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During that reunion on TNT Perkins said all it was gonna take was one guy reaching out to bury the hatchet. Seems like either Ray or Pierce did that.

Rondo and Doc might have an excuse since they'll still be in the league, but I can't see the Celtics celebrating the 10 year anniversary of that '08 title squad and not having the whole big three in the building.
I don't even understand why there would be a 10yr celebration of the 08 title squad? They only won one. You didn't have 10yr anniversary with the 04 Pistons, any of the Lakers or Spurs squads etc. And Celtics are the weakest of the bunch.
 

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I don't even understand why there would be a 10yr celebration of the 08 title squad? They only won one. You didn't have 10yr anniversary with the 04 Pistons, any of the Lakers or Spurs squads etc. And Celtics are the weakest of the bunch.
:dahell: the Celtics last title team was probably the best team of the decade, and top 3 with the 2000 or 2001 lakers at worst. The only team to post a better record and win the title that decade was the 2000 lakers.
 

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:dahell: the Celtics last title team was probably the best team of the decade, and top 3 with the 2000 or 2001 lakers at worst. The only team to post a better record and win the title that decade was the 2000 lakers.
So you'd have them beating a Shaq led lakers? And the teams that beat those Shaq led lakers? Why's that? I wouldn't think to put those Celtics above any of those Spurs teams either. So why do you say this?
 

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So you'd have them beating a Shaq led lakers? And the teams that beat those Shaq led lakers? Why's that? I wouldn't think to put those Celtics above any of those Spurs teams either. So why do you say this?
Do you not remember how top heavy the lakers were after the 2000 finals? Their third scorer was averaging between 9-11 points. The 2003 spurs had the same problem. Basically Chris Webber and Dirk getting hurt in the 2003 playoffs opened the door for that spurs team, and the 2005 team wasn't built to score much either. That Celtics team went 9-10 deep and won by an average of 10 points per game while out scoring their opponents by 11.3 points per 100 possessions. They had 3 all stars near their prime, with KG winning defensive player of the year and only being 3 years removed from being the MVP. The teams that beat Shaq's lakers that decade were the spurs and I already went over the 2003 playoffs, and the 2003-04 lakers were a mess for many reasons. Boston would've easily handled business against a team with no shooting and no bench.
 

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Do you not remember how top heavy the lakers were after the 2000 finals? Their third scorer was averaging between 9-11 points

I guess this is where we can agree to disagree. Yes I do remember those teams being top heavy.........with 3 of the top 12 Greatest players of all time. Even if you single cover Shaq and Kobe (which to be fair you admitted they'd lose to) and let them go off too play tight D on the others........it's not like every other player is going to have 0 points. Same with the spurs. I wasn't really taking account the end of the decade Lakers, b/c they went 2-1 barely w them C's. I just don't think those Celtics beat the Spurs, Lakers or Pistons. I see where you're coming from though.
 

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I don't even understand why there would be a 10yr celebration of the 08 title squad? They only won one. You didn't have 10yr anniversary with the 04 Pistons, any of the Lakers or Spurs squads etc. And Celtics are the weakest of the bunch.
So championships (peak achievements) should only be honored if there are multiple titles won?:gladbron:
 
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