The 2008 Boston Celtics | Why They're Hated

The 2008 Boston Celtics had one of the best seasons in NBA history, and they will never let you forget that. The Celtics were led by the big 3 of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett. In their first season together they would win 66 games posting the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history, and would go on to defeat Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. Despite these accomplishments, this team has developed a reputation over the years. A team that views their singular championship as perhaps a greater achievement than it actually is. So why are the 2008 Boston so hated?
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[@SaulLopez]

The hater in me is so excited to watch this

[@zbxlt292]

Nigga think he a main character 😭😭😭☠️☠️☠️

[@lilhiroshima4385]

So real

[@lilhiroshima4385]

So real

[@Lesqueeze825]

So real

[@stevenflemons6177]

Same. I can’t stand Paul Pierce.

[@TheDarkbluerock]

To be fair, they won their chip despite having Doc as coach, but not even this entitles you to that kind of pile of bs talk.

[@synthetic_sports]

Damn, maybe this was the most impressive championship in history

[@meganova7600]

@@synthetic_sportsnew video idea

[@Sweat404]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RIQ2Turnt]

Despite having doc as a coach 🤣🤣💀

[@goriotv2023]

yeah After that 2008 title. We choked in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Because Doc The Choke had no idea how to adjust in crucial situations.

[@thetruth4654]

I agree with this take, it`s not that the 08 Celtics wasn`t a very good team, but the way KG, Paul Pierce and the media treat this one championship makes it very overrated.

[@darrengordon-hill]

"Dirk beat prime LeBron"

[@Getloose360]

This team wasn't homegrown, they were well into their primes. Doing it year 1 is a freaking accomplishment

[@Zack_410]

​@@darrengordon-hillThat ring has gotten overrated due to the narrative. The Mavs had a well balanced team.

[@cback3333]

They still won.. that matters lol.. you know how many great teams never won a ring?.. this is a horrible take

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

@@darrengordon-hill Dirk didn't do anything. Lebron choked

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

The fact that Doc Rivers has milked this championship to the point that he's still employed as a head coach despite having the most blown leads in NBA history is crazy.

[@seahawksFishing]

His style of coaching worked well in the late 2010s and he had a bunch of vets and role players that bought in to his philosophy. Also Rondo was so good as a rookie. He was the piece that put it all together.

[@southsideofhawthorne6507]

But he came back and made history by Coming back in the NBA finals game 4 in 2008. They were down by 24 at the half

[@shinhoyu2710]

True winner of this 08 celtics team is Doc 😂

[@ChiseledAdonis]

They are the one championship dynasty... With the way that they talk you would have thought they ran the NBA for half a decade lol. The crazy thing is they wouldn't be so hated if their ego wasn't so incredibly out of whack, I recognize how difficult it is to win a championship and that in itself is an accomplishment that should never be forgotten but my God... They truly make it seem as if they were the greatest team of all time and unchallenged by anybody.

[@djsav688]

You’re the only KZbinr that I see commenting on random videos. You’re one of a kind lmfao

[@ChiseledAdonis]

@@djsav688 lol I still use KZbin for what it was originally supposed to be. Liking, commenting & subscribing

[@lxbronx6]

Even tho it’s annoying they DID ADD ONE to the banner collection. The Lakers got 3 after that. Boston for whatever reason despite being so close at times has come up short so many times. Almost to where it actually doesn’t bother me that I keep hearing about 08. What has Boston won since then? Sucks but hey.

[@cback3333]

They were a great team led by 4 Future HOFers.. and a HOF coach.. and could have won more than 1 had it not been for injuries.. they were far from overrated.. they were the whole reason the Heat big 3 came together.. they were that good

[@daltonfarris]

I truly believe they'd argue they were a top 3 team of all time and unanimously agree they'd beat the 2017 warriors. I think they couldn't get to 7 games against this year's denver nuggets before losing.

[@sung-yulpark3258]

The 2008 Celtics was a miracle. They won the title with Doc Rivers. CP3, Kawai, Harden and Embid etc all time greats and MVPs could not win with him except the 2008 Celtics.

[@frederickjefferson2289]

Thank you.

[@KC1996LFC]

Main reason this title is so talked about is because it’s the only recent success of a premier franchise, without 08 the Lakers would be sole owner of #1 and it would be 37 years since their last championship. They’d be like the NY Jets or Toronto Maple Leafs, think how much shit the Dallas Cowboys take and add another decade to it!

[@darrylturner3731]

Ong the Celtics are basically so successful only because of that Bill Russell era.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

Celtics only successful bc of Bill Russell? So Hondo/Cowens x2 Rings Bird brought x3 Pierce got his. 6 rings still place them among top 5 rings for a franchise

[@JasonHebert]

"Lakers would be sole owner of #1" The Celtics WERE sole owner of number for like 50 years, the Lakers literally JUST tied them in the bubble year. They have never been sole number 1 and honestly barely even qualify to be tied at number 1 foe that lame ass bubble year. You can make fun of the asterisk for missing Perk all you want, the bubble year is the TRUE asterisk.

[@hughjass2640]

@@JasonHebert Don't be so glum chum, maybe once Boston stops being such a racist shithole, actually good players will want to go there and then you won't get embarrassed by jimmy butler and some random guys in the play-offs.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@@hughjass2640 Enough of the myth, it's a better city than where your favorite teams play.

