I Have Recovered.

The 6 week mourning period is over.  I had so much hope on May 22nd, and then it became a nightmare.  Not only did my team not get one of the first 2 picks of the NBA Draft, but we got the WORST possible result. 

I watched the lottery with my sister and bro-in-law in NYC.  Everything was going according to order from pick #14 to #7.  At that point, I was very optimistic.  I started seeeing Oden and Durant in a Celtics uniform.  Then pick #6 came.  And it was Milwaukee.  Then I knew something was wrong, because Milwaukee came out of order.  And by the time I fully realized what was going on, out comes the Celtics logo for pick #5 -- the worst possible pick the Celtics could have gotten.  I started to scream and I fell flat into the couch.  I was devastated. 

But now I have recovered.  I am back to being optimistic.  Celtics traded for Ray Allen on draft night.  It has me cautiously excited about the team.  I am encouraged to see that the Celtics are looking to build around Pierce and make a run at it.  I still think we are 1-2 moves away from being a contender in the east, but I am excited.

The optimism is back.  Summer league starts this Friday. But guess who we open up against? Portland and Greg Oden.  UGH.  Kick me while I'm down.