I think Gary wanted to come back here because
1. He really really likes the core we have here and thinks now we really havea shot to do something and I think it's surprised him how good the young guys have gotten so fast.
2. He likes Boston, way way more than he thought he would.
3. He doesn't want to be a spare part on a championship team playing 5-10 mpg, he knows he has more left in the tank than that and I think if he's gonna win one he doesn't want to just jump on someone else's bandwagon, he wants to EARN it so it really means something...HAVE TO RESPECT THAT
4. He could have easily gone to Pheonix and ridden them...the fact that he chose us instead speaks volumes about what a quality guy Gary Payton is. I have to say my opinion of him is tremendously different now from when he first came to Boston.