Re: fans chumps

[Mike Dynon <mdynon@ix.netcom.com>]

Caleb J. McArthur wrote:
> 
> I am about 95% sure that management made a decision early in the season to
> tank the season.  Does this mean that they told the players to throw
> games?  Of course not.  That would be suicide in this day and age of
> player movement:  someone would throw that back in the Cs faces down the
> line.  What it means is that 1)  Carr put no emphasis on learning to play
> defense/developing defensive strategy in practice or in game day coaching,
> and 2)  injured players were encouraged to rest rather than come back as
> soon as possible.  If this team had tried to win as many games as
> possible, they would have won around 20 and if they hadn't had all the
> injuries (some were legit) they would have won around 25.  I have to
> believe that or I would conclude that our prospect are dim.  I think that
> with Duncan, the 6th pick or whatever trade we come up with, with
> Radja, Minor, and Barros back, and with a real coach who will teach these
> kids defense and coach them to win every game possible, the Celts should
> win half their games next year and fight for the last playoff spot.  In a
> couple more years they will be contending for the conference title maybe
> sooner if they can free up some cap room quickly.

Caleb, you may very well have spelled out the "plan" that ML always talks 
about, but never describes in detail.  Let's hope that ML truly took these 
actions with long-range goals in mind, and not because he is clueless.

Mike Dynon