At 6 feet, 3 inches and 305 pounds, Ravens center Mike Flynn doesn’t strike you as a basketball player, but Flynn lettered in basketball at Cathedral High School in Springfield, Mass. Not surprisingly, he is a huge Boston Celtics fan and naturally had an opinion on the acquisition of former Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Garnett earlier this week. There’s more in tomorrow’s paper.

Flynn said his confidence in Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was rock solid. "I had faith in Danny Ainge all along. I may have swore at the TV a few times during the draft, but he said, ‘It ain’t over yet.’ And he was right. It was not over yet."

Flynn is already predicting that the Celtics will advance to next season’s NBA Finals. "Obviously, with those three stars [in Garnett, forward Paul Pierce and guard Ray Allen], they have to avoid injuries because they probably don’t have the bench after trading away a lot of guys. So I think the key is to stay healthy, play good ball and maybe get a [No.] 1 or 2 seed and take it from there. Once they get to the playoffs, they have three of the top 20 guys in the league. So I think they’ll have a chance."

Flynn said he is still scouring the Internet to buy season tickets. "I tried to get a half-season, but they sold out, and I was just bummed. Even if I buy a full package, I can’t get up there until at least January. But we’ll see. They still have some season tickets left, and I’m going to look into it."