[@Joswag]

The Celtics of course won because of top 3 Center all time, offensive juggernaut, and not racist Kendrick Perkins

[@awc6007]

Shaq: Big Perk taught me everything I know

[@calvindomin441]

😂😂😂😂

[@thablksovereign]

Kareem was inspired by him

[@user-td1me4tv3u]

Kendrick Perkins sucked

[@Acrossdapond445]

Perk has the best handles in NBA history

[@jojijoestar7233]

Iirc, the Celtics were already looking to reduce Ray Allen’s role around the 2012-13 offseason, which is the main reason for him leaving. That and also beefing with Rondo.

[@kevinzhu6417]

think they also floated his name in trade talks before hand as well

[@jakob9614]

@@kevinzhu6417weren’t they really close to trading him to Memphis at some point in 2012? I think it came down to like one more second round pick or some ridiculously small detail

[@smoothjulio]

They wanted to trade him and then they wanted to bench him for Avery Bradley, which severely hurt his perception around the league.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Rondo was over-rated in my opinion,plus,he didn't want to listen to his coach.He thought he knew it all,like Kobe.Phil Jackson called Kobe-uncoachable in his auto-bio,that says a lot about Kobe.

[@lakerfan2874]

Ray chose to be a bench guy behind Wade over being benched behind Avery Bradley. That's the whole difference. If the Celtics were going to reduce his role, he accepted it in Miami instead of Boston.

[@ronaldmcdaddy9273]

As a diehard Celtics fan I think the team gets overhyped mainly because it’s been so damn long since we’ve won last. For being a team tied with the most championships it’s really underwhelming to think we’ve only won once since the championship in 86. 08 was definitely an amazing team and with the overall culture in Boston I definitely enjoy the reunions but can see why people get annoyed too. You could argue the number reunions come from them all simply just really liking each other and wanting to see each other more often outside of the win. Though maybe other one off championship teams should take notes and have reunions too. Would be cool to see the older Mavs meet up sometime. Fingers crossed the C’s now can pull us out of another championship drought though, but I wouldn’t be surprised if guys from the past couple iterations of the team these past few seasons try doing reunions as well. Can definitely see Smart coming back to chill in Boston with Tatum and Brown later down the road after retiring for example.

[@kevinzhu6417]

As a Raptors fan I can't hate on the reunions because they just look like they're good friends who like to have excuses to get together

[@fortynights1513]

The Celtics of the late 2010’s and early 2020’s should be considered a pretty darn good team that unfortunately hasn’t been at their best in the playoffs. The 08 team was very good, but quite frankly wouldn’t be talked about as much if they didn’t annoy people as much as they do. I think you can argue that forming Superteams as a strategy became popularized by this Celtics team.

[@pnilrax2868]

you guys also won like... 11 from 57 to 69? i believe. So while you are in fact tied.. you need an asterisk. Lakers have more of a claim to having most than you all do. And Im a celtics fan.

[@everythingkyros1588]

​@@pnilrax2868as a Lakers fan, first 5 championships are also being questioned because they are won in Minneapolis. But its the franchise that counts I guess

[@GhusisBest]

They do realise they can have the reunions without the whole TV hoopla right?

[@marktrevino366]

Can we just appreciate how important James Posey and Eddie House were to this 08 championship 👏🏼

[@ShadowThe771]

Man, if Reggie had decided to come out of retirement for that year, he would have been an NBA champion. He wouldn’t even had to play at all.

[@cjvaye99]

I remember them talking about it on PTI and I actually would have loved to see it. this was in the off-season before the Lakers got Pau so I didn't even think at that point the Lakers were even contenders and it was obvious to everyone the Celtics were winning it that season after getting KG and Ray Allen. Reggie should have signed with them.

[@micshaz]

Thats actually fucking true tragicomedy

[@bomberbcm]

It’s just weird how we don’t see random role players from the Back to Back Lakers like we do the 08 Celtics. Sasha never on ESPN talking bout how great they were 🤣

[@cjvaye99]

Sasha, Shannon Brown, Luke Walton, Josh Powell, Jordan Farmar, fcking DJ Mbenga. good times

[@coolizac]

That’s the narrative. You don’t big up Kobe. You big up the Celtics to in turn big up Lebron cuz he “ended” their “dynasty” even tho Kobe literally beat every team Lebron couldn’t

[@zackmorris4773]

@@coolizacwhat bron got to do with this😂😂 that was random af

[@coolizac]

@@zackmorris4773 Bron runs ESPN…. That’s obvious, they been pushing his narrative since 2007

[@jaydot4956]

@@coolizacthe only team Kobe beat that Lebron couldn’t was Orlando and that’s because Lebron was by himself, give Lebron Pau and you don’t think he would’ve beaten Orlando?

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

The birth of the Big Three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett later triggered LeBron's move to the Miami Heat.

[@ananmuadi31]

To do the very thing they themselves did in 2007

[@JAlves88]

​@ananmuadi31 Let's not get it twisted. Boston traded for both Ray n KG. The heat called each other and the players created their big 3.

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

As a Boston fan, I love this team lmao. Only title in my lifetime and I love the big three! Iconic in my eyes

[@pathfinderjan]

Same :) that 5-year stretch is such an amazing time.

