As the 2019-20 NBA season quickly approaches, we explore the best and worst-case scenarios for the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a team that has defined a multitude of seasons in recent history by subverting expectations – very rarely matching up with the predicted outcome by pundits and talking heads in the sports world, for good and for bad.
Plucky, hardworking teams that had talent, but not a roster full of all-stars and big-name roleplayers have cracked the Eastern Conference Finals despite widely being considered first or second-round exits in concern to potential.
On the reverse side of the coin, the Celtics have been in the spotlight recently: presumed NBA Finals contender to the Golden State Warriors – from the media to the major contenders in the league stating their respect and belief that Beantown was going to be a serious club to contend with in the postseason. Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, budding all-stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, fierce and dogged brawlers like Smart and Morris Sr.
Steph Curry on the Celtics:
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) March 5, 2019
"Right now we're focused on Boston. They’re a team that's going to be hungry. Extremely talented. They just haven't put together wins, but we understand what they're capable of."
Highs and lows are something the Celtics have been roller-coasted through in recent years, and it is hard to truly pin down the potential of a team that has reloaded with an all-star point guard, added direly need rebounding but has also lost their defensive anchor and high-post passing/playmaking maestro Al Horford.
With all that being said the outcomes and potential roads this team may go down in the upcoming 2019-20 are vast and hard to pin down. But as a dedicated Green Teamer, there is honest hope for that beautiful ball movement, and selfless play to carry us to another sleeper Eastern Conference Finals appearance – but there is also the potential for another rough, self-searching season that doesn’t live up to the expectations of the rabid fanbase and hyper-critical, lead-chasing media.
So, let’s breakdown the best case scenario the underdog Celtics (the best kind), will have this year.