Following the Celtics this season has been a bittersweet experience. And that's when they win.
When they lose, or lose players to season ending injuries, or heart ailments (2 in the same season !) the Celtics evoke emotions of disappointment, frustration and sometimes futility.
But when they're focused on winning .... what joy they bring ! Sweetness ! And the bitterness part ? That comes from knowing this particular era could end at any time. Contract issues with KG and Ray Allen notwithstanding, injuries could bring the curtain down on the new Big Three at any time - especially when they are 36, 35 and 34 years old now. And what of the little big man, Rajon Rondo ? Well, the torch has been well and truly passed to him this season. As brilliant as he can be in most games, Rondo can also be disengaged in some games. Again bittersweet.
Now that they've pulled it together and are on the edge of confounding all expert opinions by beating the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, I'm left wishing and hoping for the Celtics to once again win it all. And if they did win it all, what will happen to a team where some half of them will be free agents ? Where KG and Ray Ray can walk away as champions as unappetizing as that prospect may appear ?
Like I said - bittersweet.
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