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Re: Build through the draft while contending was Reds idea in The 80s.
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2017, 12:45:11 AM »

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Len Bias and Reggie Lewis don't die..and we're at 20 Championships at least.

Jerk Stern didn't give us cap relief when Reggie died--so Celtics were making desperate deals, to try to replace what we lost.


Absolutely agree.

Bias gives depth right where it was needed - Bird and McHale both would have minutes dropped significantly. Plus, Bias gives the Celts exactly what they lacked - athleticism in spades.

Someone mentioned that Bias had a drug issue that would have been discovered with some investigation. Where are you getting that from ? I have heard the same thing, but never any info that confirmed it.
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Re: Build through the draft while contending was Reds idea in The 80s.
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2017, 01:08:34 AM »

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Len Bias and Reggie Lewis don't die..and we're at 20 Championships at least.

Jerk Stern didn't give us cap relief when Reggie died--so Celtics were making desperate deals, to try to replace what we lost.

I've been wondering lately-how in the hell did Miami get cap relief for Bosh???
Because they're not the Celtics. Anyways, Silver does seem to like us a lot so I hope he'll give us some favouritism 8)
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Re: Build through the draft while contending was Reds idea in The 80s.
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2017, 02:26:25 AM »

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Cocaine was seen as a recreational drug in the 80s....But the death of Len Bias changed America's thinking on it quite a bit....Sucks that the Celtics had to suffer to change things.
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Re: Build through the draft while contending was Reds idea in The 80s.
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2017, 07:01:02 AM »

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Celtics4ever makes some really good points in this thread.