Boston Celtic users

[nron]

I'm thinking about starting an association with Boston.
I think they would be a good team to win a couple more championships with and a challenge to rebuild once the stars retire.

Does anyone know when they retire in association?

I'm guessing KG, Pierce, Allen & Shaq all retire within the first few years.

Is there a set year which they do?

[insideoutside15]

Quote: Originally Posted by nron

I'm thinking about starting an association with Boston. I think they would be a good team to win a couple more championships with and a challenge to rebuild once the stars retire. Does anyone know when they retire in association? I'm guessing KG, Pierce, Allen & Shaq all retire within the first few years. Is there a set year which they do?

Shaq usually retires after the first season, although he sticks around sometimes too. I've seen Garnett and Allen both retire after the first year too, but they usually take anywhere from two to four years to hang it up. Piece doesn't retire after the first two years, I don't think. He's probably good to finish out the rest of his contract.

I'm planning on starting a Boston association after the patch hits and I'm planning on keeping the Big Three together. I already have my star of the future in Rondo and Perk is a perfectly good center. Guys like Avery Bradley, Nate Robinson, and Big Baby are pretty good trade candidates. I've tried this out already, what my plan is is to trade Nate right away for Terrance Williams, who will come off the bench for a year or two while I use shooting drills to make him into an eventual replacement for Pierce or Ray. To replace Nate I'll sign Allen Iverson to a two year deal.

After the first season I'm going to shop around Avery Bradley on draft day. He's got just enough potential that I can usually package him and my own first rounder to move into the middle of the lottery, maybe higher if I package Big Baby (I'll probably keep him if Shaq retires though). Ideally this is where I would pick up an athletic big man to be my eventual replacement for KG, but I'd also like to add a three point specialist to play next to Rondo in the future. I may also look into trading Iverson at this point if I can't find a cheap and reliable replacement for Avery Bradley and Delonte West, who is usually too expensive to resign.

[jdx66]

I think the Big 3 are still too good to deal. To me, the Granger deal is really the only one worth looking at. Still, to trade Pierce from the C's without another shot at the Finals is just cruel, lol.

I've only made one move in my association: Nate and Von Wafer to the Raptors for Julian Wright, a scrub, and their 2011 1st round pick. Wright's a perfectly capable backup for Pierce, and I couldn't manager much with Nate. Rondo plays 38 minutes a game for me anyways, so Bradley is servicable for those 10 backup minutes.

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[jeremym480]

As a Celtic's fan, I could never part ways with Pierce. Unless something unforeseen happens, he will retire as a Celtic. In my association, I'm 21-12 currently tied for 3rd in the East. I haven't made any moves yet. I usually only make 1 (sometimes 2 if there's an injury) trades per season. I don't like having my team looking like a fantasy team in year 1 but, that's just me.

Also, what's up with everybody getting rid of Nate? He's a huge spark of the bench for me. He's even came off the bench to win Player in the Game at least twice in my association. Plus, he filled in admirably at SG when Ray was injured for 2 weeks.

[chitown1-23]

Thanks for the tips guys, I'm content with my roster as of now. I may make a few more trades but thats a maybe.

PG Rondo
SG Harden
SF Granger
PF Garnett
C Perkins

Bench:

Tyrus Thomas
Gerald Henderson
Eric Mayor
Marqus Daniels
amd 3 scrubs with 1 year left

[chitown1-23]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeremym480

As a Celtic's fan, I could never part ways with Pierce. Unless something unforeseen happens, he will retire as a Celtic. In my association, I'm 21-12 currently tied for 3rd in the East. I haven't made any moves yet. I usually only make 1 (sometimes 2 if there's an injury) trades per season. I don't like having my team looking like a fantasy team in year 1 but, that's just me. Also, what's up with everybody getting rid of Nate? He's a huge spark of the bench for me. He's even came off the bench to win Player in the Game at least twice in my association. Plus, he filled in admirably at SG when Ray was injured for 2 weeks.

I'm not a celtic fan, that's why i got rid of Peirce. If I was, then no way in hell I would of. I'm a Bulls fan, like I said I had a bulls one going but my son saved over the season didn't want to restart so thought I would build up the Celtics with a younger age group.

[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by chitown1-23

I'm not a celtic fan, that's why i got rid of Peirce. If I was, then no way in hell I would of. I'm a Bulls fan, like I said I had a bulls one going but my son saved over the season didn't want to restart so thought I would build up the Celtics with a younger age group.

Yeah, I have no problem with what you're doing. It's just hard for me to since I'm such a big fan.

If we end up having to restart after the patch then I'll probably go with the Bucks.

[chitown1-23]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeremym480

Yeah, I have no problem with what you're doing. It's just hard for me to since I'm such a big fan. If we end up having to restart after the patch then I'll probably go with the Bucks.

Oh i didn't think you did, I was just letting you know I wasn't a Celtic fan. Chicago fan for life!

If we have to restart due to the patch then I'll be the Bulls again or Golden State.