Originally Posted by Rudy tossed tigger's salad:
The highest IQ player in the history of the league needs to call timeout when JR's back is turned away from the basket while 5 feet behind the 3-point line. No excuses. Still would have had 1.5 seconds left.
JR was easily the biggest idiot. LeBron and lue definitely deserve blame there too. A group failure on that disastrous five seconds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
The Celtics, as constructed, are not a title contender. Not in this league.
You say this with absolute certainty about a team with the best coach in the league that was one game away from the Finals without their two best players?
If that’s the case, nobody outside of GS is a title contender. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rudy tossed tigger's salad:
The highest IQ player in the history of the league needs to call timeout when JR's back is turned away from the basket while 5 feet behind the 3-point line. No excuses. Still would have had 1.5 seconds left. LeBron was three feet from the ref.
This is a thought I had as well, but it’s tough to put it on him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Maybe a lot of you aren't old enough to remember the AFC-NFC gap from the mid-80's to late 90's, but it was cavernous. There were a lot of AFC teams that won the conference that were absolutely no threat to win the Super Bowl. The Celtics are like those AFC teams. The only difference is that they have to beat the team they're facing four times out of seven instead of just once, making the likelihood even more remote.
Hell, even if Cleveland won last night it would be, at best, a repeat of the 2015 Finals, where they lost in six. Short of someone lobbing a 'nade in the Golden State locker room, they aren't a true title contender either.
I think a healthy Boston team... with Kyrie and Hayward would be a threat against any non-Golden State team from the West in a hypothetical NBA Finals match-up (including against Houston, even with a healthy Chris Paul).
Also I think Boston with their youth is built to capitalize on Golden State's inevitable decline during the next 2-3 years as Golden State's big 4 players all will be in their 30's and the franchise will also be faced with the biggest luxury tax in NBA history to keep their roster intact. [Reply]
Kyrie would have definitely helped the celts score but they were so good and cohesive defensively, I don’t know that he’d have really been that much better.
They’ll be a force in a year or two but as long as golden state has what it has, no one is beating them.
Originally Posted by O.city:
Kyrie would have definitely helped the celts score but they were so good and cohesive defensively, I don’t know that he’d have really been that much better.
They’ll be a force in a year or two but as long as golden state has what it has, no one is beating them.
Unless lebron goes to Houston
Did you see Rozier in game 7? They win that game at home with Kyrie. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
I know, so what does it matter whether Kyrie is in Boston or Cleveland this year?
I’d argue the talent/youth and Stevens gave Kyrie a better shot to win another ring long term.
Kyrie with LeBron right now is the best shot at beating the Warriors. I don’t think the Celtics could hang with the Warriors if they were playing 100% healthy.
Warriors just have too many dominant players. [Reply]
