semantic games......
A Championship caliber team IMO is a team thats CAPABLE of winning a trophy. Basically I think none of the top 6 teams out east can win a 7 game series against a healthy Lakers or Spurs team. I hate Kobe and I think the Spurs are the most boring team to win a title... but I think the trophy wil go to one of those two. Depending on what the Mavs do after the break....it might go to them.Bottom line is i dont see a title going to a team out East this year.
Based off what each team has right now..and what they might have in the future....I think the next team to win a trophy out the east will be the Heat...after that maybe the Bulls..if we can get another scorer to accompany Rose.
As for the Celtics...right now your team is good and better than the teams below them...but I think their days of winning titles with the team that they have is over. I could be wrong..but thats how I honestly feel.
I dont know the contract situation over in Boston, but If I were the manager of the Celtics, after this season I would seriously start considering preparing for the future; Start trading some dead weight and start building around Rondo.
Well that is your opinion, but I thing it is wrong.
The celtics are the best team in the east, and they have not played with their starting five or backup point guard yet. Perkins will be back Feb. 5th. and Delante will be back mid of February.
Celtics beat the spurs without KG and Perkins.
Celtics will play the lakers( in LA) on sunday(1-30-2011) on national TV for everyone to see that they are the champions.
As for the celtics building for the future.
Danny ainge has that all mapped out.
all celtics players(all) contracts end next year.
The celtics only have two players signed past next year.
That is paul pierce and rondo for two years beyond next year.
He has already prepared for the future.
as for the bulls ,I know you are a homer,but the bulls are not a championship caliber team. not even close. You have only one great player(rose) and one good player(noah).
I will bet you that the bulls will not win a championship in the next 5 years.
In reality, bulls should concentrate on smaller goals like getting past the first round for once, before having loftier goals like winning the eastern conference finals.