Why the Boston Celtics will not win the NBA title

Your first paragraph was kind of commenting on my merits of debate point. Well, I wasn't really trying to educate you, more of I was trying to tell the voters the reasons I expect them to vote. As for the win-loss record, I believe it is the best predictor of who will win the championship. If there is anything else we can look at to predict who will win, then please show me. Pierce over Prince point - You argued I should show statistics to prove my point, well that's necessary only when the point may be wrong. I believe the point is right, and undisputable, and you haven't given any reason for it to be wrong. The only career areas Prince beats Pierce in are his turnover ratio and rebounds. Added, Pierce only lost by a little bit on those two. Pierce soars over Prince in most other areas such as PPG (23.5 compare to 12.3). Pierce is much better. If you disagreed with any of my assumptions, you should say why you disagree. You haven't leading me to believe you just wanted clash. Sources: http://www.nba.com... http://sports.yahoo.com... "But lets forget the east" - If you insist... "The topic of this debate is weather they'll win the title, not the Eastern Conference." - I realize, but to get to the championship, they must be the best team in the Eastern Conference; I was simply proving that they are. Regular Season record not enough to "bank on" - It may not be enough to bank on, but it makes them the most likely team to win. The idea of the debate is that the Celtics Will Not win the Title, and I am arguing that they are the most likely team to win, because of record. Give any other predictor of who will win the Championship, and I will show that the Celtics are favored by it. Haven't played the best teams yet - Unless you prove that they are likely to lose to these teams, then this point has no real merit. I believe they will win against any team (assuming fair conditions). Provide a team that they would lose against. I won't go thru and say how they can beat every team in the league, because I don't have the space. Provide one team from the West and say how they can beat the Celtics. NOTE: The record of the Celtics isn't 23-3, but rather 27-3. Celtics Bench Is Bad - Kind of ironic that you gave the Spurs example. Here is something that trashes your point: http://mvn.com... You contended that the Spurs won Championships with a good bench, well the article compares efficiency, and the Spurs have a worse bench. Interesting.. Pistons and Celtics Comparison - You said that the Pistons are slightly better in every category. That's ridiculous, and your point lacks evidence. Here, look at the real comparison: http://sports.espn.go.com... There is another game tonight, and then we can argue who is better. That being said, the Pistons and Celtics are (relying on stats and records) the two best team sin the NBA, and the Celtics average out to be better. Interesting. Experience - Well, I'd say that they are working together pretty well, having only lost 3 times. As for experience, plenty of teams have won the NBA Title without boatloads of experience. The Houston Rockets in the 90's, the Bulls in the late 80's, etc etc. Experience is important, but not necessary. Reasons I win: I have negated all of the Pro's Contentions and extended my own. Also, Pro has yet to answer my point on Odds. Thusly, I deserve the ballot.