The Celtics had ample potential to succeed with All Star-caliber players in Hayward and Kyrie Irving, along with emerging talents in
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and Terry Rozier. Despite a seemingly stacked roster, Boston fell short in the second round of the playoffs to the Milwaukee Bucks. Making an appearance on Podcast P with Paul George, Hayward said he believes the team got in its own way. “In my eyes it was just, we all had too many agendas, and the agenda to win the whole thing was not the main one,” Hayward said. “Not to blame anyone either, because I think it was all human nature.”Hayward believes each player had their own personal goal, and it led to losing focus on what was important. “I mean, I’m coming back from, the last season I played I was an All Star, so, I’m trying to prove that I’m still an All Star,” Hayward said. “Kyrie was hurt the year before, didn’t miss the playoffs. So he’s trying to prove this is still his team. Then you’ve got (Jayson Tatum) and Jaylen (Brown) and Terry (Rozier) coming off where they’re all starting, make it to the Eastern Conference Finals a year before. They’re all trying to prove, like, ‘We’ve arrived.'”
– via Andrew Peters @ Bleacher Report
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