Posey made a great contribution to the Celtics last year.
This year, with the Hornets, his impact has been minimal.
A few regular season victories one way or the other mean little. We won't know until playoff time if Posey would have been a difference maker for the Celtics this year.
My guess is that the Celtics will do just as well without him, but only time will tell.
BTW, the differences in record between this year and last have very little to do with Posey's absence, and everything to do with the fact that (1) teams like LA and Cleveland have improved, and (2) the Celtics' early season schedule did not permit them to get any rest.
Every time I saw Brickowski making an optimistic prediction re: the C's, I instantaneously become much more skeptical. :S And I thought you guaranteed the Hornets would win the West.
I've always said the absence of Posey would be of little significance during the regular season. But of course it's being felt - and it'd be enough to guarantee a couple of wins by the end of the year.
His athleticism is also a big contrast to Posey, who you overrate at about the same level that many overrate Tony Allen. He was the 6th best player on the team last year, a good but not exceptional 6th man.
Throughout his career, Posey has been the second or third best player in some play-off teams and a top4 or top5 player in championship teams.
You are dead wrong about TA's D, he is one of the league's best at his position, if you can't recognize that you either aren't watching the games or have a bias against him.
Tom Thibodeau is a hater(I see he sitting on the bench, so I'm assuming he watches the games) !!!!
I like TA's D, he can be really good playing 1on1. But sometimes he's so unfocused that he becomes a liability. That's Tony Allen problem and biggest flaw. People can talk all they want about his skill-set. But that's missing the point.