No, You May Not, Mr. Garnett...

Despite the confusing title of this article, there is no doubt that Kevin Garnett may. He may come to Boston. He may win a championship here. He may be a Hall of Fame player. He may finally realize what it's like to play on a good to very good team. There are a lot of things he may do.

There is one thing he may not do. He may not be able to win over a tough media market. He's a great guy. Fans will love him. His teammates will love him. Referees will love him. Boston media may not.

Here is the sad truth. In Boston, nothing matters but championships. Even fans are disappointed when we don't win everything in every sport. Example: Red Sox. If you have no clue what I mean, how many cities get to win a world series per year? One. The Sox won in 2004. Just by sheer percentage odds, they won't win again for a bit. Only one team a year can. Yet, no matter the facts that baseball is the hardest sport to repeat in, fans and media bitch a blue streak for two straight years after winning it all and failing to repeat.

Even my beloved New England Patriots get hacked up constantly. They've won 3 NFL Championships since 2001. But fans just bitch bitch bitch and writers second guess and radio/TV idiots are abandonning the bandwagon because of 2 sub par years. Sub par by Boston standards. Offer those identical seasons to a Miami fan right now.

Anyways, Mr. Garnett, I am looking forward to meeting you this October. I want to introduce you to the worst division in the weakest conference in basketball: The Atlantic Division. Mr. Garnett, look around you. There's not a decent ceter or power forward within 2000 miles of you! You'll have my support and the support of the vast majority of Celtic greenbloods. Just do me a favor. Stay away from the media. You may not like them.

Stop for a second and look at this deal. The primary players are Al Jefferson and Gerald Green for Kevin Garnett. There might be a few draft picks in there, but they won't be lotery picks anyways. Not now at least. Okay, Theo Ratliff's expiring contract is cool to have, but only if you can trade it. That's offset by unloading (click-clack) Sebastion Telfair.

So: Garnett for Green and Jefferson. I make that trade every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Even if they have to add The Sweetener: Ryan Gomes. Look, these three guys were pleasant surprizes. Okay, Green was an unpleasant fiasco, but could be good someday. Kevin Garnett is Kevin Garnett. KG! MR GAR-FUCKING-NET! Is he as good as he used to be? Better, I think. He's a much better player than 3 years ago. Maybe not as athletic, but come on! Can anyone seriously say that he's on the downside of his career? I don't care! Look at Shaq. Garnett is still huge. He's a great passer and a wonderful defender. 5 time all defensive team, if I'm not mistaken.

This deal makes more sense than going to confession right before you die. Sure, it might not have any effect, but if it does, the payoff is invaluable.

So, I for one applaud (this hurts) Danny Ainge for not thinking outside the box on this one. He's made the Celtics an Eastern Conference powerhouse again. That's all we've wanted for 20 years. That and six championships and a time machine to fix some of the mistakes... but hey. This is a start.

That is, if the deal does go down.