2017-18 Celtics Reminding me of Iverson-Led Sixers

"[Stevens] is a special person, on and off the court," Popovich said before Monday's game. "He's very intelligent and intelligence is fine, but, if it doesn't come along with incisiveness, judgment and an emotional maturity, it doesn't do you much good. He has all of those things, and that's large. Not that many people have that.

-- gregg popovich

We shall see how the season unfolds. 

But, at the moment, my best comparison is to the Allen Iverson-led Philadelphia Sixers. They weren't a one-man show. Nor are this year's Boston Celtics. Both teams, however, center on single super stars, and teams that do this risk struggling in crunch time and in big games. Iverson led his team to the NBA Finals. Can Kyrie Irving do the same? We shall see. This year won't be like 1985-86, or 2007-08 for that matter. But if Kyrie can stay healthy, he will make it interesting. I like the supporting cast, too. But like most supporting casts, Kyrie won't know who he can rely on until after the game starts.