jason smith

[Christopher Gee <cgee@BGNet.bgsu.edu>]

I hate to responde to Jason Smith's comments since everybody else will but
maybe everyone will agree with me and we won't all waste our time
responding to nonsense. 

Obviously the team with the best record doesn't necessarily get the #1
pick.  Everyone on this list understands that, so there is no need to
mention this fact,  but if the Celts have the
highest probability (as of now that is the case) there is nothing wrong
with a liitle hope.

Second, please don't compare Duncan and Bryant.  Tim Duncan is one of the
more mature and respectful players that has come out in a long time, and
Kobe came right out of high scool.  And
it is also absurd to compare the Boston market to the Charlotte market,
not that there is anything wrong with Charlotte, it is that Boston is one
of the better markets concerning professional sports.

Lastly, please don't trivialize Bias and Lewis' death by saying the Celts
were unlucky.  As far as Lewis, they were very lucky as we all are to have
seen him play in a green uniform.  These tragedies transcend basketball
and we shouldn't forget that.  

The celts are the finest organization in the NBA and we will be on top
again.  But while we are not lets not be babies and say we are unlucky or
blame it on other factors.  It is like a team losing and blaming it on the
refs.  We are proud, so we don't blame anyone or anything else. 
 Christopher R. Gee