ugh, hindsight refers to your statement that they needed Rondo to be a star to win. I'm saying they only needed Rondo because the Lakers later got Gasol. Without Gasol, and with a still-emerging Rondo, the Celtics had no trouble with the Lakers, right? At the time, there was no reason not to assume the Celtics couldn't repeat, other than age or injury.
And 3 years is the accepted minimum length of a 'dynasty' is it not? i.e. Isiah's Pistons = not a dynasty, Shaqobe = dynasty. No-one other than Bill Russell has won more than 3 straight titles, right?
I'd favor the Heat to win next year, but by no means is it automatic. How do they play the Magic or the Lakers with Bosh or Haslem at the 5? Without single coverage of Dwight Howard, the Magic are perfectly capable of carving them up. Ditto for the Lakers, who have great defenders to put on Wade and LeBron.
And if all of this spares us from ever again having to watch Mo Williams and Big Z in the post-season, it can only be a good thing.