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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: rutzan on April 12, 2012, 12:54:14 PM

Title: 80's Celts vs Today's Celts
Post by: rutzan on April 12, 2012, 12:54:14 PM
winning the championship this year would put them in the same conversation as the 80's teams...


1984: NBA FINALS - WON
1985: ECF- WON
1986: NBA FINALS - WON
1987: ECF - WON
1988: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS - WON
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2008: NBA FINALS - WON
2009: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - WON
2010: ECF - WON
2011: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - WON
2012: ?
Title: Re: 80's Celts vs Today's Celts
Post by: Donoghus on April 12, 2012, 12:59:47 PM
Those teams went to 4 straight NBA Finals plus an ECF in the final year of that 5 year stretch. 

This team has been to the Finals only twice and bounced in the conference semis the other two times.

Not quite on par with the mid-late 80s teams.
Title: Re: 80's Celts vs Today's Celts
Post by: Fafnir on April 12, 2012, 01:01:47 PM
Quote from: Donoghus on April 12, 2012, 12:59:47 PM
Those teams went to 4 straight NBA Finals plus an ECF in the final year of that 5 year stretch. 

This team has been to the Finals only twice and bounced in the conference semis the other two times.

Not quite on par with the mid-late 80s teams.
Nope, though injuries certainly played a part in that. But its not like the 80s celtics didn't have their share too.