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Tweet of the Day: Bill Simmons Excited About the Celtics

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Bill Simmons

It’s challenging to be a fan of a struggling team, but the real fans are able to do it.

Bill Simmons has been a lifelong Celtics fan. He’s criticized his team many times over the years and has even butted heads with some of the top people in the organization.

Though, after many losing seasons in the 2000s, the Celtics did have its championship run in 2008.

This season, things weren’t looking very promising for the Celtics. After losing Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry to a trade in the summer, Boston was left searching for answers. To make things worse, star point guard Rajon Rondo wasn’t fully recovered from injury by the time the 2013-2014 season began.

However, today there was a sign of hope.

 

Simmons might not be far off saying the Celtics could land third seed in the weak Eastern Conference.

Boston is sitting on top of the Atlantic Division with a 11-14 record. The Toronto Raptors, who come second in the division, are nearly three games behind the Celtics.

Is the third seed possible? I think it is.

The Celtics don’t have many options right now. They cleaned house this offseason, many believed it was to tank, but instead the playoffs are looking more like a reality. With the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets struggling immensely, Boston could very well end up with home-court advantage in the playoffs.

Rondo will make a big difference for this team. He’s been cleared for full contact but it’s speculated he won’t return until January. In the meantime, if the Celtics are able to survive a little longer without him, it’s fair to assume the division will belong to them.

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Brett Poirier is a contributor to Sheridan Hoops.

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