Ahem! Or so I've been told. Way before my time!

I can attest to the home crowd back then, though. I went to the final game and saw a Boston fan get drop kicked over a row of seats as the final seconds ticked down. A great experience for a twelve year old.

Second, Pat, that Chones thing is a fond myth. Maybe the Celtics would have taken Cleveland in 7, not 6, but the Celtics would have still won the series. Sure, contrary to that other myth, Thurmond was actually washed up by the time he got to Cleveland and he had no offense, but Chones was a black Ilgauskas with slightly better rebounding skills.

Those Celtics were simply better. I mean, Chones only shot about 40% during the first series against the Bullets. Yes, he would have added his little 12 to 15-foot shot on offense, but the Celtics had homecourt advantage and were a better team. Even on his worst day, Thurmond was still a better defensive player than Chones. Cowens would have dominated Chones, the same way Cowens dominated Thurmond. Maybe even more. Comparing the Cavaliers losing Chones then to the Celtics losing Garnett now is just plain off-target and wrong.

But I'll say this about those excited home crowds as opposed to these home crowds. There was absolutely nothing being piped in, and God, compared to what folks now endure in that arena, the genuineness of it all was a sheer pleasure.

simmons is clueless about cleveland sports culture. the city is so hard up for a championship that anyone who brings a ring will get a free pass for life in northeast ohio. a scumbag like joey belle could have been king of cleveland had he brought his bat with his roid muscles to the playoffs.

Its not that Cavs fans are doing this just to do their part to keep LBJ here – its the only team where the management and coaches are up front about everything and its not a system of smoke & mirrors (Indians) or top-secret-you-don't-have-the-password (Browns), so we can buy in and go for the ride, good, bad, or indifferent.

…at least for me

That said, the "high school junior" reference is outstanding. It's funny because it's true!!! I've seen it more times than I can count….

The Celtics and Celtic media actually QUESTIONED DAVID STERN about the displays of joy and happiness that the Cavs are feeling! Like they wanted Stern to put an END to it! So freakin' jealous! Somebody sure shoulda put a cork in Paul Pierce and his self-aggrandizing rambling rant after Boston's win.

And now, this Simmons idiot from ESPN thinks that the Cavs fans are only cheering the greatest player in the NBA because we're all so "fearful" of him leaving in two years? More ridiculous jealousy! Get a clue, jerk: We've got the best player, the best team and the best shot at winning the NBA title. We're gonna cheer, be loud, and hope that the entire team feeds off the energy. Would you rather the fans sit on their hands, or something? Sheesh.