I said it earlier before the season began that the C's are just too old and unable to play with the speed and energy the game requires with their starting lineup. Outside of Rondo the C's are a second tier team compared to to elite teams in the league. Paul is a decent player but no longer is he one of the league elite players on offense or defense, with that said he's still a pretty good player with diminishing skills. The same can be said of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. So that leaves the C's in a rebuilding process whether the fans know it or not. As for the youth of the C's Johnson looks to have some of the better talent, other than Johnson the C's don't have a budding star on the team ! Rondo is the star of this team now but Rondo needs young agile athletes to run with or his skills gets under used. The C's need to come to grips with the reality they won't nor can they possibly win a championship with the team they currently have. I've been a C's fan over 40 years and still am a big fan, the goal was reached and from there it's a down hill journey until the old troops get relieved