As I pointed out in the first Disappointment installment, the measure is against expectations, our fan expectations, not reasonable expectations. With this yardstick, I have two candidates, both of whom were major cogs in last year's team. Their reasons for nomination are almost exact opposites however; one is due to potential improvement, the other due to a setback in progress.
You may have already guessed our players for this column from that comment. For those of you who have taken the summer off, until today, the principals for our discussion are Jared Sullinger and Marcus Smart. Last November I think most would have put them in the front of the line of reasons to be optimistic about the Celtics future.