It was a good trade for both teams. We know what Garnett brings, but Jefferson's productivity and youth are not mentioned enough.
I like KG, I think he plays hard and plays well. However, has not been very successful in the playoffs. It took a career year out of Sam I Am and Troy Hudson (with Sprewell playing good defensive and filling it up too) just to get him out of the first round of the playoffs.
Ray Allen's best shot at winning a title was in 2005 when AD was running an efficient point position and Fortson was playing enforcer. They pushed the Spurs to a tough 6 games series, and Allen led his team to one of their two victories without the newly maxed out Rashard Lewis.
Pierce has competed in past playoffs, and had Antoine Walker playing his best ball at that time. Still, Walker shot a lousy percentage and coughed up the ball too much. The difference makers were Kenny Anderson, Rodney Rogers, and Eric Williams.
What I have been getting at is, I think the Celtics lack the defensive minded and essential role players that would run through a brick wall to win a championship. Brevin Knight would have been a much better acquisition that Eddie House. He distributes the ball at a high clip and is a pesky defender. Instead, they have House. He is undersized, not a good distributor, and a below average defender. All he does is jack up shots, but they will have enough offense. That signing does not make a lot of sense to me.
Rondo is long and can play defense, but still young. Allen is in that same mold, but he is coming off a major knee injury. If these young guys, along with Perkins, can develop the fundamentals needed to compliment Boston's super trio, then they have a shot at the NBA Finals. Time will tell.
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