History Repeating? (1969)

This year’s team is better equipped than the 08 squad, More experienced Big 3 playing at their expectations, the improvement of the bench in that TA, Baby and Sheed is actually way better than Posey, Powe and PJ, add to that the revelation of the best PG in the playoffs in Rondo makes for a very good story in the playoffs. The only comparison its got with the 69 C’s is the they are too old theme and that this yr, we were practically written off at the start of the playoffs as a cameo appearance, one that would struggle against Miami and be blown out by the Cavs. The Celtics have infact baffled every single fan and expert analysts out there who knows the game of basketball. They have overachieved to the point that everyone is actually in fact salivating of a Celtic/Laker Final that im pretty sure David Stern will most likely make sure of (Anyone noticed how we Celtic fans have toned down our griping about the refs…its because for the first time, Im actually seeing fair whistles in the first two games of the series ).

I really do hope this team does not get complacent and continue their march toward banner 18…never let up guys!! GO CELTICS!!

But the C’s are fighting tooth and nail and has already made all the experts out there look like a fool.

watching that 68-69 team during the season, i never thought it had a chance. russell was tanking it many games and looked old and uncaring. ditto, this year’s team,but no one has outtanked sheed. surprise, surprise, there’s life in the old guys and doc is a prophet.

One game at a time, game 3 in Boston…

Winning it all in 2010 would surpass it!

The 1969 team was never dismissed to the extent that the 2010 team has been. The `69 team traveled a far easier path through the playoffs! The `69 team only had to beat a weak {yes, weak} Philadelphia team…and a young, “not-quite-ready-for-prime-time” NY team to reach the Finals. This year`s Cleveland or Orlando teams were far superior.

In the Finals, LA had their own “Big 3”. However, they were also aging! Baylor was clearly past his prime, West was 31 {though still great}, Wilt was 33. Funny how that`s never mentioned. Plus, LA had zero talent once you got past those three players. Zero!

The `69 team did take home a “surprising” title #11, and will always remain legendary, due primarily because it was the last time we ever saw Russell play.

Again, take it from one who was around in 1969…a title this year would be much more amazing!

I posted a similar comparison on realgm and maybe even here way back in the regular season.. Let’s get through this series first though before we start talking about the Lakers. The suns have offered no resistance so the Lakers are a shoe in as far as I can see. We’ve beaten Orlando by 4 and then by 3 so the games have been close and I have no reason to believe that games 3 and 4 won’t be the same way. So all of this talk about the Lakers is way premature.

I wouldn’t mind if this team rested all season developing chemistry and players if they delivered in the post season like this. We would get better draft picks that way.

If Mchale was healthy 1987 would have been ours.

The Celts today still have the killer instinct and heart of a champion. Persevere they will.

Still work to be done, mission to accomplish. Focus on closing out the Magic first then think of other stuff. Game 3 is crucial. Really can’t let the Magic get back into it.