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Green Team, unite!', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r0hgx000x01t2ruaizs04@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Thursday night at TD Garden the Celtics dominated Dallas for the 107-89 win in game 1 of the NBA Finals, Boston now seemingly well on its way to Banner 18.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30cl001l3m6r9j2ozvtz@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'But this march back to the top of the championship mountain has been a long time coming for the Celtics. Might it and ought it be a lesson for a Patriots team that is currently bottoming out in the post-Belichick/Brady rebuild?', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30hr001p3m6raf4gcxyp@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CAD1550362956" width="100%"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CAD1550362956" width="100%"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/clx4r3pta002b3m6r5l6et8cf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Absolutely, even if the hope is that the return to competitive glory isn’t quite as long a path as the one the Celtics have taken since their last title in the second Big 3 era of 2008.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30uf001z3m6rfp3aqxtr@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Let’s ponder how the Celtics got to this cusp of another ring and how it might make sense or parallel what’s going on down I-95 in Foxborough.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30vh00203m6r3cdbrqq5@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'First, the No. 1 reason the Celtics are where they are is No. 3, as in the No. 3 overall pick that brought stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum to Title Town in the 2016 and 2017 NBA Drafts, respectively.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30qz001w3m6r23do4csb@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Huh? No. 3 pick to build around as the foundation of a new era? Sounds familiar, like maybe that’s exactly what needs to happen for Eliot Wolf, Jerod Mayo and Co. down at Gillette? That specific No. 3 overall pick, QB Drake Maye, is the future of the franchise, the “pillar” as Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck has often described his two foundational stars.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30q2001v3m6ri9qptvkd@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Obviously Brown and Tatum aren’t doing it alone these days. They are surrounded at this point by elite complementary talent, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis added to the homegrown mix to create an NBA title favorite last offseason. The same filling out of the roster will have to happen in Foxborough in the coming years, including the potential for the Patriots, much like the Celtics back in this team’s formative years, to have another top-5 pick with which to build.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30fc001n3m6rw3ls3sd2@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'There’s also the coaching approach taken in Boston that has some ties to what is happening under Robert Kraft’s watch. Much like Doc Rivers couldn’t or wouldn’t oversee the youthful rebuild in Boston, Belichick wasn’t the guy to take New England to the next era of greatness after derailing the would-be development of Mac Jones.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30dz001m3m6rkuvy1zkr@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Celtics turned their attentions to a thirty-something Brad Stevens…then Ime Udoka and now Joe Mazzulla. While the details of the coaching situation got muddied a bit, it was clear Boston was going to develop its young team with a young, unproven coach. Three of them, actually.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30wj00213m6rgm5kjoqo@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'So it is that Mayo is getting his first bite at the NFL coaching apple the way Stevens, Udoka and Mazulla did, a youthful, inexperienced modern mind for a youthful, inexperienced modern rebuilding team.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30s8001x3m6r1f2hhtgi@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'This isn’t to say the Celtics path back to within three games of finishing the rebuild and firing off a Duck Boat parade has been swift or direct. Nope. Not even close. Danny Ainge oversaw various plans of support and talent acquisition around his developing stars. There were would-be playoff runs and disappointments. And his departure.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30gh001o3m6rxdt3qbqi@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'But the plan, one that could very well make plenty of sense for the Kraft family to follow, has been relatively consistent.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30te001y3m6rl8s65eaq@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Young, homegrown talent. Investments in supporting that talent with outside veteran help. Faith in coaches that have not proven they deserve it. Sticking with the course. (Not gonna say trust the process. Nope. Hate that phrase. Won’t do it.)', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30ix001q3m6rgr51agy5@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Build around and empower your young, elite players. Build around and empower your young coach(es).', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30mx001s3m6r3lltflxi@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'It’s working for the Celtics.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30xn00223m6r5efp3b5z@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Might just be a path back to success for the Patriots.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30nz001t3m6ru6z1cyfc@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Even if it’s a path that could take a bit longer than some might hope.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30zk00233m6r134yn2fx@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Once upon a time the Patriots showed the way to a championship in New England, jumpstarting a dynasty and an historic era in Boston sports all at once.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30p3001u3m6r83gtpn2z@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Now, maybe the Celtics can do the same.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clx4r30le001r3m6rbavwtv28@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CAD9996283432" width="100%"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CAD9996283432" width="100%"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/clx4r4nc1002k3m6r2o9eec9t@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Drake Maye', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/Drake-Maye-Celtics-GI-7c33de53-620e-4a30-b9ce-a67511bdb49b.jpg', 'width': 5718, 'credit': 'Getty Images', 'height': 3812, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'sizeInBytes': '1318166', 'componentVariation': 'feed-image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/clx4r0hgx000u01t2dcsh9gai@published'}, 'sources': [], '_version': 24, 'featured': False, 'headline': 'Pondering whether the Patriots could follow Celtics’ path', 'msnTitle': 'Pondering whether the Patriots could follow Celtics’ path', 'textTags': ['Football', 'NFL', 'New England Patriots', 'Newsletter'], 'apContent': None, 'isOpinion': False, 'pageTitle': 'Pondering whether the Patriots could follow Celtics’ path', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/clx4r0hgx000v01t2qzzyr9pu@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/Drake-Maye-Celtics-GI-7c33de53-620e-4a30-b9ce-a67511bdb49b.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://www.audacy.com/weei', 'breadcrumbs': [{'url': '//www.audacy.com/weei', 'text': 'WEEI 93.7', 'hidden': False}, {'url': '//www.audacy.com/weei/sports', 'text': 'Sports', 'hidden': False}, {'url': '//www.audacy.com/weei/sports/patriots', 'text': 'Patriots', 'hidden': False}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': 'Pondering whether the Patriots could follow Celtics’ path', 'stationName': 'WEEI 93.7', 'stationSlug': 'weei', 'dateModified': '2024-06-07T14:05:42.394Z', 'featuredNews': True, 'sectionFront': 'sports', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': 'Pondering whether the Patriots could follow Celtics’ path', 'syndicatedUrl': None, 'unityPageType': 'article', 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 57, 'seoDescription': 'The Celtics bottomed out and rebuilt, to the point where they are on the cusp of another title. 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