If Chicago signs Lebron and Bosh or Boozer and Miami signs JJ and Bosh/Boozer I think it's over for the Celts.
Lets face it KG is not getting better. I think 3 rebounds in game 7 shows that. It's not lack of desire, just milage. Ray had pretty much 1 good half in the finals and played prehaps his worst game of the season in game 7. Paul can still play but is no longer "The Truth". He's now meerly a better than aveage player, but not someone who can carry a team. Perkins while a better than average defender is limited offensivly and who know when he'll be back. Rondo has great promise must still must devolope a reliable jump shot and has to improve his free throw shooting. Who even know who will be on the bench, but it doesn't appear that the Celtics have any money to really improve it.
The way I see it the Celtics have to get younger and find some players who can run with Rondo. In other words, I'm expecting a year or 2 even of rebuilding. They just don't have the parts to put together a trade to get younger and faster quickly. As much as it pains me to say this, I would let Ray go and even Pierce if he doesn't take his player option, or look to resign him on the cheap so they can add some desent younger players.
Everyone pretty much knew it was a 3 year window when the Celts picked up KG and Ray. Well the 3 years are over.
A few things. Depending on how the free agent picture works out, it might actually buy the C's another year. Unless three superstars (and the right superstars) end up at one location, I don't see anyone as a lock for winning it all next year. It might take a couple years of using the MLE and bringing on vets before any "super teams" win it all. And remember, a lot of these guys are young and may not be willing to sacrifice the shots and glory that KG, Ray, and PP were willing to do at this later juncture of their careers. If that's the case, we could be looking at one less super power in the East next season (Cleveland) with no immediate heir.
And if a super team does form, now is the time to strike and try to win one more. If God forbid LeBron, Wade, and Bosh ended up on the same team, we're probably screwed for the next 5-7 years anyway. If anything, we should try to win this year before chemistry and a bench can form. Rebuilding to try to beat that team in 3 years is probably pretty futile.
Also, let's not rule out the possibility that KG is better next year. I'm not suggesting he'll ever be what he was, but as Tom Brady showed, injuries take a long time to heal. I don't expect KG to be skying over people like he used to, but I do expect him to be able to complete simple alley oops.
I also wouldn't underestimate what the MLE spent on a strong wing could do. Ray and PP were burnt out more than old. If we get a reliable 25 mpg scorer who can take the pressure of them and allow them to play fewer minutes, I think we can make one more run.
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