Let me be the latest person to wish Larry Bird, aka Larry Legend, aka Basketball Jesus, a very happy 50th birthday. I remember sitting in my living room as a kid and going crazy as I watched this. NBA TV is running a Bird marathon today, I took some time before I left for work to erase every non-essential thing on my DVR so I can get as much of it as possible.

There's no better time than now to look back at the C's glory days, seeing as how the current Celtics are officially the worst team in the league. Perk is out three weeks with plantar fasciitis, so all three of the centers on our roster are hurt. Wally's ankle is banged up so he's been out the last two games. The only good thing about all of this is Doc has no choice but to give Al Jefferson and Gerald Green some burn. Green had 21 last night, so hopefully that will continue.

Lastly, I saw an amazing stat when I was at the bar watching the Wiz v. Knicks last night. New York is paying just over $61 million for five players that aren't even with the team any more: Allan Houston, Jalen Rose, Mo Taylor, Shandon Anderson and Jerome Williams. The Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats are all paying their entire roster less than what the Knicks are paying out to those five players. Incredible.