Human team

My prediction of 15-5 to finish out the season is looking more and more impossible, and perhaps I need to accept the Celtic's as a human team again. With one win and two losses since I professed the strong finish, the team would now have win fourteen of the remaining seventeen contests. Continuing to be shocked by losses to teams with losing records is creating for a delusional feeling. It is time to recognize the Celtics as a human team that is injured and therefore inconsistent. Spoiled by last year's dominance it seems I have fallen into the trap of saying what I want to happen and passing it off as an educated prediction. In my defense the Celtics are perhaps the most injury decimated team in the NBA right now and this has been a contributing factor. As hopes the number one seed in the Eastern Conference dwindle each day the Celtics are in dire need of Kevin Garnett. If anything, at least Marybury and Moore are getting plenty of court time to acclimate themselves to their new team concepts. This will pay dividends come playoff time, if the team is at full strength health wise, for championship contention. 

At some point Doc Rivers may also have to accept his team not being able to capture the number one seed in the East. As of right now the Celtics are 3.5 games behind Cleveland for the top position. The Cavs and Celtics have very similar remaining schedules with a mixture of good, bad, and a few abysmal teams. However, the Cavaliers have won five in a row and are a team in great health. At some point Doc will have to bite the bullet and begin significantly cutting down the minutes of his starters; in order to be rested for another supposed deep playoff run. If the return of Garnett can boost his team enough to steal away Lebron's number one seed and home court advantage then great, but at what cost. To scratch and claw your way to become the number one team; only to suffer great fatigue and an early playoff exit may not be what Boston fan's had in mind. Rivers is an excellent manager of fatiuge with a sometimes over cautious reflex protecting Garnett and other key members of the team. Predictons right or wrong, best record in the East or second the Boston Celtics are just where they thought they'd be heading back into the postseason.