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The Celtics have 2 scorers and a rock solid defense. We used to have that. Sigh.
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That is a very lethal combination and a proven formula that works. Quite a similar to a situation where you have to pick your poison.
By the way, Michael, do you remember which one of our previous teams had 2 scorers and a rock-solid defense? Kobe and Shaq? Kobe and Pau?
All the Lakers championship teams were good defensively Buba. Think of the last championship. Kobe was 1st nba defense. Meta, I believe was a defensive player of the year in his career. Lamar, Pau and Bynum were all good defenders. As a matter of fact I can’t think of an NBA championship team that didn’t have a good defense. I mean when you think of the great Warriors teams you think offense but they were solid defensively as well.
Great points, Michael. You gave a very good answer. Thanks for responding.
Teams win with guys in their primes, it’s simple as that. Sure there are instances when the team leader has just begun his decline and has an ascending guy alongside him and they managed to make it back to the mountaintop. Think Kobe in 2010, Lebron with Kyrie and then again in the Bubble. It’s certainly not something anyone can bank on going forward.
When the athleticism and durability are gone, and teams are stuck continually paying the guys who can’t carry the team annually increasing salaries, championships are a pipedream.
Celts also seem to have found a great young head coach in Udoka…something we seem to be unable to do. I’d like to see Rondo get a shot but then I look at how bad Nash is getting schooled by a guy with actual experience.