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by Jeff Clark on May 28, 2007 5:44 PM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

The Situationist takes a look at my lottery heartbreak and uses it as an example to explain the ineffective forecasting of feelings.Â Or in other words, I'm really not in any position to tell you how I feel, ...or something like that.Â Here's a blurb:

The best evidence about our ability to predict (or even remember) our emotional states reveals that we are often poor judges of our own well-being. The problem is not so much that we do not know what will bring us pleasure or pain. People typically are correct to assume that a new car will elicit some happiness and that a bad accident will generate unhappiness. The problem is that, owing to our ineffective forecasting, we vastly overestimate the intensity and duration of our emotional reactions to such happenings.

In general I get what he's saying.Â I can't say that my life is any less blessed than it was was a week ago.Â Likewise, I can't imagine my life would be free from stress and drama if we had won the lottery.Â On the other hand, I'm sure there are moments when Henry Abbott will be sitting in his chair, see the number 20, and giggle uncontrolably for a minute or so.Â That makes his life a little more joyful.Â There are times when I see a photo of Kevin Durant and my mood derails for a few minutes.Â I'm not grieving for my team like I would a lost loved one.Â But there's no doubt that I'm emotionally involved and that does have an impact.

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no need to get upset man, or feel too badly. we will be effective next year and win alot more games and probably make the playoffs, if not, then perhaps we can slip into a minor depression. just think how the team feels….they will right the wrong.

by wernicke on May 28, 2007 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

When i saw the number 5 come up it felt like someone in my family died. OF course i care more about my family then the C’s but C’s are definitely a huge part of happiness or unhappiness in my life.

by celticswillwin43 on May 28, 2007 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Bias, Duncan, and what just happened. Doesn’t get any worse than that.

by halfman/halfoyster on May 28, 2007 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

I’m fine, thanks for asking.

by Jeff Clark on May 28, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Good news is the East stayed very weak. The only Eastern team ahead of us, Atlanta, is bound to screw things up. That should leave our beloved Celtics showing the most improvement, in the East, because of the draft.

by Chief # 1 on May 28, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

This rings true for me. I had no idea I would be half as upset as I was about getting the worst possible scenario in the lottery. Sure, I knew I wouldn’t be happy with the 5th pick, but I was in utter disbelief and denial when the Bucks were announced as the 6th overall pick b/c I knew what it meant for us and that we were next. I was caught completely off guard…

by Jughead on May 28, 2007 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

I’m no degenerate gambler, but I knew going into the big show the other night, our chances were less than 50-50 that we get Durant/Oden. I see a big drop from #2 to #3 as I do from #3 all the way down to maybe #10 or so. None the less disappointing, but prepared myself to not let it be the shock that some (like the comatose Celtic dude on ESPN the night of the draft) let it become.

by bceltfan on May 28, 2007 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

Situationist. Not situationalist. Its a great website.

by Sidewalkoaf on May 29, 2007 1:29 AM EDT reply actions

I wanted a Top 2 pick, but I almost feel like it would have let Doc & Danny off the hook for a few years of incompetance.

Ainge has drafted well, but his trades & signings haven’t paid off, except maybe on the ledger. Danny hasn’t accomplished his stated goal of ‘running more, getting more athletic’ (Ratliff, Wally, Scalabrine).

Doc has been his own worst enemy. Instead of picking out his talent & developing them, his line-ups have reflected Ainge’s trade-happy mentality. Ever shifting roles & positions have led to incredibly inconsistant play. For all of Rivers’ charm with the media, he doesn’t seem to communicate with his players as well as he should.

So, barring any major trades, let’s see them make this roster work. They won’t have Oden or Durant to deflect attention away from their roster or line up choices.

by LuckyNumber07 on May 29, 2007 4:30 AM EDT reply actions

Is this like ED Emotion Dysfunction. I think they have a pill for it. If you get emotional for more than 4 hours, watch "Classic Celtics " on FSN, and tell your Doctor. Ib fact, I’d be telling everybody if I were emotional for more than 4 hrs

by VT Bill on May 29, 2007 5:49 AM EDT reply actions