playoffs in 2 years

[konkmv]

everyone seems so optimistic...i am too but i expect a slower progress than others... the team is still adding peaces... we will not win a playoff spot this year. we have no depth at sf and c positions... and next year there will be more competitive teams in the east.. pistons and the knicks will not be so bad... to reach the next level we need good free agents mr ainge...

[wdleehi]

I think at the rate they are going, make the right draft pick/right trade with the draft pick, they are a playoff team next season. 

[Evantime34]

I think at the rate they are going, make the right draft pick/right trade with the draft pick, they are a playoff team next season.

Yeah with how close we are to the playoffs this year, I think we will make it next year. With cap space and draft picks I would be shocked if we didn't make the incremental improvement that would lead to the playoffs.

[D.o.s.]

As has been echoed in threads too numerous to list by many posters much smarter than I am, I want the C's to make it to the playoffs when they're actually a team that deserves to be there -- over .500, talented, competitive, etc.

[Celtics4ever]

I think it will be next season as well.   This season is hard to predict as there are so many bad teams in the east.

[pearljammer10]

With draft picks, assets, a weak east, and most importantly the willingness to pull the trigger on a big fish type deal I would be surprised if we didnt get at least the 8th seed next season.

[Moranis]

Who knows how weak the East is going to be next year though.  What if someone like Gasol comes east. What if Detroit, Milwaukee, etc. continue to progress.  Indiana should be much better with George coming back.  Brooklyn and New York are just such wild cards.  Miami should be better if they keep Dragic and get Bosh back.  Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, and Washington should all be pretty good teams.  Who knows about Charlotte.  Orlando is improving.  And Philadelphia may very well be the biggest wild card of them all.  What if Embiid and Saric both come out and play well.  Couple that with Noel's growth and whomever they pick this year (and maybe two somethings if the Lakers fall to 6th).  Philly might go from one of the worst teams in the league to an exciting above .500 team in one off season.

[apc]

Forget the east. who knows what our team is going to look like next year.
It could be very different.

[wdleehi]

As has been echoed in threads too numerous to list by many posters much smarter than I am, I want the C's to make it to the playoffs when they're actually a team that deserves to be there -- over .500, talented, competitive, etc.

If they change the playoff rules from the East West split to the division winners and the next 10 best teams, then I don't see the Celtics making it.


If it remains the same, I thing they can sneak in without have the real playoff talent.

[slamtheking]

Who knows how weak the East is going to be next year though.  What if someone like Gasol comes east. What if Detroit, Milwaukee, etc. continue to progress.  Indiana should be much better with George coming back.  Brooklyn and New York are just such wild cards.  Miami should be better if they keep Dragic and get Bosh back.  Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, and Washington should all be pretty good teams.  Who knows about Charlotte.  Orlando is improving.  And Philadelphia may very well be the biggest wild card of them all.  What if Embiid and Saric both come out and play well.  Couple that with Noel's growth and whomever they pick this year (and maybe two somethings if the Lakers fall to 6th).  Philly might go from one of the worst teams in the league to an exciting above .500 team in one off season.

this.

what some people seem to forget is a lot of the East teams that aren't very good this year will be adding top prospects in this draft.  C's have some decent young talent but no one looks to be an all-star at this point.  at best this draft, they'll be adding some more decent young talent but no all-stars.

A number of teams in the East will have better players than us unless Danny pulls off a surprise FA signing in the offseason.

playoffs aren't out of question next year considering how the team has overperformed expectations the past month but I think there's a better chance they'll make it in 2 years when Danny has a load of 2016 picks to use and/or trade for better players.

[Hemingway]

I'm sorry have we been eliminated from the playoffs this year? We just need to win some more games. Enough loser talk!

There is no way to really find this out but I can't help but wonder if the fans that endorse tanking and take a long road approach are more often than not the ones who never really played organized ball.

[D.o.s.]

As has been echoed in threads too numerous to list by many posters much smarter than I am, I want the C's to make it to the playoffs when they're actually a team that deserves to be there -- over .500, talented, competitive, etc.

If they change the playoff rules from the East West split to the division winners and the next 10 best teams, then I don't see the Celtics making it.


If it remains the same, I thing they can sneak in without have the real playoff talent.

They can hem and haw about changing it but the logistical nightmare will almost certainly prevent it for the near future.

