We’re going full authoritarian mode.
Usually, I’m a big fan of nuance and discussion. This is basketball, not the Geneva Conventions of 1949. As much as it may feel like it, life and death isn’t actually at stake in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. No matter the outcomes, we will all be okay.
Okay now that the disclaimer is out of the way, screw that! The Celtics playoff run can and will dictate the stability of my mental state for at least the next five months, so we don’t have time for emotional intelligence or rational calculus.