented and just needs to be more consistent, tell a Bruins fan something they don't already know.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 8:39:03 GMT -5
Luka Doncic is a goddamn psychopath. Hits the game winner and screams at everyone’s face. On the road too. Dude is pure malice. Edwards is not the next MJ after all. It’s a goofy white dude from Europe. And he's already had several game winning shots against the Celts in the limited amount of games we face them each year. Add in Kyrie, and god I'd love to beat him as he messed up here in Boston, but putting him with Doncic also makes me a little nervous facing them in the Finals too. When's KP back? Are we not supposed to be possibly getting him back game 4? This series is starting to look like a 5 game series at worst without Halliburton I'd love to see KP get some minutes under his belt before the Finals. I know we don't need him for this series but that misses the point, you want whatever rust KP has off before the Finals or at least off after game 1.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 25, 2024 6:51:06 GMT -5
the non superstars bad game is 23/6/5 😂 I believe I was slightly behind watching a recording, (I record every game, B's, C's & Pats, I don't have space nor regularly watch the Sox anymore) when I wrote that he follows up bad halves with good ones nearly every time and don't you know it he did it again. To nit pick Tatum is he take to many 3's and at times is not aggressive enough driving to the hoop (although these two things are really one) and I wish he was slightly more clutch, Brown is fairly clutch except his free throw shooting needs to improve and while he's made strides with his ball handling I'd like to see that improve a little more and/or recognize better when not to penetrate into just to much traffic. These are things that we see glimpses of but that's usually it, glimpses of it. They have improved their respective games a lot. For the love of god we better win it this year, because while I still expect the Felger like bashing, they will come across that much more petty. I'm not saying they are above critiques but perhaps we should wait until the end of games?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 23, 2024 21:19:10 GMT -5
He better be back - I don’t want to listen to this being another fake series win. I’d happy take another fake series win to get to the finals. I'll take it all the way to #18
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 23, 2024 21:17:26 GMT -5
8 point 4 Reb 3 assists +7 3rd for Tatum, good sign It's crazy the criticism he gets, the moment he has a bad half like white on rice, how often does he follow a bad half with a good half, dam near every time. Bird and Jordan had bad halves too. Haliburton out with a leg injury for rest of game. I'm going to change my pick from a 5 to 6 game series to 4 to 5. Without him they are like Miami without Butler with the D replaced with O.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 23, 2024 20:02:55 GMT -5
I would love for Dallas to make it to the finals, would be great matchup for Celtics. Everything looking good right now. I think both Dallas and Minnesota were not great in game 1. Crazy back and forth game. I'm a hometown fan who rarely watches other games, but I'm so certain the Celtics will be in the finals it felt like scouting the opponent. Has Irving finally matured?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 22, 2024 17:20:14 GMT -5
I feel like we split the next two games and there is an interesting decision to make on Porzingis’ potential return for game four. Hopefully we go 3-0 but the Pacers looked scary last night and Im not expecting it. Ideally, KP, plays at least one game before the Finals. Chances are he'll need at least a game to get his rhythm and feel back. If we are up 3-0 I'd still play him game 4 wether or not we need him this series can be debated but I don't think that's true for the Finals. if he's cleared and itching to go, I'd just limit the minutes. Playing him in this series is more about prepping him for the next.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 22, 2024 17:15:06 GMT -5
Ok Jody, I thought about it and I’m going to stop the charade. I’ve been annoyed with Celtics fans most of the season but especially during this playoffs for being overly negative. My comment about you missing the last week here was because that was when I decided to go full heel and play into the tropes people have been saying about this team. I was (am?) at the point where I feel like Celtics fans are some of the worst out there. It’s like they got upset that Felger called them Green Teamers for years and decided to be overly negative. I said I was going to play into it and just be negative about them as an over reaction because it was driving me crazy defending them. I guess predictively (if i had thought it thru) the only ones I’d annoy during game play would be the fans like me who hate the negativity. So there you have it, I’m going to go back to being the one annoyed by other fans. I think when expectations are really high, people like to complain and be negative as a cope to bring things down to earth a little bit, so they don't need to feel quite so bad if/when the team loses. They can say "see I knew all along the Celtics were flawed" if/when they do lose. I also think that many fans quickly forget that past championship teams who ultimately got to the finish line were nonetheless also flawed; we tend to easily recall the dominant performances and the game-winning clutch shots, but maybe we forget when the '98 Bulls lost game 1 to the Jazz, or when Kobe shot 4-20 against the Pacers. I'm also a fan of Duke basketball, and this kind of irrational negativity litters their message boards constantly every season, every game--way, way worse than on here. I suspect that's partly because the mods on this site are better at controlling the nonsense, but also because the expectations are so high for that team. i actually think you are 