New Boston Celtics majority owner Bill Chisholm met the media for the first time this past Thursday (Sep. 25) in his new role as the storied ball club’s lead governor, and the private equity magnate was enthusiastic about his team’s chances in the season ahead despite a series of moves to trim salary from the roster at the start of the offseason.
Of course skeptics will point to the fact that it is in Chisholm’s interests to pump up the product on the court after the moves made by former majority owner Wyc Grousbeck given they will save his ownership group repeater taxes totalling nearly as much money as they will be paying out in salary in the campaign ahead. But Grousbeck had done his best at that press conference to underlie the new collective bargaining agreement’s second apron penalties would have forced those moves regardless, leaving Chisholm’s excitement for the season ahead to speak for itself. “I’m not going to put a ceiling on the team,” he suggested.
“We’ve got a lot of talent, and we’ve got some very strong character people,” continued the Celtics new owner. “I’m actually pretty excited for what this team can do.”
“When I look back, those Isaiah Thomas teams, those are some of my favorite,” he added, alluding to those up-and-coning Celtics squads that bridges the years between title contention eras.
“I do think there’s a smaller margin for error, but I do think that this team has the potential to be pretty special, and I think we’re going to embrace the kind of underdog mentality, as well. So I’m super excited for what what’s around the corner.”
Now that we all know who to blame should things go sideways, so are the vast majority of Celtics fans.
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