With the addition of so many parts and the removal of others, it is sometimes tough to imagine how the team fits together until you see them in the lineups that they will play with during the season.  I think that looking at the additions in terms of who they'll play with and when will give a good idea of how much the team has improved and the places we may still need help.  

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There are many things that can disrupt the capture of banner 18.  Some of them are obvious, like injuries.  Others are less  apparent.  I have outlined some areas of concern that could derail our title shots.  Hopefully,  the C’s will be able to control and neutralize these and other issues during the season.  If so,  Banner 18 won’t be far behind.

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This offseason has been full of reasons why other teams have gotten better.  How the window maybe closing for the Cs.  How we still need to add this or that.   Basically, discounting our Celtics.  This post is an attempt to define why I think the Celtics are in great position to bring home Banner 18 in 2010.

Bill Simmons makes the point that all of the contenders (BOS, SA,  LA, ORL, CLE) got worse except for the Spurs.  He and other media types have given a thumbs down to the Celtics offseason moves:  Rasheed and Daniels.  Criticism has been leveled over not signing Baby yet. Not getting a backup point gaurd for Rondo.  Alienating Rondo.  Not being able to go small. Not having a backup at the 3. Making an old team, older.  They say the Celtic season is dependent on the knees of KG,  the ankles of Ray Allen, and the stamina of Paul Pierce.  I will not argue that these factors are not important.  However, the analysis has been pessimistic and underestimates a hobbled team that won 62 games last year.  It is not the first time the boys in green have been underestimated.  It appears that it won’t be the last time.

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