The Luck of the Irish - A Boston Celtics Journal v2

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Settings:
- Team: Boston Celtics
- Division: Atlantic Division
- Skill Level: Starter
- Quarter Length: 7 Min
- Sliders: Default
- Rosters: Andrew's Opening Day Update
- Sim Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
- Games: 29
- Playoffs: 3-3-3-3

I decided to start over because I realized that 82 games is too much and I wanted to use better rosters.

please dont post untill I say

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- Boston Celtics



History:
One of the most successful and celebrated franchises in professional sports, the Celtics have captured 16 NBA championships since their founding in 1946. From 1959 through 1966, they won eight titles to establish the longest streak of consecutive championships in United States sports history. The Celtics have faced the Los Angeles Lakers ten times in the NBA Finals, establishing one of the best-known rivalries in professional basketball.

Under coach Red Auerbach, Celtic lineups featured early NBA greats such as guards Bob Cousy, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, and Bill Sharman; forwards John Havlicek and Frank Ramsey; and center Bill Russell. Coach Tommy Heinsohn led the franchise to two more titles in 1974 and 1976 with a lineup featuring center Dave Cowens, forward Paul Silas, and guard Jo Jo White.

During the 1980s the Celtics appeared in five NBA Finals, winning titles in 1981, 1984, and 1986. Led by head coach K.C. Jones, the Celtic lineups in the 1980s starred forward Kevin McHale, center Robert Parish, and three-time NBA most valuable player (MVP), forward Larry Bird.

The Celtics entered the newly formed Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946. In 1949 the BAA and the National Basketball League (NBL) merged to become the NBA, and the next year the Celtics picked up two key players—center Ed Macauley and rookie Bob Cousy—after their teams had folded. Before the 1951-52 season, the franchise acquired Bill Sharman.

Rookie Bill Russell joined the Celtics in 1956 and brought the team overnight success. Boston defeated the St. Louis Hawks in 1957 for their first NBA championship in a dramatic double-overtime seventh game. With the addition of K.C. Jones before the 1958-59 season, the Celtic dynasty was in place. That year Boston swept the Minneapolis Lakers to capture the NBA championship. The Celtics and Lakers met in six more NBA Finals during the 1960s.

Auerbach coached the Celtics to seven more NBA championships from 1960 through 1966 as Cousy, Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Frank Ramsey, Russell, and Sharman dominated the league. The 1964 finals featured an exhilarating matchup of Russell and center Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors.

In the seventh game of the 1965 finals against the Lakers (now located in Los Angeles), Havlicek stepped in front of an inbounds pass for a steal with five seconds left, securing the Celtics’ victory and inciting announcer Johnny Most to utter a cry that would become legendary, “Havlicek stole the ball! Havlicek stole the ball!” Auerbach retired after the 1966 victory over the Lakers. Russell took over as player-coach, becoming the first black head coach in major league professional sports.

In 1967 the Celtics’ string of eight championship victories was finally broken, but the aging team put together two more championship victories against the Lakers in 1968 and 1969. Russell retired before the 1970-71 season, and Heinsohn took over as head coach. Boston finished the season with its first losing record in 20 years. Two seasons later a new Celtics era began, led by Dave Cowens, Paul Silas, and Jo Jo White, although the team fell to the New York Knicks in the division finals. The next season, 1973-74, the Celtics bested the Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA championship. A victory over the Phoenix Suns in 1976 gave the franchise its 13th NBA crown.

The Celtics entered a rebuilding phase following the 1976 victory. A new wave of talented players included Larry Bird, who won the rookie of the year award in the 1979-80 season and energized the team with his talented shooting and passing. With the addition of Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, the Celtics again became the dominant force in the league and appeared in five NBA Finals during the 1980s.

The Celtics captured the 1981 NBA championship, but they failed to win the conference title the next two years. Former star K.C. Jones was named head coach and guided the team to three NBA championship battles against the Lakers from 1984 through 1987. The rivalries between the Celtics and the Lakers and between Bird and Laker great Magic Johnson revitalized professional basketball during the 1980s. After losing to the Lakers in the 1985 NBA Finals, the Celtics secured another NBA title by defeating the Houston Rockets in 1986. In their next finals appearance the injury-plagued team was bested by the Lakers.

