how much mileage does boston celtics have?

KG had some good teams in Minnesota. At one point he was playing alongside Szczerbiak, Cassel and Sprewell. He also had Billups and Marbury at different times. The only problem during the height of the KG era in Minnesota was the abundance of strong teams like Kobe-Shaq lead Lakers, C-Webb's Kings, Duncan's Spurs etc. Minnesota back then was a sure lock Playoff team.

well, minnesota just cant find the right pieces that KG can play with to contend for the finals. spree and cassell were that piece that ended horribly. c-webb was surrounded by plyers he can play with. shaq-kobe and duncan-robinson were the dominating force in the post-jordan era but they were surrounded with good role players like glen rice, horry, shaw and the such for the lakers while spurs have the likes of elliott, avery early and parker, manu, finley and umm horry in the late stages. kg and spree would have been good if they played longer and maybe earlier. kg and wally obviously didnt blend well, and wally was just given a lot of touches. he realyl wasnt that sidekick that shaq and duncan have and to make things worse, they dont have good role players as well. what makes minnesotta a strong team in the west that time was just because garnett was a total beast

if that would have happened, KG will be the tim duncan that time... there are a lot of good players that play in bad teams. as for the franchise, i pity kevin garnett. he resurrected the franchise with his own power

true... chemistry is an issue. they need to have that or they will be the next detroit pistons. by the way, you forgot sheed

I don't think it's a chemistry issue with Boston though. The core of this team has been to the Finals and won it all two years back. KG is definitely the moral leader of the team. If any indication, last year's playoffs run of Boston would have been more successful had KG been healthy. Pierce has always been the go-to-guy in crunch time for Boston and the undisputed team captain. True there are new guys like Sheed and Nate but these guys are NBA veterans and role players. Boston's offense is not as hard as to learn as, let's say, Laker's triangle or the Sixers Princeton offense. Boston's problem is time. Father time is quickly catching up to the Big 3. Not to mention Sheed who is also aging. The struggle to produce big games while maintaining their body is the key to whether or not the Boston Celtics get another ring before one of their main guys retire. I would say that this is year their biggest shot at the title.

it is different from the time the season started and their current chemistry. they seemed to be unbeateable and deadly early, even declaring them they best team when healthy. it is obvious that they are troubled now. they may have lost a step now but they are still deadly

if chemistry and experience is an issue, boston has better chemistry compared to cavs and magic. they just formed this new team this year. boston just added up lost spots left by other players like powe, house and posey. if talent was an issue then boston will not win a single game. this year, they have a good chance, but 2 years plus... nah!

There is a slight difference when you have an aging lineup. Notice how the Celtics keep some players (especially KG) from playing back-to-back road games (even when healthy). Something you would not see Cleveland do to Lebron nor would the Lakers do to Kobe. The reason being, they know how precious KG is and how fragile he is at this moment in his career. They would sacrifice a few season games without him to ensure that he is in top shape when he is needed (post season). Of course we cannot anticipate when or where injuries may strike but then again this precautionary measure is necessary to minimize the possibility of injuries. Unlike other elite teams like the Cavs and Lakers, the Celtics' aim is a bit different. While Cavs and Lakers eye for the best record in their respective conferences, Boston's aim is to ensure they have a complete lineup for the post season, thus sacrificing a few games, but not as much as to jeopardize their position in the standings. Just an opinion though, based on how i see them play.

every team does bit of the same things. bench players in teams like cleveand, orlando, lakers have more minutes. come playoff time, you will see a lot of DNP's in the box score, lebron, kobe, dwight n others will not rest more than 5 minutes in the playoffs. i would think of them as contenders this postseason.if they can contain dwight, i love how the lakers contained howard in the finals, and they do the same thing that time or they neutralize lebron like they did 2 years ago or if they can play at least 5 times in the playoff series with them advancing, then they will be fine. but i think that wont be the case since they are a step slower, they cant contain dwight and lebron who are at their best games as of today. i think it takes a miracle and the old games back to win this, and i think its only this season they can do that.