“He does what you ask him to do, goes out there and hustles, shoots the ball when he’s open, rebounds, guards, and he never complains".
Once upon a time in a league far, far away in the memory of many, when something happened to the Boston Celtics the way they were crushed on the boards in their 106-102 Game 1 playoff loss to the Bulls, you know what would be next.
If it were the Detroit Pistons, their goon squad would show up. Rick Mahorn or Dennis Rodman taking you out of the air on a drive, Bill Laimbeer tripping you going down the steps to the locker room.