<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Before he even gets to the basketball, Sebastian Telfair is loving his new job with the Celtics. He knew it on the trip up from New York a week and a half ago. ?It?s just a three-hour drive to Boston,? he said. ?That was so great. When I was playing for Portland, it was a six-hour flight. A three-hour drive against a six-hour flight? Oh, this is so much better.? To quote every infomercial: But, wait. There?s more. When Telfair gets to the court, he?s getting a different look from his bosses. As a rookie, he was ?brought along? in Portland, not really expected to take over as starting point guard in his first year out of high school. In his second season there, he was caught in a maelstrom that included an injury, a change in team style and swirling questions of whether the team would be sold and moved. Despite the fact the Celtics are just a Paul Pierce away from a complete overhaul under Danny Ainge, the team is the picture of stability in Telfair?s court vision. That his new team expects him to contribute heavily and play the up-tempo style most suited to him only adds to his joy. Yes, we?re still more than a week away from training camp, and there are no turnovers or losses to track - the skies in the gym can?t be anything but blue. But Telfair feels the difference. ?They tell me they know what I can do, and they want me to add to their team,? he said. ?That helps a lot. When you?re on a team and you know you have a certain talent, it helps a lot to know it?s going to be used. It does a lot for your confidence and a lot for your game knowing that you mean something to the team. ?You?re not out there just playing; you mean something. That?s huge for me, and that?s why I was excited to come to a team like this where we have an All-Star like Paul and people upstairs who want me here. As far as who?s going to start and all that, it?s pretty much wide open as I see it. Everyone?s going to come in and play hard and do their best to get the starting job.? </div> Source
That's a great attitude to have. The kid doesn't seem to be as arrogant as the people in New York claim he is.
No, he's definitely arrogant, but that hardly matters if he contributes to the team. I just hope he doesn't fizzle into nothing like he did in Portland. He probably won't compare to Randy Foye if this deal is like any other Boston sports deal.
