Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
John McEnroe
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: people are mad at the Boston Celtics. This is a new type of hate though, one reserved for a select few. It’s a type of hate that gives credence to the horseshoe theory, a takedown and a compliment.
The Celtics are ruining basketball.
The voices outside of Boston and its fandom have been united in this first stretch of the season. Boston’s three-heavy offensive attack has done the impossible: it’s made basketball not fun.