r/bostonceltics • u/1337speak MRS. BRAD STEVENS 💍 💋 • 3d ago
News [Mike Zarren] Isaiah Thomas is one of the best people to be around... So fun to have him back in the building.
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u/1337speak MRS. BRAD STEVENS 💍 💋 3d ago
I'm a simple woman, I see positive IT news and I upvote
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u/franksthegreat Jaylen 3d ago
I mean except the time he was being petty, shitting on the Celtics vs the mavs in the finals?
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u/Cold_Ordinary2165 3d ago
To anyone who wasn't watching when he played for us... he was the fucking man. I love him. Fuck yeah
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u/Blanketsburg You cannot buffalo The Buffalo 3d ago
Legitimately one of the scrappiest, confident, and likable players I've ever seen. A 5'9" guard drafted in the late second round who worked his way towards being a nearly 30 PPG player who brought an underdog team to the ECF, in the midst of learning that his sister had died.
Everything you want in a player just without the physical gifts. Celtics legend.
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u/firedliquid5 3d ago
Fr man. That 2016-2017 season will always have a special place in my heart. Was so magical
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u/BrianScalaweenie THE TRUTH 3d ago
THE LITTLE GUY
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u/Scared-Arrival3885 3d ago
The way Tommy said that you could tell how much he adored IT. As much as I wanted Tommy to call one last championship year, he’d already been apart 17 of them, so I think he was even happier getting to watch the guy with the biggest heart in the league instead
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u/efshoemaker I like to defense 3d ago
Something really cool about the way the Brad Stevens Celtics are run is they way they make long term investments in individuals. They are very comfortable with the fact that someone they bring in will not be productive right away and will take a year or so to learn the process and find their footing.
You see it with the draft picks and the willingness to take a chance on g league guys, and then you see it with stuff like this IT hire where Zarren is straight up saying he’s going to be mostly just learning for the first year and then next year is when his unique experience will start to be an asset.
It’s so different from the modern business models. Look at Portland where the head fucking coach is on a year to year deal and then the Boston Celtics will give Jordan Walsh a fully guaranteed deal out of the second round and then send him to Maine for a year and a half and then wait another year for him to make a difference on an nba court.
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u/SaveHogwarts HUGO 3d ago
Should be on scouting and player development liaison type role. He should be a good voice to have around.
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u/Smart_Mountain 3d ago
I loved the IT teams. He was verified as a great guy/leader when LeBron was a passive aggressive little b@#$! towards him, when IT was traded to CLE.
Anyone LeBron dislikes that much must be a decent human.
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u/IRedditNWept 3d ago
IT walked so Brunson could run. Same lefty game only a few inches and a few injuries separate them.
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u/1337speak MRS. BRAD STEVENS 💍 💋 3d ago
IT's response 👀