“Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things.” Notice that in this list of my favorite things, I didn’t list the NBA. “This League” and I have been at odds for several seasons, but to quote Silvio Dante quoting Part III, “Just when I think I’m out, they pull … me … back … in!” My attention to the Association was dormant and then Kyrie, Hayward and Horford came to Boston.