Just Say No

[slamtheking]

I don't see us winning vs the warriors unless Davis or LeBron come here.

I disagree on that.  I think this team will give them a real fight if healthy next year.  Brown and Tatum will be a year improved.  C's can put out a starting 5 that can all score effectively which mean GSW cannot hide their defensive weak links against that unit.  heck, even their top defensive players will have their hands full against that lineup. 

as for adding Lebron, sure, if he comes in for the MLE (hate the idea that it would cost us Baynes but you'd have to be an idiot not to sign Lebron in favor of Baynes).  would not make a S&T to get him unless Danny has Cleveland over a barrel and gives up just minor assets -- Rozier, Yabu, Sac pick.  may have to S&T Smart to use instead of Rozier to make the $ work in a deal if Bron opts in so he can be traded)

[jbpats]

Absolutely not.
Hate him.
I'd throw up

Celtics pride goes a looooooooong way with me and adding Lebron would be a tough pill to swallow.

[manl_lui]

I don't believe for a second that we will get him but in a scenario we do, and if it's a sign and trade, Hayward works and i will pull that trade in a heart beat

as much as i want to beat LeBron and GSW, LeBron will have a star or two and very good role players vs his current team. At the end of the day, championships are more important to me

Irving/Brown/Tatum/LeBron/Horford , Smart/Rozier/Morris

that team potentially can win a few chips, again, I don't believe it will happen, but I'd do that in a heartbeat if it means a few more titles and increasing the championship gap between us and the Lakers

[Ed Hollison]

Not going to happen and I don't want it to happen. This would be like signing Barry Bonds in the early 2000s when he had a 1.400 OPS in a bid to finally beat the Yankees. I'd rather take my chances with three all-stars, two budding superstars and a deep bench and see what happens.

[Roy H.]

Not going to happen and I don't want it to happen. This would be like signing Barry Bonds in the early 2000s when he had a 1.400 OPS in a bid to finally beat the Yankees. I'd rather take my chances with three all-stars, two budding superstars and a deep bench and see what happens.

Well, we signed Manny.  Does that lessen your enjoyment of the titles? 

[Bucketgetter]

Stephen A Smith reports we will have a talk with Lebron next season about Joining the Celtics.

I am against it because I think it will cost too much in terms of players and he will want the star treatment.

No. Just no. That's just what he thinks. It means absolutely nothing. Can we stop with the fake reports and clickbait titles?

[knuckleballer]

How many times have we faced him in the playoffs?  7, maybe.  He's been the main obstacle in the way or a long time.  I want to beat him, not join him.

[Celtics4ever]

I voted NO.

[wiley]

How many times have we face him in the playoffs?  7, maybe.  He's been the main obstacle in the way or a long time.  I want to beat him, not join him.

Agree.  I could however allow some smiles when a health Durant, Curry, Thompson and Green lose 4-0 by an average of 20 points in the finals...  Warriors greatness depends on great shooting and free flowing vibe, mainly via Curry.  If they are pressured that approach can fall apart fast.

Lebron and Kyrie will never play on the same team again.  If Lebron comes here Kyrie will end up back in Cleveland, with a pick or two, but not the farm (age difference).

Any meeting between Lebron and the Celtics would include Lebron being informed that he is not the coach, and that he has to listen to the coach.

[Ed Hollison]

Not going to happen and I don't want it to happen. This would be like signing Barry Bonds in the early 2000s when he had a 1.400 OPS in a bid to finally beat the Yankees. I'd rather take my chances with three all-stars, two budding superstars and a deep bench and see what happens.

Well, we signed Manny.  Does that lessen your enjoyment of the titles?

You know and I know that's not an apples to apples comparison. But yes, in some small way, it does lessen it.

[Big333223]

I'll say the same thing I said in the other thread: Stephen A. Smith is a joke. That guy doesn't deserve one thread, let alone two, about something he just made up.

[Csfan1984]

Is the reason, "you don't want him because you want to beat him" a petty one?

[td450]

If you start thinking about the consequences of bringing him here, you have to say no. There is no reasonable way to bring him in that wouldn't destroy much of what the C's have built.

It took some doing to adjust to the carnage of last year's rebuild. This would ruin it for me as a fan. Cleveland wouldn't take a salary dump of role players. Kyrie couldn't stay. Either Al or Hayward couldn't stay. He's going to be 34 and everything would revolve around him. The championship horizon would shorten.

Yuck.

[hwangjini_1]

[dang]. i thought when i came to the thread that there would be offers of drugs. 

[Tr1boy]

Stephen A Smith reports we will have a talk with Lebron next season about Joining the Celtics.

I am against it because I think it will cost too much in terms of players and he will want the star treatment.

No. Just no. That's just what he thinks. It means absolutely nothing. Can we stop with the fake reports and clickbait titles?

I was hoping...

but if you remember, he was the first guy to break the story Lebron and Bosh were going to join forces

and it happened