[Moranis]

As has been echoed in threads too numerous to list by many posters much smarter than I am, I want the C's to make it to the playoffs when they're actually a team that deserves to be there -- over .500, talented, competitive, etc.

If they change the playoff rules from the East West split to the division winners and the next 10 best teams, then I don't see the Celtics making it.


If it remains the same, I thing they can sneak in without have the real playoff talent.

They can hem and haw about changing it but the logistical nightmare will almost certainly prevent it for the near future.

Yeah it just doesn't make any sense.  The only way I see them doing anything is where a team is below .500 and a team from the other conference doesn't make the playoffs and is something like 10 games better.  So a team is 45-37 and not in the playoffs while a team is 35-47 and is.  In that type of situation I could see them swapping, but I do think it needs to be some fairly large gap for it to ever happen.

I looked back to the mid-90's and using the 10 game rule the only times it would have come into play were 07/08 when the Hawks made the playoffs at 37-45 and the Warriors missed the playoffs at 48-34 and last year when the Hawks were 38-44 and the Suns were 48-34.    I think that would make some sense.  Of course it would be a logistical nightmare.  Does the 48 win Phoenix team become the 8th seed in the East or would they be the 4th seed (same record as the 4th seeded Bulls)

[celticsclay]

Who knows how weak the East is going to be next year though.  What if someone like Gasol comes east. What if Detroit, Milwaukee, etc. continue to progress.  Indiana should be much better with George coming back.  Brooklyn and New York are just such wild cards.  Miami should be better if they keep Dragic and get Bosh back.  Atlanta, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, and Washington should all be pretty good teams.  Who knows about Charlotte.  Orlando is improving.  And Philadelphia may very well be the biggest wild card of them all.  What if Embiid and Saric both come out and play well.  Couple that with Noel's growth and whomever they pick this year (and maybe two somethings if the Lakers fall to 6th).  Philly might go from one of the worst teams in the league to an exciting above .500 team in one off season.

this.

what some people seem to forget is a lot of the East teams that aren't very good this year will be adding top prospects in this draft.  C's have some decent young talent but no one looks to be an all-star at this point.  at best this draft, they'll be adding some more decent young talent but no all-stars.

A number of teams in the East will have better players than us unless Danny pulls off a surprise FA signing in the offseason.

playoffs aren't out of question next year considering how the team has overperformed expectations the past month but I think there's a better chance they'll make it in 2 years when Danny has a load of 2016 picks to use and/or trade for better players.

Their own owner probably doesn't think the 76ers make the playoffs next year cause otherwise we get their first round pick. Our team is built on all young players, why do other players improve more than ours? Why such pessimism when we are playing well. Just enjoy it!

[Hemingway]

As has been echoed in threads too numerous to list by many posters much smarter than I am, I want the C's to make it to the playoffs when they're actually a team that deserves to be there -- over .500, talented, competitive, etc.

If they change the playoff rules from the East West split to the division winners and the next 10 best teams, then I don't see the Celtics making it.


If it remains the same, I thing they can sneak in without have the real playoff talent.

They can hem and haw about changing it but the logistical nightmare will almost certainly prevent it for the near future.

Yeah it just doesn't make any sense.  The only way I see them doing anything is where a team is below .500 and a team from the other conference doesn't make the playoffs and is something like 10 games better.  So a team is 45-37 and not in the playoffs while a team is 35-47 and is.  In that type of situation I could see them swapping, but I do think it needs to be some fairly large gap for it to ever happen.

I looked back to the mid-90's and using the 10 game rule the only times it would have come into play were 07/08 when the Hawks made the playoffs at 37-45 and the Warriors missed the playoffs at 48-34 and last year when the Hawks were 38-44 and the Suns were 48-34.    I think that would make some sense.  Of course it would be a logistical nightmare.  Does the 48 win Phoenix team become the 8th seed in the East or would they be the 4th seed (same record as the 4th seeded Bulls)

The problem could correct itself. If I was a FA I would slightly favor the east over the west because I'd have a better shot.

If the NBA changes things too often it is a bad thing. If we see another few years on sub .500 eastern 7 and 8 seeds MAYBE the nba changes the divisions or conferences slightly. But its a bad thing to do. Its really like trying to fix results (even if it is trying to fix it for more competitive results) If you play in the west and are good and can't make the playoffs- Come to Boston!