THANK YOU!
Perspective! When the Celts beat the Lakers a week ago without Kobe, I thought "hey this is great, but it's not a TRUE win...it's a win against the lakers, but without their best scorere!"
I was happy about the win...but it was tempered! Today, I am equally tempered about yesterday's loss. Though the loss sucked, good signs were shown.
This is especially so when the team is -1 player at the 3 position, and almost minus another with the flu at the backup 3 position (Marquis).
How can ANY team win ANY game when they are virtually non-existent at one whole position...especially when they are playing against the best small forward on earth!
Expectations. This team has serious problems, but also serious potential...and they keep on showing it during the same game. If the potential is there in the first halves, I refuse to give up on this team. They just need to extend it for a full game. They've got a month and a half to start playing this way.
ALL that we can 100% verifiably see is that this team is capable of rolling over the best of teams (Cavs, Lakers)...and being rolled over by these same teams in the same games.
Which Celtics team will we see in the playoffs for full games? Nobody knows. Nobody here can honestly say, because we all know that the intensity of the playoffs sits at a much higher level....an intensity the Celtics normally work to their advantage.
In the meantime, I'll just say that though this team is maddening, I LOVE them to bits.
