{"id":91540,"date":"2021-11-08T22:17:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=91540"},"modified":"2021-11-08T22:17:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:17:19","slug":"the-celtics-are-not-a-great-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=91540","title":{"rendered":"The Celtics are NOT a Great Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[The Celtics] is not a great team.&#8221; said Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Gorman. &#8220;Boston has their hands full [in the Eastern Conference]. I hope fans don&#8217;t get too far down the road, in terms of expectations, and put pressure on, not only the coach, but the coach&#8217;s relationship with his players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Celtics are NOT a Great Team w\/ Mike Gorman | Celtics Beat Podcast\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kHrimD5IE2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mike Gorman has called Celtics games for the past 40 years. His tenure started with Larry Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale. He suffered through the teams of the mid-to-late 90&#8217;s, where the C&#8217;s were mediocre. He knows what great teams looks like. Moreover, he knows what bad teams look like. And on this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/category\/celtics-beat\/\">Celtics Beat<\/a> he addressed Boston&#8217;s less-than-ideal start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They need time. They need another 15-to-20 games before we make any serious judgments,&#8221; said Gorman. &#8220;They should be more consistent&#8230;If they could get home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs that would be a huge win for this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s probably not what you want to hear. Fighting for a four seed is not what any team signs up for. However, it is a realistic outcome. Over the past few years Boston fans have enjoyed success throughout the four major sports (and are enjoying a New England Revolution run). It&#8217;s time to temper those expectations and strap in for the long haul.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where Can Celtics Get Better<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gorman noted early on in the season that Boston still need some finishing touches to its roster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They need to get tougher. I hope Brad is listening. We just need some tough guys,&#8221; said Gorman. &#8220;That&#8217;s the guy that I don&#8217;t see on the Celtics roster that I&#8217;d like to see on the roster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to get a true point guard. A real, pass-first point guard&#8230;I want a Steve\u00a0 Nash. I don&#8217;t want a Kyrie Irving. There&#8217;s handful of guys around the league that maybe you could figure out someway to get that would come in and be a pass-first point guard. 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