Ensoul wrote:That person is obviously going over board. I am still a little annoyed at the loss yesterday. Not sure if this is good or bad but after what we have been witnessing the past month I have resigned myself to accept this team is simply not winning a title this year so the losses do not upset me as much as they did the past two seasons. I also have to admit I am not looking forward to the games as much as I used to anymore. With this team all you need to do is watch the last 4 minutes of the game because the first 44 do not mean much.
Everyone handles losing differently but you can't allow it to get to you to the point where it's affecting your personal life outside of being a sports fan. For me, I appreciate that Ray and Garnett helped Boston win a NBA Championship after a twenty-one title drought. For that reason, Ainge deserves a lot of credit. Remember, Boston didn't win the lottery in 2007 and everything looked pale initially for Boston fans. But then Ainge resurrected our hope...
The way I viewed Boston is by what was already written on the wall. This is a good team but one with aging star players. After the 2007 draft, Ainge retooled this roster to win for the short term. Honestly, I didn't believe that Boston would win the title in the first season with Ray and Garnett, but they did and it lifted a lot of pressure off of the team for the next season. Of course, no one could've predicted that the team would lose Garnett mid season. But bleep happens... I'll say my biggest gripe about Boston from last season and now is that apparent lost of that hunger to reach the NBA Finals and that swagger that you know you're a very good defensive team. Both of these just vanish in such a short time. I don't buy it. It really bothers me how the team seems to be resigned to the notion that they can't play defense or win for that matter minus Garnett. No, great teams win games despite the lost of their best player or one of their best players. It's called overcoming adversity. You stick it out, and suck it up and persevere. We aren't getting that from this season's Boston Celtics. I mean you're building up these large leads only to relinquish it in the fourth quarter or what have you. That's inexcusable. It begins with the head coach and the players. They've to look in the mirror.
On the other hand, it's my hope that Boston can overcome this adversity and finish the season and playoffs giving a strong effort. They should look to the Houston Rockets of the 1994-1995 season for their inspiration. Basically, the Rockets were a fifty-plus win team for the 1993-1994 season that won a NBA Championship as a second seed. However, in 1994-1995, the Rocket would win fewer games but still went on to win the NBA Championship as the sixth seed. I don't see Boston being no worst than a third seed, but you get the point.
