![]() ![]() Pursuit of 10 for the sake of 10 is a sucker's bet. The one that can come, with luck, when players connect. The one that justifies the time and sacrifice. The one that says, Hot damn, look what we're capable of, even with a baby-faced center and a silvered-hair coach. The one to be celebrated and savored, should it come. The one still to be fought for and chased down. He's thinking about surviving it, replacing it, pushing past it. He's thinking about losing, about the sting it left, about the way it lingers even now. He's thinking about how he couldn't get his players to truly understand, prepare for and match the intensity of the Celtics' defense. ![]() ![]() He's thinking about how no one took the Pistons seriously and how dangerous that made them. The two that got away, the first to Detroit in 2004 and the second to Boston in 2008. Hil Jackson is not thinking about 10 rings. ![]()
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