Re[4]: VISIONS OF ML CARR...

[Ryan.Lee@parexel.com (Ryan Lee)]

        I figured this would be your response.  Oh I made an error on who the 
Celtics are playing.  That makes me a Celtic wannabe according to you.  I don't 
know how old you are but since I was 7 years old I've been following the Celtics
(Big Three era) so please don't use that "you're a Celtic wannabe" attack on me.
Are you one of those people who started watching the Celtics just because Pitino
came in?  You probably don't even know who Greg Kite or Scottie Wedman or Cedric
Maxwell or Kevin Gamble is.  Better yet your extent of Celtic knowledge probably
goes back to when Dominique was here.  The only visions of Bird you probably had
was when he was on replays on the Classic Sports Network, no I'm sorry, you 
probably watched his McDonald's commercials and heard from a friend that he 
played for the Celts. I made an incorrect statement on what teams the Celts will
play.  When was that a Celtic sin?  Because I made an error on the Celtics 
schedule (which I didn't have in front of me), does that mean I do not know the 
Celts?  No the only thing that means is that I didn't bother memorizing the 
schedule like you did.  Did I incorrectly critique a player or Coach Pitino's 
strategy?  No I didn't, I merely said that the Celts had better beat the next 
few teams they play which is absolutely the correct statement.  The Celts have 
the capabilities to beat all those teams I mentioned, even the Sonics who were 
beaten by the Mavs.  Oh I forgot the Celts were playing the Warriors too, guess 
what, the Warriors are a sub .500 team.  As for Portland, they're good but they 
are definitely within the Celtics capabilities.  Oh Portland beat the Lakers so 
they are way too good for the Celts according to you right?  Hey, Phillie swept 
the Lakers so what does that say about the Lakers?  And yes I remember the away 
game victory at Inglewood.  The same thing that happened to the Lakers that day 
happened to the Celts last night.  The Celts took the game as a gimme and they 
got burnt.
Oh by the way, that vice president of the Minnesota TImberwolves, Kevin McHale, 
he used to play for the Celtics too, and you know what I heard?  He was a pretty
good player too.     
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: VISIONS OF ML CARR...
Author:  "Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com> at Internet
Date:    2/11/98 11:56 AM


Ryan,
     
My comments regarding your errors regarding scheduling as you put, bring 
into serious question your true commitment to this team.
     
What half baked Celtic fan forgot about the Celtics win after X-mas in LA 
(Lakers not Clippers, for your benefit, BTW Shaq plays for the Lakers, I 
watched them play last night in Portland).  It was the biggest win of the 
year right up with the Halloween shocker.
     
You are right on what the main theme of this group is, but when you make 
strong statements regarding the C's and how the schedule plays into this 
fact, errors of which you had are unexcusable.  Do remember how much 
trouble some folks have gotten into just when spelling names wrong or 
questioning someones PC level?  Those discussions might be off the subject, 
but when putting the Blazers into a sub .500 group (not a scheduling 
matter) or noting we play the Lakers on this trip (borderline ludicrous), I 
and most might not let the matter slide.  If you want to argue over the 
issue I will consider posting this give and take for the group to decide, 
and you will be the only "true" fan who forgot about the great Laker win in 
December.
     
All sarcasm aside, my point still stands, don't make blind comments about a 
subject while making three separate factual errors.  It brings into 
questions many concerns.
     
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> From: Ryan Lee <Ryan.Lee@parexel.com>
> To: Greg Odegaard <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com> 
> Subject: Re[2]: VISIONS OF ML CARR...
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 11:23 AM 
> 
>      OOPs oh Celtic schedule god.  My deepest apologies to your all 
knowing 
>      power of the Celtics game schedule.  May you forgive my limited 
Celtic 
>      knowledge for it pales compared to your wisdom of the Celtics.  
>      
>        I thought the main theme of the discussion group was to talk about
     
>      the progress of the Celtic's game play and team personnel, not what 
>      days or when the Celts are playing.  Or maybe in my next Celt 
message 
>      I should mention what time their games are for your benefit.  
>      
>      R     
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: VISIONS OF ML CARR...
> Author:  "Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com> at Internet 
> Date:    2/11/98 10:37 AM
> 
> 
> Ryan this is to you only, and not to nitpick, but the Blazers are 7 games
     
> above .500, and definately better the C's (they killed the Lakers last 
> night), and C's have already played their one road game against the 
Lakers, 
> winning a stunner after X-Mas.  
> The other sub .500 team they play on this trip is the Warriors. 
>      
> Please get your facts straight.
>      
> Later,
> Greg
>      
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> > From: Ryan Lee <Ryan.Lee@parexel.com> 
> > To: celtics@igtc.COM
> > Subject: VISIONS OF ML CARR...
> > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 8:53 AM 
> > 
> >      Boy did the Celts rot!  They lost to the worst team in the league 
in 
> a 
> >      big blowout.  For the first time all season the Celts lost to a 
team
>      
> >      they really should have beat.  When the press is broken almost 
every
>      
> >      time and the team FG % is 32% then a loss is almost bound to 
happen 
> >      even if they're playing the Nuggets.  The Celts were comparable to
     
> the 
> >      Scrap Heap.  Walker let his All Star status get to his head and he
     
> >      thought he could dominate inside.  He must've got blocked 10 times
     
> by 
> >      the Denver interior.  Also Billups was useless except for the 4th 
> >      quarter.  I think because it was a homecoming for Chauncey, he 
tried
>      
> >      to do too much to please his home state.  The best players of the 
> >      night for the C's was Declerq and Mr. Trade Bait Dee Brown.  One 
> could 
> >      say the Celts were rusty due to the All Star break but all the 
other
>      
> >      teams had the break off too.  This 7 game road trip is very 
> important 
> >      for the Celts because they can pad their record big time if they 
> beat 
> >      the teams they should beat.  I think 5 of the teams they play on 
the
>      
> >      road trip are all under .500 (Kings, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies,
     
> >      Blazers) and have a worse record than the Celts.  It doesn't help 
to
>      
> >      lose to the worst team in the league especially since two  of the 
> >      teams they will play on this road trip are the Sonics and Lakers. 
> The 
> >      Celts better wake up and pick up someone big before the trade or 
the
>      
> >      playoffs will be out of their reach.    
> >      
> >      R
> >