Re: What's it take for a championship?

["Brian R. Boisvert" <bboisvert@erols.com>]

>While getting into the play-offs would be a major
>turnaround from last year, I would much rather we
>didn't if it means getting a higher draft pick in exchange.
>Of course, a higher pick doesn't necessarily guarantee
>a quality player, but seeing how we've done over the past
>couple of years (Walker, Mercer, K Anderson via Billups),
>I'm feeling fairly upbeat about the whole thing.

Last season I hoped the Celtics would lose every game.  I felt bad about 
it, but I really didn't see much sense in winning if it would cost us Tim 
Duncan.  I wanted to lose, lose badly, and get the #1 pick.  I vowed I 
would never do that again.

I think at some point you have to stop thinking about draft position and 
start thinking about winning games and returning Celtic pride to the team. 
 It's much more important for these young kids to start winning games and 
making the playoffs than it is for them to lose games in the hopes of 
moving from the #15 to the #8 pick.