The Boston Celtics Healthy Are Going To Contend In The East
Starting the year 0-2 is never ideal for any basketball team. When one takes into account that the season is only 66 games, the fact is that 0-2 is even worse. However, in the case of the Boston Celtics I would not be worried about this team just yet. This team is just simply too talented to not only win a lion’s share of games, but could even contend for Banner 18.
The young season has been full of adversity for the Celtics. Jeff Green is done for the season with a heart problem. Paul Pierce has yet to step foot on the floor as he has been sidelined with a deep bruise in his heel. The Celtics also have not been able to use newly acquired Mikael Pietrus. This means that the team has been very thin at the small forward position. I am sorry Sasha Pavlovic did the best he could, but it was painful to watch.
They also have been gifted a ridiculous first two games. They had to play in New York for the home opener on Christmas. The NBA added insult to injury by giving them the Miami Heat’s home opener as well. The home crowds were pumped and those teams fed off the added energy. Going up against the likes of Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James without Pierce and any depth at the small forward spot is akin to going into a knife fight with a butter knife.
Despite these odds, Boston could have stolen both of those games. The Celtics could have packed it in and gone down hard clinging to all the excuses given to them. Instead they put on their big boy pants and fought.
The New York game saw Boston fall behind almost 20 points. Bosotn would roar back and even have a fourth quarter lead before Joey Crawford…oops the Knicks silenced the Celtics in the final seconds. The Heat game saw Miami constantly push their lead to 15-20 points. Unlike Dallas, the Celtics fought back hard and were only down three points with two minutes to go. If not for some bad calls and poor decisions, the Celtics could have stolen both games without their full team.
The great news is the Celtics will get healthy. They will be even better with Pierce and Pietrus returning. This means the Celtics will be ridiculously deep at wing help with Pietrus, Marquies Daniels, Keyon Dooling and Pavlovic to back up Pierce and Ray Allen. Boston will be very deep. If nothing else they have a lot of fouls for guys like Anthony and LeBron. This depth will go a long way for Boston this year in helping keep the starters fresh and grabbing wins during the regular season.
The Celtics have a great core group in Rondo,Allen, Pierce, and Garnett. The bench is also very solid with the depth at wing to go along with Brandon Bass and Chris Wilcox. This means Boston has all the weapons. They only need health and that will come. One can plan on Boston being a factor in the East. Remember Go Green Or Go Home!!!!!!!!
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