Our CelticsLife readers have broached the idea of having Kevin Garnett mentor Marcus Smart on channeling anger on the court to achieve success. I will add to that the idea of having Paul Pierce instruct the team on fighting to get into the paint.
Celtics President Danny Ainge went on record that when he came on board he viewed the 2001-02 Celtics team that went to the Eastern Conference Finals as "overachieving", meaning the record and short-term performance didn't mirror the true talent of the team as a whole.