BIG 3 Next Season...Allen 36, Garnett 35, and Pierce 34........If age has anything to do with it.........the GREEN TEAM should Split or get young fast

When CELTICS President/GM Danny AINGE put the BIG 3 together some 4 years ago everyone in the CELTICS BRASS said we should get a solid 3 year run out of this core group. They were right and almost got a 4th run this year.

The NBA'S a young man's game as illustrated throughout the 2011 NBA Playoffs. The C'S nucleus other than RONDO are on the backsides of their careers and injuries and OLD FATHER TIME has arrived.

The CELTS the other night for instance let a 5 point lead got to a 10 point deficit in a matter of 2 minutes and turn the cloick back 2 years ago the HEAT would've have lost that game going away.

The LAKERS a few years back as KOBE was creeping in on 30 made some significant moves on their roster by acquiring Lamar ODOM and Pau GASOL to help KOBE get back to the TOP.......DID it WORK?........Of course it DID as the LAKERS get to the FINALS the last 3 years and win it twice. If there are any lessons learned......Teams must move a good piece to get an even better piece in RETURN. The CELTICS unfortunatley put together their BIG 3 on the BACKSIDE of their PRIME and on the other sode of that you get a TEAM that looks somewhat outdated at times. The GREEN Team is 50 wins...YES......Competeive......YES.......TITLE BOUND......NO.

RAY ALLEN has a players option at $10 Million that he is most certaintly going to pick up and GARNETT is locked up until 2012 and Pierce 2014. The C'S have to find a way to out manuever the CAP as they are CAP TIGHT Right now for 2011-2012.

BOSTON'S Roster at a glance and COntract Status for next season:

the TRUTH PIERCE $15,333,334
Big TICKET GARNETT $21,200,000
Sugar RAY ALLEN $10,000,000 Players Option
Rajon RONDO $10,000,000
Big BABY DAVIS Restricted Free-Agent
Avery BRADLEY $1,524,800
Jeff GREEN $5,908,640
Mi LUV MI GOLD Delonte WEST Unrestricted Free AGENT
Von WAFER free AGent


Rasheed WALLACE not on ROSTER in 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 but still on CELTICS BOOKS
2010-11 $6,322,320 2011-12 $6,790,640

SHAQ $1,399,507
Jermaine O'NEAL $6,266,000


All those player Contracts for next season the CELTICS have already committed $72,473,961 and it will take a MIRACLE in BEANTOWN for AINGE to get HELP...as they have no real Pieces any team wants at this point.