#1AntoineWalkerFan

whos crowning who? is anyone here saying "we are the definite nba champions we are the best..." no...but righ tnow we are playing much better ball than the spurs, and thats a fact...as avalanche said, have the spurs beaten the celtics? no...wait til they beat the celtics then we can talk...

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agoo101284

Has someone pointed out that its January 13th yet? I'm not worried about players being day-to-day on January 13th. I'm not worried about a team slowing down on January 13th.

If its March 13th or April 13th and one of the key players (that includes Perk, Rondo, Posey) is still day-to-day and the team is still firmly against the wall, then I'll worry.

Right now, I'll watch the Patriots, then wait for March Madness. Then, if I have to, I'll worry about the Celtics.

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Avalanche

Well every team has slumps... and its better for us to get the cobwebs out in january after a few losses then ignore them because we are winning.

Pro

Yup. Spurs are down from the standard in the last couple of weeks. They play poorly even when they win, doing just enough. Hopefully they'll oil the machine for the right time. Celtics play has dropped significantly too (I would say in last 5-6 games), but they still find ways to win. They have started the season with an explosion, but there's no need to run out of fuel too early. I believe Suns, Spurs, Mavs and Pistons could also jump to a similar start as Celts if they were so eager to win in regular season (and healthy), but it's impossible to tell. Currently, the Celtics are the best team in the league, make no mistake about it, yet I give them same chances to win it all as to other top 4 teams. The goal is to improve, get no1 spot in the East (and in NBA if possible), and some losses here and there are inevitable. They will (or possibly already have) soon realize that there's no need to go with record breaking pace. Get 60+, stay healthy and learn to play in different situations. Come playoff time, they'll be ready, and it's nice thing to see even for the defending champions' fan.

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Pain5155

celtics are 30-5 in a WEAK eastern conference, they can win all their regular season games, but that means nothing when the playoffs come. if you feel there the best when they havent won anything, thats good for u. in a seven game series against detroit, phoenix and san antonio, those teams have a deeper bench and will win. the way doc played detroit in the 4th q by switiching t.allen and rondo is not gonna work in a seven game series against tony parker, steven nash, and billups.

ehmunro

Rondo, defensively, isn't going to get killed by Parker and Nash, they don't have significant size/strength advantages on him. The guys that kill him are guys like Billups, Baron Davis, etc. The big points that can post him up or overpower him. They still need another big and a vet guard, but the Birdman will be reinstated soon, and ET may work his way out of LA, and that would basically set the Celtics up for a postseason run.

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Avalanche

absolutely

mrsister

The Suns, Mavs, Spurs, and Pistons have all lost to some pretty bad teams - many worse than the Bobcats or Wizards (most recently, the Pistons got trounced by NY). I'm not too worried yet. I do think their offense has sputtered recently, though. The crisp ball movement they had at the beginning of the season that lead to blowouts is no longer there. I have a feeling all the concentration on defense has kind of worn them down on offense. They still play great defense, but the offense doesn't seem to be running smoothly anymore. Either that, or teams have figured out how to stop them.

Pro

You can't figure how to stop a team with such a three great players like Allen, Garnett and Pierce, and several other perimeter threats. But scouting has certainly did part in it. Teams now have some better ideas what they want to do defensively. Most of those defensive plans won't work on most of the nights, but Celts are going to see all kinds of defences. If somebody suprises them (like Wiz did with that very deep double team on the ballhandler last time) it is possible that it'll result in a very poor offensive performance or a loss, but Celtics should be able to adjust quickly.

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Avalanche

Especially when the playoffs hit, Teams can surprise the Celtics on any given night but to do it in a series will be near impossible with the C's defense and Vet leadership

Avalanche

This team needs a serious adjustment on the offensive end... a complete overhaul.
all the movement, passing, going to rim etc we had at the start of the season is gone... a team starts playing physical against us and we fold and become a jump shooting team.
Pierce has been making some bad decisions, and Caron really got under his skin in those 2 games.. Ray has been Horrible, id preffer to have Tony in there lately, especially at the end of this most recent Wizards loss... he cant shoot, is over dribbling and i have no idea what is wrong with him.
KG is the only one moving consistantly on offense but he isnt crashing the boards enough, on either end of the floor.

Doc's been terrible aswell, we have a good record so he will get no blame and no thought of being fired but his substitutions and use of time outs has been losing us games.

This team is sleep walking right now, its fine to go into a bit of a cruise mode mid way through the season but not to the point where the offense completely shuts down.
Get some energy back into this team quick because teams are going to start jumping all over us if we keep up this lazy ****

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Aznboi812

i guess no one wants to admit that the celtics are a good team. Its not even the first half of the season and yet people are complaining that just because the celtics won 30 games that deosn't mean they'll do good in the playoffs. Losses do happen and upsets always happen. I really can't wait till the playoff happens so us celtics fan can rub it in your faces. Quote this if you want but I promise this

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