Having seen them up close for two straight games, they’re going to be pretty dang good once healthy.  Dinwiddie is a handful, they have shooters all around, and a guy with a sweet fro blocking shots.

Now, kyrie still might screw it up but they look like a real threat to win the East once KD comes back.

We all want Kyrie to be back... They are terrible with him around plus Dinwidlledoo would not be able to do his thing.

They beat the Cs yes, but you do realise it was on a day when Kemba and Jaylen were both Bricklaying.. We could have beaten this team if Kemba was himself and if of course GH was around.

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they look like a real threat to win the East once KD comes back.

Kyrie plus the current Nets team doesn’t scare me, but yeah, a healthy Durant makes them Finals contenders.

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they look like a real threat to win the East once KD comes back.

Kyrie plus the current Nets team doesn’t scare me, but yeah, a healthy Durant makes them Finals contenders.

not so sure about that.  we expected to be finals contenders with Kyrie last year, and we should have been.  I would never again have expectations that high for a Kyrie-led team and yes, even with Durant, it's led by Kyrie because he's going to have the ball most of the time.  also, there's no guarantee Durant comes back immediately playing like his old self.  He could very well require a year under his belt much like Hayward did. 

nothing would make me happier than to see 2 years wasted for the Nets in their collusion with these 2 to rig a quick contender in the East.  (well, probably seeing the Lebron/AD collusion fail miserably in the West -- will likely have to wait until the end of the season and possibly playoffs before the wheels start coming off for them)

The Nets are okay, but I don't really see them as a threat (especially if we end up acquiring a more productive center.)

I only see 2 (maybe 2 1/2) legit threats to our chances of winning the East and that's Philly and Milwaukee.

Toronto is still very much in the mix. The only question is what do they decide to do at the trade deadline?

Add onto their roster or trade away some of their veterans like Lowry, Gasol and Ibaka and build the team around Siakam, VanVleet, etc.?

I know Miami and Indy are playing relatively well but I question if they'll last through the season.

If Brooklyn ends up becoming a threat to the Celts this year, then that's a major disappointment.

Agreed, except I’m more worried about Miami than Toronto. Miami is legit.

Quote from: gpap on November 30, 2019, 01:57:00 PM

The Nets are okay, but I don't really see them as a threat (especially if we end up acquiring a more productive center.)

I only see 2 (maybe 2 1/2) legit threats to our chances of winning the East and that's Philly and Milwaukee.

Toronto is still very much in the mix. The only question is what do they decide to do at the trade deadline?

Add onto their roster or trade away some of their veterans like Lowry, Gasol and Ibaka and build the team around Siakam, VanVleet, etc.?

I know Miami and Indy are playing relatively well but I question if they'll last through the season.

If Brooklyn ends up becoming a threat to the Celts this year, then that's a major disappointment.

Agreed, except I’m more worried about Miami than Toronto. Miami is legit.

Yeah, the game on Wednesday should be interesting. It just seems Jimmy Butler tends to cause trouble wherever he goes.

One loss and already the Nets are going to be a problem? Man I wish people would be a little more optimistic about the Celts just a little.