The Boston Globe, March 16th, 1999
They know it, they think it, and maybe they even whisper it among themselves. But they never would speak publicly about what they know. Especially not now. Why? They just can't. That is the advantage you have over the Celtics. You can see a bad basketball team and say, "That team is terrible." The Celtics? Their candor is blunted by extreme diplomacy. So they look at a team with a 1-19 record and say something like, "Those guys have a lot of talent. They have Maurice Taylor, Rodney Rogers, and Lorenzen Wright. If you're not careful, that team can beat you . . . " But Rick Pitino and his Celtic...
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