The OKC Thunder officially have my attention

[He_Got_Game]

Playing Springer and Walsh against OKC is a good way to lose by more points.

You're not seeing the big picture. The big picture is these young teams are becoming more and more athletic on the wings and the Celtics need to incorporate athletes of their own to keep pace.

I'm not missing anything. I'm pro-athletes, if they can play. But you said this team HAS to play Walsh and Springer. They absolutely do not.

I respect your perspective. If they play this team in the finals I'm really not seeing a path to victory over this particular team. They are too fast and too athletic. This is a horrible matchup for the Celtics.

[CelticFaninLBC]

Wake me up if we meet 3 rounds later in the playoffs. If I’m going to worry about another team it would have to be one who will get to us first. I’m worried about the Celtics, a little. Just some things they need to figure out. I still feel if we lose it will be because we beat ourselves.


OKC is very good, won’t mince words. Just have no business worrying about them when both teams would have to get through 3 rounds just to meet. Denver was our supposed monster last season.

Yep, let's see them get through the west first. Luka and Kyrie beat them in a several close playoff games last year. SGA still needs help in the playoffs imo.

[BRUNiNHO91]

Wake me up if we meet 3 rounds later in the playoffs. If I’m going to worry about another team it would have to be one who will get to us first. I’m worried about the Celtics, a little. Just some things they need to figure out. I still feel if we lose it will be because we beat ourselves.


OKC is very good, won’t mince words. Just have no business worrying about them when both teams would have to get through 3 rounds just to meet. Denver was our supposed monster last season.

Yep, let's see them get through the west first. Luka and Kyrie beat them in a several close playoff games last year. SGA still needs help in the playoffs imo.

Just watched a few of the OKC x Dallas highlights and Boston x Dallas highlights and talked myself down the ledge. Obviously OKC is much deeper this year, but that depth will get taken away a bit in the playoffs and I don’t think their starting 5 or even top 7 is as powerful as ours. Gotta also hope the moment is still too big for these guys. Our guys pooped the bed repeatedly in the ECF before they got through it so..gotta think OKC will run into some of these issues also.

[Fierce1]

Let's not forget that this OKC team, led by SGA, has not yet reached the conference finals.

First step in getting to the NBA Finals is to win a conference finals.

Until that happens, it's not as simplistic as OKC dominated the regular season, so they are sure to make the finals.

[fallguy]

You're not seeing the big picture. The big picture is these young teams are becoming more and more athletic on the wings and the Celtics need to incorporate athletes of their own to keep pace.

I'm not missing anything. I'm pro-athletes, if they can play. But you said this team HAS to play Walsh and Springer. They absolutely do not.

I respect your perspective. If they play this team in the finals I'm really not seeing a path to victory over this particular team. They are too fast and too athletic. This is a horrible matchup for the Celtics.

Yeah, we don't disagree about OKC. I don't want to see them in the finals. And I'm all about athletes who can play. I just don't think any are sitting on our bench. I'm hopeful about Walsh come next season though.

[CelticFaninLBC]

Wake me up if we meet 3 rounds later in the playoffs. If I’m going to worry about another team it would have to be one who will get to us first. I’m worried about the Celtics, a little. Just some things they need to figure out. I still feel if we lose it will be because we beat ourselves.


OKC is very good, won’t mince words. Just have no business worrying about them when both teams would have to get through 3 rounds just to meet. Denver was our supposed monster last season.

Yep, let's see them get through the west first. Luka and Kyrie beat them in a several close playoff games last year. SGA still needs help in the playoffs imo.

Just watched a few of the OKC x Dallas highlights and Boston x Dallas highlights and talked myself down the ledge. Obviously OKC is much deeper this year, but that depth will get taken away a bit in the playoffs and I don’t think their starting 5 or even top 7 is as powerful as ours. Gotta also hope the moment is still too big for these guys. Our guys pooped the bed repeatedly in the ECF before they got through it so..gotta think OKC will run into some of these issues also.

Their depth makes them a great regular season team, but no one has a better top 6 than Boston.. I think OKC's still a year away considering they haven't even gotten to the WCF. I see them losing in either the WCF or Finals this year.