Jacoby_Ellsbury

Celtics to-do list after their shitshow of a season came to a merciful end: 1) Let Kyrie Irving walk. Addition by subtraction. Kyrie is poison and he has to go. He's the guard version of Carmelo Anthony, yet more aggressively selfish and unpleasant to deal with. Rozier and Morris can go too (and probably will), but being rid of Kyrie is my main concern. 2) Stay the hell away from Anthony Davis. What have the Pelicans accomplished with Anthony Davis? Nothing. He's a guy who needs the ball and needs shots to be effective. Our entire problem this season was too many guys caring too much about their numbers and sulking if they didn't get enough scoring opportunities. And you want throw Anthony Davis on top of that (in place of Horford, a defensive leader who doesn't need the ball to be effective)? Get the f*** out of here. And before someone tries to make the argument, no he is not Kevin Garnett. Not even close. 3) Stop handling Gordon Hayward with kid gloves. Yes, I know he's coming off a career-altering injury. Boo-hoo. Tons of games got f***ed up this season by Stevens forcing him into the starting lineup and playing heavy minutes, and hijacking the offense to get him more touches and opportunities than he was due. Hayward was horrible this season. Start him off as a bench player next season and proceed with the assumption that he is finished as an all-star caliber player in this league, until proven otherwise. You can't trade him, no other team will accept that contract. 4) Jayson Tatum. The ability is there, we saw it last spring. He helped lead the Celtics to within a game of the finals. But it didn't seem like any effort was put into continuing Tatum's development this year, as if the team decided that he was a finished product. If anything it seemed like the Celtics were fighting his development, by putting a bunch of trigger-happy vets in front of him in the team pecking order for no discernible reason. He clearly developed some bad habits sometime between last year and this year (way way way way too many fallaways from close range, finish at the rim!), and they were never rooted out like they should have been. All things considered, I think it's an encouraging sign that he still managed to increase his scoring average from last year with everything going on, from Kyrie coming back and being Kyrie, to Morris being completely out of control, and Hayward being Brad's first priority.

Because only weirdos enjoy a muted broadcast. I'd rather have smooth commentary that adds to the game rather than this f***ing View nonsense.

ESPN is sickening.

Sale's fine guys, he's just doing Wade Miley performance art today.

I consider it derogatory. Are my concerns as a person of this skin color not valid to you, you racist?

I demand the Celtics change their name as I am Irish and I find their depiction of Irish people to be offensive. Anyone who disagrees with me and/or is not offended on my behalf is a racist cracker nazi with swastika-shaped eyes who deserves to be doxxed, threatened, and swatted in the name of social justice.

Harden wouldn't have accomplished any of what he's done if he remained in OKC with Westbrook and Durant; he'd have continued averaging 18 a game off the bench on solid percentages, and would probably still be a terrible defender.

That's about the size of it.

Well this is unexpected.

It was a meatball.

Andrew MOTHERf***ING BENINTENDI

f*** you f*** you f*** you f*** you

This is unbearable.

Price too most likely, considering how many pitches he's thrown in the pen.

Okay well that was very unpleasant for a split second there.

Cora's trippin balls.

Oh you know McCann's gonna find a way to be a prick.

Cora managing his bullpen

Please don't make that be relevant.

Most of mine has rotted due to lifelong Papa Gino's, Whataburger, and Dunkin Donuts abuse and I'm still here.

How many pitches did he throw?

Pull Barnes after one batter so Kimbrel can get six outs, now he's s***ing himself and PRICE is warming up. Cora's on crack.

For s***'s sake.

You fool

Cora, you're drunk.