Over on BSMW Full Press, Kevin Henkin is channeling Charles Dickens:

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What is with all this damn happiness, I wondered as I watched the crowds scurry by my street-level office window. Sure, it was Christmas Eve and they were all probably headed home to their loved ones. Regardless, a mug of spiked nog, a pile of colorfully wrapped gifts and the love of family did absolutely nothing to address the many needs of the Boston Celtics. How could people remain so glib when their team remained so obviously flawed? After all, the Celtics were so thin at point guard. And what about the minutes allocation of the Big Three? Did people honestly think that these aging superstars could last into deep spring while shouldering so much of the load during the regular season? It was pure and utter nonsense. ...