Ainge Reflects on Payton, Walker, & Blount <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Although he was most tight-lipped when it came to Gary Payton, Ainge mentioned it was difficult for coach Doc Rivers to handle Payton the way he wanted and that the veteran was not an ideal fit, seeming to signal that Payton has played his last game as a Celtic. ''Gary did a lot of good things for us on the court," said Ainge. ''We wouldn't have won 45 games without Gary Payton, in my opinion. I think he made us a better team. Gary was hurt throughout that Indiana series. He couldn't move before some of the games. Yet, you saw what kind of a competitor he was, how he did a great job neutralizing Reggie [Miller] once we made that adjustment.</div> Source
