Don't Tell Anyone...But the Celtics Are Flying Under the Radar Right Now

Yesterday, I lost count of how many times I heard ESPN's secret organization of analysts mutter something along the lines of: "Cleveland acquired Shaquille O'Neal to combat Dwight Howard." Then of course, there was Vince Carter migrating down to his native Florida, to team up with the aforementioned Howard to supposedly compete for next year's NBA Championship. So, if you're keeping score, two of the Eastern Conference's top three teams from last season just made significant changes to their rosters. Hence all the buzzzzz. With Mike Brown sitting on a very hot seat in Cleveland (has any coach who's never won had more pressure on him? It's win or go home, as in pack your bags, you're fired, for Brown next season) and Howard (you would think) aiming to improve that despicable offensive repertoire, both Cleveland and Orlando should come out guns blazing next season, right? And then there's Washington, who, with a simple swap of players, transformed into the fourth best team in the east, which is ... (link)