O'Brien can adapt

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It seems like there's a popular misconception that O'Brien is set in his 
ways, and therefore cannot take the team any further than he already has. 
I would like to introduce the following evidence to the contrary as 
"Exhibit A"

Oct. 15, 2001
Answering a question on the new defensive rules
"We do not have any plans at this point in time to run any zones. 
Certainly, part of our rotations in our man-to-man will have zone 
principles in, frankly, it has always been that case."

May 18, 2002
On whether the Celtics are really playing a zone, despite previous 
denials.
"If we have a zone, it was't designed to be a zone.  Now, if it has become 
a zone, and that's what people think it is, then maybe that's what it is. 
But it was't intended to be a zone."

October 15, 2003
"We put in our zone defense and a little bit of our zone offense"