Looking ahead to the playoffs, I am curious to see how the new Celtics matchup against the new Heat and what we should expect differently in a 7 game series. The main changes I see are:
-No Rondo
-Ray Allen on Heat, not on Celtics
-Healthy Bosh
-Jeff Green
-Avery Bradley
I think the two biggest factors which hurt us last year are that we had to double team D-Wade a lot in the series and that we used Pierce and Brandon Bass as the main defenders of Lebron. This time around I see Bradley covering Wade, eliminating the need for a double team. Hopefully this gives the Celtics a better overall team defense. With Jeff Green covering Lebron, I would expect that our defense improves their as well (although Lebron is even that much better this year than last, it's ridiculous.
Hopefully those two improvements allow KG to play tighter D on Bosh since he won't need to help as much, leaving Bosh openings to score.
I think those two main factors give the Celts a better chance than I think they are getting credit for.
Am I crazy, or does anyone else think that the Bradley-Green effect on defense gives us a chance at pulling of a huge upset?