New member of the forum directly from Puerto Rico.

[international]

Hello to all the members of this great forum;My name is Charlie and i am a diehard fan of the Celtics since 1968.I knew some members in the Boston Globe forum,speccialy one who since the first time treat me like a brother (Sam) By the way i have been missing him and his frienship for a long time because i couldnt enter in this forum until now.I am very happy to share my love to the Celtics with all of you ,and i have to tell you that i think that we have a great team,very deep and i am sure that we are going to be fighting for the championship.I want to excuse me with my grammar because english is my second language and sometimes i have problems expressing my ideas in english but i understand it perfectly.

[Sam]

International,

Welcome to the forum. We don't grade people on their English here. We're much more interested in what they have to share. I recall that you shared interesting opinions over a fairly long period of time at BDC. Thanks for persisting and finally being able to log on here.

All the best, and Go Celtics!

Sam

[Sam]

And, by the way International, I hope Hurricane Sandy doesn't give you any trouble.

Sam

[cowens/oldschool]

....we don't give 2 hoots about grammer or penmanship

[international]

Thanks Sam for your words,Its a pleasure for me to be in the forum.Hurricane Sandy ,thanks God only brought a lot of rain and not winds.About our beloved Celtics i am very happy with the play of Jared Sullinger,seems to me that the kid is a natural rebounder and while some people are talking about his lack of leap i want people to remember that Paul Silas was not a leaper but was was a great rebounder.Our team is deep and has great chemistry.About Ray Allen,iam dissapointed with his behavior and i am glad his gone,Courney Lee and Jason Terry are better players than him at this moment.Cowens thanks for your words too ,was missing you too .I remember having great post with you against the troll called Dudder.

[international]

Where is Dboss,another friend.

[bobheckler]

....we don't give 2 shits about grammer or penmanship

cow,

Short, succinct and to the point, as always. :-)

bob


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[bobheckler]

Hi International,

Welcome to the board. I look forward to reading your opinions on the Celtics, basketball and other topics.


bob



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[bobheckler]

Where is Dboss,another friend.

dboss will be along soon, I don't doubt.


bob

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[Sam]

International,

Do you regularly get the Celtics on television? If not, there are websites for streaming video in our sub-forum titled "Links, Books, Media and Sam's Writings" on our home page. I'm hoping you will join us on our Game On Threads. Everybody except Cowens gets pretty excited. Cow tries to be calm at all times. (Kidding.)

Sam

[international]

Thanks Bob ,I have been reading your post and i like them very much.Since you started this forum i ve been following each and everyday.

[bobc33]

Welcome International, great to have you on board!

[international]

Sam i used to see the celtics via Dish Satelites but now i see the games in the computer on sport lemon tv or first row.Tell me Sam,in your opinion who should be in the starting lineup...Sullinger or Bass?

[international]

Thanks Bob C.Iknew from the biggining that this forum is special and all of you makes me feel very good with your words.Feel free to ask me any question about how i see our team.

[pete]

Welcome Charlie! Great to have you with us!!

Pete

[bobheckler]

Thanks Bob ,I have been reading your post and i like them very much.Since you started this forum i ve been following each and everyday.

intl,

I didn't start this forum, sam did (ergo the name "Sam's Celtic Forum").

Thanks for the promotion though.

bob


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[international]

Bob,when i said you i was refering to the group.Sam invited me to be in his forum when he created it.

[international]

Pete thank you ,i never thought i was going to have this kind of welcome.

[NYCelt]

International,

Welcome to the forum!

I remember you from The Globe days and look forward to you posting here with us.

Regards

[sinus007]

International,
Welcome.

AK

[mulcogiseng]

Bienvenidos Charlie, you write English a lot better than I write Spanish!

[international]

Tkanks to all of you.

[RosalieTCeltics]

Welcome, International. It is great to hear about fans who have loved the Boston Celtics going back to the 1960's! So you saw Russell in his last years of playing? Even then he was great!

Sam started this forum with the help of some great guys a few years ago when we were all on the Boston Globe website. It is a great place to come and bounce things off other Celtic fans.

Bring on the season!!

Rosalie

[hawksnestbeach]

Just want to add my voice to the welcome wagon, International. For Celtics fans, this site is home, so welcome home!

[Sam]

International,

Since you asked, my opinion is that the player who starts at PF should vary according to matchups. Against taller, faster opponents, I'd start Bass. (Or maybe even Green). Against stronger opponents, I'd start Sullinger.

We've also been conjecturing about who will finish games for the Celtics. That could also vary according to the competition. I'm pretty sure I'd end with the same four guys most of the time: KG at center, Green at power forward, Pierce at small forward, and Rondo at point guard. The shooting guard would depend on matchups and situations: Lee if facing a taller SG like Joe Johnson; Terry if they need perimeter shooting; Bradley (Once he's well) if they need a defensive stop.

I could also envision an end-of-game situation where they need beef (such as when a rebound is critical). My lineup then would be KG (center), Sullinger (power forward), Green (small forward), Pierce (shooting guard), and Rondo (point guard).

The different possibilities make me dizzy.

What are your opinions?

Sam

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