I find it funny how so many see a few days off as being a good thing for opponents as they get to rest, but some of those same people saw it as bad for the Celtics as the worry was the C's would be rusty.
So which is it?
I guess it can be both, teams can get rest but come out rusty, but it sure isn't portrayed that way.
Yeah -- could play out either way -- rust v. rest. My thinking was mostly about the C's finishing an intense 7-game series and then traveling to Miami -- I think that's tough physically and mentally.
On a few occasions, I've watched the C's play in these playoffs, then watched some of another game the same night, and it always seemed like the second games were considerably less intense. We've been in the two most intense series of the playoffs by a significant margin.
Its a pretty big adjustment to go from playing Philly to playing the Celtics. The difference for Butler, in particular, is going to be like going from playing JV to varsity. I'm also interested in watching whether our bigs can hold their own with Bam or not.