Leave it to the Celtics to add intrigue and drama to a season that was so promising just a week ago. Tuesday’s 13-point loss to the Heat in Miami was excusable on their ring night. And all of the excuses were used: too much time to prepare, chemistry not yet established, etc.
But Friday night’s 99-88 home-opening loss to the Bucks is reason to discard those excuses and concentrate on taking the first steps to becoming a passionate squad that plays hard all the time.
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I'm not real concerned about the Celtics 0-2 start. They've got more talent than last year. Doc's one of the best coaches in the league so I'm comfortable with him getting the new parts, which there's a lot of, to fit. I do have concerns about Rondo who has never played in front of other guards and just goes for steals. It's a lazy way of playing defense. It's not that he lacks the physical ability to do it, he's just apparently not interested in playing that style of defense. Rondo's a wildly athletically gifted and intelligent player but he's also mercurial and stubborn. With him as the "leader" of this team it's going to be a rollercoaster. To me he lacks the makeup to be the leader he needs to be and this will be the team's Achilles heel. I hope he proves me wrong.