But his words reinforced every cynical perception of the league and obscured any reasoned debate over the deal's merits.
Suddenly, the phrase does not sound ludicrous coming from the Celtics, despite every ill perception of a team that had seemingly become too old and stale to make another title run, as they did in 2008.
But going into 2014, every past perception of LA's role in the Gregorian calendar's summit is going to change.
In Funes The Memorious, Jorge Luis Borges writes of a boy who remembers every detail of his every perception, his mind locked on to an endlessly replaying reel of memory, the past overlaying the present.
His panorama of these history wars will sharpen every visitor's perception of how a city became a living myth.
In every case, our perception of the beauty of a work of art requires us to be aware of the distinctive character of each art form and to put out of mind, as largely irrelevant to our concerns, the overarching category of art to which all supposedly belong.
The viewer can then "walk through" the virtual model of the building, look at it from every angle, get a perception of the space from within the property, but most importantly, interact with the sales person within the virtual property.
Dynamic music is an option now for storytelling, and content creators need to realize the power of music as a tool to not only enhance the emotion in a story but to shape an audience's perception of every element of their experience, directing their gaze to the desired story arc, placing them in a time, location and aesthetic, and opening their eyes to the meaning in an often confusing experience.
Our analysis has identified four factors that shape self-monitoring and help-seeking among men: length of time available to monitor health and legitimate help seeking; previous illness experiences; capacity to maintain regular activities and every day tasks; and perception of the severity of health concerns.
Moreover, this study provides every day perceptions of the First Lady from a consumer perspective, which is not present in past literature.
