I actually believe a fully rested Horford could lead Cs to the title without Porzingis against the Mavs. W/O Porzingis, Celtics in 6. With Porzingis, Celtics in 5.
he never said Porzingis wasnt important, he just said the Celtics can win without him… & they can. JB, JT, Jrue, Derrick & Al is a hell of a lineup. DWhite is twice the player he was in ‘22 & Jrue is an upgrade from Smart in every way imaginable EXCEPT maybe willingness to sacrifice his body. Pritchard, Sam, X & Brissett is a VERY thin bench but most teams only go 7-8 deep anyway. YES, Porzingis changes everything. it is an upgrade across the board bc it allows everybody else to use their versatility. Celtics are still better than Dallas without him. Minnesota would pose a much bigger problem due to the size differential but Mazzulla is good at making non-shooters like Gobert invisible by pulling them out the paint & Al can do that.
Man this is gonna be some good tv!! The Jayson & Jaylen Vs Luka & Kyrie . The fact that KP had a bad separation with Dallas and obvi Kyrie had a bad separation with Boston then KP (who’s pretty much completely revamped the way the Celtics play) coming back as an X factor in the finals ??
I just want to give an applause to the man responsible for assembling this team Brad Stevens…well he won Executive of the Year but his genius move from how the Celtics were able to acquire JT and JB plus Jrue and KP and White..let’s not forget he took back Big Al which is key for the team in this playoffs
From my humble point of view i'm not worried a bit about the Js and big Al. If Jrue and White play their level plus the role players answer the call... Banner 18 will be hanging soon on the Garden .
Perkins like smith just always short in analisis and suffering from amnesia forget al horford completly thw guy putting numbers in one game tgat no one has done before plus all around great defense i mean better off with him than porzingas remember the reason tatum and al did not make it tgat time in game seven was because of the great lebron james presence simple plus realty check porzingas injury is a career ending no solution just he will be able to play but no ever 100 percent because if he makes any sudden reaction of movement whike on tma filorce play tgat muscle will brake the tendon again and that a sure analisis
@@mikee1424 I’m in Lawrence MA a Boston fan facts is them chips old as dirt in black and white. One black guy on each team dominating. Only 12 teams is my point
