Quote:
Originally Posted by I AM GREEAR
Oh man, didn't think Cs fans would get so defensive. They know it's over. Pistons have just as good a chance at winning the 2012 NBA Title as the Cs. Your old, injury prone, and don't have a top 10 pick coming. It's OVER. I had to go through this when the Pistons faded, now u have to go thru it. Have fun rooting for Ls the next 3 seasons for long pong ball equity.
"Over" might be a stretch. In championship shape? No. But given injuries to Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, season-ending injuries to Avery Bradley, season-ending medical issues for Jeff Green and Chad Wilcox, and likely end of the line for Jermaine LOL'neal, making the Conference Finals this year was a ****ing miracle, and makes you wonder if it could have turned out differently. Greg Stiemsma and Ryan Hollins are the
4th and 5th options at Center, not the 2nd or 3rd, and Steamboat has been downright impressive at times. Jeff Green is not exactly a great player, but he'd be a hell of a lot better than Keyon Dooling, Sasha Pavlovic, or Marquis Daniels.
Given they're getting a decent amount of cap space next year and have the opportunity to re-sign KG for a better price, their prospects aren't quite as dire as I might have believed at the beginning of the season. I expected a first round exit this year. Everything else has been extra credit. Look, the Heat are considered the favorites in the East every year until they prove otherwise, so it's just a wait and see matter. But Boston isn't quite destined for lottery status
yet.