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

@@pathfinderjan I was about 1 turning 2 in 2008 and since becoming a fan since the Irving days (I became a die hard these last 2 seasons) I love our team! I’m from England

[@jlahooper2496]

F Boston

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

@@jlahooper2496 Beat the Lakers!

[@DarthBinky89]

Lebron broke you

[@thencsmaster4343]

A lot of it probably has to do with this one championship somehow justifying Doc Rivers as a coach to a lot of people despite the fact it was 15 years ago and the man hasn't even come close to that success since with choke after choke

[@fortynights1513]

Hot take: Rudy Tomjanovich and Alex Hannum are better coaches than Doc even though Doc is on the 75th team and they aren’t. Doc Rivers has had a fine coaching career, but not one of the single best ever or anything like that.

[@hjkohler2966]

@@fortynights1513That’s pretty valid take honestly

[@RamanShrikant]

doc rivers was one game away from winning the 2010 nba finals

[@fortynights1513]

@@hjkohler2966I say kind of a hot take because I think some people would object to Hannum because of how far back he was. But Auerbach is considered as good as he is either way, so it may not be a hot take. The biggest issue I see is that people tend to go off of total wins and not as much the percentage of them when discussing coaches. Doc fortunately coached longer, but has one championship, and three appearances in the conference finals or later I believe (could’ve been four if KG doesn’t get hurt in 09, but three as is). Hannum and Tomjanovich coached shorter periods, but the former has three championships counting the ABA, and the latter has two championships and a third conference finals appearance in a much shorter career than Rivers.

[@daltonfarris]

I'd doc gets in the hall of fame, I should get inducted.

[@billycrystal6791]

Having a big 4 of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Brian Scalabrine was not even fair to the rest of the NBA.

[@456rep]

big 5 actually

[@darrylturner3731]

The disrespect to Rondo

[@billycrystal6791]

Damn I forgot about Rondo, my bad, its a big 5

[@xlr0gd205]

Boston would've lost to LeBron in 7 had Pierce scored his pedestrian amount of points (say 30) instead of 41. That game was Pierce's best game in the playoffs and it pretty much punched the ticket to the chip for the Celtics. They were so close to choking and that's what people forget

[@jjohnson4013]

Also the Lakers were without Byume and Ariza two key players maybe Boston wouldent have won

[@zenkresnik]

So happy this was made. So necessary. Glad KG got a title. Everybody else.......nah, chill out

[@edwardgraham7993]

Everyone else, nah? I can understand KG, but Paul Pierce was ALREADY a Celtics; Pierce got drafted by them in the late '90s; he deserves that ring. (Even though he 💩 himself in a Finals game) And finally, Ray Allen from the Bucks to the Sonics as an excellent shooter to see him get a ring with the Celtics was well deserved.

[@zenkresnik]

@@edwardgraham7993 KG was a legitimate Hall of Fame talent before he joined the Celtics. No one was talking about Paul Pierce like that for his ENTIRE career up until that team came together. Look at his career pre-2008. He was a bench All-Star scoring over 25 ppg 4 times in 9 seasons on a very middling and unmemorable Celtics team. Before that championship, he was not en route to the Hall of Fame. I don't care how many people @ me but Pierce was a good player that got carried by a great player.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

​@@zenkresnikthat's not true, I remember Paul peirce being a big name and star before that team ever came together.

[@zenkresnik]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 there are a lot of basketball players who were stars during their era but not Hall of Fame great talent.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@zenkresnik Paul Pierce is in the hall of fame. His consistently great stats prior to kg played a big part in that. In fact he was better prior to kg coming. And obviously the finals mvp helped a bit.

[@Buggy99]

Imma be honest, if I was beating Lebron & Kobe i’d be insufferable as hell too lmao Fantastic team, def goes back to back of KG doesn’t get injured in 09, but yes they 100% milk it I need Tatum and Brown to hoist a trophy so I can have my own title team to latch onto

[@jjohnson4013]

Even if KG was healthy they would have lost to the Lakers in 09 they were the better team that year. They won 65 games in a stack west the bench was better Ariza was healthy Pau was more stuffer and kobe was playing in an other level

[@ceufrscio707]

"ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!!"

[@thekingofkingsrp]

Bro this team gave the Celtics a title and a future, how could anyone complain.

[@bornashamloo]

Another week, another great video guys! By any chance, would y'all be interested in doing a 2014 Retrospective on the Greatest 1st Round in Modern NBA History? The 2014 1st round had so many Game 7s and of course would've had a Game 7 in every series in the West had Dame not hit that buzzer beater against the Rockets.

