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- Subject: Sporting News Boston Celtics
- From: Tony Pinto <bagaco@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:10:32 -0700
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> scores Team Report posted October [[I[Image]
> fans' 5 21, 1997 [Image]
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> Two weeks into training camp, the Store: Get your
> Celtics still look more and more like Celtics gear!
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> games A win? Right now, that's not even on Report Archives
> fantasy Rick Pitino's screen. The team was
> archives wasted over the weekend in Green Bay Related Stories:
> sportsmail by the Bucks, dropping them to 0-4 in
> chat the exhibition season. They flew home [Image] Former
> search Sunday and then were treated to a Celtics guard
> three-hour workout at Brandeis
> charged with
> voice of University. Whew! assault
> the fan Dennis Johnson, a
> It was big-time regression. Pitino
> liked a lot of things he saw in five-time
> Boston's previous exhibition game, a All-Star, faces a
> loss in Kentucky to the Nets. He saw hearing today
> nothing of the sort on Saturday and after being
> rightly called the 48-minute slaughter arrested at his
> (118-96) a "debacle." Offense, home in Orlando.
> defense, special teams (whoops, wrong
> sport) you name it. The coach sees [Image] Pitino's
> lots and lots of work ahead and nine no miracle worker
> days until an opening night encounter
> with the Bulls. Ray Allen leads
> the undefeated
> "Our defense is not at an NBA level Milwaukee Bucks
> right now," Pitino said. with 19 points in
> a 118-96 rout of
> "We've got young players who don't the Boston
> defend at this level right now. Our Celtics.
> halfcourt defense is extremely soft
> and we've got to toughen up because [Image] Pitino
> everyone is abusing us, one-on-one."
> loses a "home"
> In particular, Pitino singled out his game
> two draft picks, Ron Mercer and The Celtics lose
> Chauncey Billups, his "dream 123-115 to the
> backcourt" of the future, for Nets in an
> criticism. The coach has dropped bombs exhibition game
> here and there in the past week to the played at
> effect that neither player can play Kentucky, the
> NBA defense, or college defense for school where Rick
> that matter. Pitino coached
> for eight
> "They are getting abused by backup seasons.
> players in the NBA because they didn't
> have their junior or senior years of [Image] Hawks
> college," Pitino said. beat Celtics
> again
> Pitino said his troops appear fatigued Steve Smith
> from all the pressure and trapping scores 18 points
> that his system demands. That [in Atlanta's
> inevitably leads to concentration 100-91 exhibition
> lapses and the Bucks were more than victory over
> happy to take advantage. Milwaukee Boston, the
> made 44-of-72 field goal attempts Hawks' second win
> while at the same time the Celtics over the Celtics
> managed only 14 assists and forced in two nights.
> only 10 turnovers. That, clearly, is
> not Pitino Ball. [Image] New
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> "I said there are going to be nights coach, same
> like that and we've got to work Celtics
> through it," the coach said. Rick Pitino's
> debut with Boston
> "We can't get disorganized or features
> disappointed. Guys right now are aggressive
> getting too disappointed by the defense and
> losses. I'd rather have the focus on all-out hustle
> learning and teaching." but ends with a
> 113-89 loss to
> He has nine days left before the Atlanta.
> losses start to count.
> Eastern
> UNTIL TIPOFF
> Atlantic
> The Celtics added another body, * Boston
> signing 6-11 center William Cunningham * Miami
> to a one-year, make-good minimum deal * New Jersey
> on Thursday. While Cunningham doesn't * New York
> fit the "scoring big forward" that the * Orlando
> coach said he wants, he is a big man * Philadelphia
> who likes to bang and Boston has few, * Washington
> if any, of those. Cunningham was
> released last week by the Suns, Central
> although Phoenix GM Bryan Colangelo * Atlanta
> said it wasn't an easy decision. * Charlotte
> * Chicago
> "He improved dramatically in the time * Cleveland
> he was here," Colangelo said. * Detroit
> * Indiana
> "He just wasn't going to make our * Milwaukee
> team." * Toronto
>
> Cunningham played at Temple, finishing Western
> up in 1996. He spent last season
> playing in the IBL for the Minneapolis Midwest
> franchise. Boston has 15 players on * Dallas
> its roster. . . . * Denver
> * Houston
> Although Pitino's training camp has * Minnesota
> produced no apparent casualties, the * San Antonio
> game against the Bucks did. Newcomer * Utah
> Bruce Bowen, who has been singled out * Vancouver
> by Pitino as one of the few to be in
> shape and grasping his system, Pacific
> suffered a concussion in a collision. * Golden State
> He is not expected to play Tuesday * Los Angeles
> night in Orlando. . . . * Los Angeles
> * Phoenix
> The Celtics' play four games in five * Portland
> days this week to close out the * Sacramento
> exhibition schedule. After the Magic * Seattle
> game, they host the Knicks on
> Wednesday and the Bucks on Friday
> before traveling to Philadelphia to
> play the Sixers on Saturday. . . .
>
> After putting up big numbers in the
> first three exhibition games, Antoine
> Walker ran into Tyrone Hill on
> Saturday and scored 4 points, making
> 1-of-4 field goals. In his first three
> games, Walker had averaged 30.7 points
> a game while hoisting an average of
> 25.3 shots a game. . . .
>
> The Celtics did not sell out Rupp
> Arena when Pitino & Co. played there
> last Wednesday. But more than 15,000
> showed up to pay homage to the former
> coach, who received a standing ovation
> when he walked onto the court.
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