With the recent passing of the great Bill Russell, I was thinking about his beginning. Though he was an instant star, Russell did not win Rookie of the Year. Let’s do a moderate dive into how this happened and whether…
Tag: Boston Celtics
Miami/Boston and ECF Game 7s
1. We’ve Got a Game 7!: While these payoffs have had some fun moments, we haven’t really had any epic series. The two Game 7s we have had (Boston/Milwaukee and Dallas/Phoenix) were blow outs. I’m moderately hopeful that tonight’s Boston/Miami…
Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Celtics/Heat
In the season that has lasted forever, we are finally to the Eastern Conference Finals. Oddly, the teams playing are the three seed (Boston) and the five seed (Miami). As an initial note, it looks like Boston is the slight…
Playoff Quick Thoughts
We made it through the seeding round and now we have actual playoffs! The playoffs, like everything else in the Bubble, will feel slightly unsatisfying but still much, much better than nothing. The playoff predictions we made pre-Bubble (Bucks over…
Bill Russell’s Dynasty Review
With all this talk of Michael Jordan’s Bulls and their amazing dynasty, I started thinking about the NBA’s original and most prolific dynasty, the Bill Russell Celtics. Russell’s teams won 11 titles in 13 years, which is basically an unmatchable…