[@HudsonIsGay]

Cool idea

[@cheesygrater]

This video idea would be atleast 1 hour and half of it will be about the Dame shot

[@bornashamloo]

That's usually how long their retrospectives videos are and lol Dame's shot deserves to a huge chunk of time no question about it. @synthetic_sports the Western Conference alone would be insane to cover with: Mavs vs Spurs (7 Games & Vince's Buzzer Beater) Thunder vs Grizzlies (7 Games & a shit ton of nail biters) Clippers vs Warriors (Warriors before the dynasty) Rockets vs Blazers (You know what to say lol)

[@thorphoeung6057]

08 Celtics were a great team. They had a great 3 years run.

[@Ramsfan1993]

There's a lot to do in ATL, but when any of their teams are good their arenas/stadiums are rocking. And while I have criticized the Celtics for acting like they were some kind of dynasty, they were insanley dominant in 07-08... That Lakers team was awesome (even though pau just got there) and smashed them in game six

[@dyltack5349]

Atlanta is definitely a braves city tho

[@dcanderson6291]

I'm from Atlanta. Whoever is winning in the city will get the crowd. It's been plenty of years the Braves crowd was weak and the falcons or Hawks crowd was jumping. The soccer team ALWAYS packed full of Atlanta fans

[@LynxStarAuto]

As a Miami native, that's a BS excuse. They say the same thing about us, but the truth is winning made Miami into a basketball city. Something Atlanta hasn't done. Miami is a giant melting pot of a city. Arguably ground zero for immigrants who come here for a fresh start. As such, basketball is not always a predominant sport in many of those citizens' homeland. They come here and learn the culture. When the team is good, and winning, it's easier for them folks to acclimate and become fans. Once they do, they stick around. So Atlanta's problem is not there is too much to do, it's that the team sucks, and nobody cares.

[@Ramsfan1993]

@@LynxStarAuto it 100% has to do with there being too much to do. Like you said winning made Miami into a basketball town but, go look at Atlanta's Good seasons and their attendance versus they're bad season's it's a huge difference there is a ton to do in Miami to which is probably one of the reasons why when they're bad they're attendances in great and then like you said also it's a melting pot so basketball is in most people's first preference.

[@ClareAmel]

So many people connected to that team are pretty unlikeable. Paul Pierce and KG both are pretty delusional. Doc Rivers is a professional choker at this point. And even Ray Allen was of course a snake for joining a team they choked a lead to. Just an unlikeable team.

[@ChryskylodonInstitute]

don't think Allen can be classified as a snake because it's a known fact Celtics tried sideline him & trade him for a while before leaving

[@impulse_xs]

You KNOW a team is insufferable when Rondo is the most likable guy on the team lol.

[@unkledoda420]

Imagine asking your teammates "guys, i pooped nyself, I'ma need y'all to pick my grown ass up and carry me so poop don't run down my leg".

[@sirbedevere4944]

Every championship could have an asterisk. Injuries, and everything else is part of the game. Except fixing games ('02 LA-SAC)

[@samraizshoaib585]

Not 2011

[@muhammedadnan9393]

I hate that la - sac series so much. It was clearly fixed but people don’t talk about it . Kobe and shaq never 3 peated technically.

[@nathanjohnson2382]

Boston was spoiled with the Patriots and Red Sox winning a lot of titles since 2000, Bruins and Celtics have had so many great teams but only won a title each but still held up to the standards set by the patriots and Red Sox I feel

[@commonsense3921]

Just the Patriots the rest are garbage.

[@LordoftheGame88]

Yeah it is a shame. I am a Red Sox fan but I would trade the Sox’s 2018 World Series for a Bruins cup in 2019 in a heartbeat.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@@commonsense3921 Don't diss the Sox, they won 4x

[@sabishiihito]

Let's not forget that horrible Game 2 in the 2008 Finals where Leon Powe was somehow awarded more FTA the entire Lakers team (13 for Powe, 10 for LA) and the Celtics had a 38 to 10 FTA advantage. Even the infamous Game 6 of the WCF wasn't that lopsided (25 to 40). I remember a play late when LA was making a comeback, Pierce was chasing Kobe and got hung up on a screen so he reached out and grabbed Kobe's right arm, who ended up putting up and making a shot with his left hand. This happened right in front of a referee,. No whistle.

[@sydhamelin1265]

Yeah, refs were letting Boston get away with murder and they called TWO offensive fouls on Kobe to take him out of the game. One wasn't even contact, the other was tickey-tack. The officiating was terrible, really terrible. Then to hear Boston fans complain in 2010 when refs were actually CALLING the fouls that Boston was committing all along.

[@notoriouseagle1074]

@@sydhamelin1265 WHAT? The refs in game 7 were appalling! Might I also bring up 2002 when they wouldn't let the Kings sneeze without a foul being called? LA fans are beyond oblivious.

[@ThePrayinmantiz]

​@notoriouseagle1074 - yeah laker fans are delusional

[@sydhamelin1265]

@@notoriouseagle1074 Nah, I just don't have any hate towards an organization, so I can watch this stuff unbiased. Meanwhile you'll bring up 2002, but you won't talk about Webber's offensive foul, flooring Fisher, to give Bibby the open shot that won the game. Refs literally handed the Kings game 5, but nope, you don't care, because LA lost, and you're all good with that.

[@garylasseter2978]

@@sydhamelin1265 Not a fan of either team, but the officiating in game 7 of the 2010 finals, particularly the 4th quarter was terrible and it was blatant what they were trying to do

[@guillermitobackup3957]

Funny how we all know how hard it is to win a championship but when we talk about the '08 Celtics we say they "only" got one. The only year they were healthy together they won the championship. Big mouth on them, but overhated and overlooked for ever.

