I am completely fired up for tip-off!  Even if we hold now we have a viable back-up option for all positions. Danny has heart to make the moves he has made to put this together. The best thing about it all(other than a heck of a squad) is how the contracts are structured to expire putting the organization in the drivers seat. Ainge has shown pure heart and desire to succeed while taking hits along the way. I used to crush him whenever the Celts came up...that's the thing about today's fan ( myself included)...there is no patience for mediocraty. In the midst of Reaf Lafrentz, Ricky Davis and Wally Scerbiak it was hard to see where the organization was heading. It seemed as if there was no endgame in sight...just wallowing in mediocraty at best, swimming in the fog. When Danny took control and began to stockpile young talent it was still difficult to see a path.Then the emergence of young talent was like a harvest of opportunity...At the time there were so many balls in the air (figuratively and literally) and the most important one was the one that did not go our way. A great draft, Ray Allen, (its still hard to believe) Kevin Garnett, and the support and development of young role players brought us to the promised land. We have gotten even better with Sheed and Daniels and this will continue to be a place where free agents will want to play.

So for what its worth...Danny, my sincere apologies for dissing you so hard and not showing half the patience you have. You have completely won me over.

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