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Yes, absolutely a success..
They were 1 meltdown away from winning last year, and a Garnett injury away from winning in 2009..
Definitely a success, better than being a lottery team every year..
Heard this discussion on Mike & Mike this morning (yes, I'm one of the 5 people left on the planet who doesn't have satellite radio, so I still listen to these clowns on the way to work). Assuming this group is done as a true le contender, is one le in four years "enough" for this group to be considered a success?
Yes, absolutely a success..
They were 1 meltdown away from winning last year, and a Garnett injury away from winning in 2009..
Definitely a success, better than being a lottery team every year..
being that they were old when they got together, I really wouldn't say it was a failure.
One le is better than none, so no I disagree.
They ringed: Success.
It ain't easy.
However, if SuperHeat only win 1 le, I would consider them a failure given they're all superstars in their primes, 2 of which are top 5 players in the league. Would be pathetic, especially in LeBron's individual case, if they only won 1. Wade already took a team on his back and won it all so he'll always have that in the resume.
though I believe it would be a failure if they were to promise multiple championships.
Anything that wins a championship is a success in the NBA, even if it mortgages your future for the next 5 years.
Not a failure. They rang. But definitely a disappointment.
28 other teams would trade with those three years .... only team that wouldn't trade is probably the Lakers
They rang. Much like the Shaq-Wade Heat, they only won 1 le in what, 4 years as well? Point is, they got the bling so it can't be considered a failure.
But I would say it's kinda disappointing for them. KG's injury denied them the ability to defend their le and had Perkins not been injured for Game 7 they probably would've won. Trading for Jeff Green and signing Shaq also turned out to be ing re ed, so Danny Ainge looks like a dumbass now.
The Chauncey Billups Pistons had a lot of disappointing seasons, but I do not consider them a failure because they brought another trophy to Detroit. Same deal with these Celtics.
While they didn't blatantly promise multiple les like Miami did, I think when those 3 for Boston came together and won a le in their first season, expectations for multiple les grew. Rondo was supposed to be the guy holding them back, and he developed into a top 5-10 PG for them. Sure, injuries got the best of them in two out of their four years together, but they played in a weak conference with a one-man team in Cleveland and some pretenders in Orlando as their biggest compe ion. Even with the Perkins injury, they were in control of Game 7 last year until they let the game slip away.
The era was a success in that they made Boston relevant again, and did add a ring to stay ahead of LA. But with the talent they had, if they can't get one more ring out of this group, I think you'd have to look at them the same way you'd look at the Heat if they only won 1-2 rings.
not a failure at all. They got the ring and would have definitely repeated if not KG injury. Now they are finished along with the Spurs and Lakers.
Better way to characterize it. Disappointment, not a failure.
Sustained success, two NBA Finals, one le. Pretty good. Of course, you'd want more. When you taste the ultimate success, you get greedy. But that shouldn't prevent them and their fans from appreciating what they did accomplish.
Meltdown? Team gets 20+ Free Throws in a quarter you can't do much about it
Without KG's injury this group probably 3peats
Don't foul, A.
Don't back up on Artest, B.
tee, hee, C.
Without Bird's ed up hand from a fight, the Celtics 3peat.
Without a phantom foul on Laimbeer, the Bad Boy Pistons probably 3peat.
Without .04, the Spurs probably 3 peat.
It's easy and fun to talk in hypothetical. But that's not what is remembered. It's not what matters.
I'll say this. They lucked out with Rondo. Without Rondo it would have been an utter failure.
^I called Rondo first. Me.
Those weren't fouls
Best defense in the league doesn't just all of a sudden start fouling a team shooting under 30% for the game
If that Game 7 is in Boston, the Celtics win by 15+. So I'll give you the fact Boston was screwed once the regular season ended and they weren't ahead of the Lakers
bend over. I'll give you me
This.
Too many teams have spent far more and done far less.
definitely wasnt a failure. ultimately, they got that championship, and had several chances to compete heavily for one as well, so that is definitely a success, even if they may have underachieved due to a few unfortunate cir stances (KGs injury in 09, Perkins injury and a few unusually perfect bounces straight to laker players that led to offensive rebounds for the Lakers in G7 last year)
Without balls, my uncle would be my aunt.
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