With the high expectations surrounding the playoffs, I thought it might be time to bump this thread. The C’s finished the year at 48-24, a .667 winning percentage which would equate to 55 wins in a normal year. It’s easy to forget what a squander last June felt like, with Ainge making a succession of great moves to build assets only to watch Kylie quit on the team and leave for nothing, to be followed by Horford. It is a credit to Ainge that he was able to spin Rozier and cap space into an All-Star in Walker, to Stevens that he managed to rebuild the defense around Daniel Theis, and to the young core for seizing the opportunity to make this team their own.