It's never too early to talk about breaking up the band ...

Leave it to good ol' Way of the Ray (igtc.com) to already declare this season a failure ...

All flaws are exposed in the playoffs, and the warts and blemishes of this Celtics team are shining through.

- The Celtics need a young SG/SF. Ray Allen: Are his days as a NBA starter over? Just a dud during these playoffs. Is it age, injuries, or personal problems? The only trade value that Allen has for this upcoming season is to bring back bad contracts and a quality draft pick, say from the Knicks. Ray Allen, Davis, and a future first to NY for Curry, Richardson, and the sixth pick?

- The Celtics need a starting center. Perkins, Powe, and Scalabrine for Brad Miller.

- The Celtics need a young PG. Sam I Am, more like Sam He Was. Just dreadful. Has Doc Rivers sucked the life out of him? He had played decently during the regular season. And Rondo, very mercurial. An injured Billups would be taken advantage of, by most other NBA starting PGs, but Rondo is struggling.

- The Celtics need a scorer off the bench. Could be the place for Ray Allen, or a free agent signee.

- The Celtics could really use a low post scorer. Ray Allen for Zach Randolph and the 6th pick. Danilo Gallinari would be a nice substitute for Allen.

- Doc Rivers, how much longer will he be allowed to torment Celtics fans? Enough is enough with this playoff liability.

- The upcoming NBA Draft. Teams will be willing to trade away their first round picks. Will Celtics ownership allow Ainge to acquire an extra draft choice
or two and suffer the pangs of added luxury tax?

Robin Lopez, Marreese Speights, Joe Alexander, J.R. Giddens, all players who could help the Celtics.

And on that optimistic note, bring on the Pistons! I'm ready for Game Five, baby!