This is completely wild speculation based on a scenario that I don't believe will transpire....
But.... I'm a jerk... so here goes....
IF the Celtics happen to lose to the Hawks here.... would anyone be the least bit surprised to see Mike D'Antoni coaching the Celtics next year? I mean... there's no way Doc would survive a first round exit (even though it wouldn't be entirely his fault).... and D'Antoni has had reasonable success with a style Danny Ainge likes in a much tougher conference that just so happened to include Tim Duncan every year.
Now... I fully expect the C's to not only win this series... but also to win it all.... so I think the point is moot. But since D'Antoni will be out there... I wouldn't be surprised if Danny's thinking about "all the possibilites" that exist for the Celtics.
There... I said it. We may now resume focusing on the Hawks.
