Consider the purpose here to be two fold. This is both an appreciation, and a plea to listen.
The appreciation is for Wyc Grousbeck, Steve Pagliuca, and the previous Celtics ownership group, which proved time and again over their 23 years to be the model for what New England fans want from the stewards of their beloved teams.
The plea? Well, that’s aimed at the new guy, with the freshly purchased $6.1 billion toy. The plea is for new front-facing owner Bill Chisholm and the assorted minority owners to value the experience and opinion of the former owner who is sticking around.