The Celtics really got Tatum, Brown, and Colin Sexton/Kyrie for 36 year old KG/Pierce

[tontoz]

Which further proves my point. The Mavs weren't actual title contenders despite making it further than the Nets. They got smoked by the actual title contender the team I said was the most stacked all season while morons like you downplayed them and pretended they werent... but that's besides the point.

Point is, how far you make it is *sometimes* a very poor way to judge if you're an actual title contender. Thank you for bringing up another strong data point to reinforce that reality.

Who would win out of the 2021 Nets vs 2018 Celtics with both teams healthy? Let's pretend for a second you actually know basketball.

Lol there you go "both teams healthy". How many games were the nets healthy in 2021? How many teams are ever completely healthy in the playoffs?

Durant and harden aren't young players any more and are more likely to be injured.

Teams that can't stay healthy aren't legit contenders. They are the paper tigers that the press loves but don't win squat.

People have been talking up the clippers for years "if they get healthy" and year after year they disappoint. Last year the Mavs got farther than the clippers ever have in their entire history.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Lol there you go "both teams healthy". How many games were the nets healthy in 2021? How many teams are ever completely healthy in the playoffs?

Teams that can't stay healthy aren't legit contenders. They are the paper tigers that the press loves but don't win squat.

People have been talking up the clippers for years "if they get healthy" and year after year they disappoint. Last year the Mavs got farther than the clippers ever have in their entire history.

Even without full health they were a centimeter from beating the champion Bucks, who were way WAY better than the 2018 Celtics.

Harden has been healthy almost his entire career outside of that series so it was a fluke. Bad luck. And they still almost won.

So we've concluded that making it to the conference finals doesn't mean you're an actual title contender and that the Nets became actual title contenders before the Celtics did after the poor trade they made 10 years ago.



Thanks for playing.

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[Real Men Wear Green]

Title contenders that have never gotten out of the second round. But at least they have a nice excuse.

[tontoz]

Even without full health they were a centimeter from beating the champion Bucks, who were way WAY better than the 2018 Celtics.

Harden has been healthy almost his entire career outside of that series so it was a fluke. Bad luck. And they still almost won.

So we've concluded that making it to the conference finals doesn't mean you're an actual title contender and that the Nets became actual title contenders before the Celtics did after the poor trade they made 10 years ago.



Thanks for playing.

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The bucks had been consistent disappointments in the postseason until they won the title.

And older players being injured isnt bad luck. it's normal. Where is KD now? Out hurt again. How many games did he miss last year? 30 maybe?

Older teams get hurt more than younger teams
Nothing new here.

[ArbitraryWater]

the Nets were tite contenders in 2021, yeah, but the Cetics were tite contenders in 2020 and 2018, aready.

lets not make this a science. Its pretty simpe.

[Kblaze8855]

Seems the nets are going the Celtics route now.