Quotes by Celtics Star and Coach 

Quotes by Celtics Star and Coach

Paul Pierce doesn't like the NBA's new dress code after all.

After saying, "Hey, they make the rules; you've got to abide by them," the Celtic captain reversed field the next day, adding that he hadn't fully read the memo when he first commented.

"I'm not rolling with that," he said. "We're not businessmen. We're entertainers, and I think you should be able to dress how you feel. I think that's the beauty of us, that we have that kind of creativity to be able to express ourselves."

Asked if he agrees with Stephen Jackson's take that the directive is unfairly directed at black players, Pierce said, "In a way I think it kind of is. I think when I saw the rule about you can't wear chains (outside of a shirt), you know, I think that's just part of our culture. We wear the chains and the hip-hop gear and the throwback jerseys. That's something that's a part of our culture. I don't know if it's racist or how (Jackson) feels, but, I mean, it's definitely something that's part of the league."

MAIN REASON CELTICS CAN WIN
There is a deep pool of athletes to go with Paul Pierce and Ricky Davis, thus opening the game up for easier baskets than in the old Celtic halfcourt way.

MAIN REASON CELTICS CAN LOSE
Those athletes are young and mistake-prone. There is particular question at the point.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"People break the law and you don't turn your back on them. That's what families and friends are for. That doesn't make what they did right, but you still don't turn your back on them. That's the way I look at it." Coach Doc Rivers on Tony Allen.