[@taskfootball10]

overhated? For the bs KG and PP talk? well deserved tbh

[@RLSmith-jt8qj]

One of the best defensive teams ever. Kg finally had a decent organization behind him with 2 all star/stars. Brought the Celtics back to relevance and beat the rival Lakers in a final for the first time in 20 years.

[@jojijoestar7233]

@@RLSmith-jt8qj If only this move happened two years earlier

[@henrysmith4984]

I honestly forgot that Tibbs was an assistant on this team

[@Recovery305]

No team has squeezed more juice out of one titlte than the '08 Celtics. Paul Pierce is probably the worst offender lol.

[@fortynights1513]

Among the players maybe, but if we count others, Doc Rivers might have more. At least Pierce was a perennial all star, and made a conference final as the number one option in 2002 before that.

[@Recovery305]

@@fortynights1513 I was talking about players, but you're absolutely right. That '08 ring has given Doc Rivers so much leeway for whatever reason.

[@fortynights1513]

@@Recovery305Some argue Doc would have made a better assistant coach than he’s been as a head coach

[@roxieroll8101]

Give them credit. They're the greatest one ring dynasty in NBA history.

[@tsosway486]

The fact you guys don't even have 50k subs is criminal ur videos are so entertaining plus they're really well edited

[@bomberbcm]

Best timeline the Lakers win in 08. Kobe 3peats, undoubtedly Lakers GOAT now, Doc is fired and doesn’t ruin more franchises. Plus Thibs probably doesn’t get respect enough to get a Head Coaching job and ruin D Roses knees

[@dannychamberlain6244]

Best timeline is if Paxton misses

[@jjohnson4013]

People forget that Byume and Ariza were hurt and miss the finals if they were both healthy Lakers could have won

[@pacdaman15557]

this team is why doc has a ring. it took an all time roster and 26 out 28 possible games to drag him as a coach to the finals.

[@slimypickle19]

As a Mavs fan, this Boston team got injury screwed out of 3 titles. 2009 KG got hurt & ended his prime, & Perk gets hurt in 2010 giving the Lakers every rebound. Then they all got old & an even more manufactured super team in the Heat took over. Celtics earned their right to brag, & they should've gotten more if not for injuries.

[@sulwhale3171]

Injuries happen bro Miami had d wade get injured in 2014 and people were thinking he was done has a player heck they even got dragic just to take pressure off of him Don’t get me started with the warriors even they don’t brag about there 2 championship a lot and they got hurt in 2019 and 2020 and 2021 You had Miami who always have 2-3 players hurt every playoff Same for the Celtic in 2021-2023 Oh what about the nets in 2021 What about the lakers in 2013 It always happen

[@melvincuaresma-SW]

2008 lakers were missing Trevor Ariza and Andrew Bynum

[@Wetwilly87]

Please stop with this dumb narrative, injuries happen all the time and to say that the Celtics would have beaten the Lakers that year in 09 100% with KG is stupid. That Lakers team was built to beat the Celtics that year. With Trevor Ariza healthy, Bynum healthy that year and winning 67 games they were not the same team in 08. Who was guarding Paul Pierce in 08? Vladimir Radmonovich, that’s a big difference from a young Ariza. And the Perkins getting hurt narrative doesn’t hold much water because he got hurt in game 6 not game 1, the Celtics had 5 games before than to beat the Lakers and they didn’t. And what bench player took Perks spot after getting hurt? Just a player named RASHEED WALLACE a player more than capable of getting offensive rebounds and rebounds in general, not to mention he gave you more offense with his outside shooting.

[@slimypickle19]

@Wetwilly87 You aren't considering the team chemistry dynamics that got severely altered. You're over here assuming a washed/over the hill Rasheed Wallace (who barely joined the team just months before) was gonna just walk right in & replace Perkins and gel with the team right away. And Boston started 27-2 with a fully healthy squad. Saying it's "stupid" that Boston would've had a chance is ignorant.

[@Wetwilly87]

@@slimypickle19 You either can’t read or don’t pay attention. I never stated the 09 Celtics would have no chance of beating the 09 Lakers, I said it’s stupid to say that they would have beaten the 09 Lakers 100%. Wow never knew Perkins was the glue that made that Celtics team so great, team chemistry are you fucking kidding me? They should have been motivated to win for Perk if that’s the case but they didn’t. If your going to make statements like this, than the Lakers missing Bynum and Ariza in the 08 finals made the Lakers 100% miss out on a 3-peat.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

Probably because they won a single title but Garnet, Pierce and Rondo act like they were a goddamn dynasty. Heck even random role players on that 08 team come on to talk about those glory days which just comes off as obnoxious. The 04 Pistons made back to back finals, and 6 conference finals in a row better success than the Big 3 Celtics yet you don't hear these guys being as cocky off their one title.

[@willn8664]

Danny Ainge actually pulled it off twice with trades. First in 2008 and then after trading KG and Pierce, the Celtics received draft picks that ended up being Tatum and Brown.

[@RarelyEvenn]

Loving the channel, fellas. you guys are flat out entertaining.

[@karladriancruz1148]

Doc has been riding this Championship for years hahaha

[@staidenofanarchy]

This team is overhyped because of the sheer personality on the team. You've got two guys who loved the media on a storied NBA franchise, of course it's gonna get overhyped.

