of course, another possible explanation is that the current celtics team is simply not very good, has uneven and mismatched talent, lacks a consistent scorer, and also lacks a strong leader.
crawford's poor decision making that went against the play stevens had drawn up maybe be a good example of the limits of this team. modiocre and poor teams regularly lose close games and dont execute well in crucial situations. that is one mark of mediocre teams.
i dont want this sort of poor decision making and limited talents to continue long on this team. it will take 2-3 years to replace these mediocre players with good players, but i believe it will happen under ainge.
until them, i dont get too upset over the losses and look instead to how players develop.