100% dead-on, however I think those fans are figuratively acting like babies. I remember being about 16 or 17 years old working as a janitor at the Army base in Watertown, MA, and the old time facility guys asked me what I thought about the Sox and I said I think they can win it all this year and they laughed and laughed. I told them I'd rather believe and enjoy the ride the entire trip and be wrong 100 times then never believe until they did win it, (this is pre 2004 when Red Sox fan nation was a total loser mentality). They all look stunned like it was such a novel idea they didn't know what to make of it. People who cushion their feelings because they are afraid of the pain they'll feel later are IMHO pathetic. In terms of believing in your team when they have a chance to win it all it is better to believe and enjoy the trip and be wrong more often then your are right then bash them and whine to other fans wallowing in their own misery like an empty can rattling the most and bringing all those around them down. That is a losers mentality whether they realize it or not, it is. Whatever their reasons to be like that I could care less. It's a cancer to be around that mindset and they do it because they can't handle the pain, to bad, suck it up. They'll never admit and say they are realist.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 22:32:13 GMT -5
I don’t think it means they aren’t fans. Being overly negative and pessimistic is a coping mechanism. It definitely is annoying though. And it means they can’t handle any stress or uncertainty, which is why it’s so funny when those same people call the players soft. Oh I know it's a coping mechanism, however that is the exact attitude that is detriment to the effort. They'll never see that nor admit that and call themselves realist but some of us know that is not true. Ahh, to be honest I did not read your whole response in my initial response, all apologies as you actually totally get it. Kudos to you my man.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 22:26:07 GMT -5
When the game gets tight sure it's easy to point fingers and blame this or that, but as a true fan who has been to the rodeo before man up and act like it. There are fans everywhere who can't relate to the previous statement, never be that fan. Nuff said, you are are on the bus this year or you are not, there are no more stops for you to decide, I actually thought the last stop was when the playoffs began, man up or you never will. Damn man, chill! BUT I’M TOO AMPED UP SO SCREW IT, ALRIGHT MAN, I’LL MAN UP! Don, some levity is always a good thing but you never waivered. Thumbs up!
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 22:16:50 GMT -5
When the game gets tight sure it's easy to point fingers and blame this or that, but as a true fan who has been to the rodeo before man up and act like it. There are fans everywhere who can't relate to the previous statement, never be that fan. Nuff said, you are are on the bus this year or you are not, there are no more stops for you to decide, I actually thought the last stop was when the playoffs began, man up or you never will.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 22:11:26 GMT -5
So I paused the game and I'm behind. If one games outcome changes your mind you either were never a fan OR this is your first year watching the game. From my perspective you only have those two options make of that what you may, but I'm still not a fan either way. If you are not a fan why are you here, to spread your misery? Seriously why are you here posting if you are not a fan. Criticism is one thing but this is not that in any way shape or form. This guy must’ve missed the last week here Nah, that ain't happening. Good advice when I was young enough to play sports, no matter what you do act like you've been there before. Some should take that to heart.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 21:48:07 GMT -5
Well, who saw that coming? Was that a group reverse jinx? Not buying it, be a fan or don't be one. If they have to be up 20 in game 7 of the finals for you to buy in sorry not good enough that will not work the bus left the station. This is the year, get on or off the bus. If they don't win this this year, different story but not this year. Just because things get shaky along the way for real fans to get like this, I'd rather be alone then claim you have my back, maybe that's just me.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 21:31:11 GMT -5
So I paused the game and I'm behind. If one games outcome changes your mind you either were never a fan OR this is your first year watching the game. From my perspective you only have those two options make of that what you may, but I'm still not a fan either way. If you are not a fan why are you hear, to spread your misery? Seriously why are you here posting if you are not a fan. Criticism is one thing but this is not that in any way shape or form.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 21:05:36 GMT -5
Foxhole with you is where no-one would ever want to be. Imagine people getting scared watching others play so they criticize them. Imagine what you would do?
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 19:57:13 GMT -5
Horford is starting to smell his first championship! He's certainly found the fountain of youth the past few games. It also leads me to believe the Porzingas is in fact certainly getting close to making it back.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 19:52:18 GMT -5
He can crap the bed this series but it’s good to see Nesmith having success I wish him well, just not against us. He's like that Billy Joel lyric, "a victim of circumstance".
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Post by jodyreidnichols on May 21, 2024 19:23:17 GMT -5
Tonight is going to be the first game, I can participate in hating on this team during game play in real time! Can’t wait, looking forward to it. 😀 How is that working out for you! 12-0 LFG.
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