Here we go lockout, here we go. *clap clap*

Many fans are worried about an impending NBA lockout that will cancel the upcoming season. If you are one of these people, I urge you to take a page from The Life of Brian and look at the bright side: if the season is canceled, the Celtics could get Dwight Howard!

A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE brought up this possibility recently. Howard would only be available if the lockout eliminated the upcoming season, otherwise Orlando would trade him, and the C's don't have the trade chips with their older roster.

Garnett has said he's likely to retire after 2011-2012, creating a defensive vacuum that would need to be filled under the basket. Dwight is the best defensive player in the league when it comes to points in the paint, and if you don't believe me, look at the numbers. The stats here are for team defense in the paint, but let me tell you a secret everyone knows: Rashard Lewis wasn't helping out much.

With Rondo snaking steals on the perimeter and Dwight in the paint, the post-Big 3 future I see is starting to look a bit less dystopian than the one we are surely careening toward.