With the NFL over for a while i have been watching a bit more of the NBA recently!
I have always kept an eye out for the Celtics cos they were the first team i remember watching many moons ago (Larry Bird et al)!
They used to be good!
What happened?
They appear to have become rubbish?

They are however playin a game in London later this year.......
Hmmmmm!

The C's have been hurt by awful coaching and injuries, Paul Pierce in particular. I also think they're tanking to get a better chance at getting Oden or Durant.

I too was a Celtic fan growing up, starting with the teams with Cowens, Havlicek and White. The team that you mentioned with Bird, McHale, Parrish et al. was amazing.

There are probably many reasons for their present state, but it seems that in the NBA once you become mediocre, it's not easy to improve. They showed some signs of improvement at times, but haven't been able to play well consistently. I don't think Danny Ainge has put them on the right track.

Anyway, the worst thing to have happened to them was the 1986 death of Len Bias, whom they drafted with (I believe)the second overall pick of the draft soon after winning the NBA championship against Houston. With Bias, I feel the Celtics would have won additional titles-hewas that good.

Secondly, the death of Reggie Lewis in 1993 (I think) hurt the team.

But these aren't excuses for their present poor play.

the celtics main problem is the coaching and who they resign....im a celtics fan, i live near the arena so its natural and that means im a paul pierce fan, but his contract takes up so much salary cap room, they cant sign any top notch players to help him.

On a melancholy note, Dennis Johnson, 52, died today of a heart attack. He was in the middle of coaching his NBDL team in practice when he collapsed. An integral part of the C's 80's championship runs, he will be dearly missed.

DJ was a key component of the great Celtic teams in the 90s. Larry Bird always has called him the best player he ever played with. He made the lay up on the famous "Bird stole the ball" play in 1987.

In those epic battles with the Lakers, it was DJ, who was largely responsible for covering Magic Johnson, and he did it as well as anyone at that time.