For the first time since The Big 3 dissolved in Boston, the Celtics are going to have some roster continuity, and Kelly Olynyk believes that is going to take the team to the next level. With a lot of the roster turnover complete, a core is set in Boston, and the players on the team are familiar with each other.
Playing with players somebody is familiar with would help as teammates could know exactly where somebody else is going to be at a specific time. The Celtics are finally going to be able to show some of that this upcoming season, which could help guys like Olynyk showcase more of their talent.
“When you keep that core together and you play with each other, (it helps),” Olynyk said Thursday at Legoland, where he joined a group of kids from the Horizons for Homeless Children program on a field trip. “Last year, during that middle of the season, it was kind of tough because it was like a rotating door of guys. Every game you’re playing with a new guy. It’s like you’re playing pickup every game. Now that you’ve got that continuity, you’ve played with guys, a little bit of familiarity, you can start to really take off.”
The turnaround happened very fast, but a lot of different pieces were shifted in that short period of time. A lot of players have come in and out of TD Garden throughout the rebuilding process that started after the 2013 season.
Boston’s turnaround from the bottom of the league to playoff contenders has to be the roadmap for any team as they look to begin competing for championships. They never tanked or threw games, but instead developed players, gained draft picks, and made trades that would set them up for the future.
Way to set the standard Boston, and now you will be rewarded for not wasting time.
