With another season fast approaching, we are reminded that most teams enter the season with optimism about their chances to have a successful season, if not necessarily win a title. Sometimes the optimism comes from good planning and other times…
Tag: Boston Celtics
Ranking The 2023-24 Celtics
How historically great were the 2023-24 Celtics? It’s nearly impossible to compare teams from different eras on a head-to-head matchup basis because the rules and strategies have changed so much between generations. It is not an apples-to-apples comparison when one…
Bill Russell v. Tom Heinsohn and the 1956-57 ROY
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…
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…