Quote (Sixers @ May 5 2021 12:36am)
Celtics were certainly not as good as that Raptors team, not even close. 76ers didn't make the ECF's because they had to face the eventual champs in the 2nd round, but even then they proved to be every bit as good as them going down to the wire literally (which nobody else in the playoffs could even get past 6 games against them). That was nothing to be ashamed of, it was one hell of a series.
Kyrie was a disaster on that Celtics team, the chemistry just wasn't there and everyone could see it (hence why he bounced at his first opportunity).
Getting the #1 seed this year is huge, because I'd like to avoid going against Brooklyn or Milwaukee until the ECF's. Although right now the Knicks are fucking red hot and look like they will be dangerous in the 2nd as well as funny as that is to say.
you're narrative shifting after the results, which anyone can do by hindsight. the Celtics were lauded as a dynasty after going to the ECF the year before and then adding Kyrie and Hayward to the same team