Don't Judge The Celtics via Their Performance Against The Pacers

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Isiah's monumental coaching incompetence skews all the
results vastly in the Celtics favor. Only Isiah could make it possible
for the Celtics woeful bench to outplay the
superior Pacers back-ups.  The true test of where the Celtics stand is
how they perform against the Nets.  And my guess is the Nets will
clobber the Celtics as usual.

An interesting expose of the Celtics fraileties can be seen in their
last two years of playoff performances. They beat a tired Philly team
and Iverson not at 100 percent.  Detroit is once again proving in
these playoffs, that they lack go-to-guys, and win during the regular
season, mainly because they play harder than their opponents.  In the
playoffs, that factor is negated, and thus they lose.

And then there's New Jersey. Save for the Celtics valiant comeback
effort, the series would have been pretty much a blitzkrieg by the
Nets.  And the fact is, they weren't, and still aren't, that great of a
team.

So, count me out on the Celtics bandwagon, and understand, if the
Celtics had been playing out West these last two seasons, they
would have bypassed the playoffs entirely. Frankly, they're not that
good.

However, the draft represents hope in the form of Ridnour or Barbosa or
others, but it remains to be seen whether Wallace or Trust Fund Steve
can take advantage of it.
Ray