<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There were many words uttered when the Celtics [team stats] held a press conference yesterday to introduce free agent signee James Posey. There was talk of how he will fit with the new Green colossus and discussion of his particular strengths. But in the larger sense, there were nine words from Posey that spoke volumes as to how the local entry has been altered in the NBA conscious. ?It was the best opportunity to win a championship,? he said, explaining his decision to sign with the Celts rather than the other teams on his trail. For a franchise that has languished in mediocrity - and worse - for more than a decade, these are indeed different times. The additions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to go with Paul Pierce have created a new definition for ?Celtics? in the modern dictionary.</div> Boston Herald
