When the doomers are forced to shut the fuck up it’s like a ghost town in here.
I’m convinced there are more people that get off on “being right” about this being the “same Celtics as always” and pushing their narrative when we lose, rather than getting hyped when we win.
Shit is so diabolical.
by yesimthatonedude
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Boston is full of doomers. It’s Boston Culture. I think it actually is built into the DNA because of the red Sox curse and how shit the patriots were before Brady. And that sad stretch before the 08 celtics there 100% is a vibe of Boston needs to fight against dark magic.
I feel you bro but I’m in Jamaica at a wedding. I feel like the loser for being here checking in on the Celtics rn.
It’s definitely entitlement.
When we win a game, it’s a “yeah that’s expected with the talent we have”.
When we lose, it’s “the Jays are bums and don’t care, KP is soft, Jrue is old and can’t shoot, and Joe is the worst coach in the league”.
They can’t even appreciate a 61 win season lol
Misery loves company
The haters come out of the woodwork
I mean I’m eating up postgame conferences and getting my drink on. Had we lost to a far inferior team back to back I wouldn’t be doing those things and prob here bitching about how this happened 2 years in a row. It’s not rocket science lol
I’m the opposite. I avoid this sub and r/NBA after Celtics losses. Way too toxic
Setting aside the doomers, there’s more to say about dropping a game to some shit-ass 8 seed than beating them.
Thread from 1 hour ago vs threads from 2 days ago
All fans of all teams of all sports like to discuss what went wrong after a loss. Nothing special or unique about us. Go to any teams sub when they’re down 2 points and you’ll see nothing but doom and gloom. Go to any teams sub after a loss and you’ll see nothing but fans wanting to blow the team up. Acting like only celtics fans do it just proves you’ve never even looked at any subs and are just talking out your ass.
I’ve said exactly the same thing before. Some people would rather see the world burn and “be right” or “realistic” than have a reasonable mindset because having one is “being a green teamer” or “delusional.”
The doomers aren’t Celtics fans. They’re cunts.
Legitimate criticism is alright: talk about what their scheme failed to accomplish, what could’ve been done right to push the odds in the team’s favor, what they let the other team get away with, etc..
You know, actual basketball talk. Not ridiculous motherhood statement crap or narrative ESPN bullshit like “soft,” or “no heart,” or “frauds,” which is the language of children or poseurs that don’t actually understand the game and just want to farm upvotes from angry fans by parroting crap that Kendrick Perkins says.
this is funny, because after we lose i want to just not look at anything basketball related until the next game
I think this type of gradual descent into toxic sludge is getting to be pretty universal across enthusiast subs (certainly it is among the ones I follow) and, in addition to the obvious macro stuff like people being way more on edge these days, I think that the design of Reddit itself is to blame. If you agree with something someone posts, you can just simply upvote it and go about your day. It’s a faux pas to just comment “I agree” or whatever, so comment replies intrinsically lend themselves to being spaces to disagree. Negative comments also objectively get more active engagement than positive ones, so it’s just a nonstop feedback loop is elevating the worst type of behavior.
It’s frustrating to see how fan communities are all becoming trainwrecks, but there’s not much you can really do about it short of like, becoming a mod and banning doomposting which is just unrealistic because who the hell *wants* to be a Reddit mod lol. You could also look if there are smaller Celtics subs, I know a lot of the big subreddits now have “true” variants or something along those lines. Reddit is no longer a good tool to meet people who share your interests once the community reaches a certain size. One of these days I’ll manage to quit but this shit is booked in my brain.
Ppl hate us cuz they ain’t us. Fuck the haters, fuck the doomers and fuck the heat!. GO C’s 🍀
Rats are the first to hop on board and the first to jump ship. I’m chilling taking it game by game. I trust the team to show up when it matters.
To be fair, this team has done a LOT to humiliate the franchise over the years. Things that happened once every 50 years (like losing a game 7 in Boston) or only 1 other time in history (another team raising the trophy in Boston) or getting dunked in the finals after being up 2-1 and getting swept right out after that.
This team has been the most talented team since Stevens was the coach, and the narrative was Boston would be the “Spurs of the east” (back when that was a compliment) but they lose to seemingly inferior teams year after year.
And after game 2, can you blame fans from getting toxic? Miami (before game 3) had shot over 50% from 3 in 4 of the last 9 games.
How is that not going to make people say “here we go again” or “nothing has changed”?
I agree that fans have taken it a little far after game 2, but I get it.
Lots of ptsd of a sort with this team the last 5 years or so.
To be fair, there’s significantly more to be said/learned about this team when they lose.
What new stuff did we learn this game? Oh the Celtics don’t actually suck, that’s about it lmao. Last game we learned that coaching and effort were issues.
It’s almost like we’re expected to win this series, so a loss is more likely to induce reaction. (Oh, and the sub is full of doomer fucks)
Mmmm if we win I’m going to r/nba, if we lose I’m here.
Also a lot of people just tune out the regular season. So to them it is the same team because they’re checked out. Hopefully they realized today everyone who has watched them being unconcerned was right and can chill the fuck out for awhile.
Most of the Game 1 comments were probably about the undercut too lol
When they win, people feel happy and go on with life. When they lose, people like having a place to vent.
At this point, the people who endlessly complain about fellow sub members are the most annoying part of this sub.
Every team in the league has more comments after frustrating losses, it’s not just the Celtics.
A few factors here. Some fan base entitlement, PTSD from last year series with Miami, championship expectations and the fear of falling short while having one of the best rosters around. And overall: the whole internet lives off controversy and overreactions
Guilty. But of course people come to vent when we’re losing, not get off on “being right”. Less need to comment when things are good.
When you have a 64-win team that is widely expected to come out of the East, the wins are expected and usually uneventful. “We played the same good brand of basketball as we have played all year. Well done, everyone.”
The losses are so much more rare that they become events in themselves. There’s nearly always several interesting reasons that the best team in the league loses a game. Bad shooting, no adjustments, lazy effort, some other player got red hot, etc. Each of these fosters discussion because they’re relatively uncommon for this team this year.
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Jokes aside, I’ve been in this sub since 2018 and it’s always been like this. It’s a blessing and a curse to have such a successful sport culture in your city
Lol the gloom and doom squad anxiously waiting for another post season loss so they can come on here and bitch about it. Take that shit elsewhere!