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Some Historical Context on the Beginning of the Season Woes

Numerous things could be said in the face of the incipient (or developed for some) panic many are showing, but rather than trying to deal with every point, I think some overall context may be helpful. So, consider the history of the past four years:

With the exception of last year's incredible 16-game winning streak, every year the Celtics have started significantly worse than they finished, as Brad / the team worked things out. (And even last year, after the streak, we only went 11-8 (not much better than 9-7), including a 5-6 stint, before picking things up.) In particular:

2016-17: start 13-12, then 40-17 to end 53-29;

2015-16: start 19-19, then 29-15 to end 48-34; and

2014-15: start 16-30, then 24-12 to end 40-42 (of course, acquisition of IT accounts for much of this year's change).

In sum, I'd be more concerned absent this history. Each year is a new team / challenge. While it would be wonderful if it all got solved / worked out in training camp / preseason, that's not what history shows us for how BS teams grow / improve / etc. I think we have enough history here to allow significantly more time before concluding that how the team has performed to date indicates how it will perform the balance of the season (absent some "big" change).

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