1. It's Pierce's night. Of course it shouldn't be the same night.

2. He played two seasons for a team with 17 championships and 21 conference titles. He led them to a first round loss and an ECF loss. You don't *need* to do anything for IT other than a nice ovation for him next time he plays at the Garden. Announce his name and people will give nice applause. If fans are screaming for a video package when IT returns to town, fine, something pre-game that *isn't* a night of tribute for a title-winning Celtics legend would more than suffice.

3. The Celtics should stop trying to have it both ways. They traded the man after he played following the death of his sister. They made a business decision, the right decision. They should own that decision. They're feeling guilty because IT was mad at them publicly and some fans felt they did him dirty. Some nice video package about IT's time with the Celtics won't change a goddamn thing.

It's like a boyfriend who dumped his girlfriend for a prettier girl posting on Facebook about how "special" the ex will "always be to me, she'll have a place in my heart forever," etc. Fuck all that. You dumped her, she's hurt over it. No amount of public contrition is going to make the healing process go any faster for those hurt by the decision.