From Ferrante today:
"I love that people are sleeping on the Celts. Think about it, this team went 14-7 without KG, that’s a 67% winning percentage and translates to 55 wins over a whole regular season. Plus that includes mostly no Tony Allen and no Scalabrine (at all), 12 games without Leon, and a few games without Big Baby. If this team can win 2/3 of its games without its most important player and a host of its frontcourt out, then they are capable of big things when everyone is in the game. Plus I really think Marbury has gotten a lot better and Mikki Moore can be effective playing if people get in foul trouble, etc."
And, let us not forget that included in that 14-7 KGless stretch was an 11 point victory over the Cavaliers.
Let us also not forget that there were 2 close losses (Utah and Orlando) that the Celtics most likely would have won had they had full access to KG's services.
Perhaps I should be more concerned about KG's health, but I'm not. I realize that there are a lot of miles on that knee. But, the guy is a world-class athlete, and I just have a hard time believing that a knee strain is the end result of his long, intense career. It doesn't fit. If he blew it out, or something was broken or torn, then maybe I'd question his ability to get back to his old self. But, I just think people are being paranoid about this.
Think back to when the Cs started the season 27-2. If I told you back then that KG would miss more than a quarter of the season, and that Tony Allen, Glen Davis, Leon Powe, and Scal would all miss significant time (not terribly significant in Big Baby's case), what would you have put their win total at? Probably right around 50. And yet, they have managed to win over 60 games. If you're sleeping on this team, then you're crazy.
A more extensive playoff preview to come.
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