As he prepared the Celtics for the 2007-08 season, Doc Rivers took the team for a Duck Boat ride.
The coach wanted his players to visualize what it would be like when they brought home Banner 17. Rivers had seen the Red Sox and Patriots on the Duck Boats after winning titles, and after the Celtics formed their Big Three by acquiring Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to join Paul Pierce, Rivers felt it was their time to win it all.