2008 Reboot?

Really, I did.

Nice one Jeff, very nice.

As much as I love the Truth and he manages to be remarkably efficient on offense, I don’t really think his defense is quite where it was in 2008. In ’08 he had not only the focus on being the lockdown defender but also seemed to have fresher legs and tighter defense in the 3rd quarter, etc. (he always turns it up in the last 5 min). This is one of the reasons (in addition to Tony being gone) that I think precipitated the move for Green

Quick analysis…Miami is a big upgrade above the ’08 Cavs…Orlando is about the same as the "08 Magic maybe better…Atlanta not as good as the "08 Hawks…Chicago is a huge upgrade from the "08 Bulls and they scare the @#$% out of me…and the Knicks are vastly improved over the "08 NY team.

If we get through all of them we have the West to worry about…LA does not bother me as much as they have in the past…Dallas is good but Boston is better in a 7 game series…then comes the Spurs…they are very scary.

I think your comparison to the "08 Celtics is right on the money and straight up this years team could compete and possibly win. My concern is the upgrade of the others in both the East and the West. However, bring it on and lets see what happens. And lets hope we get a chance to see how we can compete with however is left standing in the West.

The 2008 team was together from training camp – with the additions of pj and cassell. This team has 24 games to gel and become a championship team.

Second is the defense. It has to get better, as last night was atrocious.

Made me laugh. Look out Hollinger!

“Jeff Green – supposedly a younger, more athletic James Posey – better on offense, not as established on D”

Posey’s D was a giant part of winning it all in 2008 and this team was lacking in toughness before Danny’s freakout now we really have none.

All you doubters must not be looking at the full picture. Perk is hurt more than anyone thinks, he was most likely not going to help us this year and was prob gone come years end anyway. I really cant believe how many lost faith in DA when he is the one that has us in the position to win now and I would say he knows more about this then anyone.

He’s now more of a proven commodity, so the players are more confident of him. That will help in bringing the new guys faster into the Celtic system.

Very nice piece, Jeff. Especially now that most of the tension has dissipated.

Assuming all newcomers stay with the C’s, you’d have a transition five of Krstic, Murphy, Green, Brewer (if he comes), and Rondo. Off the bench, you’d have sixth man Davis, plus Delonte and Avery. Not a bad crew to ‘holdover’ the C’s title hopes beyond the Big 3, until new talents arrive. That’s why, beyond the initial disgust over the Perk deal, I think DA’s deals augurs well for the C’s, for this year and the next ones!

Might get the 8th seed in the east.

This is by far the deepest team we’ve had since garnett and allen arrived.
Trading perk has given us a bench that far surpasses any other bench in the NBA and a healthy shaq is just as good if not better that perk starting at the 5 spot.
What alot of die hard fans aren’t seeing is that perkins was simply nothing near his old self this season- and he wasn’t going to get there by the time the playoffs/finals come round. I’d even go as far to say he can no longer guard dwight howard 1v1 because of his lack of vertical/lateral movement (and I think stats also support this argument to an extent when looking at his last few games vs dominant nba big men).
We have 2 of oklahoma’s starters on our bench. We have glen davis and delonte west as well, with troy murphy spreading the floor+ rebounding.
This bench could start for some lower ranked teams in the NBA.
Krstic and Green both have playoff experience and took it to the Lakers HARD, no doubt they (including murphy) will fit in quite well with our defensive system- anyone who has to put up with KG, pierce and doc rivers yelling repeatedly to cover switches and rotations will learn quite fast that their previous efforts on other teams were not goof enough.
I think another important factor is the rest that our starters can get before the playoffs now too. That and jermaine oneal saying that he’ll be back before the playoffs means we have a monstrous inside presence even without perkins.
I am soooo happy we made this trade, and i was one of perks biggest fans.
Sometimes you have to look at the bigger picture and the long run.

Our offense may improved with all this tradings and acquisitions. However, our frontcourt and last line of defense weakens without our main pole post beast – PERKINS!

Teams are no longer scared of us!!!

Banner 18th is not attainable without our very strong and reliable DEFENSE!!! The team (especially new players) must focus and committ on this.

Posey contributed way more than Jeff Green will contribute in `11

Perk {prior to injuries} was way better than Shaq is today

KG has lost more than “half-a-step” in 3 years

Baby & Powe in `08 were better than the current Baby {BBD peaked in `09}

he has two games under his belt. as for the article at large, i agree with most of it, but ray is having a better year than ’08.

I must say it is up to the 2 Oneals to up their game come playoffs or we’re screwrd in the middle. Syempre, I won’t be counting much on Troy Murphy nor Krystic in the playoffs. Dapat KG should now double up on defense.

This will be just as good or maybe better than 2008. Do I miss something here?……….

DOes n e one question/wonder how good the boston medical staff is….we got guys going down every week. I know we got some older guy but cmon… Just saying

Free-agent swingman Corey Brewer is closing in on a deal with the Dallas Mavericks, according to sources briefed on the discussions.

Brewer was pursued by several teams after negotiating his release Monday from the New York Knicks, but sources said that the Mavericks have offered a multi-year deal to Brewer that starts in the $2 million range.

Two sources said that the deal, barring an unexpected late snag, was on course to be agreed to in principle later Wednesday. But Brewer can’t actually sign with the Mavericks until he clears waivers.

we’ve got the pieces. now, we have to rest the big 4 and get the new guys in. with some exceptions depending on the game, i would like to see the big 4 getting 30 mins. a game. they need to get their legs for the playoffs. tom thibs and the bulls are the team that scares me the most.