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MANNYHOF24 Worcester Red Sox

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I can't believe it's time to start another NBA season, and I can't believe that this Celtic team has found a way to re-stack itself into what I consider a strong contender for an NBA title this season.

 

Let's take a look.

 

Kevin Garnett- C

 

Kg is coming off his best year since 2007-2008, he is another year older and he is always at risk for another injury. If KG can harness what he did from the all-star break on last year, the Celtics are going to be a force to be reckoned with.

 

Jerod Sullinger/Brandon Bass - PF

 

Sullinger has looked extremely promising for a rookie in preseason games. He has excellent basketball instincts, especially around the basket. Very athletic, gives the celtics some great versatility compared what they had last year.

 

Brandon Bass is back, which I think is a positive thing. I think sometimes he can put his head down to much and be way to shoot happy, but when he is on he is a great force in the lineup. I expect that he and sullinger will make the celtics very solid at the PF spot.

 

Paul Pierce - SF

 

As with KG, another year closer to the end but that doesn't mean he can't still bring it. With Jeff Green coming back, I expect Pierce to play less minutes, and be able to bring it at the same level due to the decreased amount of minutes. Hell, he might even be more effective on the court if they are able to limit him to 27-30 minutes a game. It did wonders for KG last season. Paul has to be a scoring/defensive force for the Celtics to be legit title contenders this season. I expect 17 PPG, 29.5 MPG, 5 RPG.

 

Jeff Green, Courtney Lee, Avery Bradely,

 

Wow, we lost Ray Allen- but honestly who cares? When Bradley comes back in late December doc is going to have a lot of talent at his disposal. I think trading for Courtney Lee was a great move, he adds great intangables, solid deep shooting (40% from 3 last year) and he is only 26. Great move, he is no Ray Allen, but honestly Ray Allen is no Ray Allen anymore. The one thing that is going to be missed about Ray, is that he always made the big shot. Hopefully one of these guys can step into that role.

 

Jeff Green after coming off heart surgery has looked awesome in the preseason. Creating offense, showing great athletic ability, and he is a solid shooter as well. I see him playing 30 minutes a game at the 2 and 3, and being in the game during crunch time. Jeff is only 24, so I believe he will be a great player to build around.

 

If Avery Bradley can come back healthy, we have a defensive stopper. He also showed the ability to score the ball late last season, which allowed him to take over for Ray as the year went along. He is also only 22 years old, expect great improvement from him every game as he continues to develop.

 

Rajon Rondo- PG

 

Rondo has matured and continues to put himself in the conversation for who the best PG in the league is. It also seems like he has taken on a major leadership role with the team, and has put the days where the coaches and FO would get ticked off at him in the past. When Rondo is at the top of his game, the celtics are almost unbeatable. At 26 years old, he is the leader of the celtics present and future. Should be fun to watch as always.

 

 

Other parts-

 

Jason Terry- provides instant offense off the bench. I think this guy has the ability to make the big shot when called upon. At 34 how much does he have in the tank? Who knows, but he looked pretty good in the preseason.

 

Darko Milicic-

 

This guy defines the word disappointing- however, in the right role motivated by the players around him I think he can be a solid role player. He is big, active and has some nice moves near the basket. Look for Darko to be a positive presence when he enters the game.

 

 

Overall I think the celtics are an improved squad from a team that went to game 7 of the eastern conference finals. Pierce and Garnett have to stay healthy for us to contend, but if DOC can manage the minutes correctly I think this team is going to be fun to watch and could very well be playing for the title in June. I think the key is going to be how much the influx of youthful back court players will pump energy into this team, energy this team clearly needed after watching them play the last few seasons.

 

I predict a very solid 58-24 record and a 2 seed in the playoffs.

 

It will be another heat/celtics ECF if everyone stays healthy and things go according to plan.

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Pretty solid analysis overall. Garnett, Pierce, and Rondo are going to be solid, especially if Pierce and Garnett stay healthy. I am excited to see how Jason Terry does this year. Lee, Barbosa, and Terry will man the two. We only get better when Bradley gets healthy. The position that I am looking forward to watching most is PF. I followed and watched Sullinger at Ohio State. He is a good player and will be a nice compliment along with Bass at PF. I am not really going to hold my breath on Milicic. If anything, he could be a nice surprise. He is just a big body who will be able to eat some minutes if needed. I pretty much agree with mostly everything you are saying. I am not sure how optimistic I am about the two seed, but it is definitely not a reach. We definitely are a contender. Health is going to be vital this year.
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This is why I wanted the Celtics to blow it up this past summer. Yeah, we got better, but so did Miami. We still don't have a chance in hell against them. I don't like this team's chances against Indiana or a healthy Chicago either. We're pretty much waiting for this team to die. No fun.
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Celtics still second most talented team in the East, IMO. Terrible start, but with Bradley back the team is starting to find it's identity. I feel like they are easily the deepest team in the conference. Pierce and Garnett have showed no signs of slowing, the role players will find their consistency at some point.

 

The Knicks had nothing against the Celtics defense in the second half of tonight's game. They live and die by the three point shot, which spells death against good teams eventually.

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Man the Celtics have been fun to watch on their last 5 wins. Green been playing with some fire! Sully really looking like he could be special. Go Celtics.
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Celtics really need to tank for 2014 now.

 

Agreed. I wanted them to try rebuilding for the season, especially with them every unlikely to beat the Heat in a 7 game series. I was in full support of trading Rondo to rebuild for the future.

 

Now this happens and the Celtics look screwed. Only real young productive guys on this team are Sullinger, Rondo and Bradley, at this point they should consider trading KG/Pierce/Terry/Bass etc since Rondo obviously isn't going anywhere with the torn ACL.

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Oh. So now you show your support for the Knicks.

 

I'm a New Yorker, born and raised, lived here my whole life, I rep my city.

 

Not a huge basketball fan, really only pay attention during the playoffs.

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Aren't you a Patriots fan?

 

Yeah but Giants are the NFC team I root for, though hate Eli, and Brady is my favorite player.

 

I also hate the Jets with a passion. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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