Boston Celtics: 3 potential problems Cs could run into at NBA Disney

Potential problems Cs could run into No. 1: Rust

Being that professional sports has been put on the shelf for the better part of the past three months, the fear of rust is a universal concern for all NBA teams… but especially for a team like the Boston Celtics.

It is a highly covered theory that once the NBA season kicks things off again, play could very likely be a bit wonky and out of synch being that no one has played a lick of NBA action since early March and, in some instances, have not even gotten so much as a comfortable amount of shots up to keep the rust off their shooting strokes.

If this were to turn out to be true, and a team’s typical style of perimeter oriented offense winds up failing them, players may resort to more of an old-school, bully-ball style of play. What this means is, instead of seeing the high-octane 3-point extravaganzas that we have grown so accustomed to in the modern NBA, we could end up seeing more of a back to the basket/ “bully ball” style of play that, in typical circumstances, would be deemed a bit “old fashioned.”

Honestly, for various teams this change up could actually become somewhat of a blessing for those rostering behemoths in their front court. Unfortunately, the Cs do not fall into this category of teams that could benefit from this shift because:

1. Their starting center is just 6-8, 245-pounds (Daniel Theis)
2. Just one player on their roster that receives actual playing time is listed at 6-10 or taller (Enes Kanter)
3. Their first-round matchup is currently slated to be the Philadelphia 76ers who, if bully ball becomes the norm during this upcoming postseason, are perhaps the team that benefits the most

Oft rolling out a starting lineup with no players under 6-5, two players (including their point guard) in the 6-10 range and a legitimate seven-footer in Joel Embiid, the Sixers have the personnel to make life a living hell for teams come the playoffs both offensively and defensively.

If Boston can somehow find a way to bypass any signs of rust, they will indefinitely continue to be seen as legitimate title contenders. However, if they come back sloppy, things could get challenging real fast for the shamrocks, especially with the fact that two of the teams they’ll likely need to get past for a championship bid — Philadelphia and the Milwaukee Bucks — posses one of the biggest and most physically dominating lineups in the entire association.