Big Three Era a Failure?

[TitleMaster]

Actually, in '08, the Cavs almost beat us. Realize, by games 6 or 7, the C's defenses and offense are usually firing on all cylinders against pretty much anyone.

But instead of caving, the Cavs pushed it to 7 by pure hustle play. And in that final game, LeBron, Delonte, Big Z, and the rest kept it close, all night long. And that was a lone star team.

So all and all, even that first title was a close call.

[Roy H.]

Actually, in '08, the Cavs almost beat us. Realize, by games 6 or 7, the C's defenses and offense are usually firing on all cylinders against pretty much anyone.

But instead of caving, the Cavs pushed it to 7 by pure hustle play. And in that final game, LeBron, Delonte, Big Z, and the rest kept it close, all night long. And that was a lone star team.

So all and all, even that first title was a close call.

They still give rings for close calls, though.  I don't think that title is diminished in the least just because they had a tough seven game series.

[TitleMaster]

Actually, in '08, the Cavs almost beat us. Realize, by games 6 or 7, the C's defenses and offense are usually firing on all cylinders against pretty much anyone.

But instead of caving, the Cavs pushed it to 7 by pure hustle play. And in that final game, LeBron, Delonte, Big Z, and the rest kept it close, all night long. And that was a lone star team.

So all and all, even that first title was a close call.

They still give rings for close calls, though.  I don't think that title is diminished in the least just because they had a tough seven game series.

Sure, I agree. I was just giving credit to the Cavs, for fighting as hard as they did. That was a notable achievement.

[Celtics4ever]

We won a ring after a long drought.  I throughly enjoyed it and continue to do so.  I jsut don't want us to fall that hard again but it may happen.

[tyrone biggums]

Is this thread a joke?? 

This is almost as bad as the thread lamenting trading Big Al Jefferson from December/January.

Was anyone regretting this when they were gathered in Boston to watch the parade? Did anyone really miss watching a young Celtics team finish with 20 wins?

[tyrone biggums]

Actually, in '08, the Cavs almost beat us. Realize, by games 6 or 7, the C's defenses and offense are usually firing on all cylinders against pretty much anyone.

But instead of caving, the Cavs pushed it to 7 by pure hustle play. And in that final game, LeBron, Delonte, Big Z, and the rest kept it close, all night long. And that was a lone star team.

So all and all, even that first title was a close call.

So what would a core of Rondo Big Al and G-Money have brought the Celtics? I think that would have been a bigger failure than the Celtics only winning one ring...

[Senninsage]

It isn't a failure. They won a championship, which is far more than can be said of some teams.

[Change]

Their legacy will be ONE HIT wonder.

[slamdunk]

Not a failure but they should have won more. Ainge did a poor job putting a bench together after that first year. When you have a legit contender, you need to go for it and not worry about saving cap space for four years down the road. Losing Posey and not replacing him, for one, was a huge blow to that team.

[jpk2000]

This thread is so ridiculous that I couldn't resist to comment. Ok, Big Three Era a failure? 2008-2012

Before 2007-2008, Celtics were a dismal organization for 21 years. When Danny Ainge became GM, he drafted poorly, but when he did draft talent, Ainge would trade them i.e; Randy Foye, Joe Johnson, Delonte West, Al Jefferson, Jeff Green and Glen Davis.

Fast forward to 2008, Ainge and the Celtics get lucky with acquiring Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, to team up Paul Pierce.The franchise returned to prominence during the 2007–2008 season when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce as the new "Big Three," leading the team to its 17th championship in 2008 and an Eastern Conference title in 2010. The Celtics have met the Lakers a record 12 times in the NBA Finals, including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010.

Reg. Season :
2008 - 66-16
2009 - 62-20
2010 - 50-32
2011 - 56-26

Note: KG injured during the 2009 Playoffs
*Starting center,Kendrick Perkins tore his ACL during game 6 of 2010 NBA Finals
*Danny Ainge trades Perkins, Nate Robinson, Sehmi Erden, Luke Harangody when the Celtics had 41-14 record, second best record in the league 2011.
* Rondo dislocated his elbow, Shaq had bad knees and Achilles.


2008 it was renewed as the Celtics and Lakers met in the Finals for the first time since 1987, with the Celtics winning the series 4–2. They faced off once again in the 2010 NBA Finals which the Lakers won in 7 games.

Paul Pierce and Celtics has been developing rivalries on the court with Bulls, Cavs, Magic, Heat, Hawks and Knicks, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudimare.

Division Titles:
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Conference Titles:
2008, 2010

So this Celtics Big 3 have made 2 finals appearance within 4 years(2008-2011). I get there's a lot of people outside and inside of Celtics Nation that get's some enjoyment of criticizing this team, but I just listed facts and accomplishments of the current Big 3 era.

How is this a failure? This thread is just insulting and comical.

         

   

[jpk2000]

Not a failure but they should have won more. Ainge did a poor job putting a bench together after that first year. When you have a legit contender, you need to go for it and not worry about saving cap space for four years down the road. Losing Posey and not replacing him, for one, was a huge blow to that team.

2008 and 2011, before the Perkins trade has been the best bench assembled by Ainge. Overall Danny Ainge has done a bad job putting a consistent bench together to help the veteran Big 3.

[mobilija]

Their legacy will be ONE HIT wonder.

I don't get it... are you trolling?

[Kuberski1]

How can the last 4 years be called a failure?  1 ring, and in the hunt every one of those 4 years....after that terrible 06-07 season, not to mention the 20 year+ drought.  It's been a great ride!

[mcshane41]

/thread.

[TripleOT]

The failures were from the early 1990s to 2007.  The KG era in Boston has been an unqualified success.  The Cs were one of the top NBA teams in that span and won a title and could have had at least one more if the injuries didn't hit.