This is not a complaining thread about PJ's choice to retire (I totally approved it, it was great to see him retire after having won a championship even if I'd have been glad to see him play again this year) or about Mikki's performances (I like Mikki and what he brings to the team, and I'm sure he will perform well in the playoffs). It's a "tribute thread" to PJ.
I watched again some videos of last year's championship run and I'm still amazed by how much PJ brought on the court and off the court. Everyone remembers his huge plays against Cleveland in the game 7 and in the Finals but I think he was a big presence in the locker room and on the bench, he had the "veteran role" and he fullfilled it perfectly, he was a mentor for the rest of the team. It was really great to see him get a ring before he retired and I was a little bit disappointed that he didn't come in Boston to get his ring on the opening night.
Plus, the guy was really classy and he knew how to respond to Lakers fans and their trash (dumb?) talking (see under, 00:20 mark).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAmmlhwj_QI just miss PJ's presence, I wonder if you feel the same, and I hope he is enjoying his retirement. I'll remember him as a great Celtic, even if he played just four months for the team and I guess it says a lot about the guy to be remembered this way though he didn't even play a year for the C's.
