Go ask a Kings, Suns, or Magic fan if they think our team stinks.
My guess is they'd love to have a team to watch every night on par with this Celtics team.
So they aren't a powerhouse. So they need a lot to go right in order to beat the top teams in the league.
Boo hoo. Most teams are not contenders. A lot of the teams in the league are a total mess. They have trouble just getting out of their own way.
This Celtics team is talented and consistently competitive. They rarely get blown out. And none of that means they are sacrificing a chance at a top pick.
Check yourselves Celtics fans. You seem like spoiled brats right now.
Exactly. People don't get this. Sure, we're not currently true title contenders, but we're not a treadmill team either. We can legitimately build for the present and future at the same time. Further, we're a trade away from being title contenders, and we have the assets to make such a trade when a star becomes available.
I'm not sure what else one can wish for right about now.
And with all that being said, we're still better than what our record shows. I think we're clearly one of the top teams alongside those like Toronto in the second tier of NBA teams - the faux contenders.
This is what makes me frustrated. We are NOT alongside those teams. We are BEHIND those teams. People should stop overrating us. We can't play much better than we currently play. We have to realisticly be able to win against TOR, GS, CLE, CLIPP, SA at any time. We have to be competitive against these teams, not to surprise ourselves if we do win one of this games. Then, we will be in this group. Don't get me wrong. Every win against any oponent is important in the same way, but we are not the same level with these teams, we have to admit that finaly.
I am satisfied how our team plays, but I am not satisfied how our roster looks like.