Boston Celtics Season Preview

For the Boston Celtics this is going to be an interesting year to see how they are going to handle loosing one of the Big 3, as Ray Allen has signed with the Miami Heat.  Allen was a very instrumental part of the success of the Celtics over the last couple of years.  His ability to stretch the defense and make other teams guard against the 3 allowed Pierce, Garnett, and Rondo to attack the inside at will.  It was almost like pick your poison, either you let Allen beat you from the outside or you allow the others to attack you on the inside.  Although they did loose Allen, they signed Jason Terry to provide those opportunities to stretch out the defense to allow for the penetration into the lane.  Another huge key for the Celtics will be how healthy are they going to be this year.  With Garnett and Pierce both pushing into the late 30's, how will they hold up throughout the entirety of the season.

  Brandon Bass

   Avery Bradley

   Dionte Christmas

  Kevin Garnett


    Paul Pierce

                    Jason Terry


     Jeff Green

   Darco Milicic

My projection for the Celtics this year is that they will battle the Heat and the Bulls for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and will end up finishing either the number 2 or 3 seed in the East.  With that being said if they are unable to stay healthy this season they could very easily slid into the 5th or 6th seed.  So, the biggest key for the C's will be the health of the team as a whole.  The next preview will be the new look Brooklyn Nets in the brand new arena.