Celtics coach Doc Rivers says that both the team and forward Rasheed Wallace will ultimately be judged on how they fair in the postseason.

Wallace hasn't fit in Boston quite as well as planned.

"The bottom line," Rivers said, "is he will be judged and our team will be judged by how we play in the playoffs. If he has a great playoff run, I don't think anyone is going to say it was a disappointing Rasheed Wallace. If he has a great playoff run, they're going to say, 'That's what we brought him here for.' I think somebody is going to write that. If he has a poor one, obviously it's going to go the other way."

Rivers added that the Celtics did their research prior to signing Wallace last summer.