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Re: Celtics Woes
Apparently we have a different thinking as to what a fairweather fan is. I
say a person who stops buying season tickets solely because the Celtics are
going through rough times is a fair-weather fan.
Tim
>No. Can you say reality hits the pocket?
>
>>Can you say "Fairweather fan"?
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>
>>>tjoyce@mit.edu wrote, among other things:
>>>
>>>> Nope, I'm mad as hell with the jerking around that is going on. We're
>>>> fans. We pay the cash. Look what happened to baseball when they
>>>> forgot the fans.
>>>
>>>I'm one of those people whose paid the cash for season tix for five years
>>>after
>>>seven years on the wait list. What happens in the next few
>>>weeks wil determine if keep my seats next season.
>>>
>>>Regardless of who is coach and who is GM, the C's go nowhere without
>>>the #1 pick, presumably Duncan. Having said that, here's what I think
>>>I'll do.
>>>
>>>Coach GM First pick What I do
>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>Pitino Bird Duncan Keep seats. This combo
>>> will generate enough interest
>>> for me to sell games I don't
>>> want to see myself.
>>>Pitino Pitino Duncan Keep seats.
>>>Pitino Carr Duncan Tough call, but probably keep.
>>>Hill Bird Duncan Tough call. Probably dump.
>>>Hill Carr Duncan Dump
>>>DJ Carr Duncan Dump
>>>Brown Bird Duncan Probably dump
>>>Anyone Anyone not Duncan Dump
>>>
>>>I too am frustrated. I'll still do to a few games next season even if I
>>>dump my seats just because I enjoy going to games. The only way to get
>>>our message across as fans is to stay home until ThanksDad feels it in his
>>>wallet.
>>>
>>>I heard interviews with Bob Hill (caught the end) and with Kentucky's
>>>athletic director CK (didn't catch his last name). Hill was talking with
>>>Eddie Andelman and said "Bird is an icon in Indiana, they love him
>>>there" and thought Bird could easily end up there as coach or GM or
>>>both.
>>>
>>>At this point, Eddie questioned which side of the street Bird was on. I
>>>can't blame Eddie for this. Here's Bird running around interviewing
>>>coaches for
>>>the C's while he's talking about going to
>>>Indiana. Hill also said that he didn't think Bird would be a good coach
>>>because he's a perfectionist and wouldn't have the patience to put up
>>>with today's players.
>>>
>>>Glenn Ordway interviewed CK. CK talked in circles. First, he said that
>>>he wanted to sign a contract with Pitino to a length of Pitino's
>>>choosing (3-5 years) and end this game that goes on every Spring about
>>>Pitino
>>>going back to the pros. Ordway said "but doesn't Pitino
>>>have three years left on his contract and that he has an out clause?" He
>>>also asked CK if he'd want to no longer have an out clause so he could
>>>lock up Pitino? CK only said that he wanted to sign Pitino and end the
>>>speculation, but he also said that Rick should make up his mind and
>>>either sign another contract at Kentucky or move on to the pros.
>>>
>>>I can really envision the C's blowing it, especially now that ThanksDad
>>>seems to be getting invilved in the coach hiring. We could easliy lose
>>>Pitino and Brown (not that I think much of Brown), and end up with Hill
>>>reporting
>>>to ML. But, the real answer will come on May 18 (the
>>>lottery).
>>>
>>>Replace "nospam" with "world" to reply
>>>...Martin
>>
>>
>>Nault
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