The Celtics were no longer a dominant force in the 1990s. Bird retired before the 1992-93 season, and young star forward Reggie Lewis died of heart failure in 1993. During the 1994-95 season, the Celtics moved from the Boston Garden, where they had played since their founding, to a new home at the FleetCenter.

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Current Roster

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All-Star Weekend

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Transactions

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Playoffs

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Yearly Recap

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Celtic Awards

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The Draft

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reserved.....

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reserved.....

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you may now post

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you may now post

Thanks for giving me the permission to do so, almighty.

Hehe, looks nice Huskie, looking to see some new idea's if you can come up with them. Anyways, I'll be reading it. Might not post as often, but I keep up with the most organised/frequently updated dynasties.

Best of luck with the Celtics, looking forward to Payton performing well.

Thanks,
I'll have the roster up in a min.

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Looking foward to the start. You havent been swayed yet to shift to longer quarters??

nah, In my first dynasty I got realistic scores.

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Roster up, going to play the first game.

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looking forward to your presentation of your first game! good luck.

Good luck man !
Btw, check your PM HuskiesCeltics.

Looks great
Good luck

CELTICS START STRONG BUT FALTER; LOOSE TO BULLS


Ricky Davis gets the first bucket of the 2004-05 season

Ben Gordon returned to New England for the first time since leaving Connecticut. He didn’t disappoint, dropping 24 on the Celtics, propelling the Bulls to a 82-72 victory. Ben Gordon was the player of the game.

The Boston Celtics exploded out of the gate, Ricky Davis led the way with 13 points. The Celtics looked unstoppable with fast break after fast break. This looked like it was going to turn into a blowout. After the first quarter the score was 24-19 Celtics.

The Bulls battled back and took the lead during the second quarter, the Celtics bench players played most of the second quarter which contributed to the Bulls comeback. The Celtics did, however, take the lead back with a buzzer beater by Paul Pierce.

The Celtics looked to hold on to the lead in the third quarter but they could not. They flat out sucked in the third quarter shooting just 31%.

Boston didn’t do well in the fourth quarter either. The Bulls just kept on scoring and the final score was 82-72. Chicago won.

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Boston Stats:


Chicago Stats:

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I simmed the next game



The Celtics now stand at 1-1 on the year.

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Gameday, Game 3

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Boston Celtics (1-1) @ Memphis Grizzlies (1-0)

Starting Lineups
Boston
C M. Blount
PF R. LaFrentz
SF R. Davis
SG P. Pierce
PG G. Payton

Memphis
C L. Wright
PF P. Gasol
SF J. Posey
SG B. Wells
PG J. Williams
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Game Summary

1st Quarter
Memphis started out strong and got a 10 point lead early.
Nothing was falling for the Celtics untill they called a timeout with
3:17 left in the first. The Celtics had brought the deficit to 2 but
Memphis raised the lead back up to 7.
Score: Memphis 28 Celtics 21

2nd Quarter
The Celtics looked to make up for a lackluster 1st quarter
with a great 2nd quarter, they did that... but the Grizzlies had a good
quarter as well. The Celtics had the deifcit to just 4 points after
Memphis had it at 12, but at the end of the 2nd the Celtics were
still down by 7. Gary Payton led the Celtics with 12 points.
Score: Memphis 53 Celtics 46

3rd Quarter
The Celtics looked to overcome a slight deficit, they just the
opposite. By the end of the quarter the Celtics were down by 20.
The score was 90-70. To add to that Walter McCarty was injured
with :29 to go in the 3rd quarter. He is not expected to play in the
Celtics next game which, due to the random scheduling, is in 2 1/5
weeks.
Score: Memphis 90 Celtics 70

4th Quarter
The Celtics needed to overcome a 20 point deficit.
That didn't happen. They ended up loosing by 24.
Nothing much happened in the 4th quarter.
Final Score: Memphis 106 Celtics 82
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(I will have a pic later)
Sorry for not having the box scores. I simulated ahead forgetting to take a screen of the box score.

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Any suggestions,

I based the layout off of 23's Clip dynasty so all credit goes to him.

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