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Quote from: bdm860 on April 12, 2017, 01:12:20 PMQuote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:57:01 PMQuote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on April 12, 2017, 12:40:06 PMQuote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:17:16 PMQuoteAnd I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed? It's not so much the seed as the wins total. Would people predict 52 or 53 wins, after 48 last year? Vegas had us at 51.5, #2 in the East, so my guess is yes.If COTY is "which team overachieved the most", then I don't think it's Stevens.Good point—I didn't realize how Vegas had placed us. I still think that, compared to all other top teams in both conferences, Brad has done the most with the least amount of raw talent.He's done a great job. But how much better did he do than Quindell Snyder, for instance? That's a similarly flawed team that added 10+ wins to its total. 50 wins in the West is probably more impressive than 53 in the East.I think one of the barriers for Stevens is his own track record. Getting this team to 53 wins seems in line with expectations, but that's only because he got a 25 win team to 40 wins two seasons ago (when he should have won COTY), and 48 last season.Quindell? Auto-correct.
Quote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:57:01 PMQuote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on April 12, 2017, 12:40:06 PMQuote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:17:16 PMQuoteAnd I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed? It's not so much the seed as the wins total. Would people predict 52 or 53 wins, after 48 last year? Vegas had us at 51.5, #2 in the East, so my guess is yes.If COTY is "which team overachieved the most", then I don't think it's Stevens.Good point—I didn't realize how Vegas had placed us. I still think that, compared to all other top teams in both conferences, Brad has done the most with the least amount of raw talent.He's done a great job. But how much better did he do than Quindell Snyder, for instance? That's a similarly flawed team that added 10+ wins to its total. 50 wins in the West is probably more impressive than 53 in the East.I think one of the barriers for Stevens is his own track record. Getting this team to 53 wins seems in line with expectations, but that's only because he got a 25 win team to 40 wins two seasons ago (when he should have won COTY), and 48 last season.Quindell?
Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on April 12, 2017, 12:40:06 PMQuote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:17:16 PMQuoteAnd I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed? It's not so much the seed as the wins total. Would people predict 52 or 53 wins, after 48 last year? Vegas had us at 51.5, #2 in the East, so my guess is yes.If COTY is "which team overachieved the most", then I don't think it's Stevens.Good point—I didn't realize how Vegas had placed us. I still think that, compared to all other top teams in both conferences, Brad has done the most with the least amount of raw talent.He's done a great job. But how much better did he do than Quindell Snyder, for instance? That's a similarly flawed team that added 10+ wins to its total. 50 wins in the West is probably more impressive than 53 in the East.I think one of the barriers for Stevens is his own track record. Getting this team to 53 wins seems in line with expectations, but that's only because he got a 25 win team to 40 wins two seasons ago (when he should have won COTY), and 48 last season.
Quote from: Roy H. on April 12, 2017, 12:17:16 PMQuoteAnd I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed? It's not so much the seed as the wins total. Would people predict 52 or 53 wins, after 48 last year? Vegas had us at 51.5, #2 in the East, so my guess is yes.If COTY is "which team overachieved the most", then I don't think it's Stevens.Good point—I didn't realize how Vegas had placed us. I still think that, compared to all other top teams in both conferences, Brad has done the most with the least amount of raw talent.
QuoteAnd I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed? It's not so much the seed as the wins total. Would people predict 52 or 53 wins, after 48 last year? Vegas had us at 51.5, #2 in the East, so my guess is yes.If COTY is "which team overachieved the most", then I don't think it's Stevens.
And I'll admit to being a homer, but how many people thought Stevens would take the Celtics even to the No. 2 seed this season, much less the No. 1 seed?
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