Goombah,

Thanks for bringing up Philly/Boston rivalry..often overshadowed by the rivalries that came later but as nasty and heated as ANY sports rivalry. True story, I went on a school trip back in the day out of state....I had on the old school 6 pack basketball t shirt with the celtics inside the pack...EVERY single person from philly who was there approached me almost on some bloods/crips stuff like "why do you have that shirt on?"

I rooted for the Nets during the reg. season and the Celtics once the playoffs started.

NBA has come a LONG way from the tape delay era, and the perimeter friendly rules are along the lines of making the game more fan friendly and exciting. I respect it, but like you pointed out, I get upset when reporters compare Steph to past greats. Jordan won those rings going through the bad boys and then the Riley coached Knicks. The things that happened in those series would draw half season suspensions today. hahahaaaha