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Otis Smith Says The Celtics Aren’t Really A ‘Tough’ Team

Magic general manager Otis Smith became the latest person to lob grenades at the notoriously passionate Celtics' fanbase. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Smith decided to go after the Celtics' supposed "toughness."

↵Sentinel: Is the team tougher now?↵Smith: Tough is relative. Tough to who? Is anybody tough?

↵Sentinel: One could argue the Celtics are tough.

↵Smith: They act tough. They’re not really tough. They act tough.

↵↵Did Smith’s words succeed? Based on this reaction over at Celtics Blog, the answer is pretty clearly yes.

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