[@tromboneman4517]

Imagine if they didn’t take 26 games to win the finals… this team would be remembered far better if it took only 20 games like they honestly should have been able to do.

[@Thiccjimbobway]

i just hate how much credit doc rivers gets for this ring. that man couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions written on the heel

[@farrahrosado8593]

My dream team, Celtics fan since birth. My fave players aside from Birdi, MJ, AI, were always KG and Allen to see them come to Boston and team up with Pierce. Priceless. TRUE grit and heart the Truth.

[@PastorTrue93]

As a Hawks fan, that series with the Celtics is a personal favorite of mine. Mike Bibby, Josh Smith, & Joe Johnson played out of their mind. Those home games were LIT, everyone wanted us to shock the world. They just couldn’t win in Boston. 😢

[@marquanmr]

As cavs fan, we had the same experience in the next round

[@farezjohnson508]

Thank you! THANK YOOOUUUU! Somebody finally said it! I mean winning is hard to do and they DID win the chip but my God they make it seem as though they were the Celtics of the Russell era..which they weren't. You could argue the 04 Pistons chip along with the 6 straight years of conference finals appearances would make them more of a "dynasty" than the 08 celtics..and that's with no former or current superstar (on the roster at that time)

[@sulwhale3171]

2 finals 1 championship and 5 conference finals and you never hear about them

[@chriscroke718]

Nobody acts like this team is a dynasty lmao

[@thetruth4654]

@chriscroke718 I mean KG does.

[@ked4]

What do you mean "somebody finally said it"? If you thought it needed to be said, why didn't *you* say it?

[@chriscroke718]

@@thetruth4654 how?

[@scoopz_]

Hey guys great video, I was wondering if you could do a video on the 2019 trailblazers when they made the conference finals?

[@rumarspencer7302]

Well guys, I think to me, the reason the Celtics of the Pierce-Garnett-Ray era didn't win another title was because of their age, they was able to beat my Lakers in 08, cause we didn't have Bynum clogging up the middle and a fully healthy Trevor Ariza, Bynum getting hurt allowed us to trade for Pau Gasol, Celtics likely still would've won cause of the 66 wins to our 57 wins, but not having a healthy Bynum and Ariza not being at full health revealed itself in the finals. The Celtics in 08-09, even if KG didn't get hurt, they weren't gone to repeat, my Lakers getting Bynum back healthy and Ariza back at full health, and Bynum and Gasol teaming up for the first time, that 09 Laker team was determined to get back to the finals and this time come back winning it all, they were ready to rebound from the previous year's loss, nothing was gone stop them, not the Celtics if Garnett didn't get hurt, we would've denied their repeat attempt, but injuries are a part of sports. In 2010 finals, Lakers dominated the Celtics on the offensive boards, and that included the Celtics having Perkins, but the Celtics in game 7, seem like they didn't miss Perk at all, they was up 13 in the third, Lakers cut it to 4 after 3 quarters, then Fisher hit a three, Kobe hit a jumper, it was back and forth, KG scored, Rasheed hit a three, Rondo hit a three to keep Boston close, but Metta hit the 3, Pau made the baseline pumpfake on 3 Celtics, Kobe had shooting struggles, but he did good in other areas, kept grabbing rebounds and getting to the line and hitting them, then Sasha hit key free throws to seal it, Rondo tried for the jumper and missed, Pau rebounds to Odom to Kobe all the way down to the court and Kobe puts up his index finger in celebration, Lakers came from 3-2 down to repeat as champions by beating the Celtics, and it's the first time the Celtics blew a 3-2 lead in the Finals, how fitting by their rivals after all the battles. And guys, it was Doc's championship in 08, Thibs helped no doubt, even Tony Allen always said he will listen to Thibs, but Doc is a good motivator and defense coach, he had his share of blown 3-2 leads and 3-1 leads as coach, trying to improve the defense now with the Bucks. Thibs himself after 3 head coaching stops, is still searching for his first nba title on his own, and first finals appearance. He so far has been to one Conference Finals as coach in 2011, won game 1 vs Heat big 3 first season together, before dropping 4 straight. Got a good Knicks squad, though dealing with injuries. Many of his players have always said he's worked him hard in practice, always his approach and reputation, which is nothing wrong with. I do have to say, you guys do sound like teenagers when yall talk.

[@amirnikpouri7798]

I feel if the Celtics win this year, we'll somehow hear more about the 2008 Celtics, and it would be hilarious.

[@All5Horizons]

I think the special thing about them is that they were the only Big Three that I can think of in recent memory where all three guys had been star players who kept falling short of a title, but getting together finally got them one. It’s how you think these things ideally SHOULD play out. When superteams are made up of one or more guys that have already won, it feels obnoxious, like stacking the deck so the rich get richer. But the fact that all three were in the latter half of their careers and had all failed to get there until they joined together makes it kind of cool to me. In that way, it’s also better that they didn’t win a bunch of times. So, they may not be a dynasty or whatnot, but there is something special about them.

[@TheFrostbite324]

The Pistons can actually say they broke Kobe and Shaq up after that finals.

[@frogmouthonmy]

As a T-wolves fan I'm just happy that KG won a Ring

[@hellboy12190]

Keep those great videos coming !

[@fortynights1513]

These narrators have great chemistry.

