With the Celtics sitting at 12-4 which is the best record in the league, are they the favorites to win the championship. Imo their roster is much better than lost year even though they lost smart and some depth, they have a legit third option in Porzingis and Jrue who’s a lockdown perimeter defender and an all star. Tatum is also playing the best basketball I’ve seen him play, his shot making, rebounding and defense is much improved and tbh I can seem him making an MVP case either this year or next year. The Bucks and Suns are looking good but I don’t think they’re gonna face up well against the Celtics. The Nuggets are the only team I think can beat them just because the Nuggets have great team chemistry and even though their bench sucks, Jokic is the best player on the court and I don’t think Horford or Porzingis match up great with him.
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On paper, yes. However, they still have a huge issue with blowing leads. I dunno what their problem is but it’s been like this for years now.
The only parameter that hasn’t changed over the years is the Tatum-Brown duo. Logic dictates that they must be the culprit.
Tatum is a bit too young 25/26 and haven’t won an MVP or FMVP yet. That’s historically not a good combination to win a title, but their roster may be.
Boston has the best starting 5. However, their bench is unproven. And Joe Mazzula doesn’t inspire confidence either. I think Mazz and the bench keep them from running away with it.
Also I’m surprised Celts didn’t try harder to get Theis. That would’ve been a nice addition.
Mazzula will have to show up in the playoffs where coaching and gameplanning matters a lot.
The league goes through Minnesota
According to the oddsmakers, yes, the Celtics are favored. But it’s not by an overwhelming amount. They are only slightly favored over the Bucks and Nuggets.
Feels like they still have the same issues in terms of blowing leads, bad decisions late in games
Nuggets or Suns. East is just a weak conference
Against the Bucks and the Sixers I think Boston would win but if they come across a Florida team it’s 50/50. Nobody is better than the other, they are equal.
Potential final match up: honestly with this lineups we have right now I have no idea how we match up
Elite starting 5, shit bench. If Heats or Magic play in the ECF, they will get cooked
I don’t really think there is a favorite. It’s super up in the air. It’s probably gonna come down to seeding and playoff match ups.
I really don’t think the Celtics have what it takes to grind out through the finals, but they could prove me wrong. You got a lot of hungry and experience players/teams in the East too.
Bucks ain’t going out easy. You know the Heat ain’t either. Sixers probably will though haha
Too early to really pick favorites now but they’ve been the best team so far. Hard to say though because they are one of the few contenders not getting fucked by injuries right now (sad laker fan noises)