the 617 conspiracy?

The Celtics won title number 17 in 6 games, won on 6/17, and won in 617 (Boston area code). This was pointed out by ESPN's Bill Simmons in his post-finals column and it just struck me as something strange, although he does stretch it a little bit. How many websites will be started based on this conspiracy in the next few weeks? Maybe 617?

"If you're a numerology buff, then you'll enjoy this one: Game 6 was played on June 17 -- in other words, "6" (the number for June, as well as the number of games in the Finals) and "17" (the number of Boston championships if you include one for 2008). Two of the four greatest Celtics of all-time -- Bill Russell and John Havlicek -- wore "6" and "17," respectively. And if you add 6+1+7, you'd get "14," the number worn by Bob Cousy, another one of the four greatest Celtics ever. (If you want to really stretch it, 3 + 3 = 6, and "33" was worn by Larry Bird, the fourth in the "greatest Celtics ever" group.) If that's not enough, the area code for Boston is "617." And on a somber note, the 1986 draft happened June 17 -- really, the last day the Celtics felt like they were invincible. I don't know what all of this means, but it means something, right?" - Bill Simmons