Optimism

[Cecil Wright]

Great job Steve!!!  It would be nice, if only for one night, in honor of 
Arnold "Red" Auerbach, if we could squelch the negativity and direct some 
positive energy toward the team.  Just try it for tonight.  I've gotta go 
now....for I am on my way to purchase some Cuban cigars...we can buy them 
here in Canada...so I have one to light up late in the game... along with my 
memories of Red.

You know, as a black man, I have taken alot of flack over the years from 
people when I advise that I am a Celtic fan.  They, particular other blacks, 
will ridicule the team, especially, and ironically, when we had Bird, McHale 
and Ainge as starters with Sichting and Walton off the bench.  They would 
tease me about the C's having the whitest team in the league.  They shut 
their lips quickly when I would inform them of what Red did and how he did 
it...flying right in the face of the naysayers and justifiably saying that 
he was trying to win games regardless of what color the players were.  It 
was in 1961 when we moved to Boston and I began my love affair with this 
team.  And I LOVED it when Red would admonish the ref for calling a foul on 
Satch Sanders when he was playing outstanding defense on the Elgin Baylors 
of the league.  Red stood up for the Celtics.  Maybe we should try doing the 
same.

Cecil

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