I don't think it was so much the embarrassment of failing in the Finals as much as losing key players from that championship run. I hope the Celtics do not make the same mistake.From: "Richard Quan" <r.quan@xxxxxxxxxx> Well, it isn't that the Celts would do much in the finals. If they had reached the finals, the embarrassment may go a long way to set a team farther back than what we will face next year: re: Philadelphia.
The team was tired from the comeback game onwards; perhaps what happened was the reverse from the experts' prognostications; psychologically, emotionally, that Saturday game took it out of the Celtics and Monday reinforced that emptiness.
Perhaps this was indeed the case.
I haven't written much to the list but have enjoyed the season's coverage.As for as I'm concerned it *is* next year. Right here. Right now. Speculate away!
Some people might say it is too early to speculate on next year, "I say why
not."