I know there is a thread on the article itself, but thought this warranted it's own discussion. This is what Isiah Thomas had to say about playing in the playoffs last year:
I was learning a lot, but I think I learned the most about my teammates — and the city of Boston — in the playoff series against the Cavaliers.
I know, I know. We got swept. Our season didn’t end the way we wanted it to, believe me. But a lot of good came from that series. It was an experience that our team needed, because in three of the four games, we had a chance to win in the final minutes. But we didn’t know how to win. Not in the playoffs, at least. They’re just different than the regular season. When people say that in the playoffs every play counts and every possession is crucial, they’re not kidding. It sounds cliché, and it is, but you can’t really understand what it means until you’re in position to close out a playoff game — and you get out-executed in the final minutes. You start thinking back to all the little things you could have done differently to change the outcome of the game. An extra pass here, better shot selection there — it all adds up. And against a great team like the Cavs, those little things will kill you.
I was proud of the mindset we had coming out of that series. We lost, but we gained confidence. We came out of it thinking, O.K. That’s what it takes to win a playoff series. Now we know.
I have seen poster lamenting that we lost some draft picks for nothing all season long, so I thought this was pretty interesting food for thought in regards to us missing out on a higher draft slot for nothing. If IT values this experience this highly, how can we really say it wasn't worth it as fans. Does this change your opinion at all?
Topic: Isiah Thomas on the value of the sweep last year (Read 536 times)