[@toddsands6000]

It's easy how at least one of the trades happened. Kevin McHale was with the T-Wolves at the time. He may have worked for the T-Wolves, but he will always bleed Celtics green. That's how KG landed with the Celtics. And I was for it because like any great player, KG deserved a chance to compete for an NBA title with an excellent core of teammates. KG was in basketball purgatory late in his career with the T-Wolves.

[@bernarddunnom6718]

Imagine this team being put together 2 or 3 years prior to 08 All of em were on the backend of their prime

[@thefaultinourpizza1513]

I think that’s part of what made it so impressive, it was like the last dance for these guys

[@evolancer211]

Ray Allen is class for not joining those gatherings haha

[@thenightmaricsenpai524]

I mean even in terms of college champions, you don't hear anyone gloat as much as the 2008 Celtics. Not a peep from the 2019 Cavaliers, 2017 Tar Heels, 2011 Huskies, 2000 Spartans, or hell even the 2003 Orange.

[@andrewkirkpatrick626]

Im a lifelong Celtics fan and was crazy hyped and exited when Danny ainge put together the big 3 of that decade and KG was my favorite player back then even all that time with the Timberwolves before he came to boston to team with Pierce and ray Allen so i couldn't b happier at the time, they were put together to win a championship and that's exactly what they did there first season together with the big 3 and all three of them were getting up in age and got it done, they came close to getting a second championship just fell short would have been interesting to have that team together 3 or 4 yrs earlier they just may have been a dynasty if that happened but def legendary team regardless of how many they won but i do understand why people think there egos were bigger than they should have been

[@fsanmiguel666]

Just a friendly reminder, the last time the Celtics won the finals, Grand Theft Auto IV had just come out, and almost everyone was still using flip phones at that point in time....

[@d-blockceltics3696]

That team was special! chemistry was popping right from the jump. my boyz weren't selfish players, it was all about team.... first big 3 to win it the first time around.

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

Y’all are trippin, I vividly remember that 2007-2008 season. They dominated teams that year, I don’t think I’ve seen a better overall team who won it all in the past 20 years. I’m a Lakers fan, kills me to say that about the C’s but I’m just being honest

[@jonnyclutch_]

imagine if this team was formed a few years earlier. they wouldve at least won one more than just the 08 title

[@tofutoph]

Pierce called himself the best player in the world after winning in 2008. KG and Pierce still flaunting that title to this day isn’t surprising. Garnett was the anti Tim Duncan. He thought being loud would scare opponents but it only got him 1 ring that he had to team up with other superstars to get. He really overvalued himself. Same with Pierce. They were a damn good team though but this was also a team that should have won more with that talent they had.

[@MAGISMAGZMM2]

The is my favorite NBA channel keep up the work! :D

[@7JAY]

As a celtics fan who grew up during the mid 2000s thru 2010s, I can say that we milk tf out that ring. I wanna see us win another, but I cant stand going to the garden and seeing hella old celtic fans from '08 talking about that ring. I get it. We won, yay. Now lets move on. Just a Celtics fan talking here

[@edwells4769]

The pistons made the East finals 8 years in a row. They were a beast team. Why didn't they take Melo??? Biggest what if of the last 30 years

[@bigger.1.bestrapperalive]

This team was fire. I remember when they were put together the consensus was they had no chance at a championship because the stars were old. The starting five was top notch and their bench could’ve been a starting five.

[@LynxStarAuto]

I don't remember it like that. It was considered a super team, and everybody was saying that they were the new juggernaut. I even remember some talking heads saying they may win 80 games.

[@ishdontstop_]

when they got ray, I said something was missing, then they got KG, deadass I called championship

[@bigger.1.bestrapperalive]

@@LynxStarAuto maybe as the season started and they were playing good together yeah but before they played a game more people than not gave them no chance, we’ll at least the talking heads on espn. Celtics were a losing team, sonics were a losing team, and the timberwolves were a losing so I guess that’s another reason why they gave them no shot.

[@bigger.1.bestrapperalive]

@@ishdontstop_ once all that happened I felt they would at least go to the championship. Plus I was rooting for kg to get a chip.

[@LynxStarAuto]

@@bigger.1.bestrapperalive It was a long time ago, but I remember that hype machine. I do remember media questioning their age, but the truth was, they weren't even that old. Ray was the oldest at 32 KG was 31 Truth was 30 They were only a couple years older than Miami big 3 when they teamed up.

[@JayMcStar]

This video is gonna go viral amongst Toronto Raptor fans, the sentiments in this video is something that we feel in our hearts and souls!

[@taobing5087]

Congrats on 30k! Banger video as always

[@parkermudsen1063]

To be fair, it was nearly impossible for the Cavs to lure elite free agents to Cleveland when lebron kept signing short term contracts. No one was trying to go to Cleveland unless he showed that he was committed long term. He never did that so they never came.

[@alexescutia4805]

Yeah since lebrons been gone they’ve been a prime free agent destination

[@billsikes4007]

This Celtics team was actually one of the greatest defensive teams of all time, I'm sure most of the kids here have no idea what I'm talking about.

