Dupin Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 This is good news. Kyrie will be in his prime just as Jaylen and Jayson will hit their prime which means the Celtics are in good hands for the next seven to ten years. This feels like the start of a monster run for the Celtics. Quote Link to comment
will robie Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 This feels like the start of a monster run for the Celtics.I second the motion. If you see the line up of Hayward, Tatum, Horford, Brown and Irving, you will surmise that it is an offensive juggernaut because the spacing will be wide considering all of them are threats from beyond the arc. Also, all of them can create shots on their own. On defense, all of them can switch, except maybe Kyrie but Brad has a way of planning a good synergy in team defense which the players execute to perfection. 1 Quote Link to comment
rtz Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 The celtics will be 2019 champions Quote Link to comment
Dupin Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) I second the motion. If you see the line up of Hayward, Tatum, Horford, Brown and Irving, you will surmise that it is an offensive juggernaut because the spacing will be wide considering all of them are threats from beyond the arc. Also, all of them can create shots on their own. On defense, all of them can switch, except maybe Kyrie but Brad has a way of planning a good synergy in team defense which the players execute to perfection. A starting line-up of Irving, Hayward, Horford, Tatum and Brown with Rozier coming of the bench. I'm feeling pretty damn good right now. Edited October 6, 2018 by gulayat 1 Quote Link to comment
DorkVader Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Other teams have gotten stronger too, Philadelphia in particular. I've been a Boston fan for as long as I can remember but I really think the sixers will give them a hard time. Quote Link to comment
will robie Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 A starting line-up of Irving, Hayward, Horford, Tatum and Brown with Rozier coming of the bench. I'm feeling pretty damn good right now. Rozier, Smart, Morris, Ojeleye and Baynes. With the exception of Ojeleye, the other four started at one time or another last season. The bench is deep. So deep. 1 Quote Link to comment
bunog_20 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Eastern champs this season Quote Link to comment
Dupin Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Rozier, Smart, Morris, Ojeleye and Baynes. With the exception of Ojeleye, the other four started at one time or another last season. The bench is deep. So deep. They perhaps have the deepest bench in the league right now. The Celtics were one of the most entertaining teams last season. First game will be on Oct. 16 ,8 pm E.T. against the 76ers. Can't wait for the season to start. Edited October 8, 2018 by gulayat 1 Quote Link to comment
Dupin Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Other teams have gotten stronger too, Philadelphia in particular. I've been a Boston fan for as long as I can remember but I really think the sixers will give them a hard time.The more reason to be excited in the upcoming season. Lopsided games sucks the fun in watching the NBA. Quote Link to comment
will robie Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) The starting five of the Cs is the NBA's version of the Fab Five. All of them are threats from beyond the arc and all of them can create their own shots. Edited October 13, 2018 by will robie Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 The starting five of the Cs is the NBA's version of the Fab Five. All of them are threats from beyond the arc and all of them can create their own shots. Which Fab Five is this? Quote Link to comment
will robie Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) Which Fab Five is this?Horford, Tatum, Hayward, Brown and Irving Now if you wanna know the original Fab Five:Webber, Howard, King, Rose and Jackson (Michigan Wolverines, circa '91) I am not saying that the C's Fab Five plays like the Michigan Fab Five. I am saying this in the context of star power and how well they are individually. As a team, they are undoubtedly deadly, perhaps the only team who can kick the asses of the Ws. I mean you saw it last year. No Kyrie and no Gordon, yet, it took off nights from Brown and Rozier to catapult Lechoke and his Cavs to the NBA Finals. This year, the gun will be fully loaded. Edited October 13, 2018 by will robie Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 ^^ Thanks for clarifying. Well, yeah, in terms of hype, those 2 five-man teams may be comparable. But in terms of individual talent, you're selling the Celtics' 5 short. Ray Jackson and Jimmy King were more role players and complemented the true stars - Webber, Rose and Howard. Jackson was there for defense, and was not even a regular starter until the latter part of the 91-92 season; while King was the 3-pt specialist. The C's projected starting 5, as you've mentioned, are more versatile and each can create their own offense. For the sake of the Celtics' fans here, let's hope this Celtics team doesn't meet the same fate as the Michigan Fab Five in the NCAA championships - blasted by Duke in their 1st year, then the following year losing to UNC in the infamous Chris Webber illegal timeout game. A bit of trivia - Rob Pelinka, former agent of Kobe Bryant and current Lakers' GM, is a teammate of the Fab Five at Michigan. Quote Link to comment
will robie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) ^^ Thanks for clarifying. Well, yeah, in terms of hype, those 2 five-man teams may be comparable. But in terms of individual talent, you're selling the Celtics' 5 short. Ray Jackson and Jimmy King were more role players and complemented the true stars - Webber, Rose and Howard. Jackson was there for defense, and was not even a regular starter until the latter part of the 91-92 season; while King was the 3-pt specialist. The C's projected starting 5, as you've mentioned, are more versatile and each can create their own offense. For the sake of the Celtics' fans here, let's hope this Celtics team doesn't meet the same fate as the Michigan Fab Five in the NCAA championships - blasted by Duke in their 1st year, then the following year losing to UNC in the infamous Chris Webber illegal timeout game. A bit of trivia - Rob Pelinka, former agent of Kobe Bryant and current Lakers' GM, is a teammate of the Fab Five at Michigan. I think the Cs and the Ws slug it out in the Finals and I am picking the Cs to dethrone the Ws. I can't say if they were really role players because I didn't really watch their games since I have been a Duke fan eversince. They were a hyped up team. Like I said, I am not comparing the Cs five to the Michigan five strictly speaking but I in terms of star power and individual talent. Yes, maybe Jackson and King were not NBA-level players but they were good enough in college to be part of a hyped unit which made it to two straight NCAA Finals. Just because King made the NBA doesn't mean he is an NBA-level player. I am talking here of an NBA rotation player and not a bench warmer. Edited October 16, 2018 by will robie Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 ^^To me, the current Celtics is still an unproven team. True, they have loads of talent, a deep bench, and a masterful coach - but they, especially the starting unit, have not played together for significant amounts of minutes. I'm also interested in how Rozier and Brown, after playing big roles in last year's playoffs, adjust or react to having their minutes and usage scaled back with the return of Hayward and Kyrie. I'm also not willing to discount this early the Sixers and Raptors. The Sixers added a year of experience while Kawhi (health permitting) will be on a mission with the Raptors. But anyway, based on your Finals prediction, in some roundabout way, maybe your comparison of the Celtics to the Fab Five may hold water after all. The Celtics (like the Fab Five) will be the first-timers going up against the veteran, champion Warriors (like Duke). Let's see if the outcome will be the same. Quote Link to comment
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