Re: several points

[Rick MacDonald <egp@shore.net>]

Rick MacDonald wrote:
> 
> JOzersky@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > You all may be right.  I also remembered that ML's best coaching happened
> > when he had seven players at his disposal  -- a full roster  would remind us
> > of his insane substitution patterns.   As far as teachng guys to switch, etc.
> >  that is ludicrous.  ML was a smart, dynamic, and defensive oriented point
> > guard, and  he has  two hall of fame defensive point  guards on his coaching
> > bench.  Im sure they have "taught" all there is to teach -- it's just a
> > matter of getting it to work.  The celtics defense, when it exists, can be
> > pretty effective.
> 
> If ML is teaching defense as you say then maybe Marty Conlon was
> right...Nobody is listening to ML.  That by itself is a major problem.
> But if you have no fear you have no motivation..One more thing ..last
> night against the nets ML said he told his players to stop shooting from
> outside and start driving to the basket. They never did..If you don't
> listen to your coach and nothing happens then you stop listening..So it
> appears that the players have tuned out ML, and ML accomplished this
> without yelling.
> 
> PS..What's the record for the least amount of road wins in one season?
> and has any team ever went winless in their own division ?
> We may set two records which we would never of dreamed of in the glory
> days.
> 
> Rick