mmbaby, darn you, you forced me to log in just to give you a TP! It's not often we see eye-to-eye, but I really liked your post. In general there is too much extreme criticism (borderline hate) towards some of our players.
In regards to Rasheed, he certainly has been playing better and better towards the end of the season. He's ridiculously emotional, unfairly targeted by Refs, and its good to see that he's coming alive and caring more now. I think even he realizes that yelling at Doc in public is not the best thing to do, and I'd wager that this could only help him to take his energy out on the court more (and not the staff, refs, players, etc).
Despite the fact that these next few games don't "mean" much, I'm really looking forward to them. Every game I see something new that makes me smile. Some of the recent things being: Doc not going with full 5-man bench player rotations, Rondo pushing it up the floor, Rasheed posting up more, Ray Allen shooting better, Pierce looking better everyday, Tony Allen looking like the player we need, and a variety of other things. Here's to enjoying the rest of the season!