god, WHY can't we just take basketball as basketball around here? i get so sick and tired of hearing people parallel the celtics to ANYTHING the redsox or patriots have ever done or gone through.i know we're a big sports town, and we're good at everything. but it's the NBA finals! not NFL, not MLB.sorry, i just hate my local sports coverage (or lack thereof), and you happened to bring this up...as one poster said above: 2008 paul pierce is 2008 paul pierce.