As a total non sequitur, I'd like to point out that I love what Isaiah Thomas has brought to this team.
yes, he has been far better than i anticipated. i dont know if he can keep up this level of play, but i sure hope so. he has been terrific.
my only caveat, and a small one, is that when he is in the game, most of the scoring seems to flow through him. i can understand why, but it also means others are not involved in the offense as much since "thomas is [dang] well going to take this next shot."
actually, he reminds me a tiny bit of when i would watch iverson play with his "give me the ball and stay out of my way" style. thomas is NOT that bad, but his scoring seems to come more from individual effort than from within team play/flow.
maybe this is a result of him being the only real scorer on the team, and he will change is someone else can score? maybe. (and of course, i may just be flat out wrong and seeing only those plays that support my personal views. ha!!)
this is a key reason why i think he is a great bench player. most bench players are not scorers, thus the offense drops off when the bench enters the game. but with thomas, such is not the case. he is an industrial strength microwave.
also, in the 4th quarter the celtics need a go-to guy, and thomas is certainly that.
so, yeah, great pick up by ainge, and so far i like how CBS is using thomas to maximize his strengths.