By Terrible takes by the national media regarding , , and the Celtics were spewed in greater abundance during the early stages of the team’s postseason run. There is no doubt about this. But they are nothing new.
Oh no, they are not. Consider this: A year ago Friday, former Celtic and stunningly prolific ESPN bloviator said that Tatum and his boyhood friend, then-Wizard , were “tied together like cooked spaghetti.” Perkins, with that special kind of blind confidence that only the woefully misguided exude, said it was the perfect time for the Celtics to trade Brown for Beal.
“If I’m the Celtics,” said Perkins, “I’m calling them ASAP to try and get a deal done.” Spoiler alert: The Celtics did not follow his advice. Instead, got a different deal done, Spoiler alert 2: It worked out rather well.
Misguided, ill-informed, and careless commentary on the Celtics is nothing new. It has just felt that way during their playoff journey, because of their place in the spotlight, the debate shows’ prolific production of nonsense, and the amplification of it all on social media, podcasts, and aggregation websites. There are countless contenders for the second-worst take on the Celtics this season.
Perkins has at least a half-dozen himself, including this comment about coach in January: “You wonder, if you take his brain out and you put it in a bird, the bird is going to start flying backwards.” But the worst take? That’s easy. The conversation between — still a He.