[@PhoenixAscending]

Joe Johnson had 1 of the best series I have ever seen a guy have, and played about as good as you can play in that first series. He was incredible

[@BrooklynReaper]

been here since 3k keep up the gr8 work guys

[@HW.0029]

I liked the Celtics 08 team, and because I was tall I started playing centre before slowly moving outwards to a SF, KG was one of the guys I tried to learn moves from when I was starting basketball. But Pierce after retirement has gone mad, and KG never got over Bron hurting his ego.

[@jpthehistorian]

Watching here after Paul Pierce was spotted wearing a big bling at the end of Game 2 of 2024 NBA Finals

[@Daggermouth8k]

1:48 the sonics did not botch their pick by picking up Jeff Green. he was a good player considering the rest of what was available in that draft. put some respect on Jeff Green

[@aariesharris7894]

the comment I was looking for lol. That draft is actually super weak in hindsight. Jeff Green one of the only players left from that draft class and one of the 3-4 players left that is still contributing

[@Daggermouth8k]

@@aariesharris7894 this channel is trash and very annoying. i’m mad i’m even gave them a view and am still commenting on this vid.

[@thewriter8762]

I think that if the Celtics weren’t full of themselves and kinda rode that wave for the off-season and kept their mouth shut, they would be beloved like those one and done teams. Even as a Heat fan I would give them so much more respect if they just shut up about 2008.

[@dannychamberlain6244]

Another difference could be is that other one ring wonders like the 04 Pistons and 11 Mavericks were underdogs

[@frederickwilliams9204]

08 Celtics are the reason I’m a Celtics fan was the first NBA game I remember them winning

[@itsmellslikeshitdontit3752]

I was a junior in highschool when they won. They were really fun to watch.

[@malachideleon-gil3720]

“Hell” proceeds to put .3 second picture of Kane🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quarterlyfe]

This was a fun video, thank you

[@Anthony-ru7sk]

Ah 2008, what a year to be 15

[@unclegreenskatesoda9570]

I love that Celtics team, but I'm a lifelong celtics fan lol. But it was a great total team, we had awesome role players doing their jobs, tony allen, leon powe, glen davis, posey, eddie house, even sam cassell came up big when called on in the playoffs. Loved that team man haha

[@ericperry27]

Unpopular opinion. Doc was extremely vital at times. W the Cs. Mainly his clutch timeout whiteboard plays. They seemingly always worked. So i disagree a defensive minded Thibs "carried" their staff...

[@littleprince8164]

LMFAO you guys brought up a great point with all their countless reunions 😂😂

[@modulo3664]

I think its just hate for Boston in general. The Pats and RSox were rolling at the time as well...

[@fortynights1513]

Bruins won a Stanley Cup too.

[@schnierng3725]

I’m a Celtics fan. And I agree with everything

[@mattyboy9588]

14:38 you should do a whole series of teams that broke up in the playoffs after a loss that would be fire

[@shinhoyu2710]

They had Doc as a head coach and earned one. Think about it now. IT'S A MIRACLE WINING WITH DOC RIVERS.

[@BornToBeJustin]

Everybody always talks about Boston's injuries but ignores that Andrew Bynum wasn't playing in 2008 playoffs.

[@MKHLX]

Yeah cuz bynum is much more valuable than KGs 09 injury

[@jdbb3gotskills]

I wasn’t necessarily excited for Boston winning. I was excited that KG got a ring as a Minnesota fan.

[@haringamihan21]

I'm a Celtics fan and when I think about our history I just think about the whole 17 banners not just the 2008 one. I don't fixate on this one championship and no one on the Celtics sub on reddit does either. The only reason it gets talked about a lot more than it should be is because a) 3 of the guys on that team was a top 10 player at their position in that time and it was the only ring they ever won and b) 3 of the guys on that team went on to become broadcasters where they got to talk about it so often. You don't hear Dirk or Chauncey Billups talking the livelong day about their one ring because they're "humble", they don't talk about it because they don't have the soapbox to circle back to it every two to three business days.

[@CitroChannel]

I don't hate or even dislike the Celtics as a franchise, but I don't like this '08 team. Not only are they incredibly full of themselves to a frankly insane degree (not saying they weren't a good -- they absolutely were) and all of the main guys act conceited as hell about this one ring except for Ray Allen, but to me they kind of started the modern trend version of building a superteam around a big three by having established stars all agree to come together because they couldn't win a ring anywhere else. Not all superteams are bad, but I hate the ones that feel completely manufactured and not organic and this Boston team was a precursor to what was to come with the Heatles, KD in Golden State (though they proved they were great without him too), some of the Lakers teams, and many failed or currently ongoing attempts at the same like Brooklyn before this year, current Phoenix, et al. Also them carrying Kendrick Perkins to a chip means we now have to listen to his attempts at analysis on sports broadcasts and their title gave false legitimacy to Doc Rivers and led to him getting future HC jobs... two nearly unforgivable things tbh. 😂

[@andrewbreeding4972]

Was like 11/12 when they won in 2008 and I loved them

[@regularguy5403]

Never have I hated a team more than the 08 Celtics & Big-Three Miami Heat.

[@seanhogan6533]

The officiating in the fourth during game 7 in 2010 broke my soul.

[@professorzoom7391]

LOVED IT!

[@VisibletoanyoneonYoutube97]

This video is a masterclass in hating Bravo fellas 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