Mailbag: Boston Celtics win the summer? Bill Russell left off list of winners?
It’s time for another mailbag and in this one we get into whether the Celtics actually won the offseason and the potential return of fan favorites. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into those topics, a look ahead to a couple of seasons from now when Boston might have to make some tough choices (and what those might be), and then a look at Team USA and why there aren’t any NBA players on the 3-on-3 team. Also… did Bill Russell get left off an impressive list of Olympic and NBA winners?
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An important thing to note about next season: If we don't win the mid-season tournament this summer has been an EPIC failure. Pearls are already being clutched.
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In fairness, the Celtics HAVE gotten a lot of discussion about running it back. We all know "winning" the offseason is about acquisitions as opposed to "where are we now?" Like Coach of the Year is REALLY about "who is perceived to have done the most with the least" as opposed to "best coach" (which would probably be 2-3 of the same guys every year).
Which "fan favorite" does he want back? There isn't a guy out there I can think of that fits. Who to get rid of to make room for him? Don't even SAY Marcus or Kelly or Grant. Please. Who else–Rob, so he can be hurt all season for $12M? Maybe a trade with Team France for Evan Fournier and the Dancing Bear? Fan favorites…mine are guys on the team.
I don't see the team going full rebuild unless several things go wrong along the way. I don't see them ever getting worse than they were during the IT Era, or the Heat are now.
Thanks for my question, John. I'd heard that Russell high jump bit many years ago, but long forgotten it. Thanks!