Post by jmost on Apr 16, 2023 10:42:33 GMT -5
This is one day late, since Game 1 has already been played, but how far do you think this team will go?
It's been (as usual) an up and down season for the Celtics, but I believe we are a much better team than the team that went to the Finals last year. Brown and Tatum are both better, especially at finishing at the hoop. Derrick White has dramatically improved his 3 point shooting and is playing with much more confidence. We added Brogdon and kept him healthy. Robert is much healthier than he was in the playoffs last year. Hauser has become a valuable bench player.
I see two main obstacles to our going all the way. The first is whether we have matured enough to play at or near our peak level for four playoff series. I guess we'll never know until we do it. Once a team wins a championship they know they can do it. Until you do it, there's always some doubt I think.
The second obstacle is if someone improved more than we did. MIL didn't have Middleton last year. Is his addition a bigger add than all the improvements we've made? I don't think so, but Giannis is still the single most dominant player in a BOS/MIL series so I don't think it'll be easy for either team. I'm not sure any other team in the East can raise their level to ours.
I am fairly optimistic that this is our year to raise another banner, but there's a long way to go.
It's been (as usual) an up and down season for the Celtics, but I believe we are a much better team than the team that went to the Finals last year. Brown and Tatum are both better, especially at finishing at the hoop. Derrick White has dramatically improved his 3 point shooting and is playing with much more confidence. We added Brogdon and kept him healthy. Robert is much healthier than he was in the playoffs last year. Hauser has become a valuable bench player.
I see two main obstacles to our going all the way. The first is whether we have matured enough to play at or near our peak level for four playoff series. I guess we'll never know until we do it. Once a team wins a championship they know they can do it. Until you do it, there's always some doubt I think.
The second obstacle is if someone improved more than we did. MIL didn't have Middleton last year. Is his addition a bigger add than all the improvements we've made? I don't think so, but Giannis is still the single most dominant player in a BOS/MIL series so I don't think it'll be easy for either team. I'm not sure any other team in the East can raise their level to ours.
I am fairly optimistic that this is our year to raise another banner, but there's a long way to go.
