It's unfathomable. On paper it didn't work. One of the most exciting and close knit teams playing much higher than their ability as a team, playing under a stern but fair coach, with an excitable owner not afraid of paying luxury tax. It's the picture perfect setup to hit on one solid draft pick and pick up a superstar in free agency.
INSTEAD, break up the entire group and trade away players and picks to bring in two quiet max contract players under a coach who historically treats premier players differently.
They don't have a single glue player. Montrez and Pat and Lou play for eachother, but that's it. There's not one other player that plays for anyone else, which is why they play "up" when they become emotionally upset at the other team, because it gives them juice.
Clear, CLEAR sign of Doc's teams. Paul Pierce, Garnett, Ray Allen, Rondo, Chris Paul, Pierce again, Austin Rivers, Griffen, Beverley, Barnes, Big Baby, Gortat - All of those guys were able to create their own chip on their shoulder, make up slights or get people talking during games. They were at their best when in a fight.
I think it's just what happens when your an elite players coach, it's the environment that's fostered. Unfortunately, unless you can run a whole team out there that plays everyday with a chip on their shoulder (Celtics anyone?), you're just not going to consistently beat teams that play for each other.