I am about to burst. There are soooooo many expectations building article on the Celtics off season right now. Too many IMO. This is especially true for the ones which are calling for or predicting Danny to trump the 2007 off season.
A large part of these inflated expectations are a result of the way Danny and especially Wyc fail to keep exceptions down. This also happened last off season with Wyc's "Fireworks" spiel.
In a way, the Cs and Danny are a victim of their own off season success. The 2007 off season was something special, which will never be repeated. The crazy thing is that b/c of that amazing Nets trades, Danny likely has a better set of assets today than he has in 2007. That doesn't mean the Cs are on the same path or team arch as the 2007 team. If this current squad is ever to reach contender/championship level, it's story will be unique.
My main worry is that the Cs don't land #1/2 or a star via FA or trade and force something b/c of the expectations. Danny doesn't normally force anything. The only deals which felt forced were the Perk/Green and Antoine Walker/Raef LaFrentz deals. One could argue that Danny trading up during the 2013 draft to select a safe pick in KO over just selecting a high risk/high reward International player like Giannis, Schroder, or Lucas Nogueira was also forced.
Please don't get me wrong, I would be excited for the Cs to land Cousins, KD, Butler, etc... I would be equally excited to see Simmons or Ingram drafted by the Cs. If Danny drafts & develop Bender or Jaylen Brown, I am very good with that to.
I want to see the Cs build towards #18. I don't need all of the construction done in the next 75 days. I would be fine with a slower track, watching Smart, Simmons/Ingram/Bender/Brown, Young, Crowder, Rozier, Hunter, 2017 Nets pick, etc... develop.
Thoughts on this or how you would feel if the Cs go into next season with a similar team + a guy like Jaylen Brown, Bender, or Domantas Sabonis?
Mk