Random Thoughts on a Finals Friday

By now, every Celtics fan has heard about KG's guarantee of the next two championships. This could be a good thing or it could be a bad thing. Now, there have been other guarantees that I can think of off the top of my head. After the Lakers won the championship in 1987, Pat Riley came out and guaranteed that the Lakers would repeat. No team had repeated in 18 seasons. Talk about putting pressure on your team. But, the Lakers rose to the guarantee and did indeed repeat as champions in 1988. A little bit more recently, Mo Williams guaranteed that the Cavs would beat the Magic and go on to the Finals. Unlike Riley's Lakers, Mo's Cavs didn't make good on his guarantee. Now, these two guarantees are a little different from KG's. Both Pat Riley and Mo Williams announced their guarantees at a news conference to all the press and fans. Apparently, KG's guarantee was to Wyc who made the guarantee public. Now, a guarantee is good motivation, but it is only ...